City to End Ambulance Licensing Debate in Lawrence
Lawrence City Commission unanimously rejected C and C Ambulance Co. bid for a second service as unnecessary for public convenience. Citizens Ambulance praised by a doctor as top notch while officials doubted two services could survive in a town of Lawrence's size.
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Lawrence
C and C Ambulance Co
Commission
C and C
Citizens Ambulance
Larry Marcum
Marcum
George Learned
Wellington Road
Douglas County
Buford Watson
Fourth and
Maine
Fourth Street
Alabama
Illinois
North Viet Nam Uses Barges to Bypass Mines
North Vietnamese sources report unloading supplies from Chinese ships offshore and moving them inland by barges to evade mined harbors. The effort, staged at Hai Phong and near Vinh, faces limited success due to U S Navy strikes on barges and shore points, with four Chinese vessels identified.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Haiphong
Vinh
Navy
Docking's Broad Financial List Tops Five Kansas Gubernatorial Candidates
Gov. Robert Docking shows the most extensive financial disclosure among five contenders for Kansas governor. His statement lists interests in banks, oil and chemical firms, utilities, and several corporations. he pledges to divest into a blind trust if elected and resign director roles. Other candidates such as Morris Kay, Lt. Gov. Reynolds Shultz, John Anderson Jr., and Ray Frisbie disclose various land, farming, and business holdings with limited stakes.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
Morris Kay
Lawrence
Standard Oil-California
Standard Oil- New Jersey
Texaco Co
Arista Foods
Kansas State Network
Cimarron Investment Corp
Hike Bell Mining and Oil Co
Control Data
Beatrice Foods Co
Kansas Bankers Surety Co
Borg Warner Corp
Marcor Inc
Gulf and Western Ptd
General Electric
Kroger Corp
National Lead
Aircraft Instrument and Development
Clinton Oil Corp
Pennzoil Corp
Holiday Inns
Kansas City Power and Light
Union State Bank
Kansas Public Service Corp
Docking Insurance Agency
Hackler and Anderson
Valley View State Bank
I.H.C. Stock
Citzen Conference On State Legislatures
Kay
Gray County
McPherson
Barton
First National Bank of
J. S. Dillon
Hutchinson
Lawrence National Bank, Agricultural and Industrial Development Corp
Wichita
REK Investment Co
National Guardian Life Insurance Co
Lawrence National Bank
Wage scale revisions delay Clinton Reservoir bid opening
The Clinton Reservoir project bid opening moves to June 30 after the Labor Department updates a new wage scale. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will award to the low bidder within 30 days, with 10 days to proceed. Multiple revisions addressed contractor protests over local wage impacts.
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Clinton Reservoir
U.S Army Corps of Engineers
Departn of
Labor
Labor Department
Washington, D.C
Merle Maddox Corps
Painting Under Way LMH Sidewalk Bid Accepted
Lawrence Memorial Hospital board accepted a low bid of 1198 from Standard Construction to repair 300 square feet of sidewalk in front and 500 on the south side. The panel also approved 750 for cubicle tracks and curtains in nine third floor rooms. A painting project will cover 51 patient rooms and corridors. Other updates include completed parking lot lights and sprinkler piping, with water main work not yet begun. Births declined year to date.
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Williams Stannard
Riddle Construction Co
Salina
Barrow
Mud Creek
Stannard
Lawrence
Kaw River
Clinton Reservoir
City Water Department
Bill Taylor
Taylor
Water Department
Massachusetts Street
Ninth
Massachusetts
Journal- World
Ken Seals
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Board
Standard Construction
Standard
Charles Denniston
Missouri Street
John J. Wertzberger
May
Lawrence Chamber reports 580 tickets sold for Had recognition banquet
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce announces 580 tickets sold for the John Had recognition banquet in the Kansas Union. The 7 p.m. event Saturday aims to attract about 700 attendees with several professional sports personalities expected to attend.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
John Had
Kansas Union
Luft Named Topeka Forester Fish and Game Commissioner
Gov. Robert Docking announced the appointment of John N. Luft of Bison to a four year term on the Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission. Luft fills a vacancy after the Kansas Senate refused to confirm Charles Hulme of Great Bend to the commission.
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Topeka
Kan
John N. Luft
Bison
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Robert Docking
Luft
Kansas Senate
Docking
Charles Hulme
Great Bend
Fish and Game Commission
Unfilled Posts In Douglas County Precincts And Townships
After last minute filings in Douglas County the Democratic party left only one of eighty precinct committee posts unfilled while Republicans had twenty three vacancies. On township level seven of twenty seven offices drew no candidates prompting many write ins. Listed are trustees clerks and treasurers for nine townships with party affiliations and open seats in several townships including Eudora Grant Kanwaka Lecompton Palmyra Wakarusa and Willow Springs along with some incumbents and party switches.
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Douglas County
Delbert Mathia
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