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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1966
Page
8
The Agriculture Department forecast the 1966 Kansas wheat crop at 265 million bushels, the sixth largest in state history, with a yield of 24 bushels per acre. Rain aided prospects, while stocks on farms remained about a third below last year. Milk and egg production for March fell.
The Red and White Cattle Society holds its annual meeting at Duallyn Farm on Sunday April 17 open to the public. A Kansas State University faculty member will lead a type demonstration at 10 a.m. on Sunday. Lunch will be served by the HDU group of Eudora. An informal members session occurs Saturday afternoon.
The Community Safety Organization will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday April 20 at the South Park Recreation Center. Seven officers will be elected including president vice president secretary treasurer and three executive committee members. The nominating committee includes Ed Ewing Ron Peters and E C Quigley Jr. Elected officers will form sub committees for home safety traffic safety and recreation safety.
Knoxville residents debate keeping Diamond the elephant as city officials cite $10,000 yearly feeding costs and safety concerns while a “Save de Diamond” effort seeks to fund a long term solution. Children offer ideas to improve his happiness while the zoo requests support. Diamond, a 10 foot tall, nearly four ton gift from a circus, requires warm soapy baths and oil rubdowns.
New York report states American Nazi party leader George Lincoln Rockwell must stand trial on May 16. He appeared with attorney Martin Berger and is accused of threatening to cremate a Jewish war veterans leader in a speech dated June 23, 1960.
In Boston six juveniles were arrested for derailing a New Haven Railroad commuter train on the Needham to Boston line. One boy admitted breaking a lock and flipping a switch that sent the two car self powered train onto a siding, causing the derailment and injuries to 62 people. The incident occurred Monday during the first morning run.
Col. Harold Oppenheimer, Kansas City businessman and Harvard graduate, will report May 15 to Camp Pendleton as deputy commander of the 4th Marine Division HQ. He heads Atlas Acceptance Corp and Oppenheimer Industries. No call up of reservists planned. he previously earned the Bronze Star at Okinawa.
AP Historical Times Inc publisher of Civil War Times Illustrated announces plans to release a new American History Illustrated. The publication aims to broaden access to illustrated historical narratives and archival insights for readers nationwide.
A 26 year old Ukrainian man Nikolai Didyk burned himself in Dzershin sky Square, Moscow, after being refused combat in Vietnam. He ran into traffic with arms spread, died later at Burdenko military hospital. Didyk, a former border guard from Zuigres, had sought service in Vietnam but was denied.
The Interior Department and utilities agree to build two giant steam generating plants. One will be near Farmington New Mexico and the other south of Lake Mohave at Davis Dam Nevada. The project aims to supply power to nine states and boost local economies including the Navajo Nation.
The 11 year old daughter of a Secret Service agent assigned to the LBJ ranch detail died in a horse accident behind the family home in Johnson City Texas. Nancy Knetsch tied a rope to her waist and to the horse, which dragged her around a pen before jumping a fence.
Republican Frank Sullivan of Lawrence, state commissioner of insurance since 1949, announced his candidacy for re election. He emphasized strict supervision of insurance laws to protect policyholders and maintain insurer solvency, noting no claims were unpaid due to insolvency during his tenure.
Moscow AP reports Soviet leaders promised higher quality and quantity of consumer goods at a party congress but have not produced a concrete 1966 70 plan. Kosygin says details arrive in four to five months. The reforms shift some planning to factory managers while preserving central control.
In Kansas City Kansas the city has doubled in size via annexation and police patrol now cover former rural areas with unpaved roads. A patrolman radioed for the shop truck to pull him out and then requested a tow truck to free both vehicles, illustrating the new reach of city services.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos calls for a meeting of Malaysia Indonesia the Philippines and other Asian nations to resolve the Indonesia Malaysia Confrontation. He says Sabah dispute and Sabah claim strain ties while boosting Philippine engineer forces and US base realignments.
Hollywood executives see two hour TV features as the new path to prosperity replacing pay TV. NBC CBS and ABC plan prime time two hour films with deals from Warner Bros MGM and Universal as studios race to supply new features for television and theater release.
The government raises FHA and VA loan rates from 5 to 5 3/4 percent on new mortgages, increasing monthly payments by about $3 per $15 000 loan while aiming to lower points. The move follows a December Fed rate hike and continues a pattern of tight money affecting roughly 6 million outstanding FHA and VA mortgages.
New York AP Morse, a leading critic of Johnsons Vietnam policy, says the president derides Congress and pacific options in Asia. Speaking at a Foreign Policy Council rally, Morse urges voters to empower a Congress willing to check the administration. He receives a 5,000-strong ovation at Manhattan Center as supporters shout Morse for president.
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