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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1969
Page
4
Booby Bobby bakes a candy from the Witch’s Handbook to trap the Troll but Santa and the Ghost nibble the recipe turning each character into a fruit. Tweedleknees reveals the book’s mischief and warns the boy that the magic is not for children. Tomorrow: Cloud Castle.
Paul Wunsch of Kingman criticizes the Kansas conflict of interest law as vague and hard to interpret amid a dispute between Gov. Docking and Atty. Gen. Frizzell. The law requires statements before officials intercede for persons with interests. Wunsch, appointed to the State Board of Regents, says he filed two statements for highway and motor vehicle matters, and questions whether he must file before court actions or for communications with elected officials.
An Ottawa University student, Jonathan L. Simmons 21 of Bloomfield Hills Michigan, was killed when his car struck a bridge projection on U.S. 35 about one mile southeast of Wellsville Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol said his body was pinned in the wreckage for about 30 minutes.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development approved a 1.903 million dollar loan for a high rise elderly housing complex in Great Bend Kansas. The 100 unit project will be built on the northwest corner of 11th Street and Kansas Avenue and was announced by Rep. Keith Sebelius.
Walter Vandermeer, age 12, described as the youngest heroin death in New York City history, was found in a Harlem tenement bathroom with drug paraphernalia. Dr. Michael Baden noted prior substance use and said teenagers increasingly expose themselves to heroin amid peer pressure.
On this date in 1773 American colonists dumped 342 chests of tea in Boston Harbor in the Boston Tea Party. Other notes include Napoleon’s divorce from Josephine in 1809, and a 1960 New York harbor crash killing 131.
Fences A Ex Glass and Fence advertises services at 8th and New York with contact 9843-9075. Local signage touts repairs, installations, and estimates for residential properties.
Attorney General Kent Frizzell will postpone announcing whether he will seek the Republican nomination for governor until after January 1. He cites spending the holidays with his family and plans to decide after the new year. He has previously said he is nine tenths certain to run.
The Bayeux Tapestry illustrates the Battle of Hastings, showing William the Conqueror's triumph. It spans 77 yards of embroidered linen.
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