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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1962
Page
9
President Kennedy received a Wilson era portable typewriter once used by Woodrow Wilson. The gift from Adm. Carl T. Grayson’s family will be displayed at the White House. Kennedy joked his wife collects items and this belongs to him now.
The Army ends a emergency ban affecting Reserve enlistments in units alerted for possible call up. It approves new enlistments in 26th Massachusetts and 28th Pennsylvania divisions and 200 plus National Guard units. Recruits aged 17 to 26 will train six months then return to Reserve duty.
Gov John Anderson signed a $100 000 appropriation for Prairie National Park as the Senate weighed a late House bid to recall the measure. The bill moved through the House Saturday and cleared the Senate Monday before enrollment and printing.
The eighth article in a series on urban renewal appears on page 9 of today’s Journal-World. Remaining staff articles will cover past efforts, current actions, and future considerations of the local renewal program.
President Kennedy asks Congress for a five year 5.7 billion education aid package, excluding church and private schools. He argues the plan includes loans grants and scholarships across all levels and would cost about 1.5 billion in the coming fiscal year. The message emphasizes public school construction teacher salaries and higher education as top priorities.
Washington AP McNamara again refused to name Pentagon censors who altered anti Communist speeches for military personnel. Senator Stennis said a new meeting is planned but no timetable. Thurmond seeks contempt citations for officials who testify. McNamara and Cyrus Vance attended the session as Stennis pressed for hearings.
In Algiers and Oran, violence escalates after De Gaulle’s Algerian peace address. A Ville de Bordeaux passenger ship exploded near Bone killing four. City Hall in Algiers rocked by TNT blast. the OAS seized Oran newspaper plant and produced a pirate edition. Marines hunted a 40-man unit named Bonaparte and wounded Jean Oudinot.
East and West coast authorities will keynote the 13th Art Education Conference at Kansas University February 23 and 24. Dr June King McFee of Stanford will discuss a new perspective in art education and psychological research in art education. Dr Ralph G Beelke of Washington DC will cover the art education field. A TV teaching symposium is also on the program with KU instructor Marguerite Kerfoot moderating. One hundred supervisors from Kansas and western Missouri are expected.
A bit warmer weather is forecast for Wednesday with southerly breezes as highs reach the 35 to 40 degree range. Tonight's low should be 15 to 20 with skies partly cloudy and no precipitation expected after an 8 am low of 12 above.
The Lawrence Board of Education office at Central Junior High School was damaged and ransacked Monday night but no valuables were taken. Authorities believe several youths caused the break-in after hours, with no exterior entries damaged and no money missing.
Two Costa Rica University undergraduates, Carmen Murillo and Jaime Mejia, arrive at Kansas University as the first CRU undergraduates in the KU Costa Rica exchange. They will enroll Wednesday for the spring semester and study English with aims toward linguistics, living through fall 1962-63.
Thousands of Waseda University students welcomed Robert F. Kennedy with cheers as he spoke in Tokyo while a smaller group of hecklers linked to Communist groups disrupted the address. Kennedy and wife Ethel remained calm, later saying most students were friendly.
The William Allen White Foundation meets at Kansas University for its annual events. Bernard Kilgore of the Wall Street Journal will receive the national citation with a 3 p.m. lecture titled The American Newspaper A Changing Image. Ernest W. Johnson, Burton Marvin and Dolph Simons Sr. participate in ceremonies. Kilgore, longtime WSJ leader, has steered circulation growth and founded the Newspaper Fund Inc.
Yesterday’s high hit 28 and low 18 with a few readings. Year ago today showed 29 and 2. Record high 59 and low 6 set in 1914 and 1947. Warmer northeast Kansas with a partly cloudy sky. Tonight’s low 15 to 20 and Wednesday’s high 35 to 40.
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