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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1972
Page
2
Syria pledged to strike back at every Israeli attack following its first air strike on Israel in almost two years. The conflict along the cease fire line saw mortars and bazookas fire into the Golan Heights, with clashes and casualties reported by both sides.
L D Rice says the county will begin 1.8 miles of permanent surfacing on Sibleyville Road after state work, with bids for grading and a new bridge on route 208 to open March 16 in Topeka. The project may take 120 days to finish, costing about $83 000 and linking US 59 to Baldwin blacktop and Wells Park recreation area.
Testimony began around 10 a.m. today in Douglas County District Court for Winona Elaine Jackson Jarrett 20 of 427 Ind charged with aggravated battery in the Sept. 2 stabbing of Stanley E. Thompson 20 of 924 N J. Jarrett has been free on bond since arrest.
FBI informer Boyd Douglas Jr testified in the Harrisburg Seven conspiracy trial that he was chosen to set off explosives in a plan to blow heating tunnels in Washington, DC. The plot dated to summer 1970 with a February follow up on Washington’s Birthday. Douglas described roles for Scoblick and Berrigan and cited letters connected to the case.
An automatic fire detection alarm at Lawrence Memorial Hospital rang at 7 43 a m today. Responders from the hospital and the Lawrence Fire Department found no fire or smoke on arrival.
The article profiles Miss Stapleton, star of a CBS hit, who portrays Edith Bunker while advocating women’s liberation. It notes her Broadway background, marriage to Bill Putch, and plans to perform in Totem Pole Playhouse productions.
The Haskell Indian Junior College campus plan discussion will present three campus plans by 12 Kansas University architecture students at 7 tonight in Stidham Union. Models of the plans are on display. recommendations from students staff and Indian Community representatives will be sent to the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Albuquerque.
County supervisors abandon plastic trees on county roads and revert to real plants. Ninety hundred artificial displays costing 74504 dollars will stay until they die. Protests and vandalism spurred the switch away from the unsustainable plastic landscape plan.
Dennis J. Johannes of Tonganoxie was placed on probation for one year after pleading guilty January 17 to possession of marijuana. He was arrested December 19 prior to the court action in Magistrate Court.
The Senate approved an 88 to 6 vote on a 23 billion higher education bill and sent it to a conference committee to resolve busing desegregation issues. The bill also authorizes 1.5 billion for districts facing desegregation.
President Nixon debates constitutional amendment legislation or court intervention to curb federal busing as he returns from China. Officials say a decision could come before mid March with possible multi-option action packages. Julie Eisenhower and Kissinger join the Florida trip amid a low key visit.
Engineers map a blue chalk line on Massachusetts Street as a guide for reconstruction from Seventh to 11th while red spots deny proposed trees. Hillview Golf Course owners say no immediate plans for the 320 acre parcel southeast of town. The county treasurer sent 1,545,627 to the Lawrence School District from November and December taxes.
Kansas AP summary notes traffic fatalities in Topeka for March across years 1972 through 1978 with a comparable 1971 period totaling 96 deaths.
Central Business District Committee chairman Pete Whitenight and Chamber of Commerce representatives will meet Tuesday evening to discuss forming a downtown retailers association. Don Schaake will present a timetable for the Neighborhood Development Plan projects and downtown beautification efforts.
Kan sas University renames the spring festival from Jayhawk Jubilee to Jayhawk Jamboree scheduled April 5 to 9 combining Greek Week and Spring Fling. The KU Events Committee approved all activities including a sailing regatta on Potter Lake April 15 at 1 p m a dance by Kappa Alpha Psi on April 22 and a Student Union Activities concert on April 22 with performers to be decided.
KU professor Takeru Higuchi of pharmacy and chemistry returns to Lawrence after attending the First Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Conference in Australia in February 2026. He presented a Kansas flag to Dean Nigel Manning of the Victorian College of Pharmacy in Melbourne. Kansas and Australia collaborate on a joint PhD in pharmaceutical sciences under the Intersearch Program.
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