22 Sep 1977
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1977
Page
1
The United States and the Soviet Union reopen strategic arms talks as the Oct. 3 SALT I expiration nears. Vance and Gromyko meet at the State Department with debates over extending the current limits and Congress influence looming.
Fifteen nations led by the United States Soviet Union France Britain Japan West Germany and Canada agreed in London to tighten rules on transferring nuclear technology. Poland East Germany Czechoslovakia Belgium the Netherlands Italy Sweden and Switzerland joined, aiming to close loopholes and require safeguards on future sensitive contracts. An official cited lax West German safeguards in 1975 linked to Brazil uranium enrichment and fuel reprocessing facilities as a concern.
Kansas University officials seek $650000 in final planning money for a statewide continuing education demonstration center in Lawrence. Dean Howard Walker said KU has an $86400 preliminary grant from 1975 and that a $650000 grant would enable final plans. Similar centers are planned at the University of Washington and Old Dominion University with a combined $1.8 million requested.
The plan calls for a $9.7 million center north of the Kansas Union serving KU's Division of Continuing Education and the entire state. Construction could start in 1980 if Congress approves funding, with final drawings in a year and completion dependent on construction money.
Kansas University Band Day parade will close several downtown streets Saturday morning to allow more than 90 high school marching bands to move from Seventh and Vermont to Massachusetts Street and South Park. Barricades and no parking signs will prohibit parking on key streets and Tennessee Kentucky and Massachusetts. Richard Rose of Lawrence Police warns illegal parkers will be towed and directs where to retrieve vehicles. Authorities from multiple agencies will manage traffic and detours, with Mississippi Street one way north after the game.
U S District Court Judge John J Sirica scheduled a October 4 hearing for petitions by John N Mitchell H R Haldeman and John N Ehrlichman seeking reductions in their Watergate related sentences. All three are serving 30 months to eight years in federal prison camps.
Hutchinson Kansas based Dillon Cos. will lift capital expenditures to 27.2 million dollars for the year ending July 2 1978 from 17.6 million in 1977. The company said current working capital depreciation and earnings should provide the funds.
Tamara Pilkington, 18, of Hays and a KU student, remained in serious condition awaiting surgery at KU Medical Center after head injuries from a Sept 10 crash in Lawrence that killed KU senior Robert Godfrey, 22, of Prairie Village when their car hit a bridge on the city’s southeast edge.
Dr Sidney Gottlieb testified that CIA investigated reports of bizarre symptoms among Nixon associates during a 1971 trip to a hostile country. He noted the president was not implicated, but a physician reported unusual feelings after returning to the United States. Kennedy pressed for clarity on possible covert drugging.
In Soweto two churches were fired upon after memorials for Steve Biko. One black youth died and six others were wounded as police fired. Brig. Jan Visser said experts would determine if the fatality was caused by police bullets. Biko died in police custody on September 12.
Kansas bankers led lobbying expenditures since 1975 with the Kansas Bankers Association reporting 22,897 dollars. Kansas Power & Light and the Kansas Association of Commerce and Industry rounded the top three, as the Ethics Commission noted a total of 354,539 dollars spent by lobbyists under the law.
City Manager Buford Watson and City Clerk Vera Mercer travelled to New York to sign 8.4 million in newly issued bonds for the Clinton Reservoir water plant. Lehman Brothers is the low bidder. funds will be wired immediately to four Lawrence banks.
The energy committee studied a bill to require insulation rules now used for new buildings to apply to nearly all existing Kansas houses after 1979. Supporters argued hard redevelopment is needed in downtowns while critics warned it could hinder development. The panel also advanced four other bills for the 1978 session, including fuel efficiency targets for state vehicles and flexible work hours for state workers.
A trust fund is set up for Shelly 13 and Ralph 12 after the murder suicide of Julius J. Johnson who shot his wife Nancy and then killed himself. Nancy was employed at the Jay Shoppe. The fund at Douglas County State Bank was arranged by Harold Scheve and attorney Jack Brand with Dorothy Scott, the sister of Mrs. Johnson. A double funeral for the couple is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Friday at Rumsey Funeral Home with viewing at their home 824 Maine until 1:30 p.m. Friday.
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