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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1963
Page
1
Cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky marks 24 hours aloft on the Vostok 5 mission and reports good health and appetite. Tass says he slept six hours and carried on with the mission as plans proceed for a potential twin flight with the world’s first spacewoman.
Considerable cloudiness and occasional showers and thunderstorms through tonight. Sunday partly cloudy with showers probable. Low tonight around 60. Sunday high near 90. Read the Journal-World for more forecasts and city ad details.
The Associated Press notes rains across the Great Plains saved thousands of croplands from disaster though drought persists in the South and Southwest. Farmers face reduced yields overall with areas in Colorado Kansas Texas Arizona Arkansas and Louisiana still dry and livestock concerns rising.
In London the Conservative split over Prime Minister Harold Macmillan edges toward collapse as he prepares for a Monday Commons debate on the Profumo scandal. Labour plans a strong challenge citing security risks from Profumo and Christine Keeler amid rumors of Soviet contact.
President Kennedy won agreement to another postponement in the nationwide rail dispute and said he will seek Congress authority to block a strike if no settlement is reached by July 10. Union and railroad spokesmen pledged renewed talks and to maintain the current work rule status while negotiating.
Long lines of mourners filed past the open coffin of Medgar Evers at the Negro Masonic Temple in Jackson. The NAACP and church leaders sent wreaths as thousands gathered in heat for the funeral. A silent march back to the funeral home was later permitted, with plans to move the body to Washington for burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
Douglas County farmers welcomed overnight rainfall of 0.78 inch with mixed results. Wheat harvest delays from muddy fields contrast with benefits to corn vegetables pastures and ponds. Early wheat yields may be down but grain quality looks good. continued rain is needed after a dry spring and killer frost. Eben Farley notes pastures improving as soil moisture remains scarce.
Lawrence announces the start of its 10 supervised summer playgrounds on Monday. Programs include games, crafts, bookmobile visits, story hours and more with two supervisors per site and a minimum five year old. full day and half day schedules exist at various locations. Tennis instruction and summer art studio registration begin, with classes and hours listed for multiple sites.
Lawrence cooled from 100 degree heat to comfortable levels as a late Friday shower swept through the area. Rainfall reached .78 inches by 8 AM and exceeded an inch by early afternoon, with more rain forecast tonight and Sunday. Creeks may flood in north central Kansas but Lawrence itself faced no flooding.
Douglas County faces a 1962 tax deadline with $1 314 866 22 remaining to close the books. Taxpayers have until Thursday afternoon to pay personal and real estate taxes, with mail due by midnight. Through the year, the county has collected over 4 24 million of a 5 56 million total, and delinquent bills have dropped, aided by real estate and vehicle registration links. Treasurer-elect Edythe Norman notes strong collections, with plans to publish delinquent rolls and anticipates continuing high returns.
Program note: at 5 p.m. today on KLWN listeners can hear Ella Fitzgerald as part of the Main Stream segment. An ad promotes the show's schedule and artist lineup for the broadcast.
The Kansas University campus hosts major student movements as 397 Sunflower Girls State seniors wrap up. nearly 800 Boys State delegates arrived the previous weekend and about 1,100 enroll for the Western Music and Art Camp. The two events bring large student populations to KU through July, with ceremonies, elections, and concerts planned led by KU faculty.
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