Countywide trash service proposed for Douglas County
Kansas University engineer Ross McKinney urged Lawrence to contract for county trash collection. The plan would make county collection mandatory outside Lawrence and optional in rural areas with Lawrence handling most processing. County officials support moving forward to submit to the State Board of Health, with recycling discussions noted by a League of Women Voters representative.
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Ross McKinney
Kansas University
Douglas County Solid Waste Management Committee
Lawrence
Buford Watson
County Commission
Kansas
League To Women
Claudette Smith
Cedarwood
Title IV Program Brings Complaints
Lawrence League of Women Voters members criticized the Title IV program during a League luncheon at the Kansas Union. Ernest Coleman outlined a $52,528 federal grant with $14,900 in staff time as 1971-72 efforts included 19 teachers in 15 sessions on race and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence League of Women Voters
Lawrence
Ernest Coleman
Watkins Room
Kansas Union
Coleman
Carol Worth
West
STEP in Trouble Funds Run Low
STEP a Lawrence Minnesota program for minority youth faces about three weeks left as funding runs short. Briscoe reports $305.76 in donations this week and ongoing appeals to city leaders and local groups. The ten week effort aims to employ 53 youths with Wages via employers or STEP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Briscoe
Briscoe
Lawrence
STEP
Hallmark Promotes Bratton To Card Production Post
Charles Bratton 39, Kansas City native and Hallmark veteran, promoted to greeting card production manager at the Lawrence plant Roger Hill announced. Bratton, a CMSC graduate and Army veteran, has long served Hallmark roles in Lawrence. He and wife Sue Torres Bratton live in Lawrence with two children Teresa and Steve.
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Hallmark
Bratton
Charles Bratton
Kansas City
Lawrence
Roger Hill
Lawence
Hill
Robert Payne
Payne
Grandview
Central Missouri State College
Warrensburg
Korea
Japan
CMSC
Continental Oil Co
the Elks
First United Methodist Church
Commission On Stewardship For
Sue Torres
Teresa
Steve
Brattons
Rt. 5
4000 Expected At CPA Picnic In Eudora
An estimated four thousand people are set to attend the annual Eudora CPA Picnic starting this afternoon with races at 4 30 p m and a square dance at 8 30 p m in the city park. The festival continues Saturday with a 5 p m parade and pony pulling events. The CPA Picnic began in 1901 as the Central Protective Association formed for mutual cattle rustler protection.
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Eudora
Eudora Cpa
Karl Edwards
Lawrence
CPA
Central Protective Assn
Miss Kansas Pageant Returns to Pratt without Lawrence entry
The Miss Kansas Pageant is underway at Pratt with no Lawrence entry this year. In prior years Lawrence produced finalists Debbie Bryant and Mimi Frink, who advanced to Miss America and Miss Kansas respectively. Jaycees cite other commitments and declining local interest as factors, while John Gere of the Kansas Veteran's Commission notes two employers seeking veteran apprenticeship and on the job training after a Journal World story.
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Lawrence
Pratt
Debbie Bryant
Mimi Frink
Miss Bryant
Miss Frink
Lawrence Jaycees
Jaycees
John Gere
The
Kansas Veteran’s Commission
Journal-World Story
Gere
Hoffman Criticizes Neglect of Legal Service by AG
Hoffman accused Attorney General Vern Miller of neglecting legal service for Kansas state and local agencies. He noted the bond desk aided credit ratings for districts and said Miller planned to discontinue checking bond transcripts, criticizing the move as publicity driven drug raid tactics.
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Hoffman
Topeka
Kan
Robert E. Hoffman
Fairlawn Optimist Club
Bond
Attorney General
Kansas
Vern Miller
Clay Hedrick
Miller
Hedricks
Two Airlines Expand Security After Hijacking Incident
American Airlines begins inspections of carry-on baggage at O'Hare gates as passengers board flights. United Air Lines will employ staff to inspect all hand luggage on its 1727 flights and will continue spot checks on other boarding. The move follows a hijacking from Wednesday on an American jet between Oklahoma City and Dallas.
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Chicago
U.S
American Airlines
O’hare
United Air Lines
American
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Youth in Fairly Good Condition After Softball Collision
Fred Gentry an 18 year old from 413 Yorkshire was treated for a concussion after colliding with another player chasing a fly ball near Seventh and Lyon during a Monday softball game. He was moved from intensive care to floor care at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Fred Gentry
Yorkshire
Lyon
Divorces Rise While Marriages Dip in Douglas County
Douglas County records show divorces climbing with marriages slipping. First six months yield 149 divorces from 378 licenses, a ratio near one divorce per 2.5 licenses. State trends mirror nationwide increases, with long waiting periods for divorce in Kansas and debate on social causes.
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Douglas County
Kansas Bureau of Vital Statistics
Douglas County Probate Court
District Court Clerk’s Office
Vital Statistics Bureau
State Vital Statistics Division
Kansas
Chicago
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McKinney
Arthur Heck
Commission
State Board of Health
West Junior High
Hhe
South
Central
Mrs. Worth
Ed Buchanan
Harold Bryan
U.S. Army
Human Relations Commission Contingency Fund
Ministerial Alliance
United Ministries In Higher Education
Black Parents
Concerned
Charlie
JCI
Airlines
Sirloin
Kaw River
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