Air Force Embarrassed After Loss in North Viet Nam Clash
U S officials expressed embarrassment after the first air combat with Communist fighters since Korea as two F-105s were downed near Thanh Hoa. MIGs attacked from Hanoi area while U S and South Vietnamese strikes damaged three bridges.
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Washington
U.S
North Viet Nam
J. P .McConnell
Air Force
Here
Hanoi
McConnell
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Defense Department
South Viet Nam
Laos
Thanh Hoa
Dong Phuong Thuong
Dong Hoi
North
Joseph Moore
No Major Red Air Effort Anticipated in Viet War
Saigon officials say North Viet Nam has not entered the war in appreciable numbers with new equipment. Despite MIG successes, American officials attribute gains to tactics, noting raids are small scale and weather and speed constraints limit large attacks. Intelligence cites MIG 15/17 craft with cannon and near sonic speeds.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Air Force
U.S
North
Viet Nam
Locals Receive Honors At District Music Event
Lawrence area students earned Class I ratings at the district high school music festival at Kansas University. Top ratings advance to the state festival April 24 at KU. Winners include Baldwin High School Band and sextet, West Junior High sextet, Lawrence High School wood wind quintet, Central Junior High string trio, with individuals such as Dorothy Spencer Ottawa violin and John Davis LHS string bass among honorees.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Baldwin
Baldwin Sextet
West Junior High School
Lawrence High School
Central Junior High School
Dorothy Spencer
Ottawa
John Davis
LHS
Susan Dunlap
Edwina Price
Phyllis Berry
Diane Jackson
Carol Williams
Dan Warfield
Tom Hornbaker
D. Ann Murphy
Curtis Langdon
John Presley
Kansas State Rifle Team Captures Big Fight Gallery Title
Kansas State University rifle team won the Big Fight Gallery Small Bore Rifle Championship at Kansas University last weekend with 2 705 points. Nebraska University finished second with 2 629 and Kansas with 2 624.
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Kansas State University
Kansas University
Nebraska University
Pershing Rifles E-7 Win Best Company Award at Drill Meet
Kansas University's Pershing Rifles Company E-7 won the best company award during the regimental drill meet in Stillwater Oklahoma. James F. Hamilton from Leavenworth, KU senior and company commander, was among four recipients of a special commander’s award.
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Kansas University
Pershing Rifles
E-7
Stillwater
Oklo
James F. Hamilton
Leavenworth
Boy Wader Drowns at Farm Pond Near Timken
A 10 year old boy, Joseph V. Jecka, drowned while wading with friends in a farm pond five miles southwest of Timken Kansas. He was with four other boys when he slipped beneath the water and did not surface.
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Timken. Kan
Timken
Joseph V. Jecka
Edward Jecka
Lawrence area polling places and ballot cautions issued
Record lists Pintkney Wood lawn and several local schools plus the Church of the Nazarene and Dine A Mite as polling sites with a note from City Clerk Harold Fisher urging careful ballot marking as improperly marked ballots will not be counted.
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Pintkney
Woodlawn
Fire Station No
New York School
Hillcrest
Lawrence Community
Cordley School
Central Junior High
East Heights
Church of the Nazarene
Lawrence High School
Schwegler School
Harold Fisher
Eudorans to elect seven in Tuesday voting
Eudora residents will cast ballots for seven city officials from 8 am to 6 pm at City Hall. The Citizens Ticket, named at a March 17 caucus of about 60 people, includes incumbents Homer Broers Eddie Grosdidier Bill Schehrer Harry Edwards and Jim Hoover with Hoover as the new candidate. Mayor J D Adams seeks reelection and Johnny O Berg runs for police judge.
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Eudora
Eudora City Hall
Citizens
J. D. Adams
Homer Broers
Eddie Grosdidier
Bill Schehrer
Harry Edwards
Jim Hoover
Hoover
Johnny O'Berg
Baldwin-Vinland Area School Board Election
Six candidates compete for Unified School District No. 348 seats in a Tuesday election from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Baldwin High School gym and Vinland Grange Hall. Voters may cast ballots for all candidates regardless of residence. The slate includes Gibler Coats Nutt McLaughlin Schoepflin Hoskinson Selzer Irick Polson.
