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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1972
Page
1
The Kansas University synchronized swimming team presents its annual water show at 8 tonight and Friday at the KU Robinson Gym pool. The 20 year old club promotes aquatic skills and features women led themes with male KU swimmers in supporting roles.
Rep Morris Kay defends the reapportionment bill against critics who claim districts are mis apportioned while noting no district-specific flaws. He argues possible changes exist but a better plan is unlikely. Bunten cautions lawmakers to weigh alternatives including potential court action to shrink the House.
U S planes attacked North Vietnam for the eighth day as the carrier Kitty Hawk rejoined Indochina air. South Vietnamese pilots claim tanks and a truck destroyed near Pleiku and at Ben Het, while U S B 52s hit targets near Da Nang. Viet Cong overrun a Mekong Delta militia post with two government soldiers dead and 15 missing.
The Kansas University Affirmative Action Board approved forming a special task force at its second meeting. A subcommittee will draft a written proposal for an interim grievance review procedure and a personnel information system to aid the board in developing KU's affirmative action program.
The Kansas University Events Committee approved a request by the KU Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship to sponsor four Jesus Rock Concerts on March 27-28 on campus. The committee also refused permission for the Gay Liberation Front to hold a dance, citing lack of campus recognition.
Four men stole an estimated 456 000 dollars from a Doyle Armored truck outside Eastman Kodak in Rochester. Detectives said the robbers pulled up, seized eight money bags, and fled north in a green car. Initial police estimates varied.
William H. Addington former Wichita grainman will be paroled April 25 from the Kansas State Penitentiary at Lansing after serving 20 months of a one to seven year sentence for making a false entry in a monied corporation. He was a Kansas legislator 1959 to 1961 and a 1970 Republican lieutenant governor candidate. Addington plans to lease dairy cattle in Shawnee with his wife and son.
Raymond Yellow Thunder, 51, a Pine Ridge Sioux, had a second autopsy after his death in Gordon Nebraska sparked protests. The body was exhumed from a South Dakota reservation grave and moved to Rapid City for pathologists to determine the cause. Indian leaders and officials pressed for a full investigation amid a large protest in Gordon.
David Alexander, astronomy professor at Wichita State University, discusses the universe’s size and what is known about it at a public talk. The 8 p.m. lecture in Lindley Hall Room 426, Kansas University, may include a telescope viewing if weather permits.
Douglas County Legal Aid Society announces new officers for one-year terms led by President Jim Postma. Vice president is Robert B. Oyler and secretary is Clarine Smissman. Directors include Jerry L. Donnelly Louise Cook and ex officio Richard Zinn and Martin Dickinson. Louise Wheeler active director supports law students under Lawrence attorneys. Maximum net income for free aid raised to 200 dollars for singles 250 for two and 50 more per additional member with possible waivers.
Rep. Barry Goldwater Jr. announces engagement to Susan Lee Gherman of Newport Beach California. The 33 year old congressman’s fiancée 25 attends UC Los Angeles as a business major. Wedding date to be announced.
Rep. Goldwater visited Lawrence in 1964 while campaigning for his father in the presidential race. The stop highlighted his effort to rally support in Kansas during the campaign season.
In Topeka the Kansas House approved a new judicial article for the state constitution to be decided in the November general election. The body also advanced a farm labor bill, a retirement plan for legislators, and a park development pact with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at El Dorado reservoir. The farm bill passed 68 to 33, retirement 64 to 41, and the El Dorado park measure 85 to 21. A vehicle entry permit bill for state parks was killed then revived for later consideration. The retirement plan ties a member to a monthly stipend of 5 dollars per session, while the farm labor proposal faced debate and opposition from several members who warned of potential consequences.
Sen Arden Booth of Lawrence joined 21 other Kansas senators in voting for the gambling resolution, while 18 opposed it. City dog licenses increase after April 1 with female tags at 10 dollars and male or spayed female tags at 4 dollars, with rabies vaccination proof required from 1972. Last year April 1 issued 687 dog licenses, 1971 total 1,076, and 325 issued so far this year. Journal-World staff clarify phone identifications as part of newsroom procedures amid questions about anonymous callers posing as J W reporters to Kansas University fraternities and sororities.
An explosion in a Roman Catholic section of Belfast killed three and wounded four as authorities believed a gelignite bomb exploded while IRA men prepared the charge. Police closed the Lower Falls area and searched the wrecked four room home amid ongoing sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland.
Sen. Arden Booth of Lawrence defended his Wednesday vote to place a liquor-by-the-drink amendment on the fall ballot as reflecting his district's preference in 1970. Twenty-four senators backed the move but fell short of the necessary two-thirds, as Douglas and Jefferson Counties favored liquor sales previously while statewide defeat occurred. Booth noted the vote aimed to let both sides be heard amid drys opposition and time concerns. The same day, the Senate approved a separate measure to lower the age of majority to 18 for certain roles, with 18-year-olds gaining some adult rights. The House rejected that amendment, sending the bill to a conference committee.
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