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they have, what kind of service and what their prices are. That is human nature."
The Holldome will also have the advantage of having a promotional staff actively soliciting business. The Union doesn't that, he said, because it is a private, non-profit corporation whose sole purpose is to provide services for the University.
"That doesn't mean that we don't appreciate others using our facilities," he said. "We don't deny that, but we don't actively compete with other businesses."
ONE ADVANTAGE THE UNION may have over the Holdome is the cost of the Union's facilities. The services provided by the Union shall be less than those of the Holdome, Herrson said.
Because the Union is a non-profit corporation, its emphasis is on service rather than profit motivation. Ferguson said. The Union tries to provide its services at the lowest possible price.
"We set our prices based upon the cost of our operations trying to provide service to the customers."
The Union's prices about be competitive also lower than those of the Holiday
FERGUSON STRESSED THAT THE UNION was not trying to compete with local businesses. He said the "gown-down" relationship has been very good and the Union wants to keep it that
After the novelty of the Holidome wears and when the price factor is considered, many groups that initially go to the Holidome may return to the Union, he said.
"They will go out there one or two times to see what it is like, but we think they will come back
to the Union because it will be less expensive," he said.
The effects of the Holidome on the Union's business will not be entirely negative, he said. More people will be coming to Lawrence because of the Holidome.
The shuttle bus service will be bringing some of the Holidome's guests to the campus, Ferguson said. They will be able to come to the campus and they and won't have to worry about parking, he said.
"they man come into the Union and buy food and refreshments," he said. "They might buy
Nearly half of the Union's income comes from the sale of books, he said.
The Union may lose some of its business to the Holdeme, Ferguson said, but the Union's competitive prices and the additional traffic on the road help offset some of the losses that may be incurred.
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ALTHOUGH SOME LOCAL organizations will not reduce heat assistance services, at least one agency, East Central Central Economic Opportunity Corporation, has already felt the effects of the Reagan administration's budget cuts.
"Last year," said ECKAN employee Diane Stephens, "we were able to give some assistance by providing fans and air conditioners. This year our weatherization program has lost 27 employees because of the budget cuts, so we are unable to do that much if the weather stays hot."
JoAnna Byers, employee at the Lawrence office of the American Red Cross, is also concerned about the effect that budget cuts might have on heat assistance and other social services.
**Because funds will be given to the states in the form of block grants**, said Beyers, the cuts,
which are now projected at 15 percent, will account for about $80 billion of the state taxes and paying administrative costs.
Byers said that the Red Cross in Lawrence will open the Community Building, 11th and Vermont streets, for use as a heat shelter if the weather stays hot.
The theater was also used for community events. According to Lawrence residents Lucille Sanders, 83, and her sister, Mildred Frederick, 75, she performed on a Dutch-style dance for the community there.
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"It used to be such a beautiful building" Sanders said. "The front of it was so ornate."
Topeka radio station WREN later held dance contests there. Jansen said.
In 1830, the Bowersock Theater became the Dickinson Theater. In 1940, it changed again to become the Jayhawker Theater.
THE BUILDING REOPENED in 1980 as the Red Dog Inn. It later became the Free State Opera House, then first opened as the Lawrence Opera House in 1975. From January 1978 to January 1977, a disc named Nugget's occupied the house and present Lawrence Opera House was established.
"There are fewer than 10 buildings in Lawrence that have the history of that building."
On the Record
Lawrence police are investigating a larceny that occurred at a Haskell Indian Junior College dormitory sometime between May 25 and June 6. Property worth $3,563 was stolen.
Police said that the larcenist broke into the dormitory and stole several pieces of turquoise and Indian jewelry.
LAWRENCE POLICE ARE ALSO investigating the Thursday afternoon burglary of a house at 2102 Barker St., from which at least $350 worth of property was stolen.
Police have no suspects.
Police said the burglar entered through a bedroom window and took a stereo receiver worth $550 and a 14-karat gold wedding ring, the value of which was not listed.
Police have no suspects.
Ed Boles, a local architect who has conducted walking tours of the Lawrence downtown area, called the style of the building "low-key Beaux Arts."
He pointed out the set of paired columns with the arch between them, the pediment and the manner in which two features projected from the building as typical of that style.
Other points of interest are the masks of comedy and tragedy and the lyre, which are often used in such contexts.
"The building really needs some exterior stabilization," he said. "The most conspicuous evidence of that is the truss supporting the pediment."
The site at Seventh and Massachusetts streets was not always used for entertainment purposes. According to Scott's book, it first served as a hardware store for the firm of Alam and Glomore in 1854. Later that year, the abolitionist leader William B. Hale opened a space on the site. The Herald of Freedom was burned in Sheriff Jones' 1854 bid by pro-slavery looters from Leavenworth.
LATER THAT YEAR, Liberty Hall was erected on the site. Primarily a public meeting place for the city, Liberty Hall was the site of Irish playwright Oscar Wilde's 1822 lecture, "The English Renaissance." Admission to Wilde's lecture was $1. Two additional stories were added to Liberty hall in May 1882, and the Bowersock Ooenra House was then established.
Jansen said he hoped the Lawrence Opera House could become such an all-rank city hall and a center of public art.
"It could perform some of those same functions," he said.
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Ampersand
May, 1981
You told her you have your own place. Now you have to tell your roommates.
You've been trying to get to know her better since the beginning of the term. And when she mentioned how hard it is to study in the dorm, you said, "My place is nice and quiet. Come on over and study with me."
Your roommates weren't very happy about it. But after a little persuading they decided the double feature at the Bijou might be worth seeing.
They're pretty special friends.
And they deserve a special "Thanks".
So, tonight, let it be Löwenbräu.
Löwenbräu.Here's to good friends. © 1981 Beer brewed in U.S.A. by Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin