Extra Bacon Needed to Keep Coffee Eggs on Breakfast Table
An Associated Press market basket survey shows 35.4 percent of 16 items rose from March 1 to June 1 across 13 cities, with coffee and eggs leading price gains as wholesale costs climb. The total bill rose in 10 cities while three fell. Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and Seattle saw no rise.
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Associated Press
London
International Coffee Organization
Brazil
Colombia
Africa
New York City
Boston
Agriculture Department
Miami
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Chicago
Dallas
Detroit
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelhia
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Providence
Phase 1 Project Nears Completion in Lawrence Downtown
The downtown Lawrence improvement phase used 200 tons of sand, uncovered wooden pipes and trolley tracks, and faced a water line break that halted progress. Construction disrupted parking and traffic, but merchants say the completed downtown is now a better shopping area. Winter delays paused work from January to February with finishing touches in spring.
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Lawrence
Busiessmen
DLA
Paul Gray
Clinton Reservoir Excluded From Kansas Resort Feasibility
The state study will identify a resort site among eleven reservoirs including El Dorado but Clinton Reservoir in Douglas County is omitted due to lack of a state park contract. The project aims to guide a 1974 legislative recommendation with criteria based on population access highways and utilities.
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Topeka
Clinton
Kansas
State Park and Resources Authority
Lynn Burris
Authority
Douglas County
Burris
Park and Resources Authority
Clinton Reservoir
el Dorado Reservoir
Perry
Cedar Bluff
Cheney
Elk City
Kanapolis
Melvern
Milford
Pomona
Turtle Creek
Wilson Reservoirs
City Commission Agenda New Business and Old Business Items
The agenda includes Millpark Plaza site plan at 1329 W Ninth St. and paving contracts on 22nd Street Heatherwood Addition. A $4645.40 claim from John Scruggs is received for sewer backup damages May 7.
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Millpark Plaza
Ninth St
22Nd Street
Heatherwood Addition
John Scruggs
Utah Ct
John Smith Purchases Kansas Color Press Firm
John W. Smith of Kansas City Missouri has bought controlling interest in Kansas Color Press Inc a Lawrence based family firm. Gertrude N. Zimmerman president announced the sale noting the firm employs about 350 people and that Smith will remain involved as the management changes continue.
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Kansas Color Press Inc
Lawrence
John W. Smith
Kansas City
Gertrude N. Zimmerman
Smith
Wayne Defends Nixon Blame Cast As Unfair
Actor John Wayne says Watergate blame on Nixon is unfair and calls the bugging a panty raid by underlings who enjoy cloak and dagger games. He says Ehrlichman and Haldeman were arrogant and have not helped the President, though the press and Congress often fail to praise Nixon's good deeds.
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Seattle
John Wayne
Nixon
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Wayne
White House
John) Ehrlichman
H.R.) Haldeman
Congress
Mr. Nixon
Watson Seeks Federal Aid for Lawrence Water Plant
City Manager Buford Watson will ask the Lawrence City Commission to authorize seeking federal disaster relief funds to cover costs from sand intake at the water plant. The May planning commission meeting items and a Brown Brothers Construction bid correction are noted for the agenda.
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Buford Watson
Lawrence City Commission
Commission
City Hall
First National Bank
Ninth
Massachusetts
Water Department
Lawrence-Douglas County
Remodeling Slated For Eldridge House
Eldridge House at Seventh and Massachusetts will undergo a 450000 renovation split between exterior interior work and a restaurant club area. Rockledge Investment plans 12 new apartments converting hotel rooms, with sandblasted exteriors and a stonework effect. Bush and Fishman Restaurants will overhaul the dining and lounge spaces, aiming for a western themed atmosphere and multiple banquets, to complete by August 15.
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Andy Galyardt
Rockledge Investment, Inc
Plant move underway at Certain-Teed in Santa Fe area
Lawrence Gustin Bacon Division reports Certain-Teed Products, Inc. is moving main assembly to a new plant west of Santa Fe Industrial Park. Lee Melton, president, says partial production has begun and full operation will take 30 to 40 days, with completion by early next week.
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Gustin Bacon Division
Certain-Teed Products, Inc
Santa Fe Industrial Park
Lee Melton
Melton
Lawrence
Sunflower Cablevision
Funeral Home Handling Details Debated At City Hall
Officials discuss at home or away handling details for funeral services, with Funeral Home contact 843 5111 noted as the point of reference for arrangements.
Gasoline Supply Located for Clinton Dam Project Haulers
List and Clark Construction Co officials reported fuel for the Clinton Dam project will be ample. John Newport said Mobil Oil in Kansas City informed him they can help Fleming and Babcock hauling firms if needed, noting a 30,000 gallon storage at the Clinton site and no current problems.
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Clinton Dam
List and Clark Construction Co
John Newport
Mobil Oil Co
Kansas City
Fleming and Babcock Inc
Newport
Clinton
Soviet TU-144 Crash Probed At Paris Air Show
Aviation experts sift wreckage after the Soviet TU-144 exploded during a Paris air show exhibition. Fourteen people were killed and 28 injured as parts rained on Goussainville. Investigators seek cause while noting the loss could delay the program.
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Goussainville
France
Russia
le Bourget
Grandstand
Mikail Koslov
Quote from Hack on youth challenge and selfImprovement
Hack urges boys to see violence poverty and discrimination as solvable through weekly activities. He frames competition as a tool to improve oneself rather than prove superiority. He emphasizes medical care and work for working women and calls for active engagement.
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Hack
AAA Initiates Weekly Gas Station Survey Nationwide
The American Automobile Association announced a weekly survey of hundreds of gasoline service stations along major travel routes to gauge the fuel supply situation for motorists. The effort aims to provide clearer insights into availability and access during travel periods.
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Washington
American Automobile Association
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