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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1965
Page
15
In Algiers crowds including students and veiled women demand Ben Bella's return while troops and riot police quell demonstrations. One report says Ben Bella is held in an army camp as Boumedienne consolidates power after a bloodless coup.
Richard Alcorn from Oklahoma City wears a cowboy hat to KU music camp as a tuba player entering Midwest City High School. Rick Huston of Perryton Texas, a first time camper, dislikes the humidity but expects a fine camp. Mary Ann Davis of Antlers Oklahoma, a percussionist and 4 feet 9 1 2 inches tall, may be the shortest camper. Bob Rush of Arlington Heights Illinois, a recent Prospect High School graduate, plans to enroll at Northwestern this fall and plays snare drums.
Second year at KU camp features John Kane 15 of Vero Beach Florida who rode a four day bus trip to Lawrence. Lane a first time camper and drum player will be a Gifford High School junior next fall. Tom Gleason 16 of Otawa will be a Ottawa High School senior next fall and plans KU study in political science with Law as a goal. Peggy Friesen 17 of Shawnee Mission is a first time camper who attends harp lessons at Mount Oread and will be a Shawnee Mission East senior.
Dallas AP Dist Judge Joe B Brown, who presided over the Jack Ruby murder trial in 1964, is removed from further proceedings in the case. Brown requested relief without explanation, facing pressure from Ruby’s attorneys who accuse him of a personal interest in the matter due to a book he is writing about the trial.
Evacuees sought shelter in hotels, high school gymnasiums, and VFW halls while the Salvation Army ran a field kitchen. Sheriff notes creeks backed water into Kinsley from the south as Coon Creek ran backward for an hour. Arkansas and South Platte floods receded in Colorado and Denver damage rose to 44 million with over 18 000 homeless. Colorado fatalities reached 16 including a teen electrocuted at Pueblo cleanup. Kansas toll stood at two as the South Platte crest moved toward Nebraska.
The Niobrara River crested 7 to 10 feet above normal near Ogallala at about 7 p.m. A dike between town and river prevented flooding inside the town, with Nebraska flooding confined to lowland areas so far.
The article details Avery York and Latham York, two Missouri youths who fled after breaking military rules at Ft Hood and later confessed to multiple killings and a Baton Rouge robbery in 1961. They dropped out of high school, joined the Army, escaped custody, and carried out a brutal crime spree beginning with Guidroz in Baton Rouge.
A local family escaped flood damage as Fountain Creek rose and threatened a monument site. By Friday afternoon the waters receded and a temporary bridge allowed vehicles to cross to Colorado Springs. The Goods traveled from Pueblo to Lawrence, remarking that Lawrence never looked so good after their trip. They had vacated June 5 for Estes Park and Georgetown before the flood.
A Sunday evening collision in the 1800 block of West 21st Street caused about 800 damage. Dale R. Kring, 35, of 1713 West 21st, drove into a parked car owned by Jerry L. Davis of 1827 West 21st. No injuries were reported.
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