24 Feb 1962
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1962
Page
1
Rep J Floyd Breeding D Kan declares re election bid in the new Ist District formed by redistricting. He notes the move aims to favor Republicans and vows to run and win, asserting opposition to legislative redistricting. Breeding and Robert Dole are mentioned as prominent figures amid district changes.
Lawrence Lodge No 6 AF and AM will hold a stated meeting Monday February 26 at 7 p m with work in the Second Degree. Worshipful Master Lessenden and Secretary Mole will preside.
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will hold a district conference Sunday with 10 area congregations represented. Events include a 4 p.m. business meeting and World Conference delegate elections, 6:15 p.m. classes, and 7:30 p.m. adjournment. Elder Merle Guthrie, regional administrator, presides, with district president T Ed Barlow assisting. The purpose is to support the stewardship program and prep for the World Conference on April 18 in Independence, Missouri.
John Glenn returns from Friendship 7 with vivid space experiences. He describes sunsets from space, unusual sunlit effects, and blue fireflies spotted at sunrise. He plans a White House motorcade, a joint session address, hearings on the space budget, a Senate briefing, and a New York ticker tape parade.
President Rafael Bonnelly led volunteers into cane fields amid a state of emergency after saboteurs burned about 245000 tons of cane valued at 27 million dollars. Stores closed as crowds shouted against communism while seven men were deported to France for subversion.
Topeka Kansas liquor ads rules end long standing bans on printing liquor prices and mixed drink recipes in newspapers starting March 1. Alcoholic Beverage Control director Walter Reed Gage said the changes end obsolete regulations in effect since 1949 and will aid enforcement of the new minimum price law.
Sir Edgar Whitehead, prime minister of Southern Rhodesia, warned the United Nations not to send any commission into the territory to investigate racial and other conditions, as reported by South African radio in Johannesburg.
NORBOURNE Mo AP CBS disputed an assertion by Min utemen leader Bob DePugh that training films shown on a national network came from trickery. CBS said a CBS cameraman shot the sequence while also working for BBC and no use restrictions were agreed.
Beavers maintain water flow to prevent ponds freezing and supply year round. Dams average four to eight feet, with one over 15 feet found in Jefferson County. Excess cutting can cause erosion, but open two month season limits wholesale damage. Largest local beaver around 70 pounds. 104 pounds found near Wamego. Beavers are peaceful and poor pets due to tree root diets and furniture damage.
The column argues Americans undervalue regional ties, noting Cuba's proximity and the Punta del Este OAS meeting. It cites Latin nations like Brazil Argentina Chile Bolivia and Ecuador, suggests the six powerful nations hindered action, and calls People to People and Lawrence LIFE programs to foster understanding.
The Waka rusa Watershed board of directors plans a 7 30 p m meeting at the Legion Hall in Rich land. The Soil Conservation Service will outline the preliminary investigation and the district will select from three plans before presenting a final choice to voters. Leslie Johnson and Joe Wentz will report for the Soil Conservation Service. The engineering firm Servis Van Dores and Hazard will discuss findings on water storage related to flood control. President Hugh Moore expects a long but interesting session with all members and interested parties in attendance.
The Cincinnati Reds plan earlier starting times for 1962 night games at 7 35 p.m to boost crowd turnout.
AP Education Writer G. K. Hodenfield reports Warren G. Hill, Maine's state education commissioner, urging a national rethink of schooling. He warns education isn’t merely the three Rs or a diploma but a state of mind and a duty to improve standards, understand proposals, and form independent judgments.
WIBW Topeka will feature the Journal-World editorial Pride and Freedom about Col John Glenn on Sunday. The piece appeared in the Journal-World on Tuesday, Glenn’s flight day, with a 2 45 p m broadcast time.
John Deere Day is set for Tuesday at Deems Farm Equipment East 23rd Street Street with 1200 to 1500 farmers and families expected. Free Granada Theater shows at 9 30 a.m. and 1 30 p.m featuring George Gobel. lunch at 11 30 a.m. Showroom displays John Deere equipment all day. Weather hopes ride on forecast but past totals exceed 1000 attendees.
In Whittier California a judge jailed William Liles and Natalie Burton for 10 days and fined 300 dollars each for refusing to yield a party line for an emergency call. The case followed a neighbor’s heart attack and death after the line was blocked.
Letitia Baldridge says Jacqueline Kennedy will travel to Rome en route to India and Pakistan. She arrives a week from today, stays two days at Villa Taverna with no appointments, a restful layover as U.S. embassy officials report.
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