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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1967
Page
2
A circle 80 feet in diameter broke in foot-thick ice, leaving scattered aluminum skin on the surface. Divers faced difficulty due to ice and cold, limiting work to about 15 minutes per dive as workers used a tow truck winch to haul larger chunks ashore.
Two battered ships were under tow today with all crew safe. The 70 foot Petrel was towed toward Montauk Point by Coast Guard cutter Tamaroa and later to Stamford Conn. The Liberian freighter Georgia with 30 Greek seamen was being towed to Philadelphia by the salvage tug Curb. Five rescued Petrel crew remained aboard the Cotswold in Hampton Roads until customs and quarantine clearance. The distress calls came from the Petrel and Georgia during the same storm.
The Highway Patrol identified the victims as Dr. Charles Venable, 40, and Burl E. McKinney Jr., 49, killed when a lightplane crashed 2 miles southwest of Dighton at 8 45 p m. FAA said they filed a flight plan returning home. Cause undetermined.
President Johnson plans to urge Congress to act on the Presidential Commission on Crime in the District of Columbia recommendations. The report shows Washington crime up 116 percent from 1959 to 1965 while comparable cities rose 63 percent. The commission calls for gun controls, tougher bail laws, a youth commission, a new city jail, more police, and court studies.
In Lansing Michigan two armed men killed a gasoline station attendant and Deputy Dean Foster 24 of Charlotte and Harold Peterson 27 of Lansing. Eaton County Sheriff Elwin J. Smith said Foster was responding to a holdup call when he was slain and described witness descriptions of the suspects.
The Douglas County Commission denied Lawrence's petition to annex 137 acres including KU and Haskell Institute property. The plan favors extending the urban area outside current city limits to gain growth control and curb marginal development. A comprehensive zoning ordinance also advances as a major municipal achievement.
In Cassville Missouri a large razorback boar was tracked down and killed after menacing farmers in the Ozarks. Harold Ray voiced relief that the barn intrusion ends, with oldtimers noting it may be Missouri’s first true razorback, likely from Arkansas. The beast measured nearly six feet and weighed about 500 pounds, with a 400 pound carcass dressed out.
A North Vietnamese broadcast said Britain's plan for US and two Vietnams talks is the same as prior offers for unconditional talks. It appeared to reject George Brown's proposal from last week, which suggested talks could be held on British soil.
Police probe the largest art theft in history at Dulwich College Gallery. Detectives study thousands of names in the visitors book to locate a thin wiry man who pried open a side door and stole eight paintings worth about seven million dollars. A drill tip fragment and lack of insurance point to possible motives beyond money.
Memorial Hospital admissions list includes Veda Stanton Kathryn Lessor Kenneth Kiper Antonio Escobar Steve Meirowsky Jerry Mohart David Hall Herbert Bryant Lois Ball Donald Ball Marci Flottman Maude Fischer Marion Walker Minnie Neal Oscar Klamm and others. Dismissals include Janet Mody Victoria Walker and Veda Stanton among others. Births report a daughter for James Patti ITI and twins for Andy Girty and others.
Mrs Mary Peterson Barnhart a former Douglas County resident died Saturday in Modesto California at age 90 Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 pm at Willow Springs Church Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery Survivors include three daughters Fanny Beachler Rose Gish both of Modesto Elsie Wingert of 1005 Ill two sons Ralph Barnhart of Arkadelphia Ark Vernon Barnhart of Modesto 25 grandchildren 42 great grand children and two great great grandchildren Donations may be made to the Heart Fund or Cancer Fund Rumsey Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements
Phil E. Walsh of 626 Maine Street died Sunday morning in Lawrence Memorial Hospital at age 70. A service is set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev. Harold G. Barr officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Blanche at home two stepdaughters Thelma Muzzy Independence Kan and Wilma Fairbanks Bonner Springs one grandchild and two great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Homer E. Sellers of 846 Ky. St. at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev. Harold Mallett in charge. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. He died Sunday at age 45 and worked for Kansas University's Buildings and Grounds. He belonged to the First Presbyterian Church and Eagles Lodge. Survivors include his wife Mary Nell, his parents Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Sellers of 746 Locust St.
The Associated Press and the Wire Service Guild extended their contract to midnight January 7 after a federal mediator's intervention and AP's final money offer. The current agreement was set to expire December 31.
Funeral home service information appears with contact details Rumsey Funeral Home and phone number VI 3-5111 for arrangements and services.
Three Army doctors in Vietnam report that Viet Cong wounds include arrows and bow weapons alongside captured U S M16 rifles. From January to May 1966 at the 2nd Surgical Hospital four of 1196 patients had arrow wounds and 243 suffered punji stick injuries. The bullet from the M16 remains the most destructive wound. Maj. Norman M. Rich Maj. Egon V. Johnson and Lt. Col. Francis D. Dimond Jr. published their findings in JAMA.
SAN QUENTIN Calif AP White haired Odd G Cornell 72 has served nearly 40 years in prison for the 1926 murder of his wife and 14 year old stepdaughter in Bakersfield. Former Gov Brown lifted the life without parole restriction last week and Cornell expects a parole hearing before the Adult Authority within months with a good chance of release.
Scuba divers planned to resume a search in a farm pond near Mayetta Kansas for the wreckage of a plane that crashed on Sunday en route from Lincoln Nebraska to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. Four men were believed killed. Divers found a wing fragment and fuselage parts in five feet of water about 150 yards from John Diehl's farm. The flight plan listed pilot Larry Getchell and three unnamed passengers.
Southern officials react cautiously to a federal court upheld desegregation guideline. Governors and educators plan to study the 1967 rules issued by the U.S. Office of Education before commenting, with some saying little will change the push for general desegregation by next fall.
Lucille Baker thanks the Lawrence Fire Dept and especially Robert Bruce and wife Linda for finding and caring for her parakeet after the fire in the WREN Building.
A note from Allie Milburn and Bessie St. John thanks friends and relatives for expressions of kindness shown to them during their period as shut-ins.
Lawrence local district schools will resume classes at the regular time Tuesday morning, signaling a return to normal after recent disruptions.
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