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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1972
Page
9
A stolen hearse bomb exploded in Belfast city center ending two days of calm. No serious injuries were reported, but Easter clashes feared as British troops braced for Protestant Catholic tensions after an unidentified caller warned the device as the biggest bomb yet.
Easter pilgrims filled the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for the blessing of the new fire at dawn. Jerusalem Patriarch James Joseph Bertritti led the sunrise service as thousands gathered for Easter and Passover observances worldwide.
Senators Arden Booth Wint Winter and Tom West drawn into new districts by a federal panel. Booth represents part of Douglas and Leavenworth counties in District 2 including Lawrence Lecompton Kanwaka Clinton Marion Grant Wakarusa and Eudora townships plus Leavenworth County townships Alexandria Tonganoxie Reno Stranger Sherman. Booth plans to run again though he would have preferred Douglas County as a single unit. Winter, a Lawrence native, also plans to seek re election with an official decision pending. West also intends to run again in his new district encompassing Jefferson County and parts of Douglas.
Federal officials report a wide illegal trade in furs and hides centered on alligator hides from the Southeast. Indictments expected as authorities pursue Shop Borgens Liquors and Hillcrest Shopping Center connections. A seized Bolston Mississippi shipment valued at $62,000 contained 16,749 skins including otter mink nutria muskrat and raccoon.
Local shoppers are urged to visit Key Rexall Adv. Shop Bergen's Liquors this weekend at Hillcrest Shopping Center for featured Russell Stover candies and specials. The notices highlight store locations and promotional displays at the center.
Four thousand seven hundred residents are evacuated while authorities aim to free a chlorine laden barge jammed in the McAlpine Dam gate on the Ohio River. The barge holds over 600 tons of liquid chlorine and crews plan a catamaran maneuver to secure and move it.
Lawrence City Commission implements a new money saving curbside trash policy. Containers must be within two steps of street or alley and maximum 30 gallon cans with tight lids. heavy bags allowed. A three to four pickup grace period lets workers continue house to truck collection before enforcement.
Government economists warn excess tax withholding hurts recovery as new schedules cut paychecks since January 16. Treasury says January receipts exceed expectations by about 1 billion dollars monthly, potentially narrowing the fiscal year deficit by 5 billion. No clear reason given for taxpayers not adjusting exemptions.
North Vietnamese forces crossed the DMZ and attacked the retreating South Vietnamese in Quang Tri Province. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Lam said about 30,000 troops crossed, with three divisions and several regiments involved. U.S. estimates varied on division strength and missile activity near the DMZ.
University Park based scientist Dr Manfred Kroger says the next decade will see beverages sold in edible cans and wrappers for candies and other products. He notes some restaurants and hotels already use nutritious containers that dissolve in water during cooking.
Easter Sunday services in Lawrence area churches including Eudora and Baldwin are expected to be chilly at sunrise with temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s, then warming to the 50s and 60s. The National Weather Service forecasts clear to partly cloudy skies and generally fair conditions with no rain. Last year’s Easter reached 83 degrees. Friday’s high in Lawrence was 39 with a 29 degree morning low.
Army Pvt. John Johnson died early today of injuries from a three car crash Friday night at a Leavenworth intersection. He was a passenger in a car driven by Clarence Reed of Leavenworth, who was hospitalized.
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