Florida crops wrecked by cold snap. $250 million in losses
Florida faced widespread damage as last week's freeze destroyed nearly all winter vegetables and about half the citrus crop, with losses exceeding $250 million. Gov. Askew sought federal disaster status while Bergland planned a Florida visit to assess damages and loans.
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Gainesville
Fla
Florida
Reubin Askew
Carter
U.S. Agriculture
Robert Bergland
Bergland
McGill named to Kansas Turnpike Authority
Gov. Bennett appoints Duane S. McGill former Kansas House Speaker of Winfield to the Kansas Turnpike Authority. McGill succeeds Randall Hubbard as term expires and joins initial appointee attorney Bob Storey effective April 1. The Southeast Turnpike project remains delayed by court fights amid calls for new feasibility studies.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Kansas House
Duane S
Pete’ McGill
Winfield
Kansas Turnpike Authority
McGill
Associated Press
Bob W. Storey
KTA
Randall Lee Hubbard
Wichita
Turnpike Authority
Bennett
Carter cuts limousine service at White House
President Carter orders removal of chauffeured limousines for top aides to cut pomp and promote car pools. The White House motor pool shrinks from 56 to 36 cars, with parking privileges for pooling staff and continued limousines for Cabinet members.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Nixon
Jody Powell
Powell
Atlanta
Baldwin council weighs Jeep fire vehicle conversion
Bald win Fire Chief Archer Carlson outlined equipment needs to modify a Jeep for firefighting use during a Bald win City Council meeting. Mayor Otto Selzer said EPA notification and a future sewer plan review will precede construction, as a $161 321 grant funds planned baseball fields and other facilities near Baldwin High School.
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Baldwin
Baldwin City Council
Archer Carlson
Environmental Protection Agency
Otto Selzer
Kansas State Park and Recreation Depart
Baldwin High School
Eudora
Planners to study rezoning and new rural business requests
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission will discuss a 1.4 acre rezoning at Eighth and Kentucky to residence dormitory for a seven story 120 unit elderly housing project and study a 21 acre near Clinton Lake for a boat storage and various shops. Other items include a truck sales rezoning near U.S. 40 and Western Douglas County rural business requests and plats and zoning text amendments.
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Lawrence- Douglas County
Lawrence
First Baptist Church
Eighth and
Kentucky
Lewis Kitchen
Kansas City
Kitchen
Clinton Lake
William J. Brink
Brink
Planning Commission
Homer Fickel
Douglas County
Fickel
U.S. 40
Big Springs
The
West 27Th Street
Lawrence Avenue
Prairie Meadows No
Death and Dying Workshop at KU Union
A two day program on death and dying to reduce fear and aid acceptance will run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Kansas Union. Sponsored by the Adult Life Resources Center of KU Continuing Education, directed by Gary Price with psychology and counseling grad students, open to the public.
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Kansas Union
Adult Life Resources Center
Kansas University Division of Continuing Education
Gary Price
KU Counseling Center
New Lawrence Boys Club Elects Officers
The Lawrence Boys' Club Board of Directors met with regional director Tom Daniels of the Great Plains Region in Minneapolis and with club director Thomas Cormack. New officers are President Larry McElwain, Vice President Bill Woody, Secretary Marshall Crowther, and Treasurer Cliff LaFrenz.
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Lawrence Boys’ Club Board of
Tom Daniels
Great Plains
Boys’ Clubs of America
Daniels
Minneapolis
Thomas Cormack
Lawrence Club
Larry McElwain
Bill Woody
Marshall Crowther
Cliff LaFrenz
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Ment
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Congress
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Mansfield
Jeep
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Bath Shop
Towel Sale
Fieldcrest
Iowa
Professional Tax Services, Inc
Larry S. Chance
John R. Haase
LHS
Lawrence High School
Harold Keen
Henry Mancini
Heartbreak City
Albert Burgstahler
Chorale
Lewis Tilford
Ed Kuhn
Tad Wilson
George Swift
Mike Cormack
John Childers
John Masad
Matt Hollingshead
Miles McNall
Scott Roberts
Mike McGrew
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Phil Watson
John Pohlman
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First National Bank
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Carmerce Park
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Haskell Avenue
Prairie Meadows No. 6
West 26Th Street
Carpenter Addition
East 23Rd Street
Lawrence Ready Mix Industries Inc
Lakeview Lake
Westdale Road
Tony
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HBO. Inc
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HBO
Sunflower Cablevision
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Lawrence Auto Plaza
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Massachusetts
Leo Souders
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