IN 1977

W.L. White, late editor of the Emporia Gazette, war correspondent and author, was the latest addition to the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame at Kansas University. W.L. White, the son of famed Emporia editor William Allen White, had died in 1973. W.L. was perhaps best known for his World War II book, A Journey for Margaret. He had visited frequently in Lawrence and at KU.

The members of the Lawrence Police Officers Assn. voted to accept the citys latest pay-benefit offer for calendar 1978, drawing to a close summerlong negotiations which at one time had entailed a work slowdown by officers. Some details remained to be worked out, but it appeared the matter finally had been resolved.

Improvement and widening work on an 11-mile stretch of Highway 10 through Douglas and Johnson counties was expected to be completed well ahead of the original deadline of March 1. Officials were highly pleased with the quality of work and the projects progress.

IN 1962

Local rainfall continued, and the region was soaked with new rains in the forecast, but officials said there was not yet any cause for flooding alarm here despite rising streams elsewhere. The Kaw River was at 13.6 feet in Lawrence.

The Kansas Board of Regents approved a $600,000 project to expand Kansas Universitys Memorial Stadium by 6,500 seats and to build a new press box facility, later named after longtime sports publicist Don Pierce, who had also been an all-conference football center-linebacker at KU. Lawrence businessmen already had pledged nearly $20,000 toward the work. The expansion would give KU about 45,000 permanent stadium seats.

IN 1902

On Sept. 23, 1902, the Lawrence World cited the Topeka Herald regarding the beauty of a fall day atop Mount Oread. The Herald commented, These are the days when the heart of the Kansas University man or woman turns toward Mount Oread. Incidentally, it might be mentioned that the most beautiful scenery in Kansas is to be seen from Mount Oread at this particular season of the year. On three sides stretching away for 15 miles are the clumps and strips of woods along the Kaw river. The frost acts differently on the different varieties of trees, turning them to many colors and shades, all bewitchingly beautiful. The scene begs description. Once seen it is never forgotten, but never seen no picture of it can be formed before the minds eye. The most beautiful thing in Kansas is the scenery to be viewed from Mount Oread in the fall of the year.