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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1972
Page
1
Karl S. Becker consulting firm to visit city hall to assess pay scales and job classifications. The $3,900 study, shared by city and federal government, aims to compare Lawrence wages with other communities and may lead to changes in 1974 budget.
Georgia Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox told a Louisville convention to drop plans to draft George C. Wallace for president and left open the possibility he would accept a nomination if ballot access and funds meet targets. He urged Wallace not to be drafted due to his paralysis and medical advice.
Douglas County official results confirm Tuesday primary totals after canvass by County Clerk Delbert Mathia and County Commissioners. minor changes affected few votes. one large adjustment adds 175 votes to Republican state auditor candidate Clay Hedrick. Unopposed candidate total remains 7,663. certified abstract to Secretary of State forthcoming.
The second annual Governor's Pride Awards Luncheon will be held Oct. 18 in Wichita to honor cities with community improvement programs. Joe S. Clark of Topeka, chairman of the Pride Program with 85 member cities, announced the event. Gov. Robert Docking will present cash awards to representatives of the winning communities.
Janee Robinson of Provo reports she has received 81 cats after advertising in a local paper that people planning to drown or smother their pets should surrender them. She says she never expected so many cats.
A 1500 fire crew, aided by U2 reconnaissance photos from NASA, works to contain a blaze in the Ventana Wilderness of the Los Padres National Forest. The fire burned 4100 acres, with 70 percent containment expected, as planes and helicopters drop retardants amid fog and winds. One firefighter was seriously injured in a 200 foot fall. the fire began Tuesday from an illegal campfire.
Boris Spassky resigned in game ten after 56 moves in Reykjavik. Bobby Fischer held a 62-34 percent edge as play resumed following adjournment, with experts predicting a three point swing and observers declaring the world champion outmatched.
Airman Clyde D. Dunn son of Mr and Mrs Ralph D Dunn of 511 Utah has graduated at Chanute AFB Ill from the U S Air Force jet engine mechanic course and will be assigned to Germany Airman Calvin F Lister son of Mr and Mrs Walter J Lister of 2129 Ohio has graduated with honors at Chanute AFB Ill from the same course and will be assigned to Offutt AFB Neb The airman is a 1971 graduate of Oklahoma Military Academy Claremore Okla and a 1969 graduate of Lawrence High School
Douglas County reports 762 new registrations, bringing total to 27 171. All new voters reside in rural areas Baldwin Eudora Lecompton and register at polls this year. About 4 608 are newly enfranchised 18 to 20 year olds and 22 437 are Lawrence residents.
Three Democratic senators accuse the Nixon administration of a deliberate policy to bomb North Vietnam dike systems citing a State Department report. Senator Kennedy and allies urge action while Senator Scott rebukes them as misled, as the White House defends U.S. policy.
July 1971 building permits total 562815 down from June 1128340. Major share comes from a 237000 medical building permit at 404 Maine and Edgewood homes start reflecting the year’s activity. Cumulative 11092324 slightly below 1971’s 11431939 with single family housing dropping to five and duplexes rising to ten.
Kansas University officials have not decided whether to hold a hearing for Wilbert Mathews a Kansas City freshman charged with aggravated battery in a July 16 dorm room shooting He could face university discipline for violations of firearms rules but a court ruling may be needed before action is taken
In Douglas County Democratic strength appears up slightly in this year’s primary compared with 1970. County Clerk Delbert Mathia reports about 5 100 affidavits required of voters to sign party affiliation with roughly 3 300 Republican and 1 800 Democratic cards. The party ratio in total turnout runs about 3 to 1 versus 4 to 1 in 1970. Mathia cites early law changes and possible pollworker confusion as factors in the signing.
Damage estimates from the Wednesday night wind and rain storm in northern Kansas City rise to over 1.25 million. Clay County reports 10 Avondale homes and up to 20 in Kansas City North damaged as Rock Creek overflowed. Leavenworth County records about 185000 damage to mobile homes farms and a restaurant. Power outages affected roughly 12000 houses as 13 circuits were restored.
The Federal Communications Commission ruled that J. B. Stoner may continue campaign broadcasts repeating a racial slur. The decision, tied to Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell urging rejection of the ads as a violence risk, notes constitutional protection of expression despite officials’ repulsion. Stoner, linked to the National States Rights party, is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.
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