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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1966
Page
11
The toll of traffic deaths during the holiday weekend rose to 257 so far with 53 victims under 18. The AP tally began Wednesday 6 p.m. local time and ends Sunday midnight. Last year weekend deaths reached 615, with nine-month total at 38,190.
Granville Ohio driver James Martin 32 says he merely did his fair share as he helped four travelers from a wrecked car on U S 30 near Plymouth Indiana seconds before a freight train struck. The car occupants Mary Evans Carlos Kitchen and Jeanne Taylor were taken to hospital with Evans in poor condition.
Gov. Rockefeller issues a first alert to reduce fuel use and limit auto travel amid a stagnant air mass over New York and New Jersey. Officials warn of rising carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide levels with potential health risks for heart and lung patients.
Global donors and volunteers from 35 lands mobilize to aid Florence after devastating floods. Funds and in kind aid seek to salvage art worth millions and help the city's 450000 residents recover. Ugo Procacci estimates over 30 million dollars and two decades needed for restoration.
The Florence page lists a northeast Kansas forecast with partly cloudy skies, mild days, cool nights through Saturday. Tonight lows in the low 30s, Saturday highs near 60s, and temperature readings with several numeric entries. Sunrise is 7:15 a.m. and sunset 6:01 p.m.
Don Aikin of the Nevada Gaming Control Board testified as the first witness in a federal grand jury probe into casino takeoffs in Las Vegas. Ten more subpoenas were issued for witnesses, with a security guard and a box man scheduled to appear next. The panel is examining IRS-led claims gamblers skim profits from casino tills and hide them from tax authorities.
The 14 year old Robert Lathrom of 1902 Harper St. was accidentally shot while hunting near Nortonville at about 9:30 am and treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He suffered buck shot wounds to the cheek mouth back and legs but was released. Charles McCaslin 15 of Bonner Springs Route 2 was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the right thigh near the Eudora Kaw River bridge and listed in good condition.
An unidentified gunman opened fire at a Watts nightclub late Thursday, killing 24 year old Jimmy Gidden and wounding another man Fletcher Harris who was taken to General Hospital in critical condition, police said.
Robert Gordon Shand, recently retired executive editor of the New York News, died today after a long illness at age 70. He served 17 years as managing editor and became executive editor in 1963.
A national study notes Kansas University undergraduates pay among the nation’s lowest fees. KU resident fees rise modestly next fall by 40 annually for residents and 100 annually for nonresidents. room and board climb to 775 annually. Nonresident graduate fees rise 410 annually. Oklahoma and Kansas peers currently charge similar amounts.
KU officials report insufficient aid resources to meet demand as banks cut back on the United Student Aid Funds loans. Between Sept 1965 and Aug 1966 over 2.5 million dollars in aid flowed through KU, with about one in three students receiving aid and a typical loan of 555 dollars.
In War Zone C near Tay Ninh City the Green Beret advisers and a US Army company defeated a Communist force. Casualties were initially light, with U.S. artillery and air strikes supporting the action nine miles northeast of Tay Ninh, while other American units chased Viet Cong through river valleys and scouted caves in Binh Dinh and the central coast.
After Thanksgiving closing, Lawrence merchants plan late hours this evening with closing times from 8 30 to 9 p m Weather and the Christmas buying urge are expected to bring strong crowds Regular hours resume Sunday with some stores staying open evenings through the season for the rest of Christmas shopping.
Eien Studio located at 721 Mass offers bridal and wedding photography services with a focus on timeless portraits and formal coverage. Contact details and appointment information are provided in the advertisement.
Rain totaling 0.28 inch fell in northeast Kansas on Thanksgiving Day at the KU weather station the first measurable moisture in three weeks. The month reached 0.68 inch and the year 23.85 inches, still about 9 inches below normal for the year. Eastern Kansas saw heavier totals such as Worden 1.04 and Olathe 1.16 while forecasts called for more dry weather.
Two 24 year old women from Minturn Colorado and Denver University student Karen Daly were killed when their small car struck a bridge guard rail on the Kansas Turnpike near the Lawrence interchange while returning from Vail to Kansas City. A dog survived. A separate wreck east of the site injured a Kansas City Missouri man, Benton Rayfield, 44, whose car flipped three times after a blowout.
Hillcrest hosts a weekend event with open activities and a fun Saturday program. Residents are invited to join backyard games, music, and community gatherings as part of a local celebration.
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