Lawrence Faces Severe Housing Shortage in Fall
The Saturday Column notes Lawrence’s housing crunch as apartments and homes remain scarce despite rising employment. Realtors warn of an emergency, with August and September arrivals needing quick housing solutions. Builders cite tight money and down payment hurdles, while local firms expand payrolls, underscoring the need for new construction and official support.
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Lawrence
Hallmark
Stokely van Camp
Reuter Organ
Cooperative Farm Chemical Association
FMC Corp
Lawrence Paper Co
Ellen Stevenson Evicted From Her Chicago Quarters
In Chicago Deputy Sheriff Robert Daniels evicted Ellen Borden Stevenson after Judge Walker Butler empowered the sheriff to take possession for Arthur F. Erickson. Stevenson, once married to Adlai E. Stevenson, resisted briefly before agreeing to leave as relatives sought conservatorship and her funds were traced from 400000 to 100000.
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Ellen Stevenson
Chicago
Ellen Borden Stevenson
Adlai E. Stevenson
United Sates
United Nations
Walker Butler
Circuit Court
E. Bellvue Place
Daniels
Winchester Horse Show Promises Grand July 15 Event
The 14th annual Jefferson County Memorial Hospital Benefit Horse Show set for 7 30 p m Friday July 15 in Winchester features 17 classes from walking horses to clover leaf barrel racing. Lawrence attorney John Brand will judge. Sponsored by the Winchester Lions Club and Hospital Auxiliary with Ruth Sedlak as secretary. If rain postponement to Monday July.
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Jefferson County Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Lawrence
John Brand
Winchester Lions Club
Hospital Auxiliary
Ruth Sedlak
Downtown redevelopment debate splits Lawrence leaders
Lawrence leaders split over a proposed downtown beautification and mall plan after a Friday breakfast debate between Hatcher and Crane. Chamber officials favor a Chamber-led initiative with city backing, while merchants want downtown merchants to lead, citing parking and traffic concerns.
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Schubert
Chamber of Commerce
Jim Owens
Hatcher
Crane
Lawrence
Owens
Lawrence- Douglas County
J. F. Stinson
Massachusetts Street
Stinson
Little Rock
Massachusetts
South Park
Chamber
Flannery
Rhodes
City Commission
Bob Pulliam
9Th
Mass. Sts
Theft at Deep Rock Station on West 23rd
Mike Mitchel of 2531 Redbud Lane reported to police that $322 was stolen from the safe in the Deep Rock service Station at 930 W. 23rd St Friday.
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Mike Mitchel
Redbud Lane
Deep Rock
23Rd St
Firefighters respond to trash barrel blaze at 1401 W. 6th St
Lawrence firemen were called out to a trash barrel fire at 1401 West 6th Street. The incident caused no damage and was reported at 12 32 AM.
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Lawrence
W. 6Th St
Two KKK Members Guilty In Rights Conspiracy Trial
Athens Georgia AP two Ku Klux Klan members Joseph Sims and Cecil Myers were each sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to violate Negro rights. Co-defendant Herbert Guest was sentenced to two years for selling unlicensed pep pills. Four Klansmen were acquitted.
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Athens, Ga
U.S. Dist
William A. Bootle
Joseph Howard Sims
Cecil W. Myers
James Hudson
Athens
Bootle
Washington
Lemuel A. Penn
Herbert Guest
Sims
Myers
FBI
Penn
George H. Turner
Guest
James S. Lackey
Denver Willis Phillips
Lackey
Turner
U. S
Floyd M. Buford
Buford
Memorial Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Noted
Memorial Hospital reports admissions for Mrs. Della Thompson Sun flower Village Mrs. Sandra Pearson 1508 E 13th Mrs. Mary Cartwright Bonner Springs Ernest Siscoe DeSoto Elza Wiley 645 Mo Dismissals include Nobel Lathrom Jr 501 North St Patricia Compassi Tonganoxie Karen Bigsby Route 2 Mrs May Cunningham 734 Walnut Jenene Lambert 1410 Clare Ct Lester Schwartz Route 2 Baldwin Mrs Micki Milliken and Sherri Sue 2433 Ridge Ct Births announce Mr and Mrs Stephen Shoemaker 1405 Pa St a son Friday.
