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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1967
Page
13
U N observers reported Israeli forces striking deep into Syria while declaring readiness for a cease fire at any hour. The Soviet Union broke diplomatic ties with Israel amid ongoing Middle East fighting as Egyptian President Nasser stayed on after resigning.
In Cairo Gamel Abdel Nasser told the Egyptian National Assembly he will remain president of the United Arab Republic to erase traces of aggression and later seek a plebiscite. Anwar Sadat announced the decision as tens of thousands gathered, with police units maintaining order near the Assembly.
Soviet actions in the Middle East amid Nasser’s resignation and a Moscow summit signal renewed effort to influence Arab affairs. Nasser quoted May warnings of Israeli aggression and a June war, with the USSR urging restraint and seeking a cease fire to limit Israeli gains while salvaging Moscow’s prestige.
Israel reported to the Security Council that Defense Minister Moshe Dayan would accept any hour for a cease fire coordinated with the United Nations and Syria. Reports also cited deep Israeli penetration into Syria and air strikes around Damascus. U Thant set 11:30 p.m. CDT as the end of hostilities time. Gideon Rafael said Dayan met Tel Aviv with Lt. Gen Odd Bull of the UN Palestine Truce Supervision Organization and Bull will contact the Syrians.
Hollywood AP reports Spencer Tracy, 67, died today from a heart attack. A film legend with two Oscars and eight nominations, Tracy starred in Captains Courageous and Boys Town and was a renowned MGM figure among stars like Clark Gable and Katharine Hepburn.
Mrs Ann Pellegreno, a 115 pound Michigan housewife, began the attempt to duplicate Amelia Earhart's world flight. She landed in Fort Worth after leaving Oakland to start the first leg, a journey expected to take four to five weeks.
Police chief William Troelstrup reports a 48 percent rise in major crimes in the first five months of the year from 536 to 795 offenses. Robberies, petty larceny, burglaries, and moving violations all show increases, with 1,517 moving violations and 33,164 parking citations issued, compared with last year.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey hospitalized for a mild bladder infection had a small wart like interior growth removed today. The noncancerous papilloma was completely excised via cystoscope during examination.
Kansas University plans a campus transformation with teachers moving to the back of rooms as lectures shift to new speakers. About 400 Girls State delegates walk Jayhawk Boulevard with marching bands while 400 junior high music campers join summer activities. The KU summer session expects over 5,000 students, many teachers, and a mix of undergraduates and freshmen. Last year 4,687 attended, with 2,268 in the Graduate School and 593 in Education. Girls State brings 400 high school seniors, replacing 1,118 Boys State participants. The Junior High Music Camp runs through June 17 with 79 students. the Junior High leads into the Midwestern Music and Art Camp from June 18 to July 30. University Theatre will stage four plays in July and campers will hold band and orchestra concerts on select June and July dates. Skitch Henderson and Doc Severinsen will perform July 20, with ballet concerts July 28 and 29.
Lawrence area endured a severe weather watch from 11 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. today with no damage or funnel clouds reported. Showers brought only a trace of rain while conditions remain unsettled through Sunday with highs in the upper 80s and lows in the upper 60s. Friday’s high reached 89 degrees and the record June 10 high was 98 in 1953.
Ross of Wichita governor of American Legion Boys State at KU and Ty Cobb of Great Bend elected delegates to Boys Nation to be held July 22 to 29 in Washington DC. Over 1,100 high school seniors participated in Kansas University's Boys State activities at Murphy Hall. Yancy Judson of Erie elected president of the Kansas Boys State Statesmen’s Club. other officers include Russell Whorley, Dave Dickensheets, Tom Forbes.
Five persons were hurt in multiple Lawrence traffic incidents on Friday. Roger ONeal 16 suffered facial cuts when his eastbound car left Stull Road seven miles west of the city and was admitted for observation. Cheri Farnsworth 16 and Roger Jameson 16 received minor cuts and were released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital. A pickup passenger, Robert Walton 21, sustained minor neck and back injuries after a collision at 9th and Vermont. Damage figures were reported for the involved vehicles.
Northeast Kansas reports considerable cloudiness and humid with scattered thundershowers through tonight and Sunday. Highs in the 80s, lows in the 60s, with better than 50 percent chance of rain through tonight and Sunday morning.
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