Merchants Hope Holiday Buys Hit Record Pace in Lawrence
Lawrence merchants report a record Christmas buying surge with shoppers flocking to stores despite higher taxes and living costs. Store managers like Wayne Gant of Montgomery Ward andLou Fisher of Kroger say sales exceed last year across toys jewelry and clothing while demand for KU blazers links to upcoming Orange Bowl. Public shoppers face crowded highways long waits and dwindling stock as the countdown to Christmas shortens.
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Tom van Horn
Larry Flannery
al Hack
University Shop
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Bob Radcliffe
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Mystery Names in New Jersey Crime Probe Remain Unrevealed
In Trenton New Jersey state legislators called “comfortable with organized crime” remain unnamed after a day of top level meetings. The Assembly and Senate Judiciary Committees adjourned near midnight without disclosing the names. Brennan headed a grand jury inquiry and officials debated whether his testimony should be public or executive. Brennan said testimony would be in executive session after talks with Gov. Hughes and Atty. Gen. Sills.
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Senate Judiciary Committees
William Brennan III
Senate
Frank X. McDermott
R-Union
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Cording
McDermott
U. S. Supreme Court
William J. Brennan
Richard J. Hughes
Arthur J. Sills
Packwood Maintains Lead In Oregon Senate Recount
Republican Robert Packwood kept a 3 445 vote edge over Democrat Wayne Morse as 21 small counties finished recounts in Oregon. Both candidates shed 55 votes overall while 15 counties still await recount results.
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Oregon
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Masons to Install 1969 Officers December 19
Acacia Lodge 9 AF and AM and Lawrence Lodge 6 AF and AM will install 1969 officers on Thursday December 19 at 7 30 P M. Masons wives and families are urged to attend. Refreshments will be served. Ernest Johnson W M Harold Craig W M C E Kerns Secy and George Mole Secy listed.
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Acacia Lodge
AF & AM
Lawrence Lodge
Ernest Johnson
W.M
Harold Craig
C. E. Kerns
George Mole
News Quiz 1 Answers Overview
A compact quiz recap covering November unemployment rates and ten factual multiple choice items. It notes figures about Sulzberger’s death, AFL-CIO mergers, heavyweight boxing results, archaeological discoveries, stage star fatalities, Nixon cabinet picks, population policy shifts, prisoner aid in Vietnam, Christmas packages for POWs, and Romney’s potential Nixon role.
Arson Suspected At Bank Site Damages Tarps
Police report arson caused about 200 dollars in damage to tarps at the First National Bank construction site where concrete was to be poured. A 9 35 a m fire was blamed on unknown persons after lighted matches were thrown onto the tarp. Police also listed multiple thefts at several local sites with items including tools and a stereo.
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Shawnee Mission
Frontier Rd
Lawrence Christmas Vespers fund gathers $712.79
Funds for the KU fine arts scholarship reach 712.79 from two Christmas Vespers services split into 408.65 in the afternoon and 304.14 in the evening. Two Lawrence High debaters, Paul Carttar and Sibyl Goetz, place second at the Rosedale novice tourney.
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Lawrence High School
Rosedale
Man Eats Bad Check Evidence in Kansas Case
Police failed to prosecute after a man accused of passing a bad check ate the evidence. A grocery clerk had verified the check as bad with a bank, but the suspect tore up and swallowed the check before officers could seize it. No complaint was filed and he was released.
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Concentration Camp Painter Paints Mother and Child in Oils
Jan De Ruth, a Holocaust survivor now in the United States, has created an annual mother and child painting since Christmas 1941. This year the oil-on-wood piece is on display in a Philadelphia gallery, part of a series stored in museums and private collections nationwide.
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City Commissioners Install Public Address System
Lawrence city officials announce a public address system in City Hall to amplify remarks at meetings. Each commissioner can mute during emergencies, first used today, with PA costing 1384 dollars and a recording unit planned for preservation of statements.
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City Hall
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Fire causes small blaze from ash load in trash truck
Lawrence firemen report ashes loaded into a trash truck at 821 E. 13th St caused a small blaze with no damage. The fire occurred at 10 24 a m Monday.
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13Th St
Lawrence
Pecan Crop Dominated by Georgia Growers
Bulletin notes that 95 percent of the nation’s pecan crop comes from Georgia farmers, highlighting the state’s dominance in pecan production.
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Georgia
Plea of Guilty Entered by Iowa Man
Richard Sonny Walker 27 of Mason City Iowa pleaded guilty this morning to assault with intent to commit a felony in an amended charge. He and Wesley Dean 23 of Omaha faced related theft charges involving 33 dollars from William Schoenthal 34 at the Eldridge Hotel on July 9 1968. Walker held for ten day pre sentencing investigation. Dean free on five thousand dollar bond. A separate case saw Daniel Kemp 24 paroled for three years after pleading guilty to two counts of forging and uttering a 116.39 check. Kemp must return to his Pennsylvania home under judge Frank Gray.
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Mason City
Iowa
Walker
Wesley R. Dean
Omaha
Neb
William Schoenthal
Tenn, Sr
Eldridge Hotel
Frank Gray
Dean
Douglas County
Daniel Kemp
Gray
Kemp
Pennsylvania
Kansas University
Kansas City
Quake Shakes Anchorage Area With 6.5 Rating
A strong earthquake rattled south central Alaska today waking residents in the Anchorage region. The USGS and observatory reported a 6.5 magnitude with an epicenter about 160 miles southwest in a remote area and initial notices said no major damage.
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Alaska
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Seismological Observatory
College, Alaska
Here
Coat Theft Reported at Kansas Union
James W. Peck reports a $40 coat stolen from the Kansas Union Sunday night. The incident was reported to Kansas University traffic and security officers.
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James W. Peck
W. 24Th St
Kansas University
Peck
Kansas Union
NYC Streets Span Some Six Thousand Miles
A statement notes that New York City has about 6,000 miles of streets, reflecting extensive urban infrastructure and transportation planning within the metropolis.
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