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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1972
Page
1
Apollo 17, the last American moon mission, aims for an 8 53 p m CST nighttime liftoff. Astronauts Eugene Cernan Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt sleep up for a 13 day mission amid forecast cloudiness and a high flame Saturn V ascent.
The U S Army Corps of Engineers issued a revised environmental impact statement for the Mud Creek flood protection project. It invites public comments and will be sent to the Council on Environmental Quality for review.
Ronald E. Evans, Apollo 17 command module pilot and Kansas University graduate, tells the Journal-World he is sad to see the Apollo era end yet sees a new space exploration dimension. Evans and his wife Janet conveyed comments through Janette Roberts during a Cape Kennedy reunion with the Roberts family.
Timetable On Page8 notes the Cape Kennedy launch arrival in Florida Monday night by a VIP crew. Janet Pollom Evans and her children Jaime and Jon express excitement viewing their father the command module pilot. Evans holds a KU engineering degree and will be awakened in space once to hear the Jayhawk Fight Song. KU alumnus Robert P. Ryan works in mission control and received permission to use the tune. Robert Foster, KU bands director, supplied a recording of the song and other KU tunes.
Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho held a third Paris session despite a 24 hour pause. The talks took place at a park house owned by Arnaud Clerc with shared lunch and a closing handshake signaling cautious progress.
Weather details for INDEX region summarized from page five data. Includes primary conditions, temperature ranges, wind trends, precipitation chances, and timing notes for the day. No additional context provided in fragment.
Advertising blurb notes Russell Stover candies and Key Rexail availability with AJL Raney Drug Stores offering free delivery on prescriptions and related pharmacy services.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Doane Agency at 824 Mass with unclear auto insurance wording. No clear event or outcome stated.
Lawrence will convert the Watkins Bank building at 11th and Massachusetts into a community museum with a workshop for school groups and exhibits. KU museum leaders Eldredge and Humphrey guide plans to raise 200000 for the project, hire a curator, and foster ongoing community involvement.
President Nixon announced Earl Butz will remain as agriculture secretary while Commerce secretary Peter Peterson will leave. Frederick B. Dent of Mayfair Mills in Arcadia South Carolina is named as his replacement. Dent, Yale graduate and textile leader, will be sworn in after Peterson’s temporary mission abroad.
Former President Truman remains in serious condition with bronchitis and mild heart weakening from arterial sclerosis. Dr. Wallace Graham said lungs are congested while inhalation therapy and antibiotics are administered. Truman is conscious and not on intravenous feeding.
Lawrence reports a near zero low of 1 degree above zero with sub zero readings statewide. Most of the state sees fair skies after heavy snow with limited accidents and minimal hazards. The forecast calls for near zero tonight and warming into the 20s by Thursday afternoon with chances of snow Friday and Saturday in some regions.
Governor Docking announces the appointment of Mrs. Mary Prudence Bennett Hutton of Newton to the Kansas Board of Regents to replace the late Thomas J. Griffith of Manhattan. A Bethel College English instructor and Kansas State University alumna, she is the first woman on the board in 30 years and supports philosophical balance.
Douglas County commissioners approved salaries for two new assistant county attorneys with David Berkowitz in office. Douglas J. Walker will earn 10 625 dollars annually and Herman Reed 9 000 dollars. Walker begins Feb 1 after Air Force ROTC duty. Reed has Kansas Bar credentials and starts Dec 16.
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