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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1968
Page
1
Dolpth C Simons Jr reviews 1968 as a year of space firsts and tragedies including Surveyor 7 Apollo 8 and the Pueblo incident. He considers what 1969 could bring with hopes for end to Vietnam war space exploration and safer government.
Space Center Houston reports that the Apollo 8 crew will return to Ellington AFB near Houston at 4 a.m. Sunday. Families describe joy and relief amid private talks with their husbands, while children cope with injuries and fever as Christmas peace and national pride rise from the moon mission. President Johnson telephoned to offer congratulations.
Apollo 10 is slated for a May moon orbit flight with two astronauts and a lunar module covering 50 000 miles of the surface. If no issues arise, Apollo 11 may land on the moon next July or August, with the crew named in January. Lovell praised the Saturn 5 third stage burn while the Yorktown recovered the capsule, and President Johnson congratulated the crew during extensive medical exams.
Two people died in a Friday night two car crash on ice covered U S 36 about 12 miles west of Nillicothe Missouri. George J Woodward 74 a former Lawrence resident and retired insurance executive and Mrs Ann Lowell Hayes 19 of Angus City Missouri were identified as the victims. Also injured were Mrs Katherine Summy 81 of Washington DC and Paul R Hayes husband of Mrs Hayes. Woodward was en route to Lawrence for dinner with A C Lonborg tonight. He had strong Lawrence ties including time as a Lawrence High School athlete and coaching roles at Lawrence Fort Hays and Washburn. He later led the Equitable Life Columbus agency to rising sales before retiring in 1956. Survivors include son George J Woodward of Washington Illinois and daughter Martha Ellen Phillips of Cincinnati Ohio. Funeral plans were not set.
The Kansas Bankers Association announced a $2,500 scholarship for a Kansas college senior to study banking or finance next year. Wichita State University hosts a bank officer development program this year. The grant is offered through the University of Wisconsin Graduate School of Banking, sponsored by the Kansas Bankers Association.
Two youths aged 15 and 16 entered the Community Building basement through a window to play basketball. They admitted letting two younger boys inside. Police questioned all four and released them to parents. Separate reports include a $25 radio theft, $10 car ignition damage, and six BB holes worth $15 in a kitchen window.
Mrs. J. P. Clevinger reports a basement fire at a neighboring house at 2 55 p.m. Friday but it is a window reflection. Firefighters extinguish burning leaves causing the alarm. A second false alarm at 3 30 p.m. Friday reports a kitchen fire at William F. Rutherford’s home 2205 Westdale Rd.
Lawrence city commissioners placed an ordinance on first reading to raise taxi fares by about 10 percent starting mid January. If approved, the first mile would cost 75 cents, with 10 cents more for each additional mile, replacing the current 65 cent first mile and 10 cent per extra mile. The measure followed a Dec. 17 request by Ward Thompson, operator of Union and Yellow cab firms. The ordinance could take effect after legal publication and the next commission meeting.
Ronald Van Tuyl 37 of McLouth remains in fairly good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a pickup collision on Rockledge Road near the Kansas Turnpike access road. Police report 20 accidents since Friday. slick streets blamed for most.
President-elect Nixon called foreign policy advisers to his Key Biscayne retreat for a lengthy discussion on diplomacy and security. Vice President-elect Agnew joined the conferees for a daylong session, with Secretary of State designate Rogers and Defense choice Laird also expected to participate.
Lawrence Memorial Hospital reports only three fall victims treated in the emergency room after icy sidewalks and streets in Lawrence. A lengthy list of grateful thanks follows for cards flowers and memorial and prayer support from family and friends for several bereavements and condolences.
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