Lawrence native to lead Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army Col. Warren Hodges of Lawrence Kansas has become the 22nd commanding officer of Aberdeen Proving Ground and first APG commander to head the APG Edgewood Arsenal complex. He succeeds Col. James O. Jones who retires April 30. Hodges, 47, served in World War II Europe and the Pacific, commanded in Vietnam, and earned the Silver Star and Bronze Star among others.
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Aberdeen Proving Ground
Warren Hodges
Lawrence
Kan
APG
Col. Hodges
Kansas University
Army
Coast Artillery Corps
Europe
General Headquarters
Far East Command
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Korea
Pakistan
Vietnam
4Th Infantry Division
Omaha University
George Washington University
92 000 Grant To KU Physicists
A Kansas University high energy physics team will continue studying elementary particle properties and interactions with a 92,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant is the second of a two year award totaling 185,000. Team members include Robin Davis Nowhan Kwak and Robert Stump, plus William Kropac and several graduate students and a research associate.
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Kansas University
National Science Foundation
Raymond G. Ammar
Robin Davis
Nowhan Kwak
Robert Stump
William Kropac
Ammar
Four Kansas military projects proposed by Defense Department
The Defense Department recommended four Kansas construction items to Congress including taxiway lighting at McConnell AFB Wichita for 124000, airmen barracks cooling for 108000, Parsons weapon plant sewage treatment 101000, an Atchison incinerator 28000, and a Sunflower Ammunition Plant incinerator 566000 though Sunflower Plant faces possible closure this year and approval is uncertain.
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Kansas
Congress
Defense Department
McConnell Air Force Base
Wichita
Kansas Army Ammunition Plant
Parsons
Defense Industrial Plant
Atchison
Sunflower Army Ammunition
DeSoto
Accident Claims Baxter Springs Man in Two-Vehicle Crash
Samuel D. Sturgis, 20, of Baxter Springs, was fatally injured in a two-vehicle crash on a county road near Riverton. He died hours later at a Springfield hospital, according to the highway patrol.
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Baxter Springs
Kan
Samuel D. Sturgis
Riverton
Highway Patrol
Sturgis
Springfield, Mo
Shopping Center Rezoning Okayed in Lawrence Plan
Lawrence city commissioners approved three planning items for a Sixth and Kasold shopping center including rezoning to limited commercial, a plat, and a site plan for a covered mall with a food store major tenant.
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Lawrence- Douglas County
Sixth and Kasold
Heatherwood — Subdivision
Texas Currency of 1836 Used Hammered Dollar Coins
The Republic of Texas circulated hammered Spanish dollars whose ruler’s likeness had been removed. It later issued banknotes in denominations from $1 to $5,000 including a $3 bill, reflecting early Texas monetary practice.
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Republic of Texas
Texas
Oklahoma Tax Bill Reduced Amid Hurdles
Gov. David Hall won passage of a tax bill cut to 21.1 million with a promised 1.5 million more in exemptions for small wells. The measure, now covering oil and gas, faced last minute delays as House leaders pressed for an emergency clause shielding it from a referendum challenge.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
Rex Privett
Open House Slated at Lawrence Peace Center
The Lawrence Peace Center hosts an open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at its new office 313 E Seventh. A project of the American Friends Service Committee the center offers draft in formation and counseling and information on international affairs and nonviolent alternatives.
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Lawrence Peace Center
American Friends Service Committee
Peace Center
Navy Eyes Record Cost For 95 000 Ton Carrier
Washington AP reports the proposed 95 000 ton aircraft carrier heads to a cost record of at least 765 million dollars. Adm Zumwalt warns delaying a fourth nuclear powered carrier could add about 125 million, with inflation pushing up prices for existing ships like the Nimitz and Eisenhower class. Defense Secretary Laird backs four nuclear carriers for the 1980s to cover Atlantic Pacific Mediterranean duties.
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Elmo R. Zumwalt
Naval Operations
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Navy
Nimitz
Nimitz Class
Enterprie
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Naval
Laird
Atlantic
Pacific
Mediterranean
Jack Lee Named President of NY Harness Writers Group
Jack Lee of the Long Island Press has been elected the new president of the New York Chapter of the U S Harness Writers Association. He succeeds former leaders and will guide chapter activities, industry coverage, and member services.
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Jack Lee
The
Long Island Press
New York
U.S. Harness Writers’ Association
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