Mississippi River Crest Near Prairie du Chien Evacuations Ordered
The Mississippi River rose toward a 25.2 foot crest at Prairie du Chien Wisconsin with major flooding forcing immediate evacuations. About 1,000 people fled as Dubuque and East Dubuque faced rising waters and planning for a potential 26.5 foot crest.
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Prairie du Chien
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Dubuque
Iowa
Ill
Quincy
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East Dubuque
Vox Populi Wins KU Student Elections in Sweep
Vox Populi led by Leo Schrey and Bill Robinsonson defeated University Party 2,650 to 2,027 to seize the presidency and vice presidency and gain 23 ASC seats to 17. Eight of ten ASC seats went to Vox as ballots processed at KU via the 1401 Data Processing System.
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Vox Populi
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Vox Onslaught
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ASC
Summerfield Hall
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Topeka
Larry Bast
Bob Stewart
Vancouver
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Arson at St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York
A man hurled a Molotov like fire bomb at the main altar of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan injuring Emma Gomez Reyes who suffered burns. Police arrested 25 year old David L Malone, a drifter with ties to Houston, on arson and related charges.
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St. Patrick’s
David L. Malone
Houston
Tex
Emma Gomez Reyes
Elmhurst
Queens
Fifth Avenue
50Th
51St
Reyes
St. Clare’s Hospital
Robert F. Wagner
Pius XII
DLM
New York Public Library
Malone
Department of Welfare
Four Klansmen Freed on Bond in Liuzzo Killing
Three Ku Klux Klansmen bound over for trial on first degree murder in the ambush death of Viola Liuzzo near Lowndesboro Alabama. Indicted are Eugene Thomas William Eaton and Collie Wilkins Jr with bond set at 10000 each. Gary Rowe cited as undercover agent was not charged.
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Ala
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Matt H. Murphy Jr
Johnson
Murphy
Lowndes County
Grand Jury
Hayneville
Eugene Thomas
William Orville Eaton
Bessemer
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Fairfield
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T. Worth Thaggard
Liuzzo
Thomas
Eaton
Wilkins
Gary Thomas Rowe
Rowe
New York Times
FBI
Klan
Robert M. Shelton
United Klans of America
Robert Creel
Alabama
KKK
J. Edgar Hoover
Baker panty raid rumor at Baker University squelched
Richard Brown Baker University director of public relations said two male students entered West Hall after closing Thursday evening but they turned back out. Deans talked with the students and others involved. No injuries, damage, or missing items reported.
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Richard Brown
Brown
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Hillcrest Bowling Saturday and Sunday Ad
Weekend bowling event at Hillcrest advertised for Saturday and Sunday with details incomplete but promotion hints at lanes and times.
Daylight Saving Time Set To Begin Across U S Sunday
Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday at 2 a.m. local time with clocks moved forward one hour. States vary in adoption with Colorado newly joining and Iowa moving statewide though with seasonal limits. Wisconsin expands DST under a legislative plan ending in October.
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Nevada
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Marsha Ballard Named Greek Week Queen at KU Banquet
Marsha Ballard a Wichita junior at Kansas University and Delta Gamma member was elected Greek Week queen at a KU banquet highlighted by awards to outstanding fraternities and sororities. Attendants Janelle Heese and Carolyn Power join Ballard for upcoming chariot races and memorial stadium relays.
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Wichita
Kansas University
Delta Gamma Sorority
William Zerman
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Miss Ballard
Janelle Heese
Pender
Neb
Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority
Carolyn Sue Power
Kansas City
Alpha Phi Sorority
Jayhawk Boulevard
Memorial Stadium
Delta Gamma
Jayhawker
Associated Women Students
Junior Panhellenic Council
Miss Heese
St. Louis
Miss Power
Rush
KU All
Oklahoma State University
Alpha Kappa Lambda
Wescoe Backs Stinson in Easton Firing at KU
Kansas Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe defended Athletic Director Wade Stinson’s dismissal of Bill Easton, track coach for 18 years, saying Easton refused department procedures. Wescoe told the Kansas Board of Regents the program must be cohesive and answer to university procedures, not independent.
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Stinson
KU Track Post A Board Topic
The Kansas University Athletic Board will discuss a replacement for track coach Bill Easton at a Saturday morning meeting in the KU Union. Easton was fired Tuesday by athletic director Wade Stinson, with Chancellor Wescoe backing the action. Potential candidates include Bob Timmons, Bob Karnes, Dean Brittenham, Jack Warner, Jerry Barland, Jim Tupney, Fortien Gordwen, Rex Grossart, and Mulkey among others.
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Kansas University Athletic Board
KU Union
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KU Athletic Board
Journal-World
Easton
Wade Stinson
W. Clarke Wescoe
Stinson
Oldfather
Wescoe
Bob Timmons
Timmons
Corvallis
Ore
Oregon State
KU Post
Bob Karnes
Drake
Dean Brittenham
Occidental
Jack Warner
Colgate
Jerry Barland
Stanford
Jim Tupney
Villanova
Fortien Gordwen
Rex Grossart
McCook College
Mulkey
Kansas
Memphis
Tenn
Funeral Home Adverts In Lawrence 1920 Era
Fragmentary notice references a Lawrence area funeral home established in 1920. Includes archaic phone listing VI 38 5111 and a small ad tag "-Adv" indicating advertisement.
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Qwawrence
Pian Sex Funeral Home
Rain Skies Over Lawrence With Cooler Weekend
A Weather Bureau forecast calls for intermittent showers and thunderstorms tonight into Saturday as a cold front ends a spell of record heat. Northeastern Kansas will see cooler conditions with southerly winds 15 to 25 mph veering to easterly, tonight low 60s to 65, Saturday high 65 to 70. Thursday's high reached 91 with a 59 low and 65 at 6 am.
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Lawrence
U.S. Weather Bureau
Topeka
Kansas
Ovation to Norman Thomas at KU Forum
Norman Thomas, six time Socialist Party presidential candidate, spoke to a capacity KU audience in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union. About 300 attended including overflow listeners in adjacent Browsing Room, with applause and a standing ovation after the talk.
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United States
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Union
Doane Aims for Insurance Agent Role in Ovation Ad
Gene Doane seeks to become your insurance agent in a promotional Adv page notice. The ad highlights his candidacy for local clients, urging readers to contact him for coverage options and estimates.
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Gene Doane
Adv
Lawrence Teachers Vote to Withhold Next Year’s Contracts
Lawrence public school teachers voted 128 to 17 to withhold contracts for next year until the Board of Education increases salaries. LEA membership is 295 of 313 district staff. The board already raised base pay by 100 to 200 dollars. LEA seeks rises to 200/300 for bachelors and masters respectively, with next year totals of 200 to 500.
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Lawrence Education Association
Lawrence
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Carl S. Knox
LEA
Carl Althaus
Alhtaus
Supt
Knox
Weather outlook for Northeast Kansas changes this weekend
Intermittent showers and thunderstorms move into the northeast Kansas area this evening and persist through tonight and Saturday. Cooler conditions arrive Saturday with southerly winds 15 to 25 mph shifting to light east later. Tonight’s low 60 to 65, Saturday’s high 65 to 70.
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