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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1966
Page
1
The column critiques college speeches urging excellence while Johnson administration pushes welfare programs. It notes proposed Social Security increases, a bill of rights for older Americans, and a large domestic health program, questioning costs and the risk of fiscal strain and creeping socialism.
Vacation church school begins Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church with sessions from 9 to 11 15 a m daily Monday through Friday June 17 for nursery II through the junior department. Superintendent Mrs Gottlieb Nieder leads a large staff including Mrs Donald Nelson and others who supervise various age groups and activities.
A notice from Romsey Funeral Home Vi 3 511 indicates a competent professional service arrangement or memorial guidance for a family or client seeking dignified burial and support in coordinating funeral logistics.
The first son of Gen and Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower was re interred Friday evening in the chapel at the Eisenhower Center in Abilene Kansas. Doud Dwight Eisenhower died of scarlet fever at age three in 1921 and was previously buried in a Denver cemetery.
Mrs. Nathan Shechter of Fair way, chairwoman of the Kansas Advisory Council on Civil Rights, told 20 people at a Lawrence meeting that morality can be legislated and urged support for an open occupancy bill in the 1967 session. She argued civil rights gains require enforceable law, and the group discussed recent Kansas civil rights crises and needed law improvements.
Fire crews found a thousand used number slips in the attic of a Pittsburgh house fire. Police Inspector Ignatius Borkowski said the bags contained a large stash. The occupant was charged with operating a lottery and attempting to commit a crime.
An Italian man, 50, offers to sell his life for 16000 to his daughter to clear debts under laws holding children responsible for deceased parents. He writes from Milan to newspapers claiming to be sane and seeks donation after life ends, living in Varese hotel.
Lawrence Jaycees urge a new Achievement House halfway facility to aid 10 to 16 year olds at risk, offering supervision and guidance before trouble leads to detentions. They cite 35 to 40 at risk youths yearly and a need for foster placement gaps, stressing potential statewide impact if funded.
Desmond Doss Jr. 19, a Seventh day Adventist from Chattanooga Tennessee, is entering the army as a conscientious objector following his father Desmond Doss who earned the Medal of Honor for aiding wounded men on Okinawa. The son works as a hospital attendant and plans to seek hospital duty.
A U S District Court suit seeks more than 2 million damages against the president and directors of a defunct Topeka corporation. Richard F. Allen, trustee for General United Corporation Inc., alleges misappropriation and mismanagement by Wayne J. Willis of Topeka, who led the firm.
New Delhi government weighs establishing crocodile farms to supply skins for handbags and shoes export. Officials assess potential benefits and regulatory steps for a new wildlife farming initiative.
About 50 youths clean up and paint Ballard Community Center as part of a weekend activity. The group includes 30 members of the Junior Methodist Youth Fellowship from Old Mission Church in Kansas City. Hosts are from First Methodist Church. A picnic, church services, and tours of Haskell Institute and the Wesley Foundation are planned.
Summer hours at West Side Presbyterian Church start Sunday through August 28 with a 9 to 9 45 am church school and a 10 to 11 am worship service moved up one hour. Vacation church school runs 9 15 to 11 45 am Monday through Friday until June 17. An open house for parents and friends is June 17 with the Women's Association handling refreshments. Dedication of church school workers will occur at the 10 am service this Sunday.
City records show May 1966 building permits totaling 1,422,620 marking the strongest May on record in Lawrence. Through five months, total permits near the top, with three months over 1 million. Major projects fueling May totals include a Kroger store at 1023 W 23rd St and two apartment complexes.
Soviet newspapers carried brief notices of the Gemini 9 satellite flight without comment. Pravda the voice of the Communist party printed a front page announcement of the launch.
Selma Brown thirteen of Route 1 listed in good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after injuring her hip in a fall down stairs. Other patients treated and released include Mike Bahnmaier fourteen Route 1 struck by a baseball and Lloyd Samuel twenty three of Independence injuring left elbow abdomen and wrist after losing control on wet pavement.
Hale Thompson Ritchie of Wichita will attend Kansas University's commencement in Memorial Stadium to receive two degrees after a two month delay. His guest, Melina Marquez from near Barcelona, Spain, met him last summer while he toured Europe and plans to spend the summer at Ritchie's home in Kansas.
Lois Adams of Wichita a KU junior and daughter of Mr and Mrs Emmet C Adams is among 69 KU students chosen as research participants. Stipends range from 200 to 800 dollars with payments through summer and into the 1966 67 academic year. Program directors are Aldon Bell Delbert Shankel and Dennis Dahl.
The Kiddie Karnival at South Park was canceled this afternoon due to weather. It will be held next Saturday May 11 at 4 30 to 9 in South Park per a Lawrence Community Nursery School spokesman.
Lawrence firemen answered a call Friday afternoon to 446 Locust St where a hot wire was found. No damage occurred. The Lawrence Unified School District No. 497 interim board will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Administration Center. Agenda covers tuition policy revision for kindergarten transportation, budget preparation for 1966 67, purchase contracts, new textbooks, summer school report, and teacher elections.
Four Kansas University students have been elected officers of the KU affiliate chapter of the American Marketing Association. They are Barry Fitzgerald Topeka junior president, William Robinson Independence junior vice president, Norman Vrbenec Kansas City junior secretary, and Dave Walthall Salina junior treasurer.
U S Air Force and Navy conducted 66 missions in a major Friday raid on North Vietnam the largest since monsoon weather allowed renewed strikes. In South Vietnam B52s hit Quang Ngai province as Viet Cong units were sighted nearby. two U S planes were lost with one KIA and one rescued, while a Marine A4 Skyhawk was shot down near Qui Nhon. Ground fighting remained minor with a Korean Tiger Division unit reporting 70 Viet Cong killed in the Binh Thanh Valley.
Memorial Hospital lists dismissals and births with names and addresses. Individuals include Sylvia Henry Butler Mo John Lane Jr Charlotte N C Joyce Ramsey Crawford James Teat Charlotte N C Gary Lyman Butler Mo Selma Brown Route 1 Larry Hoffman Butler Mo Mrs Bette Erwin Eudora Mark Brecheisen Eudora Nina Bair 1337 N H Kendra Broad dus 2348 Murphy Dr Mrs Maritza Mena 2030 Vt Mrs Dorothy Russell 1533 Maryland Ruth Hegwood 1025 Mass Irene Roudybush Olathe plus births to James Stansell Lecompton a daughter Friday and Charles Nichelpad 141 Maple a daughter Fun ay Rafael Mena 2030 Vt a daughter today.
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