40 years ago: Petitions circle for black cheer squad members

Petitions continued to circulate for assurance of at least two blacks on the seven-member cheerleader squad at Lawrence High School. Tension persisted at the school after clashes between minority and white pupils.

Officials praised the work of Kansas University students in helping to remove valuable items from the Kansas Union during the April 20 arson fire. Students and townspeople had made repeated trips into the burning building to rescue valuables, and other young people aided firefighters in the handling of hoses and running of errands.