04 Nov 1969
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1969
Page
1
School District 497 will study transportation costs and vehicle availability for senior high students in North Lawrence amid a petition from 12 residents. The board will hear the request at the November 17 meeting and consider how policy changes could affect funding and service.
Israeli officials warned of swift retaliation for guerrilla attacks from Lebanon after the Cairo announced pact between the Lebanese government and Yasir Arafat. A rocket strike on an Upper Galilee border area caused damage but no casualties as Sidon experienced fresh gunfire and explosions amid the cease fire.
The Douglas County Bankers Association presents top 4 H family and seven city service awards at the annual 4 H and FFA Achievement Banquet in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Legion awards go to two 4 Hers. Ken Ragland presides, Dr Wilbur Ringler delivers main address. 71 individuals receive project awards.
Nancy Bell reported a portable television set and a 12 gauge pump shotgun missing from her apartment between Saturday and 11 p.m. Monday. Loss valued at 230 dollars after entry through an unlocked window. Police say a counterfeit twenty dollar bill was also recovered and another theft investigated. A second report notes a Brittany Spaniel stolen from a pen at 2116 Ohio with another dog left behind.
Four men were nominated to fill two directorships on the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City board. Ballots will be cast Nov 3–18, with new directors serving until Dec 31, 1972, for the district banks in Kansas Nebraska Wyoming Colorado most of Oklahoma New Mexico and western Missouri.
Frizzell rejects broad letter seeking names of Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents and calls for keeping information confidential. He says the governor should direct his appointees to disclose full details and that the public deserves access after the inquiry.
Vernon Domebo the Haskell Institute quarterback won the Journal World Football Contest in a year crowded by non experts and female entrants. Two young ladies finished as runners up. City Hall officials plan a 6:30 dinner at the Sirloin to honor City Manager Ray Wells who will soon become county supervisor in Muskegon. Lawrence High coach Don Pfutzenreuter is named Kansas high school coach of the week after a 22 14 upset of Shawnee Mission South as LHS rises to 6 1. A key game with Mission North is set at Haskell Stadium. Lawrence lost to Mission West.
A 20-year-old soldier on leave before Vietnam duty was charged with second degree murder for kicking the mother in the stomach. County Solicitor also filed manslaughter against Robert Maitland Pinder. Babette Pinder, 18, hemorrhaged after the assault and delivered the stillborn baby. Pinder held in Monroe County jail.
USD 497 board postponed four of ten payment requests from the building fund tied to South Junior High and Broken Arrow Elementary projects. The delay followed questions about carpet acceptance and architectural approval, with a Dec 1 meeting set to resolve payments after issues are corrected. Landscape plans for Broken Arrow-South foresee 45k to 55k in work including six tennis courts.
Journal-World reporters heard chatter about a dead man unearthed by city crews on the Kansas River bank. After checks, city engineer Bob Dark clarified the term meant a dead man anchor, not a body, ending with campus‑level laughter.
After a record September, October building starts were half the prior month and $80,000 below last October. The city issued $1,418,620 in permits this October versus $1,498,700 a year earlier, keeping 1969 year-to-date about 60 percent of 1968. Multi family starts dominated with $520,000, including a $240,000 Broadview Terrace six unit and a two six unit Rehab on Rockledge Road.
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