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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1963
Page
2
A Republican National Committee analysis says GOP strength grows in the South and West ahead of 1964, with big cities remaining Democratic and New England needing effort. It notes 1962 gains among farmers and suburbs, and a rise in GOP votes in the South, signaling potential cross region appeal.
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a lower court ruling in favor of railroads to change work rules, rejecting union protests. About 120,000 rail workers are affected across 195 railroads, with the ruling allowing manpower economies and risking a nationwide strike, while an informal 72 hour White House armistice delays any showdown.
An American missionary Elwood Jacobsen of Foreston Minn and a Philippine missionary were executed by a firing squad after their car was ambushed north of Saigon. Two Filipino youths were injured. a Vietnamese driver in another car was killed. They had worked for the Summer Linguistic Institute studying tribal languages. Jacobsen had been in Viet Nam about six months.
Irving S. Olds, 76, former board chairman of the U.S. Steel Corp., died at his Manhattan home after a long illness. A U.S. Steel spokesman said Olds had major surgery last July.
Lawrence chapter No 4 schedules a stated meeting for Tuesday March 5 at 7 30 p m. Attendees include Joe Scheibar as High Priest and O O Anderson as Secretary.
Husbands wonder what wives talk about at sewing and bridge gatherings. A Lawrence group discusses whether to darn socks or buy new, with one member proudly darning to save pennies while others mock the eco effort. Most women back the spender view, ending the chat on a note of budget priorities.
The Kansas American Legion Department sues in Sedgwick County District Court Wichita for a permanent injunction to stop Sunflower Boys State from operating in Wichita or any other location contrary to the state Legion executive committee. A hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. Thursday with attorney Everett C. Fettis leading the case.
George Romney of Michigan said he will not seek the 1964 Republican presidential nomination. He spoke while presenting Detroit's bid for the 1964 Republican National Convention to the Republican Site Committee as head of Michigan's delegation. He reaffirmed his 1962 pledge to focus on Michigan's problems.
Senators Pearson and Carlson and Rep Avery filed revised measures to create a Prairie National Park in Pottawatomie County Kansas keeping within 60000 acres and about 5 million dollars for land purchase. A seven member advisory panel would study local issues and advise on boundaries with two county picks and two state picks plus two officials from interior and the park board chair. The plan reflects Kennedy recreational priorities and aims to give landowners a voice in boundary decisions.
Gen. Nico Lindley Lopez new chief of Peru's military junta says the removal of Gen. Ricardo Perez Godoy will not delay the planned June 9 democratic elections. Lindley, once a U S Army commando instructor, joined two fellow junta members to oust Perez Godoy.
The February summary from the EU Weather Bureau notes three temperature records with a mean 33.91 degrees and a peak of 68. Daytime highs reached 61 at 2 a.m. and temperatures fell into the 30s downtown. Kansas saw 25 days below 32 with 1.18 inches below normal rainfall. Topeka led rain at 1.96 inches. hail touched areas near Topeka Holton Rossville Effingham.
University skits at the Rock Chalk Revue win first place for Heard in Lawrence and a caveman themed production takes second. An art museum opening features Monet and 68 paintings from Arizona University Collection with a large attendance and a Weather story notes rain and car washing after a sunny weekend.
The Kansas State Teachers Association board asked for a hearing before the Legislature to present facts on school problems. They moved after a House plan to form a committee to investigate the association and cited C. O. Wright’s remarks calling Kansas schools backward. Wright was designated to speak for the board, which seeks a joint session with 24 hours notice.
Thieves pried open the south door of Jimmy Cole's IGA at 2nd and Lincoln, took 105 dollars from the safe, later recovered in an old wooden case near the rear. Police report show other change cases left in the safe and tools stolen earlier from two local residences. This is the store's third break in since November last year.
A 67 year old Lawrence woman, Mrs Jes sie Tuggle, suffered a broken right hip in a car pickup truck collision 1.1 miles north of Washington Creek Church on Clinton Globe road. She was hospitalized in fair to good condition. The pickup driver Rudolph Sudja was treated and released. The other driver, J A Tuggle, was uninjured.
The FBI reports a national seven percent rise in serious crimes last year and says Lawrence mirrors that trend. In 1962 Lawrence logged 399 offenses including 2 manslaughter by negligence, 4 forcible rapes, 10 assaults, 107 burglaries, 240 larcenies, and 36 auto thefts.
The Wakarusa Watershed board of directors will meet Wednesday afternoon at the 4H Fairgrounds from 1 to 3 p.m. in Building No. 1. Douglas County residents only may attend, and the board hopes the other three counties involved will hold similar meetings.
Birmingham widows of four airmen killed in the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion receive biweekly checks of 225 dollars from Bankers Trust Co. of New York with no message or identifiable payer. The funds, once tied to Double Check Corp., raise questions about who finances the payments and the men’s last mission amid CIA recruitment rumors.
Commissioner Walter Kampschroeder said a Douglas County Board resolution is not aimed at blocking the city plan to annex about 2 200 acres. He urged cautious action and joint county city effort on annexation and three mile zoning now in effect.
A .45 caliber slug struck the Stouffer Place apartment of KU graduate student Joseph P. Carroll early Sunday. Police found an empty shell at the street intersection and will submit both slug and shell to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Carroll was in bed. he woke at 9:30 a.m. with plaster fragments noted.
An advertisement from Rumsey Funeral Home promotes spacious modern facilities and lists VI 3-5111 for contact. The brief spot emphasizes updated, comfortable spaces for services and gatherings.
The Lawrence Rotary Club heard the first scene of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten performed by KU students under Prof. F Cowles Strickland and Prof. Robert Baustian. The cast included Ann Kretzmeier Marva Lou Powell Mirian Stewart Hamilton Robert Daw Edgar Dittemore and Thomas Winston. The plot centers on choosing a King of the May after a moral test of local girls.
Pete Miner and four Pi Kappa Alpha brothers from Kansas City to Lawrence completed a 50 mile hike in 10 hours 44 minutes setting the early pace. Greg Sipe of San Lorenzo Calif at KU walked 50 miles to Ottawa and back in 9 hours 50 minutes despite a snowstorm. Women lead in participation with the most walkers on the road.
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