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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1969
Page
9
Mrs. Richard M. Nixon, fresh from her first solo First Lady tour, plans fall campus visits to highlight student volunteerism. She calls today’s students “terrificlly idealistic” and notes many engage in community projects, tutoring, and helping needy neighborhoods as she backed Dicks talks with students on the draft.
Miccosukee leader Buffalo Tiger warns the proposed jetport 50 miles west of Miami threatens their village along the Tamiami Trail and the Green Corn Dance grounds. Conservation groups say the project would damage Everglades National Park with water and noise pollution and end tribal fishing and hunting ways.
Top teenage drivers from across the state gather in Lawrence to compete for the Kansas Driving Championship. The event, hosted by the Lawrence Jaycees and Sanders Motors, includes a 50 question quiz and a driving exam at KU Zone O lot starting 1:30 p.m. Public invited. Kathy Schott and Steve Brooks, Lawrence champions, will compete and may advance to national finals in Ann Arbor Michigan.
Topeka public hearing opens on a proposed bill to consolidate city and county law enforcement into one countywide police agency. The measure, introduced last session and carried to 1970, aims at potential tax savings but faces opposition and tough questions in Shawnee County.
Three witnesses testified that the Australian carrier Melbourne lacked full lighting when it collided with the U S destroyer Frank E Evans early on June 3 in the South China Sea. Lt. John L Clarke and Lt Cmdr Colin J Patterson of the Melbourne described limited lights on the flight deck while Sub Lieut Brian S Twyman of the New Zealand destroyer Blackpool said the U S destroyer replied late to Melbourne's collision warning during Sea Spirit exercises.
Voters in Salisbury cast ballots on two referendums to entrench white supremacy and declare Rhodesia a republic. The election drew a large turnout from a 90 000 eligible voters. Prime Minister Ian Smith‘s government sought broad support for both measures amid negotiations with Britain and ongoing sanctions.
Georges Pompidou was decorated with the Grand Master of the Legion of Honor at the Elysee, paying tribute to his mentor General Charles de Gaulle. The ceremony marked the start of Pompidou’s seven year tenure after De Gaulle’s resignation, with Alain Poher greeting him as interim president had ended.
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