Lawrence Memorial Hospital financing under revenue bonds examined
A Dolph C. Simons Jr column questions if Lawrence Memorial Hospital can generate 800000 to 1 million dollars annually to cover principal and interest on a 25 to 30 year revenue bond financed remodel. It discusses costs 12 to 17 million for construction plus interest, possible rates 8 to 10 percent, and the need for strong occupancy and price strategy.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence City
Johnson County
Lawrence
Lawrence Paper Co
Packer Plastics
Curtis 1000
All Star Dairy
Goodrich
Kansas
Topeka
Kansas City
Lawrence Memorial
Park Parkway Funding Faces Senate Appropriations Review
The Senate Appropriations Committee will weigh a measure including 10 million for the Clinton Parkway as part of a 25 million authorization disputed over contract authority. If approved, final steps include a possible Ford signature and potential deferral. Local officials seek 4.13 million in federal aid for 70 percent participation, with construction possibly starting in 1977 after environmental and engineering steps.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Subcommittee On Transportation
Ford
U.S. Department of Transportation
Bob Downen
Bob Dole
Dole
James Pearson
Senate
Weir
Low bidders named for 12 bridges on K-10 project east of Lawrence
State Highway Commission announced apparent low bidders Friday for 12 bridges in the K-10 project east of Lawrence. L G Barcas and Sons Inc Kansas City Kan bid 740160 for two four span bridges and a three span bridge. Jensen Construction Co Des Moines Iowa bid 1424071 for two three span bridges. Whitter Construction Co Oskaloosa bid 160383 for a box bridge. Construction Contractors Inc Shawnee submitted bids totaling 120? 364438 for two twin spans 446395 for two three spans and 388344 for two 150 foot bridges. Reno Construction Co Overland Park appeared as apparent low bidder Thursday with 3502156 for 7454 miles of road in K-10. Commission will meet Wednesday to award contracts for bridges and highway.
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State Highway Commission
Lawrence
L.G. Barcas and Sons Inc
Kansas City
Kan
Jensen Construction Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Whitter Construction Co
Oskaloosa
Slease
Appliance pickup policy shift discussed by Lawrence city
Lawrence officials review impact of halting heavy appliance collection from bulk trash last May aimed at reducing worker compensation claims and truck repairs. City cites lack of records to prove cost changes while planning private-hauler bids to avoid a 25 percent rate increase.
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Lawrence Sanitation Department
Lawrence Sanitation Workers Union
Ross McKinney
Kansas University
Two jurors seated for Joan Little murder trial
In Raleigh two white women were accepted as the seventh and eighth jurors for the trial of Joan Little, the 21 year old accused of killing jailer Clarence Alligood. Marcia Pearce sobbed as she voiced beliefs about the case and said she would kill a would be rapist, while Hilda Lipscomb declared Little innocent.
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Raleigh, N.C
Joan Little
Marcia Pearce
Wake Forest
Mrs. Pearce
Miss Little
Beaufort County
Clarence Alligood
Alligood
Raleigh
Pearce
Eight in custody in Topeka illegal gambling probe
Police report eight people detained in a months long gambling investigation in Topeka aged 19 to 61. A large sum of money was confiscated with no figures released as arrests followed a morning operation.
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Topeka
Kan
A.m
Nursing home survey flags patient neglect and overmedication
A nationwide HEW survey of 300 nursing homes serving 283 000 patients found doctors often focus on life preservation over dignity, with cases of overmedication and missing or misfiled records. Eighty nine percent had written menus and 51 666 refused most meals. many homes lacked timely meals and proper substitutions. Federal official Theodore Cooper urged better physician involvement and stronger regulations to raise care quality and promote home care for the elderly.
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Salt Lake City
Theodore Cooper
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Cooper
Ttam
Nurs
Ing
Northwest pilots approve contract ending strike
Northwest Airlines reaches a contract with its pilots via ALPA just before a strike deadline. The agreement, reached at 1 56 a m CDT and accepted 15 minutes earlier, raises average pilot pay to 45600 and requires no ratification by pilots though language must be finalized.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Northwest Airlines
Fedral
Kay McMurray
Air Line Pilots Association
ALPA
Northwest
Roy Erickson
McMurray
Erickson
Probation Officer Corrects Remorse Claim in Hatfield Case
A state probation officer corrected a Douglas County Atty statement about Terry Hatfield remorse after the shooting death of Sally Spears. Judge Frank Gray denied a motion to shorten Hatfield’s five to twenty year sentence. the presentence report indicated remorse, which the attorney misread. The judge said the error did not affect the denial.
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A.D. Davidson
The
Journal- World
Douglas County Atty
David Berkowitz
Terry J. Hatfield
Sally Spears
Douglas County District Court
Frank Gray
Hatfield
Miss Spears
Davidson
Berkowitz
Gray
Milwaukee Agent Cited for Outstanding Life Insurance Sales
Charles E. McPheeters, Lawrence agent for Northwestern Mutual Life, will be cited Monday for top life insurance sales among the firm's 3400 plus agents during 1974 75. He is with Robert L. Shields district agency Ottawa of Joseph D. McTigue general agency Kansas City and earned Marathon Club membership.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Charles E. McPheeters
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Robert L. Shields
Ottawa
Joseph D. McTigue
Kansas City
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Soldier Township
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