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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1962
Page
8
Western diplomats at Geneva warn Moscow’s rejection of a war propaganda condemnation signals a tougher Soviet stance on Laos South Vietnam and West Germany. They expect renewed nuclear tests within weeks and note Zorin cited these theaters in justifying the reversal.
Bill Jessup becomes the fifth president of the Carolina League, a circuit that began as an organized baseball league in 1945.
Oklahoma City AP report says a new Washington law firm plans offices by July 1. Members include former Missouri Gov James T Blair, Gov How ard J Edmondson, Sam Crossland, Joe L Cannon, and Harold Stuart formerly of the Air Force. Edmondson tied his involvement to a Kennedy administration job.
British television impresario Maurice Winnik, aged 59, died Tuesday after a two year illness. He rose to prominence in UK television with influential programs and produced many notable shows. His death marks a significant loss to the broadcasting industry.
Lawrence Traffic and Safety Commission distributes safety literature in city elementary schools to about 5000 youngsters before summer break. One leaflet targets parents with traffic violation data from 1961 causing 548 Kansas fatalities. another urges kids to stop at curbs, look both ways, and not cross behind parked cars. Last year Kansas had 20 child fatalities and 173 injuries from pedestrian crashes. leaflets claim teaching curb crossing could cut accidents by 50 percent.
Through 1961, top rider Willie Shoemaker has amassed mounts totaling 24 466 798 dollars in earnings.
In Washington Kansas the decline in the stock market since December 21 cut more than two million dollars from the estate of Margaret Ellen Baker retired school teacher Her principal holding was 9 372 shares of IBM valued at 5 530 651 at death The stock remains in the estate which includes 157 relatives mostly cousins The loss fell by about 205 184 as IBM rose Tuesday to 1 945 690 in value
Robert Rutherford Barr a 54 year old assistant secretary at Oberlin College since 1945 died Monday from a heart ailment. Barr had been named secretary of the college effective July 1 and was born in Bridgeport Connecticut.
Sherman Oaks obituary reports Jesse Crawford a famed motion picture house and radio organist of the 1920s and 1930s died Monday from a heart ailment at age 66.
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