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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1968
Page
9
Donald Vaughn of Lawrence was named chairman at the Kansas Water Pollution Control Association annual convention in Wichita. John Wynkopp, chief engineer of the Wichita water department, was noted in the report of the event.
Senator Moss asked the Army for a full report on Dugway Proving Ground tests conducted March 13 near Salt Lake City. Dozens of sheep died the next day within 35 miles downwind amid state and federal emergency talks. State officials seek federal help to determine if humans could be affected. The Hatch ranch site, long used for grazing, saw the unexplained CNS poison outbreak amid lingering snow.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey says the Johnson administration has begun an intensive review to find a better or more effective way to peace in Viet Nam. He vows there can be no lasting peace until Communist forces see that aggression will not pay and that negotiation is necessary. He criticizes Nixon for cynical partisanship while promising a future peace plan unveiling next year.
Bonner Springs Kansas AP Charles Knitt Jr age 42 was killed Thursday when 45 to 50 bales of hay tumbled on him in a barn loft deputies said he appears to have been trying to get a bale when the accident occurred breaking his neck the sheriff's office reported
The 250 bed Paul Carlson Medical Center at Loko River in the Congo opened nearly four years after missionary Dr. Paul Carlson was murdered by Congolese rebels. The site, built by the Belgians and donated by the government, received $100000 from the United States and other aid from multiple groups to refit the abandoned hospital. The Paul Carlson Foundation, led by Dr. Arden Almquist, coordinates ongoing support and supplies from US drug firms and Swedish exporters.
President Antonin Novotny abdicated after the Communist party's new anti Stalinist leadership secured Moscow's assurance not to hinder Czechoslovakia's liberalization drive. The National Assembly presided by the party accepted the resignation as Cernik had just returned from Moscow with Soviet assurances.
The Senate votes 43 to 37 to approve an amendment exempting top senatorial aides from the ban on handling campaign funds. The move contrasts with the 1964 Baker scandal that helped spur the ethics panel and its recommendations.
Lawrence plans an advisory Technical Advisory Committee on Subdivision Plats to assist the Planning Commission. The City Commission will review the proposal next week. Members would include planning staff Public Works Utilities County Engineer and utility representatives with schools and others called as needed. The committee would provide technical advice not available to staff and plats must reach the planning office two weeks before meetings. The committee will meet Thursday nights.
A whimsical line compares a boy’s jump to a grasshopper, claiming he could leap to the top of an eight story building if his size matched a grasshopper’s spring.
Lawrence Adult Education sponsors a new horseback riding class starting Saturday at Mott Stables. The 10 week session meets 3 to 4 30 p m each Saturday with a 15 dollar fee. Call the adult education office or enroll at the first meeting.
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy addressed Wisconsin students in Milwaukee drawing a standing ovation and chants of We Want Gone while Secretary Of Agriculture Orville Freeman faced hisses at Madison for Johnson campaign. Freeman halted his talk after intrusive heckling and napalm and atrocities chants as a student apologized on stage.
A medieval comparison notes gin ger rising in value to pepper with a pound costing as much as a sheep, illustrating rare spice scarcity and its high trade value in the period.
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