Up-by-the-Bootstraps War on Ignorance and Poverty
Philadelphia’s Opportunities Industrialization Center founded by Rev. Leon H Sullivan spreads to Little Rock Watts Harrisburg Bristol Boston New Haven East Palo Alto and 33 other communities. Center funds total over 2.5 million with a national institute planned. focus remains community led and nonpolitical while training about 2,000 people yearly across five branches.
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Philadelphia
Washington
Leon H. Sullivan
Bristol
Boston
New Haven
Thayer High Alumni Meet Gathers Scores From Surrounding States
About 60 alumni from Thayer High School attended a Sunday afternoon meeting in the school auditorium. New officers named were Vernie Umbarger president, Kathy Stitt vice president, and Mildred Powers secretary and treasurer. Attendees represented California Texas Oklahoma Missouri and Kansas. The group plans to meet on the fourth Sunday in July next year.
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Thayer
Wayne McDaniel
Vernie Umbarger
Kathy Stitt
Mildred Powers
Thayer High School
Montera Rexford
Chanute
California
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Eva Payne
Jennie Berkenmeier
Paul Berkenpieter
Parsons
Frances Hazen
Delia Gelwix
Cheryl Hash
Luraine Whisman
Marilyn Umbarger
Wade
Justin Hannon
Gary Lewis
Frank Powers
Barnsdall
Okla
Rosa Powers
Thayer School
Dol Zugmier
The
Christian Church
Bill Cheesman
Huntsville
Joe Crockett
Highland
Ind
George Crockett
Munster
Maude Hands
Richard Hands
Raymond Lands
Celia
Garden City
Charlie Zugmier
Agnes Smith
Concordia
Neil Brooks
Salina
Vivian Moravec
Edward Moravec
Harrisonville
George Alan Zugmier
Loy Crockett
Kentucky seeks 1,000,000 black walnut seedlings planted
The Kentucky Department of Natural Resources launches a project to plant 1,000,000 black walnut seedlings this year to curb shrinking supply. The move targets restoring the state’s most valuable timber species amid rising demand.
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Frankfort, Ky
Kentucky Department of Natural Resources
U Thant Backed by Soviet For Second UN Term
Soviet Premier Kosygin assured U Thant of Moscow support for another secretary general term but Thant has not decided. The U.N. chief will announce by early September if he seeks re election as General Assembly prep opens Sept. 20. Thant may return to Burma after years away, but prioritizes world duties.
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Moscow
U Thant
Soviet Union
United Nations
Alexei N. Kosygin
Thant
General Assembly
Security Council
U.N
France
Leningrad
New York
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Mitchell Motor Company
Kansas University Medical Center seeks 2.25 million boost
Gov. William H. Avery was told the KU Medical Center needs a 1968 budget increase to 21.25 million, covering medicare administration costs salary hikes program expansion and construction. Center officials cited paperwork from medicare not increased patient load and outlined plans to acquire 20 acres for future growth. Avery and officials also visited the Kansas School for the Blind the State Prison Lansing and the Women’s Industrial Farm at Lansing.
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Kansas City
Kan
William H. Avery
Kansas University Medical Center
Russell Mills
Russell Miller
Avery
Kansas School For the Blind
And
Women's Industrial Farm
Lansing
Flag Presented for Central Park Community Building Ceremony
The Central Park Community Building received an American flag at a ceremony last Thursday. Etta Hanson assisted by Florence Hansen and Lois Slater presented the flag during the adult band concert as a community service project of the Ce cil Meeker VFW Post 1654 Auxiliary.
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Central Park
Cecil Meeker
VFW
Etta Hanson
Florence Hansen
Lois Slater
The
Auxiliary
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Little Rock
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Sullivan
David Thornton
Blanche Thornton
Pasadena
Calif
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Ellis Holtzman
Larry Umbarger
Billy Wayne “Thornton
Joyce Meek
Beulah Hight
Harry Dale Hight
Melanie
Independence
Betty Burdue
Pittsburg
Harry Dale
Age
Alaska
Raymond Stafford
Terre
Patti
Susan
Brad
Westfield
New Jersey
Truman Fogleman
Neodesha
Roy Powers
Keith
Leon
Vhaver
Charlie Payne
Karen
el Paso
Tex
Ladies Bridge Club
Ollideen Wright
Anna Peterson
Della Gelwix
Happy Homemaker
Henry Tuxhorn
W. R. Herman
Carl Allen
Mabel Engel
Ray Adams
Allen
Floyd Powers
Ricky
Chris Thornton
Robert Novotny
Raymond Hatfield
Greg Duff
Perry Padley
Rhonda Jeans
Carolyn Umbarger
Jimmy
Judy Powers
Larry Leake David
Kent Garold
Diane
Lesa Powers
Rabern Powers
Katrina
Donald Duff
Karl
Sandra
Ken
Bruce
S. Central
Soviet
Hubert U. Humphrey
U.S
Britain
the World Organization First
Kosygin
Iliary
Chanute Tribune
Simba
Wilson G. Brown
Dallas
Big Cat
Brown
Western Shirt
Sale
W. Main
Ahers “A5
Mitchell Motor Co
East Oak
Greg Mitchell
James E. Benton
First National Bank
First
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