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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1963
Page
1
President Kennedy warned that unemployment could rise to 7 percent even without a recession unless economic growth speeds up. He urged passage of a $10.3 billion three year tax cut as the first step to create more jobs and a stronger postwar economy.
Bali seeks aid for rice and helicopters as 5 day lava flow isolates 5,000 plus residents in Karangasem. Governor Anak Agung Sutedja says death toll could reach 1,500 with many missing while 75,000 farmers lose belongings and 65,000 more may be evacuated.
A Senate source says Secretary McNamara cried during a closed Senate hearing on the TFX warplane contract. He reportedly told senators his son asked when his father would be proved honest, while a Defense Department spokesman dismissed the crying report as nonsense.
A list of donors contributes to a Lawrence fund supporting KU student loan programs. Notable names include F Abel, Mr. and Mrs. Ammon Andes, Crane and Company, Francis Sporting Goods, Hartleys, Kieda, Kincaid, Miller, and many others. New total reaches 10,118 dollars.
Seventy degree weather returned to the Lawrence area today after a long winter. The forecast calls for similar highs Sunday as skies run partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. By noon the temperature was 70, first 70 reading since November 13, 1962, with an overnight low around 50 and a 6 am reading of 48. Friday’s high was 67 and low 30.
Sun hours from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. for Raney Hillcrest and Plaza, with all shops open through the day.
KU Greeks celebrate Greek Week with a parade chariot races and tug of war on Jayhawk Boulevard. Sororities and fraternities compete for large and small group trophies in both divisions with Gamma Phi Beta Delta Gamma Sigma Kappa Delta Tau Delta Beta Theta Pi and Theta Chi earning top honors. Activities include a picnic for orphan children and an 8:30 to midnight dance in the Kansas Union Ballroom concluding the day.
Retiring Lawrence High School Principal Neal Wherry was honored Friday night as more than 600 students from the combined band chorus and orchestra performed for about 1,500 attendees. He received a inscribed baton from R Wayne Nelson and a standing ovation. The 14 hour program in the gym featured the orchestra band and eight choral groups with selections from Night on Bald Mountain West Side Story and more under Beene Kassinger and Nelson.
Nearly 500 Boy Scouts in Lawrence will distribute circulars to urge voter turnout for the April 2 city election. The pamphlets list candidates for City Commission and School Board, plus details on a $195,000 Broken Arrow Park pool bond and a candidate contact map.
Journal-World plans to distribute 4 to 5 foot pin oak trees to all sixth graders in 12 Lawrence schools on Arbor Day. The program aims to beautify the area and replace elm trees affected by Dutch elm disease, with about 700 trees to be handed out over two days and more in future years.
A 29 year old Kansas housewife, Mrs Pat Azelac near McLouth, seeks 104000 in damages claiming a toy material sold as Flubber caused a full body rash and hospitalization for her and her three year old son Michael Joseph. Defendants include Katz Drug Co Hassenfeld Bros Inc and Walt Disney Products. FDA had warned Kansas City region about possible mouth rash risk.
Col. Andrew Rollins Jr., district engineer of the U S Army Corps of Engineers, will address the Lawrence Rotary Club on Water Resources Development in the Kaw Valley. The Kansas City district office coordinates water conservation and resources in the Kansas River Basin spanning Kansas Nebraska and Colorado.
The Journal-World reports possible Clinton Reservoir start in 1966 with completion by 1970 at the latest and a 6500 acre surface area. U.S. Rep. William Avery notes progress could meet the 1970 timeline. Appraisers begin land talks for Perry Reservoir area with four to five years needed for full appraisal. A public meeting is planned in April to explain land acquisition policies. The Perry project aims for 12200 surface acres and completion by 1967, with nearby reservoirs progressing as scheduled.
In Topeka the House approved a bill to create a northwest Kansas college center at Colby by 65 votes to 52 and sent it to the Senate. The action positions Colby College to host a new regional center.
Partly cloudy and warm through Sunday with high in the 70s. Tonight’s low around 50 degrees.
City Clerk Harold Fisher reports 8,854 registered voters ahead of the April 2 election deadline amid a Friday rush. Ten candidates vie for School Board and City Commission, with a $195,000 Broken Arrow Park bond on the ballot. Fisher predicts a record turnout near 7,000 voters, boosted by the pool issue and concurrent races. Incumbents Oscar Rumsey and Mrs. Ethan Allen lead a slate for School Board along with Ray Culbertson and Dr. C. O. Nauman. City Commission contenders include Fred Cooper and six others.
A Friday afternoon armed robbery at Vending Service Co on 500 Locust St left about $2,508 missing from three days of collections. Police say one man tied up the manager Lloyd Pine and escaped with money bags. another bandit possibly aided from outside. Pine reports two or more attackers, suspected to have followed him during rounds.
Brief item notes advertising promotions for Amazon Nail Care and Rexall products on page 2. Includes sparse references to a bandits theme and related local notices.
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