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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1964
Page
10
Bob Eberly, famed vocalist with the Jimmy Dorsey band in the 1940s, is reported ill in New York. Details on his condition were not disclosed.
New York AP report shows income tax cut boosting retail sales and business investment. May sales up 1.5 percent from April and 7 percent from May 1963 as firms plan higher spending on plant and equipment. Commerce Department notes rising payrolls and confidence, with auto sales remaining strong and steel output easing ahead of summer.
Houston AP Lt. Col. John Glenn has recovered enough from an inner ear disorder to work in his yard and walk in the neighborhood. Dr. Charles Berry says he still has dizzy spells but is markedly improved. Alan Shepard Jr. remains affected, with slight hearing loss and limited ability to fly as a passenger.
Ethel Kennedy wife of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy arrives in Rome with three children for a week long visit. She may have a private audience with Pope Paul VI and is hosted by Ambassador and Mrs. Frederick Reinhardt. The itinerary includes a trip to Ravello near Naples.
Sen. Barry Goldwater leads with 574 first ballot votes while William Scranton joins the contest for the Republican nomination. AP survey shows 54 delegates to be chosen today in Connecticut, New Mexico, Idaho and Virginia.
John R. Abercrombie 22 of Tulsa will face the November circuit court term for the murder of Cecil Bybee 52 and his wife 51 at a Lake of the Ozarks motel. He was held after a magistrate hearing. companion Kathryn Nance 23 waived, free on bond.
Mrs Mary Stout 25 and husband stopped to aid a boy who ran into a truck Friday. Mrs Stout left the car to fetch help and found her purse stolen containing jewelry valued at 575 dollars.
Judy Garland announced in Hong Kong that her marriage to actor Mark Herron is legally valid. The couple wed June 6 aboard the Norwegian ship Bodo off Hong Kong as they sailed toward Tokyo, after a second ceremony in a local hotel to quell doubts about the union.
Kansas City election officials deferred implementing daylight saving time pending a referendum set for the August primary. They reported 12,341 valid voter signatures on petitions supporting the referendum, with nearly 25,000 names on the petitions.
Two Chicago youths, Willy James Council 19 and James Jackson 14, confessed to police that they fatally beat 49 year old C. J. Cowart during a robbery that yielded 25 cents. Cowart died after the assault Tuesday. the pair were arrested Friday.
The Agriculture Department reports 1963 net incomes for typical wheat farms ranged from 5511 dollars in the Northern Great Plains to 17521 dollars in the Pacific Northwest. The figures reflect receipts minus production costs and compare with 1962 results.
A 21 year old American, Robert John Bryson of Clifton New Jersey, admitted trying to smuggle Indian hemp into England. He had 300 grains and claimed he bought it in Morocco for personal use. Bryson, who said he left the Peace Corps in North Africa, was fined 140 and deported to France. He said the drug had little effect, comparable to alcohol.
Former President Eisenhower welcomes Gov. William Scranton into the presidential race but declines to endorse him. Four Pennsylvania lawmakers reported Eisenhower said he favored open and active competition within the Republican Party. Eisenhower also met Maxwell Rabb, who said his campaign group supports Scranton.
About 200 farmers from the National Farmers Organization demonstrated at A. E. Staley Manufacturing in Decatur seeking $3 per bushel for soybean meal. They accused meat processors of misinformation to the Department of Agriculture while noting limited stock and price suppression amid shipments from multiple states.
A tornado ripped the roof from the Catholic church and parish school in Cawker City, Kansas, as a line of storms moved through the area. The twister also uprooted trees, knocked down antennas, and broke power and telephone lines with no injuries reported. Sightings were reported east of Beloit and northwest of Concordia, but no ground touch was confirmed.
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