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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1973
Page
13
Partly cloudy and cool tonight with lows in the mid 50s. Friday brings partly cloudy skies and mild weather with highs around 80. Official readings show Wednesday high 81 and low 63. this morning's low was 55. year ago today high 81 and low 64. record high 106 in 1936 and low 49 in 1950. Sunrise 6:57 a.m. Sunset 7:43 p.m.
Skylab 2 astronauts Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma report a record first seeing both northern and southern lights in a single day. They describe the auroral displays as beautiful as solar activity remains high. Bean notes Skylab’s potential for future crews.
Des Moines Iowa AP Associate District Judge Luther T Glanton dismissed a traffic charge against five year old Craig Johnson for failure to yield after his bicycle hit a pickup truck in front of his home. The officer said the boy caused the accident but the judge cited lack of guilty knowledge and criminal intent. Police officials urged dismissal citing discipline in ticketing.
About 1,000 people are expected for a Monday mixer for the Kansas University Faculty and the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. Ed Church, mixer chairman, says 90 percent will bring spouses for the first year spouses are invited. The Kansas Union entry notes the Meadowbrook Apartments at 15th and Crestline as the site with new faculty and staff as guests and speakers including KU Chancellor Archie Dykes and Athletic Director Clyde Walker.
Rep. John Melcher says he may have had a drink or two but did not cause a scene. Fairfax County police say deputies subdued the Montana Democrat and took him to a cell after drunken driving charges. Sheriff James D. Swinson noted he used obscene language and refused a sobriety test. Melcher posted a $50 bond and was released after backing into a car in a parking lot.
President Nixon, after 14 months without televised Q A sessions, held two in two weeks. He steered talk from Watergate to inflation oil and foreign policy while signaling a new push to engage Congress and restore public confidence.
President Nixon said Arab–Israeli negotiators must end their six year stalemate to ease the oil crunch. He warned oil-rich Arab states risk losing markets if they raise prices or pressure U S firms, while Israel opposed tying oil policy to the dispute. Both sides at fault, he argued, and negotiations should move off dead center.
Kansas highway death log shows zero fatalities in the 24 hours to 9 am Thursday. For September the tally is six and for 1973 total deaths reach 436. Includes three fatalities not previously reported.
In Topeka Kansas AP report secretary Dr Robert Harder says 158000 dollars allocated by the legislature for pilot juvenile facility projects will evaluate established programs. Funds will extend current fiscal year to June 30 and include Garden City Wheatlands project expanding community based youth services from nine to fifteen counties.
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