Nashville School Bomb Threat Prompts Mass Evacuation
More than 4 000 students and spectators at Fisk University evacuated after an anonymous bomb threat halted an address by Martin Luther King Jr. Police and fire units searched the auditorium but found no explosive. The incident followed the Looby murder scene and sparked broader sit-ins and clashes across the South with arrests and court actions.
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Associated Press
Fisk University
Nashville
Tenn
Negro College
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
W. P. Donoho
Segrega
Tion
Z. Alexander Looby
Looby
Beaumont
Tex
South
Lamar Tech College
Marshall
Florence
S.C
University of Texas
Austin
Savannah
Candler Hospital
Forsyth Park
Portland
Ore
South Africa
Coroner's Inquest Delayed To Friday In Fire Death
The coroner's inquest into the death of Mrs Jeanne Young 51 halted mid session and postponed to 4 pm Friday in the District Court room at the Courthouse. Mrs Young was found in the upstairs room of her two story home at 724 RI St after a fire gutted the downstairs and damaged the upstairs.
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Jeanne Young
R. I. St
Young
Deaths and Funerals: Armstrong Alber Sain families noted
Earl W. Armstrong 85 dies at Loveland Colorado with funeral set there and four daughters listed among survivors. Lydia Alber 87 of Eudora dies in a Kansas City area facility with services in Kansas City and burial in Elmwood. Lydia Sain, 83, former Lawrence resident, funeral in Topeka with burial at Neosho Falls.
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Earl W. Armstrong
Lawrence
Loveland
Colo
Harry Chasteen
William Shannon
Carl Young
Longmont
Mark Richards
Brush
L.C. Armstrong
Route 2
Lydia Alber
Eudora
Newcomer
Kansas City
Elmwood Cemetery
Leslie J. Alber
Emil G. Alber
Des Moines
Dan R. Alber
Alber
Lydia Sain
Topeka
Methodist
R. E. Gordon
Neosho Falls
Sprinter Glimpses and Relays Highlight Saturday Track Meet
A field of 1 000 athletes from 18 universities and 70 high schools will compete with 13 national champions and four Olympic stars. Notables include Martin aiming for 16 feet amid pressure from Neeley Graham and Gra ham Dooley. Glenn Cunningham 1500m features Kansas prep stars Dot son, Joseph, and San Romani Jr. with Kansas and Abilene Christian challenging mile and sprint relays.
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Martin
Larry Neeley
Oklahoma State
Jim Graham
Aubrey Dooley
Nieder
Graham
Ira Murchison
Western Michigan
al Lawrence
Houston
Murchison
Bill Woodhouse
Abilene Christian
Woodhouse
Kansas U
Texas
Glenn Cunningham
Kansas Prep
Bill Dotson
Koseph
Archie San Romani Jr
Wichita A
San Romani
Funeral floral arrangements by Alexander's Flowers
Funeral floral arrangements advertised by Alexander's Flowers with contact VI 2-1320.
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Alexander
Speeders on Route 66 Court Patrol Ends Delays
Judge Gonzales notes traffic officers on U S 66 have cut speeding violations across Oklahoma Texas New Mexico Arizona. Travelers planning westbound trips this summer should heed speed limits to avoid postponement and court costs as officers stay vigilant and courts stay busy.
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Southwest
Journal-World
Lawrence
U.S. 66
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Gonzales
Satellite Echo Set for May 5 Launch
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson announced that on May 5 the United States would attempt to launch the Echo satellite, a 100 foot aluminum sphere designed to reflect radio waves and enable global communications, marking a major step in long range satellite use and improved television reach.
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Houston, Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kansas University class gift choices revealed
Kansas University senior class selects its gift from three tangible options and one intangible plan. Rick Barnes notes an electric score board with dugouts for Quigley Field, university seal castings, and a campus gate as physical gifts, plus a life insurance endowment idea. A Well Baby Clinic opens Monday at Douglas County Health Center with Dr Helen Gilles in charge.
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Kansas University
Rick Barnes
Seneca
Quigley Field
Kansas Union
Lawrence Well
Douglas County Health Center
Helen Gilles
Special Census Planned Friday Over This Area
District Supervisor Rob ert A. Haggart announces a Friday night census drive targeting residents without fixed addresses. Twenty one enumerators, trained by John Peppercorn, will cover night businesses and city parks to collect long blue questionnaires and ensure all area residents are counted.
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Robert A. Haggart
Census Bureau
Haggart
John Peppercorn
Army Reserve Training Center
Births Report From Memorial Hospital Listings
Memorial Hospital reports several births including a son for Konrad Bremmer at 1200 Ore and a son for Lloyd Buzzi at 1311 W 6th. Leonard Boline welcomes a son, Ronald Jaderborg an additional daughter, with other names and addresses listed for newborns and parents.
