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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1970
Page
1
Businessowners on Massachusetts Street complain of lost customers as Sixth Street rerouting takes effect. They warn a third of downtown traffic may vanish and urge public hearings while residents fear bottlenecks and longer commutes. Some merchants plan to move or protest to city officials.
The Lawrence Human Relations Commission unanimously recommends the city commission invite a representative from the Urban League to Lawrence to assess opening a local branch. Expenses would be city funded if approved.
A huge oil slick blamed on the Navy neared 50 miles of Florida beaches as winds push it ashore. Officials say more than 500000 gallons of waste oil were dumped into the Atlantic near Mayport Naval Station, with Navy admitting two bargeloads were discarded. Local figures raise sulfur content concerns and call for an emergency cleanup.
About 100 antiwar demonstrators on the University of Oregon campus burned effigies of President Nixon and Vice President Agnew while singing The Star Spangled Banner.
City officials say a traffic light at 23rd and Ousdahl was installed without a public hearing. Leonard Hoover, city engineer, said state engineers were consulted but no final approval was granted yet. The state recommended making New Hampshire Street one way to ease congestion, with a July 17 filing noted.
Warren Zimmerman 90 founder of the Kansas Color Press died at Lawrence Manor Nursing Home. He started the Kansas Color Press in 1935 with his son Richard and William Nichols, once the first four color press in the U S He was born January 8 1880 in Portis Kansas and had earlier owned the Liberal News He served as Kansas Color Press chairman and was active in Lawrence affairs including a 1955 city commission bid His legacy includes the 1949 plant construction near Highway 10.
Grand theft charges against Brenda D. Jenkins and Lois E. Hill, both from Kansas City Missouri, were dismissed after a Douglas County Court preliminary hearing found the evidence insufficient. Judge Charles Rankin ruled the case not proven at this stage.
Dismissed cases bind two defendants over to district court after being free on bond since arrest on Oct 31 for shoplifting at Weaver's Department Store 901 Mass. The coat allegedly taken by the pair was not recovered.
Senate testimony based on interviews with 60 former Marines who showed greater hostility toward the South Vietnamese army and American officers than toward the Viet Cong. Dr. Charles Levy described lethal acts and a culture of brutal discipline while urging a boot camp to reverse combat‑related attitudes.
At Ft. Benning a My Lai soldier was granted immunity to testify in Calley's court martial after invoking the Fifth Amendment. Prosecutor Aubrey Daniels indicated fellow witness Meadle may also assert his rights. Witness Gregory Olsen testified about events near the village ditch during the 1968 shootings.
Lawrence police report a theft at Sigma Phi Epsilon at 1645 Tenn. from 5 p.m. Saturday to 6 p.m. Sunday. Workman Michael Maturo left doors unattended after 5 p.m. Saturday. items valued at 1787 dollars were taken, including 45 dollars cash and clothing, radios, tapes, and stereo equipment belonging to fraternity members such as Ty Brown Tom Busch Christopher Forbes David Goddard Randall Howell Terry Kilroy Mark Schuler Richard Treat Robert Albo Edward Coulter Robert Colvin and Gregory Gille.
Kenneth Barton Osborn testified at a war crimes inquiry that American soldiers tossed two Vietnamese prisoners from helicopters to terrify others into talking. He also alleged a Marine pierced a prisoner's ear with a peg and claimed a Vietnamese-Chinese agent was killed by a military intelligence captain.
Hospital notes enumerate numerous residents and relatives in Baldwin Eudora and nearby areas with current statuses. Entries include births and parent names such as Stalcup and baby boy at 908 28th St and Leslie with a daughter at 1311 W Sixth. Other towns include Cleveland Ohio and Eu dora with various street addresses and patient notes.
A short in an electric wire caused a fire warning siren at Eighth and Massachusetts to sound at 3:57 a.m. Police report the short was not located and lines were isolated by 4:50 a.m. Fire officials noted traffic signals may have remained red. Mercury lamps installed in Centennial Park improve area lighting per Kansas Power and Light manager Austin Steadham.
Anastas I. Mikoyan former president of the Soviet Union and veteran Bolshevik received the Order of the October Revolution on his 75th birthday Tass agency reported.
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