Lawrence City Commission Will Review Six Planning Items
In the first meeting of the year the Lawrence City Commission will consider six items from the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission. Key issues include a disputed spot zoning request for 4 acres at 401 Pleasant Street in North Lawrence and a 95 unit housing project on land south of Peterson Road.
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Lawrence City Commission
Lawrence-Douglas County
Peterson Road
Lawrence Avenue
City ‘Commission
Planning Commission
432 Die on Highways During New Year Weekend
Traffic accidents killed 432 persons over the New Year holiday weekend. The 78-hour count ran from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday, during the three day observance. The National Safety Council had forecast 400 to 500 deaths.
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National Safety Council
City Commission considers utility, zoning and code amendments
The commission reviews appraisers reports for paying improvements on Barker Haskell and Kasold with sanitary and storm sewers. It will receive Planning Commission minutes from Dec 22 and consider plats rezonings and site plan rules. Also to transfer 20000 from Gas Tax to Street Construction and place stop signs on select streets.
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Ninth
Illnois
Canterbury Lane
Planning Commission
Barker
Haskell
Kasold
North Third
Tennessee Place Addition
Highland Place Addition
Ilinois
Canterbury Sn
401 Pleasant
Peterson Road
Lawrence Avenue
Western Home Builders Inc
Lyons
Pakistan Leader Plans Unconditional Release for Mujibur Rahman
President Bhutto announced plans for Mujibur Rahman's release after further talks in Pakistan. Radio Pakistan earlier said the East Pakistani leader had been freed. Mujib faces continued house arrest since the India Pakistan war ended. Rebellious East Pakistanis proclaim him Bangladesh president as talks aim at settlement.
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Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Pakistan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutton
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Radio Pakistan
Bhutto
Karachi
Mujib
India
Awami League
Bangladesh
Sheik Mujib
New Chairs for Jury Room Approved by Douglas County
Douglas County Commission approved purchasing 12 high backed cushioned chairs with walnut frames for the jury box at $109 each. Judge Frank Gray had sought updated seating while noting the old chairs will move to the old jury deliberation room and new facilities may relocate them. A public hearing on fireworks sale days was set for 10 am Wednesday with planning commission recommending July 2 to 4.
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Douglas County
Frank Gray
Gray
Commission
Art Heck
Lawrence visit by Sen James Pearson on Clinton Reservoir project
U S Senator James Pearson faced weather delays but arrived in Lawrence for a Rotary Club luncheon. He plans to focus on Clinton Reservoir four miles southwest of Lawrence and its development with officials pushing to complete the 6 500 acre project by the late 1970s ahead of his 1972 re election bid.
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U.S
James Pearson
Lawrence
Rotary Club
Sen
Pearson
Clinton
Agency burglarized in Indianapolis shuttered office crime
INDIANAPOLIS AP The Indiana Criminal Justice Planning Agency reported a burglary of its fourth floor Graphic Arts Building office. A stereo system and adding machine were found missing after police surveyed the scene Sunday.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Criminal Justice Planning Agency
Graphic Arts
County Reduction Proposed in Bill
State Rep. Jerry Harper directs preparation of a bill to reduce Kansas counties from 105 to 30 in 1972. He cites efficiency and cost concerns, noting Sedgwick and Greeley as examples, and argues larger counties better meet public health welfare libraries and airport services.
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Jerry Harper
Wichita
Kansas
Harper
Douglas County
Lawrence
Sedgwick
Greeley
Council of State Governments
Nixon hints at Vietnam residual force of 25 000 to 35 000
President Nixon says a residual U S force of 25 000 to 35 000 in Vietnam could be reached before February and possibly by early summer as withdrawals continue. He links pace to bombing success and vows to keep troops and airpower if POWs remain, aiming to end U S involvement by year end or by negotiation.
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U.S
Nixon
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Speculation Swirls Over Kansas Governor Candidates
Reports link potential candidates to the Kansas race including Wells withdrawal prompting reconsideration by John Anderson. Names floated include Gadberry Fridley Roth and legislators Everett and Hayes with broader talk of GOP prospects amid legislature scuffles and Docking-era tensions.
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Skubitz
Wells
John Anderson
Anderson
Robert Roth
U.S
Kansas
Rick Harman
Donn Everett
Manhattan
John F. Hayes
Hutchinson
Robert Docking
Night Service at Runise Funeral Home
A terse note records a vigil at Runise Funeral Home for an unnamed individual. Contact details appear as 4¢-5111 and Ady. The brief entry provides no further biographical or event context.
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Runise
Indira Gandhi Calls Asia to Unite Against Domination
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi urged Asian nations to form a strong united force to end domination by rich and big nations. She spoke at a rally near India's border in Kutch, urging cooperation to build prosperity and peace, and rejected claims India is a Soviet satellite after the 20 year treaty.
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New Delhi
Indira Gandhi
United States
Road Dangers on Turnpike Cause Police Response
Highway patrol investigated multiple accidents on the Turnpike near Lawrence this morning including a crash near the Lawrence service area that hospitalized one person. Some concession-site employees reported several minor crashes. Some schools planned early closings while Lawrence schools said buses would run on normal schedules.
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Lawrence
CU Coed Slain in Boulder Canyon Tragedy
Detectives sought clues in the rape slaying of Sylvia Simik 21 a University of Colorado freshman from Overland Park Kan whose body was found in a canyon west of Boulder Saturday She was last seen with a pink blouse when shot in the chest by unknown assailant.
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Boulder
Colo
Sylvia Simik
University of Colorado
Price posting rules amid wage freeze spark IRS warning
The Commerce Department and Price Commission urge retailers to post legal ceilings from Aug 15 to Nov 13 during the 90 day Phase I wage freeze. The IRS promises vigorous enforcement but notes posted prices may not be the maximum. permits to raise prices on some items exist. Posts must cover the 40 top selling items or items at half of annual sales.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Price Commission
Old Lawrence on Stands Third edition sells at local stores
The third edition of Wonderful Old Lawrence by Bifriede Fischer Rowe goes on sale today with 500 copies. Past editions sold out quickly: 800 copies in November, 650 in December, and 1 450 total before. Copies priced at 3.9 dollars and available at Keeler's Book Store Weavers Town Crier Allen's Book Store KU Union Book Store and KU Art Museum.
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Lawrence
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World Printing Service
Keeler’s Book Store
Weavers
Town Crier
Allen’s Book Store
KU Union Book Store
KU Art Museum
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