City Budget Raises Taxes and Haskell Loop Hearing Set
The Lawrence City Commission approved a preliminary budget raising taxes by 2.666 mills and scheduled a public hearing on the Haskell Loop road project for July 29. Mayor Barkley Clark called the budget austere but adequate as staff proposed the best available plan for the year. The panel discussed varying wage increases, with accusations of a needed pay differential to justify promotions, and noted City Attorney Milton Allen’s retainer remains unchanged at 17,700 annually despite his not attending meetings.
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Lawrence City Commission
Haskell
Barkley Clark
Allen
Watson
Rail dispute settlement nears as talks continue
Washington AP reports a near settlement in the railroad bargaining talks between the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and major railroads with federal mediator W J Usery Jr. presiding. Both sides say major issues remain including wage costs and health benefits while postal talks proceed.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Federal
W. J. Usery Jr
C. L. Dennis
William Dempsey
Dennis
Darrell Brown
Wheat sale seen as good opener for exports to Russia
Kansas farmers welcome the announcement of a two million metric ton wheat sale to Russia, hoping it signals a price bottom and ongoing exports. Officials note the crop may total 2.1 billion bushels this year while farmers hold cash grain to support prices and await further sales.
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Wichita
Kan
Russia
Kansas
Tom ‘Ostrander
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Great Plains
Rex Cozad
Kansas Wheat Commission
Cozad
Ostrander
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Ers
Frances Horowitz Named to KU College Post
Frances Horowitz professor of psychology and human development at Kansas University is named associate dean of the KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She will lead faculty recruitment, fundraising, and program development, relinquishing her chairmanship but continuing teaching and research. Her salary may rise to 30 000 if approved. Douglas County building permits for Q2 show values down from last year with 692 200 in April to June and 1 089 100 year-to-date.
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Frances Horowitz
Kansas University
KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Robert F. Cobb
Horowitz
Cobb
Department of Human Development and Family Life
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Goucher College
Towson
Iowa State University
Ames
Iowa
Douglas County
Wayne Kellum
Gurney trial summations set Tuesday
After 18 weeks of testimony in the influence peddling case against former Senator Edward Gurney and three co defendants, the government said it would offer no rebuttal witnesses. The judge sequestered the jury for the remainder of the trial as final arguments were scheduled for Tuesday at 10 a.m. with nine potential rebuttal witnesses listed, though only one appeared.
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Tampa
Fla
Edward Gurney
US. District Court
Ben Krentzman
Krentzman
Earl
Duke
Low bid noted for K-10 work near Lawrence
A bid of 3 502 156 19 from Reno Construction Co Inc Overland Park was the apparent low offer for 7 454 miles of road on a K 10 project east of Lawrence The highway commission will analyze bridge bids that were tied and announce the apparent low bidder perhaps Friday A Wednesday meeting will decide contract awards with construction possible soon The route will extend from 2 1/2 miles east of Lawrence to the Douglas Johnson County line south of the present highway Work east to K 7 in Johnson County is already underway
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Reno Construction Co. Inc
Overland Park
Lawrence
Bob Slease
State Highway Commission
Slease
Douglas-Johnson County
Johnson County
Hawklet Snack Bar To Relocate Under ROTC Plan
A compromise will move Hawklet tables chairs and vending machines from the Hawklet student snack bar in Summerfield Hall basement at Kansas University to a nearby wooden annex now used by the EU military science department. Military science offices will relocate to remodeled quarters in the main ROTC building per Col W M Wondrack.
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Summerfield Hall
Kansas University
EU Military Science Department
W.M. Wondrack
Air Force Rotc
Hawklet
Frank Burge
The
Kansas Union
Burge
Food Service
del Shankel
Military Science Building
Power outage fixes ease Penn Central commuter delays
Philadelphia reports power failure halted all six Penn Central lines and disrupted Amtrak service between Washington and Boston. Crews work overnight to replace a transformer that caught fire. The outage stranded thousands with trains back on schedule this morning.
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Philadelphia
Penn Central
Amtrak
Washington
Boston
Kansas Highway Commission to audit quarry material records
Investigations into possible construction material fraud in Kansas City area prompt a Kansas Highway Commission inquiry. John McNeal says special checks will be made on existing records. Kansas uses a twice daily weigh system to detect discrepancies between empty and total truck weights to prevent fraud.
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Kansas City
Kansas Highway Commission
Lawrence
Missouri
Clinton
Corps of Engineers
John McNeal
Kansas
McNeal
Lawrence Woman's Club Property Sold by Local Attorneys
The Lawrence Woman's Club property at 20th and Mass donated earlier this year to the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Assn. has sold to two local attorneys. Proceeds near $30,000 will fund hospital equipment, with exact figures pending title clearance. Buyer Jerry Donnelly and County Judge Mike Elwell suggest possible residential use pending zoning changes.
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Lawrence Woman’s Club
20Th and
Mass
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Assn
James Campbell
Jerry Donnelly
Mike Elwell
Radicals attack Japan royalty on Okinawa and Tokyo clash
Two radicals threw gasoline bombs at Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko on Okinawa during a three day visit. In Tokyo a rival faction clash at Shimbashi Station wounded 43 people, including seven police, and led to over 300 arrests as rail traffic stalled for hours.
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Naha
Okinawa
Japan
Tokyo
Akihito
Michiko
Hirohito
U.S
Shimbashi
Wichita utility gets rate hike
A $3.81 million annual rate increase for Kansas Gas and Electric Co. of Wichita will take effect within a few days, as announced by the Kansas Corporation Commission.
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Wichita
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Kansas Corporation Commisson
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