Design Okayed For Route 59 Widening Job
Federal Highway Administration approves plans for a four lane US 59 widening south of Lawrence. Construction from the 23rd and Iowa intersection to Pleasant Grove Hill will start late 1971 or early 1972, with right of way acquisition to begin around July 1. The total cost excludes right of way is about 2 million dollars.
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U.S. 59
Lawrence
Federal Highway Administration
Kansas Highway
John Montgomery
The
Journal- World
23Rd and
Iowa
Pleasant Grove Hill
Shank Hill
Joe McCourt
Highway Department
Hospital Admissions Report With Multiple Newborns
The list records admissions and births including Rory McCabrin at 1912 Edgelea Rd and Mrs. Jayne Monroe with a baby boy at 2111 Kasold Dr. plus several other new arrivals. Names include Kevin Cummings Eudora Frank Bad sky DeSoto Henry Keisele Tonganoxie Edward Hawkins 208 Ark Calman Mahoney Tonganoxie Richard Turner 1810 Tenn and couples Buddy Capels Hodge Falkenhagen Lester Boggs 945 Ark Robert Hill Jr 8020 Iowa Louis Marshall 1240 N Y with many babies born today.
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Jayne Monroe
Baby Boy
Kasold Dr
Kevin Cummings
Eudora
Frank Badsky
DeSoto
Henry Keisele
Tonganoxie
Edward Hawkins
Ark
Calman Mahoney
Richard Turner
Tenn
Lester Boggs
Robert Hill Jr
Iowa
Nixon signs bill authorizing 9.7 billion for highways
President Nixon signed a comprehensive highway bill authorizing an additional 9.7 billion dollars to continue the 2 500 mile interstate system through 1976. The measure also allocates 4 6 billion for other programs and projects the total cost reaching 70 billion dollars when completed in 1978.
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Washington
Nixon
Body Found Near Midland In Desolate Field
Douglas County searchers locate Chris L. Hutcheson nineteen twenty one near Midland seven miles west of Lawrence. He was found in a weed covered field with no jacket and no visible injuries. Autopsy to be performed at Ft. Leavenworth, coroner cites despondency after Vietnam service.
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Chris Hutcheson
Midland
Douglas County Sheriffs Office
Hutcheson
Kansas River
Journal-World Photo
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Chris L. Hutcheson
Rt. 3
Lawrence
Dallas Murphy
Rumsey Funeral Home
Douglas County
Murphy
Ft. Leavenworth
U.S
Vietnam
James Hutcheson
U.S. 2440
Bud Worley
Bellecrest
Bobbie Athwell
Rt. 1
Perry
Robberies Hit Lawrence Stations Thursday
Two armed robberies occurred about five hours apart in Lawrence. At 4 04 p m a man demanded cash from the Seven Eleven service station on Iowa and fled with an unknown amount from the register and a bank bag. A second robbery at the Texaco station on Sixth and Florida occurred at 9 14 p m with an undetermined amount taken. No arrests reported. A prior Wednesday robbery at Freeman’s Liquor Store left the attendant tied and cash missing. The description of the Wednesday suspect includes a Negro male with mustache, afro style, brown coat and pistol.
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Lawrence
Iowa
Texaco
Sixth
Florida
Freeman’s Liquor Store
Doc Carson
W. Fourth
Robert D. Barkley
Barkley
Maheu Sues Hughes Empire Chief Seeks Testimony
Robert A. Maheu, former head of Howard Hughes Nevada empire, files a $50 million lawsuit claiming breach of a life employment pact. He demands Hughes appear in person for testimony at Maheu’s attorney Morton Galane’s office on January 11.
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Las Vegas
Nev. AP
Howard Hughes
Nevada
Hughes
Robert A. Maheu
Maheu
Morton Galane
Vehicle Tags On Sale Next Monday In 1971 System
Auto owners must buy new license plates by February 15 to avoid penalties. About 3,000 mail applications have been received by the Douglas County Treasurer's Office, with 50 cents added per tag for mailing and handling. Truck motorcycle and trailer plates cover the year. auto plates expire in staggered months based on last name initial.
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Douglas County
Journal-World
Eight Mishaps Are Reported Injuries Minor
Lawrence police report heavy traffic on New Year Eve but few crashes. Eight accidents were investigated, minor injuries in one, and major property damage in two. Dana Dyer suffered facial lacerations after hitting a parked car at 8 13 p m at 1320 North Highway.
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Lawrence
Dana E. Dyer
Rt. 1
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
N.H
Lawrence Public School Problems Workshop at High Cafeteria
A public forum on Lawrence Public School Problems aimed at constructive solutions will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday January 12 in the Lawrence High cafeteria. The event is jointly sponsored by the city School District 497 and Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Lawrence High
Viet Casualty Surge Marks New Year Truce Strife
In Vietnam and neighboring areas the war escalated as new year fighting continued. U S forces reported a surge in casualties including a Viet Cong ambush that killed five sailors on a Mekong Delta supply boat and added American and South Vietnamese deaths and wounds during the cease-fire period.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Mekong Delta
Rach Gia
Mekong
Mergers Okayed For Two Airlines
Washington AP reports on the CAB and President Nixon approving Northwest Orient to acquire Northeast Airlines and American Airlines to buy Trans Caribbean Airways. The deals end the carriers as separate brands, uniting routes from Japan to the Northeast and Southeast and creating a larger integrated system amid industry losses in 1970.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Secor D. Browne
Nixon
Northwest Orient Airlines
Northeast Airlines
American Airlines
Trans Caribbean Airways
Northeast
Trans Caribbean
U.S
Northwest
Japan
Pacific Northwest
Southeast
Canada
New England
Los Angeles
Miami
Lawrence Patrol Reports No Serious Accidents Over New Year Weekend
Reports by mid morning indicated neither the Kansas Highway Patrol nor the Kansas Turnpike Authority recorded any fatally or seriously injured in Lawrence as the holiday weekend began at 6 p.m. Thursday.
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Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Lawrence
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Arkansas
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New Hampshire
Lawrence, Kansas
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Cadet
11Th
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Baldwin
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Ft. Leonard Wood
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Nancy
Kennedy International Airport
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Joan
Air Force
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Michael
Ters
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Cambodia
Kraing Check
Kompong Speu
Phnom Penh
Vientiane
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Laos
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Kentucky
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