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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1973
Page
13
Wheat and corn prices listed with varied early- day movements in Kansas City bids. Cattle and hog markets show feeders firm to higher and hogs down modestly amid mixed futures around midsession. NYSE stocks slide as investors await Watergate hearing headlines.
The last two sirens in Lawrence's disaster warning system are to be installed tonight, two days after the May 15 deadline. City engineering supervisor Bob Dark said Capital Electric Construction Co. of Leavenworth told him the final sirens at Yale Kasold and Arrowhead Peterson will be wired by Kansas Power and Light Co. for testing next week, with civil defense seeking nearby residents to verify operation.
Russell Mesler of Kansas University chemical and petroleum engineering has been awarded a 13600 grant from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund. He will serve as principal investigator and supervise graduate and undergraduate students on the distillation project.
Rick Weber resigns effective today after serving as a dispatcher since August 16, 1971. Lawrence Police Chief Richard Stanwix announced the departure of a civilian employee of the department.
About 125 attended a Ramada Inn banquet honoring office education and distributive education students. Nancy Bennett Dale received the Outstanding Graduate Award in Office Education. Dale, LHS 1956, worked at Lawrence Paper Co and Lesh Bradley Barrand before joining KU in 1962 and now serves as System Certification Coordinator at KU. Contest winners Mary Gauthier and John Ames were recognized as coordinators.
The Douglas County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special use permit for a microwave transmission tower to be built on Township Road 8, three quarters mile south of Township Road 84. The tower is to be installed by MCI Communications Corp. and will boost links between St. Louis and Dallas. Wayne Kellum noted no opposition at the meeting.
Leonardville native Melvin R. Peterson is named manager of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation in the Agriculture Department. He will lead the agency overseeing crop insurance programs and related services.
The American Red Cross will supply free blood to Kansas University faculty staff and students for a year due to campus blood drive success. Doug Spencer notes eligible immediate families of KU persons include spouses parents and dependent children or siblings and grandparents for unmarried members. 1570 pints were donated in two campus drives sponsored by Pershing Rifles.
Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka will visit Washington for a two day summit with President Nixon on July 31 and August 1. The White House confirmed an official visit with no agenda released but trade and monetary issues are expected to be discussed. Previous meeting occurred in August 1972 in Hawaii.
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