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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1962
Page
1
An editor's note outlines an educational series on urban renewal practices, their mechanics, and applicability to Lawrence. It covers federal funding shares, city roles, public private cooperation, and the aim to erase slums while preserving valuable property, with questions raised about Lawrence's needed scope.
Pleasant temperatures continue Lawrence area through Tuesday with a thaw ending likely by Wednesday. Officials warn the Kaw River could rise to 15 or 16 feet this week, though flood stage of 18 feet seems unlikely, as melting reduces pressure and no major ice blockages are reported.
Kansas Attorney General William Ferguson says 72 of 105 counties and 50 of 103 cities violated cash-basis or budget laws through bookkeeping. Douglas County and Lawrence named among violators. county officials defend actions as minor or paper-only, while warning ouster actions may follow.
Plans for a Douglas County state lake near Vinland move ahead with a 2300-foot dam awarded to Lingenfelter Construction Co. The project, about 11 miles southeast of Lawrence, aims to stock bass bluegill and channel cat by early 1966 and open two years after stocking. The lake will cover around 180 to 200 acres with 500 acres of surrounding parkland, reserved entirely for fishing unlike Lone Star Lake which allows boating at times.
The American states foreign ministers agreed in principle to suspend Fidel Castro s Cuban regime from hemisphere councils. Argentina and Chile joined the seven bloc backing the move while the United States sought a firm policy statement. The conference plans a final declaration with multiple votes on Cuba s exclusion and limits on arms trade, defense boards, and subversion vigilance, centering on how to enforce Cuba s removal from OAS agencies.
A $2000 bronze Zeus statuette once stolen from the Kansas University Art Museum was found today in campus mail. Acting director Dr. Marilyn Stokstad stated the 4 inch 500 B C pieces origin and one of two copies remain rare. The theft marks a recent spate of incidents at the museum including a $500 bronze toad and two Rembrandt sketches not yet recovered.
Douglas County School Superintendent Earl Wilson says he is not disappointed that the 1961 Legislature's unified school district act was ruled unconstitutional by the Kansas Supreme Court. He supports a workable unification law with a basic financial program, urges more subjects and targeted state aid, and notes studies by the county planning subcommittee remain useful for a future bill. The court found the act unlawfully delegated legislative power and lacked adequate standards to guide county boards. Representative John Bower and Governor Anderson discuss a possible special session to craft a new bill with limited scope.
Gov. John Anderson signaled he will appoint to the U.S. Senate by Wednesday morning and reveal his political plans then. He said he will finish his term as governor, will not resign, and will run for something, with details to be announced at the press conference.
Kansas University Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe told about 250 at the Native Sons and Daughters Founders Dinner in Topeka that Kansas’ future hinges on public education from primary to university levels. He urged awakened public opinion and farsighted governors, noted KU’s role in developing the helium industry, and warned facilities must meet rising enrollments.
The United States and Britain outlined three paths to resume negotiations with Russia on a nuclear test ban treaty. They proposed plans under the 18 nation general disarmament conference in Geneva starting March 14, via normal diplomatic channels, or through informal Geneva talks between test ban delegations.
TOPEKA AP The chances of a special session to consider a unified school district law are slim. Rep Bill Mitchell House speaker said today. Legislators and leadership have been at work after the Kansas Supreme Court struck down the 1961 act as unconstitutional, invalidating actions taken under it.
The report covers Goas weather with fair to mild conditions. It notes midnight observations, yesterday and Saturday highs and lows, and regional figures for Northeast Kansas with lows around 25 to 30 and highs 50 to 55.
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