Bush tax hike sparks veto bait talk and final Congress actions
Congress closed for the year after passing a tax bill Bush opposed. Senate approved 67 to 22 lifting taxes by about 27 billion over five years while expanding IRA accounts and tax breaks to spur jobs in enterprise zones. House adjourned as Senate sent the bill to Bush. The measure also makes armed car hijacking a federal crime and raises FHA mortgage ceilings to 151725 in high cost markets.
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Washington
Congress
Bush
Senate
Bob Dale
Kansas
House
Mapping for Horizon 2020 surveys in Lawrence Kansas
Arthur Anderson and volunteers map every property block to aid Horizon 2020 land use planning replacing Plan 95. The in person surveys collect data on residential, duplex, business and industry use to map growth, public facilities needs and agricultural preservation.
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Ben Bigier
Arthur Anderson
Lawrence
Anderson
Douglas County
Horizon 2020
Contractor’s sunroom addition torn down after zoning error
Local developer Mike Stultz admitted a mistake when a contractor built a sunroom over a patio at Graystone Athletic Club, extending into the front setback. The project lacked a required variance. Stultz now tears it down after intending to seek a post hoc exemption from the Board of Zoning Appeals. The city planner notes a 1989 variance had previously been granted.
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Mike Stultz
Stultz
Graystone Athletic Club
Board of Zoning Appeals
Sixth Street
Dave Guntert
Lawrence City Commission
1992 Levy Set Lowers County Property Taxes in Lawrence Area
Douglas County receives Lawrence school district valuations and sets the 1992 tax levy for parts of Jefferson County at 107.855 mills, down 0.029 from August. Final levies total 48.269 for the school district, 29.925 county, 28.161 city, and 1.5 state mills, marking a 19.4 percent drop from 1991 due to Kansas school finance reform. Local valuations rose in the district by 143,589 dollars, county by 104,375, and city by 86,090.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Jefferson County
County Commission
City Comission
Kansas
Mill levy figures for Lawrence area in 1992
The 1992 valuations show City of Lawrence at 271,615,079 with final levy 28.161 mills, Douglas County 374,876,043 with 29.925 mills, Lawrence Schools 326,884,218 with 48.269 mills, totaling 107.855 mills including a 1.5 mill state assessment.
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City OF
Lawrence
Douglas County
Lawrence looks for new growth funding beyond property taxes
Lawrence city commissioners debated funding growth Thursday seeking options like a countywide sales tax or higher user fees for city leagues. They stressed the need for schools parks arts and a larger jail, proposing collaboration with the school board and Douglas County to draft a master plan and educate residents on costs.
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Lawrence
John Nalbandian
Kansas University
Lawrence School Board
Douglas County Commission
Jays Even Series With Windy Night Win
Weather update notes tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 42. Saturday brings partly sunny skies, windy conditions, and a high near 63.
Blue Jays Even AL Playoffs With 3-1 Win Over A's
Toronto starter David Cone allowed one run and five hits in eight innings as the Blue Jays defeated Oakland 3-1 to force a tied American League division series. Jose Canseco homered for Oakland, while Mike Timlin earned the save for Toronto.
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Toronto
David Cone
Blue Jays
Oakland
Bush would accept Clinton truth on Moscow visit and end matter
President Bush said if Bill Clinton told the truth about a student visit to Moscow he would accept it and consider the matter closed. The remark appeared in an access guide style report accompanying market and real estate sections.
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Bush
Bill Clinton
Moscow
Saturday Journal-World publication shifts for KU football Saturdays
The Journal-World will publish on its usual Saturday schedule with 11 a.m. press time. On KU home game Saturdays October 24 October 31 and November 14 the paper will print at 1 a.m. for early morning delivery.
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Journal-World
Kansas University
Pioneer 12 Venus Explorer Ends After 14 Years
NASA official Jack Dyer reflects on the Pioneer 12 Venus mission, noting it performed nearly perfectly for fourteen years before its demise, marking a long and storied run in space exploration.
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Jack Dyer
NASA
Hit-and-run driver sentenced in Native American death
LawrenceFranklin County scene: 19 year old Marvin Schaal received a one year jail term on a misdemeanor leaving the scene of an accident for the 1990 death of Christopher Bread, a local Native American man. Judge Ralph M. King Jr. said the crime left the community twisting in the wind and noted Schaal’s potential danger. Jurors failed to reach verdict on the aggravated vehicular homicide felony count.
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Lawrence
Marvin Schaal
Christopher Bread
Douglas County
Ralph M. King Jr
Schaal
King
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