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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1962
Page
8
The piece surveys mixed signals for the rest of 1962. Wall Street fears a recession while government and industry weigh defenses. construction and auto sales hint at strength, but capital goods orders and stock-price drops point to potential slowdown.
Former disc jockey John Henry Faulk wins 3.5 million in damages against Aware Inc and directors Hartnett and Johnson for a 1956 anti Communist bulletin. Compensatory damages total 1 million with punitive awards of 1.25 million from Aware and Hartnett. Johnson's estate faces no punitive damages. Verdict handed on Faulk's 14th wedding anniversary.
The 25th Midwestern Music and Art Camp at Kansas University features three concerts this weekend. Guest directors Gene Kenney and Leo Kucinski lead chorus and orchestra performances in University Theatre. Nearly 200 junior high students join a two week music camp, while 13 high school students begin full time science and math research projects under KU faculty until July 28.
The Santa Fe Railway board declares quarterly dividend of 30 cents a share dividend No 207 on common stock payable Sept 1 1962 to stockholders of record July 27 1962.
The International Champion Wilson & Co. Clydesdales perform at Dillon's Super Market 1800 Mass St on Saturday. Shows run 10:30 to 12:30 and 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Six-horse teams evoke nostalgia for earlier days before trucks and tractors dominated.
Three men charged in Topeka with petty larceny after deputies caught them at Topeka Public Golf Course diving for golf balls from water hazards. They said they recover and sell balls at 1 4 to 18 cents each and admitted raiding courses in four states.
Jayhawk Kiwanis Club members met at the Eldridge Hotel to plan July Fourth traffic safety outreach. They will hand out safety literature at major intersections in Lawrence from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, including 6th and Iowa and 23rd and Massachusetts. Dr Solon Ayers, superintendent of Haskell Institute, spoke on tribal representation and the school’s budget and expansion.
A Kansas City family recounts a Canadian wilderness trip to Ball Lake Lodge near Kenora. They praise Barney Lamm and his 17 bush pilots, describe deluxe remote services, extensive walleye and lake trout fishing, and note the vast, still largely unfished lake system. They hint at more stories about two young girls eager for fishing adventures.
In Lyon County area near Bushong a hunt turned up illegal deer hunting after reports of a man photographing a defense site. Helicopters aided by aerial photos found two deer hanging from a crossbar at a Wichita farm, leading to a belief the area hunter acted out of season.
Norma Taggart 42 was killed when a car she rode in overturned on a gravel road near Topeka. Passenger Lloyd Bennett 47 suffered a fractured leg possible hip injury and severe scalp injuries. crash occurred about a mile southeast of 29th and Croco Road.
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