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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1962
Page
6
President Kennedy's administration vows to close herd on the upcoming steel contract negotiations to avert a midyear strike and discourage heavy industry from stockpiling. Labor Secretary Goldberg to outline the drive against overbuying steel as a precaution and preserve economic stability.
Douglas County reports 2518 car tags and 530 truck tags sold in the first week. Truck tags rise 67 from last year while car tag pace trails the prior year. Officials anticipate mail sales boosting totals and aim for a record 16000 car tags. taxes must be paid before purchasing tags.
Aunt Sarah Collett a mountain midwife who helped deliver more than 3000 babies in eastern Kentucky died of a heart attack Monday at age 95. She was a widow and had worked as a midwife 40 years.
Lt Col Henry Deutschendorf and crew landed a B58 at Carswell AFB Texas after two engines flamed out thanks to a Gina Drazi n voice warning from a Nortronics black box. The Voice Interruption Priority System uses a female voice to grab pilots’ attention during emergencies.
Rancher Don Hight and seven drovers moved 1,800 steers 65 miles to Winner South Dakota a day early to dodge worsening winter weather. He expects about 360000 dollars from sales beginning Thursday after a five day drive from his 16000 acre Westover ranch. Weather included 40 mph winds and 15 below zero with reduced visibility.
Hight and his drovers nudged the herd the last seventeen miles to stock pens. He expects good feed and water will help recover weight before the sale.
Governor Ernest Vandiver says a 12 month school term proposal is provocative and should be studied by committees. He notes his 13 year old son urged him to veto the legislation at a Monday news conference. Also mentions the first Pony Express rider arriving in San Francisco from St Joseph on April 14, 1860.
AP Movie writer Bob Thomas surveys a tight Oscar race with Elizabeth Taylor absent for the first time in five years due to no new film. Major contenders include Natalie Wood Rosalind Russell Geraldine Page Piper Laurie Audrey Hepburn Shirley MacLaine Deborah Kerr and more. Predictions cover best actor and supporting categories as nominations loom February 26.
AP examination of a proposed 6 billion dollar pool created by the United States and nine other nations to defend the dollar and other currencies from temporary drains on reserves. The IMF would administer the fund with a pledge of cash allocations from member countries and the plan awaits ratification.
Kansas City reports U S District Judge R Jasper Smith died in his sleep at his home. He had been recovering from a heart attack suffered November 30 in Springfield and served on the federal bench since 1956. Funeral services planned for Wednesday at St Paul Methodist Church in Springfield Mo.
The Nuclear Reactor Center at Kansas University now houses two final units for the radiation biophysics program and the environmental health laboratory. The center will host three groups, with the reactor controlled by Chemical Engineering and usage by several KU departments. Private, federal, and state funding supported the project. mid January completion was anticipated for equipment installation.
The article notes that shoes worn by American astronauts inside spacecraft are made of nylon to reduce weight. It emphasizes the material choice as a practical feature for space missions.
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