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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1962
Page
1
In Overland Park a nurse, Mrs. Rodney A. Melchert, 42, fought a man demanding narcotics. She struck him with the handle of an X-ray machine after he tried to strangle her, injuring her neck and leaving her in shock. He fled without drugs. a doctor found her in fair condition at a hospital.
Three Lawrence firms are among four apparent bidders for a Sunset Hill School addition at 901 Schwarz Rd. The Board of Education opened bids Friday and hopes to award Monday at Central Junior High. The low bid totals 152000 for a one story structure with five classrooms restrooms and a multi purpose room. Expected to be ready for school in September.
A special communication of Lawrence Lodge No. 6 A F and A M announced for Monday January 15 at 7 30 p m with work in the First Degree. Visitors welcome. Chester M Lessenden W M George W Mole See.
British actor Rex Harrison said he plans to marry actress Rachel Roberts in Rome where he is filming Cleopatra. Roberts has been in Rome since late fall, previously divorced from Alan Russell, and she is bandied as an Oscar candidate for Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.
In Chicago, a barking dog woke Walter Speedy and his four daughters as three sticks of dynamite with a buzzing fuse lay at his South Side apartment door. Speedy opened the door, tried to douse the bomb, then hurled it into the street seconds before it exploded, shattering windows but injuring none. He said the attacks followed threats tied to his planned move into a white neighborhood.
The Saturday Column argues Americans lack economic literacy and teachers are underprepared. A CEO report urges more and better economic education in high schools, noting few students take economics and many teachers lack training. It warns this hollowed foundation jeopardizes the nation’s civic and economic strength.
World famous dancer Vera Zorina told Kansas University theatre students that quality matters more than whether a production is American or European. She discussed staging Joan of Arc at the Stake at KU, enjoying the theater, and advises students to broaden their knowledge and pursue thorough preparation for danger points in roles.
An 18 inch nude Bardot statue by Baron de Debronyi arrived from New York and sparked customs concerns over precious metals. After lengthy talks officials allowed its entry into Paris once the baron paid $10. He plans to present the piece to Brigitte Bardot.
Fire destroyed two upstairs apartments and damaged Goble Food Market at 547 Indiana Street. Fire Chief F C Sanders cites faulty wiring as likely cause. damage estimated at 30 thousand dollars. Market operators plan to reopen only if owner Mrs Ed Arndt decides to rebuild.
O Caseys satire Purple Dust opens at 8 tonight in Murphy Hall Experimental Theatre Kansas University with director Francis Cullinan and a cast including Cyril Poges Jennik Lindback Avril Karen Pyles Soubaum Julia Callahan James T Heaton Jane V Hartwell Rich ard Friesen Robert Bettcher Philip O Dempsey Robert Shoffner Philip A Young David B Berey and others. Vera Zorina appears in Joan of Arc at the Stake at University Theatre Monday through Wednesday.
The Crusaders Quartet of Augusta appears tonight at 7 30 p m in the Nazarene Church auditorium at 20th and Mass Streets. They will be assisted by the Calvary Guitar Band in a sacred music program tied to the Cred Sing radio broadcasts.
Former Vice President Richard Nixon, a California gubernatorial hopeful, is confined to bed with a virus and running a low fever, according to his press aide in Los Angeles.
A $159 386 federal grant to the Kansas University Medical Center will fund creating the Anatomy Biochemistry and Physiology Department. Dr C Arden Miller dean said the grant announced in Washington DC by the Health Education and Welfare Department applies to all medical schools with unrestricted use. The new department supports moving first year medical students from the Lawrence campus to the Kansas City campus after the 1961 62 academic year.
Jomo Kenyatta, freed last August after nine years in prison on Mau Mau charges, was sworn in today as a member of the Kenya Legislative Council in Nairobi.
Law enforcement reports show 1961 declines in burglaries, prowlers, vandalism, and larceny in El Dorado, attributing much of the drop to Rinni the police dog and handler Set. Rod Ranney notes strong psychological value. Recent KU MU game use of dogs cited. Clarice Richardson on TV panel show To Tell the Truth in Lawrence.
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