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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1973
Page
13
The Consumer Price Index measures monthly price trends across food clothing housing health care and more using 120 000 prices from 18 000 stores. It shows inflation impact on families labor unions pensioners and divorced individuals with the March index rising 0.9 percent from February and equating 129.8 versus 128.6 in 1967 prices.
A 15 year old Janet Hendrix of Kansas City died from a gunshot to the right shoulder after a Sunday night incident. Police held a man who claims the .22 derringer discharged accidentally. She was the daughter of Mrs Ola Mullen and was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
The Waltons dominated the 25th Emmy Awards taking best dramatic series and acting honors for Richard Thomas and Michael Learned while Ellen Corby won best supporting actress. The Julie Andrews Hour led with seven awards but was canceled in ratings.
A public meeting on alcoholism and a comprehensive county program will be held Wednesday with Jan Snyder of the Bert Nash Mental Health Center announcing. Local social agencies, the police, Alcoholics Anonymous and public bodies are invited to attend in the Gold Room at Haskell Indian Junior College from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mark Brewer of the State Commission on Alcoholism will present as a Douglas County council on alcoholism coordination is discussed.
Vinland begins switching 120 plus customers to dial telephones with operator-assisted calls continuing until August. John Green, area manager for United Telephone of Kansas Baldwin, says underground cables arrive in June and the switchover will complete by August after cable installation and interior wiring. The $125,000 project aims to connect Vinland with Baldwin’s system following a Kansas Corporation Commission ruling that Vinland Mutual Telephone Co. provides inadequate service.
Wet Bet a frog won $300 for his owners Bill Proctor and Leonard Hall of Lafayette California after posting a 17 feet 4% inch leap to take the 1973 International Jumping Frog Jubilee title in Angels Camp California.
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