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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1973
Page
1
A columnist argues money and wealth shape presidential influence and asks whether financial independence for leaders could reduce corruption. The piece cites Nixon, Agnew, and Johnson, questions the link between wealth and ethics, and urges electing independently wealthy, honest officials across offices.
An armed robber struck Rusty’s North Side Supermarket at 608 N Second Friday night. He fled in a maroon car after taking 41 dollars in cash 200 dollars in food stamps and an unknown amount of checks from assistant manager Jacki Hunter at the courtesy booth. The white male in his twenties wearing a mustache brown hair and horn rimmed glasses fled with a .22 pistol. Police seek the unidentified suspect.
Michael L. Frame is scheduled for arraignment in connection with three felony cases in Douglas County District Court. He appeared in county court on a preliminary hearing for charges of forging a physician prescription by altering the amount. Arraignments in two cases were set for November 5 after he failed to appear for hearings. The cases, previously in district court, involve gas drug sales, burglary, and theft. Frame, 20, formerly of Lawrence, now lists Colorado Springs as home.
Five members of the Kansas University Slavic Session Five will attend the Central Slavic Conference on November 2 and 3 at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Presenters include Jaroslaw Piekalkiewicz John T. Alexander John Langley Roger Kanet and William Fletcher.
Lawrence police report a green 1972 Volkswagen owned by Charles D. Peters taken Friday morning from Kansas University's A Zone parking lot in Lawrence. Peters valued the car at $2,900 and noted the 1974 Missouri tag E3P 219.
Democratic lawmakers criticized President Nixon after his news conference. They praised some Middle East diplomacy but argued he did not commit to a full independent Watergate inquiry. Calls grew for a special prosecutor, potentially independent of both White House and Congress, with options for dual probes.
President Nixon defended his reaction to aggressive media coverage at a Friday news conference. He said frantic reporting tests leaders but he remains cool under pressure and acts decisively in the Middle East crisis. He criticized television coverage while NBC CBS and others defended their reporting.
Lawrence police report two separate collisions left Karen Powell 18 and Catherine Sherman 21 treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for facial bruises. Powell, riding with Alan Boyle, collided with Thomas Green near Ninth and Tennessee at 2 07 a m. damages about 200 and 150 dollars. Sherman, attempting lane change, hit Lawrence Bodle 41 near 11th and Kentucky at 7 45 p m. Sherman’s car 475 dollars and Bodle’s truck 100.
Former U S Senator Frank Carlson and his wife were reported in good condition after Friday surgery for broken bones from a highway crash near Concordia Thursday night. Mrs Carlson suffered a fractured pelvis a dislocated right hip and a broken right wrist. The senator had a broken left leg just below the knee.
The Lawrence Chamber Players will present their second season opener at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Lawrence Public Library rotunda. The concert features works by local composer John Pozdro, KU music professor, and composers Haydn Bartok and Edward German conducted by Charles Hoag, associate professor of music theory.
John Junior Armstrong of Muscotah hailed the lifting of fertilizer price ceilings as a constructive move by the Cost of Living Council. The Farm Bureau noted the freeze was removed on Thursday, though farmers say the timing is late for wheat and spring planting needs.
Skylab 3 could stay in orbit for a maximum 85 days after launch on November 10 as NASA plans a 60 day open ended mission. Crew Gerald Carr William Pogue and Edward Gibson to be boosted by Saturn 1B toward the Skylab station 270 miles above Earth to study Kohoutek and continue earth resources solar astronomy and medical experiments with weekly extensions starting on day 56.
Leavenworth County rural residents will vote Tuesday on replacing the township road system with a county unit system. If approved, the Highway Department would maintain all township roads, hire seven to ten road workers, form two rock road maintenance crews, and add two small county shops.
Lawrence designates Halloween Beggars Night on Wednesday from 6 30 to 9 p m The Parks and Recreation Department asks residents to keep porch lights on drive carefully watch for children Parents should accompany their kids and children should carry flashlights travel in groups Wear light colored reflective costumes and fireproof choices for safety Be aware treats may contain harmful ingredients
New York AP reports several oil majors posted strong three month profits ended Sept 30 led by Exxon up 80 percent to 638 million and Texaco 48 percent to 307 million Mobil 64 percent to 210 million Standard Oil Indiana 37 percent to 147 million and Shell 23 percent to 82 million Executives defend high margins as necessary to fund exploration and refining while noting international profits rise with domestic costs and looming long term price pressures.
The Kaw Valley School of Crafts and Reforming Arts at 17 W. 14th will enroll students for a six week session from Sunday through November 3. The school will be open by day and 7 to 9 p.m. for registration. Classes begin November 5 offering photography creative writing clay sculpture and embroidery.
Gary Mann 34 of Kansas City Missouri is in fair condition at the Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City after an October 16 fall from a building under construction at the Cooperative Farm Chemicals Association plant on Route 2. He was moved from the acute care ward.
Earl H Morey, longtime sports editor of the Journal-World, died Friday night at Kansas University Medical Center after weeks of hospitalization following two radical stomach surgeries. He was 48. Survived by wife Pam, daughter Shari Roach, son Mike, eight siblings, and other relatives. He was a native of Frontenac and a World War II Navy veteran.
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