Art in Park Show Expands Youth Involvement
Art in the Park plans its 11th annual display from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday in South Park. Douglas County high school students may enter original works for the first time joining county artists. Lawr ence High School and Haskell Indian Junior College students are among entrants with leather work and Indian beadwork demonstrations. About 15 artists will demonstrate skills Sunday.
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South Park
Douglas County High School
Lawrence High School
Haskell Indian Junior College
LHS
Haskell
Prof Visits Uruguay As U S Representative
Ross H. Copeland associate director of the Bureau of Child Research at Kansas University is in Montevideo Uruguay through Sunday representing the United States at the annual meeting of the Directing Council of the Interamerican Children's Institute. Copeland was appointed last year by President Nixon to serve as the U S representative on the directing council. The Interamerican Children's Institute is a special arm of the Organization of American States.
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Ross H. Copeland
Bureau of Child Research
Kansas University
Montevideo
Uruguay
United States
Interamerican Children’s Institute
Copeland
Nixon
U.S
Organization of American States
Maxwell to Seek Judge Candidacy in Republican Primary
Lawrence attorney Jack C. Maxwell, a former municipal judge, will seek the Republican nomination for Douglas County Probate Judge. He cites his municipal court and administrative hearing experience, plus World War II service, as qualifications. He and wife Barbara live at 2505 Yale Rd with four children. Charles Rankin also seeks division two probate judgeship, facing James W. Paddock in the primary.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Maxwell
Kansas University Law School
Municipal and Traffic Judges Assn. of
Kansas
Kansas Corporation Commission
Pacific
American and
Kansas Bar Associations
Douglas County Bar Assa
Barbara
Yale Rd
Charles Rankin
Seventh Judicial District
James W
Bill) Paddock
Kansas Traffic Deaths 24 Hour Update May 1972
A Kansas traffic death tally reports 1 fatality in the 24 hours ending 9 am Wednesday for May. The year 1972 totals show 164 deaths, compared with 196 in the comparable period of 1971.
Glover files for 44th District House Seat in Lawrence
Michael G. Glover, 24, files today in Topeka for the Democratic nomination for state representative from Lawrence's new 44th district. He will campaign after discharge from the Army on June 22. A Lawrence resident since childhood and Kansas University graduate, he cites tax reform and electorate discontent as motives. He lives at 2031 Miller Dr. and is single.
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Michael G. Glover
Topeka
Lawrence
Glover
U.S. Army
Fitzsimons General Hospital
Denver
Lawrence Highchool
Kansas University
House of Representatives
Miller Dr
County Bids Sought for Two Bridges in Douglas County
Douglas County engineer advertised bids to replace two of three condemned bridges from a federal study made public in February. Bids open at 10 a.m. May 24 by the County Commission. The two spans cross Captain Creek on Clearfield Road near Eudora Road and the Johnson County line about 10 miles southeast of Lawrence.
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Douglas County
County Commission
Captain Creek
Clearfield Road
Eudora Road
Johnson County
Lawrence
Sanderson
Franklin County
Voter totals rise in Douglas County and youth baseball clinics set
Douglas County reports 23 696 registered voters with 20 400 in Lawrence and 3 915 in the 18 to 21 group. About 5 000 signed up in the recent registration drive. Three baseball clinics for 13 and 14 year olds set for Thursday Friday and Saturday at Sunset Hill South Park and Broken Arrow Park. Attendees must be residents of the Louie Holcom League and bring gear. League play begins around June 1 with six minors and six majors.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Delbert Mathia
Sunset Hill School
South Park
Broken Arrow Park
Louie Holcom
Police Chief Paterson Resigns After Council Dismissal Vote
Frank Paterson of Excelsior Springs steps down as police chief after a City Council vote to seek his dismissal. Paterson, 64, resigns less than half a day after the recommendation and cites no comment on the move.
