Globe reports Thresher located 8,000 feet east of Boston
The Evening Globe claims the nuclear submarine Thresher lost with 128 men on April 10 has been found in 8,000 feet of water about 220 miles east of Boston. The Navy says no confirmation yet and has begun checking. Atlantis II has returned to Woods Hole to retrieve more gear, with slim salvage hopes.
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Evening Globe
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Globe
Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole
Mass
The
Salina Girl Ex Con Die In Double Slaying
Carolyn Sue Ryan 14 of Salina Kansas and Michael McQueeney 22 of Butler Pennsylvania were found shot dead in a Denver hotel room. Detectives say murder and self inflicted death suspected. brother Thomas McQueeney 23 questioned after reporting the slayings four hours later. A .32 caliber pistol was found near Michael. Detective statements note possible federal charges for the pair.
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Denver
Carolyn Sue Ryan
Salina
Kan
Michael McQueeney
Butler
Thomas G. McQueeney
McQueeney
Thomas
Bennett
Byron Haze
Rowe
Kansas enacts new Senate apportionment law
Kansas Gov. John Anderson signed a bill re carving the state into 40 Senate districts for 1964 elections. Urban areas gain strength with Kansas City metropolitan area Topeka Wichita and Johnson County and surrounding territories winning 21 seats, up from four.
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PEKA
Kansas
Senate
John Anderson
Kansas City
Topeka
Wichita
Johnson County
Anderson to Sign Research Measure But Trouble Seen
Gov. John Anderson plans to sign a bill creating a state research foundation despite administrative problems. He notes an amendment allowing disbursement of funds without standard budgeting procedures will challenge universities to separate education and research spending. The final bill diverges from the Regents wishes and may require ongoing compliance with the Department of Administration. Anderson left Topeka for a funeral of Turnpike Authority member Ivan Wassburg and planned to return the same day.
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John Anderson
Anderson
Department of
State Board of Regents
Regents
Research Foundation
Department of Administration
Ivan Wassburg
Turnpike Authority
Manhattan
HELP KU Gifts Set New Mark This Campaign
Contributions to the Lawrence KU student loan fund reach an all time high with 18 672 collected this year from 1 455 donors led by Skipper Williams as chair. The fund totals 51 900 and supports KU loans while praising Lawrence supporters.
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Lawrence Help-Ku
Greater University Fund
Skipper Williams
Help-Ku
Lawrence Area
Maurice Barker
Lawrence
Memorial Stadium
Outland Fund
Williams
Id University Fund
Keating Challenges Kennedy On Cuban Forces Drawdown
Sen. Kenneth B. Keating charged that there has been no substantial reduction of Soviet military forces in Cuba since mid November. He cited undisclosed sources and said several thousand Soviet personnel have left while others arrived, giving a false sense of a decline in strength. Keating warned that ships are not searched for subversion and urged sustained pressure on the Soviets.
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Kennedy
Kenneth B. Keating
Cuba
Keating
U. S
U.S
Dean Rusk
George W. Ball
W. Averell Harriman
Four Kansas FFA members named State Farmers at KSU convention
Four Lawrence High School students will receive the State Farmer degree at the Kansas FFA 35th annual convention at Kansas State University in Manhattan on April 29. Recipients are William Schmidt Roy Henry Bob Hornberger and Larry Kampfschroeder. The degree honors two percent of FFA members each year and recognizes outstanding farming programs and leadership.
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Jayhawk Ffa
Kansas Future Farmers of America
Manhattan
Bob Hornberger
Larry Kampschroeder
Roy Henry
William Schmidt
Journal-World Photo
Future Farmers of America
Kansas Ffa
Kansas State University
FAA
Schmidt
Harry Schmidt
Lawrence High
Jayhawk
Henry
Heas
FFA
William Henry Jr
Route 1
Lecompton
Hornberger
Douglas County
4-H Council
Area Included In Storm Belt Near Lawrence
Lawrence sits on the northern edge of a severe thunderstorm belt that could bring tornadoes from 2 to 8 p.m. as storms intensify. The line from Hutchinson to Springfield Mo marks the northern edge, with Johnson and southern Leavenworth counties affected and Douglas County possibly included. Rain total reached .22 inch by 1 p.m. and more moisture is expected tonight.
