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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1974
Page
2
Gasoline pumps were locked for the holiday as up to 95 percent of stations in some areas closed until Wednesday morning. Officials noted rationing and price concerns, with scattered incidents of price gouging and complaints to authorities.
Robert Lewis Jackson 30 of Kansas City Kansas was recaptured after an attempted armed robbery at Sears Roebuck in the Country Club Plaza. Jackson had earlier fled a Kansas State Prison weight lifting exhibition in Lawrence. He faces felonious escape charges as he remains jailed in Kansas City with Isaiah Jackson, an escapee from Missouri’s penitentiary, awaiting hearings.
Topeka engineer and attorney Donald P. Schnacke 46 was named executive vice president of the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Assn. He will begin his duties Wednesday succeeding Tom L. Schwinn. Schnacke holds engineering and law degrees and plans to move to Wichita after arrangements.
A Fokker 28 of Itavia airline crashed while attempting to land at Turin airport. Initial reports from Ansa said all 41 people aboard were killed.
Firefighters reported a blaze about 11 45 a m in an apartment at 2507 Redbud with $11200 damage. Kitchen heavy damage due to heat rupturing water pipes. smoke spread to other areas. Occupants listed include Irvin Brown and Ray Lasley. An earlier 6 05 a m call at 728 Ohio found only a skillet overheated with no damage. Firemen named Willis Moten Candace Schwindt and Craig Vann as residents.
Audubon Society cautions ground feeding birds suffer in heavy snow. They recommend a mix of milo wheat and corn with optional crumbled bread and fat or suet. Use a covered feeder with a ridge to keep food from being buried and minimize scattering.
Four defendants arraigned in Douglas County Court on burglary charges. Donald Rainwater 24 De Soto charged with burglarizing a Lawrence area home on U S 24 and taking a lamp. Rainwater's wife Beverly 20 and others Connie 20 David Alexander 29 and his wife posted bond. Bonds set at 1000 for men and 500 for women. judge reduced from 7500. Preliminary hearings scheduled January 22.
Kansas City AP report notes the Nelson Art Gallery housing a top three Chinese Art Collection in America. The centerpiece is a Neolithic pot dating to about 3500 B.C. and on display for visitors.
Early Sunday traffic on the Kansas Turnpike was described as light like Sunday conditions but expected to surge later. An East Toll Plaza employee noted people rushing by 10 a.m. while crews worked to remove hazards from Sunday's snow. The Turnpike Standard Service station will limit sales to travelers. Four Lawrence stations planned to open today.
Merle McKinney aged 67 of 1928 Countryside Lane died early this morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after three weeks in serious condition. Survived by his wife Jean. A WWII veteran, he built a career in local insurance, joining Manley Insurance, then forming Landreth-McGrew-Johnson agency after mergers with Jack Landreth and Decker-Coy. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Rumsey Funeral Home.
Texarkana Texas. Rep Wright Patman 80 year old dean of the House says he will seek a 24th term as representative from Texas 1st Congressional District. Patman chairman of the House Banking and Currency Committee announced Monday. He co chairs the Joint House Senate Committee on Defense Production and the Joint House Senate Economic Committee.
Bing Crosby, 69, was admitted to a hospital in Hillsborough California for pleurisy treatment. His butler Allen Fisher said Crosby reluctantly agreed to seek care at his wife Kathryn's urging, and doctors warned pneumonia could follow if untreated.
Patricia Hutar, a public affairs consultant, was appointed by President Nixon as the United States representative to the United Nations commission on the status of women in Chicago.
Midwest Research Institute president Charles N. Kimball discusses 1973 MRI activity and 1974 prospects. He notes the Midwest’s central location, growth in industrial attraction for Japan, and benefits of lower congestion. He warns state governance and research deficits.
MRI president Charles Kimball and staff envision the energy crisis boosting mental energy spent on reading and other leisure. They see shifts toward television, cable feeds, small near-home recreation, group travel, camping, and a 4 day week, with driving remaining dominant for many Americans.
An 18 year old St. Charles Missouri girl Karen Dwyer has been nominated to the all male Air Force Academy by Representative Bill Hungate She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Farris W Dwyer and a senior at St Charles High School
President Nixon signed a bill boosting flood insurance coverage as a substitute for disaster loans. Lawrence residents became eligible in June, with subsidies and rates about 25 cents per $100 of coverage. The program includes flood plain maps and local land use controls, and offers up to $35,000 of insurance.
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