Lane Hanway house seeks National Register status over Pottawatomie Massacre links
The Brougham Hanway house south of town is nominated for the National Register of Historic Places due to its ties to Dutch Henry Crossing and the Pottawatomie Massacre era. Owners William and Nancy Sanders aim to spark local heritage interest, plan a museum, crafts shops, and quilting events while restoring the limestone structure with attention to its Civil War era family ties and notable walnut staircase.
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Diane Yeamans Lane
Brougham Hanway
Here
Pottawatomie
State Historical Society
National Register
William H. Sanders
Dutch Henry Crossing
Lane
Nancy Sanders
University of Kansas
Hanway
Sanders
James Hanway
Brougham
Derbyshire
England
John Hanway
Judge Hanway
Kansas panel proposes overhaul of state architecture division
An AP report from Topeka says a legislative interim committee urged abolishing the state Division of Architecture, firing its staff, and replacing it with a system that hires individual architectural firms. The plan envisions shrinking the state architect's office and creating new methods to select architects and monitor construction on state buildings.
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Topeka
Kan
State Division of Architecture
Gas Guzzler Ban Defeated in Congress Negotiations
Washington AP House conferees voted 23 to 1 to drop a Senate ban on fuel inefficient cars. Senate had backed a 1980 start for cars under 16 mpg. House will push the fuel tax instead. Carter warned of possible travel disruption if energy legislation stalls. Forecast notes clear tonight and Wednesday with highs mid 70s.
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Washington
House- Senate
Senate
House
Carter
Senate Finance Committee
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Metzenbaum
Thomas Ashley
House Energy Committee
American Motors Corp
Congress
Brademas
O'Neill
Doles 1980 White House bid surfaces in canal debate
Kansas Senator Bob Dole signals 1980 presidential plans while shaping Panama Canal treaty talks and opposing aid to Vietnam and Cuban normalization. He uses hearings to press his views, sparking a clash over treaty provisions and drug-trafficking allegations connected to Torrijos' family. He also cites farm income and energy tax roles.
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Washington
Bob Dale
Gerald Ford
Dale
White House
Kansas
Senate
Carter
Dole
Panama Canal
Vietnam
Cuba
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Panama
Cyrus K. Vance
Panamas
Energy Task Force Formed In Kansas To Address Shortages
Gov. Bennett created an energy emergency management task force of 13 state agency heads to assess Kansas energy supply and propose immediate measures. The panel must deliver preliminary findings by December 1, with six duties including gas supply demand from December to March, impact of a harsher winter, and evaluation of alternate fuel sources and distribution. Named members include Steven Harris and Edward Flentie as leaders, plus legislators Sen. Angell and Rep. Mainey.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Bennett
Kansas
Steven Harris
State Energy Office
Edward Flentie
State Planning and Research Division
Robert Robel
State Energy Advisory Council
G. T. van Bebber
Kansas Corporation Commission
Edward
Harris
Flentie
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Lane Recreation Club
the Sanders
Mission Woods
Kansas City
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Brown
Missouri
Canada
Lawrence
Pottawatomie River
Harper’s Ferry
James Townsley
Johnson Clark
DOA
Grace Metz
S. Main
Omar Torrijos
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
Senate Agriculture Committee
State Energy Task Force
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