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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1963
Page
1
The Senate rejected Goldwater’s demand that the United States require Soviet removal of nuclear weapons and personnel from Cuba as the price for ratification of the limited nuclear test ban treaty. The roll call was 17 for the reservation and 75 against as debate on the pact continued.
In Farmville Virginia 1501 youngsters enter privately financed ungraded Prince Edward Free Schools, marking the first free education in four years after public schools were closed to avoid desegregation. Principal James Wiggins and superintendent Neil Sullivan note initial smooth adjustment amid bus routines and home visits to enroll remaining children.
Belgrade Yugoslavia AP Anatoly Blagonravov the Soviet chief scientific spokesman on space said joint US Soviet moon flight cooperation would be desirable. He spoke during a Dubrovnik interview after leading talks with the United States on space cooperation and noted Kennedy's moon ship idea as worthy of exploration in some form.
General forecast for the Northeast Kansas region calls for fair conditions through Tuesday with warmer temperatures. Nightly lows around 65 to 68 degrees and Tuesday highs near 144 degrees in erratic OCR. Historical readings note yesterday’s high and low, Saturday’s 73 and 40, and the date records show a high of 95 in 1939 and a low of 4 in 1952.
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and General Maxwell Taylor voyage to South Vietnam on a week long fact finding mission for President Kennedy. They depart from Andrews AFB at 10 a.m. and will travel with Undersecretary George Ball and McGeorge Bundy, aiming to assess military and political conditions.
Autumn formally began in Lawrence at 12 24 PM as cooler nights hit 50s but a warm spell is forecast for Tuesday with highs near the 80s. The period also marked a record hot stretch with 19 days at 100F or higher and nine new all time highs amid a dry season.
An 18 year old Kansas University student from New York was in critical condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a Sunday night bicycle crash at 13th and Tenn Streets. Archer Brayden Brayden of Ellsworth Hall was riding a bicycle with no light when he hit a car driven by Joseph Harder, 20, causing $220 in damage. Police suspect Brayden was eastbound at high speed on the steep Thirteenth Street hill and failed to stop at the Tennessee Street sign.
New York markets end with the Dow Jones averaging 280.6 points, down 0.9, while broader averages show modest shifts as investors digest economic data. Major declines and advances appear scattered among sectors, with traders awaiting next cues.
Berkeley AP report says Lynn Marks Sims was pulled from the University of California football festival escort after two of eight visiting white queens objected. Jaycee officials defended the action as protecting the girls, noting Sims’ role as Megaphone Society president.
County Attorney Ralph King will question additional witnesses before deciding whether to file criminal charges against Kansas University student John Ritchie 18 of 1540 La in a two car crash early Sunday that killed Arthur J Cobb 40 of Eudora and David Ray Helm 15 of 627 Ash St Helm died en route to Lawrence Memorial Hospital Cobb died after arrival Police said Ritchie suffered cuts to his left eye and knee and is in good condition at Watkins Memorial Hospital The deaths mark the sixth and seventh in Douglas County this year Police expect to cite Ritchie for failure to yield right of way passing a blinking red light and failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident The wreck occurred at 19th and Massachusetts Streets with the Ritchie car eastbound on Nineteenth Street striking the Cobb car southbound on Massachusetts Street The Ritchie car then hit a power pole Damage was about 950 Funeral services for Cobb and Helm are announced Local offices and Rumsey Funeral Home handle arrangements
Mrs Willa Schaake, 2146 La. St., wins first place in the Journal-World Football Contest for 1963, missing only one game. She will receive a 15 pound dressed turkey. second place winners Guy Kidwell and M. P. Bauleke get 10 pound turkeys. The entry pool included about 1,000 contestants from across the nation.
A KU English professor outlines the department as more than a service unit. It offers broad teaching in literature and language, supports 2300 freshmen English students, and produces MA and PhD graduates while publishing journals and books. It links practical writing with liberal education and aims to foster discernment, citizenship, and personal integrity.
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