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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1972
Page
12
Northeast Kansas forecast calls for decreasing clouds and mild warmth with weekend highs from the upper 40s to low 70s on Saturday and mid to upper 70s Sunday. Fair skies, 10 percent rain chance, southeast winds 5 to 10 mph Saturday. Official readings noted yesterday high 63, low 47. today’s morning low 47. record high 94 in 1910, low 34 in 1958. Sunrise 5 25 a.m. Sunset 7 11 p.m.
A Mao Tse-tung image surprised 400 Chinatown residents at a private banquet in San Francisco. Chuang Tse-tung thanked locals and promised to carry memories home as the eight-man team ends a 20 day goodwill tour. The group then heads to a 10 day Mexico tour after a Napa private barbecue.
William W. Babbitt 59 of DeSoto died Friday at Kansas University Medical Center. Services at 2 p.m. Monday at the Baptist Church with burial in DeSoto Cemetery. Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Bruce Chapel Gardner. Memorials to American Cancer Society. Survivors include wife Viola, son William of Kansas City Kansas, a brother Arthur of Hagertown, a half brother Ralph Hood of Denver, two sisters Myrtle Dunlap and Dorothy Mason, and three grandchildren. Born August 29 1912 in Ft. Scott. He was a WWI veteran and member of several fraternal and church groups. He is survived by wife Gladys, three daughters Doris Lindt, Lara McAlexander, Geraldine Harrell, and siblings Theodore John Arthur Mary Richardson.
A report on the status of negotiations between the Lawrence Education Assn and the Lawrence School Board will be presented at 7 30 Monday at the Administration Center 2017 La Asst Supt for Instruction David Kendall said the exact status and scope of the report will not be determined until shortly before the meeting Other agenda items include a report from the district s director of data processing
A hospital admissions entry lists patients including Mrs Georgia Longstreth Homer Clark Nancy Parker Mrs Kay Dedrick and baby boy Lecompton Mrs Eva Cline Mrs Jean Baker Mrs Edna Thomas Mrs Margaret Cottrell Stephanie Hamm Scott Wurtz Orville Burns Jr Charles Gantz John Seetin Virginia Estelle Mr and Mrs Gene Chavez and a baby boy born Friday at the facility in Lecompton Eudora and surrounding areas.
Lawrence High School hosts its 17th annual Girls Sport Show at 7 30 pm in the gym to end an 8 8 rivalry between Red and Black. Captains Nancy Culver and Kerry Kapfer lead about 100 players per team in nine events including gymnastics field events volleyball soccer and basketball with around 2000 spectators expected. Coordinators are June Bacharach and Joanie Lundstrom.
Funeral services for William Gerald Holloway 77 of Lecompton will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Le Church with Rev. Ted Hunter presiding. Burial will follow in Lecompton Cemetery. Friends may call until noon Tuesday at Rumsey Funeral Home. Holloway died Friday night at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Born September 12 1894 in Chicago he spent most of his life in Lecompton and worked as a school custodian.
Seven finalists among 91 Lawrence Jaycees Shooting Education students completed an eight week course and will compete in the Jaycees State Shootoff May 6 in Tonganoxie. The state winner advances to an August international shootoff in Oklahoma City. Finalists include Cris Wells Greg Standard Rodney Libert Shan Short Alan Stroker and alternates David Mayer Mike Sutherland. Carly Barnes chaired the project with Gary Hand as co chair.
Gloria Jahn a Kansas University senior from Leavenworth and co captain of the Jayhawk Pom Pon Squad will appear on Dinah Shore’s Dinah’s Place at 9 a.m. Monday The show was taped in March when Jahn traveled to Los Angeles to be honored as one of the nation’s top six cheerleaders.
The Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log figures covering 24 hours to 9 am Saturday. April deaths stand at 37 and the 1972 total reaches 156, compared with 192 for the comparable 1971 period.
Air Force S Sgt Tori Olson 20 of West Laurens N Y underwent a bloodless suspended animation for about 10 minutes as doctors drained diseased blood and pumped in new blood at Wilford Hall. The operation March 31 used a heart lung machine and cooling to 85 degrees F. Olson recovered and could return to limited duty within 30 days.
The National Tea Co was fined $500, the largest under Chicago’s ten month old noise pollution ordinance. Circuit Court Judge Albert S. Porter imposed the penalty Friday for exceeding the limit by 10 decibels at a National store on the Northwest Side, per city environmental control officials.
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