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Weather Bureau
Hutchinson
Springfield
Bureau
Johnson
Leavenworth
Douglas County
1500 Sunbathers Visit Here for Nude Convention
1500 nudists from the world over will gather at Sycamore Hollow near Lawrence for the American Sunbathing Association convention July 31 to August 4, followed by the international meeting August 7 to 11. Organizers expect 2000 for both sessions and hotels to fill, with guests potentially housed in local homes. The event features a nude play Barely Proper, dances, movies, and sports along with business meetings.
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Hawaii
Albert
Doc) Adams
Lawrence
Germany
France
Mexico
Canada
Japan
Adams
Kansas City
Topeka
the Hollow
Pacificans Club of California
KU to Install First Kansas Centrex Phone System
Kansas University will switch to a modern Centrex telephone system on August 4 to handle projected growth through the 1970s. The system, installed by Southwestern Bell and leased by KU, will expand from about 700 to up to 5,000 stations as new dormitories and 40 new faculty members require more phones, with annual service costs rising to about $100,000.
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Kansas University
W. Clarke Wescoe
Centrex
Raymond Nichols
Kansas Board of Regents
Fred Ellsworth
John Drake
Lawrence Bell
Drake
Bell
Nichols
Meredith Applies for Quarters at Ole Miss
James H Meredith has applied for married student quarters for the summer term at the University of Mississippi. He paid a $25 deposit for living quarters in the veterans village unit. Quarters assignment will be made May 1. Meredith and his wife, who has attended Jackson State College for Negroes, have a 3-year-old son.
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Oxford, Miss
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
Ole Miss
Veterans Village
Jackson State College
Boy wounded in accidental shooting at home
Eleven year old David Thommen was seriously wounded when a .38 revolver fired while his brother Paul, eight, handled a loaded gun. Police said the bullet passed through the left side, thigh, arm and lodged in the chest.
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David Leon Thommen
15Th St
Chester L. Thommen
David
Paul
East Heights
Oregon
Thommen
Bill Cox
Jim Collins
KU Reactor Fire at Kansas University Causes Minor Damage
An apparent electrical short around 11 30 this morning caused a minor fire in the mechanical equipment room of KU s Nuclear Reactor Center. Officials said there was no danger to the reactor and power should return later this afternoon. The building was evacuated as smoke from burning insulation filled parts of the facility. Kansas Power and Light workers shut off the outside power source before fire crews could reach the room. A temporary line is being used to feed power while the main line is modified.
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Kansas University
15Th Street
Allen Fieldhouse
Keith Lawton
Lawton
Kansas Power and Light
Mrs. Heller Elected New President of Kansas League
Francis Heller of Lawrence was elected president of the League of Women Voters of Kansas at the two day convention in the Kansas Union. J P Gorecki of Hutchinson became second vice president and Joseph Satten of Topeka was secretary with others named to the board and nominating committee.
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The
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Lawrence
League of Women Voters of
Kansas
Ernoon
Kansas Union
J. P. Gorecki
Hutchinson
Joseph Satten
Topeka
Evert Atkinson
Shawnee Mission
Boris Leaf
Manhattan
Frederick Stein
Atchison
E. E. Smissman
Milo Stucky
Lawrence Nelson
Salina
Irving Sheffer
J. Hardin Smith
Ralph Bell
Nelson Morgan
Rob Roy Stockwell
Wichiat
Severe storms and showers forecast in Northeast Kansas
Weather page notes possible severe storms tonight until 8 pm with scattered showers otherwise. Highs in the 70s expected Friday, with readings recorded late afternoon and rainfall totaling .22 inches by 1 pm.
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