Education Agency Study Urged in Kansas
AP reports educators in Kansas urge a comprehensive study of the State Department of Education. The plan covers service operation staffing and facilities for 5 to 35 years, plus reforms in supervision, coordination, and civil service competitiveness while noting the department’s strong leadership and policy strides.
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Topeka
State Department of Education
Department of Public Instruction
Kansas
State Board of Education
State Department of Public Instruction
State Board For Vocational Education
Universi
Artificial Heart Patient McCans Dies After Implant
Walter L McCans 61 died at Methodist Hospital Houston after a partial artificial heart implant. The bulletin cited past 48 hour complications and pulmonary insufficiency as probable cause. The device had functioned 27 hours before removal. earlier patient Marcel DeRudder, 65, of Westville Michigan, died five days after his operation from probable trachea bronchial rupture.
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Houston, Tex
Walter L. McCans
Methodist Hospital
McCans
Marcel DeRudder
DeRudder
Westville
Weather letter notes shifting storm pattern
An intercepted letter describes a storm area warning with an unusual trajectory. It states the storm runs from northwest to northeast and follows a southwest to northeast pattern. The writer signs off as Dear Cha.
Manual Control For Storm Alerts
City switches all four air horns in the storm warning system to manual control to prevent relay malfunctions. City staff with keys will standby during alerts to activate horns quickly. A federal Civil Defense grant will cover half the cost of radio control equipment for the system in the next fiscal year starting July 1, exact funding date unknown.
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R. J. Hayes
Hayes
Federal Civil Defense
Abandoned Truck Identified as Diver’s Vehicle
Police determined a pickup left near Erie belongs to Randall Diver of Chanute. The truck, an older model scarcely used, was stolen in a break in at Diver Construction Co. on North Ashby reported earlier in the week but not missed. Diver said the break in was reported Tuesday and he could not specify when it occurred.
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Erie
Randall Diver
Chanute
Diver Construction Co
North Ashby
Diver
Tribune Phone Contact Guidance
The notice directs readers to contact the Tribune via phone or, if unavailable, to call HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. It provides an alternate reach method for after hours and emphasizes using the listed numbers for connection.
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Tribune
Neosho Memorial Hospital Gets Three-Year Accreditation
Neosho Memorial Hospital receives a three year accreditation extension from the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Hospitals in Chicago. Administrator Glen Dormois said the hospital was inspected April 18 and has held the certificate for the past four years.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Joint Commission of Accreditation of Hospitals
Chicago
Glen Dormois
The
Commission
Neosho Memorial
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka May 23 1966 Log
Kansas traffic death log shows 24 hours to 9 a.m. Friday for May 23, 1966 with 1 fatality. Comparable 1965 period reports 215 deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Today In Kansas Sees Mild Temperatures And Scattered Showers
Partly cloudy conditions persist through Saturday with scattered thunderstorms possible at night. Topeka reports showers across north central and northeast Kansas. Daytime highs reach 80 to 85 in many areas with tonight near 60 and lows around 55 to 60.
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Topeka
Kansas
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Kansas Missouri Nebraska
A severe thunderstorms watch is in effect for central and eastern Kansas west central Missouri and south central Nebraska. The Weather Bureau cautions of large hail and damaging winds from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. CST, across an area about 60 miles on either side of a line from Russell Kansas to northeast of Joplin Missouri.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
the Weather Bureau
Russell
Kan
Joplin
Contract Let For Erie Pool
A contract for the new city swimming pool has been awarded to Howard Swift Construction Co. of Coffeyville as the low bidder of three at 44010 dollars. Other bids came from Pascal Paddock of Oklahoma City and Homer Carr Construction of Carthage. The pool is planned for use by July 4.
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ERIE
Howard Swift Construction Co
Coffeyville
Swift
Pascal P. Paddock
Oklahoma City
Homer Carr Construction
Carthage
KU to Build Modern Religion School Facility
Kansas University will start construction next fall on an ultramodern building to house the School of Religion. Myers Hall, the school’s home since 1923, will be razed for the new facility announced by Dean William J. Moore.
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Lawrence
Kan
Kansas School of Religion
William J. Moore
Myers Hall
Buddhist Unrest Roils Saigon As Da Nang Skirmishes Continue
Rioting Buddhists march on Saigon demanding civilian rule while monks pressure U.S. Marines in Da Nang to pull back 2,500 troops. In the hills near An Khe the U.S. 1st Air Cavalry fights Viet Cong main force, with at least 98 killed and several captured after five days of combat.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Buddhist Institute
Lewis W. Walt
Walt
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry
An Khe
City Leases Alcorn Plant After Bond Purchase
The city completed the $125000 purchase of the former Trip lett grain storage building now used by Alcorn Inc for manufacturing. Revenue bonds will finance the buy and be repaid from rentals under a lease with Al corn, transferring title to Alcorn at the end of the term. The plant near Washington Street will ship its first products late this month.
