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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1973
Page
11
A week in Lawrence Municipal Court saw 38 speeders fined 544 total with 40 speeders and 823 in fines noted the prior week. For the month 117 speeders paid 2,064 in fines. Seven non traffic convictions added 550.50 in fines. One 10 day jail sentence for reckless driving plus 100 fine. Non traffic total 175 from five men for disorderly conduct. Week total 85 convictions 1,269.50 in fines and three suspended sentences.
Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller warns residents about Alink Services of Fairbanks that promises pipeline jobs. He notes the Alaska Pipeline project may create 140,000 positions, while Alaska officials estimate 5,000 to 10,000 new jobs.
In Los Angeles, Sylvester Williams kept his Chevron station open for repairs and trailers while most dealers halted pumping under a voluntary fuel shortage plan. Nationwide, about 220,000 stations closed or stopped gas sales as motorists canceled Sunday trips and traffic dimmed, with I 90 near Madison recording far fewer cars than usual.
Observers can glimpse Kohoutek with the naked eye as it nears perihelion. The best viewing comes between January 10 and 20 after sunset, with the comet 20 to 40 degrees high in the southwest, appearing as a white feather against a dark sky.
A Louis Harris poll of 1,596 adults Sept 13 22 finds public trust in U S institutions failing over seven years. Only television news and the press show gains while the executive branch falls from 41 to 19 percent. Medicine and garbage collection are the only sectors trusted by at least half.
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