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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1963
Page
2
The Lawrence city commission will decide whether to seek home rule authority to raise taxes by five mills to fund police and fire improvements. Action could start Tuesday to allow a summer option, with final decisions at July and August budget sessions.
Law Day in Lawrence on Wednesday May 1 centers on government by law and contrasts with May Day displays of might. Attorney John W Brand Jr leads the project with speakers including Douglas County Attorney Ralph King Jr and Richard Bond from Rep Robert Ellsworths staff at Lawrence High and Central Junior High. Additional talks planned at West Junior High and various civic clubs.
The Kansas Press Association named Stanley H. Stauffer of Topeka as president and elected Ernest R. Woodward of Oberlin as vice president and Kenneth Powell of Liberal as treasurer at its three day annual convention closing session.
Kansas University confirms the death of Roy Towne 84 a longtime faculty member in the Romance Languages Department He died last week at his Everett Washington home after a long illness Towne joined KU after teaching Latin Greek at Hamline and Washburn He held degrees from Brown University and Rennes University and studied at Minnesota Chicago and Kansas universities.
Kansas University professor George Beckmann on leave from the Ford Foundation program will head KU’s international education efforts on a part time basis until July 1 1964. He will coordinate foreign student enrollment, exchanges, Summer Language Institutes and overseas grants, with duties expanding after his return. Beckmann started at KU in 1951 after Harvard and Stanford degrees.
Sheriff Dewey Colvard issued a first degree murder warrant for Floyd Simpson a 40 year old rural storekeeper and father of six in the rifle killing of civil rights crusader William L Moore of Baltimore. Simpson posted 5000 bond and faces grand jury consideration in September. Fort Payne native William M Beck Sr a former state House speaker and ally of Gov. George C Wallace says he will defend Simpson.
John H. Colburn new Wichita Eagle and Beacon publisher will deliver the address at the University Daily Kansan Board dinner in the Kansas University Union Saturday at 6 30 pm. The Journalism School will award prizes for meritorious Daily Kansan work and academic achievement with a reception in the Union south lounge showcasing winners.
Columbia Missouri A low bid of 230000 was submitted for enlarging Memorial Stadium with a 3600 seat west bleacher addition. John Epple Construction Co of Columbia made the bid with Schmelig Construction Co of St Louis submitting a higher offer. The board of curators will decide whether to accept either bid and the addition is slated for completion before the 1963 season opening.
A speech notes God’s power as a force shaping the universe and individual lives. Judge Leedom urges breakfasts statewide to embrace faith through prayer, conduct, and reflection, comparing belief to moving mountains and chiding those needing explanations. He cites Christ’s work and history’s greats as examples.
A 7 30 this evening meeting in the Mayflower Room at Plymouth Congregational Church will discuss problems facing teenagers and their parents. The session is sponsored by the Douglas County Association for Mental Health and is open to all interested residents.
Dr. William J. Moore Kansas School of Religion dean will give the baccalaureate sermon for KU graduates June 2 at Memorial Stadium, with Chancellor Wescoe and a Kansas Board of Regents rep delivering brief Commencement remarks. Moore, head of the School since 1960, also directs the Kansas Bible Chair and owns Myers Hall. He holds degrees from Butler and Chicago, taught at Drake and Eureka, and led Near East educational tours. The School of Religion, though separate from KU, is affiliated with the university and offers nondenominational credit courses at no charge.
New York AP Rockefeller declines comment on reports he will marry Margaretta Fitter Murphy days after her Idaho divorce. The 54 year old governor and potential 1964 GOP candidate avoids details while traveling to a Republican dinner.
Dr John Carter chair of the University of Kansas pathology department was reelected secretary treasurer of the American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists on Sunday.
Texas University announces President Joseph R. Smiley will resign to become president of Colorado University starting July 1. He succeeds Quigg Newton who leaves to lead the Commonwealth Fund in New York. Colorado boasts more than 12,000 students on its Boulder campus.
Delegates from all Kansas high schools are invited to the first Statewide Peace Corps Conference at the University of Kansas campus Friday and Saturday. The keynote by KU dean George R. Waggoner will be at 6:30 Friday evening on KU and the Peace Corps. Saturday features a session for students on their role in the Peace Corps. Douglas County's assessed value is forecast to rise about 1.4 million, with Lawrence up over 800 thousand. Lightning damaged a tree at the Cecil Van Nortwick farm ten miles north of the city. Chris Barteldes, 16, won two blue ribbons at Hutchinson and Parsons coin shows in U S coins divisions.
Lawrence will welcome a Volkswagen dealership within 90 to 120 days. John G. Conzelman said the one story, 6,000 square foot building will be near 25th and Toward and include showroom service and parts with a used car lot. Investment exceeds 100000 dollars and seven workers will start. Conzelman, Lincoln VW manager, and his family live at 827 West 22nd Street. He is a St. Louis native and WWII Navy veteran.
The Supreme Court unanimously holds racial segregation in courtrooms violates the Constitution. The unsigned opinion voids Ford T Johnson Jr.’s contempt conviction for staying in a white section of Richmond Virginia Traffic Court, noting the arrest rested solely on resisting segregated seating.
Costa Rica scientists report roughly 1000 orchid species identified in the nation. The finding highlights Costa Rica as a hotspot for tropical flora and biodiversity, attracting researchers and conservationists.
Rumsey Funeral Home announces upcoming milestone service as it approaches 50 years of serving the community. Contact VI 3-5111 for details and arrangements.
Dr. Robert R Gatts is appointed professor and chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Kansas effective September 1. A Ohio State alumnus with a Ohio State Ph D and 13 publications, he comes from General Electric Knolls Lab in Schenectady where he worked as a mechanics of materials engineer. He and his wife Donna Wertman have five children.
The Post Office in Kentucky region faces delays on adjacent land options while rejecting a $25,000 Social Service League site at 905 RI St. A dormant project since 1962 gains new life with the 600 Kentucky Vermont block eyed for a 70 000 square foot land need and a 27 000 square foot one story building with ample parking. Officials say the 7th and NH Streets facilities are inadequate and a private owner would lease the new structure to the government.
Botany Department equipment valued at more than $1 200 reported missing from Snow Hall. Research associate P J Halicki told EU police the items were taken over the weekend. Missing are a Leitz stereo microscope valued at 799, a 35 mm camera and lens priced at 400, and an exposure meter at 40.
Robert D. Buehler former administrative assistant to Rep. William Avery of Kansas is appointed assistant director of public affairs for the National Association of Manufacturers. KU Law School graduate, World War II veteran, former attorney with his brother, and former GOP campaign director. He also directed field operations for Paul Revere Congressional panel tours.
Blanche Shen a Kansas University junior from Kowloon Hong Kong told KU police she lost a ring Friday in Snow Hall. She took it off while washing hands and forgot it. Later she could not locate it. The ring is valued at 200 dollars.
Anna Hull thanks friends for cards letters and flowers during Maggie Hull illness and passing. Clifford and Edith Cox express appreciation for flowers cards and food sent after their mother's death.
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