Lawrence zoning vote approves office parking plan near downtown
Lawrence planners approved a .26 acre rezoning from residence dormitory to residence office for a small site at 13th and Massachusetts to serve a new single story 5,000 square foot office building with a parking lot. They also denied a commercial request on residential property near Hillcrest and approved a northwest edge land parcel rezoning for Westland Addition, trimming nine acres of highway commercial land.
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Hillcrest
U.S. 40
Westland Addition
Lucas
Odd Williams
Richard Zinn
Williams
Panel Won't Urge Lake Prison Site in Clinton Area
An interim legislative committee studying corrections negates plans to urge a Clinton Lake area honor camp near Lawrence. Rep. Patrick Hurley says recommendations will come from Gov. Bennett and the Corrections Department, with specifics likely in the budget message. The Toronto Lake camp head urged new camps at Clinton, Tuttle Creek, and El Dorado reservoirs to raise capacity.
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Department of Corrections
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Clinton
Tuttle Creek
el Dorado
Clinton lake land rush fuels zoning clash at meeting
Bidders push for open lands west of the city as Kubota faces rival claims for commercial zoning. Residents represented by Mrs. Jim Clark demand siting benefits, while Planning Commissioner Kurt von Achen warns of a flood of similar requests. The panel also rejects South Woods subdivision rezoning for a 120 acre site near Clinton Lake.
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Kubota
Jim Clark
Parkway
Dragstrip Road
Kurt von Achen
Pranksters prepare as clocks fall back Sunday morning
The switch from daylight saving time to standard time grants pranksters an extra hour for pre Halloween tricks. Clocks revert at 2 a.m. Sunday. The country will resume daylight saving time in April.
KU Student Breaks Leg in Skateboard Road Accident
Keith Abrams, 20, a Kansas University junior from Overland Park, was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital with a broken right leg after a skateboard was pulled by a car on Clinton Dam road. Driver Martin K. Locke, 20, of Prairie Village, said he was using ropes to pull Abrams and another man when the fall happened at about 6 15 p m.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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Burns advocates boost for business
Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns urged pro business measures to lift growth. He called for lower business taxes, higher profits, restrained federal spending, fewer new programs, and steadier energy policy to spur investment and job creation. He warned against capital gains tax hikes and broad tax reform that could depress investment.
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Arthur F. Burns
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Gonzaga University
Spokane
Wash
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Kennedy
Pneumonia Vaccine Aims to Protect High-Risk Groups
UCSF researchers announce a two year trial of a pneumonia vaccine for 77 sickle cell children in the San Francisco area showing 100 percent protection against the pneumococcus bacteria. If approved by the FDA by December, the vaccine would be offered to the elderly, sickle cell patients, and children with spleen defects nationwide.
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William Mentzer
Joseph Addiego
New England Journal of Medicine
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Bowersock building sale in three remaining parcels
The city plans appraisals for the Bowersock building floors below street level and 17 000 square feet of storage. A warehouse purchase is one of three unsettled items. The Hills get a 30 year lease on remaining buildings and mayor relations include the dam. Watson notes title insurance pending and the city may recover a $25 000 escrow. Hill grinned at the commission decision.
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Lawrence Paper Co
Kansas Fibreboard Inc
Bowersock Mills
Bowersock
Watson
Hill
KU panel approves two November concerts
The Kansas University Events Committee grants November concerts to Steve Martin and The Ohio Players. Steve Martin appears at 7 30 p.m. November 17 in Hoch Auditorium. The Ohio Players perform at 9 30 p.m. November 12 in Hoch Auditorium, sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
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Dillon Companies Ltd Reports 12.5 Percent Sales Rise
Dillon Companies Inc. announced third quarter results for the three months ended Oct. 1 1977 with sales at 342 726 314 up 12.5 percent from the prior year. Net profit rose to 6 166 639 from 5 406 964 and earnings per share improved to 61 cents from 54 cents.
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