Downtown Lawrence Redevelopment Project to Resume Soon
John Scanlan of Constant Construction Co says work on the Downtown Lawrence Redevelopment Project will restart shortly with little weather damage. He expects six to eight weeks to finish remaining brick work sidewalks and street light installations if weather holds, and no survey will be conducted to gauge damage.
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Winter storm hits Great Lakes and sends many inland
A fierce storm walloped the Great Lakes region with up to 21 inches of snow in lower Michigan and 10 foot drifts along shores. Gale warnings spanned Huron Erie Ontario and Atlantic coasts while Mississippi Valley flooding and 35 to 75 mph winds caused widespread damage and 1000+ displacements in Tennessee area.
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Holiday Inn hits milestone with 1500th inn in Avignon
The Holiday Inn system opened its 1500th inn in Avignon France. Founded in 1952 the chain uses Holidex for fast reservations. It now spans all 50 states Canada Mexico the Caribbean Europe and Africa. Rita Skaggs manages the Lawrence inn, one of the early properties built by Robert Brock and Ed Lindquist of Topeka.
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Ed Lindquist
Topeka
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Father and Son Die in I 35 One-Car Crash
A Kansas City man 26 and his young son Michael Jr. were killed in a one car accident on Interstate 35 about nine miles north of Liberty. Police say the car lost control and struck a bridge abutment.
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Kansas City, Kan
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Eudora Township Set for Special Levy Election
Voters in Eudora Township will cast ballots on April 3 to approve a four mill tax for two years to fund road rock and improvements. Township trustee Ralph Votaw notes the levy, same as two years ago, will not raise taxes and is expected to raise about $12 000 for maintenance and rock purchases.
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Landowners to Meet Clinton Group With County Leaders
The Clinton Landowners Assn. will meet with the Douglas County Commission at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the county courthouse to discuss road planning and land zoning in the Clinton area.
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Eleanor Knew All About FDR Affair, Says Elliot Roosevelt
Elliot Roosevelt asserts in excerpts from An Untold Story that Franklin D Roosevelt and his secretary Marguerite LeHand shared a close, accepted arrangement with Eleanor Roosevelt approving. The second series appears in Ladies Home Journal, May issue.
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Two-Vehicle Crash Injures Three In Lawrence
A crash at 11 47 a m Saturday at 10th and Tennessee in Lawrence sent three people to Lawrence Memorial Hospital but they were not admitted. The drivers were Robert H Lockwood Jr 34 and Edwin B Becka 44 of Raytown Missouri. Becka’s car damage was about 650 dollars and Lockwood’s about 675 dollars. Police reported six other weekend collisions with no injuries.
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Lawrence
Robert H. Lockwood Jr
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Park
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Edwin B. Becka
Raytown
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