Kansas City Firm Lowest Bid for Manhattan Flood Project
Clarkson Construction Co of Kansas City MO bid 399 172 00 to perform levee and related work on both sides of the Kaw River and the Big Blue River right bank in Manhattan. George Bennett Construction Co Muncie Kan bid 408 218 20. Initial stage began last April under 909 622 contract. current phase about 45 percent complete.
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Clarkson Construction Co
Kansas City
Manhattan
Manhattan City Hall
Col
A. P. Rollins Jr
George Bennett Construction Co
Muncie
Kan
Kaw River
Big Blue River
Engineering and Architecture School Exhibit Preview at Kansas Relays
Engineering dean opened the session with the official party including Lois Rhodes the Kansas Relays queen and her two attendants Anne Peterson and Anne Leavitt as they toured the exposition. An Army helicopter landed before the ribbon cutting to join the military display featuring a Nike Hercules missile and Army Navy and Air Force equipment both outside and inside the fieldhouse. Military hardware is outside while smaller displays and student built exhibits circle the arena on the second floor.
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Kansas Relays
Lois Rhodes
Shawnee Mission
Anne Peterson
Clifton Junior
Anne Leavitt
LaGrange
Mil
Army
Navy
Air Force
Fieldhouse
W. Clarke Wescoe
Kansas University
Allen Fieldhouse
Lois Rhodus
Miss Rhodus
Ill
Journal-World Photo
KU Senior Reports Car Stolen From Crescent Road
David A. Cooley of Mission reports to KU police that his light blue 1959 two door Volkswagen with Johnson County plate 42153 was taken from 1420 Crescent Rd early today. The student lives near Kansas University. Police investigate the theft.
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David A. Cooley
Mission
Kansas University
Crescent Rd
Johnson County
Kennedy Stakes Out Chair In Once-Sacrosanct Arena
President Kennedy asserts government and public interest in price and wage decisions at the center of national policy. He defends guiding corporate and union actions to curb wage and price spikes and preserve wage price stability amid global competition. He denies wage price fixing powers but urges cooperation for economic stability.
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Kennedy
Norman Walker
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Nedy
John H. Fish 79 Dies. Funeral at Oak Hill Cemetery
John H. Fish also known as Jack, 79, died early today at 440 Locust where he lived. A sewing machine repairman since 1919, he will receive graveside services Monday at 11 a.m. in Oak Hill Cemetery conducted by Rev. William DeLaughter. Rumsey Funeral Home hours run until 10 a.m. Monday for visitation. No survivors are listed.
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John
Jack) Fish
Locust
Oak Hill
William DeLaughder
Rumsey Funeral Home
Market Summary from Derby Grain and Kansas City Prices
Derby Grain quotes Wheat 1.96, corn 1.04, milo 1.80, oats .70, barley .70, soybeans 2.32. KC AP eggs large A 25-30 cents. wholesale eggs large 28-33 cents. medium 28-29. unclassified 26-27. poultry and butter prices listed. Cattle strong 26.00-27.00. hogs steady to 25 higher. sows 14.00-14.75. sheep not tested.
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Derby Grain Co
Kansas City
K. C. Livestock
Lawrence U football scrimmage grounds Buckeye field practice
Lawrence University plans a two hour scrimmage led by coach Jack Mitchell at 9 a.m. Saturday on the Allen Fieldhouse practice field. The report also notes local Cub Scout events, Easter vacation impacts on Kansas Relays, and John Shenk named Delta Upsilon Man of the Year for service to the fraternity.
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Kansas University
Jack Mitchell
Allen Fieldhouse
Lawrence Public
Lawrence
John Shenk
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Shenk
Henry Shenk
Ky. St
Roberts speaks after DAR rebuffs his address draft
Former Army public information officer Roberts, a Walker ally, delivered an off the cuff talk to the DAR after his planned address about the pro blue information program was rejected by the Pentagon. He notes Walker’s 1960 election interference and Army action.
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Roberts
DAR
Pentagon
Gen
Walker
24Th
Germany
Overseas Weekly
Army
Texas
Ft. Lee
Denver
Eight Test Pilots Chosen for Moon Training Program
The Air Force selects eight experienced test pilots plus one Navy officer for an eight month training course at Edwards AFB starting June 18. The group, second to attend, includes officers from Mass, La, Wash, Ill, D.C., Md, N.D., and Tex, with potential paths to future astronaut teams. NASA plans add five to ten more astronauts later.
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Washington
Air Force
Navy
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lloyd N. Hoover Wilbraham
Mass
Albert H. Crews Jr
Alexandria
Charles C. Bock Jr
Seattle
Wash
William T. Twinting
Chicago
Robert W. Smith
Washington, D.C
Robert H. McIntosh
Baltimore
Air Force Mass
Donald M. Sorlie
Fargo
N.D
Byron F. Knolle
Houston
Tex
Japanese captains charged with poaching freed on bond
Three Japanese fishing boat captains facing poaching charges in Alaskan waters were released on bond today with four days to depart Shelikof Strait between Kodiak Island and the mainland. The brief notes a broader set of AP summaries from the period.
