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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1973
Page
11
Mostly sunny and pleasant today and Sunday with highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s and lows in the 40s on cool nights. Winds will be north to northwest 5 to 15 mph today, then light tonight. precipitation probability is five percent for the weekend.
Vaughn Monroe 62 a popular 1940s band leader known for Racing to the Moon is reported in critical condition at Martin County Memorial Hospital after surgery for a stomach ailment. His wife confirms the Tuesday admission and operation.
Commencement and related events wrap the year at Haskell Indian Junior College. Rehearsals occur Tuesday at 2 and 7 30 p.m. in the auditorium and stadium, with a Thursday awards ceremony at 7 30 p.m. in the Haskell Auditorium. Neal Malicky will be featured speaker for May 24 baccalaureate if weather permits.
William F. Jenkins, 27, of Topeka, was killed instantly when his car struck a guard rail on the Kansas Turnpike five miles east of the Lawrence service area in Leavenworth County. Police say he apparently fell asleep, the vehicle sustaining about $2,000 damage.
New York AP Lex Barker the actor who followed Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan collapsed and died on the East Side on a Friday after celebrating his 53rd birthday earlier in the week An autopsy will be performed Barker once weighed about 29 pounds when cited as Tarzan in 1948 and had prior stints as a movie bit player Ex wives included Arlene Dahl and Lana Turner.
Linda Rutledge 18, Miss Kansas and daughter of Marine Lt. Col. Gary L. Rutledge, won America's Junior Miss 1973 in Mobile. She earned a $10,000 college scholarship plus a $1,000 scholastic award, performed a piano solo, and showcased paintings. Runner ups included Sue Murphy of Kailua Hawaii and Karen Heidkamp of Illinois, with top10 members listed and judges named Phyllis Whitenack Kelter.
A public transportation discussion will be held at 7 30 p m Monday in the Neighborhood Development Program conference room on the Third Floor of the First National Bank building at Ninth and Massachusetts. The session grows from the May 2 Human Relations Commission talk.
The Douglas County Chapter of the American Cancer Society needs $250 to reach its $15,000 goal for the year. President Bill Easton calls the target a stone's throw away and says the drive will wind up within 10 days to begin planning for next year.
Palm Springs delegates at a geothermal energy conference urge immediate development of Earth heat power. They criticize the Nixon energy message as underestimating geothermal potential and cite federal land delays under the Geothermal Steam Resources Act.
Gov. Robert Docking's office states fuel for the wheat harvest will be a top priority and plans to form an Advisory Council on Energy. James Shaffer said Docking was contacted in Israel about a resolution by the Kansas Economic Development Commission urging action to ensure fuel availability for harvest and other ag activities. Docking, visiting Israel, will return to Kansas Thursday and establish the Advisory Council on Energy by late next week.
In Joplin Missouri a rare, violent storm killed Brantiey Long and Eva Mae Sinko and injured many others. The mobile home park suffered extensive damage with multiple homes destroyed and 90 people hospitalized. Authorities compare the destruction to a prior major tornado event.
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