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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1973
Page
1
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the jobless rate fell to 4.8 percent in June, with total employment up 650000 to 84.7 million. Teen unemployment led the decline while adult women rose to 4.9 percent and blacks fell to 8.5 percent. Vietnam veterans age 20 29 faced 6 percent joblessness, and youths 20 to 24 had 10.5 percent.
New York banks led by First National City Bank and Continental Illinois National Bank lifted the prime lending rate from 8 percent to 8 1/2 percent effective Monday. The rise signals tighter money conditions after Federal Reserve actions and follows a prior increase by a New Jersey holding group. The move, while not directly affecting smaller borrowers, indicates potential future rate hikes across the industry.
Eudora Planning Commission rejected Homer Broers request to rezone his Main Street car lot from C-1 to C-3 after opposition from attorney Chester Fleming. The vote stood 2-2, with no decisive action. the panel will urge the City Council to deny the proposal. The meeting also addressed another rezoning request and a notification issue prompting a re-hearing on August 1.
Joe E Brown, famed clown with a trademark grin and comic persona, died at his Los Angeles home after a long illness. He was 80.
Phnom Penh announces an immediate cease-fire proposal to end the three year conflict with Khmer Rouge and North Vietnamese allies. Foreign Minister Long Boret says negotiations should follow and the government would consider a cease-fire before talks if the rebels agree, not a unilateral move.
Kansas Power and Light reports final repair work underway with few calls today. Southwestern Bell says storm damages are heavier than the June Lawrence storm, with 726 repair runs so far. Weather forecasts expect sunny spells through today and Saturday with highs in the 90s and a small rain chance later Sunday and Monday. Night lows will be in the 70s. Rain totals vary by location from Lawrence to Baldwin.
Fire heavily damaged a building housing local offices of Sen. James B. Pearson in Mission Kansas. Firemen said flames did not reach Pearson's office though it suffered smoke and water damage.
The article notes a global monetary strain sparked by the Watergate scandal with the dollar weakening against major currencies from Tokyo to Paris. Gold rose to 132.25 in Paris and to 125 in Zurich and London as dealers forecast further devaluations or realignments.
Federal judge Charles R. Richey ordered the Justice Department to urgently determine if the White House pressured the IRS to deny tax exempt status to the Center on Corporate Responsibility Inc. The civil suit, filed in 1970, alleges the delay harmed contributions and forced closure. The order demands immediate inspection of White House files and a potential court ruling to compel compliance.
Kansas lawmakers failed to enact a valid apportionment plan as McGill and Senate President Robert Bennett opposed a proposal by the Kansas League of Women Voters for a five person private citizen panel to oversee future reapportionment. The group also agreed to remove immunity from lawmakers for actions during sessions while maintaining some protections.
Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger said Nixon might seek new authority to bomb Cambodia after the Aug. 15 cutoff if the situation worsens. He noted B52s would hold at about 40 daily strikes and tactical F111 and F4 raids over 200 daily, as Phnom Penh forces brace for intensified fighting ahead of the agreement.
Joseph L. Myler, 68, longtime United Press International science writer and Washington correspondent, died in Washington of cancer. A Kansas native, Myler covered major events from World War II atomic bomb news to the first hydrogen bomb drop, and held editing roles in Herington and Topeka before joining UPI in 1933 with postings in Kansas City, Jefferson City, Dallas, and New York.
Lawrence Mrs Merlyn Worden seeks word on rabies shots for her four year old son Jon after a dog bite on June 27 near the corner of 19th and Barker. Tests could not locate the dog for examination at the Wordens 1903 Barker address.
A Thursday morning Topeka weather balloon floated under 25 miles before its instruments parachuted down onto utility lines near Seventh and Indiana. Police retrieved the instrument box and parachute, mailed them to Joliet, IL, as the package suggested. The cone shaped box measured five by eight inches and weighed about two pounds and contained a small radio transmitter. The parachute was about five feet in diameter.
The Douglas County Commission and the Lawrence City Commission prepare a joint resolution to fund and build a law enforcement complex. The city would pay 500000 as an advance base rental for about 10000 square feet and a daily per capita jail charge, with the county funding the rest of a 3.6 million structure on land it provides. Continuous cooperation and arbitration steps are outlined in the draft.
Constant Construction Co. began a $39,950 stair tower and west wing renovation at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The project, approved by the hospital board in June, is part of a $6.25 million expansion plan. Renovation of surgical and obstetrical areas should begin around Sept. 1, with pathology radiology pharmacy and emergency facilities slated for future work.
Darrel Dick of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Albuquerque says Haskell Indian Junior College plans two new buildings. The master site plan by Robertson Peters Williams covers a kitchen dining hall and a library resource center with enrollments up to 1,750, amid shifts from vocational to academic programs. If conceptual plans are approved, design could finish in three months and then bids go to contractors for a $3.6 million project.
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