Delays Hold Up Property Valuations for City Budgets
The city and Douglas County school board await corporation and utility valuation data from the state to finalize budgets. County clerk Delbert Mathia needs corporate values, typically issued mid June, but state delays leave Lawrence, Douglas County, and Unified School District 497 waiting with no official explanation from the state valuation department.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Unified School District
Delbert Mathia
Vera Mercer
State Property Valuation Department
Local Tax Budgets Stall as Valuation Delays Hit Douglas County
Douglas County faces budgeting delays as valuation figures for city, county, and school budgets are postponed. Ronald Dwyer is unavailable to comment on the lag, fueling speculation that protests over last year’s valuations have slowed the process. Budgets must be completed by August 1 and published by August 4, with hearings, mill levy calculations, and state post audit filings following the law.
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Ronald Dwyer
Dwyer
State Post Audit Department
Douglas County
Monitor Report Reveals Pullout Plans In Vietnam
The Christian Science Monitor published excerpts from a top secret Pentagon study criticizing U.S. Vietnam policy. It shows a 1962–64 plan to withdraw troops that was dropped amid Diem’s assassination and Johnson’s rise, with officials cited as overly optimistic. The paper notes misled assessments and calls for policy reforms.
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Boston
The
Christian Science Monitor
Pentagon
Vietnam
U.S
Johnson
United States
South Vietnam
Ngo Dinh) Diem
Lyndon B. Johnson
Monitor
Defense Department
Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
New York Times
McNamara
South Vietnamese general cites 10000 red attack force northwestern Vietnam
Maj. Gen. Phan Van Phu reports that Hanoi has 10000 troops massed against allied artillery bases in Quang Tri province west of Dong Ha. He says 6000 crossed the DMZ since May 1, with mortars rockets and antiaircraft but no heavy artillery, and predicts heavy fighting to defend the northwest bases while keeping the enemy from coastal lowlands before elections.
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Saigon
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Phan van Phu
Dong Ha
Quang Tri Province
Phu
Dmz
County Census For 71 Ends Next Week
Douglas County Assessor Darwin Rogers announced the 1971 county census should finish by the end of next week. He noted the census is nearing completion with no trend yet. 1969 county residents were 45,324, while 1970 federal tally showed 57,932.
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Douglas County
Darwin Rogers
Rogers
Lawrence
Youth in Mishap Remains at LMH
A one vehicle crash at 12 57 p m on 21st east of Ohio left Michael A Campbell 16 of St Louis in fair condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital with severe facial cuts. Janice Campbell 22 of 839 Conn was driver. Jerry Campbell 3 was a passenger. Mrs Campbell was holding her son when the car struck a utility pole. Damages listed at 1200. Two other collisions caused major property damage in two cases.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Ohio
Michael A. Campbell
St. Louis
LMH
Janice C. Campbell
Conn
Lawrence
Lee Cooper
Toronto
Kan
West 23Rd
Baseball Trip Set Saturday
The Lawrence Human Relations Commission sponsors a summer trip for about 45 youngsters to Kansas City to see the Kansas City Royals play the Chicago White Sox. The bus leaves at noon from city offices for the 1:30 p.m. game and returns about 6 p.m. Admission is 150 cents. the bus is furnished by the commission. Contact city offices or sign up at the Municipal Swimming Pool East Lawrence Service Center or the Ballard Center.
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Lawrence Humane Relations Commission
Lawrence
Kansas City
Kansas City Royals
Chicago White Sox
Human Relations Commission
Municipal Swimming Pool
East Lawrence Service Center
Ballard Center
Lawrence area lakes lure anglers while fireworks complaints rise
Heard at Perry Reservoir fishing is fair to good with murky water and lake level at 891.31 feet, 20 inches below normal for a 12 500 acre lake. Visitor totals near 1.6 million in 1970 and over 3 million projected in 1971. Law enforcement logged six complaints about fireworks as legal time begins Thursday. Highway 10 through Lawrence opened to four lanes today aiding access to the new bridge andMont Bleu ski lodge area with Gary Slifer noting only a few details remain.
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Perry Reservoir
Lawrence
Mont Bleu
Juco Instructor Sues Garden City College Leaders for 500000
Hbv ber M. Latemple Jr. of Rochester New York former instructor at Garden City Community Junior College filed a federal lawsuit in Wichita seeking 500000 in damages from the college president Raymond Wamsley and the board of trustees for breach of contract. He claims the spring notice of nonrenewal violated his contract terms. Latemple seeks 250000 actual and 250000 punitive damages.
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Wichita, Kan
Hbvber M. Latemple Jr
Rochester, N.Y
Garden City, Kan. Community Junior College
Raymond Wamsley
Latemple
Indictment Targets Ellsberg in Pentagon Papers Case
A federal grand jury indicted Dr. Daniel Ellsberg on charges of stealing top secret Pentagon Papers on Vietnam. Prosecutors plan further probes after the July 4 holiday. Ellsberg, 40, surrendered in Boston and faces up to 10 years in prison per count. He can select Boston or Los Angeles for trial.
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Los Angeles
Daniel Elisberg
Governent
Pentagon
Vietnam
Ellsberg
Boston
America
Justice Department
U.S
Peter Princi
Tractor overturns kill Liberal man in muddy ditch
Floyd Dowell, 23, of Liberal, Kansas, was killed when his tractor overturned while mowing weeds along U S Highway 54 after getting mired in a muddy ditch. A Dewart County road crew tried to pull it free but Dowell cut the wheels too sharply. Dowell had been employed by the county about two weeks.
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Kismet, Kan
Kan
Floyd Dowell
U.S. Highway 54
Dowell
Dewart County
Miami Beach Wins 1972 Democratic Convention Site
The Democratic National Committee selects Miami Beach, Florida, over Louisville, Kentucky, to host the 1972 nominating convention for 16,000 delegates and staff. Miami Beach offers more hotel space and easier access, while Louisville presents security concerns and limited capacity.
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Washington
Miami Beach
Fla
Democratic National Committee
Florida
Louisville
Chicago
McCormack Place
Houston
San Francisco
Freedom Hall
Stereo Listed Stolen in May
A theft of 800 dollars worth of stereo equipment occurred between May 24 and May 31 at Steve Buelow’s apartment on Ousdahl. Two speakers, a turntable, and an amplifier were taken while he was away. Entry method not determined. Topeka police later notified Lawrence police they recovered a car owned by David Kirk from Ark, reported stolen May 17, taken by a walkaway from the Topeka State Hospital.
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Lawrence
Steve Buelow
Ousdahl
Topeka
David Kirk
Ark
Topeka State Hospital
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