Weekend toll on highways leaves many dead
Across North America a weekend of multiple fatal crashes claimed 61 lives in 16 accidents. Victims included teenagers and young students from Duke University and colleges in California Wisconsin North Carolina and Quebec. A separate incident near Livermore California left four teens dead and others injured.
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Associated Press
Drummondville
Que
Modesto
Calif
Jake Green
Ito
Darryl A. Borges
Gustine
Jacksonville
Fla
Duke University
Vertible
U.S. 17
North Carolina
Miami
Fort Lauderdale
Hebron
Wis
Tiny Laverne
N.C
Livermore
Segregationist Seeks Talk With Archbishop Over Excommunication
In New Orleans Mrs. B. J. Gaillot, head of Save Our Nation, requests an interview with Archbishop Rummel after receiving a personal letter said to threaten excommunication. She argues Biblical teaching supports segregation and criticizes the archbishop’s desegregation order.
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New Orleans
Joseph Francis Rummel
B. J. Gaillot
Save Our Nation, Inc
Gaillot
Archdiocesan Chancery
Rummel
Chancery
John Patrick Cody
Citizens Council
E. Ross Buckley
Leander H. Perez Sr
Plaquemines Parish
Perez
Buckley
James H. Garrison
Bernard J. McCloskey
Rodney Burns
Oisrich
Additional Gifts To Lawrence HELP KU Program
A list of donors contributing to the Lawrence HELP KU program totals 15,412 dollars. Names include Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Holmes, Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Dunlap, Prof. and Mrs. Richard Sheridan, and others. Anonymous $5 gift is noted.
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Lawrence Help KU
C. B. Holmes
Justin R. Anderson
Dean
John H. Nelson
William L. Kuhlke
Howard Joseph Frank Lane
J. R. Pulliam
George Dunkley
Wallace T. Hicklin
Robert T. Schwanzle
Ray Chiles Rey
Harold Hamilton
Richard Sheridan
George Brahler
Howard A. Stoltenberg
Howard Baumgarter
David S. Gorham
Richard L. Dunlap
Monti L. Belot, Jr
Ralph R. Reed
Ex Hibyt Banker Jeff Williams Paroled After Commute
Gov John Anderson commuted Jeff Williams formerly of Hoyt from two consecutive 350 year terms to a single 6 to 100 year sentence making him parole eligible after three years and eight months from conviction. Williams 62, was convicted Feb 2 1959 of 110 embezzlement counts for over 157000 in missing funds. Parole board decides after October. Williams served in prison and aided education as a staff member.
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Topeka
John Anderson
Jeff Williams
Hoyt
Williams
Anderson
Parole Board
George Docking
Rebels in Syria demand reunion with UAR amid north revolt
In Aleppo a pro Nasser broadcast reported rebels control parts of northern and eastern Syria and call for reunion with Gamal Abdel Nasser's United Arab Republic. Damascus ignored Aleppo claims as the military junta warns against plotters and vows unity and punitive action.
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Cairo
Syria
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Aleppo
Damascus
U.A.R
UALR
Egypt
Five Convicts Escape San Quentin Prison Break
Five inmates escaped from San Quentin early today by climbing a ladder and slipping over a 15 foot wall. The men ranged from six months to life on sentences and fled from the prison industrial area after stealing a ladder and entering a storeroom. Identified convicts include J. Du Bois 29 G C Roark 27 J L Rucker 31 K E Adams 31 and J P Spatola 31 all with varied charges including robbery burglary grand theft and parole violation.
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San Quentin
Calif
J. R. O’brien
O’brien
J. du Bois
G. C. Roark
J. L. Rucker
K. E. Adams
J. P. Spatola
HELP-KU Fund Hits Record This Year at KU Drive
Kansas University officials report HELP-KU donations reached 15412.00 as of today, beating last year’s total of 15350. With 616 gifts so far this year up from 609, the drive is already ahead of last year and more contributions are expected. Funds are loaned to EU students and the need for loans continues to grow.
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Lawrence
Help-Ku
Kansas University
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Simons
Maurice Barker
Greater University Fund
Commissioners Set For Flood Verdict
Lawrence City Commission meets at 3 p.m. to decide on Kaw River flood control sponsorship for a $3.5 million levee project with District support. If accepted, city handles rights of way and maintenance. local cost estimated at 150 000 to 300 000 dollars with federal funding covering remainder. District favors city sponsorship. Planning is by the Corps of Engineers.
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Lawrence
Kaw
Kaw River
Douglas County
Corps of Engineers
Kasold Terrace
Three Month Building Pace Ahead of 1961 Activity
The 1962 building pace leads over the first quarter of 1961 per mit reports by Building Inspector Louis Stone. March activity totals 507 426 pushing year to date permits to 1 046 002 while Q1 1961 stood at 1 002 764. Apartments led with 218 000 followed by new homes at 200 360 and a 65 350 church project at 1917 Naismith. Sixteen new homes added to single family dwelling totals.
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Louis Stone
Gleason Gregory
Indiana Street
Leonard Williams
Ohio St
First Southern Baptist Church
B. A. Green Construction Co
Naismith
Lawrence
Dwilllings
Dwight Perry
West 27Th
G. A.’ Roberts
Broadview Dr
Western Home Builders
Kunsell Jones
West 20Th Sty
Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher Marriage Said Finished
The New York Post reports Elizabeth Taylor has summoned an attorney in Rome and says her marriage to Eddie Fisher is dead and done. Taylor, in Rome filming Cleopatra, has been seen with Richard Burton while Fisher remains publicly optimistic.
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NEW York (Ap
Elizabeth Taylor
New York Post Today
Rome
Eddie Fisher
Post
Earl Wilson
Louis Nizer
Nizer
Bobo Rockefeller
Eleanor Holm
Billy Rose
Miss Taylor
Eddie
Wilson
Richard Burton
Fisher
Transatlantic
New York
Burton
Cleopatra
Husky Burton
Marc Antony
Debbie Reynolds
United States
Kurt Frings
Liz
England
Did You Know Ideas for KU Centennial Cards
Editor discusses Prof J She ld on Carey and his career in art at KU and across institutions. He urges cataloging facts about the university city and state for a centennial display and suggests small cards at tables to spark knowledge and welcome visitors.
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J. Sheldon Carey
Bath
N.Y
Itt
Winger Lake
New York State College of Coronies
Alfred University
Providence
R. 1
Teachers College
Columbia University
New York City
Rhode Taland School of Design
Poco" Mrazier
Theta Sorority
Mehior
Lawrence High
Carey
Haskell Institute
Prof. Carey
San Jose State College
California
Jeen
State Geological ‘S
Vey
Kansas
Journal-World
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Pacific Ocean
Notre Dame
Michigan
Fair Weather Returns to Lawrence After Snow and Freeze
Lawrence area recovers from April Fool weather bust. A trace of snow and rain gave way to a 23 degree low at 6 am, breaking a 1944 record, and by afternoon temperatures rose into the 40s. Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies through Tuesday.
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Lawrence
Weather Summary for Northeast Kansas Heating Up Soon
The report shows daily temperatures with a high of 39 and a low of 29 yesterday, 51 and 32 for Saturday, and mentions a warmer trend through Tuesday with a low around 30 and high near 60. Rainfall is listed as Trace with historical highs and lows from past years. Sunrise remains calm with clear to partly cloudy skies and a routine local cab contact VI3-2800.
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Kansas
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