Reds Criticized On Laos Move
A Canadian national election underway with Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson favored by analysts after a long campaign. Opponent John G. Diefenbaker faces a possible drubbing as observers cite economic concerns and U.S. relations in the pivotal race.
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Reds
Laos
Toronto
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Liberal Party
Ottawa
John G. Diefenbaker
Saskatchewan
Diefenbaker
House of Commons
United States
U.S
U.S. State Department
Pearson
State Department
Vancouver
W. Walton Butterworth
Pear Son
McNamara Defends Foreign Aid Amid Fortress Defense Critique
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara warned against a fortress America defense, urging continued military aid to allies. He described the aid program as essential for collective security and outlined a planned fiscal year 1967 request of 1.4 billion dollars, aiming to reduce new obligational authority to about a billion by 1968.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Fortress America
McNamara
Reapportionment Bill Tabled In Senate Committee
The Senate Apportionment Committee voted to table a House bill that would cut House membership to 105, one representative per county, delaying action on the reapportionment proposal.
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PERA
Senate Apportionment Committee
Weather notes and records for the day
The report notes cloudy cooler conditions with a 59 degree reading. It recalls yesterday's high of 78 and low of 45 with a Saturday forecast of 77 and 43. Record high 82 in 1052 and record low 26 in 1956 are listed.
Weather outlook clouds over Lawrence as drought widens
Drought conditions intensify in the Lawrence area with just 0.11 inch of rain in 20 days and 2.18 inches since March 1. Weekend highs reached 78 and 81, while a cool, partly cloudy night gives way to a chance of scattered showers Tuesday with lows in the 40s and highs 65 to 70.
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Lawrence
Kansas University Medical Center Lab Funds Approved
The Kansas House approved a $650,000 general fund appropriation for a laboratory building at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City Kansas. The measure passed 85 to 15 and moves to the governor for signature.
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Topeka
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
House
US cites ceasefire violation in Laos amid Plaine des Jarres fighting
The State Department declared a serious ceasefire breach by Communist forces in Laos and urged Britain, Russia, and the ICC to halt fighting. Reports link Red North Viet Nam troops to the attack on neutralist Gen. Kong Le’s forces as SEATO ministers warn of rising tensions and careful watch of Geneva accords.
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Russia
State Department
Washington
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Kong le
Plaine Des Jarres
Lincoln White
North
Viet Nam
Pathet Lao
Laos
International Control Commission
White
U. S
Dean Rusk
Tenvee
Rusk
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Holy Week Opens with Palm Sunday Services in Lawrence
Palm Sunday kicked off Holy Week across Lawrence churches with above average attendance. The first Union Holy Week service was at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Robert Freitag of West Side Presbyterian as speaker on Confronted by the Cross.
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Lawrence
Jesus
Jerusalem
Lawrence Council of Churches
Trinity Lutheran Church
N. H. St
Robert Freitag Ytor
West Side Presbyterian Church
Leslie Beguelin
Maine St
Charles Wesley Garrett
First Christian Church
10Th
Ky. Sis
Ivar Gjellstad
First Methodist
Bull Shoals fishing crew battles cold for catches
A group of 19 local men fished Bull Shoals Lake with Ernie Pulliam and Francis Denton among the strongest anglers. The report notes some members fared better through night fishing in April while others enjoyed a more relaxed outing.
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Bull Shoals
Bull Shoals Lake
New Lawrence City
Ernie Pulliam
Francis Denton
Homer Allison
Charles Brown
Rusty Springer
Emory Scott
Dick Treece
Russell Sehon
Marcus McBeth
Tom Parker
Bob van Noy
George Noland
Harry Nevin
Ken Vinyard
John Stanley
Leo Ousdahl
Tom Gerhart
Odell Wiley
Lee Zimmerman
Wilson Speech 50 Years Ago Spurs New Freedom Era
Fifty years ago today President Woodrow Wilson addressed Congress calling for tariff reductions and a bold New Freedom program. His speech helped spark 567 days of legislation that created the Federal Reserve, the income tax, FTC, and antitrust laws, reshaping U S policy and party dynamics.
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Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Larry Osius Washington
John Adams
Wilson
Federal Reserve Banking System
Federal Trade Commission
Franklin D
Fraternity Plans 160000 Expansion to KU House
An $160000 addition to the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house at Kansas University was announced. The expansion will be built next summer at 1537 Tenn. St and will mirror the exterior. The wing adds a living room dining facilities and new kitchen along with study bedrooms increasing capacity from 72 to about 96 to 98 students. The Princeton plan will continue as a three room suite with a study room flanked by two sleeping rooms.
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Alpha Tau Omega
Kansas University
Tenn. St
Atos
Princeton
Explosion and Fire Hit Bellinger Electric Store
A gasoline explosion and basement fire at Bellinger Electric, 814 Mass. St., caused thousands of dollars in damage within 30 minutes after 11 a.m. No injuries occurred. About 15 outboard motors and several lawn mowers were destroyed. fire officials called the smoke damage vast and said loss figures would be known in days.
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Bellinger Electric
Mass
Leo Bellinger
Bellinger
F. C. Sanders
John Kasberger
Garbo May Come Back To Film Says Rome Paper
Rome reports Greta Garbo, 56, may return to cinema after more than 20 years away. Rossano Brazzi says American officials think she could star in a new Italian production in which he would play a role.
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Rome
Rossano Brazzi
Greta Garbo
Garbo
Initials culture and university power in opinion piece
The author reflects on the global use of initials such as KU OK and the rise of the initial cult in academia and bureaucracy. He traces OK from its Boston Post origins to political campaigns and its spread in Russia and the academy, then questions university financing and focus on utilitarian skills over humanities.
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Boston Morning Post
Noah
Webster
U.S.A
Soviet Russia
America
Russia
University of Moscow
U.S.A. O.K
Mid-West
Boston Post
Andrew Jackson
Martin van Buren
Kinderhook
O. K
Woodrow Wilson
OKEH
O.K
Boston
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K.G
A.W
Wright
de Krekt
U.K
Matthew Arnold
Oxford
England
Oxford Magazine
Cambridge
Christ Church Meadow
Europe
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