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Excelsior Springs
Frank Paterson
Patterson
Paterson
Incumbent County Clerk Allison Seeks Reelect in Douglas County
Lucille E. Allison announces candidacy for re election as Douglas County District Court clerk. A Republican age 65, she has held the post since 1953 and cites workload growth with a second division opening next January. She fights for August 1 primary nomination and notes her experience to manage records and facilities with two divisions.
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Douglas County District Court
Lucille E. Allison
Allison
W. 15Th
District Court
County Central Committee
Parent-Teachers Assn
PTA
Patricia Mercier
San Diego
Calif
Robert
Prairie Village
Hospital Notes Add New Arrivals And Births Across Town
A list of new births and family notices includes Marine Chavez and baby boy in Redbud Sn Willard Rogers and Marvis Bayless in Oskaloosa plus Francine Neyer and baby boy and Marianne Means with baby boy. Other entries record groups such as Mr and Mrs East mond in Glacier Dr and Mr and Mrs Breshears on Maple Ln welcoming a boy Tuesday.
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Marine Chavez
Redbud Sn
Willard Rogers
Oskaloosa
Marvis Bayless
W. Sixth
Francine Neyer
Miller Dr
Rose Wasson
Tonganoxie
Alma Seiwald
Eudora
Charles Roberts
Neosho Falls
Kan
Augusta Stueckemann
Ark
Georgia Longstreth
Iowa
Maria Young
Robert Eastmond
Glacier Dr
William Breshears
Maple Ln
Lawrence High Receives Grant for 1972-73 Program
Lawrence High School will receive a $1,000 federal mini-grant from Title III for the 1972-73 school year to fund a special education work-study program. Teachers Pat Kells Esther McCabrin and Lewis Allen led the grant application. The funds will teach home living skills to 45 students and help create a classroom home living setting.
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Lawrence High School
Pat Kells
Esther McCabrin
Lewis Allen
LHS
Conscience Strikes Thief Returns Stolen Items
An anonymous thief sent a key and note to Griff's Burger Bar in Lawrence. Police recovered an adding machine and a fire extinguisher from a locker at Union Bus Depot after following the tip. The items were stolen Friday night when the thief entered the drive‑in drunk.
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Griff’s Burger
1618
W. 23Rd
Lawrence
Union Bus Depot
Mass
Seven Lawrence reps to appear in Washington for Clinton plan
Seven Lawrence officials including City Commissioners Jack Rose Chuck Fisher Bob Pulliam and Mayor John Emick will testify before Washington subcommittees to support Clinton Reservoir funds and flood protection projects for FY 1973. They back the President's budget of 8.5 million for Clinton and 1.321 million for flood projects with bids for dam work set for May 12 and a mid-1976 lake completion target.
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Clinton
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Kansas City
Lawrence
Washington, D.C
Clinton Reservoir
Jack Rose
Chuck Fisher
Bob Pulliam
John Emick
Buford Watson
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Woods
Wesley Brune
Kaw Valley
Woods
Chamber
Water Conservation and Resources Committee
House
Senate Public Works
Congress
North Lawrence
South Lawrence
Mud Creek
Rumsey Funeral Home Tradition Since 1920 Ady
Traditional service notice notes Rumsey Funeral Home established in 1920 with contact 843-5111 and mentions a person named Ady.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Ady
Graduation Photo Area Designated
William O. Seymour of Kansas University recommends guidelines for relatives at KU commencement May 21 22 to minimize disruption. A designated photo area in the stadium northwest corner will be open for parents and friends via gates 17 18 19 20 and 21 22 to photograph graduates as they enter and receive diplomas.
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William O. Seymour
Kansas University
Douglas County Jail Declared Sufficient For Inmates
In a recent inspection District Court Judge Frank Gray and County Attorney Mike Elwell reported the Douglas County Jail remains in good condition given its age. They noted a loose radiator and a cut window screen in one cell but found overall adequacy for inmate health and housing.
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Douglas County
Frank Gray
Mike Elwell
County Commission
Gray
Elwell
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