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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1968
Page
25
Increasing cloudiness and milder air with rain possible Wednesday and snow Wednesday night. Morning low around 17 to 20, highs in the 30s. Historic readings and times are listed, including sunrise at 7:39 a.m. and sunset near 6:03 p.m.
In a guide for visitors to the Orange and Gator bowls, Jacksonville offers hotels and travel routes between Miami and St Augustine. The piece notes December travel gaps, weather highs around 66 and lows near 45, and recommends advance planning including tickets and possible bus tours to Cape Kennedy and the Museum of Sunken Treasure near Miami.
Charles H. Neeland 22 of DeSoto is in good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a 12 54 am fight at the Yuk Down Club. He says an unknown man started the fight. the assailant described as 22, 5 6. Neeland received a dislocated right elbow and a bruised eyebrow. A separate report states Steve D. Jackson lost 56 dollars and credit cards from his unlocked Dillford apartment after 1 30 am Monday. A false burglar alarm rang at First National Bank on Mass St at 4 30 pm Monday.
Anchorage Alaska AP Theodore Stevens Republican majority leader of the Alaska House of Representatives was named to the U S Senate to fill the vacancy from the death of Democratic Sen El Bartlett Stevens will be the first Republican senator from Alaska and will serve two years before a 1970 special election He was announced by Gov Walter Hickel Stevens born Indianapolis Indiana November 18 1923 and a Harvard Law School graduate Also noted Dyckman House National Historic Landmark in New York City dating to the 1700s and Revolutionary War damages.
George P. Van Keuren of Hattiesburg Mississippi formerly of Lawrence died December 19 Funeral services were December 21 and burial in Newfane New York He is survived by his widow Della a sister Marian Johnson a Newfane NY one granddaughter and one great granddaughter He left Lawrence in 1945 and was preceded in death by his son Don in 1966.
Funeral services for Charles Grover Ulrich 84 of 1123 Ore die Monday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev. E. E. Reep officiating. Burial follows at Oak Hill Cemetery. Surviving are widow Grace three sons Glenn of Phoenix Dudley of Carnegie and Russell of Milan Illinois eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He was a lifelong Douglas County resident and Nazarene Church member.
The National Safety Council estimated 280 to 360 Americans may die in traffic during Christmas celebrations. The 30 hour period runs from 6 p.m. Tuesday to midnight Wednesday, with motor vehicle fatalities averaging about 120 in a mid December 30 hour span. Council president Howard Pyle warns long trips during holidays create major hazards.
Governor's Committee proposes free textbooks for Kansas public schools with state aid scenarios. Commissioner Shenk supports, while Clyde Reed notes costs to state and districts. Estimate 3.12 to 3.9 million annual impact depending on aid level. districts typically rent books at one quarter to one third of cost.
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