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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1963
Page
1
A 1963 AP feature reflects on the Thresher disaster and life aboard nuclear submarines. It recalls Seawolf drills, depth pressure dangers, and the crew’s calm during peril as hull integrity yields and compartments flood.
Admiral George W. Anderson announced the Thresher submarine is lost with 129 souls after a deep dive test 220 miles off Boston. President Kennedy offered prayers, while a court of inquiry probes overhaul work and possible hull weaknesses.
Considerable cloudiness and continued cool through Friday with a chance of a few showers this evening. Lows tonight 35 to 40. Highs Friday 55 to 60.
The Baldwin family fears for Raymond Rockers aboard the missing atomic submarine Thresher after a sleepless night. The 14 year Navy veteran recently attended an atomic submarine school in Virginia and was previously in New London. His sister notes no letters for months, but his father believes he would have been contacted if aboard. Also named is Topekan Larry W. Claussen reported aboard the vessel.
President Kennedy called on the steel industry and the United Steelworkers union to refrain from a broad across the board price increase. He kept open the option of selective boosts, arguing price adjustments aligned with supply and demand can fit general economic stability. The White House had reviewed a $6 a ton increase by Wheeling Steel Corp with no other firms announcing similar moves.
Two tax measures cleared the Kansas Legislature with one heading to a November 1964 vote. A proposed constitutional amendment would end taxes on personal property and household goods. A second bill would standardize assessments at 30 percent of actual value, with penalties for officials who fail to apply the rule.
Konrad Adenauer 87 confirms in a TV interview at Cadenabria he will resign as chancellor in October or November after nearly 14 years in office. He made the promise four months ago to leaders of his Christian Democratic party.
Lawrence residents will begin a citywide clean up starting Monday with six trucks working six days to haul trash to the city dump. City Manager Harold Horn urges cooperation to make the city among the cleanest in the area and notes the effort may extend past April 20 if needed.
Brisk overnight temperatures and a few showers are forecast for the Lawrence area. Temperatures will dip to 35 to 40 degrees with a high Friday of 55 to 60. Skies stay cloudy through Friday with no additional rainfall beyond .09 inches overnight. Morning lows around 38 rise to the upper 50s by afternoon downtown.
Kansas lawmakers adjourned after a long night session approving reapportionment of the Senate and a new Sunday closing law. A $413.375 million budget was approved for next year with a minor tobacco tax increase and several major education and medical care measures.
Lawrence Police will deploy a new mobile Speedalyzer radar unit after officer training. The $1,140 system can be used by a single officer and moved between cars, doubling range to detect speeds up to 3,000 feet for trucks and buses. Chief Bill Cox promotes public demonstrations and notes the radar aids speed control rather than trapping drivers.
A Wichita district court upheld that Kansas University will host the Kansas Boys State program with the Kansas American Legion Department sponsoring the event on June 28. The ruling ends a dispute over moving the program from Wichita to KU and orders transfer of records within 30 days, with Wichita allowed to appeal.
Mrs Mer cedes H. Douglas says she will seek a divorce this summer from Associate Justice William O. Douglas of the Supreme Court. The statement notes both residents of Washington and that she will file there when she goes to her ranch in Glenwood. This is the second marriage for both. Douglas married in 1954 after his first divorce in 1953 and has a son and a daughter.
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