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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1967
Page
8
The proposed draft law would speed up appeals, keep local draft boards autonomous, and put 19 year olds at top priority while granting college students a legal deferment for undergraduate study. It starts July 1 for four years and limits further deferments to extreme hardship or completed studies.
About 1,000 Arab led students gathered in rain outside the U S Embassy in Moscow chanting denunciations of Johnson and Wilson. Soviet troops and police held the line with heavy protection, blocking entry while the crowd waved signs and left after about ten minutes.
William L. Powers former managing editor of the Youngstown Vindicator died Tuesday of a heart attack at age 69. Powers joined the Vindicator in 1921, left in 1949 for a law degree, practiced law in Washington, then returned to Youngstown to teach at Youngstown University.
The United Methodist Church of Eudora observes Student Day Sunday at 11 with college students leading the service. High school and college graduates will be honored during the event.
Betty Hutton petitions for bankruptcy in U S District Court with debts about 150000 and few assets. Attorney Irving Morris says it is the only way out and notes poor investments. Hutton, 46, aims to start a new singing acting career while avoiding creditors at her table.
In Tompkins Square Park a small brown dog bit a policeman and a stroller as hippie clashes drew eight radio cars and dozens of officers. Ralph Stravato walked the dog when Nash Stinson frightened it. Patrolman John Buckley was bitten while trying to quiet the animal. About 100 people gathered. both men were treated and released at Bellevue Hospital. No charges were filed.
Jennifer Reinke of Deshler Nebraska claimed the 40th National Spelling Bee crown after 22 rounds. The 14 year old eighth grader at Peace Lutheran School earned 1000 dollars and trips to New York City and Expo 67 in Montreal as prizes.
Pamela Frankau, a prominent British novelist, died Thursday after a brief illness in London. The obituary notes her contribution to contemporary literature and her status as a well known author.
Kansas Governor Robert Docking led 52 business leaders to New York to press investment houses for help in selling Kansas turnpike bonds to finance two new toll roads. Firms warned the market is weak but could not commit to participation. Bonds expected as a single combined bid with routes from Kansas City to Galena and Johnson County to Leavenworth near the new Midcontinent airport.
Alabama's ex Gov George C Wallace accelerated his presidential bid with a forecast of a large uprising against the two major parties in 1968. He spoke at a Miami luncheon after a Cape Kennedy visit and news conferences at Cocoa Beach, while facing a planned civil rights protest outside the Miami hotel.
In 1967 the four month total of traffic deaths was 14 710 down from 15 020 in 1966 a two percent decrease The April toll fell to 3 920 versus 4 360 the year before A spokesman for the National Safety Council cautioned that the apparent ten percent April drop may be misleading.
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