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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1971
Page
13
Sunny this afternoon with southerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight will be fair and mild with low 60s. Tuesday again sunny with high in lower 90s and near 10 percent rain chance. Official readings include high 89 and low 68 yesterday. record high 105 in 1936 and low 55 in 1897.
Diana Ross mother to a 4 pound 4 ounce girl named Rhonda Susan. Born Saturday at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital the child is Ross and husband Robert Silberstein’s first. The former Supremes star, 26, has pursued a solo career in clubs and on television since January 1970.
Lawrence police logged multiple thefts and break-ins over the weekend. A yellow minibike worth 950 dollars was stolen from near 1535 Mass. between 8:30 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. A vehicle near James Radiator Shop had tires removed and a carburetor taken after being moved. A cash box containing 80 dollars, belonging to the Kansas University Reclamation Center, disappeared from 1701 Ohio between 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The Rathskeller at 1192 KK Eighth had a kicked in door, with about 50 dollars taken from the register and 40 dollars damage to the door.
Loyal G. Leard 21, of Overland Park, drowned while swimming in Perry Lake near Ozawkie. He jumped from a boat about 25 yards from shore, sank about 1:15 p.m., and was recovered at 2:30 p.m. near the east shore by Deputy Clarence Alexander.
In Long Beach California an anonymous finder who claimed to have retrieved the annual $1,000 city treasure says the prize should go to the American Cancer Society. A spokesman noted the box was found in a trash can at the Long Beach Marina to prove the claim. A diabetes note unrelated to the treasure discusses underdiagnosis and early detection.
Rep Wilbur Mills head of the Ways and Means Committee praised President Nixon’s economic package calling it excellent and likely to win committee approval for investment tax credits. Other Democrats and Republicans offered cautious support while urging broader, permanent steps and labor-management talks to stabilize prices and wages.
The state seeks to reclaim slot machines seized from the American Legion Club of Iola in a June raid. A hearing on the motion to enter replevin in Allen County District Court is set for 2 p.m. next Monday. The case hinges on whether the devices are illegal gambling equipment or legal nonprofit bingo games.
A calendar outlines start dates for Lawrence Public Schools and St John School for 1971 72. It lists fee payments for juniors and enrollment for new elementary students and notes first duty days for teachers and the opening of classes at LHS and Haskell Indian Junior College.
Chicago city champion Mike Anderson defeated Rev. Robert Hetherington 3 6 9 7 7 5 6 4 to win the men s singles title in the National Public Parks Tennis Tournament in Buffalo New York.
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