Unified school districts urged as Kansas voters face change
State superintendent Adel F. Throckmorton voiced strong support for district unification ahead of elections in 93 of 105 counties. He said consolidation could reduce 1700 districts to 270, creating uniform operation and better financing and administration.
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Topeka
Adel F. Throckmorton
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Kansas
Throckmorton
Wyandotte
Greeley
Riley
Dickinson
Butler
Labette
Gray
Haskell County
Phillips County
Ness
Hamilton
Sherman
Shawnee County
Kansas Association of School Boards
Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Kansas State Teachers Association
Top Level Southeast Asia Meet in Honolulu Next Week
President Johnson orders top U.S. military and diplomatic officials to meet in Honolulu to review Southeast Asia. Secretary of State Dean Rusk will preside next Monday and Tuesday. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge will attend from Saigon along with Defense Secretary McNamara and Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
Honolulu
Southeast Asia
White House
Dean Rusk
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Hawaii
Robert S. McNamara
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Romney declares public emergency in Hillsdale strike crisis
Gov. Romney orders National Guard into Hillsdale after 200 rock throwing demonstrators storm the jail and arrests trigger action. Production at Essex Wire Co. halted, while a ban on picketing and assemblies is issued as police and state troopers bolster the seven-man Hillsdale force.
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Hillsdale, Mich
George W. Romney
Hillsdale
National Guard
Essex Wire Co
Romney
Memorial Day Observance in Chanute Marks Memorial Day
Chanute joins national Memorial Day halt of business with an Elmwood cemetery service led by American Legion post members. A 73 piece area Legion band directed by Joe Rovi will perform before a memorial service and wreath laying with DAR GAR and VFW representatives. The day includes flag displays and a limited post office, a closed Tribune, and seasonal openings at City Park pool and Safari Museum.
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Chanute
American Legion Post
Elmwood Cemetery
Area Legion
Joe Rovito
Pittsburg State College
Stark, Iola
Moran, Humboldt
Royster
St. Patrick’s
Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion Post
LaMoine Waldron
The
First Christian Church
Howard Jester
R. D. Wilson
DAR
GAR
Auxiliary
Disabled Veterans
VFW and Auxiliary
Legion and Auxiliary
John Barney
Legionnaires
Tribune
City Park
United States
April Traffic Fatalities Hit All-Time Monthly High
The National Safety Council reports 3450 traffic deaths in April, the highest monthly total on record. Cumulative deaths for January through April reach 13350, up 14 percent from the same period last year.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Contracts Awarded For Marion Dam Work
Army engineers awarded an 819 779 dollar contract to E. W. Blair Inc and Riddie Quarries Inc of Salina Kansas for Marion Dam in Marion County Kansas. The project includes embankment construction excavation and roads as announced by Senator James B Pearson.
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Washington (Ap)i— Army Engineers
E. W. Blair, Inc
Riddie Quarries, Inc
Salina
Kan
Marion Dam
Marion County
Kansas
James B. Pearson
Boys State Opens With 1000 Kansas Teens At Lawrence
LAWRENCE AP Kansas high school youths about 1 000 strong gather in Lawrence for a week long session of Boys State beginning Sunday.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Baker Fund Totals $846.86 Reported in Chanute drive
Mary Baker Medical Fund resumes with contributions totaling 846.86 from 103 contributors. Recent donors include Royster Junior High student council and M. O. Cartlidge Circle. Contributions can be left at Chanute Fire Station or mailed to Box 311 Chanute.
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Royster Junior High
M. O. Cartlidge Circle
Chanute Ministerial Alliance
VFW
Chanute
Couple Killed in U S 24 40 Collision Near Tonganoxie
Cecil Doo Adams 69 and his wife Zibah in their 60s died in a two car wreck at a hill crest on U S 24 40 three miles east of Tonganoxie on Wednesday AP reports.
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Tonganoxie
Kan
Cecil Doo Adams
Zibah
U. S. 24
Russell Visits Coffeyville for Fifth District Campaign
Democrat challenger Rob Russell of Coffeyville visited Cha nute to renew farm and ranching ties. The farmer rancher discussed farm business while meeting locals during the stop.
