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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1962
Page
1
Clare Michigan AP Tony Wedel wins a $150 bet by spending eight days and nights alone in Lake Beebe woods. He carries supplies on his back a half mile from a road, endures near zero cold and sleet, and survives on dehydrated foods and a few fish. His wife Sandra joined in the friendly wager.
Cloud cover delays the Gilruth program as John Glenn enters the capsule and a 2 p.m. briefing is planned for newsmen. Glenn will be moved to Hangar S while technicians fix a minor problem and the launch is postponed for at least a day.
A 275 pound buck was struck and killed by a car Friday night east of the Deer Crossing sign, three miles west of the West Lawrence Interchange. The deer was thrown about 200 feet from the impact, according to game protector Eddie Bond of Lecompton.
The article notes that audiences give higher ratings to female opera singers with Brava while male performers receive Bravo. It highlights gendered reception in vocal performance and terminology used in arts critique.
Nettie Wismer, former Past Matrons Club president and KS Teachers Association leader, reflects on a diverse career from rural schools to Kansas State University. At 73 she plans ongoing tutoring, hobbies, and more travel, including possible trips to the West and Hawaii, supported by family and friends.
A diverse crowd gathers as residents from 70 nations occupy the newly opened section of Jerusalem. Officials cite cultural exchange and urban renewal as goals, while locals weigh impacts on housing and services.
The Saturday Column surveys the U 2 shot down over Italy and contrasts it with the U 2 case in Russia. It reviews Verwoerd's Transkei proposal and South Africa's race policy, then shifts to a Canadian consul’s views on US Canada relations and shared interests amid Cold War tensions.
John W. Burns Jr., a 20 year old Kansas University junior from Olathe, who had been missing since November 3, has returned home. His family today notified the authorities.
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reports Burns has returned, offering no explanation for his disappearance from KU.
The Associated Press provides a list of current conditions and temperatures for multiple U S cities. Conditions range from clear and cloudy to rain and snow with varying temperatures and precipitation amounts noted.
Lawrence Journal-World editorials will be broadcast on WIBW Topeka at 2 45 p m Sunday. The piece criticizes State Sen Ford Harbaugh Wellington over charges of socialistic practices at KU. A prior space hazards editorial also aired on the program. Fall semester final week ends and a short recess begins. spring term registration starts Thursday and classes resume Monday Feb 5.
The text notes three braking rockets on Glenns capsule and states any one could slow descent for a safe return, but all fail could be deadly. The capsule would stay in orbit for a week to ten days while oxygen lasts about 24 hours, with Cape Canaveral officials maintaining contact during that period.
The first known public performance of God Save the Queen took place in 1745 at London's Drury Lane Theatre, marking the song's emergence in the public sphere.
Prof Kenneth Bloomquist leads the Westminster/A Cappella Choir now the Concert Choir in a tour including joint performances with the University Symphony and Theatre and a dramatic oratorio Joan of Arc at the Stake with Vera Zorina as guest ballet artist. The three shows mark the second US staging and first on a college campus.
TOPEKA Kansas attorney general William M Ferguson says more than half of the states 105 counties and nearly half of the first and second class cities have violated state laws in budget matters. State officials will study the issues and seek corrective steps.
Ferguson in prepared remarks to the County Attorneys Association criticized a State Auditor Hedrick report describing alleged violations as bookkeeping maneuvering. He voiced concern over the findings and their implications.
In ant colonies females perform most defense and foraging roles while males remain largely on the sidelines. Researchers note division of labor where worker females coordinate attacks and protect the nest, shaping colony survival and social structure.
The Wiggins family expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for food flowers and acts of kindness after the death of Mrs. George F. Wiggins.
The Davis family expresses gratitude for condolences cards flowers and food following the death of Edward Davis. Thanks are given to Memorial Hospital staff nurses on the first floor Dr Campbell and Dr Mitchell plus the fire department ambulance and generous neighbors and friends.
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