Lawrence Board of Equalization to Hear Sewer Assessments
The Board of Commissioners of the City of Lawrence will sit as a Board of Equalization at City Hall at 2:00 p.m. January 35, 1969 to hear complaints on appraisers reports for property assessed due to sanitary sewer improvements in several districts. Interested persons may view reports at the City Clerk’s office prior to the hearing. Written or oral objections will be considered. Vera Mercer, City Clerk.
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Board of Commissioners of
City of
Lawrence
Board of Equalization
Lawrence Industrial Tract
Lawrence Industrial Park
Chaparral
Prairie Meadows
Vera Mercer
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Meadow Leaf
Holiday Hills
Sigma Nu
Alabama
Crestline Drive
Oxford Road
Orchard Lane
Alvamar
University Drive
Merk
Legislature At Glance
TOPEKA AP Here at a glance are the highlights of actions in the Kansas Legislature Gov Robert Docking in his legislative message called for tight rein on spending reorganization of the executive branch constitutional revision and changes in the states tax structure Republicans mixed reviews of the governor s message but criticized lack of specifics The Kansas Senate Wednesday passed the first two bills of the session dealing with legislative procedure and received legislation to overhaul the states criminal code and give judges more alternatives in the commitment of juvenile offenders A bill to prohibit discrimination in the sale of housing by individuals was approved by the Senate local and state affairs committee headed by Sen Norman Gaar an opponent of an open housing bill in the 1968 session
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Topeka
Kansas
Robert Docking
Kansas Senate
Senate
Local and State Affairs Committee
Sen
Norman Gaar
Kansas Traffic Deaths Log Update
Kansas traffic death log shows 0 fatalities in the 24 hours to 9 am Thursday. For January there were 2 deaths, for 1969 total 21, compared with 33 for the same period in 1968.
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Topeka
Kansas
North Lawrence plan adds industrial land area
The Lawrence Planning Commission amended the citys comprehensive plan to add about 25 acres for potential industrial use in North Lawrence north of North Street and east of U S Highway 40. The City Commission will reconsider the zoning on the 13.5 acre tract at its next meeting, with continued study into industrial needs and effects on residential development.
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Lawrence Planning Commission
North
Lawrence
Planning Commission
City Commission
Pulliam
Shurtz
North Street
North 7Th Street
Black
North Lawrence
Union Pacific
Keith Winter
Lawrence Industrial Development Co. Inc
Robert Lichwardt
Terrace Rd
12Th and Conn. Sts
Four KU Thefts Reported
Four theft incidents were reported to the Kansas University Traffic and Security Office. A battery was stolen from a federal vehicle in the Survey parking lot, value not given. A projector lens, valued at $35, disappeared from Haworth Hall room 103. A stereo worth $120 was taken from John Loney’s car in Alumni Place parking lot. A car stereo valued at $90 was stolen from Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall parking lot belonging to Carolyn Grimes.
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Kansas University Traffic and Security Office
Robert J. Dingman
U.S. Geological Survey
Survey
Room
John Loney
Ohio
Alumni Place
Ohio St
Gertrude Sellards
Demobilization dates for Air Force Reserve and NG units named
The Defense Department announced demobilization dates for about 13 000 Air Force Reserve and National Guard members called to active duty in January and May 1968. Home bases include Buckley Colorado. Sioux City Iowa. Kirtland New Mexico. Scott Illinois. McConnell Kansas. The 52nd Medical Services Squadron and the 184th Tactical Fighter Group at McConnell were in the Pueblo crisis, and many personnel returned to the United States ahead of the June 18 deactivation date. Rep Garner Shriver noted that the 186th personnel in Korea would return before that date.
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Washington
Defense Department
Air Force Reserve and National Guard
Buckley Air Guard Base
Colo
140Th Tactical Fighter Wing
Sioux City Municipal Airport
Iowa
Kirtland Air Force Base
N. M
Scott Air Force Base
Isl
McConnell Air Force Base
Kan
184Th Tactical Fighter Group
McConnell
U.S
Pueblo
Kun San Afb
Korea
United States
Garner Shriver
186Th
Docking outlines tax reform and education funding
Governor Docking urged eliminating tax loopholes and bias in state taxation and proposed a lid on property taxes with local units seeking alternative revenue sources. He backed continuing reappraisal of real property to all property types and warned enrollment declines require long term planning. The Reed committee urged increasing state aid to public schools from 32 to 50 percent within two to three years at up to $60 million more.
