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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1973
Page
1
Police hold 34 year old Bent Willy Nielsen on a willful arson charge after the Hafna Hotel blaze killed 35 people, including 20 Americans. Nielsen was on prison leave and admitted staying under a false name but denied setting the fire. He appeared in magistrate court as investigators probe.
Danish police released a list of twenty Americans who died in the Hafna hotel fire in Copenhagen. Among the dead are Kenneth Bergmann and wife from Minnesota, Hilda Danzig of New York City, Dr. John Eastham and Estelle from Richmond Virginia, Patricia Green from California, and David Little and Christopher Little from Kansas, with others spanning New Jersey to California. One Canadian, Jeanette Spas kc of Ontario, is also named.
Pledges top $2,143 by 9 a.m. as Lawrence hosts a 20 hour Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. Firemen sponsor at Fire Station No. 1 with KLWN Radio and Sunflower Cablevision urging calls to 841-3745. Guests include Lawrence City Commission and KU aide Gayle Sayers.
Railways resumed in eastern Canada as unions mostly returned to work after Parliament ordered an end to the nationwide strike. Seven of eight unions agreed to return. the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport and General Workers held out until midnight. The back-to-work law set new wage benchmarks and reinforcements for CN and CP services across major routes.
A jumble of names and addresses appears in a Sunday notice listing individuals connected to a hospital. Mentions include Evangeline Setter of Ohio and Bruce Humphrey of Louisiana, with many others tied to residences in Baldwin and nearby towns. The fragment references a birth for a man named Mike Leming at 1306 Maple Lane and a boy born Sunday.
Detriot AP. Negotiators for the United Auto Workers and Chrysler Corp will resume bargaining to resolve the major hurdle forcing a contract with voluntary overtime as the key demand. UAW President Leonard Woodcock cautioned a national strike remains possible but hopeful an accord may come. UAW Vice President Doug Fraser noted Chrysler may be hardening its stance early in talks with 11 days left before the current pact expires.
Lawrence Municipal Court last week assessed 124 speeding convictions totaling 1,562 in fines and 23 other traffic violations with 587 in fines. One 90 day jail term and 200 fine for driving while intoxicated accompanied multiple minor traffic fines. Additional non traffic convictions added 28 in fines and two jail sentences. A two day jail term for disorderly conduct and minor fines were recorded.
Federal investigators say a 1968 Mexican mission linked to an anti Castro raid was used as a screen for a car theft conspiracy in south Florida. Frank Sturgis and six others were indicted on theft charges. Robert Curtis alleged the plan involved over 100 stolen cars and a hijacked yacht that ran aground off British Honduras.
Delays at the seven story federally funded low rent housing project at Babock Place Lawrence delay occupancy from early September to late September. About 75 elderly residents await move in while repairs continue after a final inspection found numerous small defects.
Donald L. Stone, 32, named city manager of Atchison Kan effective Oct 8. A Dodge City native, he is leaving Garnett Kan where he was city manager. Stone is a 1969 Kansas University graduate with a 1970 master of public administration from KU. He previously worked as administrative assistant in Marietta Georgia and Lawrence Kansas city governments.
Brazilian geologist Acyr Avila da Luz announced the discovery of a 250 mile long unnamed river between the Tefe and Coari rivers in Amazonas state. The find results from Project Radam, a radar mapping effort to chart the Amazon, continuing through 1975 and aided by French and U.S. equipment.
Lawrence City Commission will receive a bid Tuesday for using the former city library as an arts and crafts center. A 2 p.m. meeting at city hall will also review a parking lot plan, a Ninth and Vermont building sale, and an East 19th Street industrial rezoning. Betty Dutton for Kaw Valley School of Crafts urged preserving the building if rent is minimal.
Public hearing to assess Yale Road paving in Holiday Hills No 6 and sidewalk work on Iowa and 19th Streets. Site plans for a building near Sears in Hillcrest Shopping Center and for a Quick Stop Photo Shop. Minutes due Aug 22 1973 Planning Commission. East Lawrence Improvement Assn report and Industrial Lane paving specs. Storm water letters from Weatherwax and Dutton. Temporary notes ordinance for 110000. Library Board minutes July 17. Public hearing set Oct 30 for demolitions at 1316 N J and 1217 R I. OLD BUSINESS: Ingram claim 350. Use of fourth entitlement period revenue sharing funds 561574. Appointments to boards and commissions.
Hong Kong coroner says film star Bruce Lee likely died of brain edema with possible drug connection. He notes marijuana residue found in Lee's stomach and intestines while inquest delays medical evidence.
Four persons died on Kansas streets and highways as Labor Day weekend fatalities neared 24 hours remaining. Sunday deaths included Eskridge resident Bryan Barkley from injuries in a two car collision at U S 56 and Kansas 31 Osage County and Overbrook teen Carolyn Cox 16 and Overland Park teen Kim Ogle 17 in a Topeka two car crash. Saturday victim Rudolph M Gans Jr 21 of Wichita died in a two vehicle collision in Wichita where he was a motorcycle passenger.
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