City to build five story hall on Bowersock site
Commissioners back a design for a new city hall occupying the old Closeout Carpet building. The plan includes 22 000 square feet of usable space, a greenhouse, an observation deck, and a bridge to the cable building. Costs include 250 000 for demolition and 250 000 for site work, with potential funding via a levy. title clearance and railroad right of way talks are ongoing.
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Dale Glenn
Bowersock
Closeout
Peters
Watson
First National Bank
New Hampshire Street
Santa Fe Railway
Bowersock facelift outlined for Lawrence city hall
Lawrence commissioners approve a preliminary design for a five story city hall to rise at Sixth and Massachusetts on the old Bowersock mills site. The plan includes 30,000 square feet of assignable space, a circular 65 seat commission room, renovated cable building observation tower, greenhouse, landscaped outdoor area, and an east parking lot with most riverfront structures demolished. The design aims for a functional warm building without extravagance as Mayor Argesinger and officials stress practicality.
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Sixth
Massachusetts
Bowersock
Lawrence
Bowersock Mills
City Hall
Barkley Clark
First National Bank
Ninth
City Commission
City Manager’s of
Fice
Parks and Recreation Department
Marnie Argersinger
Senate kills campus liquor measure in Kansas Senate
The Kansas Senate defeated a bill to allow serving liquor in state university student unions by an 11 to 19 vote. Critics argued the move would enable underage drinking and raise liquor consumption, questioning whether it aided students’ education.
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Topeka. Kan
Kansas Senate
Kansas
John Vermillion
Independence
Vermillion
Senate
House
University of Kansas Medical Center
Board of Regents
FBI nominee Webster approved as director after Senate vote
William H. Webster, 53, a federal appeals court judge from St. Louis, won Senate confirmation to a 10 year term as FBI director by a voice vote. He pledged the bureau would stay within the law and avoid political use of information, succeeding Clarence Kelley.
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Washington
William H. Webster
Senate
FBI
St. Louis
Webster
Clarence Kelley
Senate Judiciary Committee
Carter
Kelley
U.S
Frank Johnson
Alabama
Frank C. Carlucci
CIA
Carlucci
Portugal
E. Henry Knoche
Intelligence Post
Lawrence Boys' Club seeks 290000 CD funds for clubhouse
Lawrence Boys' Club requests 290000 in Community Development funds to buy and renovate the Assembly of God church at 13th and Massachusetts for a new clubhouse. CD director Lynn Goodell said federal guidelines may be met if over half of members are from target areas and low income. review likely at upcoming committee meetings.
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Lawrence
Lynn Goodell
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Goodell
Tom Cormack
The
Club
Assembly of God
13Th and
Massachusetts
Quint & Butler acquire Crawford law practice firm
The firm of Quint & Butler CPAs in Mission has acquired the Lawrence practice of Dean E. Crawford. Crawford will remain with the new firm as a consultant, in offices at 932 Mass.
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Quint & Butler
Certified Public Accountants
Mission
Lawrence
Dean E. Crawford
Crawford
Mass
Snarls over repairs delay cleanup after Lawrence blast
In downtown Lawrence the safety of cleanup crews and the structural soundness of a three story brick wall have stalled repairs after the December 15 natural gas explosion and fire that killed two men. The damaged corner building and adjacent structure face a total loss around 350000 dollars. Attorney James Postma represents the demolished corner owner Robert Schroeder as talks with Ralph Wolfson, part owner of the damaged property, and City officials continue to seek a settlement on safety and code compliance.
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Lawrence
Eight
Massachusetts
Ralph Wolfson
745
Mass
Schroeder
Postma
Mike Wildgen
Wolfson
Wary Talks On Dana Wray Living Outside Nursing Home
SRS chief Robert Harder and Rep. Lloyd Buzzi discussed Dana Wray a 24 year old Law rence resident paralyzed in an auto crash and the feasibility of her living in a private home while still receiving state funded care They also covered a trust fund in her name at University State Bank with limited access and possible expenditures from the fund.
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Lloyd Buzzi
R-Lawrence
Dana Wray
Lawrence
Buzzi
Miss Wray
Cherry Manor
Robert Harder
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Dana
Harder
University State Bank
County attorney change proposed
A Kansas Senate committee will consider a bill next week to raise the salary and status of Douglas County prosecuting attorney. Introduced this week at Sen. Arnold Berman's request the measure would make the post full time with comparable pay to private practice. Supporters argue current law allows part time service plus private practice, which shortchanges the county attorney in Douglas County.
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Kansas
Douglas County
Senate Judiciary Committee
Arnold Berman
D-Lawrence
Malone
Berman
Fire reports delayed for addresses and owners details
The city wide fire safety inspection reports for apartments have been postponed to Monday to allow inclusion of specific addresses and building owners. Fire official Malone cited heavy workload and a push for full-time staffing as reasons, noting crime trends and salary debates in Douglas County politics and future district attorney considerations.
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Malone
Douglas County
Sedgwick
Shawnee, Johnson and Wyandotte
Berman
Robert Bennett
Riley County
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Journal-World
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Ray Stoneback
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