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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1965
Page
3
About 75 area farmers and businessmen heard Everett B Harris of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange discuss live cattle futures. The talk at the Douglas County Fairgrounds covered contract basics and potential benefits including price stabilization and price discovery.
Christopher Lynch, 17, known as The Big Giant, gave himself up with his brother at a Harlem police station after a 15 state homicide alert. He was charged in the fatal subway stabbing of Andrew A. Mormile, 17, as witnesses reported the attack on a Manhattan bound train. Lynch’s sister blamed a nationalist group for his actions while a companion witness named him as the killer. Police described the motive as unclear and noted the mother mourned the loss of her son.
President Johnson formally sent a bill to Congress to guarantee that no American will be denied the right to register and vote on account of race. The measure, titled to enforce the Fifteenth Amendment, aims to end racial discrimination in the electoral process and secure voting rights for all citizens.
Lawrence city commissioners delayed funding for North Lawrence flood protection to allow a site tour of the levee project. Rural residents argued the levees could back water, raise levels, and damage unprotected areas, urging re evaluation and cost transparency before any bond or tax decisions.
A petition was acknowledged and a resolution ordered to pave the west lane of Lawrence Avenue in the Pioneer Ridge addition. The action sets surfacing specifications and formalizes the sidewalk paving plan in this area.
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