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Baldwin and
Vinland
Baldwin
Baldwin High School
Jack Coats
Donald Nutt
Carroll McLaughlin
Homer Schoepflin
Hubert Hoskinson
W .L. Selzer
James Irick
Ralph Polson
Douglas County Raw Drainage District votes for three directors
Voters in the Douglas County Raw Drainage District will cast ballots at Woodlawn School from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to elect three directors. Incumbents Wesley E. Brune George T. Faler and Emil W. Heck run, joined by Karl Lietzen. Other county districts lack opposition this year. Kaw Drainage District voting is separate with its own election board.
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Douglas County
Raw Drainage
Woodlawn
Wesley E. Brune
George T. Faler
Emil W. Heck
Karl Lietzen
Kaw
Lawrence
Voting in Jefferson County School Board Race
Voters in Grantville Perry and Williamstown cast ballots from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday for Unified School District Board No. 343. Three seats are contested with Mrs. Don Rice and Donald Frandle vying for Perry Position No. 2.
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Unified School District Board No
Jefferson County
Grantville
Perry
Williamstown
Don Rice
Donald Frandle
Johnson may address general Viet Nam situation
The White House announced President Johnson may give a speech on the Viet Nam general situation with time and location to be announced later. White House press secretary George E. Reedy said details would follow if a speech is delivered. The Supreme Court ruled Colgate Palmolive used a faked sandpaper test in shave cream ads. Chief Justice Warren wrote the majority opinion with Harlan and Stewart dissenting in part.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
White House
George E. Reedy
Supreme Court
Colgate-Palmolive Co
Earl Warren
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Topeka Legislation Expands Mental Health Care Rights
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved an amended bill on care and treatment of mentally ill persons. Amendments from the House would let custody subjects contact lawyers or relatives immediately and include a right to apply for habeas corpus.
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Topeka
Senate
Judiciary Committee
House
Local School Board Races Share Several Contests
In Perry Position No. 5 a two year term is up with Gar land Green and Eugene Chaef er seeking the seat. Williamstown Position No. 6 election features Eugene O'Trimble and Gerald Kooser for a four year term. Grantville shows three unopposed candidates for two and four year terms: Robert Bingham for Position No. 1, H. Wayne Stebbins for Position No. 3, and Dick Frisbie for Position No. 4. Polling places are Williamstown Grade School Grantville Methodist Church and American Legion Hall at Perry.
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Perry
Garland Green
Eugene Chaefer
Williamstown
Eugene O'Trimble
Gerald Kooser
Robert Bingham
Grantville
H. Wayne Stebbins
Dick Frisbie
Grantville Methodist Church
American Legion Hall
Baldwin City Elections At American Legion Hall
Baldwin residents will vote at the Baldwin American Legion Hall. Thirteen candidates run for mayor city council and police judge with five council seats. Mayor candidates are Dan Hallmark and Roger Martin. Council candidates include Earl Black Richard Brown Stanley Cook Clyde Hardy Dean Randel Otto Randel Otto Selzer J Ward Spielman Richard Stephens Thomas Swan and Don Ulsh. Police Judge candidate is Harry Hobson.
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Baldwin
Baldwin American Legion Hall
Dan Hallmark
Roger Martin
Earl Black
Richard Brown
Stanley Cook
Clyde Hardy
Dean Randel
Otto Randel
Otto Selzer
J. Ward Spielman
Richard Stephens
Thomas Swan
Don Ulsh
Harry Hobson
LHS One-Act Play Tops at Iola Festival
Lawrence High School earned best play at the fifth annual High School Forensics Festival in Iola for its act Infanta. Cast includes Shaun Morey Connie Wempe Sandi DiMaio Jack Hurley Barry Sparks. director Millard Denny. Eight of 12 LHS entries reached semifinals. three placed in finals.
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Lawrence High School
Iola
Infanta
Shaun Morey
Connie Wempe
Sandi DiMaio
Jack Hurley
Barry Sparks
Millard Denny
LHS
Steve Thurston
Jerry Lynch
Betsi Nelick
Bob Whitaker
Melvin Wyler
Young science fair winner eyes marine biology study
A student active in basketball football track and Biology Club was one of the top winners. He plans to study marine biology at KU or the Scripps Oceanography Institute and is an Explorer Scout. Teachers and family details noted with other winners across divisions and a 342 entry count.
