09 Jun 1969
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1969
Page
1
The Labor Department reports May unemployment at 3.5 percent with nonfarm payrolls up 90,000. Earnings rose to 3.02 per hour and 113.75 per week. jobless rate for non whites eased to 6.5 percent while total labor force stayed at 79.6 million.
A 1:05 p.m. Saturday motorcycle car collision near 722 Ky St. left rider Thomas Carter 23 and passenger Joan Britton 18 treated and released. Vehicle damages ranged from 20 to 475 dollars with several other weekend accidents noted by police.
The Sunflower Girls State program begins at Kansas University with 424 delegates arriving at Mount Oread. Participants stay in Joseph R. Pearson Hall while sessions occur in Hoch Auditorium and the Kansas Union. The day features talks on city government and parties by James Drury and Herman Lujan as two parties, Nationalist and Federalist, form to back candidates. The state legislature operates Friday and Saturday with closing Sunday morning.
Washington reports say observers in the Pacific noted several long range SS9 tests since April. Analysts remain divided over whether the Soviets have multiple independently targeted warheads or clustered warheads, with warnings that Minuteman and Poseidon systems could be knocked out by dispersed warheads.
In Douglas County District Court jurors begin selection for the felonious assault trial of Mrs. Alfredteen Harrison 30 of 1005 Ky. St. She faces charges for assaulting Undersheriff Wayne V. Schmille on October 29 during a high profile apartment search by Douglas County and Wichita officers.
An 18 year old Lawrence man and two companions were stopped from riding a go kart on the cinder track at Lawrence High School after a caller notified police. No charges were filed. Other police reports include an elderly woman slipping at a pool and two thefts including a motorcycle stolen from 1306 N H Street and a guitar with two suitcases taken from 1645 Mass Street.
A new federal truth in lending law effective July 1 requires lenders to show borrowers full cost details and a clear payment plan. Ads must disclose total payments and the final cost, while exemptions include business and high value credit. The FTC and Federal Reserve provide guidance and Regulation 2 answers to common questions.
The North Lawrence Improvement Association will meet at 7 30 tonight at Woodlawn School to discuss summer committee programs. President John Taylor notes this will be the last regular fall meeting as two of three members are out of town.
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