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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1977
Page
6
U S District Judge Robert Taylor ordered back forty tons of apricot pits seized by the FDA from Douglas Heinsohn, a gubernatorial candidate, after testimony that the pits helped his wife combat cancer. The judge stressed the ruling does not endorse Laetrile or its use for cancer treatment.
AP reports Kansas crude proved reserves fell to 361.6 million barrels at year end 1976, down 2.8 million from 1975. R. Scott Grieve of the Kansas Petroleum Council notes a national U.S. decline from 32.7 to 30.9 billion barrels and cautions reserves are not exhausted. He expects higher prices as remaining oil requires costly extraction.
Investigators say about 3 million dollars from heiress Marjorie Jackson’s estate remains unaccounted for after her death in a house fire in Indianapolis. Jackson, 66, was shot, and six people have been arrested in connection with the slaying or theft. Authorities suspect a hidden sum may exist in the home after the blaze revealed more than 5 million dollars in garbage cans and tool boxes.
Raytown authorities say they know the motive for the explosion that damaged the city hall but refuse to reveal why suspects William Wayman and Terry McClain detonated 14 sticks of dynamite. Police estimate millions in cash and assets recovered in related roundups, with multiple arrests across several states.
Public notices in Lawrence Daily Journal-World detail suit by Earle Francy to quiet title on multiple parcels in Douglas County Kansas, including described tracts in sections 14 and 15, with defendants named and July 6 1977 deadline to plead. Additional filings by Madelin and Renna Francq seek similar action on Baldwin City properties. An ordinances item announces an 8 inch lateral sanitary sewer project for Orchards No 2 in Lawrence.
Robert L. Fellows a 26 year old Kansas City man was arraigned in Jackson County magistrate court on rape robbery and burglary charges. Held without bond he faces possible grand jury action after being linked to a series of rapes in which victims were hooded with a pillowcase.
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