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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1969
Page
15
Variable cloudiness with mild temperatures through Saturday. Lows in the upper 50s and highs in the upper 70s. Five day forecast shows average highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 50s, with up to three quarters of an inch of rain from scattered showers.
Kansas University awarded two $2,500 fellowships for the 1969-70 year to graduate students Robert Carter of Olmsted Ohio and Dennis Drake of Pueblo Colorado during a KU Chemistry Department honors banquet. Carter received the Phillips Petroleum Company Fellowship Drake the Gulf Oil Fellowship for an Organic Chemist.
The Jaycees will hold the 1969 Driving Championships of Lawrence at 9 am in Room 105 South, Lawrence High School. Eligible entrants must be 16 before the event and under 19 by August 1, with clean driving records. a 50 question written test determines the top 30 to advance to the 1 pm skill test at Mall's Shopping Center. The event doubles as a qualifier for the State Driving Championships in Lawrence on June 21.
More than 700 trade fairs and specialized exhibitions are scheduled in 1969 across over 50 countries, according to a compilation by the United States Department of Commerce.
An extremely light tremor registered less than four on the Richter scale at 6:36, with reports of rattled windows from Hugo to Tulsa and Stillwater. No severe damage or injuries were confirmed though several observers described minor movement and widespread phone reports followed.
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