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Barbara Wolfe
Eudora
Mabel Myer
Cleo Linton
McLouth
Lena Johnston
Carol Bremmer
Ore
Charles Aldridge
Elmwood
Judith Boline
Ind
Helen Jaderborg
Herma K. Bell
Vera M. ‘Smith
Ala
Konrad Bremmer
Lloyd Buzzi
Leonard Boline
Ronald Jaderborg
Ky. St
Lawrence Native Seen As Africa Ambassadorship Contender
Lawrence native Leland J. Barrows, KU alumnus and foreign service officer, eyes U S ambassadorship to Cameroon. Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved his nomination, noting a long ICA/USAID career with overseas postings and multiple citations. He is married to Irene Conley of Kingman, a KU retiree.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
United States
Cameroon
Leland J. Barrows
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Barrows
Foreign Service
State Department
Hutchinson
Glen Elder High School
Journal- World
Lawrence High School
Near East
South Asia
International Cooperation Administration
ICA
Economic Cooperation Administration
Paris
Italy
Greece
Vietnam
Foregin Operations Administration
Irene Conley
Kingman
Dean of Women’s
Docking Files For New Term In Kansas Governor Race
Gov. George Docking filed today for a Democratic nomination to a third term, paying a $165 fee in a brief ceremony. He is expected to run unopposed in the Democratic primary and would face the Republican winner in the general election.
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Topeka
George Docking
Docking
GOP
John Anderson
William Addington
McDill
Huck) Boyd
Phillipsburg
Kansas
Bobby Joe Spencer
Spencer
Kansas City
Kas
Deenine
House
Senate
Russia Holds the Key to Paris Summit Accomplishments
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that progress at the Paris summit depends on the Soviet Union’s willingness to ease tensions. He referenced the May 16 meeting between President Eisenhower and Premier Khrushchev.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
Paris
Soviet Union
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Leaders to test Soviet peace proposals in talks
The British and French leaders will use their summit as a testing ground to gauge whether Soviet proposals for agreement are made in good faith. They aim to verify intentions through formal negotiations and assess any real concessions.
Pilot limit order sparks flight crew dispute at FAA
The Air Line Pilots Association contested an enforcement order by FAA administrator Elwood R. Que Seda halting operations for pilots over 60. The dispute centers on grounding consenting pilots and a conditional treatment for all 6 pilots affected, with actions tied to December 1 and March 15 deadlines.
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Ency
Air Line
Asco
Elwood R. Queseda
FAA
Notice of Estate Involving Batelle Northay Duffee
State of Kansas issues notice in matter of Batelle Northay Duffee estate. Heirs and others entitled to net estate must respond in writing by May 9, 1980, at 110 a.m. in the petition hearing. First National Bank and attorneys Charles C. Renkis, Junge A. Steward, Petersen & Postma represent the estate.
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Firat
Lawre
NSAS
Doug Aglas
NTV
Betate
Batelle Northay Duffee
Jonal Beak
Jon Ot
Acme
Charles C. Renkis
Junge A . Steward
Petersen & Postma
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Cald Monte
Avaitor
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Register of Deeds
Shariff
Justice of the Peace
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Ward
Merced
Calif
Abel
Daisy Kelley
Arthur
William Abel
Carl Kelley
Wichita
Milton Kelley
Best
KU Law School
Graphmatic
Panta Chapel
Hixon Studio
Laura Long
Ohio
Frank Martin
Dennis Wildermuth
George Fraker
James ‘Hobson
Baldwin
Deanna Jensen
David Jensen
Donald Grosdidier
Ora Scholfield
N. H
Rosmolen
Oskaloosa
Myrtle Frazier
Perry
Louis Blair
Ethelreda Dassing
N. Sth
Lawrence Memorial Co
East 18Th Viss
LHS
Larry Colburn
Carol Samples
Vinita Fisher
Judy McKinney
Jeff Heeb
Journal-World Photo
Africa
Russia
Wen Ackinney
Landreth E
Jack
West Junior High School
New West
Crestline
Yale
Hillcrest Bowl
Highway 40
Iowa
9Th Street
P.T.A
Ernor
D. E. Mathia
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Equalization
Futhermore
State Property Vvcation Department
Douglas County
Clinton
Inwaka
Lecompt
Eudora ‘Township
Imyra Township Ednesday
Pharnaa Tauwneaht
V Springs
Grant
Lawrence and Vicinity
Dwin
Sana Eres Cemeteteras Reemerera Canes
D. B. Mathia
Ethan A. Smith
Moving and Transfer Co
Pack
Stogagi
Kiwanis Radio
Crippled Children’s Fund
Kiwanis
KLWN
Lawrence Mills
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