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Docking
Clyde Reed, Jr
Parker Trial Starts Today
Parker charged with obtaining money under false pretenses in Douglas County District Court. Jurors seated as testimony began at about 9 45 a m. Parker, 40, Sedalia Missouri, allegedly asked a Lawrence woman for 150 to buy carpentry equipment for a class run by an organization aiding delinquent children. He was arrested August 27 and had a preliminary hearing October 17.
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Douglas County
Lawrence A. Parker
Sedalia Mo
Parker
Lawrence
History of Bismarck Grove Tied to Sertoma Club Legacy
Jimmie L. Lewis outlined the Bismarck Grove history near 9th and Maple Sts in North Lawrence, tracing the 1864 Delaware Woods transfer, the 1870s 1880s growth, temperance rallies, and chautauqua events. The grove became a livestock feeding station in 1897, with Sertoma guests Nunemaker and Hayden, and Max Rife earning the GEM award.
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Bismarck Grove
North Lawrence
9Th and
Maple Sts
Jimmie L. Lewis
Lawrence High School
Sertoma Club
Lewis
Delaware Woods
Sarcoxie
Kansas Pacific Railway
Kansas Pacific
Union Pacific
FMC
Francis Murphy
Kansas
the Grove
Western National Fair Assn
Eugene Nunemaker
Rt. 4
Will Hayden
Nunemaker
Tom Greene
la. St
Max Rife
Charles Johannsen
Students Create New Course Paths at Kansas University
A student initiative led to two spring political science courses about the new left. Sixteen students and four professors organized the classes after approaching Prof. Clifford D. Ketzel, with support from Aldon Bell, John C. Wright, A. Wayne Penn, and Robert E. Howard.
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Kansas University
Clifford D. Ketzel
Ketzel
Aldon Bell
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
John C. Wright
A. Wayne Penn
Robert E. Howard
Wichita
All
Eudora Residents Rally Funds for Visiting Nurses Drive
Eudora residents raised 230.66 for the Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association capital fund via a talent show and dance at Eudora High School. The event, sponsored by the Eudora PTA, featured students and community groups. proceeds support a state matched grant toward a new VNA in Lawrence beginning Feb 1.
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Eudora
Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association
Eudora High School
The
Eudora Parent Teacher Club
VNA
Kenneth Rothwell
Lawrence
Kansas Department of Health
Douglas County
Howard Joseph
Mo. St
Notice of Hearing and Executor Appointment in Estates
In Douglas County Kansas a petition to determine descent for Louis G Kallis deceased is filed by Lois Kallis widow. The hearing is set for February 11 1969 at 10 30 am. Also notice that Forrest A Jackson appointed executor of Fred J Johnson deceased with creditors to file claims within nine months.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Douglas County
Kansas
Louis G. Kallis
Lois Kallis
Forrest A. Jackson
Fred J. Johnson
State of
Fred
Johnson
City hearing on assessments for Meadow Leaf and other paving projects
The Board of Commissioners will meet at 2:00 pm on January 28 1969 to hear complaints on appraisal reports for properties to be assessed for paving storm sewer and related improvements listed by Meadow Leaf Holiday Hills Crestline Alvamar University Drive and Merk. City Clerk Vera Mercer will oversee the process.
Notice of hearing in William M Leeder estate
In Douglas County Kansas Probate Court No T10748 Robert B B Oyler administrator petitions for final settlement and heir determination. Defenses must be filed by February 1 1969 at 2 00 PM in Lawrence Kansas court. If not entered judgment will follow. Attorney James W Paddock Lawrence MA is named for administrator.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
State of Kansas
Douglas County
William M. Leeder
Robert BB. Oyler
Lawrence
Robert Is. Oyler
James W. Paddock
Massachusetts
Kansas
Sealed bids sought for portable school buildings in Lawrence
Lawrence Kansas Board of Education invites sealed bids by January 24 1969 for two portable school structures One two room unit at Centennial School 2146 Louisiana Street and one unit at Pinckney School 816 West 6th Street each 24 by 30 feet with toilets Removal required within 60 days of bid award. Bidder bears all safety and site restoration costs and the board may reject any or all bids. Ai s Woostemeyer Clerk 2017 La St
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Notich
Board of Education
Louisaina Street
Lawrence
Kansas
Centennial School
Louisiana Street
Pinckney School
West 6Th Street
Wafely
Woostemeyer
St. Lawrence
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