City and county split on election date for trafficway bond vote
Lawrence City Commission backs spring bond elections for city and county trafficway bonds but Douglas County Commissioners prefer later in the year. The plan would pair the bond vote with a spring ballot, though two county leaders want more time to review Kansas Supreme Court rulings and legislative actions before deciding.
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City Renames Central Park to Honor Buford Watson
Lawrence City Commission unanimously directs staff to rename Central Park to honor longtime City Manager Buford M. Watson Jr. The park lies west of downtown between Sixth and Eighth streets, near the riverfront. A resolution naming the park will be presented for adoption at the January 23 meeting ahead of Watsons January 26 anniversary.
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Jayhawk gear drives bookstore revenue at KU
Roy Williams and Kansas University items boost sales as revenue rises at the KU Union Bookstore and novelty booths during home basketball games. Mike Reid notes a half percent gain year over year with potential 10 percent if momentum continues. shirts commemorating KU's No 1 ranking debut.
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Officials studying tax plan in Kansas schools
Kansas House bill would let local districts levy an income tax with voters deciding the measure and property tax revenues reduced similarly. Lawrence officials favor local control and potential tax relief while noting the need for careful scrutiny from the school board before endorsement.
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Quayle sets unmanned focus for future space program
Vice President Dan Quayle addressed the American Astronomical Society promising a balanced, largely unmanned space program with plans for lunar observatories and a Mars mission. He reaffirmed a permanent moon base and a later manned Mars expedition, while noting realistic timetables would be worked out with NASA.
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Columbia astronauts launch Navy satellite on orbit rendezvous
Inside Today report notes Columbia's astronauts successfully placed a Navy communications satellite into orbit and sped toward a planned rendezvous with a science lab the crew hopes to pluck from space before the lab reenters. The page also highlights sections on comics, weather, markets, and other features, with a quoted Panamanian commentator denouncing looting in the Noriega era.
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East Bloc agrees on trade reforms
East Bloc officials from Soviet and Eastern European states reach a broad agreement at a Sofia summit to move the Comecon trading bloc toward world markets after four decades. The plan aims to cut Soviet dominance and shift trade to hard currency prices, with a proposed start in 1991 and a three to five year transition.
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