Page 12 University Daily Kansan, October 9, 1981
Local businesses profit from homecoming
Homecoming is just another football weekend for the Lawrence community.
weekend for the Lawrence community.
For area residents, it means that thousands of people will stream into Lawrence, creating a boomtown atmosphere as the restaurants and bars so full tilt before and after the game.
Motels are booked solid for homecoming weekend, with most reservations having been made in mid-summer.
"There is no need to advertise." "There are sales for the Barnard Inn, 222 W. Sixth St."
A quick survey of Lawrence motels showed that out-of-towners who haven't
"We've been booked full for several months, so no rooms available for the booking."
reserved a room yet, had better bring a sleeping bag.
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Despite the retail appeal of home football games, no special promotions have been planned to lure people from the stadium to the stores after the game.
"As far as games go, Parent's Day is more profitable for the businesses," Linda Shepard, secretary at the Lawrence Chamber Commerce, and staffer to go to game while and so go to game while and daughters go downmarket to shop."
Shepard said the merchants realized how valuable football games were but that homecoming was "saintly a chore" to say this about the advertising campaigns were planned.
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"One of the headaches from home football games is the increased car traffic on Lawrence streets," Shepard said.
Ron Olin, assistant chief of police,
said that no special precautions would
be taken or homecoming and that
some homes hold still game assignments
would be made.
The regular assignment for a home game includes putting 20 extra police
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"Any time you have 30-to-50-thousand people leaving a football game, there will be an impact," Olin said. "But all there are not many traffic accidents."
Olain said the crime in the city during
homecoming was not a problem.
He said that the police were
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