Speaking in Lecompton, U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum, R-Kan., said, “We have to live in the world with the Soviets. That does not mean we have to trust them. We just must deal with them by being tough.” She had reference to sanctions the U.S. had imposed on the Soviets after one of their planes had downed an unarmed Korean civilian jetliner. In all, 269 had died, including some Americans.

The heat wave finally abated here and regular class schedules were to be in effect for Lawrence schools the coming week. For more than a week, classes had begun and ended an hour early because of readings consistently in the middle and upper 90s.