East Lawrence residents seek halt on Haskell Loop project
A group named East Lawrence Citizens for Housing Preservation seeks to suspend federal funding for a $2.5 million two lane roadway linking 11th and Haskell to Seventh and Connecticut. The protesters say the loop harms minority residents and misuses Community Development funds while HUD reviews the plan and local hearings are scheduled.
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East Lawrence
Haskell
11Th
Seventh
Connecticut
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Federal Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Agency
Kansas City
Equal Opportunity Agency
Koreans deny link to probe figure Park in bribery case
Washington report cites alleged intelligence that President Park Chung Hee ordered cash gifts and campaign contributions to U.S. congressmen via Tongsun Park. Seoul denies connection while a federal grand jury probes Park and money from rice deals.
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Park
Washington
Tongsun Park
U.S
South Korea
Congress
Park Chung Hee
Washington Post
the Post
Park Chung
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
Edwin Edwards
Edwards
Louisiana
John Brademas
D-Ind
Brademas
House
Justice Department
Correction on Alvamar Estates housing request details
The Journal-World clarifies that the Alvamar Estates use permit request concerns building single family houses on part of the Alvamar golf course, not condominiums as previously reported. The item was not scheduled for tonight's Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission meeting.
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Journal-World
Alvamar Estates
Lawrence-Douglas County
Nursing home opening reset in Osceola
In Osceola the Cherokee Lodge nursing home faces delays due to missing equipment. An open house is rescheduled to November 14. the 100 bed facility may admit first residents prior to November 15. James Tenpenny fronts construction. his wife Rosella Tenpenny will run the home.
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Oskaloosa
Cherokee Lodge
James Tenpenny
Tenpenny Corporation
Tenpenny
Rosella
Death of Randall Millikan prompts autopsy and lab tests
Authorities await tissue analyses from the Kansas State Health Laboratory to determine the cause of death of 21 year old Randall L. Millikan of 829 Ind. The Kansas University student was found in his bed by neighbor Robert Skaggs II after missing work all weekend. An autopsy was performed and officials expect days for results. Funeral services are set for Memorial Park Cemetery with memorials to Plymouth Congregational Church.
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Randall L. Millikan
Robert E. Skaggs II
Estairs
Millian
Skaggs
Mr. Millikan
Kansas University
Alan Sanders
Kenneth Harmon
Kansas State Department of Health Laboratory
Millikan
Memorial Park Cemetery
Homer D. Henderson
Gary D. Bryant
Carthage
Lawrence High School
Plymouth Congregational Church
Barbara Millikan
Kevin
LeAnn Millikan
Ala
Juanita Miller
Cotati
Calif
Bessie Miller
Warren-McElwain Mortuary
Farm-City Mixer draws 90 reservations to date
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce reports more than 96 farmers and businessmen have booked for the second Farm City Mixer on November 5. A noon luncheon in Building 21 at the fairgrounds and a speech by Bill May of the Federal Land Bank of Wichita are planned.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Agriculture Committee
Building 21
Fairgrounds
Bill May
Federal Land Bank of
Wichita
May
Theron Harper
Meningitis Cases Reported at Haskell Day Care Center
Three cases of homophilus meningitis were reported in the past month among children under one at the Haskell Indian Junior College day care Little Indian Center. A CDC physician arrived to investigate and test to assess any spread among 65 other children. The illness is common in infancy but not typically epidemic.
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Haskell Indian Junior College
National Center For Disease Control
CDC
Atlanta
Little Indian Center
Haskell
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City
Lawrence Memorial
Charles Loveland
Lawrence
Loveland
Joel Ward
Ward
Kansas University Medical Center
Kauffman
Lester Lansky
Lansky
Lawrence 497 marks two day school recess with conferences
End of first nine weeks brings Thursday and Friday no school for district students. Teachers use Thursday morning for grading while parent teacher conferences occur Thursday afternoon and Friday all day. Halloween activities occurred early at elementary schools.
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Lawrence
Cross County
Hays
Fort Hays State College
Ken Highfill
The
Ozarks
Fleming reports increased sales across a strong period
Fleming Companies reports 12 week sales of 417.2 million ending Oct 2, up 6.1 percent from 1975. Net earnings reach 2.9 million or 47 cents a share, up 7.4 percent. For the 40 weeks ending Oct 2, sales total 1.37 billion, up 19.5 percent, with earnings of 9.5 million or 1.53 per share versus 8.5 million or 1.38 last year.
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Topeka
Kan
Fleming Companies, Inc
R. D. Harrison
Harrison
Mayor to veto zoning code over mobile home provision
Lecompton Mayor Oscar Gowing said he will veto the city zoning code passed earlier this month citing a provision that restricts mobile homes to mobile home parks. He criticized the 60 page measure and noted the council may not override without a unanimous vote.
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Lecompton
Oscar Gowing
Gowing
Dennis
Marge Fisher
Dale Gregg
Lyle Fergus
Bob Woods
Planning Commission
Dick McClanathan
Lawrence Douglas County
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Joyce Lindsey
Telephone Company
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Glenna Fraser
Allen Torrey
Carla Hills
Kyle Andregg
City Community Development
Andregg
East Lawrence Group
Baldwin
Baldwin Retirement Apartment Project Corporation
Mary Louise Hancuff
Farmers Home Administration
Hee
Seoul
Korea
Dominican Republic
United States
Bill Hogle
State Farm Mutual
Cleo Woody
Missouri
Kansas
Harper
Chamber
Carey's Appliances
Zenith TV
Hoover
Ea Lps
ERC
Eods He
Westinghouse
Kelvinator
Amana Appliances
Eureka
Federal Health Agency
U.S. Public Health Service
Fleming Reports
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Auto Park Plaza
ORIG
Magnavox
Ray Stoneback
Massachusetts
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