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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1966
Page
11
Soviet space activity teased as 46 satellites orbiting earth likely spy craft says Dr. Charles Sheldon II of the Johnson administration. He notes unmanned Cosmos satellites show no clear scientific or navigational pattern. The NASC staff member cites photo reconnaissance as a likely purpose.
A Thompson-Hayward Chemical Co plant in the Rosedale district of Kansas City was wrecked by an explosion and fire. Night foreman Theodore Hurt, 35, was blown 120 feet from the dock and treated for a fractured collarbone. Two workers escaped as thousands of gallons of chemicals burned, with the roof blown off and flames rising 50 feet. The loss was estimated up to 50 thousand dollars.
The Supreme Court struck down Virginia's poll tax as unconstitutional, declaring wealth or fee payments cannot determine voting rights. Justice Douglas led the majority 6-3, while Justices Black and Harlan dissented. The ruling emphasizes equal protection and the right to vote free from economic status constraints.
In Fullerton California Rev Albert Cohen and his wife Ann announce they will return their adopted two year old son David to the adoption bureau after nearly a year of harassment. They cite anonymous calls threats and vandalism as the reason. Cohen a Navy veteran and campus chaplain says the family faced constant harassment and fears for Davids safety.
The blizzard swept the northern Plains into a deadly toll with at least 28 deaths across Nebraska Minnesota Iowa South Dakota Wyoming and Wisconsin. Snow and outages plagued towns as crews restored power and roads opened.
As Britain nears a week before the national vote, public polls favor a Labour landslide victory. Polls since World War II have predicted winners in 14 of 15 elections, with one exception a 1964 Conservative cliffhanger. Labor’s margin cited at 1.9 percent in that race.
In suburban Wyoming a grade school faces a two day boycott as six year old Steven Rogers leads pupils in a protest against lunchroom meals claiming they are not as good as what moms fix. Superintendent Harold Bush says officials did not stop the picketing and notes the event was seen as fun by the kids.
Bowman Lawrence native and Engineering News Record publisher will join Alton Blakeslee AP science editor as critic-commentators at Kansas University Inter-Century Seminar on Man and the Future April 11 to 14. They join Ashley Montagu Robert Shayon Harlow Shapley and Sylvester Weaver in give-and-take sessions after thought pieces by national leaders. Bowman KU alumnus and engineer journalist led Engineering News Record since 1940 and previously edited staff. Blakeslee began as AP foreign correspondent then science reporter, earning Polk and Lasker awards.
After a brief warm spell, temperatures fell to the 20s with a 15 degree low record. County agent Deal Six and grower C W Davenport warn fruit buds and flowering shrubs likely suffered damage while shade trees and grasses remained largely unharmed. Cold forecasts pressured growers to assess potential losses and expect some recovery if temps rise.
Four contestants enter the first annual Miss Eudora Pageant to be held at 7 30 p m Saturday in the Eudora school gymnasium sponsored by the Eudora Junior Chamber of Commerce Miss Kansas Mimi Frink will dance and crown the new queen Miss Frink previously entered Miss Kansas as Miss Eudora preparation includes swimsuit and evening gown segments and talent numbers Claude Williams president of the Eudora Jaycees leads the program with Mrs Mary Edna Doud as emcee
Spain says U S naval experts are moving the missing hydrogen bomb toward a proper recovery position off Palomares Beach The official statement says it is not yet possible to say when complete recovery will occur.
Thirteen Lawrence High School juniors were selected as delegates to Kansas Boys State at the University of Kansas June 5 to 11. Six additional students were named alternates based on citizenship and scholarship with a B grade average. Delegates include Charles Laskowski Chip Maxwell Gary Vinyard Richard Pine Jr David Harrell Steve Thurston and Don Suffron among others.
Fair tonight and Friday in northeast Kansas with cooler night lows near 20 and a high around 50. Friday remains clear to partly cloudy and warmer with sunrise at 6 20 a m and sunset at 6 37 p m.
U S B52 raids in South Vietnam destroy Viet Cong jungle hideouts and weaken morale. From June onward each mission delivers 375000 pounds of bombs, prompting increased defections and disrupted tunnels and food caches. Officers cite strategic impact and reduced fighting ability.
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