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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1973
Page
1
In Washington AP report a former Nixon era official testified that federal grants to aid Spanish speakers were processed through a political screen and assessed by their effect on President Nixon's 1972 re election bid.
Kansas City attorney J Roy Holliday died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a heart attack at KU Memorial Stadium following the KU Oklahoma State game. He was 58, a 1937 KU graduate, long active with the university athletic and civic groups, and had served as a special investigator for the Kansas City Police Department. Funeral services are set for Friday at First United Presbyterian Church in Kansas City with private burial in Highland Park Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, three daughters, a son, mother, brother, and two grandchildren. He was a former president of the Kansas City YMCA and a longtime Rotary member.
Archie Dykes will deliver the state of the university address to the University Senate at 3 30 p m Thursday in Swarthout Recital Hall. The meeting includes a report from the University Senate Executive Committee and a proposed change to the Senate Code about examination conflicts. The Lawrence campus senate normally meets only once per semester.
Lawrence police said they investigated an armed robbery at 9 50 p m Monday when a man knocked at the rear door of Harry J Carstens 1417 W Fourth and demanded cash. The assailant described as a white male about 20 tall 5 8 wore dark slacks and a white hooded sweatshirt and took 38 in cash and papers from Carstens billfold.
Clarence Lanphear becomes McLouth's new mayor after the death of Cecil M. Luse. As McLouth Council president he automatically ascends to the post to complete Luse's term ending April 1975. A December council meeting will discuss appointing a replacement. A memorial fund honors Luse, mayor for 23 years.
Nassau Bahamas AP reports fugitive financier Robert L. Vesco was arrested on a US warrant and ordered to appear at an extradition hearing next week. Vesco, 37, is wanted in a fraud case involving embezzled funds from a Wesco headed firm and in a conspiracy case tied to ex officers and a Nixon campaign contribution.
Democrats scored a statewide win in New Jersey and municipal gains in New York Philadelphia Minneapolis and Detroit in the first national ballot since Watergate. In Virginia Republican Mills E Godwin Jr edged Henry Howell Jr amid a Nixon era backlash. Reagan trailed on a spending cap amendment while Beame Hofstede Perk and Young won key mayoral and city posts.
Rose Mary Woods, President Nixon’s secretary, will testify she did not transcribe subpoenaed White House Watergate tapes. Aide John Bennett said Woods had access to 14 tapes and that she listened while typing. Court hearings aim to clarify gaps in two conversations claimed as unrecorded.
City Commission asked staff to draft an ordinance creating a 12 member Lawrence Arts Commission to review public building designs and art gifts. The panel would advise on art purchases and oversee design elements like bridges and gates, with possible role in the future arts center.
Michael L. Frame 20 formerly of Lawrence pleaded guilty October 25 to illegal sale of marijuana. He received a ten year sentence Tuesday in Douglas County District Court after being jailed since mid October. Frame attempted suicide Sunday night in jail and was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital before sentencing. He had been released from LMH shortly before the sentencing in Division I.
Two armed fugitives demanding an airplane held a family of six at a Wadena area farmhouse. Officers surrounded the house through the night and negotiated while authorities reported one kidnapper may be linked to two killings. The Wegscheids and four children were unharmed. a plane was prepared but weather prevented takeoff.
Kansas highway death log records fatal crashes across the state for a 24 hour period ending 9 am on November 7 1973. The data lists locations and times of incidents contributing to the state's traffic fatality tally.
Kansas lawmaker Larry Winn says he will re examine his bill to fund Clinton Parkway construction. Officials suggest shifting contracting authority from the Transportation Department to the Army Corps of Engineers. The bill seeks up to 6 million dollars and awaits public works committee review as Washington debates funding and environmental work stalls.
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