Lawrence City Commission Defers Action On Aff irmative Action Ordinance
The Lawrence City Commission delayed a planned affirmative action ordinance for two weeks to allow revision and study. In a 3 hour meeting the panel adopted four national codes to replace city codes on buildings plumbing and electricity to preserve federal funding. The planning commission was asked to reexamine a proposal to limit submission time between planning items not substantially changed and to define what constitutes substantial change.
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Lawence City Commission
Lawrence-Douglas County
Planning Commission
Jack Rose
John Emick
Affirmative Action Plan Faces City Commission Debate
The city weighs an affirmative action ordinance requiring plans from contractors over 10 000 with unions and civil rights groups split. Contractor Tommy Constant criticizes bias against contractors while supporters push for broader enforcement and funding for the Human Relations Commission despite legal concerns.
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Tommy Constant
Charles Fisher
Robert Dinkins
Disputed ordinance advances amid council delays and code debates
The dispute over an anti discrimination ordinance continues as Dinkins and the Human Relations Commission push for cross party input. City officials discuss federal building code alignment and resubmission limits while advisory boards lobby against preemption by national guidelines. Students observe the meeting and student observer Paretsky explains actions.
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Building Code Board of Appeals
Commission
Mathia Seeks Re election as Douglas County Clerk
Delbert Mathia 52 announces candidacy for re election in the August Republican primary. A lifelong resident and current clerk since January 1955, he is a former deputy and native of Eudora. He chairs local civic groups and has taught election procedures nationally.
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Douglas County
Delbert Mathia
Mathia
Eudora
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
National Association of County Officials
Kansas County Clerk’s Assn
Vinland Mutual line struck by car near Vinland
A Vinland Mutual Telephone line about 24 inches above a township road was hit by a car at 2 30 p m Tuesday two miles west of Vinland. The driver Darryl D Bell 25 Baldwin said he did not see the line until impact. Car damage estimated at 100 and the line at 15 dollars.
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Vinland Mutual Telephone Co
Douglas County Sheriff's Department
Vinland
Darryl D. Bell
Baldwin
Crime Costs Exorbitant Warns Kansas Boys State
Fred Howard director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation told about 350 Boys State delegates at Kansas University that crime costs the nation $30 billion annually and urged dedication and ethics in policing. Joan Finney urged young electors to vote and criticized moves to shrink local control amid upcoming state primary and gubernatorial elections.
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Fred Howard
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Lewis Hall
Kansas University
Howard
Joan Finney
Shawnee County
Kansas
Man Hospitalized After Arrest At Jayhawk Food Mart
Creed Long, 64, remained in guarded status in the intensive care unit at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after suffering a heart attack during booking at the Douglas County Jail. He allegedly pulled a gun and threatened a store attendant Richard Hanson before his arrest on assault and drunk charges.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Douglas County
Creed Long
Miss
Perry
Jayhawk Food Mart
Long
Richard E. Hanson
Engel Rd
Kansas Traffic Deaths Log Shows Yearly Toll
Kansas highway death log records 48 fatalities in May and 213 for 1972 through 9 a.m. Wednesday. The 1971 comparable period counted 260, with one fatality added that had not been reported previously.
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Topeka
Kan
DeSoto Voters Likely Decide Recreation Bond Issue
DeSoto residents will vote Tuesday on a $17,000 bond for DeSoto City Park improvements with a $22,000 project cost funded by federal matching funds. The plan includes a lighted field a park fencing an all weather court a shelter rest rooms concession and other amenities plus land acquisition funded by an additional $5,000. Miller Memorial Park was recently dedicated with remarks by Mayor Schultz.
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Desoto
DeSoto City Park
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Schultz
DeSoto Park
Miller Memorial Park
Orientation opens at Kansas University for 1972 summer session
New student orientation starts today at Kansas University as the campus prepares for the 1972 summer session beginning Monday. About 6,000 students are expected to register on Friday, with the session ending July 29. Lake Perry reports good fishing conditions and water levels about 0.41 feet above normal pool, with 1.06 inches of rain in the past week.
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Kansas University
Lake Perry
L. C. Myers
Lawrence
Corps of Engineers
Bombs Hit Tehran Delaying Nixon Visit and Injuring
A string of blasts in Tehran wounded a Iranian woman and broke Brig. Gen. Harold L. Price’s legs, delaying President Nixon’s tomb ceremony by 45 minutes. Explosions struck near Reza Shah’s tomb, a U.S. Information Service building, and a Pepsi plant, with Iran's Marxist guerrillas suspected.
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Tehran
U.S
Nixon
Iran
Reza Shah
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Harold L. Price
U.S. Information Service
Pepsi-Cola
Ziegler
Baghdad Radio
Iraq
Apple Valley Boats Extends Hours to 7 30 Daily
Local shop Apple Valley Boats announces new hours 7 30 p m daily seven days a week expanding access for customers. Store offers boat sales repairs and accessories with extended weekday and weekend evenings.
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Apple Valley
NASA Grants KU $10000 For Aircraft Materials Study
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded Kansas University Center for Research Inc. a 10000 dollar grant to study application of composite materials to aircraft structures. Principal investigator is civil engineering professor Kenneth Lenzen, assisted by Steven Lorenz, engineering candidate from Salina.
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Robert L. Walters
Space Technology Laboratories
Edward Kanemasu
Kansas State University
Arch Park
Richard Stonesifer
Robert Phillips
NASA
Seated
Robert Haralick
Stanley A. Morain
CRINC
Journal-World Photo
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kansas University Center For Research Inc
Kenneth Lenzen
Steven Lorenz
Salina
Fatal Accident at Hodgeman County Feed Yard Construction
One man died and another was critically injured in a construction site accident at a feed yard in Hodgeman County Tuesday night. The incident occurred near Dodge City, with authorities investigating the two- person mishap.
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Dodge City
Kan
Hodgeman County
NASA to plan statewide Kansas resource study
NASA officials from Washington visit the KU Center for Research to negotiate a statewide Kansas study using data from the ERTS satellite and Skylab. The effort, led by B. G. Barr, involves KU, Kansas State University, Wichita State University, the Kansas Geological Survey and the Kansas Water Resources Board.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington, D.C
Kansas University Center For Research Inc
CRINC
Kansas
Earth
Earth Resources Technology Satellite
ERTS
Gooddard Space Flight Center
GSFC
Greenbelt
Manned Space Flight Center
Houston
Tex
NASA
Arch Park
NASA _ Earth Resources Survey Program
Richard Stonesifer
Robert Phillips
B. G. Barr
Ill climber stricken on El Capitan in Yosemite
An unidentified climber became ill and was stranded halfway up El Capitan. Rangers organized a rescue but made no attempt before daylight. A companion was reported with the ill man about 1800 feet above Yosemite Valley floor.
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Yosemite National Park
Calif
Yosemite
el Capitan
Yosemite Valley
el Capitan’s Peak
Auto Insurance Hard to Get Call Ue Anne Doane Agency
Ad fragment promotes the Anne Doane Agency offering auto insurance. It mentions a contact point at 24 Maas and uses persuasive language to urge readers to call. The text lacks full formatting and clear details about services or coverage.
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Anne Doane Agency
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