Downtown Lawrence prepares for major Massachusetts Street project
Preconstruction work begins for a $833 932.60 beautification of Massachusetts Street in Lawrence. The plan includes paving from Seventh to 11th, new lights and sidewalks, mid block crossings, benches and trees with traffic changes and a groundbreaking at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
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Lawrence
Massachusetts
Ninth
Massachusetts Streets
John Emick
J. L
Tommy) Constant
Don Robertson
Pote Whitenight
Lawrence Assn
Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts Street
Seventh
11Th
Postal Service Rates Cut by Postal Rate Commission
The Postal Rate Commission proposed a 78.3 million dollar reduction in USPS rates, matching last year's temporary levels. It kept first class fees and urged lower second class and parcel post charges, with changes to zone and advertising rates and immediate bulk mail implementation.
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Washington
Postal Rate Commission
U.S. Postal Service
Post Office Department
Postal Service
Postal Commission
Commission
Postal Service Board of Governors
Eight U S Planes Bomb Bridges Near Hanoi and More
Eight U S Air Force jets dropped within 50 miles of the Chinese border and destroyed twin bridges on Hanoi's northwest rail line with five 2000 pound bombs. Other bridges on northwest and northeast lines linking to China were not hit. A seventh aircraft carrier, the Ticonderoga, joined the 7th Fleet to hunt submarines. A Marine F4 Phantom was lost near Phu My with two crewmen killed. Kontum cleared except for a 1000 square yard patch and fighting continued around Fire Base Bastogne and An Loc.
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Saigon
Hanoi
China
U.S
Ticonderoga
7Th Fleet
Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
North Vietnam
Hue
An Loc
Apartment Break-In on May 25 at 255 N Mich
Lawrence police report a break in at Robin Gary's apartment 255 North Mich between May 25 and the weekend. A back window was forced, $20 damage, items valued at $750 taken including a television set stereo system radio and clothing.
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Robin Gary
N. Mich
Lawrence
Apple Valley Boats Open Till 7 30 Seven Days a Week
Russell Stover Candies advertisement and Rexal Rexal mention alongside an Apple Valley Boats notice run as a short classified item.
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Russell Stover
Apple Valley
Shultz Criticizes Road Politics At U S 36 Meeting
Lt. Gov. Reynolds Shultz, Republican candidate for governor, told the U S 36 Highway Association that highway planning must serve the people, not politicians. He urged standards for the highway director and a panel to choose the director, and attacked political plums and appointments used for support.
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Oberlin, Kan
Reynolds Shultz
Shultz
U.S. 36 Highway Association
State Highway Commission
John D. Montgomery
Junction City Daily Union
Highway Commission
Mont
Low Cost Auto Insurance Offer From Gene Doane Agency
Gene Doane Agency at 824 Mass Ave offers affordable auto coverage for courteous drivers with emphasis on savings and reliable service.
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Gene Doane Agency
Mass
Ady
Very Slight Rain Chance For Lawrence Area Tonight And Tuesday
The National Weather Service forecasts very light to scattered showers in the Lawrence area tonight and Tuesday. Skies will be clear to partly cloudy with afternoon highs in the mid 90s and overnight lows in the mid 60s. Saturday reached 95, tying a 1911 record. Sunday highs were 90 with a 71 overnight low. Measurements show no measurable precipitation over the weekend. Rumsey Funeral Home remains listed with a service day or night line.
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Lawrence
National Weather Service
Federal Deficit Set At 26 Billion For 1972
The deficit for fiscal 1972 is estimated at 26 billion dollars, the highest since World War II but 12.8 billion below January forecasts. The Office of Management and Budget also projects 27 billion for fiscal 1973, as tax collections rise from over withheld paychecks and tax-law changes. The Nixon administration seeks a 15 billion dollar debt-limit increase. The national debt stands near 430 billion with revenue sharing money blocked by year’s end.
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Washington
Congress
Office of Management and Budget
Ing
Treasury
Nixon
Wilbur Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Heck backs county complex at Girls State session
Douglas County Commission chairman Arthur Heck urged construction of a Lawrence Douglas County judicial complex during a Sunflower Girls State session at Kansas University. He noted potential gains from shared facilities but advocated keeping county and city government separate and predicted possible county administrator legislation.
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Douglas County Commission
Arthur Heck
Lawrence-Douglas County
Sunflower Girls
Lewis Hall
Kansas
Sunflower Girls’ State
Nixon Sends Connally on World Tour
Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally will depart Tuesday on a month long round the world mission to about 15 nations at President Nixon’s instruction to discuss matters of common concern and current economic issues. He will visit six South American nations the Far East South Asia and Europe starting in Venezuela. Connally will meet chiefs of state and heads of government and handle potential discussions on developments abroad including Nixon’s Moscow and Peking visits.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Nixon
White House
Connally
South American Nations
Far East
South Asia
Europe
Ziegler
Moscow
Peking
Nun Fights Off Man in Car Attack in Kansas City
A Roman Catholic nun warded off a man attempting to enter her car in Kansas City Kansas. She received knife wounds to the arm and wrist but is not seriously hurt. The assailant, 17 to 20 with long brown hair, is believed to have fled in an old pickup truck.
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Kansas City, Kan
Kansas City
Kan
Sixth Street Paving Plan For City Limited Corridor
City manager Buford Watson announced Sixth Street from California Street to the city limits will be repaved this summer with about two thirds of the $30,000 cost funded by the state. The project may extend to Iowa Street and involves no widening. The Lawrence City Commission will consider a state agreement to proceed, with the city handling contracting.
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Whitenight
Scanlan
Kansas Power and Light Co
NDP
Don Schaake
Sixth Street
California Street
Buford Watson
Watson
State Highway Commission
Fire Station No. 3
Iowa Street
Lawrence
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Robert Docking
Rumsey Funeral Home
Heck
Assembly
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Hubert Humphrey
Venezuela
National Security
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