Governors urge clout to shape Washington decisions
Michigan Governor Milliken opens the 14th Midwest Governor's Conference urging a regional approach to exert state clout. The gathering discusses inflation, unemployment, energy, and the need for less federal help to industry while warning politics in Washington could undermine recovery.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Michigan
William G. Milliken
Milliken
Washington
South Dakota
Richard F. Kneip
Nelson Rockefeller
Donald Rumsfeld
Gerald R. Ford
CPA picnic dance draws big crowd at Eudora event
In Eudora the annual Cattlemen's Protection Association picnic faced heat impact on Friday attendance but Saturday's dance drew a strong crowd. Kenneth Lawson CPA president said the parade was one of the most successful in the event's long history dating to the early 1900s. The bicentennial theme boosted participation and weekend festivities included three dances a parade a carnival a children's track meet bicycle jamboree country music a pony pull and a mule jump. Proceeds will fund next year's picnic and community projects including possibly the new Eudora Library.
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Eudora
Fadora
Cattlemen’s Protection Assn
Kenneth Lawson
CPA
Lawson
Treasure hunter families grieve as tugboat sinks off Florida
Three young treasure hunters die when the 60 foot tug Northwind capsizes near the Marquesas Keys south of Key West. Dirk Fisher 21 skipper Angela Fisher 21 and Rick Gage ? diver from New York City perished. Nine others escaped after water flooded the vessel. Survivor Donald Jonas 19 cites a malfunctioning toilet pump as a cause.
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Key West
Fla
Mel Fisher
Dirk
Fisher
Treasure Salvors, Inc
Northwind
Angela
Rick Gage
New York City
Anchorage
Marquesas Keys
Lawrence to reshuffle city housing code team and land condemnations
The Lawrence City Commission will discuss moving the minimum housing code program to the community development department and merging inspections with an environmental inspector post, plus adding a senior law student. It also reviews condemnation and appropriation of land for a maintenance garage and storm drainage on MTHS. The meeting includes utility bids, donations, board appointments, and miscellaneous items.
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Lawrence City Commission
City
Buford Watson
Community Development Department
Public Works Department
11Th and
Haskell
State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
City of
Lawrence
Girl's condition remains serious after pedestrian accident
Tammy G Gideon, 4, of 1220 N.Y., is in serious condition at Kansas University Medical Center after a Friday evening crash in the 1100 block of Massachusetts. Doctors report rib and pelvis fractures, head injuries, and possible internal injuries. She is in intensive care as police seek details and have not yet interviewed her.
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Tammy G. Gideon
N.Y
Kansas University Medical Center
Massachusetts
Merle McClure
Lawrence district answers suit over teacher termination
Lawrence Unified School District 497 filed an answer denying claims that contract rights were breached when a former teacher was terminated. The district asks that Edmondson not receive the $50,000 sought and that he pay costs. Edmondson, who resigned from West Junior High in midyear after a disciplinary dispute, filed the suit in June seeking reinstatement. No hearing has been scheduled.
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Lawrence Unified School District 497
Sherman E
Edmondson
West Junior High School
KU planners may visit hospitals to study fireproofing
Kansas officials plan an inspection tour of East and West Coast hospitals to review fireproofing methods for the KU medical center clinical facilities project. The visit aims to determine required fireproofing levels and potential reductions in interstitial space protection amid 3.3 million dollar steel fireproofing bids.
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State and
Kansas University
KU Medical Center
Kansas City
Louis Krueger
Krueger
KUMC
NYC faces new supercrisis warns Big MAC head Flynn
Thomas D. Flynn, chairman of the Municipal Assistance Corp., warned that New York City is heading into a supercrisis and risks default if Big MAC cannot sell bonds or the city cannot raise funds. He cited potential hidden deficits and denied initiating brinkmanship. Mayor Beame and a joint task force pursue dramatic proposals to restore investor confidence ahead of $1 billion in new bonds.
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Land Point
N.Y
Thomas D. Flynn
Municipal Assistance Corp
New York City
Big Mac
New York
Flynn
Hugh L. Carey
Abraham Beame
Gracie Mansion
Gov. Carey
Manhattan
Beame
Pearson invited to visit China by White House delegation
Senator James B. Pearson of Kansas, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was named along with five other congressional leaders to visit the Republic of China. The 10 day trip starts August 20 and will explore agricultural and industrial sites and Chinese interest in American agricultural technology. Other delegation members include Senators Byrd and Nunn and Representatives Anderson Slack and Derwinski.
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Washington
James B. Pearson
R-Kan
White House
Republic of China
Pearson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs
Robert Byrd
DW. Va
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
John B. Anderson
R-Ill
John Slack
D-W. Va
Edward Derwinski
R-Ii
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University of Pennsylvania
Albert Cox
Kentucky
Julian Carroll
Nebraska
J. James Exon
Caroll
Nebraska Democrat
Kansas
Robert F. Bennett
Energy Task Force
John Cross
Donald Jonas
Ecean Manpower Services
Clark
Minimum Housing Code Board of Appeals
Board of Electrical Examiners
Seventh
Ninth
Arkansas Street
Max Lucas
Archie Dykes
Hospital
Krueger, Lucas
Russell Miller
Medical Center Administration
Warren Corman
Kansas Board of Regents
Nyc
M&m Office Supply
New Hampshire
Westside Greenhouse
Florida
Jim Owens
Scotts
Lawrence Area
Carload Savings
Bankamericard
Tor A
Keross
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