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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1966
Page
1
Union President Michael J. Quill was jailed in New York for leading the bus and subway strike. He fell ill at the jail, was rushed to St. Clare's Hospital, and diagnosed with a possible heart attack.
Michael J. Quill and eight other union leaders were jailed for contempt after defying a court order to end New York Citys four day transit strike. A judge ordered their arrest and detention until they purge themselves by compelling 34,400 workers to return to work. A union official threatened extending the shutdown to Long Island while Quill-eyed the arrest with defiant remarks.
Lawrence residents enjoy sunny and mild conditions as a cold front veers off. Skies stay mostly fair with temperatures rising from a morning low around 26 to the 50s, with a low near the upper 20s tonight and partly cloudy skies expected tomorrow.
Washington AP reports bulk of U S steelmakers wary of joining Bethlehem and Inland in price boosts for structural steel framing. Inland matched a $5 per ton rise. Colorado Fuel & Iron added $3. Some firms study the issue while United States Steel weighs its move. Government orders urge buying where prices are lower to curb inflation and support defense needs.
Los Angeles AP Reagan plans to seek the Republican nomination for California governor. A half hour film airs tonight on 16 stations to announce his candidacy amid a likely bitter primary with George Christopher and Laughlin Waters.
Five large butane tanks exploded at the Feyzin refinery and storage farm near Lyon, sparking a massive fire. About 90 people were treated for burns as residents were evacuated. two engineers and five firemen were reported missing. Authorities warned remaining tanks could ignite via underground pipes.
Diplomatic observers say Fidel Castro is bitter about Communist China cutting trade with Cuba. A source described his Sunday speech announcing Beijing had broken a trade agreement as a blast at Red China, while another labeled Castro bitter and somber.
Dr. Robert Ramsey director of social studies for Topeka schools was named assistant superintendent by the Lawrence Board of Education. He will assume duties January 31 and oversee instruction pupil personnel guidance and health services. Ramsey 32 received release from his Topeka contract January 28 and will join Lawrence despite high regard from Topeka staff and Lawrence Superintendent Carl S Knox.
A total of 28 Kansas University seniors, eight from Lawrence, will be interviewed for Woodrow Wilson Fellowships next week in Kansas City. Nominees from KU include William Kerfoot, Dennis Reardon, Edward McBride, Donald Malone and Stephen, among 92 nominated seniors. 28 advance to regional competition.
Gardner Cowles of Des Moines and New York City will receive the ninth annual national citation for journalistic merit from the William Allen White Foundation. He will deliver the William Allen White lecture at Kansas University on Feb. 10 and has a long record as editor and broadcasting executive. He serves as president of the Des Moines Register and Tribune and leads Cowles Communications, Inc. with Look and other publications and stations in multiple markets.
President Johnson received a personal message from Pope Paul VI expressing fervent prayers for peace in Vietnam. Ambassador Goldberg delivered the note, while Johnson and Secretary Rusk weigh options as a Christmas truce suspends air strikes. Officials see Hanoi divisions on ending the fighting.
District Judge Frank R. Gray restrained the City Commission from enacting Ordinance No. 3500 after a challenge by Frank and Catherine King. The ruling delays action while the judge studies the case and considers a declaratory judgment. The city and plaintiffs await further orders and a possible early ruling.
Dr. William C. Menninger, 66, head of the Menninger Foundation, underwent exploratory chest surgery at Methodist Hospital Rochester. Son Dr. Roy Menninger reported he tolerated the operation well and a mass in the left lung is likely lymphoma, a form of lymph node malignancy.
Mostly fair skies persist in Northeast Kansas with continued mild temperatures. Tonight lows hover around the upper 40s to near 50, while Wednesday projects a partly cloudy day with highs in the low 70s.
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