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Pated
Scripps Oceanography Institute
California
Central Junior High School
Mary Laughlin
Jane Ott
Eudorg
Marge Strong
St. John's
Steve Loehr
St. John
Housing Bill Drafted by Senate Subcommittee
TOPEKA AP. A Senate sub committee completed a draft of a new state housing bill and will submit it to the Federal and State Affairs Committee Tuesday. Details remain undisclosed. The bill is a substitute for a version largely killed days earlier. Clergymen and some laymen continued to demonstrate at the statehouse urging a housing law.
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Topeka
Senate
Federal and State Affairs
Statehouse
Big Money Highway Bill Advances In Kansas House
The 1965 legislative session’s largest funding measure, aiming to appropriate about 122 million dollars for highways, received preliminary approval in the Kansas House.
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Topeka
Rumsey Funeral Home Ad Notice
Modern Surroundings. Rumsey Funeral Home VI 3 5111 Adv. Local notice announcing funeral services and contact information.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Unselfishness Emphasized at Mayor's Prayer Breakfast
Lawrence leaders gathered at the Eldridge Hotel for the third annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast. Ernest Mehl urged living for others and described daily conversation with God as a path to greater service. An ensemble from Lawrence High School sang The Lord's Prayer while other speakers included Claude Norris and William Wolfe.
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Lawrence High School
R. Wayne Nelson
Claude Norris
William D. Wolfe
John Emerson
Olin Petefish
James Schubert
Automation Trend Topic at Lawrence Rotary Meet
Alvin McCoy of the Kansas City Star spoke at the Lawrence Rotary Club about automation and employment in the United States. He cited interviews with computer company officials labor leaders and employment officials to gauge impact but warned no firm figures exist. He noted the labor force hit a record high last year and said organized labor fears automation threatens permanent job security.
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U.S
Lawrence
McCoy
No N.Y. Strike Yet
New York City faces the threat of a newspaper strike as mayor Robert Wagner says the situation does not appear critical despite a Sunday breakdown in talks. Union printers set a new strike deadline after postponing last Wednesday and may resume negotiations soon.
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New York
New York City
Robert Wagner
Wagner
Two Men From Alexandria Suspiciously Vanish and Spy Case
The FBI linked two men from Alexandria to a midnight disappearance on October 2. One man used $2,000 from a bank and an auto found in Richmond on November 8 while surrendering to authorities in Reno later that month and facing a December court martial for AWOL. The FBI accuses Mintkenbaugh of continuing Soviet spying with training in Moscow. He is a native of St. Bernard Ohio and single. Johnson, from Farmingdale New Jersey, lived in Alexandria with his wife Hedwig and their two children after marrying in Berlin in 1953.
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Peared
Alexandria
FBI
Richmond
Reno
Armed Forces
Pentagon
Mintkenbaugh
Army
Moscow
Ings
St. Bernard
Ohio
Johnson
Farmingdale
N.J
Hedwig
Berlin
Avery Denies Mercy for Clutter Killers Hickock and Smith
Gov. William H. Avery refused clemency for Richard Eugene Hickock and Perry Edward Smith, death row inmates for the four‑killing of a southwestern Kansas family. They face execution on April 14. Clemency hearings are set at Lansing penitentiary with counsel for Smith and Hickock and a separate session planned for April 12 at the state capitol. A motion to set aside the death sentences was filed in Finney County District Court, with disqualification of Judge Bert J. Vance leading to a request for replacement by the Kansas Supreme Court.
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Topeka
William H. Avery
Kansas
Avery
Richard Eugene Hickock
Perry Edward Smith
Robert H. Bingham
Joseph P. Jenkins
Kansas City
Kan
Smith
Hickock
Dist
Bert J. Vance
Arthur M. Fleming
Vance
Kansas Supreme Court
Supreme Court extends right to confront witnesses to states
Justice Hugo L. Black delivering a unanimous decision states that the Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses is a fundamental protection and becomes obligatory on the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, applying to state criminal trials.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Thanking Lawrence Memorial Hospital staff and friends
Louise Lotz thanks Dr Holladay nurses and all Employes at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for care during her stay and appreciates visits prayers flowers and cards from many friends.
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Doug McCleery
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Baldwin-Vinland Area
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Don Phelps
Lawrence Loan & Finance CO
Vermont
Pizza Hut
W. 23Rd
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Jesus
Emick
N.Y
Lawrence Memorial Co
Rman Endac SA
Lawrence Indian Methodist Church
Kenneth Edmonds
Ponca City
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New York Stock Exchange
George Hedrick
Carl Mingos
J. D. Underwood
Robert Dillon
Joseph W. McCoskrie
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