Planners Table Action On Northeast Issue
Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission heard over an hour of testimony on a large northeast Douglas County rezoning proposal. The item was tabled for 30 days ahead of potential temporary agricultural zoning while a planned industrial park ordinance is drafted. Local residents opposed to rezoning cited concerns about quarry use and area pollution. The commission agreed to consider two extra parcels along with the current site at next month’s meeting.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
U.S. 24
Planning Commission
Ralph Pine
Ron Short
Pine
Elmer Oudahl
Douglas County Commission
Ousdahl
Ed Bumgardner
Moundview
City Bonds Sold Fast for Street and Sewer Work
Lawrence city commissioners quickly approved a 1.14 million general obligation bond issue for street and sewer improvements. The sale to City National Bank and Trust Co. of Kansas City Stern Brothers Commerce Bank of Kansas City and First Securities Co. of Kansas yielded a very favorable rate of 4.28 percent.
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Lawrence City Commission
Commission
City National Bank and Trust Co. of
Kansas City
Stern Brothers Inc
Commerce Bank of Kansas City
First Securities Co. of
Kansas
Buford Watson
John Emick
Washington, D.C
Namath Hosts Private Party Amid Barmaid Picketing
New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath hosted a private party at Bachelor's III as about 30 women from lib groups picketed outside over alleged policy to fire women and hire male waiters. Inside Namath tended bar briefly before joining friends. he declined to comment.
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New York Jets
Namath
Soviet Sailor Kudirka Sentenced to 10 Years for Treason
Simas Kudirka, the Soviet sailor refused asylum by the U S Coast Guard last November, was sentenced by the Lithuanian Supreme Court to 10 years in a prison camp for treason. The case follows Kudirka jumping to the U S vessel Vigilant during a fishing rights conference and seeking asylum. the ship later returned him on orders from Boston.
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Moscow
Simas Kudirka
U.S. Coast Guard
Lithuania
Kudirka
Vilnus
Supreme Court
United States
Sovetskaya Litva
Coast Guard
Boston
Nests Pave Canyon Walls in Yellow Jacket Colorado
Thousands of wasp nests cling to canyon walls in Yellow Jacket Colorado, shaping the town’s name and character as locals recount the unusual natural feature.
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Yellow Jacket
Colo
Oklahoma Storm Blasts State With Hail and 80 MPH Winds
A powerful storm lashed northwestern Oklahoma bringing hail driving rain and 80 mph winds. Hospitals treated 43 people as dozens of mobile homes overturned and 40 feeder lines failed. Tulsa Broken Arrow Jenks Cushing Pawnee faced widespread outages with emergency crews repairing lines overnight.
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Oklahoma
Tulsa
Broken Arrow
Jenks
Cushing
Pawnee
Public Service Co
Servce
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