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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1962
Page
1
London officials discover they cannot barbecue an ox over wood due to a smokeless zone law. The Guild of Turning Spit Roasters plans to roast the ox near St Pauls Cathedral for the Festival of London but will adapt by cooking over coke.
The Midwest Work Course on Plant Layout and Facilities Planning begins its seventh annual session on Sept. 10 in Kansas City Kansas. The project started in 1956 by the Kansas City Center of the University of Kansas Extension.
Chester M. Lessenden is named Worshipful Master and George W. Mole serves as Secretary in lodge notices. The communication details are brief and formal with these officer assignments.
About 1,500 Ft. Riley soldiers join a nine hour airlift from Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka to Germany. Twenty C 135 jets carry the 2nd Battle Group of the 12th Infantry unit from the 1st Infantry Division for a six month NATO reinforcement tour. Destination remains classified. The operation Long Thrust tests command and logistics for European defense.
The Board of Education will open bids at 2 p.m. on Wednesday July 25 for a four classroom addition at Opal Jayne Kennedy School and a two classroom portable building at Lawrence High School. Actions include purchasing a Chevrolet for 2347.58, designating Journal-World as official paper, approving depositories, employing Paul J. Lakey as custodian, and purchasing equipment and supplies totaling 27150.74.
Pictures of Kansas University figures appear in Time Magazine. Al Oerter linked KU track success and Olympic discus wins, noted for a 204" 1044" world record toss in Poland. Thomas Hilbish, Princeton High School chorus director, is listed as guest conductor for KU’s Midwestern Music and Art Camp July 23–29.
District Judge James J. Noone ruled William H. Addington is the father of the 6-year-old son of Mrs. Margaret Golden of Mission Kan. New child support payments of 150 dollars monthly were ordered to be placed with a Wichita bank as trustee.
Wichita AP Jack Glaves campaign manager for Democrat Dale Saffels rejects claims of anti Democratic press bias. He notes Saffels is respected by the press and both parties and addresses criticisms from opponent George Hart about spying by the Republican press.
A column criticizes corruption in federal and state agencies, noting post office appointments tied to votes and defense contracts awarded for political reasons. It cites Kennedy era campaigns, Eisenhower and Truman eras, and current agriculture and defense abuses, urging public vigilance and ethical reform.
President Kennedy relaxes at a new secluded summer White House on Squaw Island in Hyannis Port Mass with boating on Nantucket Sound. Jacqueline Kennedy and children Caroline and John Jr will join for reunions as the family spends the weekend and month nearby with the Kennedys at adjacent homes.
Public notice in Douglas County Kansas probate court announces a petition by Hubert B Oyler as executor to settle Caroline Jespersen deceased estate. Defense must be filed by July 26 1962 at 11:00 am in Lawrence Court. failure leads to judgment. Includes ad for Journal World Vacation Pak service.
In London, 62 year old fugitive Robert Soblen lies in Brixton Jail as a high court grants a writ of habeas corpus delaying his shipment to the United States. His lawyers seek asylum in Britain while the Home Office schedules a July 17 hearing.
Richard M. Nixon of Hobart College Geneva New York attends the Summer Institute for College Teachers of Physics at Kansas University. Albert A. Fund of Whittier College Whittier California also attends. both share namesakes with a former vice president. Renovations at two Kansas sorority houses, Chi Omega and Alpha Chi Omega, are underway.
William L. Kelly named assistant registrar at Kansas University. A McCook Nebraska native, he earned an AB in 1946 and MA in 1948 from Nebraska University, taught music in McCook, worked at Western State College Gunnison, Colorado, and held KU Doctor of Education candidate status with an assistantship in the Bureau of Educational Research. He and wife Barbara reside at 609 Saratoga Place with three children Bill Jr Kathy and Mary Jo.
The United States will lift travel restrictions on about 2000 Soviet visitors, with President Kennedy backing the move. A U S note to the Soviet Union urged reciprocity and possible Moscow changes could lead to revived talks on direct Moscow New York air service. County openings in Kansas and Missouri are listed.
One hundred Air National Guardsmen fly home Monday from ten months of cold war duty. They will be among the first of more than 145,000 Reservists released from active service as the Army Air Force and Navy Reservists answer to federal duty during the Berlin crisis. The Air Force said 100 members of the 152nd Tactical Control Group will land at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland Monday morning.
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