Missouri firm to acquire 1st National Merger
Mercantile Bancorporation of St Louis announced plans to merge with MidAmerican Corp and Johnson County Bankshares in a 129 million stock deal. The agreement would give Mercantile control of 16 Johnson County and MidAmerican offices and raise assets to about 10.6 billion.
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1St National
Mercantile Bancorporation
Lawrence
Kansas
First National Bank of Lawrence
Mercantile Bancorporation Inc. of
St. Louis
MidAmerican Corp
Johnson County Bankshares Inc
Johnson County
MidAmerican
First National
Lawrence National Bank and Trust Co
Lawrence National
Richard King
King
Terry Sutcliffe
Lawrence National Bank
John Elmore
Johnson County Bankshares
Mercantile
Merchants National Bank of
Topeka
MidAmerican Bank
Kansas City
First National of
Johnson County Bank N.A
Musk thistle woes plague county and city officials
Warm winter and rainy spring fuel musk thistle growth, with Douglas County officials reporting 80 plus complaints and Lawrence weed inspector Samantha Sattler noting 40 complaints. Notices go to lot owners and mowing costs, averaging about 70 dollars, get added to property taxes if unpaid. 18 lots mowed this spring. Landowners often unaware of noxious weed law. See County, page 7A.
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Dave Leaty
Douglas County
Dale Mooney
Mooney
Samantha Sattler
Lawrence
Sattler
Leuty
Ben Bigler
Unemployment rate hits 7.8 percent in June
U S jobless rate climbs to 7.8 percent in June the highest in over eight years. The Fed cuts its discount rate to 3 percent and signals easy money to revive demand as Bush comments on the outlook with Democratic critics noting the weak jobs data.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Labor Department
Bush
Fed
Valuations Rise Slightly as Levy Battle Intensifies
Douglas County and Lawrence see about a 3 percent rise in assessed valuations for 1992 affecting the county, city, and school district budgets for 1998. Despite small increases, officials aim to hold property tax levies steady, with residents possibly seeing tax relief under a new state law regulating school district levies. Current levies total about 77 mills for the school district, 28 mills for the city, and 22 mills for the county.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Darlene Hill
Rod Bremby
Marion Johnson
Lawrence panel backs two-bond plan for new schools
The Lawrence school commission approved an eight page report recommending two bond issues to build a fourth junior high and a second high school. The plan envisions moving ninth graders to the new high school and converting junior highs to middle schools while voters face a combined 31 million dollar bond.
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Lawrence School Commission
Lawrence School Board
Commission
Lawrence
Central
Wakarusa Drive
LHS
Fred Rodriguez
Inside Today Weather Outlook with Storm Chance
Inside Today report notes a 40 percent chance of storms tonight with possible severity and a low near 63. Friday forecasts call for sunshine and cooler conditions with a high around 81.
Bush Cleared in Hostage Deal In Paris Visit Ruling
A special House panel concluded that George Bush did not travel to Paris in 1980 to join talks pressuring Iran to delay the release of American hostages. The page also carries a quotable remark from Edward Mary, 94, who shot two neighbors over loud music.
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House
George Bush
Paris
Iran
Edward Mary
Iran prints bogus 100 dollar bills on Iran mint presses
A Republican congressional report says high quality counterfeit hundred dollar notes are printed on U.S. built presses at Iran's mint and smuggled worldwide with Syrian operatives. The bills are sold at half value and used in bribes, money laundering, and to undermine the U.S. economy with Islamic fundamentalist aims.
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Iran
Task Force On Terrorism
North America
U.S
Syria
Lebanon
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Brad Addington
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Monica Seles
Marting Navratilova
John McEnroe
Andre Agass
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