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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1963
Page
1
UN forces moved into Kolwezi to reintegrate Katanga with the Congo in a peaceful operation. Brig. Reginald Noronha led a 100-vehicle task force that met Katangan leaders at Pumpi and entered Kolwezi without firing a shot.
Stewart Alsop, coauthor of a weekend article, says Stevenson’s UN posts and three consults with Clayton Fritchey support the piece. The report portrayed Stevenson favoring negotiation over military action and potential concessions at Guantanamo and foreign bases in disarmament talks.
The forecast for northeast Kansas calls for fair to partly cloudy conditions with a warming trend tonight. Clouds will increase and winds shift as temperatures rise to 25 to 30 degrees Tuesday, then turn colder with light snow likely late Tuesday. Tonight’s lows about 15 to 20 degrees, with Tuesday highs in the 25 to 30 range.
Temperatures Tuesday to Saturday averaging 10 to 15 degrees below normal. Cold Wednesday with a slow warming trend by Friday and Saturday. Precipitation expected with 0.65 to 1.5 inches of snow Tuesday and Wednesday. Prescriptions mention Raney Hillcrest and ads for Kentucky Fried Chicken and Big Buy.
The Board of Education will meet at 7 30 tonight at Central Junior High to consider city annexation of over 2200 acres and its impact on Riverside and India Schools. City manager Harold Horn and county school superintendent Earl Wilson are invited. meeting open to the public. Other nearby districts may be changed if annexation proceeds.
President Kennedy told Congress that cutting taxes is the best way to raise revenue despite a large deficit. He outlined a $13.5 billion tax reduction, with $6 billion annual relief to individuals and $7 billion for new goods and services, aiming for a mid 1960s expansion and eventual budget balance.
A 74 year old Lawrence man died after a late night fire at his home 1223 Prairie Ave William Jones died of an apparent heart attack before or during burns He was found by firemen inside the living room taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival Autopsy indicated minimal smoke in lungs and probable death before extensive burns Fire Chief F C Sanders cited an electric heater near the washer and dryer as the fire cause Estimated damage to the frame house and contents at 2500 Jones was alone asleep at the time Funeral services set for 3 30 p m Wednesday at Rumsey Funeral Home burial in Oak Hill Cemetery Survivors include a daughter Marceline Turner a step son Eugene Moore three grandchildren a brother Clifford and a sister Mrs Grace Antrim
Lawrence police reported 1 054 criminal category complaints in the prior year led by larceny under $50 with 653 cases and auto theft with 36. The department recovered 100 percent of auto thefts and 34.1 percent of stolen property overall, noting a painting valued at over 40 000 recovered from California.
Khrushchev agrees to permit two or three on-site inspections per year as talks with the United States advance toward a nuclear test ban. President Kennedy welcomed the move as hopeful though insufficient, with Geneva talks to resume and Britain participating.
A dog breached the Berlin Wall into East Berlin as an East German border guard fired three shots and missed. The animal then scampered back into West Berlin, according to AP reports.
Kansas residents in Lawrence feel temporary relief as warmer air arrives but forecasters warn the warmth is short lived. Snow remains in parts of the state with depths of one to four inches while temperatures swing from single digits to the 30s.
A think piece contrasts American and Soviet views of each other. It notes Soviet citizens' exposure to Western ideas, lingering Western literacy interests, and gaps in understanding Stalin's death and Khrushchev. It critiques Western mass culture portrayals and the biases of non specialists.
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