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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1970
Page
16
The forecast calls for fair and cold tonight then partly cloudy and warmer Saturday with southwest winds. Highs near the 40s, low teens tonight, and extended conditions include a chance of rain Tuesday with highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s and lows around 30s.
A wad of paper towels placed under a mattress sparked a fire in an unoccupied seventh floor room of Ellsworth Hall Kansas University. Firefighters controlled the blaze with about $50 in damage reported.
Mrs. Lucille Allison, clerk of the Douglas County District Court, urges applicants planning to travel overseas in February 1971 or summer to file passport requests now. Current issuance time is at least three weeks, likely eight to nine weeks in spring. The passport costs 12 dollars and lasts five years. Bring two wallet-size black and white photos and a certified copy of the birth certificate from the bureau of vital statistics. hospital birth registrations do not meet requirements.
Police records show seven households reported exterior decoration thefts with losses totaling 145.42 dollars. Three young men attempted to steal a 15 dollar tree from a West 23rd Street sales lot. two suspects were caught but the owner had not signed a complaint.
In New Canaan Connecticut four family members were found slain by ax knife and hammer with a cord tie used for strangulation. Police hunted for 17 year old John Rice Jr. missing with a car as investigators described the victims and weapons found in a two story colonial home.
Kansas University designated Stanley T. Rolfe as the first holder of the Ross H. Forney Endowed Professorship in engineering. Chalmers announced the appointment funded by 1966 KU Endowment gifts from Forney, a 1912 KU alumnus. Rolfe's background includes a Ph.D. from Illinois in 1962 and work at United States Steel before joining KU in 1969. He specializes in fracture mechanics and fatigue of metals and has held multiple national roles in engineering committees.
A Topeka AP summary lists Kansas highway fatalities over a 24 hour period to 9 am Friday for December 17, 1970, totaling 608. The comparable 1969 period shows 730 deaths.
Doctors test show Anacin provides the same complete relief for tension headaches as leading prescription products. The non prescription tablet is economical and not narcotic, with fast acting relief and no dizziness or upset stomach.
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