13 Sep 1969
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1969
Page
1
A Lawrence junior high class distributed a 20 question vote profile questionnaire aiming to assign points for Democratic or Republican alignment. Families objected to personal queries about parents spouses ages ancestry and residence, fearing irrelevance to class discussion.
A foreign newspaper column questions a student survey asking family income and political leanings. The piece argues such questionnaires blur lines between classroom study and partisan data gathering and warns of potential misuse, urging limits and clear administration.
Lawrence service station owners met with Mayor Clark Morton to discuss an ordinance banning sales or services not tied to minor auto care. Morton expected a hearing to hear dealers’ concerns and said differences with the city commission are few. The commission may set a hearing date next Tuesday and could amend the proposal if it is too restrictive.
A 16 year old Lawrence youth was admitted for observation after disrobing and creating a disturbance at Jennings Daylight Donut Shop. He allegedly suffered narcotics or stimulant effects, ran through the shop, shoved a 17 year old attendant, and hit a 58 year old employee with a wooden spoon. Police cited another theft report from a sorority sister.
Lawrence coverage notes the first Journal-World football contest of 1969, with 10 weekly contests and three turkeys awarded each week. Also reports a migrating black bear near Lake View, KU football injury to Xerk White, and a nine day teal season opening with limited teal sightings and daily limits for hunters.
A temporary restraining order banning campus disruptions in Kansas University affairs stays in force while lawyers negotiate the exact wording of a permanent injunction. Judge Frank Gray had said a permanent order would replace the temporary one by Friday, but the exact language remains unsettled. Attorneys for the state and university and defendants Scott and others in the suit discuss the order's scope and wording.
William E Hansen a secondyear law student from Kansas City told new KU students at Allen Fieldhouse during induction that beyond Jayhawk and KU MU game traditions there is a racist tradition on campus He urged attention to racism poverty and the Vietnam War but favored peaceful lawful demonstrations over violence David Awbrey student body president hosted Patty Johnson Pom Pon representative noted traditional customs and a torch ceremony passed to alumni director Dick Wintermore as part of the event.
Two chain reaction crashes Friday in Lawrence involved three vehicles each. Six people were injured lightly, with four cars sustaining minor damage. Notable incidents include Barbar Sue Kuhn, 20, injured as a passenger when Collette Neubauer’s car was rear ended by Debra Bellinger, and other collisions at Sixth Street Tenn and Ninth Mass. Police logged estimated damages ranging from 50 to 500 dollars.
In Montesano Washington two parents Marchel Schoch and Charles Craig seek an injunction against a school board regulation that high school girls must keep skirts no more than five inches above the knee when kneeling. They argue girls come in different shapes and sizes and say their daughters were sent home for violation.
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