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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1973
Page
1
Government data show September wholesale prices fell 1.8 percent unadjusted and 1.5 percent seasonally, the largest monthly drop since February 1948. Farm products led the decline amid lower livestock, corn, and produce prices, while raw cotton and milk rose.
County works director Dean Sanderson told the county commission that costs for the Clinton Parkway project could rise by about 50 percent above earlier forecasts. He noted a $6 million plan by 1976 as safer than the $4 million 1971 projection and that $5 million would be very conservative. Finney and Turnipseed were asked to update estimates. current construction costs run about $3.8 million with right of way and noise barrier needs adding to the total depending on federal requirements.
Warm dry weather with clear to partly cloudy skies is forecast through Monday. Temperatures are expected to reach the 70s Friday to Monday, with overnight lows in the 40s. Winds 5 to 15 mph tonight and little or no precipitation expected. The Interior Department seeks bicycle paths along the roadway while pursuing a $5 to $6 million cost plan potentially funded by federal and local sources. Commission Chairman Cragan will relay updated costs to Rep. Winn shortly.
City staff, with the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and the Aviation Advisory Board, seek a 625000 bond election to fund a 25 million expansion. New estimates reflect land and construction cost increases and a 75 percent federal match not covering terminal and hangar work. Public hearing at 730 PM Tuesday will present two options: new terminal or renovated terminal plus hangar work.
A recessed Clinton area public hearing on the mini comprehensive plan ended with broad satisfaction on the third draft. About 80 landowners attended as the commission debated ownership rights, development limits, and taxes while plans for a Drag Strip Road highway were dropped and a 15 percent slope rule drew questions from residents.
The Senate Watergate committee urged Judge Sirica to set a precedent by allowing access to White House tape recordings. Samuel Cash and Charles Alan Wright argued the tapes are needed to validate the committee's suit and to ensure congressional oversight.
A Miami Young Republican testified before the Senate Watergate committee that Segretti’s campaign of dirty tricks aimed to sow discord among Democrats and trigger backbiting, not to influence votes. He described staged events, leaflets, fake letters, and stunts targeting Muskie, Jackson, and Humphrey, using Cuban-American supporters and a stink bomb in Miami.
Raney Drug stores accurately fill and deliver all doctor prescriptions. The chain emphasizes precise medication fulfillment and prompt home or clinic delivery services to patients.
President Nixon says he will not endorse any Republican candidate until they have run in the 1976 primaries. He notes voting leaders like governors and senators must prove themselves in the field before a nomination decision. Nixon also comments on Percy, Agnew, Connally, Watergate tapes, and Austria's hostage crisis.
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