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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1968
Page
7
Melodie Rae Tuegel a 19 year old from Portland faced investigation after a double murder in Bunnell Florida. The case centers on her involvement with a counterculture scene linked to LSD and hitchhiking reporting from AP.
Three Groves bricklayers survived a seven day Gulf voyage in a 19 foot boat with canned sausage bread beer and soft drinks. Rescued near Freeport by the Coast Guard Legare they endured 10 foot swells and freezing cold before being welcomed by 25 friends and relatives.
Six Western Pennsylvania college juniors were permanently blinded after staring at the sun during an LSD induced trance. Federal health officials launched a state by state survey to find similar cases, with a UCSB incident noted earlier. Rehabilitation is underway as officials warn of the drug's dangers.
A CH53 helicopter carrying 41 aboard crashed Monday night on a Vietnamese mountainside near the DMZ. Weather delayed rescue as crews searched for survivors. five crew and 36 passengers missing. The crash follows a deadly air attack near Phu Bai with Marines and guerrilla activity reported in the region.
Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas says he will press to limit federal outlays in 1969 to avoid a 10 percent income tax surcharge. He notes administration plans for a 148 to 149 billion dollar 1969 budget exceed caps and urges spending near 125 billion. He warns belt tightening is needed beyond wartime costs.
Gene Doane of 24 Mass. St. Adv faces a motorcycle insurance matter. Court documents note Safer Mutual Insurance filed action seeking coverage clarification.
Sunday sales SB 488 489 bars sale of certain items on Sunday and moves to Federal and State Affairs Committee. SB 499 moratorium on new community junior colleges to Education Committee. SB 495 Republican reapportionment plan for Senate introduced. SB 6 prohibits housing discrimination on race religion or origin. HB 1968 emergency powers bill referred to Judiciary. HB 1704 ethics committee creation referred to State Affairs.
A cold night is forecast for Lawrence with near zero temperatures. The weather bureau predicts a low of zero to 5 degrees and a Sunday high in the 20s. Overnight low reached 3 degrees. Snow was expected to end this afternoon with little additional accumulation.
Five county farmers including three from Lawrence will receive Bankers Awards for soil and water conservation at the Douglas County Soil Conservation District 22nd annual meeting January 29. Awards go to John Zebb, Alvin Fishburn, Elmer Petesch, Glen O Connor, and Reid Dunlap with their wives. Roy Freeland Kansas secretary of agriculture will be the guest speaker. Freeland, a Kansas State University alumnus, is the youngest to hold the post and has held multiple national and regional leadership roles in agriculture. He began in farming with his father and gained national livestock judging fame at KSU. He later worked for the Corn Belt Farm Dairies, KSU Extension Service, Kansas Livestock Association, and Kansas Farmer Magazine before becoming secretary in 1950. Petesch joined the district in 1953. his Kanwaka area farm covers 320 acres with specific cropland and pasture distribution.
University of California leaders say Adam Clayton Powell left a $500 motel bill unpaid after three days at a Beverly Hills area hotel near UCLA. UCLA students paid $1,250 for his speech expenses but budget limits restricted the honorarium. Powell canceled some engagements claiming illness while planning a San Francisco sermon.
KU political science professor J Eldon Fields is named 1968 HOPE Award winner by the senior class for his contributions to student thinking and KU culture. He will receive 300 dollars an engraved desk set and KU hats during halftime of the KU Portland Basketball game in Allen Fieldhouse.
Cloudy and quite cold with north winds of 20 to 25 mph this afternoon. Snow ending with little additional accumulation. Tonight and Sunday partly cloudy and less cold. Tonight low near zero to 5 degrees, Sunday high in the 20s. Readings show yesterday high 18, low 12. record high 65 in 1923, record low -17 in 1916. Sunrise 7:39, sunset 6:18. Prescription delivery and mail service advertised.
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