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Della Thompson
Sunflower Village
Sandra Pearson
E. 13Th
Mary Cartwright
Bonner Springs
Ernest Siscoe
DeSoto
Elza Wiley
Nobel Lathrom Jr
North St
Patricia Compassi
Tonganoxie
Karen Bigsby
May Cunningham
Walnut
Jenene Lambert
Clare Ct
Lester Schwartz
Baldwin
Micki Milliken
Sherri Sue
Ridge Ct
Moon May Be Brushy Surface Hint From Moon Surveys
In San Diego AP reports signals from the Surveyor spacecraft suggest the moon may have a brushland like surface texture. Engineers from Ryan Aero nautical Co study radar data to describe lunar terrain and its roughness.
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San Diego
Calif
Moon
Earth
Ryan Aeronautical Co
Surveyor
America
Church of Christ invites for services and radio program
An invitation for attendance at the Church of Christ meeting at Ith and Maple in Eudora, plus a Sunday morning radio program on KLWN from 9 to 9 15, hosted by the regular minister E. Stumhe.
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CHIS
Church of Christ
Ith & Maple
Eudoras
KLWN
Stumhe
McNamara Says Higher Tempo Hurts Communist Viet Nam War
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara said the faster U S operations in Viet Nam have kept the Communists from assembling forces for a monsoon offensive. He cited a 280000 troop total and about 1700 helicopters as key gains and warned a final victory timeline remains impossible to predict.
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Washington (Ap
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Viet Nam
McNamara
U.S. Pacific Command
Honolulu
Defense
U.S. Grant Sharp
U.S. Pacific
North
South Viet Nam
Sharp
Saigon
Willam
Westmoreland
Navy
Hanoi
Haiphong
Defense Secretary
Hawaii
America
South Viet
Uuet
McNamera
United States
North Viet Nam
Kansas collects 297 million in state taxes for year
The Kansas Department of Revenue reported 297 million dollars collected in taxes for the year ended June 30, up 83 million from the prior year and the highest on record. Main categories rose with income taxes 7 million and sales taxes 113.4 million, while liquor, cereal malt beverage, cigarette, motor fuel, and inheritance taxes also increased. Dr. Leonard Axe noted May receipts surpassed advance estimates by 22 million.
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Topeka
Kansas Department of Revenue
Leonard Axe
General Revenue
Groups Meet Sunday Unprogrammed Worship
The Lawrence Unitarian Fellowship and Dread Friends Meeting hold an unprogrammed worship service this Sunday at 10 a.m. at Pleasant Valley meeting house.
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Lawrence Unitarian Fellowship
Dread Friends Meeting
Pleasant Valley Meeting House
Japanese undersea tunnel project to link Honshu and Hokkaido
A 22.5 mile undersea railway tunnel will be started soon between Honshu and Hokkaido in northern Japan. It is expected to become the world's longest undersea tunnel.
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Honshu
Hokkaido
Japan
Lawrence Junior High Events and City Voter Registration Update
A junior high dance at South Park Recreation Center runs 7 30 to 9 38 tonight with The Heard band and admission charged. Craft class starts July 13 at the same center, runs through Aug 10 with 1 dollar materials fee. County residents newly annexed must register by 9 PM Tuesday to vote in the Aug 2 primary.
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South Park Recreation Center
Delbert Mathia
City Hall
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Tyartnet
Clude
Eral Savings and Loan Association
Elliot Epstein
Stevenson
Ilinois
Lodge
Lawrence Lodge No. 6
AF & AM
C. W. Schroeder
W.M. Ic
W. Mole
Winchester Horse Show
Sandra Jarrett
Miami Beach
Lawrence Auto Service
KKK
Stephen Shoemaker
Darrel D. Madsen Pastor
Madsen
Ruth Henley
Assembly of God
Thirteenth
Mac
Lawrence ‘Memorial Co
ORMAN
Kansas University
Murphy Hall
Lawrence High School
Norman
Okla
Mary Kehr
Conny Cerne
Susan Petefish Joy Weatherwax
Kathe Penny
Haverty & Hedges
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Wee
Fred Rumsey
Oscar Rumsey
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