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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1962
Page
10
A sweeping winter storm system batters from Montana to Florida with bitter cold, heavy snow, and strong winds. More than 50 deaths are attributed as schools close nationwide and travel halts amid up to 20 foot drifts in parts of the Northeast.
United Nations secretary general U Thant plans a formal appeal to the United States Britain and Belgium to press an economic squeeze on Katanga Province amid secessionist tensions. The move aims to constrain Congo territory under Katanga leadership.
Data on Robert Guenter and Harry Comp ton, Kansas University architects and instructors, launch a five part city planning series. The University Group includes Jim Sterritt, Bill Duncan, and LeRoy Johnson. Compton 27 and Guenter 34 are identified with local addresses and career notes.
NYAP reports McGeorge Bundy supplied Saturday Evening Post writers with information on Cuban crisis deliberations under Kennedy approval. CBS cites Bundy briefings, while Time Newsweek and Life challenge the Post’s portrayal of Adlai Stevenson and his stance. White House denies foundation for Life claim and questions about Stevenson's role persist.
In Washington the Communist party faces trial for refusing to register as an agent of the Soviet Union under the 1950 Internal Security Act. Supporters denounce the action as targeting political dissent while leaders Hall and Davis face separate indictments for individual officer roles.
Post Office Department launches full scale Christmas mail drive led by Postmaster James Parsons who expects record volume. Extended Saturday window to 5 p.m. for stamps and parcel post. extra trucks and staff to speed service. emphasis on careful addressing, proper wrapping, complete street names, and air mailing for overseas deliveries.
Rev Arthur E Reiss 65 retired in November after 34 years as pastor of St Paul United Church of Christ in Eu dora died Sunday at his Belleville home Funeral services set for 2 p m Wednesday at St Paul Church in Belleville Survivors include his wife Viola a son Dan in Seattle and a granddaughter
HAVANA AP Cubans will need ration books for pork poultry nuts and candy at Christmas said Manual Lizardo interior commerce minister in Revolucion. Shoppers show long lines for shoes but shelves empty despite nationalizing the shoe industry last week. Government predicts over 16 million shoes next year with at least two pairs per person and some exports to Bulgaria.
Louis Lieberbaum, a New York City stockbroker, reported a burglary at his Long Island home in Hewlett Harbor. Losses include $5,000 to $10,000 in cash, $2,000 to $3,000 in bonds, and about $15,000 in jewelry. The couple left their German shepherd inside a room to keep the house clean, but burglars ripped out a 200 pound wall safe and vanished.
Local authorities report most plant life in winter dormancy after a 3 below morning. KU botanist Rufus Thompson notes a few plants such as forsythia, Japanese quince and spirea bloomed but will not yield next spring. Agricultural official Wertzberger says crops and fruit trees remain in safe dormancy and the hard freeze could help ground consolidation for stubborn corn harvest.
Soviet security authorities have arrested a Soviet scientific research worker on charges he supplied state secrets to British and American agents, Tass reported tonight.
Editor note introduces a five part Lawrence environment opinions series by Kansas University architects. It argues cities are chameleon like, needing master planning to balance free development with a guiding plan. The piece urges broad participation through Jaycee Attitude Survey and letters to the Journal World to shape democracy and urban growth.
Lawrence endured a three degree morning as a recent snow sleet mix lingered on streets. Forecasters warn of a possible zero degree reading tonight with northerly winds from Canada. Wednesday will rise to the 20s with partial clouds. Many details reference past lows and nearby towns while noting sand spread on slick state roads.
A Topeka woman Mary Louise Nicholas, 39, escaped with minor injuries when her new 1963 car rolled over six times on the Kansas Turnpike near Lawrence. The crash occurred about 5:30 p.m. on an icy stretch a mile east of the Lawrence service area. Nicholas, who was eastbound, told Highway Patrol Lt. W W Smith that the vehicle pulled left after passing trucks and cars, then rolled after she corrected to the right. She received treatment at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for cuts and bruises and was released.
The message shows continuing cold in Northeast Kansas with a warming trend expected Wednesday. Tonight's low 0 to 5 above, Wednesday's high in the 20s and 30s, partly cloudy. Temperature readings note past highs and lows, rainfall trace, and a record high of 67 in 1938.
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