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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1963
Page
1
President Kennedy urged Congress to cut taxes by 3.2 billion dollars this year as the initial step toward an 18 percent overall reduction. He outlined a 1963 tax plan with retroactive start Jan 1 and hoped withholding changes could begin by July 1, delivering up to 39 percent savings for about 10 million low income households over three years.
President Kennedy outlines a plan to cut individual and corporate taxes by 10.2 billion while raising 3.4 billion in revenue. The overhaul shifts 6.5 million taxpayers from itemizing to standard deductions and delays full effect until 1965. Some high earners and special-interest groups may face higher taxes.
District Judge Otis Dunagan sentenced Billie Sol Estes to eight years for swindling at SER Texas. Estes, bankrupt promoter, left free on $5,000 bond after a 22 minute proceeding amid appeals and ongoing indictments in antitrust and mortgage fraud cases.
Washington officials warn Charles de Gaulle seeks a Western European bloc under French leadership with Adenauer. U.S. diplomacy from NATO aims to stop a France dominated system while preserving alliance unity and backing European leaders against the plan.
Paris reports that the French Cabinet will not concede to Britain resuming entry talks to the Common Market. Britain vows to keep negotiations alive as talks set to resume in Brussels next Monday.
Classified item brief notes pet supplies and a Rexall advertisement corner on page 2. Readers are pointed to find store items and promotions in the ad section. Details are limited to the visible headings and reference to Rexall brand products.
Lawrence enjoys a warming trend with afternoon temps in the 20s after a brutal spell. Overnight low hit 4 below, tying a record, as the region endures one of January's coldest periods with highs near zero and winds easing.
District Court Judge Marion Beatty ruled that a private club label does not exempt night club operators from Kansas liquor laws. She issued a permanent injunction and padlock order against the Offbeat Club after state alcohol agents and city police visited the premises three times last fall and seized ten bottles of liquor when officers bought drinks for 75 cents on two occasions.
President Kennedy will meet with leaders of the Central American republics and Panama in San Jose Costa Rica on March 18 19 and 20 the White House announced today.
Kansas University Vice Chancellor James Surface and 20 other Kansans were trapped for 55 minutes in a jammed Jayhawk Hotel elevator in Topeka. Staff posted humorous capacity signs on offices and coffee pot as the prank unfolded during a dinner where Dr. Raymond Doll and Lt. Gov. Harold Chase were among those stuck.
Kansas University leaders laud fraternities and sororities for boosting campus life and community service. Dean of Men Donald Alderson and Dean of Women Emily Taylor highlight housing, philanthropy, alumnae ties, and public relations value while noting 27 national fraternities house about 1 550 men and 13 sororities shelter around 700 upperclass women.
E R Zook of Lawrence and three committee members urged lawmakers to reduce dependence on federal activity and boost state development. They warned of outmigration and eroding wealth and outlined strategies including job creation, farmer retraining, capital location, new markets, and improved state analysis. The forum included Boeing executive George Trombold, Manhattan Farm Bureau director Clarence Rupp, and K State University president James A. McCain.
Lawrence Jaycees announce completion of the Community Attitude Survey begun Oct 10. Kenneth Pickert led the project with Les Proctor and Wint Grantham supervising, 654 sheets tabulated with an accuracy estimate near one percent. They may reopen the municipal pool issue in light of results.
Twenty nine student policemen in Wichita were reprimanded and flunked the police science course after cheating on a final exam. They must retake the course, face extended probation, and miss upcoming pay raises tied to the training. The incident came to light when the instructor found copied questions circulated among students.
Firefighters battled two overnight blazes near Lawrence. At the Paul Miller farm six miles northeast of Lawrence a barn a farm truck a 1959 vehicle a cow two calves and 11 pigs burned while other animals escaped. A second barn sustained heavy damage and an connecting enclosure was ravaged. Sub zero temps and water shortages hampered efforts. Earlier a fire struck the Rader Grocery Store at Linwood.
Service to Linwood was restored just before noon after a Wednesday night fire at the Rader grocery caused a cable burn. The switchboard operator said the burned cable overloaded the batteries and knocked out service briefly. electricity was out only in the fire area for a short time, officials said.
A fire on K-32 in Linwood destroyed the Rader grocery store and upstairs apartment causing estimated losses over five thousand dollars. Firefighters from Linwood Bonner Springs Basehor and Tonganoxie battled freezing hydrants and power and phone lines were knocked out. Paul Miller farm fire earlier was spotted by Trooper Krasnicka as National Guard Maj Donald O Toole directed aerial firefighting.
Clear to partly cloudy through Friday with milder temperatures. Tonight’s lows 5 to 16 above zero, Friday’s highs in the upper 20s. No precipitation expected.
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