Democrats hunt for 1976 presidential timber
Four potential Democratic candidates report party leaders unhappy with the current field and seeking entrants in the 1976 race. Sargent Shriver and Sens. Hubert Humphrey, Birch Bayh, and Edmund Muskie say they face inquiries and pressure to run. Some declare interest while others resist endorsements until later in the campaign.
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Washington
Sargent Shriver
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Humphrey
Waverly
Minn
Shriver
Bayh
Muskie
City planners OK garage site conforming to plan
LawrenceDouglas County Planning Commission approved the maintenance garage at 12th and Haskell as conforming to the comprehensive plan with little discussion. A July public hearing is set for the new planned unit development ordinance and related zoning changes while study sessions on the plan proceed in June.
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12Th and
Haskell
Planning Commission
Johanna Kollmorgen
Haskell Avenue
Dick McClanathan
Miss Kollmorgen
Lawrence
Commission
McClanathan
Lawrence Municipal
Douglas County Commission
City Opts One Way Downtown Traffic Plan for New Bridges
Lawrence officials announced a traffic plan for the Kansas River bridges with Vermont and New Hampshire made one way from Sixth to Eleventh and Massachusetts kept two way. City Manager Buford Watson noted limited business input but said outreach may continue before final decisions and possible meetings with affected groups.
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Kansas River
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Buford Watson
Watson
Temporary okay given for capital improvements
Lawrence city staff received only a temporary approval for its 1976 Capital Improvements Program at a Wednesday night review. The plan includes major new projects such as a sewage treatment plant and omits some maintenance, with final approval delayed to July for a detailed conformity explanation to the comprehensive plan.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
LCC unit to study airport in Lawrence
The aviation committee of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce will study Lawrence airport developments this year. Chair Bob Walters told about 100 members at a Kansas Union breakfast briefing that the group will investigate improvements, lobby the Airport Advisory Board, and run an informotional campaign on general aviation.
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Aviation Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Chamber
Bob Walters
Kansas Union
Cook
al Hack
Michael Moscon
Free Enterprise
Georgia State University
Brown's Grove Bridge Could Move East in Wakarusa Plan
Douglas County weighs relocating the Brown's Grove bridge over the Wakarusa River to ease a road jog and improve future use. A half mile new road would link Kasold Drive south of Lawrence to a gravel road by Pleasant Valley. Commissioners and Tom McGee discussed feasibility and drainage concerns, with a preliminary study ordered.
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Douglas County
Brown’s Grove
Wakarusa River
Lawrence
Wakarusa ‘Wnship Board
Drainage Board
Kasold Drive
Pleasant Valley
Clinton Blacktop
I.J. Stoneback
Tom McGee
County Public Works Department
McGee
Douglas County Athletes Set for State Special Olympics
A 33 member Douglas County team will compete Sunday and Monday at Kansas State University in Manhattan as part of the state Special Olympics. About 2,000 participants statewide will race in track and field events by age and ability. Buck Buchanan and Kansas City Chiefs figures will lead clinics with KSU coaches and players also attending. Five adults will chaperone. housing is in KSU dorms. The program, funded by a Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities grant, is run by the Kansas Association for Retarded Citizens in cooperation with the Kennedy Foundation.
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Douglas County
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Buck Buchanan
Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas Special Olympics
Chiefs
KSU
Special Olympics
Spon
Kansas Association For Retarded Citizens
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation
Governor's Council On Developmental Disabilities
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Lawrence-Douglas
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