03 Dec 1962
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1962
Page
1
The Defense Department reports Russia is withdrawing IL28 bombers from Cuba. The Okhotsk ships three fuselages off Cuba as U.S. patrols track outward-bound aircraft, with earlier indications of disassembly at San Julian airfield and uncertainty over total numbers.
The White House praised UN Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson for his Cuba negotiations and affirmed his U.N. post. A magazine piece claimed Stevenson disagreed with Kennedy and preferred talks to military action, which Stevenson denied. He met NSC executives at the White House amid questions.
The forecast shows continued mild weather with daytime highs around 64 and overnight lows in the low 40s. Saturday is expected to reach about 63 with a higher 49 low, while year ago figures stood at 66 and 48.
Federal Marshals plan to intervene over ASCS records moved from Mound City to Herreid as townsfolk vow to defend the blocked office. Sioux Falls official Travis Lewin warns marshals will be used if records are not surrendered, urging legal fight over the government position.
Yugoslav President Tito travels to Moscow with his wife Jovanka for talks with Premier Khrushchev amid taunts from Peking radio. The visit aims to address East West tensions and Tito's neutralist Cuba stance while strained Yugoslav food shortages and U.S. wheat aid loom.
About 650 people are expected for the 34th annual 4 H club and vocational agriculture achievement banquet at 6 30 p m Tuesday in the Kansas Union ballroom. Awards will be given to outstanding youths in the two programs. Jane Sutton and Richard Fornelli will show slides and discuss the 4 H Citizenship Workshop they attended in July in Washington D C. Sponsored by the Douglas County Bankers Association. Kentucky Fried Chicken, Big Buy. Old Spice Cosmetics, Key Rexall.
Lawrence enjoys a steady cloud cover to hold temperatures in the 50s and 60s at night with no precipitation. Residents disregard winter attire and some shop in Bermuda shorts as forecast shows partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday. Tonight's low is 40 to 45 and Tuesday's high 55 to 60.
President Kennedy directs the Justice Department to seek an 80 day Taft Hartley cooling off injunction against a Lockheed machinists strike. He cites national safety risk and cites a Taft Hartley board report noting a union security issue obstructing settlement.
Lawrence sees November permit activity rise to 489 896 with catch up work on under way projects. Major grants include 180 000 Virginia Inn expansion 44 000 Centenary Methodist Church addition and 80 000 McCrory Otasco store. Year to date totals reach 3 447 203 with December unlikely to push past 4 million.
Kansas University Chancellor W Clarke Wescoe told about 60 students from 26 campus religious groups that religion has a definite place in university life. He called religion a discipline for liberal learning a basis for living and a means to inform civilization's background.
Burglars attempted to steal Jimmy Cole's anchored safe at Cole's IGA in North Lawrence. A wrecker from Raw Motors backed to the northwest corner of the store, broke a large window, but could not move the safe. the effort caused thousands in damages and boarded windows. Police estimated store damage above $2,000 and noted brick damage from floor to ceiling. The break-in was discovered around 5:30 am and the burglars fled, leaving the scene uncertain before dawn.
The 1962 Lawrence United Fund Campaign is $2 740 short of the $68 000 quota with a final extension to Friday noon. Current total is $65 260 after two extensions. if not met, funds will be pro rated among 13 agencies. Call VI 2 1773 for pickup or contributions. Member: National Selected Morticians. Rumsey Funeral Home VI 2A.
Editor decries the view that history is merely interpretation, arguing true history requires deep knowledge of the past. He recalls 1862 Kansas weather, prairie fires, smallpox, Quantrill rumors, and Lincoln's 1862 message, linking them to the practice of objective historical writing.
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