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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1968
Page
11
An overnight storm left about an inch of snow in the city but disappeared before noon as temperatures rose to 36 this afternoon. Snow on streets melted by mid-morning reducing weather related incidents. temps from 20 to 36 degrees with clearing skies and a 24 hour outlook for partly cloudy conditions and no precipitation. Tonight colder in the upper teens with Friday high near 35 to 40.
Attorney General Robert C. Sonderholm ruled that out-of-state and foreign students at Kansas University must show proof of personal property tax payment before purchasing 1968 license tags. The opinion, sought by Douglas County Assessor Darwin Rogers, states nonresidents must list and tax their autos in the county of the university.
Clear to partly cloudy tonight and Friday with colder air. Low temperatures in the upper teens and highs around 35 to 40 degrees. Record and historical temperature notes include a high of 72 in 1954 and a low of 6 in 1936.
U S casualties declined slightly to 17 696 killed and 109 922 wounded as the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese launched a countrywide lunar new year offensive. The weekly U S Command noted 400 killed and 1 494 wounded, with remaining figures for enemy losses not available.
An 81 year old George W. Barnett and his 70 year old wife Edith were shot fatally in a hospital room in Wichita. Police called it an apparent mercy killing and suicide. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon.
Western Sicily remains stunned and afraid a month after the January earthquake that killed hundreds and damaged 51 communities. About 50,000 homeless live in tents and requisitioned buildings as 235 bodies are recovered and aftershocks continue. More towns lie in ruins and fear of epidemics, poverty, and unsafe housing persists.
U S Marines and allied forces bombed the Hue Citadel using 250 500 and 750 pound bombs while destroyers shell the area. Refugees flee as South Vietnamese troops clear a Pontoon bridge section across the Perfume River.
The Kansas Board of Regents approved Clifford D. Clark as the new dean of the KU Business School. Clark, a KU alumnus and then vice dean at NYU Stern, will take the Mount Oread post July 1 replacing Joseph W. McGuire who resigns to lead Illinois University Commerce and Business Administration. The board noted strong faculty support for Clark with praise from McGuire and the search committee.
The closing average for 60 stocks rose to 307.9, up 1.4 points as broad gains carried the market. Investors remained cautious but optimistic about economic data and corporate results.
City officials in Topeka with Ray Wells and Architects Associated discussed whether starting construction on Central Park swimming pool could jeopardize the remaining 98 000 dollars needed for the project. With the March 30 bid deadline set, officials weigh phasing and reimbursement risks to keep the emergency 52 000 dollar state grant eligible.
Houston Turner a 64 year old Baldwin resident and his 89 year old father Charles Houston Turner reunited in Knoxville Tennessee after 45 years apart. A Mason lodge connection and a hospital contact led to the long awaited meeting revealing a boyhood photo confirming their kinship. The pair recalled living in Lawrence in 1923 before the estrangement.
Scientists and game officials investigated a mass fish kill along the Kaw River near Eudora and Bonner Springs. Thousands of fish from more than 40 species died, with channel catfish and carp most affected, while pollution is suspected but causes await state health tests. Officials warn against consuming dead fish and note sizes ranged from minnows to 10 to 12 pounds.
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