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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1968
Page
8
A reader list of churches in Baldwin and vicinity with pastors and service times. Denominations include Catholic, Assembly of God, Church of Christ, Baptist, Methodist, Episcopal, Brethren, and more. Includes Mass schedules, Sunday School hours, and midweek services.
Rev James H Bailey pastor leads Sunday school at 10 a m morning worship at 11 a m and evening service at 7 p m Wednesday activities noted as well.
Lawrence Unitarian Fellowship hosts at 10 a m Sunday in Pleasant Valley meeting house with Clifford Izel professor of political science Kansas University reporting and reviewing Report from Iron Mountain on the Possibility and Desirability of Peace assisted by J Eldon Fields and Richard Mabbutt from the Political Science Department.
Rev. Donald Rothfus pastor of Ottawa Wesleyan Methodist Church will be guest speaker at Lawrence Wesleyan Methodist Church for the 10 45 a m service Sunday as part of a pastor exchange. Local Wesleyan minister Rev Edwin Alexander will speak in Ottawa. The exchange is part of Stewardship Month in Wesleyan congregations.
Dr. Howard Perkins dean of Central College in McPherson will speak at the 11 a.m. worship service Sunday at First Free Methodist Church 802 W 22nd Terr He is in his first year as academic dean and came from North Dakota University where he taught in engineering He earned degrees from Northern State Teachers College Aberdeen S D and NDU and has served as a Free Methodist pastor.
The Lawrence Baha'i Community will observe World Religion Day at 7 p.m. in Parlor A, Kansas Union. Two guest speakers from Israel, Mrs. Jan Conley and Mrs. Jean Randazzo, formerly of Lawrence and now with the Baha'i World Center in Haifa, will discuss their work.
Larry David Thrift, 24, of Hutchinson, must stand trial in district court on a murder charge in the death of 3 year old Rene Talbot. Thrift was held without bond after a preliminary hearing. The child disappeared August 20 and Thrift, arrested December 27 on a separate assault charge, allegedly admitted killing Rene Talbot and led officers to her body hidden in a laundry bag near railroad tracks.
In Aachen nine officers and scientists from Chemie Gruenenthal face trial in late May for negligent manslaughter and bodily injuries tied to thalidomide linked birth defects and deaths after a five year probe.
A dense listing shows multiple final examination blocks across Jan 22 to Jan 31 for courses in engineering mechanics sociology and more at KU. It also notes film showings in the Yacht Phoenix crew event, a forum room forum on social norms, ROTC commissioning, enrollment dates, and ongoing exhibits in the Kansas Union reading rooms and special collections through late January.
In Tickfaw Louisiana 65 year old widow Maude Brock has placed four strands of barbed wire across a rural road saying the road is private and hers. Neighbors Gayle Rogers and J W Jenkins filed charges of shooting with intent to kill and obstruction of a public road. The fence detours trucks and blocks a mail route while Brock claims the road is her property and used by lovers. Parish authorities say the road is public. Deputies have not served warrants as Brock is ill with influenza.
CDC reports 1 054 deaths from influenza and pneumonia in the week ending January 13 across 122 cities, nearly double the expected 594. Through two weeks of 1968 there were 1 859 deaths. only the Pacific region stayed below epidemic threshold with widespread outbreaks in 27 states and 10 reporting influenza like illness.
U S Rep Larry Winn headlining informal dinner tonight at the Virginia Inn with the Lawrence City Commission for the annual Game Feed. City Manager Ray Wells City Attorney Milton P Allen and others will join as well as local legislators. Winn will tour the KU Center for Research in Engineering Sciences Saturday morning before a noon speech in Topeka to a building contractor group.
McLouth and nearby towns record family visits a nursing home move and a birth. Lawrence visitors include Mr. and Mrs Hobart Davis. New mother Mrs J Clark welcomes daughter Jeri Lee in Winchester with Clark and Bartlett families listed. Vietnam veteran Larry Welliver returns from the Gulf of Tonkin with the Seventh Fleet.
Washington AP selections service head said Dr. Noel L. Brann 30 University of Maryland professor will not report for janitorial civilian work as ordered by a Nevada draft board. Orders canceled and case sent for reprocessing. Brann classified as conscientious objector for 12 years.
Maj. Gen. Moshe Dayan told Haaretz that Soviet troops have penetrated the Syrian and Egyptian armies and may man artillery and anti aircraft guns. He predicted Egypt would push Israel from the Suez cease fire line if Moscow approves. Dayan said war would differ by tighter Arab coordination but Israel would win and seek a secure frontier and free passage through the Suez Canal.
Douglas County treasury reports a $3894.72 share of the state special motor carrier fee county road fund. Total state distribution to 105 Kansas counties was $389,769.08, with Sedgwick County at $9,861.36 and Grant at $1,522.25.
Detroit AP report says automobile production this week fell to 188 215 cars due to labor problems and bad weather. Output remains above last week at 187 52 and well ahead of the 164 792 from the same week last year per Automotive News.
West led by Don Shula starts Johnny Unitas and Roman Gabriel with Don Meredith and Fran Tarkenton circling in for the East. Contenders include Willie Richardson John Mackey Boyd Dowler and Bob Hayes as options across offenses as the 18th Pro Bowl showcases top NFL talent.
Race car builder Granatelli sues USAC in Federal Court over turbine engine limits, saying rule changes are arbitrary expulsions. He had planned a six car team and argues USAC must allow experimental cars to compete for a reasonable period. The complaint named USAC and the STP division of Studebaker Corp.
Jerry Wolman, owner of the Philadelphia Eagles football team, faces a creditors examination in bankruptcy court in Baltimore as he seeks more time to save his financial empire. He hopes to avoid bankruptcy by pursuing a proceeding for arrangement with creditors.
Kansas City Chiefs receive defensive back Goldie Sellers and fullback Wendell Hayes from the Denver Broncos in exchange for two college draft choices and a player to be named later.
In Napa California Kaiser International Open officials face weather delays as 39 players failed to finish the first round at Silvera do Country Club. Gay Brewer opened with 33 while Dave Marr Rex Baxter and Howie Johnson shot 68 to lead 19 others. Don January Jacky Cupit Ted Makalena Bert Greene and Jim Weichers were one stroke back.
Ottawa ninth graders edged West 40 38 as a late field goal with 25 seconds left capped a close game at West Junior High. Lyle Nottingham led West with 12 points and Eddie Cramer added 11, while the Warhawks also got 6 from David Butler and Craig Van and 2 from Craig Starks. West eighth graders beat Ottawa 32 23 behind Charles Bockhorst 10 and Wade Stinson 8. Warhawks next face Jay Shideler in Topeka.
The St Louis Symphony Orchestra debuts at Powell Hall next Wednesday, after purchasing the former movie theater for about 400000 and spending about 2 million on renovations. The new home features crystal chandeliers and an acoustical shell, with Gunther Schuller’s Fanfare for St Louis premiering. The shift ends weekend clashes with rock groups once housed at Kiel Convention Center.
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