Solar house project to begin March fifteenth in Lawrence
Lawrence plans a solar energy home with south facing living areas and triple glazed glass. Features include six inch sub walls, air locks, a greenhouse, a small basement for solar gear, a 3000 gallon tank, and a roof pipe circuit. Cost estimates place the house at about $70,000 with $10,000 for solar equipment. Gary Griffin of Lawrence is contractor and KU professor Tom Green serves as solar consultant.
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Treanor
Gould
Gary Griffin
Lawrence
Griffin
Tom Green
Mike Treanor
Sun Power House
Kansas Power and Light Co
Robert Gould
Kansas University
Anti ERA move fails in Kansas House
In Topeka the Kansas House rejected a motion to revive an anti ERA resolution by Rep. James Ungerer, 56 in favor and 66 against, needing two thirds (84) to revive. The two chamber votes followed Senate approval of water conservation and child abuse bills, plus taxes and sheriff qualification measures.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas House
James Ungerer
Marysville
House
John Carlin
D-Smolan
Kansas
Kansas Senate
Division of Water Resources
Mike Johnston
D-Parsons
Senate
Jacobs to speak at Kansas Washington Day dinner
Rep. Andrew Jacobs will be the main speaker at the Kansas Democrats Washington Day dinner in Topeka with Rep. Martha Keys and Rep. Dan Glickman scheduled for related luncheons. Douglas and Johnson County leaders will host a hospitality room as the party selects a new state chairman. A separate report notes a string of armed robberies including a Sile Service Station holdup with a lone gunman fled on foot.
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Topeka
Kan
Andrew Jacobs
D-Ind
Kansas
Democrats
Jacobs
Martha Keys
D-Kan
Ken Curtis
Curtis
Maine
Walter Mondale
Mondale
Rep. Keys
Dan Glickman
Washington
Sile
Douglas County
Hal Keltz
Johnson County
Ramada Inn
Keitz
Henry Lueck
Democratic State Central Committee
Joseph Carey
Kansas City
Terry Scanlon
Wichita Beer
Robert Docking
Jan Myers
Mission Hills
Lueck
Schneider ‘78 Club
Curt Schneider
Lawrence Leads Kansas Cities In January Bank Activity
Federal Reserve research shows Lawrence January business activity up over 25 percent from 1976 with 27 percent rise in demand deposit turnover. Wichita follows with 26 percent gain while Dodge City posts a 4 percent drop across 15 cities. City hosts open house at new central maintenance garage from 9 to noon Saturday with displays and free coffee.
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The
Federal Reserve Bank
Lawrence
Kansas Cities
Wichita
Dodge City
Haskell Avenue
Sanitation and
Top Kansas leaders oppose broader open meetings law
Senate President Ross Doyen and House Speaker John Carlin criticized expanding the open meetings law at a Kansas Municipalities conference. Doyen argued media overreach and vowed to oppose bills restricting closed-door meetings, while Carlin supported allowing officials to discuss proposals privately to elicit informed responses without misreporting opinions.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Senate
Ross Coyen
House
John Carlin
League of Kansas Municipalities
Carlin
Doyen
Court rules landlord not liable for guest injury
The Douglas County District Court ruling finding a landlord not liable for injuries to a social guest after a fall on defective steps was upheld by the Kansas Court of Appeals. The decision was among the first issued by the new court after Kansas reorganized its judiciary to bridge district court and the state Supreme Court.
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Topeka
Kan
Douglas County
Kansas Court of Appeals
Kansas
District Court
Supreme Court
Ling
Lawrence Allison
Terry Hicks
Lawrence
U. S
Allison
Regents Trim Energy Funds Amid Budget Review
A Kansas regents panel plans a noon session to resume work on the 1978 budgets with a $2.53 million energy fund deletion and a $500,000 capital improvement cut. Restorations in university budgets and court appeals involving property damage and bicycle injury cases are noted in the proceedings.
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Regents
Bennett
Emporia Kansas State College
Kansas State University
University of Kansas
Hoch Auditorium
Congress seeks tougher ethics codes for lawmakers
Congress gears toward final action on ethics codes in both chambers. The House allows outside income up to 15000 weekly? up to 15000 a year. The Senate caps earned income at 5 percent of pay. Debate centers on earned versus unearned income and constitutional concerns.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
House Rules Committee
Gaylord Nelson
Dwis
Rules Committee
Legislative
Lawrence High School Quotas 13 National Merit Finalists
Thirteen Lawrence High School scholars qualify as finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Counselor Phil Pestinger notes all semifinalists made the final cut among about 14 000 nationwide finalists for 1000 $1000 scholarships and 2800 four year awards. Winners announced in April. Names include Howard Bauleke Philip Bradley Barbara Dinneen Michael Garfield John Huxtable Bruce Leban Brian Lockyear Morna Oruch Nicholas Paretsky Rebecca Prosser Shelley Skie Adam Sterling and James Wiley.
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Lawrence High School
Phil Pestinger
Howard
Bauleke
Johnson
Philip Bradley
Barbara Dinneen
Stratford
Michael Garfield
John Huxtable
Tomahawk
Bruce Leban
Brian Lockyear
Wellington
Morna. Oruch
Harvard
Nicholas Paretsky
Rebecca Prosser
Cambridge
Shelley Skie
West Campus Road
Adam Sterling
James Wiley
Ter
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Democratic Veterans Club
Gil Dyck
Dyck
KU Medical Center
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Carter
Jane McMichaels
National Women's Political Caucus
Hamilton Jordan
Rye
Broadway
Aera
Dels Leo T
Peets Foundation
Jim Clark Motors
Kent Reeves
Baldwin
Laughover Seal Estate
Panel
Leslie W. Dobbins Jr
Thomas Hamilton
Daniel S. Ling
Hamilton
LHS
Kaw River Bridge
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