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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1969
Page
6
At the University of Kansas Mechanical Engineering Department a clean-cut artist creates psychedelic designs using a device named THE DEVICE. Louis Burmeister, assistant professor, built a double pendulum with a drawing pen. One pendulum shifts the platform, the other moves the pen to produce intricate, imaginative lines.
Burmeister built a low cost Lissajous style machine from scrap metal and wood with help from James Van ie Louisburg and Richard Konn. He wired an analog computer to simulate designs on an oscilloscope and, with computer dials, nearly duplicates a Lissajous drawing. A list of residents and births follows. Burmeister says the device simply draws pretty pictures and may enter Spring art exhibit in South Park. Larry Fagan, a Kansas City senior, helped stabilize the project and spoke at the Engineering Exposition.
Perry High School lists 19 students on the honor roll for scholastic achievement in the fifth six-week period. Straight-A earners include seniors Sherry Hodson and Jackie Meyer and sophomore Pat Grindel. B honor roll recipients span seniors Patty Cottrell and Gail Maruska, juniors Kathy Camblin, Linda McDougall, Valerie Meyer, Kathy Roosen daal, Calvin Schafer and Sherry Zeilinger, sophomores Pam Cloud, Peggy Hodson, Susan Myers, Linda Robinson and Kathy Wade, and freshmen Debra Atwell, Jeanie Joy, and Jo Ann Mulvihill.
Reynold T. Iwamoto of Kansas University Chemistry is awarded 47600 dollars by the National Science Foundation for a two year project on the nature and behavior of chemical complexes in nonaqueous media. He will focus on concentration and behavior to extend aqueous solution data. Graduate student Douglas Dillard assists the project at Lawrence.
Leaders urge rapid launch of a trade classes program to aid 21 percent of graduates, citing demand for plumbers, floor care, pest control, dietary aides, and building repair workers in the Lawrence Topeka area. They warn public and students must see dignity in blue collar roles and plan for part time consultants and a coordinator to supervise instruction and language basics.
Student elections at Kansas University run Wednesday and Thursday with polls at Strong Hall Murphy Hall and the Union. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both days, with extended hours 8 to 9 p.m. in the Union and 6:30 to 9 p.m. in Pearson Hall Oliver Hall and Ellsworth Hall. 82 Student Senate seats and offices up for grabs. candidates include David Awbrey Marilyn Bowman Mark Edwards Richard von Ende Rusty Leffel and Frank Zilm representing Independent Campus Coalition Progressive Student Alliance and Campus Coalition.
Kathy Colton of Omaha Nebraska a KU sophomore has been named producer of the 1970 Rock Chalk Revue the KU Y satire show. She is the second coed to hold the post with Shirley Andrish the prior holder in 1958. Colton a theater major joined the Revue as cast member and worked on sets and makeup.
Alpha Phi sorority members at Kansas University run the Kaw Valley Heart Association Heart Information Telephone Exhibit at Safeway Malls and Rusty’s Hillcrest Supermarket. Eight telephones per site connect to 14 minute tapes on heart health. Topics include heart attack stroke smoking birth defects surgery and transplants. Hours are 2 to 4 and 4:40 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. Judy Nothnagel and Mary Kay Dean head the exhibit planning.
Obituaries list Edward H. Robison of Silver Lake age 53 and Samuel Edward DeWalt age 59 with services planned in Parker Mortuary and Rumsey Funeral Home. Emma May Zweifel, 83, of West Hills Parkway, dies at Lawrence Memorial Hospital with services at Plymouth Congregational Church and burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors named across items include siblings and children. donations requested to Heart Fund.
In Kansas City Kansas a former osteopath, Austin Lyrrell Jamieson, 44, faced charges for procuring an abortion and illegal medical activities after a police raid on an Argentine district apartment. Five youths were found inside. four women were released on $100 bonds and one woman was hospitalized.
Washington Senate subcommittee heard Ford Chrysler and General Motors pledge to boost dealer payments to improve warranty repairs. Ford dealer Edwin Mullane of Newark said factory reimbursements remain inadequate, and dealers struggle with fixed hourly rates that push costs onto wages and skilled mechanics.
Firemen extinguished an automobile fire around 11 a.m. Monday caused by sun rays on a silver service wrapped in wool on the front seat of Fred C. Smithmeyer’s car at 2130 Owens Lane. Damages were listed as $0. Investigators also checked a Meek trailer fire at 1600 W 4th St where an overheated furnace sent flames from a roof flu around 10:15 p.m. Monday with no damage reported. A trash-bin fire near Potter Lake on the KU campus at 11:30 p.m. Monday caused no damage.
Kenyatta, chairman of the Harlem Mau Mau Society, will speak on Biafra at 8 tonight in the Forum Room, Kansas Union. He will discuss The Truth About Biafra A Black American's First Hand Account, illustrated by films from his November Biafra visit. Sponsored by KU Black Student Union and the Committee to Keep Biafra Alive.
New KU Y officers include Betsy Menke Webster Groves Mo sophomore and Walter Mooney Wichita second year law student as co presidents. Other officers list Rita Matousek Cuba senior and John Mauk Conway Springs junior as co-vice presidents with Laura Friesen Clay Center sophomore secretary and Barry Albin Topeka junior treasurer. Chairmen span Doug Everley Salina sophomore publicity Phyllis Farrar Norwich sophomore financial resources Jill Wiechman Cheney sophomore Children Hour Sandra Eyman Wichita freshman Special activities Leslie Saunders Hugoton sophomore Operation Tutor Match.
Official notice advises proper service for legal publications and details actions in the estate of Nia Cheong Sith deceased. Court proceedings address approval of distributions, fees, and writed rights with publication in Lawrence Journal World and related notices. The hearing will occur in Lawrence on a specified date, with further publication and deadlines governed by law.
The notice details a public sale of assorted household goods and furniture including a cedar desk, wicker items, a large cabinet, tables, chairs, a TV, records, CDs, a cradle, and several decorative pieces. Items described include a dining set with walnut finish, a Jacobean style chair, and kitchenware. sale location is specified with date to be announced.
Fragmented OCR text describes various names places and items with no clear cohesive event. Readable entries include references to tables hinges cables and a mix of personal names and random phrases. The piece reads like a garbled catalog of objects and persons without a single coherent news item.
Fragmentary text lists mixed terms, names, places, and items with no clear story or event. Readable elements include personal names, potential places, and scattered terms, but no coherent incident or article focus emerges.
The Pardee families Glenn Albert and relatives thank relatives and friends who helped celebrate our Mother's 100th birthday open house and those who sent flowers and cards.
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