County rezones land to hold off industrial use near Midland
The Douglas County Commission accepted a Planning Commission recommendation to rezone about a half square mile near Midland from industrial to agricultural as a holding action. A six month limit will allow time to draft an industrial park ordinance with pollution standards before rezoning back if requested. Elmer Ousdahl receives a conditional quarry permit amid general owner support.
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Douglas County Commission
Lawrence-Douglas
Ron Short
Short
Commission
Arthur Heck
Elmer Ousdahl
County Commission
Ousdahl
Heck
KU Health Building Plans Face Funding Gap
KU plans a new health building with wards, labs, library and psychiatric suites. Projected cost exceeds funds at about 3.63 million dollars with 3.25 million available from revenue bonds. Regents approve preliminary plans and consider frugal cuts or bond increases to bridge the gap. The existing hospital may become the School of Social Welfare facility.
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Kansas Board of Regents
School of Social Welfare
Kansas Traffic Deaths June 24 Hours to 9 A.M. Wednesday
Kansas recorded 2 traffic deaths from midnight to 9 a.m. Wednesday for June and 12 for the comparable 1970 period, with 8 fatalities noted in the first two weeks of June.
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Kansas
Nixon to brief editors in Kansas City before San Clemente trip
President Nixon will visit Kansas City Tuesday for a briefing of newspaper editors, publishers, and radio television executives and directors from 13 Midwestern states. The session at the Downtown Holiday Inn precedes a reception, en route to the summer White House in San Clemente California. Senator Bob Dole is expected to attend.
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Washington
Nixon
Kansas City
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Holiday Inn
White House
San Clemente, Calif
Dole
Fire crews monitor wheat stubble burn near Lawrence airport
Firemen checked a wheat stubble field burn near the Lawrence airport in Grant Township about 11 10 p.m. Tuesday. The blaze was allowed to burn without incident.
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Lawrence
Grant Township
Tax Cut Study Back on Table Says Mills
Rep. Wilbur Mills affirms he may push a tax cut despite Nixon's stance. He notes midyear data will guide any proposal to free more private sector spendable funds and considers reviving the investment tax credit to spur immediate business investment.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Storms With High Winds Hit Nebraska Towns
Thunderstorms with gusts up to 80 mph struck parts of Nebraska causing tower damage at Oshkosh flattening trailers near Kearney. A roof collapsed at a Riverside Mobile Home Park auction building injuring a family. Rain totals reached four inches at the Minden Interchange and Burwell saw heavy rainfall.
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Nebraska
Oshkosh
Riverside Mobile Home Park
Kearney
Phil Burney
Paul Londer Auction Service Co
United Telephone Service
Oshkosh and Lewellyn
Minden
Andy
Burwell
Grand Island
Kansas insurers raise auto rates for 26 percent of motorists
Bell says 204 firms under the Insurance Services Office pushed annual losses and expenses to 2.15 million dollars as rates rise statewide. Effective immediately on new and renewal policies, liability premiums rise about 8.7 percent while physical damage climbs 14.8 percent, prompting concerns about affordability and car repair costs.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Fletcher Bell
Isurance Services Office
Ron Todd
Bell
New Year's Eve ends fiscal year at Kansas University
Lawrence notes the fiscal year end with the university’s funds balance due Thursday. The financial report for EU income and expenditures is expected in the fall. Postal Services Day is observed Thursday in Lawrence with an 8 am ceremony at the 645 VT lobby. Postmaster Harris will then fly to Chicago for a reception hosted by the new regional Postmaster General.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
United States Postal Service
Post Office Department
Jack Harris
Chicago
Wichita
Acquittal For 12 Panthers In Detroit Murder Case
A Detroit Recorder's Court jury acquitted 12 Black Panthers on charges of murder and conspiracy in the slaying of Detroit Patrolman Glenn K. Smith during a Detroit West Side siege at the National Committee to Combat Fascism. Three defendants were convicted of felonious assault.
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Detroit
Detroit Recorder's Court
Glenn K. Smith
Smith
West Side
National Committee To Combat Fascism
Black Panther Party
Service at home or away Rumsey Funeral Home ad
Adv indicates Rumsey Funeral Home offers service at home or away with contact number 849-5111.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Viet Cong Destroy Large Ammo Depot
Viet Cong mortars destroyed the central region key ammo depot at Qui Nhon, obliterating more than 10,000 tons of shells and bombs. The strike, the second in as many days, imperiled allied operations for days. Casualties included several soldiers and civilians.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Qui Nhon
Demilitarized Zone
Actors Vote to Strike Over TV Rerun Payments
Hollywood union members vote 95 percent in favor of a July 14 strike to protest proposed cuts to actor residuals from television reruns. The Screen Actors Guild says a walkout would halt production across major studios as a three year contract nears expiration.
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Hollywood
Screen Actors Guild
Guild
Buck Harris
Not Dangerous Bacteria Rise In Local Milk
Dr. Dale Clinton of Lawrence says rising bacteria counts in locally marketed milk are not dangerous and no alarm is needed. Health authorities are sampling more, but the issue affects multiple brands, areas, and distributors with no single fault identified.
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Lawrence
Dale Clinton
Clinton
State Board of Agriculture
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