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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1969
Page
5
Rep. Ervin Grant of El Dorado proposes a Little Hoover Commission to study Kansas state government. He cites rising costs, duplications, and overlapping services and argues for a full inquiry into agencies to improve economy and administration.
In 1968 more than 10,000 U.S. banks and savings institutions mailed out a record 2 113 624 000 in Christmas Club savings to a record 15 725 000 savers.
Washington AP profiles Spiro T. Agnew as an affable everyday man. A Baltimore native with Greek roots, he rose from selling vegetables to become Maryland governor and then America’s 39th vice president after aligning with Nixon.
Three Lawrence men aged 23, 25 and 34 were arrested around 10 50 p m by city police and are under investigation for stealing a radius arm saw from a house under construction in Jefferson County No charges have been filed yet Sheriff Carl Eisenhower said charges would be filed later Police stopped the car when the trunk was open and the saw was found in the vehicle The saw owner is Bill Augustus of 1818 Miss St Police report six other thefts and four vandalism incidents in Lawrence including two saws $125 each and a $50 cord from a storage shed at 2148 W 26th St a Persian rug worth $350 from 1104 Tenn St and a $217 cash sum from the Holiday Inn at 23rd and Iowa Streets. Additional items include a $50 sign from Interstate Securities Co a $40 coat from a city lot and a $30 tachometer from an unlocked car Slashed tops on two convertibles were also reported.
Clergy and lawmakers praised the address while critics like Rev. Ralph Abernathy urged urgency on hunger poverty and race. Analysts called it measured but confusing with praise from Sen. Fulbright and Muskie, and cautious optimism from Ford and others. The Kremlin and Vatican offered messages of peace as world leaders urged restraint and unity.
A five day workshop titled Meeting the Challenge of the Later Years will be held February 3-7 at the Kansas University Extension Center Garvey Building Wichita. Ed win Kaskowitz of the Gerontological Society will direct. Twenty four stipends offset travel costs. Faculty includes Conboy Harrod Key Morse and others from KU Kansas State Denver University and Kansas State University. The program covers elderly definitions aging community needs resources and communications. The Westminster Abbey clock dates to 1860 with a 17th century dial designed by Thomas Buggins of Clerkenwell.
In a humorous open letter to Adelphi University president, Brooklyn rabbi Karl Applbaum urges a broad, ethnically flavored curriculum including Irish jigs Yiddish Italian and Hebrew studies and declares a march with the Ram’s Horn if demands go unmet. He cites Jewish Irish Italian instructors and even Dayan backing the protest.
Joseph F. Miller and Janet K. Brune were treated and released after an accident at 2 p.m. Monday at 2522 Iowa St. Brune attempted a left turn entering a private drive, with damage to Miller’s car estimated at 2100 dollars and Brune’s at 1050.
Kansas University presents a German lecture series funded by a $1,000 Max Kade Foundation grant. The Bonn professor canceled due to family illness, replaced by shorter lectures. The lineup includes Goethe Institute actors, a German actress, and scholars from Oxford, Cologne, Tubingen, and Illinois with Wilfred Malsch and Harry Haile scheduled for February and April.
Five defendants listed received sentences or parolings on non - traffic offenses. Larry Hamilton and Houston Keen Jr were paroled after checks failed. David Bales and Margaret J Jones faced insufficient funds charges with varying terms. Hurshel LeRoy Courtney in Sunflower also listed for insufficient funds.
Richard S. Givens, assistant professor at Kansas University, receives a 14 032 grant from the Institute of General Medical Sciences to fund the first year of a three year study on bicyclic ketones. Sister Rose Heidrick of the Nazareth Motherhouse in Concordia joins as a PhD candidate collaborator.
Ronald L Sundbye separates from De lores A Sundbye. Virginia Lee Eaves splits from Charles Henry Eaves. Denzal R Wilder divorces Patty J Wilder. Frances L Dubon ends marriage with Jose A Dubon.
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