City and county pare Eastern Parkway route proposals
Lawrence and Douglas County leaders narrowed five potential Eastern Parkway alignments from initial 25 options to three or combinations for detailed study. Engineers highlighted pros and cons, environmental impacts, with a $10.5 million project slated for completion in 1996 or 1997 per IBM co owner Ed Mulcahy and city officials.
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Lawrence City Commission
Douglas County Commission
Johnson, Brickell, Mulcahy and Associates
Kansas City
IBM
Ed Mulcahy
Big-ticket orders rise 3.8 percent in May durable goods
U S factories posted a 3.8 percent May gain in orders for durable goods expected to last over three years. Total orders reached $120.5 billion, up from $116.1 billion in April, the strongest rise since March 1990. Most sectors rose except electronic equipment, signaling modest economic recovery per economist Marilyn Schaja.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Marilyn Schaja
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
New York
Lawrence board weighs cost concerns at new administration center
Lawrence school board faced criticism over renovation costs at the $600000 administration center after a $2.6 million state aid drop. Real estate broker Andy Galyardt urged caution in spending while the panel approved a $94500 package for parking lot expansion and HVAC upgrades.
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Lawrence School Board
Andy Galyardt
Galyardt
Clinton Pkwy
Elks Lodge
Lawrence
Daniel Hix
Hix
Craig Fiegel
W.A. Dunbar and Son
Scott Temperature Equipment Co
Politicians evade blame with careful words in travel flap
Washington reports show Sununu and others using passive language to admit mistakes without taking full blame. From Sununu’s travel controversy to past cases like Lance, Mills, Reagan, Nixon, and Kennedy, officials often frame errors as misunderstandings or outcomes of circumstances rather than personal fault.
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John Sununu
Sununu
Washington
Bert Lance
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Fannie Foxe
Mills
Reagan
Tower Commission
Iran
Oval Office
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Chappaquiddick
AMA debate tests for AIDS among doctors and patients
The American Medical Association discussed whether routine AIDS testing for physicians and patients should occur, with concerns over cost and accuracy. AMA President C. John Tupper warned the plan could be unworkable, while Vice President Dan Quayle urged state mandates.
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Chicago
American Medical Assa
AMA
Dan Quayle
C. John Tupper
Man executed for 1975 torture and murder of informant
A man convicted of torturing and killing a drug informant in 1975 was executed by electrocution today. The case drew attention to the long legal process and the use of the death penalty in the state.
Habitat week kicks off as family drives first nails
Janene Reece and her children Dustin Brandon and Sean drove the first nails into their East Lawrence Habitat for Humanity home at 1700 Harper marking the fifth local project. The ceremony echoes a barn raising as 75 percent of the house nears completion by week’s end. Habitat International honors its 15th anniversary with a global 10,000 homes built in 15 years.
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Len Bigler
Sean Reese
Craig Jacob
Lawrence
Habitat For Humanity
Habitat
Harper
Sean
Janene Reece
Dustin
Brandon
East
John Gingerich
Habitat Group
Reece
National Organization
Habitat International
Americus
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Ag May
Bird
Leroy Taylor
Taylor
Haskell
New Center
Brad Addington
Lawrence High School
Robin Lakoff
University of California At Berkeley
Angels
Winfield
Dave Winfield
California Angels
Kansas City Royals
Bob Smith
R-N.h
North Korea
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