IN 1977 – A 3-inch snowfall had been recorded by noon and more snow and ice were expected by nightfall. Temperatures were to drop into the 0-5 range by morning. Cars were having difficulty on local inclines, and a number of minor accidents were reported.

County support for a planned Kansas farmers strike appeared virtually nonexistent. Most local farmers, in fact, said they were strongly opposed to the action and would do all they could to combat any continuation.

The city of Lawrence could legitimately order the local gas utility not to comply with an impending Jan. 1 ban on new natural gas connections, according to a high official of the Kansas Corporation Commission.

IN 1962 – Roy C. Cox, 70, Lawrence, was killed in a two-car accident on the bridge over the Wakarusa River south of town on U.S. Highway 59. The driver of the second car, a Tulsa, Okla., man, was injured but not seriously.

Kansas and Colorado universities joined in a unique venture to poll professors and students the coming summer about the teaching of Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Polish on the two campuses.

The third deadline for the Lawrence United Fund found the drive was still about $2,000 short of the $68,000 goal. Drive chairman Paul Gibbs said he was not optimistic about chances of achieving the quota.

IN 1902 – From the Lawrence Daily World of Dec. 9, 1902: “This is the season of the year when the members of the legislature are talking economy. Later, the members will be making all sorts of trades to get dinky clerkships. … Figures have been released indicating that only about 17 percent of the students here graduate from high school. This figure is unacceptable. There is a feeling that the grades go far enough to fit a boy or girl, especially the latter, for whatever is required in life. This is a great error. The more education we have the better for all concerned and more young people should be encouraged or forced to complete high school.”