Lawrence City Commission votes for residency rule for police and fire
The Lawrence City Commission approved by 3-2 a residency requirement forcing police and fire personnel to live in the city. The meeting also discussed sidewalk plans on Naismith Drive and halted bids to demolish 1021 Del. and reviewed water district sale interests. Firefighter Wayne Ousdahl vows to continue legal challenge, citing farm living outside Lawrence.
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Commission
Wayne Ousdahl
Ousdahl
Robert Oyler
Allen
Chuck Fisher
Oyler
Ousdah
Bob Nixon
Sidewalk vote ties city commission over residency rule
Commissioner Sharon Rose and Nancy Hambleton support a residency requirement, while Mayor John Emick and Fisher oppose. The return of Bob Pulliam broke the tie on the $85 000 Naismith sidewalk plan. A public hearing is set for Feb 13. bids to demolish 1021 Del are being reconsidered amid questions on condemnation procedures and heir search.
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Hambleton
John Emick
Fisher
1021
Del
Board of Building Code Appeals
Johnsons Body Arrives in Washington for National Tribute
Lyndon B. Johnson died at 64 and lies in state in the Capitol before a memorial service at the National City Christian Church. Air Force One carried his body to Andrews Air Force Base with a large honor guard and motorcade. President Nixon declared a day of mourning as the nation prepared for a ceremonial march up Constitution Avenue.
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Amiable Talks Between City and Fire Union Over Pay
City officials and Fire Fighters Union Local 1596 met for an hour and 45 minutes at city hall with no conclusion to the five percent pay differential dispute. Manager Buford Watson said talks were amiable and would be reviewed with the city commission this week. The union pressed pay as the main issue, with a scale gap between firemen and policemen noted. no disciplinary action was planned.
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City Hall
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Stanton M. Gladden
Washington D. C
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Watson
W.R. McCarter
Kansas State Council of Fire ‘Righters
Leffel Resigns from Kansas Campus Student Group
Prairie Village law student Rusty Leffel resigns as coordinator of Students Concerned about Higher Education in Kansas. New leadership will be discussed at an open meeting at 9 p.m. Monday at the Campus Hideaway Pizzeria.
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Rusty Leffel
Prairie Village
Kansas University
Kansas
Dr Gilles Seeks Re election To Lawrence District Board
Incumbent board member Dr Helen Gilles filed to run for a second four year term on the Lawrence School District 497 board. The 50 year old pediatrician cited four years on the board and 24 years in private practice as background. She highlighted career education and a progressive record, and noted her support for television education in junior and senior high schools. Gilles is married to KU chemistry professor Paul Gilles and has three children Tim Becky and Kathy.
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Board of Education of
Lawrence
Gilles
Paul Gilles
Tim
Becky
Kathy
PTA
Mayor’s Human Relations Commission
Cenery
Lawrence Community Nursery School
Veterans weigh peace after Vietnam war ends
Veterans and students react to Nixon announced cease fire with skepticism as VFW and Vietnam Veterans Against the War call for continued oversight. KU scholars warn against political mythmaking while others praise prisoners of war return and a possible lasting peace.
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Gere
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Rawhide Sn
Vietnam
George Sabol
Sunset Ter
Nixon
Mark Bickford
M. E. Bickford
Orchard Ln
Loren Tarr
Alford- Clarke Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lawrence
Tarr
Cease-fire talks loom as combat still rages in Vietnam
Reports from Saigon say Communist attacks doubled before the cease-fire takes effect this weekend with ground fighting scattered and U S and South Vietnamese planes in operation. Communists claim 147 North Vietnamese and 12 South Vietnamese killed. In Paris Le Duc Tho calls the agreement a great victory and says there are no secret understandings about withdrawal. In Port au Prince U S Ambassador Knox is released after captors free 12 prisoners and pay $70,000.
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Ketzel
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U.S
Paris
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
Nixon
Port AU Prince
Haiti
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Ward Christianson
Mexico
Kansas House approves one year boost for retired teachers
In Topeka the Kansas House passed a bill by 117 to 2 to raise benefits for teachers who retired before the merger of the old retirement system with the Kansas public employees retirement system. The enhancement lasts for one year.
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Kansas Public Employes
Kansas House
Senate
House
Housewife Seeks Eudora School Board Post
Mrs. Pat Eisenbarger of 412 E 7th St filed for the Eudora Board of Education post five in district area B. She cites education quality and teacher standards, with three children in district schools, and the April 3 election date after paying the $5 filing fee.
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Pat Eisenbarger
Eudora Board of Education
Eisenbarger
7Th St
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