29 Nov 1976
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1976
Page
1
Labor Department data show the average fulltime man earned about $5 000 more than the average woman in 1974 with the gap rising from 56.4 percent in 1955 to 74.8 percent in 1974. Women were concentrated in lower paying jobs and many entered the workforce at beginner levels.
The Whomper Inc recycling project in Lawrence will close December 18 due to slim profits from low price for recycled newspaper and weak monthly tonnage. Once a booming venture funded by KU Student Senate, it will end as the city loses its day to day paper recycling center though volunteer drives may continue.
In Plains Georgia land values surge after Jimmy Carter’s presidency. A Toronto buyer paid 22500 for a 125 by 420 foot plot facing Carter’s home while a house once bought for 10000 fetched 58000. Five houses and a 1000 acre peanut farm are on the market. Some sellers move to capitalize, others to avoid the boom.
Rep Larry Winn R Kan disclosed he unknowingly received an envelope with $100 bills from a Korean in October 1972 and immediately returned it after realizing its contents. He said he did not discuss the incident with officials and has had no further offers since.
The United Fund drive reports $224,899 raised, 95 percent of the $237,480 target, as of today at UF headquarters. The campaign, extended to December 10, will fund 19 social service agencies, with $12,550 still needed and divisions led by chairmen and co chairmen.
City commissioners will consider revising the bawdy house ordinance to read houses of prostitution and approve Orchards rezoning for multifamily housing. They will also weigh Edgehill Court parking tweaks, a 60 day trash pickup trial for Lawrence Apartment Owners Assn, and updates to storage fencing and city code. A preliminary hearing is set for Joyce A. McCullough on multiple theft and assault charges.
A roster of individuals and addresses noting births and hospital connections. Names include Robert Van Zile III Eudora Phyllis Faulconer Lily Davis Pearl Cooper Glenn Wiseman Carolyn Graffrath baby girl Donna Enneking baby girl Phyllis Watkins baby boy and others with addresses and dates such as a boy Nov 21 and multiple Sunday births.
Joseph Gardner, 22, of 3323 Iowa, is set for a Dec 22 preliminary hearing on aggravated battery and misdemeanor battery charges after a reported beating of Carol D Parks, 24, who required hospitalization. Gardner’s friend Robert Anthony, 24, was reportedly kicked while intervening but not hospitalized and is not charged. Bond is set at $6,000.
Two representatives from the Lawrence Humane Society will discuss temporary solutions for the Eudora dog pound at the 7:30 p.m. city council meeting. Sue Hess and Pat Ireland will propose ideas including temporary dog houses and hay shelters after a recent inspection and a complaint. Also on the agenda are east side parking at city hall and sale of a city pickup.
An Nahar reports Syria told Israel Palestinian guerrillas will not use southern Lebanon as a base for raids. U S mediation conveyed assurances to Israel at Lebanon’s president Sarkis request. Rabin rejects Syrian troop presence near the border.
The Kansas Corporation Commission launches hearings on Kansas Power and Light's request for a 31.4 million rate increase. KPL President William E. Wail cites outdated 1974 cost bases and argues tax credits should not be passed to customers. The case revisits construction work in progress costs for the Jeffrey Energy Center.
Pentagon scientists and engineers at ARPA are pursuing a lightweight rapid firing tank gun for future generations beyond the XMI tank. They caution years of work ahead before combat use, while some lawmakers question if tanks remain essential amid advancing anti-tank weapons. Current big guns still load one shot at a time.
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