All roads into Lawrence patrolled
By STEVE FRITZ
Kansan Staff Writer
All roads may not lead to Lawrence, but if you were on one of the roads that do between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. you would have had a little trouble getting into town.
According to the curfew ordered by Gov. Robert Docking no one authorized personel and people going to or from
work were allowed on the streets of Lawrence between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.
There was little traffic coming into Lawrence according to the Highway Parolman stationed East of town on Highway 10. "We've only had to turn back about six cars all night," he said.
his picture taken he smiled and said, "Go ahead, I feel like I've been starring in a movie tonight. I've had so many cameramen out here I might as well have one more for luck."
When the Patrolman stationed by the West Turnpike exit was asked if he would mind having
The traffic at the west exit was described as also being light
but the patrolman on duty said, "We apprehended one car load of undesirables this evening. Outside of that we've had to turn back a few cars, but it's been a fairly quiet evening."
Even at 4 a.m. highway patrol-
men were friendly, but extremely efficient. When a car was stopped to find out why the occupants were out after curfew the patrolman used a friendly smile and a casual tone of voice but also inspected the rear seat and the floor boards very carefully.
Reports approved by Methodist group
ST. LOUIS (UPI) — The 950 delegates at the General Conference of the United Methodist Church approved with little debate Wednesday a small portion of the several reports of the legislative committees.
The controversial "call for repentance" and demands for more than $20 million to black church groups were not expected to be taken up until Thursday, church spokesmen said. Even then, only the non-financial demands of the blacks are likely to be considered.
The five-day conference concludes Friday, and action must be taken by the full conference on all of the proposals before the 14 legislative committees. The committees cannot kill any of the proposals. Some 2,000 petitions, many of which have been consolidated, were assigned to the committees at the start of the conference.
A dinner in honor of Charles C. Parlin, Englewood, N.J., was scheduled for Wednesday evening before the conference night session. Parlin is a United Methodist layman considered an architect of the union of Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren churches.
Proposals approved at Tuesday night and Wednesday morning sessions included changing the name of a 22-year-old international agency of the church. The Commission on the Structure of Methodism Overseas, known as "Cosmos," was changed to the "Commission on the Structure of Methodism Outside the USA."
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and firemen and police met various obstacles when they arrived at the scene.
Trash cans, boards and barricades were placed in the streets and alleys in this area. Patrolmen cleared the streets several times. Piano wire was stretched head-high between some houses in the 1200 block of Louisiana.
Curfew violators, some armed, were reported moving around the 1200 block of Ohio between 10 and 11 p.m.
Two fire bombs were thrown at 832 Pennsylvania shortly before 11 p.m. These bombs did not explode and no damage was reported.
Police reported many curfew violators throughout the night. More than 30 persons were arrested before midnight — for breaking the curfew. Three others were arrested for carrying Molotov cocktails.
Activity in Lawrence calmed after the two fires on campus. A few curfew violations were reported between 1:30 and 2:30 a.m. today but the streets were empty
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after 2:30 a.m. No disturbances of any kind were reported by patrolmen during the last three and a half hours of the curfew.
Disruptions begin on Oread
A group of nearly 200 people gathered on Oread Drive between 12th and 13th St. nearly an hour and a half before the 8 p.m. curfew was to go into effect, Wednesday.
Trouble began even before the curfew went into effect. A fire was started in the deserted apartment house at 1225 Oread Before the blaze could spread, three students who lived next door, rushed into the house with fire extinguishers and put the fire out.
Lawrence Police arrived at the scene a few minutes before the curfew was to start. National Guard and more police were called in when the crowd began throwing lumber into the street and shouting at passing cars that the "street was closed."
Rocks and bottles were thrown
at officers and guardsmen, but no shots were exchanged.
When officers started moving towards persons standing in the yards on Oread those persons in houses started yelling, "If you don't live here go home. Get off the street the pigs are coming."
Police made several arrests of members of the crowd who were crossing the street to get away.
One block away, on Louisiana, police found more trouble when a group of 20 to 25 youths began building a barricade with trash cans, lumber, large rocks, and a regular wooden road barricade.
Guardsmen and police, wearing gasmasks, used tear gas to disperse the crowd after the barricade had been drenched with gasoline and set on fire.
was small and the fire department quickly brought it under control.
An empty garage located between Louisiana and Ohio on 15th St. was also set on fire. The blaze
Oread and Louisiana were completely sealed off by National Guardsmen and police until the disturbance was over and the crowd dispersed. And the night had begun. . .
One of the estimated 35 persons arrested Wednesday night for curfew violation was David Awbrey, Hutchinson senior and president of the student body. Awbrey spent the night in jail after failing to post $250 bond.
Awbrey arrested
Awbrey was arrested with eight other persons at 8:26 p.m. at 1239 Oread while police and National Guard were patrolling the area.