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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1973
Page
1
Thirteen Lawrence High School students completed an 11 day Mountain Ventures trek totaling 45 miles in Mount Zirkel Wilderness. The trip included constant rain, backback camping, wildlife sightings and 1 minor ice ax injury.
A Nixon economist predicts higher food prices under Phase 4 but expects stabilization and lower unemployment. Herbert Stein, Earl L. Butz, and Peter J. Brennan discussed Phase 4 on TV, noting rising poultry meat pork and fruit and vegetable prices depend on seasons, with beef frozen until Sept 12.
Lawrence shoppers mostly held steady as the end of the price freeze loomed. Falley’s Gibson Discount Foods saw eight to tenfold increases in by the case canned goods but other stores reported only isolated large orders and no broad run on staples.
Lawrence officials plan a 2 p.m. meeting in city hall to review proposed changes to development policy including bonds or credits to curb delinquencies and reduced municipal subsidies for street work and storm sewers. The League of Women Voters backs the staff plan and appointments to the Bicentennial Committee will be announced. A public hearing date for the 1974 budget will be set.
West side New Hampshire Street parking lot bids. Ken's Pizza Parlor site plan at 2032 W 27th. Development policy discussion. Bicentennial Committee appointments. Rezoning 20.5 acres from residential to commercial at southeast corner of 31st and Iowa. Minutes from boards and commissions. North Lawrence Industrial Addition sewer plans and sewer construction. Public hearing for 1974 city budget set for 7:30 p.m. Aug 14. EPA grant agreement for 240 750. Water department bid recap. City attorney recommendation on Dan Ketter vehicle damage claim 105 50. Additional board appointments to be considered.
An 11 year old Overland Park boy Mel Dinklage who had his right leg amputated last January will receive 2000 dollars raised at a YMCA football benefit in Overland Park. The funds finance new artificial limbs every seven months to keep pace with his growth. He has adapted to biking with his handicap and hopes to play tackle football in the fall on his sixth grade team.
Lawrence Postmaster Jack Harris says a special ZIP code 66045 is authorized for immediate use to speed university mail by eliminating sorting at the downtown office. The code covers all EU schools and departments on the Lawrence campus and is not for off campus addresses. 66044 remains in use for other Lawrence addresses.
Montgomery Ward joins the Presidential Sports Award program with Navy Captain James Lovell, former astronaut, as chair. Ward's and its nationwide outlets will promote fitness to adults, offering free standards and an official log book at the local store. Participants must be 18 or older and complete qualifying work in one of 30 sports.
Larry J. Heeb, associate professor of physical education at Kansas University, earned the Certificate of Achievement from the Lawrence Association of Life Underwriters. He is chair of the Douglas County Red Cross Disaster Committee and of the Douglas County Unit of the Eastern Kansas Multiple Sclerosis Society, with active ties to recreation groups.
A Pan American Boeing 707 carrying 69 passengers and 10 crew vanished in the sea two minutes after leaving Papeete for Los Angeles. One survivor, 12 bodies found, search hampered by depth and kerosene odor as French officials and navy ships aided the efforts.
Hijackers of a Japan Air Lines jumbo jet with 143 people aboard prepared for takeoff in Dubai and demanded to be called the Mt Carmel Martyrs. A West German coded message urged killing passengers or releasing them, while authorities sought to refuel and secure the aircraft and release a wounded purser and a female passenger.
The life of Eddie Rickenbacker spans aviation pioneer days to wartime heroics. From early aviation grit and auto industry ventures to leading Eastern Air Lines, he survived a 24 day Pacific survival ordeal after a B17 ditching and earned the Medal of Honor. He died at 82 leaving a widow Adelaide Frost Durant and sons David and William with five grandchildren.
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