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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1962
Page
12
Idlewild Airport witnessed a deadly Eastern Air Lines DC7B crash killing 25 of the 51 aboard in fog. Survivors describe flashes of fire and disintegration as flames and smoke filled the cabin amid frantic attempts to escape.
A four engine Eastern Air Lines DC7B crashed and burned at Idlewild Airport in thick fog killing 25 of 51 aboard. Survivors escaped through emergency exits as flames engulfed the forward section and responders aided the injured. FBI sent specialists to assist identifications.
Washington reports that the Soviet Union is packing nuclear capable bombers in Cuba and shipping them to the USSR. The move follows Khrushchev Kennedy talks and is to be observed by U S officials. Verification and no invasion pledges remain key disputed points.
Mrs. John F. Kennedy accepted three gifts from a Kansas University student for the White House refurbishing project. Art history junior William M. Ittmann Jr. said he sent a Hudson River landscape attributed to John F. Kensett and two ratty books from John Quincy Adams’s collection. He bought Kensett drawings in Kansas City for about $20 each and paid roughly $10 for the books found in a Boston store. Mrs. Kennedy’s note to the Cincinnati resident confirmed the gifts and indicated uncertain use at the White House.
A Grant Township meeting to discuss zoning is scheduled for 8 p.m. Monday in the music room of Grant School. County Attorney-elect Ralph King will be guest speaker.
Lawrence enjoys unseasonably warm weather with clouds and a mid 40s to 50s outlook into the weekend. November closed with a pair of new daily and all time high temperatures while rainfall stayed below normal at 1.47 inches for the month.
Kansas University's 38th Christmas Vespers will bring choral and instrumental music and tableaux to Hoch Auditorium on Sunday December 16 with performances at 3 30 and 7 30 p m open to the public free of charge about 6000 attendees each year and involving all Fine Arts departments and around 600 students. A preceding recital features the 53 bell Memorial Carillon and brass ensemble directed by Kenneth Bloomquist with organ numbers by Laurel E Anderson. KU officials note the event began in 1923 and moved to Hoch Auditorium in 1927 to accommodate crowds.
U S Rep Robert Ellsworth Republican of Lawrence urges the removal of the four Veterans Administration offices in London Paris Rome and Frankfort to the State Department saving an estimated 250000 annually. Ellsworth and Rep Horace Kornegay toured the sites and say only about 200 veterans remain aided under the GI bill. The plan affecting seven American employees will be presented to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs in January. Ellsworth, back from Europe November 28, heads to two weeks of Navy Reserve carrier duties out of Norfolk.
Cuban premier Fidel Castro’s image as a nationalist savior fades across Latin America. Experts say the crisis has freed governments to act more decisively with U. S. military support against Castro. Disillusionment grows as Moscow links with Cuba reveals Castro as a Soviet instrument.
Lawrence Jaycees announce a holiday decor contest with two categories Religious and general. First prize 15 dollars and second 10 dollars in each category. Entries by coupon or postal card due midnight December 18. Judging December 20 and winners announced December 21.
Vatican officials reported further improvement in Pope John XXIII's condition and said surgery is not in prospect. An informal brief for newsmen noted the doctors consulted a leading Italian surgeon who visited the pope on Thursday and Friday night as the pontiff’s personal physician stayed close to his bedside.
A Kansas University senior from Long Island died in a one car crash on the Kansas Turnpike about 18 miles west of West Lawrence. Five other people were injured in four area accidents as Douglas County and Topeka responders rushed to the scenes.
Clevelanders faced a second day without daily newspapers as union Teamsters Local 473 and publishers convened for over five hours on Friday seeking a quick settlement to a strike affecting 405 delivery drivers.
Cloudy and mild weather continues into Sunday in northeast Kansas with drizzle at night. Temperatures range from mid to upper 40s, with highs on Sunday around 50s and overnight lows in the 40s.
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