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Triplett Grain
Alcorn, Inc
R. J. Hayes
John Sherman
Robert L. Triplett
Alcorn
Triplett
Washington Street
Petroleum and Chemical Industries
Surveyor test performs successful desert landing
A test model of the Surveyor lunar lander completed a smooth 900 foot descent and landing at Holloman Air Force Base. The craft recorded a descent from about 50 mph to 3.5 mph using two radar systems and three liquid fuel engines. This precedes the May 30 moon flight from Cape Kennedy atop an Atlas Centaur rocket. Luna 9 had previously achieved a soft lunar landing on February 3.
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Alamogordo, N.M
Moon
Surveyor
U.S
Russia
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Clumsy Con Man and Partners Foiled in Newark Card Scheme
In Newark, three men lured a man to a card game and talked him into withdrawing 1800 dollars. They planned to mail the stakes home for safekeeping but bungled the plot when the envelope contained 1800 dollars plus 224 counterfeit or extra funds, prompting police to intervene.
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Newark
N.J
Bull Rescued After Diesel Knocked It Into Santa Fe Park Lake
A bull was bumped from the northbound Oil Flyer near Chanute into the Santa Fe Park lake, triggering a two hour rescue. Fire, police, railroad, humane officer and owner Charlie Bowman coordinated a lift with a fire boat and rope. The bull emerged exhausted but unharmed aside from fatigue and a hip cut, with no train delay reported.
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Santa Fe
Santa Fe Park
Chanute
Fire Deartment
Railroad
City Humane
Charlie Bowman
W. 21St Street
Armstrong Heads Area Committee in Southeast Kansas
Paul L. Armstrong of Columbus was named acting chairman of a 13 member southeastern Kansas economic advisory committee at its first meeting in Parson s. Gov. Avery appointed the group to aid in forming a nine county regional development plan. William R. Yerkes of Topeka outlined plans for the study.
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Parsons
Kan
Paul L. Armstrong
Columbus
Southeast Kansas
William H. Avery
William R. Yerkes
Topeka
State Planning Division
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Program Tonight Of Choral Music
A program of choral music will be presented at 7 30 tonight at the Senior High auditorium by the girls glee club boys glee club small ensemble and the mixed chorus of Royster Junior High School directed by Janice Campbell instructor of vocal music and orchestra at the school.
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Girls’ Glee Club
Boys’ Glee Club
Royster Junior High School
Janice Campbell
Class Sermon at Neosho County Junior College and High School
The baccalaureate service for Neosho County Junior College and Senior High School graduates is Sunday at Memorial Auditorium at 8 p.m. Buford Fisher will preside. The high school orchestra will perform the processional and recessional. Reverend William Baldwin will give the invocation and Benediction. The voices and chorus directed by Harold Tarpley will sing God Leads God Helps. The sermon titled Learning to Live will be delivered by Reverend Doyle Frazier.
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Neosho County
Memorial Auditorium
Buford Fisher
William Baldwin
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Harold Tarpley
Mozart
Doyle Frazier
Church of the Nazarene
Mr. Baldwin
Delno Bass Enters 5th District Race
Delno L. Bass, business manager of Operating Engineers Local 128, filed as a Democratic candidate for Congress in the 5th District. A former Kansas Industrial Development Commission member, he announced Thursday his bid.
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Icpera
Delno L. Bass
Operating Engineers Local 128
The
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Midwest Research Plans an Expansion of Facilities
The Midwest Research Institute aims to expand to 500 staff by year end 1968 from 380. Trustees heard of a record $5.4 million in annual research, with new fields including transportation management science information recreation and environmental health. The board elected William N. Deramus III chair and John S. Ayers vice chair as 82 leaders were named trustees. Dr. James E. Barney II highlighted environmental health shifts and Dr. Michael E. DeBaker received recognition for surgical research contributions.
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Kansas City
Midwest Research Institute
Institute
Charles Kimball
Kimball
American Science and Technology
Midwest
William N. Deramus III
Kansas City Southern Industries Inc
John S. Ayers
Cook Paint & Varnish Co
James E. Barney II
MRI
James Alcott
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Mis
Souri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Michael E. DeBaker
Houston
Tex
DeBaker
Living Costs Jump in Biggest January to April Rise in 15 Years
The Labor Department reports a four tenths of 1 percent rise in living costs for April, marking the largest January to April advance since 1951. Consumer services led the increase while food prices stayed nearly steady. The CPI reached 112.5 as prices rose 1.4 percent over the past three months.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Asst
Arnold Chase
Bureau
Youth Hurt in Motorcycle Crash at Santa Fe Park
Stephen George 17 of 801 West Main suffered compound fractures of the right leg and possible other injuries when his 1966 Honda collided with a bridge on the causeway separating park lake areas during a race with an unidentified go kart. He was taken by Corey Ambulance Service to Neosho Memorial Hospital. The Honda was total loss.
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Stephen George
W. Main
Santa Fe Park
Corey Ambulance Service
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Park Lake
George
Lee Craft
911
S. Steuben
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Main
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Olathe
Salina
Goodland
Manhattan
Great Bend
Storm Watch
Erie Pool
School of Religion
South Viet Nam
City
Holloman Air Force Base
Subject
Bull
Lake
Diesel
Tom Ogden
Police Department
Johnny Erickson
Ogden
Armstrong Heads Area
Delno Bass
Midwest Research
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