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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1966
Page
6
About 2 000 Indonesian Chinese protesters smashed into the Communist Chinese Embassy in Jakarta after a 40 000 person rally demanding severance of ties with Peking. Soldiers protected staff as windows were shattered and flags changed to Indonesia’s. Two students were injured.
Kansas City Board of Education votes 4 to 2 to keep parental written permission before corporal punishment. Earlier teachers’ vote favored abolishing the consent requirement by 1,516 to 321.
Helsinki reports reveal that drunken motorists built many Finland airports and other projects. Work camps near Helsinki Airport house inmates who labor daily under strict rules, with wages mostly consumed by meals and gear, and a portion taxed or saved for families.
Bernard Glazer, Johannesburg real estate tycoon, identified as the man who paid 196000 for the return of his kidnapped wife and infant son. Three brothers prepared to appear in court in Johannesburg as police recovered 185000 of the ransom.
Kansas City police report former Teamsters local 245 official Branch Milton Wainwright arrested on petty larceny charges after patrolman cites him stuffing steaks valued at 7.79 into his pockets. Wainwright previously faced grand larceny conviction in Johnson County in 1962.
Beiruts AP report notes calm in Baghdad as curfew ends briefly after President Abdel Salam Aref dies in a helicopter crash. Aref to receive state funeral Saturday. ten killed in the crash include two Cabinet ministers and five officials plus crew. Mourners include Acting President Bazzaz and VP Amer. Amer leads Egyptian delegation arrive.
Emanuel Mittleman of Wireless Guitar Co. explained to Massachusetts lawmakers a bug sized device placed inside a standard telephone. From anywhere in the country a call to the bugged number activates the unit with a harmonica note, allowing distant conversations to be transmitted via telephone wires while the phone remains on its cradle. A busy signal greets callers to the bugged line.
Washington AP Two key economic indicators gained in March with industrial production reaching 152.9 percent of the 1957-59 average, up 1 percent from February and 8.7 percent above 1965. Personal income rose to 561 billion dollars, a 3.8 billion increase, slower than February’s 4.9 billion rise.
Rep. John E. Moss demands explanation from the State Department over a reported plan to classify the biographical register of U S diplomats. McCloskey confirms a new issue is planned but not yet decided for secrecy. CIA reportedly seeks concealment of agents abroad.
The Census Bureau reported the U.S. population reached 196,164,000 on March 1, including service members overseas. The figure shows about a nine percent rise since the 1960 census.
Reports circulated that negotiators neared a coal contract that could end a strike of 50 000 miners in eight states. The pact would mirror the last Friday agreement between United Mineworkers and three independent operators granting a $1.32 daily pay hike plus $1.00 more next April and eight holidays. Talks in Washington began Feb 21 after a walkout Monday, with some miners returning to work but about 50 000 still striking.
The IRS warns that missing tonight’s filing deadline could trigger penalties and interest on any taxes owed. Exceptions may allow late filing if the taxpayer is ill, in an accident, or out of the country upon request. Filing before the deadline minimizes penalties and may limit charges to 6 percent interest on late payments.
A man and a woman died in a Thursday night blaze at a two room Olathe home. The victims were Mrs Vernice Hinson and Rudy Barber both found in a bedroom. Hinson was mother of five and Barber was stationed at the Olathe Naval Air Station.
Randall F. Sadler, an instructor in drawing and painting at Kansas University, is among eight artists invited to exhibit in April at the Des Moines Art Center. The Eight Selected Artists were chosen by four appointees of the Art Center, with KU Museum of Art curator A. Bret Waller nominating Sadler alongside Dale Eldred of Kansas City, Missouri.
Pokey the whale lies on a mud flat 70 miles from its Atlantic home after being riddled with bullets. A fisherman towed the body, Pokey revived briefly, but protests spread as officials weigh legal options and animal protection concerns.
Helium posted the largest production value gain among Kansas minerals in 1965, rising 15.7 percent to just over $30 million. The increase reflects strong demand and sustained output for the resource during the year.
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