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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1968
Page
1
U S bombers pounded Khe Sanh valley and nearby hills for the sixth day amid 6000 tons of bombs. Marine positions faced continued artillery and mortar fire as North Vietnamese gunners targeted the base and supply routes.
A 21 year old Kansas City man Lawrence Phillips faces third degree burglary charges in a District Court jury trial. The case stems from a burglary on April 5 1967 at 1109 Del St the Harry Puckett home. Phillips claimed he was there to help a friend get a job.
The Smith Haines Lundberg and Weahler architectural firm in New York City donated 2500 dollars to the KU Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering. This is the ninth year of scholarships for top students in the five year program based on leadership promise and need. Professor William M. Lucas highlighted the help for deserving students. Charles S. Haines is a KU alumnus and senior partner in the firm.
North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao troops seized the Ban Houei Lane outpost near the Vietnamese border in southern Laos. Lao military sources said three to four battalions attacked the base on Wednesday, forcing the garrison to flee into South Vietnam.
In the Municipal Court a series of infractions are listed. Jerry E. Johnson faces a wrong way count with a $5 penalty. Randall D. Uhrich has no current registration and a $5 fee. Other names include Gregory G. Semmens illegal U turn $5 Lester H. Tucker traffic signal $10 Michael Murrell speeding $10 Stephen T. Dillbeck improper right turn $5 Lyle Fergus speeding $10 Paul A. Miles littering $10.
The Douglas County Family Planning Association sponsors an 8 o clock program at First Methodist Church. Dr. Kermit Krantz of Kansas University Medical Center Kansas City will discuss Current Issues in Abortion followed by an audience Q and A.
Fifty thousand William Allen White centennial bookmarks will be distributed to public and school libraries across Kansas. The adult bookmark lists White books while the children’s version highlights titles of interest to youth. Distribution is led by state librarian Denny Stephens with cooperation from Ruth Gagliardo and KU faculty involved in the William Allen White School of Journalism. Centennial activities begin February 10 to 12 with observances in Emporia, El Dorado, and Lawrence.
Eudora town meeting to discuss possible city improvements will be at 7 30 p m Saturday in the municipal building Vernon Mott chairs the citizens steering committee. Topics include recreation, schools, zoning, industry, the library and a pool. Residents may attend and committees may be formed to carry out suggestions.
Washington reports four missing hydrogen bombs possibly ruptured in a B52 crash in Greenland. Uranium or plutonium may have scattered over an icy bay, sources said.
Firefighters were dispatched at 5 49 p m Wednesday to 1124 N J St and found no blaze, reporting nothing burning and the call a false alarm.
Robert Lawrence, KU political science PhD 1962, honored as outstanding teacher by Sigma Delta Chi at Texas Tech. Former Texas Tech professor guided Model United Nations and debate, admired for popular Gov 231 class. Born Emporia, KU alum, moved to Stanford Research Institute in Palo Alto.
Rear Admiral Robert E. Switzer of the U S Navy Medical Corps will speak at the Reserve Officers Training Corps commissioning ceremony at 11 a m in Swarthout Recital Hall. Twelve KU ROTC cadets and midshipmen will receive commissions. Switzer, director of the Children’s Division at the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, was commissioned in 1941 and promoted to rear admiral in January 1966.
A series of crimes were reported Wednesday to police. Mrs. Kenneth R. Holladay said a overcoat worth 65 dollars was stolen from Lawrence Memorial Hospital sometime Jan. 15. Ralph Lawson reported vandals slashed three tires on two cars behind his home Tuesday night. Arthur McCormick said a tire was punctured on his car in the 900 block of New Hampshire Street Tuesday night, causing 42 dollars in damage. John Schiltz reported a BB gun shot damaged his windshield near 9th and Ky Streets Tuesday night, totaling 130 dollars.
KU Chancellor Dr. Clark Wescoe will discuss The Future of Kansas University and Our Community Relationship at a Friday noon address. More than 250 people are expected at the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Holiday Inn, with the program wrapping by 1 15 p.m.
The Kansas House passed a bill creating a $5,000 Eldon K. Miller reward fund for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the murder of highway patrolman Eldon K. Miller. The Senate had previously set the fund to be administered by the executive director of the Department of Administration.
Kansas University traffic and security officers report a driverless car rolled from the Flint Hall service drive to the north side of Malott Hall at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday causing $125 damage to Harold Brown’s 1953 car and $45 damage to shrubbery. No injuries reported. Robin Westlin, Overland Park freshman at KU, drove a truck that collided with the parked car.
U S forces suffered 218 deaths last week, down from 278s. wounded rose to 1796 with 949 hospitalized. South Vietnamese and enemy casualty totals are given, while U S combat deaths reach 16 677 and wounded 103 993. Strength in South Vietnam rose 4 000 to 486 000 as bookkeeping changes noted.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Douglas County Sheriff's office investigated a reported robbery by Homer Fickle of Route 1 Lecompton. Valuable papers and about $100 were missing from the back seat of a 1956 car, with the incident likely occurring in Shawnee County. Investigation continues. Fickle linked the missing papers to a pending Osage County lawsuit.
Ronald Burns of Russell Kansas is Boatswain's Mate 2 C among 83 crewmen aboard the patrol ship Pueblo seized by North Korea. Burns joined the Navy in 1964 and has served aboard since February 1966.
The Labor Department said costs increased three tenths of a percent in December, making 1967 the second highest year for price hikes in ten years.
Kansas University geography meteorology associate professor Joe R. Eagleman studied debris patterns in 1966 Topeka storms. He notes southwest basement corners had more debris than northern areas. He seeks USPHS funding to study other storms and use a wind tunnel on house models.
The Supreme Court questioned whether the 1965 draft card law criminalizing burning cards is an act of hysteria by Congress or a protected form of symbolic speech. The ACLU argued the law targets dissent, while Justices pressed whether motive matters in evaluating constitutionality.
The Rainbow, regarded as the first clipper ship, was launched in 1845 marking a pivotal moment in maritime history. Built during the mid 19th century era of fast sailing vessels it signaled advancements in speed and design that shaped trade routes and naval engineering.
Lawrence Carleton Phillips a Kansas University graduate student from Birmingham Michigan plans to resume zoology research in Nicaragua for his PhD. He and wife Linda kept a baby puma named Sherri in their duplex at 1934 Naismith Dr the pet died before Christmas. The 14th annual Kansas City Boat Sports and Travel Show starts Friday at Municipal Auditorium running daily to Feb 4 with stage shows and admission details.
Pharmacists in northwestern Kansas will meet Sunday at Colby Community Junior College for talks on drug abuse modern drug formulation and drug induced structural malformations. Sponsored by the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy Extension Kansas Pharmaceutical Association and the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy. A dinner at the VFW building will follow. The event is one of five sponsored in January and February with prior attendance of about 50 pharmacists in Kansas City. The next session is Feb 11 at the Continental Inn Motel in Garden City.
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