Lawrence viewed by outgoing chamber chief as best city in state
Keith Winter, Lawrence Chamber of Commerce manager for 3.5 years, leaves Jan. 30 for a post in Amarillo. He praises Lawrence’s civic pride, KU, schools, and location, but urges action on absentee ownership, land for industry, zoning reform, and improved streets and lighting to sustain growth.
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Keith Winter
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Tex
Winter
Lawrence
University
Kansas City
Perry
Clinton
Clinton Reservoir
Twenty Third
Ninth
Massachusetts
Iowa
North Lawrence
Kansas
Jack Lacy
Marion Culver
Kansas Department of Economic Development Office
Deaths Funeral for Arno A. Taylor in Tonganoxie
Arno Anthony Taylor 89 of Rt. 3 Lawrence died Friday in a Tonganoxie nursing home. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday Reno United Methodist Church with Rev. Clair Hester. burial Reno Cemetery. Survivors include a brother Emmett and a large extended family in Kansas and Nevada.
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Tonganoxie
Arno Anthony Taylor
Rt. 3
Lawrence
Reno United Methodist Church
Clair Hester
Reno
Quisenberry Chapel
Mr. Taylor
Leavenworth County
Emmett
Three year old Jacobs child dies in Lawrence hospital
Regina Raedean Jacobs, 3 daughter of Mr and Mrs James R Jacobs of Tonganoxie, died Friday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital where she was admitted Thursday. Funeral services set for 2 30 PM Sunday at the Methodist Church in Tonganoxie with Rev Jack Mathias officiating.
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Tonganoxie
Regina Raedean
Jacobs
James R. Jacobs
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Methodist Church
Tonganoxide
Jack Mathias
Funeral services for Florence May Waring in Baldwin
Mrs Florence May Waring 93 of Baldwin dies Friday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral at 2 p m Sunday First United Methodist Church with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Rev Raymond S Grant officiates. Lamb Funeral Home in charge. Born May 15 1876 at Atchison survives three sons.
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Baldwin
First United Methodist Church
Florence May Waring
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Raymond S. Grant
Oakwood Cemetery
Lamb Funeral Home
Armstrong parents killed in two car crash near Larned
Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Armstrong of Larned are set for 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Beck Mortuary in Larned with burial in the area. They were the parents of Becky Armstrong of Lawrence, who survived a collision on U.S. 56 about 15 miles east of Larned.
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Larned
Kenneth D. Armstrong
Beckwith Mortuary
Becky Armstrong
Emery Rd
Lawrence
U.S. 56
Ruth E. Glenn Funeral Services Held At Rumsey
Funeral services for Ruth E. Glenn 61 of 1245 Penn Memorial Hospital will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev. Benton Roy Hanan officiating. Burial will follow in Lecompton Cemetery.
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Ruth E. Glenn
Penn
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rumsey Funeral Home
Benton Roy Hanan
Lecompton Cemetery
Burnett Instrument Sale Called Off
Gene Burnett president of Burnett Instrument Inc of Lawrence declined comment on a Wall Street Journal report that the planned sale to Marion Laboratories of Kansas City has been terminated. Marion also rescinded a purchase of a majority stake in Physical Medicine Service Inc of Chicago, by mutual agreement. Burnett Instruments is a leading maker of plastic disposable medical instruments and orthopedic and physical therapy equipment for a worldwide market.
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Gene Burnett
Burnett Instrument Inc
Lawrence
Wall Street Journal
Marion Laboratories
Kansas City
Burnett Instruments
December zoning minutes reveal dozens of new homes and Bristol Terrace builds
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission details December entries including single family homes from Don McConnell to Town Center Inc and multiple Bristol Terrace buildings totaling hundreds of thousands. New business lists Sambo's Restaurant at 23rd Street with a 95 000 remodeling and other shop front updates.
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Jayhawk
Sambo
Lawrence-Douglas County
W. 27Th
Don Funk
Barker
John Ezell
Topeka
Herren & Westerhouse
Bonanza
Scales Construction
15Th St. Place
Town Center, Inc
Cedarwood
Kent Terr
Continental Construction
Bristol Terrace
Sambo’s
23Rd Street
Monday Corporation
N. H
Neil Harris
Mass
Kansas Construction Co
Montgomery Ward
Everett Christenson
Thief Steals Items From KU Students in Lawrence
Lawrence police report a theft at an apartment on 2300 West 26th after December 20. David Howard and Ralph Hellman, Kansas University students, were away for Christmas. Missing items include a camera a rifle a television and a record player with two speakers. A basement window was forced.
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David Howard
Ralph Hellman
Lawrence
Kansas University
Peers Probes My Lai Site in Vietnam Investigation
Lt General William Peers and his Army panel surveyed My Lai hamlet with minesweepers and a scout dog. The visit aimed to uncover possible cover up of the 1968 massacre and identify key buildings and areas cited in testimony. witnesses included Vietnamese interpreter Phu and several officials as security remained tight.
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Cuu
My Lai
Peers
Nguyen Dinh Phu
Americal Division
Phu
Army
Robert McCrate
Jeroom K. Walsh Jr
New York
Billy Stanberry
Vietnam
U.S
Bronco
11Th Brigade
Quang Ngai City
Kansas University reports midwinter updates and upcoming schedule
Lawrence, Kan. KU officials announce campus operations to resume Monday on Mount Oread after winter break. Dorms reopen Sunday at noon, meals begin Monday, and classes restart for the remainder of the fall semester. Ice on Potter Lake is unsafe at center despite thin repairs.
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Kansas University
Mount Oread
Hoffa Loses Retrial Bid Over Wiretap Evidence
U S District Judge Frank Wilson in Chattanooga ruled that government evidence used to convict Teamsters President James R Hoffa was obtained legally and that the 1964 Nashville conspiracy trial showed no taint from overheard conversations. Hoffa remains jailed at Lewisburg for an eight year term.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Frank W. Wilson
U.S. District Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Hoffa
Wilson
Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg
Wreck Victim Remains Fair In Lawrence Hospital
Johnson C. Shockley 28 of Eudora is in fair condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a Sunday crash two miles east of Eudora on K-10. He was thrown from the pickup and suffers severe lacerations and multiple fractures in Johnson County near the Douglas County line. Mrs. June L. Shane 35 of 1322 E. 18th Terrace is in fairly good condition after sustaining multiple lacerations in a separate incident on West 23rd Street and has been moved from the acute ward.
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Lawrence
E. P. Moomau
Kansas University
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Moomau
Johnson C. Shockley
Eudora
Johnson County
Douglas County
June L. Shane
E. 18Th Ter
West 23Rd St
LMH
Ex Congressman's Death Ends Kan 1st District Era
Howard S. Miller of Hiawatha Kansas died Friday at age 90. He was the only Democrat ever elected to Kansas 1st District Congress.
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Hiawatha
Kan
Howard S. Miller
U.S
Kansas
Coupon City: Clinton Iowa a Coupon Clearing Hub
Clinton Iowa with 35 000 residents handles about 300 000 mail pieces daily for the Nielsen coupon clearing house. The facility processes incoming and outgoing mail for 250 food and drug manufacturers and employs roughly 700 workers in a fully computerized operation.
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A.C. Nielsen Co
Clinton
Iowa
Archery Timeline Across Ancient Civilizations
Archery dates back about 25 000 years and has appeared in every country at different periods. The statement highlights archery origins and widespread historical presence across civilizations.
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