Lawrence city commission sets housing entry policy at meeting
The Lawrence City Commission approved a policy for forced entry during minimum housing inspections, endorsed the design of the city maintenance garage, and accepted petitions from the Pinney Neighborhood Assn. and Old West Lawrence Assn. opposing a Second and Indiana site. They agreed not to force entry into owner-occupied homes if the owner refuses. Housing exteriors were deemed essential to upkeep.
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Lawrence City Commission
Pinckney Neighborhood
Second
Indiana
Rose
Community Development Department
Neighborhood Development Program
Buford Watson
Judicial Law Enforcement
Watson
Lawmakers split on liquor tax cut and bingo
Local representatives show division over liquor by the drink, a tax cut plan, and bingo. Rep. Michael Glover leads on tax reform, while Rep. Lloyd Buzzi and Rep. John Vogel debate practicality, funding, and timing amid inflation and state surplus concerns.
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Lloyd Buzzi
R-Lawrence
John Vogel
Buzzi
Vogel
Glover
Baldwin
Lawrence
Bills on farm assessment tax cut introduced in Kansas
Both parties in the Kansas House moved to advance Gov. Bennett's farm land tax plan allowing assessment by agricultural income and a bill raising personal tax exemptions from 600 to 750. Democrats push to remove age limits in Homestead Relief and add renters to the act while other measures cover liquor rules and public work projects.
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Topeka
Kan
House
Robert F. Bennett
Senate
Democrats
House Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Wyandotte County
The
Highway Commission
Lawrence forms civic choir with meeting on February second
A group of about a dozen Lawrence residents formed a board to organize a civic choir to join the Lawrence Civic Symphony. No auditions, adults over 18 may attend the February 2 meeting at First Baptist Church. Planning includes a April concert, potential Memorial Stadium performances, bicentennial activities, and sponsorship by Lawrence Friends of Music Inc.
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Lawrence
First Baptist Church
Tom Wilcox
Janice Bays
Wilcox
Memorial Stadium
Lawrence Friends of Music Inc
Kresge Faces Earnings Drop in 1974 Quarter
The S S Kresge Co owner of Kmart and a distribution center reports its first year-to-year fourth quarter earnings decline since 1969. Officials cite weak demand and aggressive price cutting amid pre-Christmas sales. Chairman Robert E. Dewar said Q4 1974 earnings will not reach 1973’s 53.6 million dollars or 44 cents per share, with full-year 1974 earnings expected around 1.15 to 1.25 dollars per share, near the prior year’s 1.15.
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S. S. Kresge Co
Kmart
Robert E. Dewar
Kresge
The
Wall Street Journal
Dewar
City Denies Special Lease For Sixth and Massachusetts Project
Lawrence City Commission denied a requested special lease on corner land for Bud Jennings Carpet and Drapes Inc. The city owns land beneath Closeout Carpet Bowersock Mill and Kansas Fibreboard Inc. and refused a separate lease for the carpet building option to buy.
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Sixth
Massachusetts
Bud Jennings
Bud Jennings Carpet and Drapes Inc
Mass
Lawrence City Commission
Closeout Carpet
Bowersock Mill
Kansas Fibreboard Inc
Kansas Fibreboard
Jennings
Kansas
Fibreboard
Jack Rose
Stephen Hill
Commission
Jenning
Smoking in bed suspected as mobile home fire cause
A fire at 1600 W Fourth damaged a mobile home causing 3500 dollars in losses. Occupant Russell Edmonds woke to heat and fell asleep on the couch before the back bedroom ignited. Firemen arrived to find the room burning. damage split 1000 to contents and 2500 to the building owned by Melvin Hurrelbrink.
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Russel Edmonds
Melvin Hurrelbrink
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D-Lawrence
Bingo
Fred Pence
Barkley Clark Ates
Milton Allen
Vera Mercer
Ed Collister
Collister
Nancy Hambleton
Harbleton
Maine Street
Indiana Street
Haskell Loop
Pioneer Ridge No. 4
Mikel Scott
Ken Scott
Maine
Mikel
Cordley School
Duane McGill
House Assessment and Taxation Committee
Robert Stark
Salina
New Civic Choir
H. Leslie Adams
Kansas University
Barkley Clark
Clark
Hill
Jack Emick
Bowersock
Bowersock Mill and Power Co
Ray Stoneback
BankAmericard
Dasher
Iowa
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