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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1967
Page
11
Jim Bede's 60 day nonstop solo round the world flight was grounded as he prepared to depart toward the Atlantic. He faced a fuel leak and overcast skies with 565 gallons aboard and a 10 a.m. start. Bede, 34, joked and kissed his son Jeff before the engine test and runway departure.
The Security Council voted to send military observers to the Suez Canal cease-fire area amid Israeli and Egyptian clashes. Israel weighs allowing U N observers on the canal east bank while Cairo seeks more details and approval from King Hussein’s Jordan visit.
City voters face an Aug. 8 election on Lecompton Bridge funding and a $10 motor vehicle tax. Registration closes July 18 at City Hall with about 10,458 eligible voters. Absentee and sick ballots available. return by Aug. 7 noon. Bridge cost exceeds $1 million of a $1.32 million total. tax may cut about 4 mills from property taxes.
DETROIT AP Walter P Reuther says the United Auto Workers will push for a profit based bonus on top of a guaranteed annual income in new auto industry contracts this year. He describes seeking a basic worker salary similar to executives and a second increment after profits are sized.
A brief five day outlook reports Tuesday temperatures near ten and suggests mild to warm conditions ahead. Readings vary by location with daily highs and occasional showers not fully specified in the fragment.
Fragmentary text mentions an island setting and a derby with a two winged element. The passage alludes to anxious anticipation and sunny skies shaping today’s race context. No clear names or organizations are recoverable.
Debra Dene Barnes 19 Miss Pittsburg State was crowned Miss Kansas 1967 while Karen Schlapper 19, a KU sophomore from Lawrence, placed third. Barnes stood 5 feet 9 inches, blue eyes, 3646-24-36 measurements, earning a $350 scholarship as runner-up gifts. Schlapper, 5 feet 8 inches, 37-23-35-44, received rewards and will retain Miss Lawrence KU title duties.
A 30 foot deep pit at a KU construction site collapsed noon today killing 50 year old Karmen K. Kasson and injuring 51 year old Paul H. Dietrich. Kasson was buried under five feet of dirt as rescuers tunneled to free him. Dietrich suffered a hip injury and was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
A widow, Mrs Magie Moffitt 84 of Jefferson County lost her farm home and all belongings to vandals on a Saturday fire. Four Topeka youths 19 20 18 and a juvenile were arrested on arson burglary breaking and entering grand and petty larceny charges. Sheriff Rumbaugh said the four remain belligerent and have refused to sign jail cards.
Oklahoma City police enter the fourth day of a 150 square mile search for 5 year old Judith Ann Elwell who vanished Thursday night. A blue sneaker found Friday is the only trace, with investigators still pursuing the theory she was grabbed by an abductor during the disappearance.
Temperatures climbed into the 90s for the third time this month and eighth this year in the Lawrence region, with an official high of 91. Scattered showers possible tonight at 30 percent, 20 percent Tuesday. Rain totals above normal for the month and year, with a hot period continuing through Tuesday and a cooling front expected Wednesday.
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