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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1973
Page
5
The Clinton Bloomington Historical Committee plans a three year scavenger hunt to gather artifacts for a museum in the J. C. Steele House near Clinton Lake. The U S Army Corps of Engineers will restore the house if the museum operates there, with work aimed to finish around 1976.
The Douglas County Citizens for a Constitutional Government plans an 8 p.m. meeting in the Lawrence Community Building to discuss impeachment despite Nixon's Watergate tape surrender. Ed Ruhe says the contempt issue remains secondary with no independent prosecutor. Moderated by Charles Oldfather, with KU faculty and local leaders among speakers.
Birmingham AP reports a search for the lower right half of Washington’s third denture. Dr. Reidar F. Sognnaes suspects the missing piece may lie in South America or its attic, while the left half rests at London Medical College Hospital. Washington’s teeth were elephant ivory, crafted by John Greenwood, not wood or Paul Revere.
Los Angeles AP reports Gale Sondergaard was awarded the Oscar for best supporting actress 37 years after her 1936 win for Anthony Adverse. She had previously received a plaque, with the Academy later replacing plaques with statuettes. Sondergaard, famous for horror films, also starred in The Life of Emile Zola Anna and the King of Siam and East Side West Side.
The Lawrence Chamber Players begin their 1973-74 season with a 3 p.m. Sunday concert at the Lawrence Public Library rotunda open to the public. Conductor Charles Hoag curates works by local KU professor John Pozdro including Rhapsody for Flute and Strings, with Haydn, Bartok, and German dances on the program. Soloists John Kelley, Gail Reber, and supporting musicians perform works by Vivaldi Bach Scarllatti and more, with Hoag providing commentary. The program is financed by the Music Performance Trust Funds.
Kearn y New Jersey AP report says at least nine people were killed and 25 injured as about 40 crashes occurred on the foggy Turnpike. A swamp fire in the Hackensack Meadowlands hindered rescues while up to 22 vehicles were involved in one crash and a 50 mile stretch remained closed.
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