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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1969
Page
1
The column argues KU should publicly release names of students suspended for disruptive ROTC protests. It notes initial secrecy, Board of Regents pressure, and compares actions at other schools. It warns open meetings reduce suspicion and urges more transparency and alumni involvement.
Police and county officers enforce a 2 a.m. curfew in Aspen after at least five dynamite blasts and unrest by an estimated 300 to 500 hippies. Eight hippies are detained for mysterious activities. no charges filed. Officers from Pitkin, Garfield, Glenwood Springs, and state patrol assist.
The Atlanta pop festival opened in 100 degree heat at the Atlanta International Raceway. The main attraction was the band Canned Heat performing for a treeless crowd.
Farmers report another modest wheat day with about 140 loads at local elevators. Mud limits cutting while grain arrives dry at 11 to 12 percent moisture and mostly lower than No 1 grade. Yields cited range from 22 to 35 bushels per acre, with one field at 50.
Dennis Kallsen, 25 year old assistant city manager of Lawrence, defends his role as a communication oriented, research driven city leader. He compares the city to a corporation with the manager as president and insists Lawrence is not unresponsive and remains open to dialogue across groups. He credits KU’s city management program and notes the typical city manager’s short tenure while emphasizing the need for flexible federal state and local relations.
Lawrence police and the Douglas County sheriff's department logged two non injury crashes from Friday night to today. Paul F. Miller and Michael Petrekovic collided at 13th and Louisiana Streets with estimated damages of 550 and 700 dollars respectively. Jesse F. Cox lost control on Baldwin Vinland road near Lawrence, car in a ditch with minor damage. memory of the event was unclear.
Robert L. Bennett, first Indian to head the Bureau of Indian Affairs in a century, resigns citing Nixon administration indifference to his people. A Wisconsin native and Haskell Institute alum, he leaves after six months as commissioner and remarks that no Indian group has met with top officials. Bennett had served since 1933 and criticized Secretary Hickel's stance on Indian programs.
The Rev Geoffrey Darrah reports a rise in strip tease parties wife swapping and sexual perversions in six Norfolk villages including Winfarthing Shellinger Fersfield Gissing and Tibbenham. He warns parishioners to break from such acts and notes a pub landlord knows nothing of these rumors locally.
The Lawrence death of George E. Mosley after a noon Thursday auto crash marks Douglas County s 10th traffic fatality this year. Three died in city limits, five on the Turnpike, two at Baldwin Junction. Turnpike dispatcher says no Lawrence area accidents reported. Municipal pool attendance rose with 964 Friday and 1,127 last Sunday.
Harry G. Barnes Jr. the American charge d affaires spoke on Romanian television praising President Nixon ahead of his planned visit. The broadcast marked the first time an American envoy appeared on Romanian TV during Independence Day ceremonies. Barnes tied the message to better U S Romanian relations and cited Nixon’s inaugural goals.
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