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Rob Russell
Coffeyville
Russell
Kansas job picture appears glowing
Kansas labor department reports a sustained upswing in employment through mid-April with total mid-April employment at 778,600 and the work force at 802,000. Manufacturing and services show gains while unemployment among those covered by unemployment compensation falls to a low level. 1.9 percent of those covered were jobless in the week ending May 23.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Labor Department
M. W. Buffon
Detached Hand Reattached In Indianapolis Hospital
Jessie Bray, 39, had her right hand reattached after a milling machine accident at Community Hospital. Surgeon Dr. Hugh Williams led a three person team to sew eight tendons three nerves and two major vessels in a five hour operation on May 16. Bray is rapidly recovering and nearing intensive therapy to restore hand use.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Jessie
Bray
Hugh Williams
Local area drenched as two day rain boosts moisture
Two days of heavy rain delivered 1.90 inches in spots and more across the region aiding lawns and gardens. Temperatures cooled then rose with highs near 85 to 90 degrees and lows in the 50s to 60s. Rain totals varied from a trace to several inches with Garnett 5.17 inches and Le Roy 4.70 inches leading the statewide totals. unsettled conditions continue with showers possible into Friday.
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Chanute
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Pittsburg
Garnett
Leroy
Wonseva
Wichita
LaCogne
Trading Post
DeGraff
Howard
Casado
Wetmore
Rossville
LeCompton
Lawrence
Stilwell
Kansas City
Atchison
April U S CPI Edges Up One Tenth Of A Percent
The Labor Department reports April CPI rose 0.1 percent, with recreation rent and medical costs driving the increase while food prices remained steady overall. The index stands at 107.8, equating to $10.78 for items that cost $10 in the 1957-59 base. Medical costs up 0.3 percent from March. food prices unchanged on month but 1.3 percent higher year over year.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Traffic Fatalities Log From Topeka Kansas 1964
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours to 9 am Thursday showing 5 fatalities in May and 45 for 1964 with 221 for comparable 1963 period 188 for the prior year.
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Topeka
Kansas
Nehru Cremation Marks End of Era in Delhi
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's body was cremated beside the Jumna River watched by hundreds of thousands. His 17 year old grandson Sanjaya Gandhi lit the pyre as police kept crowds back from the gun carriage and procession through New Delhi.
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New Delhi
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jumna
Nehru
Sanjaya Gandhi
Red Fort
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha From Kansas May Note
An intercepted letter mentions a May occurrence in Kansas with an air conditioner shutting off and a furnace starting up. The fragment hints at a personal communication reflecting routine household events. No clear names or organizations are provided.
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May
Kansas
Missing Man Found After Three-Week Search Near Chanute
Roy Crutchfield age 67 or 68 was found dead in a Crawford county strip mine area after vanishing May 11 from his home in Chanute. Death ruled natural causes. Funeral set for 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Church of God in Christ with Rev. Floyd H. Thuston officiating. Burial at Memorial Park cemetery. Koch-Skinner Memorial Home in charge. Crutchfield, a cement plant employee for 33 years, lived at 1016 N. Washington. He leaves a widow, two daughters, a brother and one granddaughter. Police and local and National Guard units joined about 50 in the search across days, locating a car 66 miles east of a Shaw Road junction near Chanute, near the Missouri line. The car, found face down near an abandoned strip mine, was long covered by trees and underbrush. Crutchfield’s car had an empty gas tank and dead battery. He was born August 19 in Lebanon, Missouri.
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Roy Crutchfield
Church of God In Christ
Floyd H. Thuston
Memorial Park Cemetery
Koch-Skinner Memorial
Crutchfield
Crawford
Washington
Crawford County
Lige Matlock
Shaw Road
Chanute
Missouri Line
Alma
Matlock
C. J. Record
George Barker
Larry Chaney
Neosho County
George Neely
Pittsburg
Neosho County Unification Plan Advocates School District Merge
Neosho County unification plan gains support as voters prepare to decide on June 2 in 94 planning units. Board chairman Robert D. Ward cites survey results showing current fragmented districts fail to provide unified K 12 programs and that state level action offers better control and efficiency. benefits include coordinated curriculum, single board, shared resources, broader services, and enhanced local control.
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Neosho County
County Unification Planning Board
Robert D. Ward
Kansas
Educa
Ward
Board of Education
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Wakeeney
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