Fate of Library Building Undecided May Be Sold
The 68 year old Lawrence Public Library at Ninth and Vermont may be sold after move to a new 35 000 square foot facility in August. City officials weigh options to reinvest or pay down bonds while noting flooding in the basement and a aging heating system. City Manager Buford Watson and Mayor John Emick discuss appraising the lot and possible uses, with sale favored by several commissioners.
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Vermont
Buford Watson
John Emick
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Watson
First National Bank
Massachusetts
Charles Fisher
Jack Rose
Bob Pulliam
Pulliam
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Wayne Mayo
Lawrence Public Library
Journal- World
Ken Seals
Reds Pierce SV Defense In Hue Area
North Vietnamese armor and infantry broke through the northern defense above Hue at dawn but the main thrust was checked with help from U.S. jets. Eight wounded and one killed reported among South Vietnamese troops. Six tanks crossed the My Chanh River as fighting spread near a Roman Catholic church used as a command post. U.S. jets destroyed three North Vietnamese 130mm guns west of My Chanh. An ammunition dump at Camp Evans was hit by North Vietnamese shells.
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South Vietnam
Hue
My Chanh
U.S
Camp Evans
Anti Annexation Petition Still Out In City Elections
Petition drive for a Lawrence annexation to trigger a special election has not yet submitted signatures. Over 3,000 names circulated since late March await verification to avoid invalid signatures. If adequate, the annexation issue would appear on the August primary ballot with a city commission 20 day repeal or election window.
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Lawrence
Don Kufahl
Riverside Committee
Kufahl
Kafahl
Delbert Mathia
Douglas County
Vera Mercer
City Commission
Man shot in June faces preliminary hearing
Otis Gaines a 50 year old resident of 516 E Eighth was moved from the Lawrence Memorial Hospital acute care ward to a fair and stable condition after a .22 caliber chest wound on June 10. Johnie Barber 45 of 1124 NY is held in the county jail on an $8500 bond in connection with the shooting and a preliminary hearing was set for this afternoon in Douglas County Court.
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E. Eighth
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Douglas County
Gaines
Johnie Barber
N.Y
Drug consequences come later in drug abuse education
Kansas University Medical Center psychiatrist William McKnelly told a KU education workshop that the delayed realization of drug harms makes prevention hard. He warned that alcohol misuse and rising amphetamine and barbiturate abuse among youths, especially in Johnson County, create a dangerous trend and that some drugs are pursued for legal reasons, yet can lead to lethal outcomes.
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William McKnelly
The
Medical Center
Greater Kansas City
McKnelly
Kansas City
Johnson County
Lawrence man held on $15000 bond in rape cases
A 19 year old Lawrence man is jailed in Douglas County in lieu of 15000 bond on two counts of rape. Police say he is a suspect in seven or eight other cases dating back to 1970, with possible additional charges to follow. Officers describe a pattern of planned offenses targeting white women in Lawrence. A knife was used to subdue victims in several cases.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Mike Elwell
Elwell
Journal- World
Fire reported at Lawrence High School. no damage
A wastebasket fire at 1:50 p.m. Wednesday at Lawrence High School was extinguished by staff without calling the fire department. Three girls fled a first floor restroom. no damage reported. A separate reported explosion at 618 W 12th proved unfounded. A Wednesday night trash fire on a roof at 1329 W Ninth, formerly a fraternity house, was also extinguished.
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Lawrence
N. C. Parks
LHS
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Yellow Brick Road School
Vehicles pass at Lawrence traffic check on Massachusetts
About 100 vehicles passed the morning inspection near South Park in Lawrence. Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Donald Kearns estimated that five percent failed to pass. City police and a deputy sheriff assisted at the checkpoint.
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South Park
Kansas
Donald Kearns
Charity Horse Show Opens In Lawrence For Benefit
Approximately 400 spectators watched the Lawrence Charity Horse Show at Douglas County Fairgrounds. The first night featured equitation and Western pleasure events for children and adults, with mules ponies and barrel racing also on display. The event benefits the Fraternal Order of Police and runs through Saturday with shows at 7 p.m. nightly.
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Lynne Buckley
Shawnee
Jasme Jo
Journal-World Photo
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Valley Falls
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Ed Becker
Riot
Helen Munsford
Basehor
Linda Kay
Danny Haslet
Dunbar
David Nation
Miss Fancy
Afro hairstyles linked to scalp infections and hair loss
Dr Algie C Brown of Emory University told the American Medical Association that frequent combing and chemical straighteners used to create the Afro look can cause scalp infections and premature baldness. He noted excessive hair breakage from harsh straighteners hot combs and petroleum based products but urged that blacks can wear the style with proper care.
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Algie C. Brown
Emory University
Atlanta
Brown
American Medical Association
Emory
Debate on Ad Hoc Research Committee at Kansas University
Debate continues over forming an ad hoc research committee at Kansas University. Antiwar protesters demand Chancellor Chalmers appoint it while the University Council and Faculty Council debate academic freedom and scope, with next meetings planned as student walkouts end in stalemate.
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Kansas University
Laurence Chalmers
University Council
Haiphong Coalition
Senate Executive Committee
SenEx
County to Seek Bids on Street Project Phase Two
The Douglas County Commission will advertise bids Friday for a construction contract covering phase two of 31st Street from Louisiana to U S 59. Work includes dirt grading curbs gutters and culverts with bids opened at 10 a m July 26. Completion targeted for November first. first phase to be blacktopped this summer and phase two next summer.
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Douglas
Dean Sanderson
Sanderson
Haskell Avenue
Louisiana
Police building plans eyed for 25 thousand reorganization
City Manager Buford Watson aims to complete an internal police department building reorganization this year totaling about 25 000. Griffenhagen Kroeger report urged remodeling to group functions efficiently. Chief Richard Stanwix outlined tentative changes including new evidence room and separate booking area with a basement squad room relocation. The main snag is locating space for bicycles now in the proposed squad room area.
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Buford Watson
Griffenhagen-Kroeger
Richard Stanwix
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