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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1966
Page
7
Kansas tax collections show a $231.72 million total for the period, about $22.4 million above December estimates. Income tax receipts exceed forecasts but changes in withholding and timing, plus carryover liabilities, cloud the real gain.
Kansas traffic death log reports 35 fatalities for June and 286 for all of 1966 through Thursday 9 a.m. Data compiled by AP shows daily tallies across the state with Topeka among the reporting areas.
South Viet Nam dispatch reports increased Soviet and Eastern Bloc aid to Hanoi with more trucks and military equipment arriving. North Viet Nam shows high morale despite risk of U S air attacks while negotiations with the United States remain unlikely. Rail and road links stay open though Hanoi bridges were replaced by floating bamboo spans.
The sea lamprey has been 90 percent eliminated in the Great Lakes, aiding a tenfold rise in trout populations over the past few years, according to Donald McKernan, director of the U S Bureau of Commercial Fisheries.
Lawrence public schools plan for next year under the Unified School Board with 59 new hires by Supt. Carl S. Knox. Among them 40 are experienced and 19 are inexperienced. five hold master’s degrees or higher. Elementary posts total 25, junior high 15, senior high 15, plus four special teachers. About 400 teachers will serve in the district next year. some positions remain to be filled.
Visiting King Faisal of Saudi Arabia remained unfazed by Washington heat at a reception. His minister of defense Prince Sultana quipped that they are born naked and later wear cool robes, joking about the President trying them.
Severe thunderstorms and isolated tornadoes struck the northern Plains with tornado watches issued for North and South Dakota. Some twisters touched down in South Dakota causing minor damage, while rainfall reached nearly an inch in parts of the northern Plains.
Senator Frank Carlson of Kansas will depart Friday for Geneva to participate as an official U S delegate in the disarmament conference and the Kennedy round of trade negotiations focusing on agriculture. On return he will address London Parliament members then attend a Billy Graham meeting before returning to Concordia for the Fourth of July.
The first of ten KU Previews for new students at Kansas University began today with 343 prospective September freshmen pre-registered. The two day programs include testing, adviser meetings, housing arrangements, and general orientation. Remaining preview dates are June 27-28, June 30-July 1, July 7-8, 11-12, 14-15, 18-19, 21-22, 25-26, and 28-29.
The summer monsoon has returned to drought struck India delivering expected normal rainfall. Forecasters say by month’s end the system should cover the country from Rajasthan to the Himalayas. In Bombay the rains are still weak, and full relief depends on harvest and port shipping recovery.
The American Communist party urged forming a broad leftist bloc to oppose President Johnson’s 1968 re election. Gus Hall called for labor and civil rights collaboration without a party label. The convention in Manhattan opened with a two hour report on an antiwar front as 700 delegates and observers met amid protests outside.
Minor league pitcher Lee Meyers says age is nothing when two love each other. The 20 year old Meyers and 33 year old Mamie Van Doren disclosed their May 4 Boise marriage. Meyers was sent from Dallas Spurs to Lodi in California League. Van Doren enjoyed summer stock in Cedar Grove New Jersey and welcomed the news.
The Senate unanimously approved a bill to regulate the transport sale and handling of dogs cats and other animals used in research. The measure would authorize the agriculture secretary to oversee these activities and now returns to the House, which already passed a similar version.
Horoscope pages forecast favorable work, social plans, and romance for each sign with advice to cooperate and improve living spaces. The legal notices set a July hearing for conservatorship in Lawrence and a Douglas County zoning appeal on tract development with public participation allowed.
Notices from the Daily Journal-World dated June 1966 include the probate appointment of Felix H. Arnold as administrator with will annexed for Venus McAlearney estate and a nine month creditor claim period. Also an ordinance admitting Crossgates Subdivision land into Lawrence city limits and a conservatorship hearing for John Alexander Maichel with a sales petition in Douglas County court.
City of Lawrence adopts Ordinance 3567 to take 13.7 acres in Douglas County into the corporate limits. The land borders Brewery Brook and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe right of way, ending at the North line of Block 2 West Lawrence. The ordinance follows legal procedures and is attested. PUBLIC SALE: household goods moved to auction after selling home. Auction Sunday June 26 at 1 p.m. 14 refties north of Baldwin on blacktop road. Items: furniture, appliances, tools, two riding mowers, dog houses. Terms cash. Owners J R Needels and Edith Needels. Auctioneers Bob Bigsby and Bob Needels. Not responsible for accidents.
The estate auction for Mary E. Ince in Lawrence Kansas starts at 1 p.m. on June 25 1966 at 1729 Vermont Street. Items include a living room suite TV set rugs linens dressers rocking chairs a Maytag washer a Mathis air conditioner a Frigidaire and numerous smaller pieces. Terms are cash and the auctioneer CC Skiles provides contact numbers VI3 3767 and VI3 2736 with clerk Bill Liebert of Lawrence National Bank.
Classified ads list a nicely decorated old and new 3 bedroom homes with living and family rooms, large kitchen, carpeting, and included furnishings priced at 11 500 and 21 500. Also offered are a two bedroom bungalow, after hours contact, and rental information.
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