Former KU Olympic star Cliff Cushman listed MIA in Vietnam
Air Force Lt. Cliff Cushman, ex KU and Olympic hurdler, remains missing in Vietnam after his jet disappeared in September 1966. His mother-in-law in Omaha says Cushman’s name is not on current MIA lists and there is still faint hope. Cushman gained fame at KU including a 1960 Olympic finish and a letter urging youth to strive for excellence.
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Cliff Cushman
Air Force
Kansas University
Vietnam
Cushman
H. M. Throop
Journal-World
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Rome
U.S
KU Research Value Increases in Year
KU reports fiscal 1972 totals show total research value at $12.53 million, up from the prior year, with $5.94 million on the Lawrence campus and $6.59 million at the Kansas City Medical Center. Federal funding dominates, led by NASA and the Public Health Service, with most funds supporting Liberal Arts and Sciences and various departments.
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Lawrence
Kansas Payk University
Medical Center
Kansas City
Rport
Center For Research, Inc
Bill Barr
Barr
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National Science Education
U.S. Public Health Service
Department of the Interior
Atomic Energy Commission
Army
Navy
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
USS. Public Health Service
American Cancer Society
Damon Runyon Fund
The
Kaw Valley Heart Assn
Arthritis Foundation
City Considers Clinton Area Funds Application
The Lawrence City Commission will discuss authorizing staff to file for 9150 dollars with the state planning division for a Clinton Lake area comprehensive plan. If approved, city and county will each contribute 1325 dollars, with federal funds covering about two thirds. Public hearings will cover a New Hampshire parking lot expansion and sidewalks near Iowa to Louisiana.
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Lawrence
City Commission considers zoning and street improvements plans
The agenda covers a JB s Big Boy sign variance at 740 Iowa, a public hearing for Feb 13, parking lot work on New Hampshire, sidewalk projects between 19th and 23rd streets, removal of parking on Yale Road north side, bid date for a street truck, and petitions for Westdale Road and Heatherwood Terrace. It includes a Clinton Lake Comprehensive Plan request, sewer construction orders, Traffic Safety Commission appointment, and road paving orders on Lawrence Avenue and Princeton Boulevard.
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New Hampshire
19Th
Louisiana
23Rd
Yale Road
Highland Drive
R. O. Nelson
Westdale Road
Harvard Road
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Department of Economic Development
Topeka
Clinton Lake
Old Business
Wakarusa Rural Water District
Auto Plaza
Calvin, Eddy, and Kappelman
Heatherwood Terrace
The
Traffic Safety Commission
Lawrence Avenue
Homestead Drive
Princeton Boulevard
Peterson Road
Discuiss
State Plans Honors For Astronaut Evans
Kansas welcomes Apollo 17 command pilot Ron Evans home with a two day schedule. He arrives with his wife for a governor’s reception and a news conference, then addresses the legislature and visits Highland Park High School. A Topeka reception, film show, and a Thursday parade in St. Francis accompany the events.
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Topeka
Kan
Ron Evans
Kansas
Evans
Statehouse
Governor’s Office
Highland Park
Bill McCormick
Topeka Municipal Auditorium
Goodland
St. Francis
U.S. Funds for Downtowns Dubious in 1974 Nixon Plan
The Nixon budget would withhold new downtown development funds in 1974 unless Congress approves urban revenue sharing. HUD plans to resubmit legislation starting July 1 1974 with an initial 2.3 billion dollars. neighborhoods and renewal programs face funding changes while overall HUD outlays rise.
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U.S
Washington
Congress
Nixon
HUD
Federal Housing Administration
George Romney
Council clarifies zoning change procedure in Wellsville
Wellsville City Council unanimously approves an ordinance clarifying how rezoning requests are reviewed. The planning commission must hear and review applications, collect a 115 fee for legal publication, and set public hearings within 45 days. protests must be filed within 14 days after hearings. The move follows a mobile home park proposal and aligns with City Attorney advice.
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Wellsville
Gwendolyn Boone
Wellsville Planning Commission
Boone
Planning Commission
County Grants Funds for Clinton Lake Mini Plan
The Douglas County Commission approved $1 825 in matching funds for a federal grant to fund a mini comprehensive plan for Clinton Lake area. Dick McClanathan said Hare and Hare of Kansas City will lead the work at 5 650 with local staff contributing 3 500. The county may receive 5 000 from the government and possibly 650 more, leaving the county share near 1 000. The grant is contingent on county appropriation timing.
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Lawrence
John Emick
Walter Cragan
Douglas County Commission
Sheryl Condra
Eva Seratte
W. 27Th
Douglas Couny Commission
Clinton Lake
Lawrence Douglas County
Dick McClanathan
Arthur Heck
I. J. Stoneback
McClanathan
Clinton
Lawrence-Douglas County
Hare and Hare
Kansas City
Hare and
City Firemen Protest Pay Plan With Slowdown
Lawrence city officials discuss a pay dispute with firemen as 49 of 62 members participate in a slowdown starting January 18 in protest of a new plan that sets firemen starting pay five percent below police. The plan places firemen midrange among 11 cities surveyed.
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Lawrence
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