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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1972
Page
14
The Northeast Kansas forecast calls for scattered showers and possible severe thunderstorms tonight with a mild, partly cloudy Tuesday. Precipitation chances are 50 percent tonight and 10 percent Tuesday, with temperatures around the 40s tonight and 60s Tuesday. Official readings show a high of 46 and a low of 30 Saturday, 62 and 34 Sunday, and a current low of 45 this morning.
Allison Gold a 10 year old fifth grader from Centennial Elementary won the Douglas County Spelling Bee against about 50 contestants in grades 5 to 8 The final two faced off with Gold missing fugue but spelling masquerade and victorious on griev ance The runner up was Rachel Piehler a 13 year old seventh grader from Eudora Junior High School with Kim Nitz placing third
David B. Dysart ten months old, son of Mr and Mrs Bradley Dysart, was released Sunday from Kansas University Medical Center after suffering head injuries when a chair tipped onto him Friday. Lawrence police investigated the incident.
Sedgwick County Sheriff Johnnie Carr faces a court fight as Attorney General Miller seeks to declare cockfights illegal and shutter the Ottawa barn. Authorities report 25 dead birds and bets up to $5 000 to $6 000 per night with 50 to 60 fights possible, amid past raids by Miller.
The Sunday Times reports a survey of French press gossip about Queen Elizabeth II. Entries include claims she abdicated 63 times and considered breaking with Prince Philip 73 times.
Kevin T. Smith 13, son of Mr and Mrs Howard Z Smith of 703 Lawrence Ave, was found with a .22 caliber chest wound. He was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and later at Kansas City Hospital ICU in serious condition. He was alone when the accident happened. his mother heard him moaning and found him. Smith is a Journal-World carrier with routes on Wellington Street 2900 3000 blocks of Ninth Street and Pamela Lane.
The Kansas University Traf fic and Security Office investigates the theft of an IBM Selectric Typewriter valued at $420 from the Guidance Bureau in Bailey Hall. The device went missing between late Friday afternoon and around noon Saturday, according to E. Gordon Collister, director of the guidance bureau.
A public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Governors Room of the Kansas Union will discuss the proposed 1972-1973 KU student health insurance policy. The plan, by a Student Senate subcommittee, would raise costs but expand coverage including maternity benefits and full drug coverage with higher caps.
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