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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1973
Page
3
Linwood Pioneer Festival was dampened Sunday night as rain washed out the outdoor theater’s second performance. Crowds remained strong earlier with the Jack Orrick Talent Show and a parade featuring western themes. Miss Patricia Zimmerman led the festival as queen during the three day event.
Sara Kwak, nine, from Lawrence and not a regular member, performed as guest soloist with the Youth Symphony of Kansas City. Her Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 drew warm, responsive crowds and praise from critic John Haskins. Her family plans a Vienna sabbatical and audition for the Vienna Music Academy.
A joint committee of teachers and administrators for Lawrence Unified School District's certified personnel evaluation under the new state law has not yet been named. Five Lawrence Education Association members, one junior high principal Bradford Tate, Lawrence High School principal, two elementary education administrators, and H C Stuart will comprise the panel with possible additions. The panel must set a written evaluation policy for all certified staff and file it with the State Board of Education by January 15, 1974. The district previously adopted an evaluation procedure in 1968 revised in 1971.
Dustin's Inc the women clothing store at 821 Mass unveils its new facade and readies for a late August opening. President Vernon Hochschied reports rapid interior work with carpentry extensive and final decoration yet to be decided. Hoch schied oversees Lawrence operations while Topeka stores remain.
Three Lawrence men will be cited July 23 in Milwaukee by Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. for outstanding sales. Charles McPheeters Stewart J. Martin and Russell I. Ragovin will be among 3 000 honored at the annual national meetings. McPheeters joins the Marathon Club for the third time by injuring 100 or more people during the year ending May 31. Martin earns the silver section award and Ragovin the bronze section award.
Twenty blind men and women learn fencing in Albany California using hearing and touch. Instructor Julius Palffy Alpar notes foils act as antennae and taps through the sense of touch guide moves. Participants wear protective gear and use canes to project their sense of space.
Traffic counts near Lawrence indicate a small drop in travel for June. The June daily averages near DeSoto on U S 10 and north of Lawrence show 6 397 and 5 171 vehicles respectively, with year to year fluctuations common in travel patterns.
Civil engineers at Kansas University receive a 94000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to enlarge a study of rock flow filters for oxidation ponds in small Kansas towns. The project aims to reduce algae and oxygen depletions as wastewater is treated and released into streams.
Navy balloonist Jimmy Craig of China Lake California won a hot air balloon race sponsored by Worlds of Fun in Kansas City Missouri. Craig edged six rivals as five balloons landed near the Missouri River levee beside Municipal Airport while a seventh craft piloted by Jerry Melsha of Brandon South Dakota touched down on the runway at the airport.
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