City Commission agenda includes Neighborhood Program plans
Lawrence city commissioners will meet Tuesday at 2 p.m in City Hall to discuss eplans for the second and third years of the Neighborhood Development Program and consider a possible lease with Lawrence Paper Co for 10 acres of riverfront land east of Sixth and Massachusetts. They will also weigh extending the city parking lot on New Hampshire Street and other land-use items with area landowners.
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Lawrence
First National Bank
Ninth
Massachusetts
Lawrence Paper Co
Sixth
New
Hampshire Street
Massachusetts Street
10Th Streets
Princeton
GM Recalls 3.7 Million 71 72 Cars Over Steering Shield
Detroit General Motors announces a nationwide recall of 3.7 million 1971 and 1972 Chevrolet Buick Oldsmobile and Pontiac cars to install a shield on the power steering coupling at no charge. The move follows 96 incident reports including stones striking the coupling and car frame causing 23 accidents with 12 injuries.
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Detroit
General Motors
EGM
Energy Crisis Reaches Kansas Campuses Metered by Regents
Kansas regents hear of rising fuel oil costs and possible natural gas price hikes as state colleges face tighter budgets. KU expands plans with new facilities while dorm rents may rise to cover occupancy costs. Regents reassign committees and push for a 6.5 percent faculty salary boost.
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Wichita
Kansas Board of Regents
Wichita State University
James McCain
Kansas State University
K-State
Kansas University
Raymond Nichols
Henry Bubb
Topeka
Finance Council
KU Medical Center
Kansas City
William 0. Rieke
Wildcat theft causes mystery over real K-State mascot
Two KU students, Terry McEvilly and Tim Watson, admitted removing a wildcat from Sunset Zoo in Manhattan valued at 1500 dollars. They returned Kansas after Kansas State athletic director Ernie Barrett declined charges, while zoo director Dr. Frick claimed another wildcat was involved and that Touchdown VII had died.
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Terry McEvilly
Denver, Cole
Tim Watson
Clifton
Kansas State University
Sunset Zoo
Manhattan
Kansas
Lawrence
Robert Taylor
Ernie Barrett
Watson
McEvilly
Allen Fieldhouse
Barrett
E. J. Frick
Zoo
Frick
Journal- World
Touchdown VII
Dave Margo
Minneapolis
Minn
Bruce Anderson
Philadelphia
Anderson
City Commission Agenda Highlights Various Municipal Matters
The agenda lists new business items including purchasing city water from Wakarusa Rural Water District, a site plan for a mobile home sales lot at 1230 N Second, parking lot extension on New Hampshire Street, a lease with Lawrence Paper Company on riverbank land, sewer construction for Auto Plaza Lots 4 and 5, Heatherwood Terrace street installations, and setting a bid date for tow away services. It also covers demolition bids for 1021 Del, minutes from boards, Traffic Safety Commission appointments and past meeting items, plus old business on city ordinance codifications and several rezonings and infrastructure projects.
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Wakarusa Rural Water District
Second Street
New Hampshire Street
City of Lawrence
Lawrence Paper Company
Kansas River
Auto Plaza
Calvin, Eddy, and Kappelman
Heatherwood Terrace
Del
Traffic Safety Commission
Bremer Drive
Crestline Drive
15Th Street
Kasold Drive
Alvamar
City of
Lawrence
19Th Street
Louisiana Street
23Rd Street
Iowa’ Street
Lawrence Avenue
Homestead Drive
Princeton Boulevard
Peterson Road
Lawrence Bus
Foggy Night Crash Chain Leaves Several Cars Demolished
Herbert C. Blain and Larry C. Kennedy were among drivers injured after a fog induced rear end collision in Overland Park. Ruth Berger and Elden Smith also collided, with both cars demolished. A third crash occurred near LC Police Cruiser.
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Kearns
Herbert C. Blain
Overland Park
Blain
Larry C. Kennedy
Lindenwood
Kennedy
Brenda A. Yarnell
Eudora
LMH
Ruth A. Berger
Prairie Village
Elden B. Smith
Smith
Berger
Alice G. Lescher
Peggy D. Shultz
DeSoto
Lescher
Lawrence
KU Study Finds Inadequate Publicization Of Research
An ad hoc committee at Kansas University report concludes publicity of defense related research and results is inadequate. It urges broader dissemination to the public, a university brochure, improved filing and cataloging, and Watson Library involvement, while noting no classified research was found.
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Kansas University
Richard von Ende
University Council
Arthur Breipohl
Raymond Nichols
Center For Research Inc
Watson Library
Research Administration
Raids Across Kansas Nab 28 Suspects in Drug Sweep
Attorney General Vern Miller led raids in six Kansas cities late Saturday night and into Sunday arresting 28 people on drug charges. Nine in Hutchinson and Newton each, four in Wichita and two in McPherson Peabody and Kingman. Seizures included 23 pounds of marijuana from a camper truck and several LSD and marijuana sales cases.
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Vern Miller
Kansas Cities
Hutchinson
Newton
Wichita
McPherson
Peabody and
Kingman
Miller
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Lawrence Units Train at Ft Chaffee July to August
Lawrence and Leavenworth Army National Guard units will train July 28 to Aug 11 at Fort Chaffee Arkansas. Units include Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment 105th Detachment and 69th Infantry Cavalry and Troop E 114th Cavalry. A Red Cross bloodmobile visits Lawrence Memorial Hospital January 29 30 31 with a 150 pint monthly goal.
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Kansas Army National Guard
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
Topeka
105Th
69Th Infantry Calvary
114Th Cavalry
American Red Cross
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
KU Students Brave Snow For Classes
KU registrar William Kelly reports spring enrollment at 18 409 students with 16 901 at Lawrence and 1 508 at the medical center, up from last spring. Final totals due by Feb 13 but likely complete by early March. gender split 10 202 men and 6 699 women.
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William Kelly
Kelly
Lawrence
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Board of Regents
Firefighters Union 1596 Sets Meeting With City Manager
City Manager Buford Watson will meet with officers of Fire Fighters Local 1596 after union representatives requested talks. The meeting time remains tentative for Wednesday morning. Union president Alvin Samuels says 49 of 62 firefighters are slowing maintenance tasks, though firefighting is not affected.
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Buford Watson
Fire Fighters Local Union 1596
Watson
Fritz Sanders
Alvin Samuels
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Health Affairs
Robert Docking
Paul Wunsch
Rieke
Jess Stewart
Wamego
Tom van Sickle
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
Gertrude Sellards Pearson
Corbin Halls
Nichols
William Danenbarger
Concordia
The
Regents
Master Planning Commission
Stewart
Forts
Academic
Robert
Helman
Goodland
Elmer Jackson
Prudence Hutton
Bubb
Danenbarger
Carl Courter
Courter
Wunsch
James Basham
Fort Scott
Basham
Bubb, Courier
Medical
Jackson
Hutton
Napers
City Commission
CFCA
Shultz
Richard Stanwix
Douglas County Juvenile Court
University State Bank
Harvey Herbert
Lawrence Chamber of
Commerce
Pam Parker
Court Volunteers
Nancy Hambleton
County Commission
Walter Cragan
Arthur Heck
Journal-World Photo
Wamega
Kanas
Associated Press
Cfirriston
Flolmes
Brown, Inc
Ceuta DE
John Chaney
Breakfast Cosmopolitan Club
American Legion
Sandy Pine
Ralph Pine Jr
Sandy
Emporia State College
Washington
Emporia Area
Miss Pine
Lawrence High
Raney Drug Stores
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