Photo by Marilyn McMullen
Where there's smoke there's fire
A fire in apartment 108-B of Jayhawk Towers at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday caused an estimated $5,000 damage to the kitchenette area, carpeting and ceiling of the apartment. The fire was caused by a skillet of grease which was left on the stove while the renter of the apartment, Glenn Scott, went to class and ran errands.
Shuttle to replace rockets
CAPE KENNEDY (UPI)—The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is fighting for its life.
The key to its survival as a major spaceport in the 1980's and beyond is the selection of the site for the main base of operations for the space shuttle orbital transport now on the drawing boards.
The shuttle is planned to serve as an all-purpose, economical space transportation system that will replace most of the costly rockets and spaceships of today.
If the shuttle is not based here, the Space Center and its billion dollars worth of facilities could end up without a program in about 10 years.
One of the requirements for the shuttle is to use existing facilities wherever economically possible. This is the big advantage KSC has, along with its highly skilled pool of manpower.
The shuttle will take off vertically like a rocket and will return to earth like a jetliner, ready for use again in a few days.
The shuttle is expected to be flying around 1978, and its main job will be to ferry men and supplies to and from orbiting space stations. It is expected to be able to carry a dozen men in almost airliner-like conditions or transport 25,000 to 50,000 pounds of supplies.
This is what raises the possibility of locating the shuttle base in another part of the country. A coastal launch site is needed for current "throw-away" rockets that drop spent stages into the sea and which always pose the
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danger of falling debris if something goes wrong.
But the shuttle will be a new breed of space transport and engineers expect it to be safe to launch over land areas.
Thus the neighboring Atlantic Ocean is no longer an advantage for the Cape as far as the shuttle is concerned. They say it would be nice to have landing strips available several hundred miles in all directions that could be used by the shuttle for emergencies or to fuel its jet engines for
TOKYO (UPI) — In Japan's general election last December one voter out of every 15 gave his vote to the Communist party. Thus there is a new air of optimism in the modern office building in Tokyo that serves as the headquarters of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP).
In Tokyo's municipal election last summer they did even better, capturing 18 seats in the 126-seat city assembly, and winning 14 per cent of the vote.
It is a paradox that the Communist party in Japan has won much of its support by disavowals of violent revolution. Miyamoto's public line is power via the ballot box, although a lot of Japanese businessmen doubt his sincerity.
In public at least, the JCP has refused to endorse the violent protests of reform-minded students against Japan's university system. When Prime Minister Eisaku Sato visited Washington last year, left-wing students fought with police around Tokyo International Airport. But the
Sen. Kennedy returns home from Ireland
The 47-year-old party long has suffered from squabbles over Marxist doctrine, forcible government suppression and indifference from the voters. Now, Secretary General Kenji Miyamoto is confident that JCP's worst years are behind it.
The Communists held only four seats in Japan's 486-seat lower house of parliament before the election. They emerged with 14 seats, their best showing since Japan regained its independence in 1952.
Japan's Communists hopeful after election
BOSTON (UPI) — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy returned here Wednesday from a three-day visit to Ireland, saying he was "extraordinarily well received" and that the disturbances which marred his visit were to be expected by any public figure.
Referring to the demonstrations in Ireland at which students waved copies of Mao Tse Tung's writings, Kennedy said, "All of us in public life can expect that kind of thing from time to time.
Arriving at Logan International Airport, Kennedy said, "A visit to Ireland is always a thing of joy and sadness for any Kennedy. It brings back so many memories of John Kennedy and his visits there."
"They said I was an imperialist that was about as far as it went."
airplane-like flight back to the launch site.
Government approval of the proposal would allow the Penn Central to end its long-distance passenger service west of Buffalo, N.Y., and Harrisburg, Pa.
The proposal involves 34 trains, including the Broadway Limited between Chicago and New York and the Spirit of St. Louis between New York and St. Louis
Paul A. Gorman, company president, said the move is necessary in view of a $56.3 million deficit last year from ordinary operations, primarily because of the heavy passenger service losses.
PHILADELPHIA (UPI) — The Penn Central said Wednesday it will ask the government for permission to drop its "East-West" long-distance passenger train service because of staggering financial losses.
First, Quakers like to call themselves "seekers." They don't all claim to have found God yet (so they don't have a creed or a fixed set of beliefs), but they do claim that by following Christian principles seven days a week, you will experience very clearly what God's love means, and that this is the way to be at peace with yourself, and with your neighbours.
Would you feel at home with the Quakers?
Communists told their people to stay out of it.
Meetings are held in Danforth Chapel on Jayhawk Blvd., Sundays 10:15-12:00. For information contact:
Second, they offer the "seeker" the companionship of the local Quaker Meeting.
Miyamoto also keeps the JCP out of the struggle between the Chinese and Russian parties for leadership in the Communist bloc.
Robert E. Hinshow, Clerk
Mt. Oreed Meeting of the
Society of Friends
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There's nothing mysterious or exclusive about the Society of Friends, and you may find that the Quakers can help you with an approach to religion that you can't find elsewhere. What do they offer?
Penn Central plans drop train service
A CASTLE IN LAWRENCE?
Probably few know the legend of the enchanting Castle Tea Room that reigns conspicuously on Massachusetts Street.
The Castle was built in 1894 as a home for J. N. Roberts, a retired Civil War general. He was a man of great wealth with an income from patents on wooden containers carved in the shape of a boat for retailing butter and lard.
Each of the fifteen rooms of the Castle is finished in a different type of wood. The dining rooms currently in use are elegantly finished in birch, cherry, oak, walnut, sycamore and pine. The wood carving was all done by hand by Sidney Endacott of England, a brother of Frank Endacott of Lawrence. Sidney Endacott became a noted sculptor and artist and some of his work is in the drawing room of the Lord Halifax home.
There are five beautiful fireplaces in the house, each a unique design with various coteau marble and brick. The original dining room is very ornate with an unusual built-in sideboard and china closet. A recess cluster of mirrors and stained glass window above the fireplace gives the effect of an altar in a chapel.
The tower, which gives the old castle appearance, has a stairway leading to the third floor. Above the tower room is a roof garden which, in bygone days, was shaded with ownings and used during the summer months. The ballroom with spacious window seats on the third floor is available for private parties.
If you have never been inside the Castle Tea Room, come and dine in the only restaurant in Lawrence with such a beautiful historical and cultural background. The only way to really imagine it is to see it for yourself.
The Castle Tea Room
The Most Unique Restaurant in Lawrence
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1307 Mass.
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