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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1972
Page
11
Mostly cloudy tonight with scattered showers and thundershowers. Low near 58. Sunday remains cloudy with more showers and a high near 75. Tonight and Sunday precipitation chances 40 percent. Winds SE 15 to 30 mph this afternoon, easing tonight. Official Friday high 97 low 60. Morning low today 60. Year ago high 85 low 52. Sunrise 5 56 a.m. Sunset 8 49 p.m. Rainfall trace. Record high 98 in 1953.
The first annual Kansas Shakespeare Festival and Institute at Kansas University starts with Henry V starring Laurence Olivier at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Dyche Auditorium. Additional summer films include Romeo and Juliet on June 18 Macbeth June 25 A Midsummer Night's Dream July 2 Othello July 16 and Throne of Blood July 23 all at Dyche. Theatre plays by KU Theatre include Twelfth Night June 24 Hamlet July 6 and The Merchant of Venice July 15 with 7:30 p.m. showings.
Christopher C. Owens, 20, of 1102 Ohio, Lawrence, pleaded guilty to reduced charge of property destruction after a felonious burglary case. Owens was arrested March 14 by the Lawrence Police Department for breaking into the B F Groodrich Tire and Appliance Center at 1000 Vermont. He received a 180 day suspended jail sentence and agreed to restitution for a broken window.
Robert R. Coykendall, 19, of Rage, was sentenced in Douglas County District Court to one to five years for attempted possession of heroin. He pleaded guilty May 30 after being arrested on an October 1971 warrant issued before July 8 drug raids and had been free on bond since November 1971.
Robert D. Miller remains in Lawrence Memorial Hospital with a back injury after falling from a beam at a construction site Friday at 2 28 p m. Miller is reported in good condition by Lawrence police.
The article explains how medicines differ beyond the active ingredient. It notes active and non active components, varied dosages, and forms like tablets and syrups can change effects. It cites Rankin Drug Co. in the discussion of drug naming and consistency.
Abilene Kansas congressman Calvin Strowig speaker at Soil Conservation Society of America predicts more consolidation of local governments. He cites regional planning advances and notes Kansans will vote on a constitutional amendment to reorganize the state executive branch, reducing elective officers and extending governor and lieutenant governor terms.
Topeka Kansas reported a 24 hour tally of highway fatalities up to 9 am Saturday June 27 1972. The AP log records the counts and locations of fatal traffic incidents across the state.
AP reports favorable May weather will yield a 1972 Kansas wheat crop of about 306 million bushels, the third largest after 313 million in 1971 and 308 million in 1952. Yield average 34 bushels per acre, with some frost damage noted in southern counties. Pasture and range feed at 90 percent of normal as of June. Trish potato output forecast at 9.5 million pounds, down 2 percent from last year.
Bertram Steed 22 of St Louis drowned Friday while on an outing at Wyandotte County Lake with friends from a Kansas City aviation school. The group rented a pontoon boat and Steed reportedly fell overboard. Three friends swam after him but failed. body dragging was to resume today.
Philadelphia AP report states Richard G. Kleindienst as attorney general vows antitrust enforcement as a top Justice Department priority. He cites a past surge in conglomerate acquisitions and promises vigorous enforcement to curb anti competitive mergers while also targeting civil rights and organized crime.
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