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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1972
Page
8
Haskell Indian Junior College sets aside two weekly adviser periods from 12:25 to 2:10 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tuesday meetings are student adviser sessions. Thursday faculty exchanges focus on student problems and information sharing.
A seven foot long giant sloth skeleton from the La Brea Tar Pits is now on exhibit in Dyche Hall at the University of Kansas. KU paleontologist Orville Bonner led its assembly, noting the sloth lived 10 to 15 thousand years ago and traced from the southwestern United States to Central and South America.
Oklahoma City AP University of Oklahoma Medical Center newborn nursery is among 22 hospitals reporting an outbreak after stopping a disinfectant. Health officials say cases are not serious, no lives are endangered, and no new cases appeared in 10 days.
Britain delivered a formal protest and demanded compensation after the Dublin embassy burned. A 30,000-strong mob looted and attacked the British mission amid Ireland and Northern Ireland tensions after Bloody Sunday killings in Londonderry.
Opponents argued the proposed tuition grant program would be unconstitutional and amount to state aid to church related schools. Testimony before the Senate Education Committee cited violation of equal protection and direct public aid to private institutions.
The Kansas National Guard cold weather training exercise in Iola is postponed for the second week due to near zero temperatures. The four day trip on the Neosho River will begin the first Friday the river is ice free.
In the maternity ward a baby was born Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. William Hess at 1019 W. 27th. Mr. and Mrs. Don Gullett welcomed a girl today. The list notes multiple births, patient transfers, and staff assignments across hospital and clinics.
Desoto infant Benjamin Allen Olson, son of Ronald E. and (name not given) Olson, died Wednesday at Kansas University Medical Center. A private funeral followed at the medical center chapel. Born Tuesday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, he and his twin sister Jennifer Anne were transferred to KU Medical Center. Jennifer is expected to survive. maternal grandparents Lewis and Mrs. Paul of Wichita also survive.
Joe Frazier's 15 round victory over Muhammad Ali on March 8 made him undisputed heavyweight champion and earned The Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year for the third time. Ken Buchanan Carlos Monzon Bob Foster and Jose Napoles also placed in the top five rankings.
A sequence of divorce records lists Pamela Kirk from David Lee Kirk, Sherry Kay Jones from David Allen Jones, Maudie Reusch from Lloyd Edward Reusch, Micheline Elisabeth Andrews from Boley A. Andrews, Beverly Ann Boyle from Ed ward Ernest Boyle, Patti Lynn Dever from Don Michael Dever, Bette Lu Gibson from Donald Jay Gibson, Diane Jane Gordon from Dav id Ernest Gordon, Thomas Frederick Hartrick from Diane Louise Hartrick, Mary O'Bryan Hartung from Lee Patrick Hartung, Linda Joyce Kinser from John Raymond Kinser, Seth Arthur Kirk from Mary Leona Kirk, Patricia A. Kirk from Landon N. Kirk, Jack M. Lawson from Darla Lawson, Charley Harold Nichols from Mary Juanita Nichols, Stella Louise Parker from Harry Lee Parker, Jackie Junior Panchot from Tressie May Panchot, Linda Mae Peterson from Larry Otto Peterson, Leota Fay Redford from James Edward Redford, Shirley Diana Simpson from Donald Rex Simpson, Mary Marlene Staus from James Nicholas Staus, Melissa Moorhead Tremain from Michael Steven Tremain, Joyce Marie Ziegelmeier from Raymond Dean Ziegelmeier, Cathleen Ann Zornes from Larry Wayne Zornes.
The Lawrence High Futures Farmers of America team topped the east central Kansas district crops judging contest at the 4H Fairgrounds with 45 competitors. Individual honors went to David Nottingham first and Dennis Thome second, both of Lawrence, with a Burlington contestant third and Lance Willits of LHS fourth. Competitors included Paola Williamsburg Seaman in Topeka. The three phase event tested crop identification, diseases and weeds, seed analysis, and grain government standard checks.
In the Courts list several defendants facing speeding charges with fines from 5 to 27 dollars. Numerous entries note failures to yield, uncontrolled or improper indications, and driving with no license. Several cases include suspensions ranging from 10 to 30 days and bond forfeitures.
The Kansas highway death log lists 50 fatalities in January and 1 in February with 51 for 1972, including two deaths not previously reported. The report covers 24 hours to 9 am Thursday and notes figures for comparable 1971 period as unavailable.
Dick Sylvester of Beverly Hills skied off Yosemite El Capitan for a film sequence. He reached 160 mph before opening his parachute after about a minute and a half of free fall. He said the stunt surprised him and that he might have landed better if the chute opened higher.
Public notices announce hearings and estate actions in Douglas County Kansas. Wayne Strong requests descent of John Strong estate with real property in Lawrence and surrounding areas. dates set for February 15 1972. Frances Vogl estate appoints Otto Vitt executor January 4 1972 with nine month creditor claims. first publication February 4 1972. Henry Wagner estate final settlement hearing set with administrator Robert Wagner. notices require defenses by February 29 1972.
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