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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1966
Page
1
Lawrence continues steady postwar growth driven by KU enrollment and new industry. The Lawrence Planning Commission hears a housing plan south of town facing fierce opposition over traffic and aesthetics as debates over zoning intensify.
Mr and Mrs M H James of 692 E 15th mourn the deaths of her father Jesse Delbert Shoemaker of Tonganoxie and his mother Lucy Ellen James of Cudahy California both aged 82. Funeral services set for Monday with split attendance in Kansas and California. Shoemaker to be buried at Appanoose Cemetery Overbrook and Lucy Ellen James to be buried near Cudahy California.
Notice to Eagle members announces the third and final reading and voting on proposed amendments to the bi laws. The meeting will be held Monday March 21 at the regular meet in the Arie home 1803 W.
The Ottawa club plans a Sunday program with musical interlude and addresses including Rotary's Partnership With Youth by Frank McGrath and Warren Corman of Topeka and Rotary Reaches the Amazon by Dr. F William Saul of Emporia. Rotary Anns will visit KU museums and a 3:30 banquet will feature Pedrick of Rotary International and the KU Freshman Choir.
Philadelphia AP reports Farm Journal editors find farmers ready for a record production year with good selling prices across the nation.
A long roster of named individuals from academia industry and public service is presented as emeritus professors executives editors diplomats and scientists associated with the University of Kansas and other institutions. The list includes Cornelia Downs Leona Baumgartner Elias Claude Dixon Julius Holmes Walter Huximan John Ise Alfred Landon Alfred Learned and many others spanning Kansas City Topeka New York Philadelphia Washington D C and international locations.
Prince Philip promotes British goods in New York before attending a Variety Clubs International luncheon with Mayor Linday and Cardinal Spellman and later a dinner at the Hotel Americana. He urges not to misjudge his role and cites British selling prowess while a crowd gathers at shops. The event also lists a large roster of attendees and supporters from various U S organizations.
The deadline for Americans over 65 to enroll in Medicare is March 31. Application forms for supplemental benefits are available at the Lawrence Post Office and through Social Security offices as coordination efforts run to enroll 1.3 million citizens before the deadline.
Three Lawrence traffic accidents Friday produced an estimated damage of 1850 with only one minor injury. Lance Toland, 25, suffered whiplash in a 5:35 p.m. crash at Mth and Tenn. Lt. Jack L. Butler, 20, drove the other vehicle. Coghran, 21, and Ward, 18, collided at Mth and Ind. Toma III, 18, and Wisdom, 22, crashed at 12th and Ind. Sts.
A large portion of Peru is covered by jungle described as little-known, spanning about three-fifths of the country. The remote regions remain difficult to access, shaping exploration and development prospects for locals and authorities.
Officials warn the 20 megaton H bomb from a 1966 air crash near Palomares Spain remains precarious at 2,500 feet in the Mediterranean. Navy divers and midget subs, including Alvin or the Aluminum Aluminaut, work to move and recover it to a safe area for lifting. The Alvin located the bomb on Wednesday.
Mary Jane Mulvaney will depart Kansas University this summer to become associate professor and chair of the women's physical education department at the University of Chicago. An alumna of Nebraska and Wellesley College, she joined KU in 1962 after nine years at Nebraska, and was a beloved KU teacher and senior class HOPE award nominee.
In Arabia the jeep and airplane have largely replaced the camel for travel and transport, signaling a modernization of routes. The change suggests faster movement capabilities for people and goods across desert regions.
Lawrence reports ongoing review by the Kansas Board of Regents of how tuition is classified for nonresidents at state colleges. Board member John Eberhardt calls for a clear resident student definition. He notes married women students incur out-of-state fees, citing Gov. Avery’s daughter as a Kansas University coed affected by the rule.
U S Rep Robert Ellsworth from Lawrence a Senate candidate will dine at the Beta Theta Pi house at noon Sunday. He is a KU alumnus and fraternity member. He attended Mary Brooks Day in Colby and plans to speak at the Disabled American Veterans convention tonight in Opera. He will address the Dickinson County Republican Women in Abilene Monday afternoon.
Local police and sheriff deputies cooperate with Leavenworth County sheriff to nab two men who burglarized an Easton repair shop and triggered a burglar alarm. One suspect fired at an officer. the pair fled in a car, crashed, and evaded into brush while Atchison County officers watched the border.
A Soviet-built United Arab Airlines jet crashed in a desert sand storm near Cairo after altimeter trouble. All 25 passengers and five crew perished. One victim was American Kenneth Gilbert, an employee of the U.S. Embassy in Cyprus.
The U S Chamber of Commerce chief economist urged Congress to curb inflation by trimming federal spending rather than raising taxes. Carl Madden warned the budget deficit is overstated by gimmicks and pushes for spending restraint plus selective tax cuts and keeping the investment tax credit as a permanent feature.
Kansas City AP reports painter Thomas Hart Benton, patient at Menorah Medical Center since February 16, was discharged today to return home. Doctors forbade visitors as Benton, noted muralist, suffered a heart attack last month.
Sincere thanks to friends and relatives for cards flowers food and help during and after hospital stays for the illness and death of Zona Maude Rolli. Sanders Rolli Mrs Virginia Jella Mr and Mrs James Joyce gratitude to neighbors and friends in bereavement of Charles H Mosser.
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