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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1966
Page
2
The Saturday Column outlines Goals for Lawrence including a new pool, river bridge and resurfaced Massachusetts Street. It calls for annexation, greater KU cooperation, more trees, more parks, cleaner streets, a bigger retail bureau, and broader community involvement.
Archbishop John P. Cody urged Catholics and Protestants to unite as Christians to confront the era’s darkness at an interfaith New Year’s Eve prayer gathering in Chicago. The call emphasized ecumenical cooperation and shared faith.
Pope Paul VI sent New Year messages in French to Moscow Peking Hanoi and Saigon urging negotiation to end the Vietnam War. The appeals extend his peace campaign following talks with Ambassador Goldberg and prior Christmas cease fire calls.
Norman D. Jones 50 of Vinland Kan a longtime VFW national staff member has been named chairman of the Committee on Disabled Veterans for the Presidents Committee on Employment of the Handicapped An Army war veteran Jones directs the VFW National Rehabilitation Service in Washington He was born in Vinland and attended Kansas University.
The report notes a year average of 56.7 degrees, slight drop from 56.8 in 1964, with a low of minus 2 on January 30 and a high of 100 on August 26. January 8 saw the widest temperature swing of 46 degrees. There were 65 clear, 222 partly cloudy, and 78 cloudy days. December ended with 2 inches of snow and a 69-degree high on December 11 plus a 15-degree low on December 15. December mean was 42.2 degrees.
Bethlehem Steel Corp boosts prices by five dollars a ton on structural shapes and piling, four months after earlier industry hikes were reversed. President Johnson seeks meeting with company officials and the economic advisers while Ackley says the move appears inflationary and not in the public interest.
In Johannesburg, Premier Verwoerd insists South Africa remains neutral as Britain tightens the Rhodesia sanctions. Observers warn of possible military buildup and a shift to support Rhodesia in 1966, while Verwoerd denies any secret deal and opposes black majority rule in Rhodesia.
Franks? No. The western Brittany peninsula in France was settled by British Celts from the 5th to 7th centuries. The name Brittany derives from a term meaning Little Britain reflecting its settlers and origin.
Mrs Charles Stough Jr of 2202 Mass St was named by Gov William Avery as a member of the Kansas Cultural Arts Commission. The governor urged creation of the commission, designated as the official state agency for arts development, with eleven others also named.
In Philadelphia a masked man confronted by Evelyn Morganstein with a pistol was deterred when she shouted that her husband hid in the back. The robber lowered his mask, muttered forget it and fled the dress shop leaving. Police later learned only a salesgirl was in the back.
AP reports a world in a space age era hopes for peace in 1966. New Year celebrations range from Times Square to the Vatican as leaders urge an end to fighting in Viet Nam. Ho Chi Minh sends a message urging Viet Cong victories. President Johnson greets 1966 from Austin with family and White House aides. New Year’s Eve deaths occur in England and Reno sees many couples wed for tax benefits. Overseas, Japan marks the transition with the Year of the Snake and Horse.
SHOWHEGAN Maine AP Senator Margaret Chase Smith Republican Maine announces 1966 re election plans. In a letter with petitions she says she will run on her Senate record since 1949. She is among the first to declare for the June Maine party primaries.
In New York a subway and bus strike began as Mayor Lindsay started his tenure. Union leader Michael J. Quill declared the strike on at 5 a.m. despite a court injunction, threatening major disruption to Manhattan travel.
Eleven locations across Douglas County will host property assessment and census taking starting Monday. Lawrence residents report to the Courthouse basement for personal property assessment, vehicle registration cards included. Open hours vary by township and site, with details for Baldwin, Lecompton, Eudora, Clinton, Kanwaka, Marion, Grant, Wakarusa, Willow Springs, Palmyra, and others. Assessor Darwin Rogers notes every head of household must sign a no property statement if no personal property is owned.
Lawrence schoolchildren and college students resume classes Monday across 14 public schools and KU as well as St John’s Catholic School and Haskell Indian Institute. Ford Foundation grants totaling about 1 million over time support KU overseas projects and Latin America studies.
In Bangui Central African Republic President David Dacko was overthrown in a night coup. Col Bokassa announced he seized power and placed Dacko under house arrest as paratroops surrounded the Bangui radio station and gunfire echoed after midnight.
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