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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1969
Page
6
Continued cloudy and cold with snow flurries tonight and Tuesday ending by Tuesday afternoon. Little accumulation above amounts already on ground. Winds 10 to 20 mph from north through today and tonight. High today in the 20s. Little change in temperature tonight. High Tuesday again will be in the 20s.
US Senator James Pearson and Representative Larry Winn plan a Tuesday meeting at Haskell Institute with Supt. Wallace Galluzzi and a chamber of commerce committee to discuss the school's building needs. Bad weather or a congressional session could cancel. Galluzzi was in Aberdeen for holidays and hoped to return today. If unavailable, the committee will proceed. The Haskell Affairs Committee, chaired by Howard Hurwitz, also hopes to meet Interior Secretary Walter Hickel about January or February discussions.
The Kansas Turnpike reported 125,954 vehicles used the turnpike during the Christmas holiday period from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday, covering about 6.5 million miles. There were nine accidents including one fatality, and 22 arrests, 11 for speeding.
A Topeka AP bulletin summarizes Kansas traffic fatalities for December, noting a total of 52 deaths for the 48 hours ending 9 a.m. Monday. The log records counts by time frame and signals rising concerns for road safety across the state.
The county switches from first come, first served to alphabetical issuance of plates through the year 1971. In a one time exception this year, the number 1 plate goes to the first in line at 8 a.m. Friday in the treasurer's office. About 24,000 car plates and 6,000 truck plates are on hand. New colors for 1970 are white on light green, motto Midway U.S.A. remains. No reservations for special numbers. mail orders cost more. Tax receipts and vehicle registrations required.
The mountain lion is referred to by several names including cougar puma catamount panther painter and lion across different locales. This variety reflects regional language and historical usage for the same large felid.
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