Tornadoes Lash Florida Toll Rises to Nine in Wave
A severe tornado outbreak struck central Florida causing nine deaths and extensive injuries. Two counties Hillsborough and Polk were declared disaster areas as the National Guard aided search efforts. Roofs blew off schools and homes, with widespread power outages and flooding across Tampa St. Petersburg Lakeland and nearby communities.
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Tampa
Fla
Florida
Haydon Burns
National Guard
Mal Ogden
Tallahassee
Burns
Hillsborough
Polk
Lakeland
Hillsborough County
Southwest Junior High School
Lakeland General Hospital
Robert S. Boyle
St. Petersburg
Bay
Gulf Coast
Melbourne
Atlantic
Paul Robinson
WLCY
Robinson
Winter Haven
Auburndale
Clearwater
Cocoa
Atlantic Coast
Gulf To Bay Blvd
Domed Cities Foresee Futuristic Housing And Space Travel
KU hosts a centennial seminar April 11 to 14 featuring R Buckminster Fuller and Arthur C Clarke. Fuller envisions a three quarter mile high dome above Manhattan with waterless bathrooms and low steel use. Clarke predicts early bird satellites and planetary explorations through 2090.
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Kansas University
R. Buckminster Fuller
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Manhattan Island
New York City
Empire State Building
Fuller
U. S
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Arthur C. Clarke
Clarke
Ceylon
Ceylon Astronomical Association
British Interplanetary Society
Sea of Stars
Hoch
Lawrence High biology trip to Georgia Florida aims for field studies
Twenty one Lawrence High School biology students depart Tuesday for a week in Georgia and Florida. Led by Stanley Roth and wife Jan, the group will study southeast flora and fauna, collect specimens, and conduct marine research at Tall Timbers, Greenwood and Birdsong plantations, and the Florida State University Marine Lab. They will snorkel, fish, shell and egg hunt, and skin dive in St Marks wildlife refuge and Wakulla Springs, with a final return planned after an Easter Sunday service.
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Lawrence High School
Georgia
Florida
Stanley Roth
Lawrence High
Roth
Jan
LHS
Southeastern United States
Thomasville
Tall Timbers
Greenwood
Birdsong
Florida State University Marine Lab
Gulf
Tallahassee
Marine Lab
Roths
Florida State
St. Marks Wildlife Refuge
Wakulla Springs
St. Teresa
Rail strike ends as trains resume amid fines vacated
Federal judge Holtzoff vacated a $500000 a day show cause order against the Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen ending a four day national rail strike that halted industry and commuter service. Railroads said workers returned to posts and agreed to seek future arbitration on long term reforms.
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Washington
Alexander Holtzoff
Brotherhood of
Johnson
H. E. Gilbert
Gilbert
Francis Shea
Holtzoff
Board of Arbitration
Northeast Kansas Weather Summary
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with a warmer Tuesday. Lows in the upper 20s and highs in the 50s. Temperature readings show 4 p.m. to midnight values ranging from the upper 30s to near 47 with yesterday’s high 58 and low 41. Sunrise 6 02 a m Sunset 6 48 p m.
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Kansas
County Warrants James E. Kimball in Robbery Case
Douglas County Court issued a warrant for James E. Kimball of Kansas City Kansas on first degree robbery tied and robbed a lone Lawrence woman at gunpoint in March. Police say the case may solve multiple assaults. Kimball awaits disposition in Kansas City with a $25 000 bond per count.
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Douglas County Court
James E. Kimball
Kansas City
Kan
Lawrence
Kimball
Ralph King
Kansas University
William Troelstrup
Wichita University
Cool Weather Lingers with Freezing Tonight in Lawrence
Lawrence remains cool and cloudy with freezing temperatures forecast. After a 33 degree low, downtown Lawrence reached about 50 by mid afternoon. The Weather Bureau expects a slow warmup starting Tuesday with highs in the 50s and a partly cloudy, cooler night ahead. Gene Doane Wants to Be Your Insurance Agent.
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Lawrence
Weather Bureau
Kansas University Weather Station
Goodland
Gene Doane
Adv
Rumsey Funeral Home Advertising Contact Line
Local obituary and funeral service entry notes Rumsey Funeral Home with a 3-5111 phone listing for inquiries and arrangements. Background indicates decades of service experience in arranging funerals.
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Rumsey
Riots Broke Out in Saigon Over Ky Pressure
Rioting with anti US tones erupted in Saigon on Monday night as pressure mounted on Premier Nguyen Cao Ky. About 600 youths clashed with police and burned a U S Army jeep. Da Nang reported military bases sealed and red alert as government troops moved to take control.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
U.S
U. S
National Assembly
Buddhist Institute
U.S. Information Service
Nguyen van Thieu
Viet Nam
Hue
Johnson
U.N
U Thant
United States
Dalat
Guam
200 Acre Public Golf Course Planned Near Lawrence
Plans announced for a 200 acre 18 hole public golf course west of Lawrence. Developer Robert Billings of Alvamar Inc says the course will open by 1968 with varied yardage options and a surrounding residential development. Melvin Anderson to manage greens and the project ties to KU roots and community support.
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Lawrence
Robert Billings
Alvamar, Inc
Billings
Bob Dunning
Tulsa
Melvin Anderson
Lawrence Country Club
Iowa Street
West Twenty Third
West Fifteenth
Hosford
University
Alvamar
Russell
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