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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1973
Page
4
As Phase 4 wage price controls near finalization in the Nixon administration, officials question effectiveness and public reception. One source warned of disillusionment and a quick end to controls, with possible fiscal measures and no new tax hikes promised.
Survivors say fire started in the rear of Varig Boeing 707 as it neared Orly Airport after a Rio de Janeiro run. The crash in a field near Longjumeau killed 122, with 117 passengers and five crew dead. 12 crew survived. Pilot Capt. Gilberto Da Silva among those injured.
An estimated 800 to 1,000 gathered at South Park for the semifinal summer band concert. Banjoist Skip DeVol and marimbist Linda Maxey drew strong applause as Bill Kelly announced next Tuesday’s final concert at 8 p.m. A banquet for KU Chancellor Archie Dykes is planned for the following Wednesday.
The Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant faces a new contract for initial construction updating ammunition facilities. Bids, estimated at 5 to 10 million dollars, were to be opened at 2 p.m. by the U S Army Corps of Engineers. Work includes a mechanical roll facility and a continuous paste facility with completion within 440 calendar days.
Eighteen Lawrence Boy Scouts will attend the 1973 National Boy Scout Jamboree West at Farragut Park Idaho August 17. A 33 member Kaw Council troop includes Scouts from Kansas City Kaw Olathe and Miriam with Arnold Janousek as scout master. The jamboree runs two parts Farragut Park and Jamboree East Morraine State Park western Pennsylvania August 3 9.
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