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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1963
Page
1
The Soviet Union charged three U S warships fired dummy shells at a Russian fishing vessel in international waters about 70 miles east of Norfolk Virginia. A protest to Washington called the shelling a gross violation of international law and freedom of navigation.
The United States opens a Navy led inquiry to determine what happened after Moscow charged American warships fired on a Soviet fishing vessel off Norfolk Virginia last Friday. State Department officials said the probe seeks to determine if any incident occurred.
Tass reports that the Soviet refrigerator trawler SATR 9,000-7, fishing 70 miles east of Norfolk, was shot at by two U S cruisers and a destroyer. Four shells, all described as dummies by Moscow Radio, flew within ranges of five miles and 1 km, endangering the crew. U S Navy denies using dummy shells in operations.
White Plains New York AP Bishop G Bromley Oxnam a retired Methodist bishop who held posts in Washington New York Boston and Omaha and helped found the World Council of Churches died Tuesday night at Burke Rehabilitation Foundation Oxnam was among its early presidents.
Clear and colder tonight with a general warming trend Thursday. Lows tonight in the upper 20s, highs Thursday near 38. Temperature readings show past lows and highs, with rainfall at 0.01 inch and records noting 75 high and 16 low in past years.
U S sources say Soviet forces depart Cuba at a slow pace with two days left to meet Khrushchev pledge to Kennedy. Pravda reports four ships sailing with troops and a fifth loading as Havana confirms specialists returning home.
Today's cold, dreary weather in Lawrence gives way to fair skies and warming by Thursday. Light sprinkles ended this morning with a trace of rain total and .01 inch by 5 p.m Tuesday. Tonight's low will be in the upper 20s, with temperatures rising to 45 to 50 degrees by Thursday.
A compromise Wichita University bill cleared the House floor after 15 3 committee vote. If approved, Wichita would enter the state system under the Board of Regents as a state university and be an associate of the University of Kansas with existing programs and budgets retained. The measure moves to the Senate for consideration of amendments.
President Kennedy warned the economy could face downturn and disaster if Congress rejects tax cuts, tightens the budget, and raises the debt ceiling. He argued tax cuts alone won’t ensure growth and urged avoiding restrictive policies as he spoke at the Advertising Council conference.
City to help residents with spring cleaning at no extra cost. City Manager Harold Horn announced a tentative April 15 to 20 cleanup, with sanitation street and park crews collecting junk from yards attics and basements. If successful it may recur in fall and become twice yearly.
Tass reports China invited Premier Khrushchev to a summit in Peking to discuss ideological differences and to stop over en route to Cambodia where he is to make a state visit this spring. Don McDonnell signed a $4000 Public Health Service grant to cover the Douglas County Mental Health Center deficit as the Health Board met with the County Commission planning next year’s levy increase.
Seventeen Kansas University seniors are awarded Woodrow Wilson Fellowships for 1963 64, a total matched by only a few U S and Canadian institutions. Catherine Louise Zeliff of Baldwin tops KU’s list to study German at California University. the group includes 16 others with designated fields and first-choice institutions. Six KU seniors received honorable mention in Kansas and the five state region.
The Lawrence Woman's Club at 1941 Mass. St. is proposed as a home for a Lawrence historical museum. Mrs. Clarence Rusk, club president, cites space, a 1859 piano, oak woodwork, and glass-leaded doors as key features. The plan envisions meetings, lectures, and art shows within the club’s historic building.
Charlene Wilson a junior at Haskell Institute has been named a delegate to the 1963 Sunflower Girls State to be held June 9 to 16 at Kansas University She is Choctaw from Smithville Oklahoma member of the Haskell pep club intramurals dormitory officer and homeroom secretary The delegation is sponsored by Dorsey Liberty Post No 14 American Legion with about 400 girls expected to attend the week long government program Delegates will fill roles at state county or local levels and perform corresponding duties The program is sponsored by the Kansas American Legion Auxiliary Rumsey Funeral Home and Rumsey Sale Owners VI S51il Adv
Joyce C. Hall and son Don Hall purchase 57 percent of the bank from Keystone Corporation, adding to the Hallmark footprint in Lawrence. War ren Rhodes remains president as Keystone completes asset disposals and the Hall family expands Henry county area banking ties.
An 18 year old Everest man named Richard Smith was killed Tuesday afternoon while workers replaced telephone lines on a rural road southwest of the Williamstown junction. He became entangled with a tree limb and a Kansas Power & Light high line, suffering an instant fatal shock. Smith wore damp cotton gloves from recent rain, and the body was transported to nearby funeral homes in Osborne. The two fellow workers were Leo Diebolt and John Tomberlin.
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