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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1969
Page
11
The forecast shows a 30 to 40 percent chance of rain with today’s highs near 80 and mid 60s lows. Rain could persist into Saturday with temperatures in the 80s. Official readings note yesterday's 88 high and 66 low, sunrise at 6:58 a.m., sunset 8:42 p.m.
Joseph Mount spends days by the telephone in New Canaan seeking any lead on his missing 10 year old daughter Mary. Mary disappeared Tuesday while playing in a park near her home as police and FBI investigate possible kidnapping. A witness saw a man in a white car enter the park before she vanished. Divers searched six ponds but found no trace while one shoe was recovered near the play area. Mount appeals through media and offers help to ensure Mary's safety. Billy, 12, was with Mary but returned home for a Scout meeting and Mary vanished.
Charles McManness of Lawrence earned an Army commission at Ft. Sill Oklahoma after 23 weeks of artillery school and will report to Vietnam after a 36 day leave. Army Private First Class Charles F. Helmer 22 of Rt. 5 is with the 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam. Army Sergeant Jerry L. Tullis 22 of Valley Falls has been assigned to the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam.
Bill Turnbow, then assistant at UTEP, was named offensive line coach at Mississippi State University. The item notes a vast number of paperback titles available in the U S with over 12,000 added in 1968.
A dense clearance listing features NOW branded items across apparel and home products. Includes boys shirts and shorts, turtlenecks, energy drinks, and various rugs and bath accessories with reduced prices and broken sizes.
Air Force Academy cadet Ken C. Nuss was chosen to escort President Nixon's daughter Tricia Nixon to the academy graduation ball on June 3. Nuss, 24, an Iowa native and four year honors student, will pursue jet pilot training after graduation. The Nixons were to arrive Tuesday and attend the commencement on Wednesday.
Despite Japan's need for more agricultural and other land for its crowded population, seven per cent of the nation's total area is designated as national parks.
In Quito Governor Nelson A Rockefeller defends Ecuadorian students as exercising conviction while violence erupts during his Latin American tour. Demonstrations disrupt his motorcade, injuring a few and prompting paratrooper escort. protests also flare in Colombia with university closures and police clashes.
The United States issued two cent coins from 1864 to 1873 and three cent coins from 1865 to 1889, reflecting mid century monetary changes and wartime coinage.
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