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Kodiak, Alaska
Alaskan
Shelikof Strait
Kodiak Island
Break-in at KU Theatre Box Office Steals Cash
Kansas University Theatre box office was entered Thursday night and a cash register holding $300 was stolen. The register was valued at $1,000. Gordon Beck, box office director, said the money came from ticket sales for the play Twelfth Night.
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Kansas University Theatre
Gordon Beck
March Hatch of Chicks Is Lowest Since 1938
The Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service said March chick hatch at commercial hatcheries totaled 2,320,000, the second smallest March on record since 1938, down 18 percent from a year ago. March egg production on Kansas farms was about 115 million, down 5 million from last year.
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Kansas
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
City Woman Sentenced for Drug Possession in Lawrence
Delores Del Rio McGee a 28 year old Lawrence woman living at 427 Midh Street was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for purchasing and possessing heroin. Judge Arthur J Stanley of Kansas City Kansas doubled the minimum sentence due to a prior conviction. McGee formerly a Junction City dancer said she once was a drug addict and admitted arranging last Aug 31 for 450 milligrams of heroin for another addict. She was arrested at her home by local, state and federal officers.
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Lawrence
Delores del Rio McGee
Midh. St
Arthur J. Stanley
Kansas City
Kan
Miss McGee
Junction City
Ellsworth to Speak at Pi Sigma Alpha Awards Banquet
U.S. Rep. Robert Ellsworth of Lawrence will address the annual awards banquet of Pi Sigma Alpha at 6 30 tonight in the Kansas Union on the Kansas University campus. Top political science scholars will receive honors at the dinner.
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U.S
Robert Ellsworth
Lawrence
Pi Sigma Alpha
National Political Science Honorary Society
Kansas Union
Kansas University
Kiwanis Club Hears Lawrence High A Cappella Choir
The Lawrence High School A Cappella Choir entertained the Lawrence Jayhawk Kiwanis Club Thursday at the Ladies Night meeting in the Eldridge Hotel Big Eight Room.
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Lawrence High School
Lawrence Jayhawk Kiwanis Club
Eldridge Hotel
Ottawa Firm Launches Oil Drilling in Douglas County
An Ottawa firm Langdon and Finch begins drilling in Douglas County north of Baldwin field at No 1 Madl in Baldwin Lake area southeast of the city. County records show 20 wells listed with activity up from last year and early this year, most in Palmyra Township. A few wells exist in Euora and Willow Springs townships.
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Douglas County
Langdon & Finch
Baldwin Lake
Palmyra Township
Eudora Township
Willow Springs
Fred and Oscar Rumsey Owners of Rumsey Funeral Home
Fred and Oscar Rumsey are listed as owners of Rumsey Funeral Home in issue V13-5111 of the advertisement. The notice identifies the business as a funeral home and cites the proprietors.
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Fred
Oscar Rumsey
Rumsey Funeral Home
Gruber Re-Elected Leader of Lawrence Science Fair Group
Capt Gruber commander of the Kansas University Naval ROTC unit was re elected president of the Douglas County Science Fair Association. Officers for 1962 were re elected including Dr Robert Hughes as vice president Mrs Celia Patti secretary and James Selig treasurer. The 1962 fair ran April 5 8 at the Lawrence Community Building drawing 300 entries from Lawrence and area schools.
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R. D. Gruber
Kansas University Naval
Douglas County Science Fair Association
Robert Hughes
Celia Patti
James Selig
Lawrence
Card of Thanks for Loss of Beloved Son John
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness after our son John died. Thanks to Dr Reed and Dr Walters, the Friends Church, Rev Kenneth Brown, the McAllaster PTA, and Mrs David Burke, Mr and Mrs Jack Valcour Nancy, Doug and Vicki.
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John
Reed
Walters
Friends Church
Kenneth Brown
McAllaster Pta
David Burke
Jack Valcour
Nancy
Doug
Vicki
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Win Koerper
Robert Payne
Lawrence Hallmark
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Centennial School
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Harold Flanders
Ala. Sr
Kansas University Medical Center
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Turtle Creek
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
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M. R. Carlson
Lawrence, Kansas
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Rewatition
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Mads Mas
Actin
Federal Reserve District
Robert van Cleave
Providence Hospital
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Orville L. Freeman
Agriculture Department
Barbara Powers
Francis Gary Powers
Georgetown University Hospital
Federal Aviation Agency
Providence
Washington Area
Eastern Airlines
United Air Lines
the University
Bell Music Co
University Theatre
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Ellsworth
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Kiwanis Club
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Ottawa
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Norman Endacott
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Capt. Gruber
Your Home Town Association
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