Newcomers Sweep Tony Awards Highlights
Newcomers Productions swept top Tony honors at the 26th ceremony with Sticks and Bones as best drama and Two Gentlemen of Verona as best musical. John Guare and Mel Shapiro shared the book award for Two Gentlemen, as Alexis Smith and Phil Silvers won acting honors in the musical category. The season also honored Ethel Merman and Richard Rodgers with distinguished career awards while Follies dominated with seven silvers in 18 categories.
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New York
David Rabe
John Guare
Mel Shapiro
Alexis Smith
Follies
Phil Silvers
Forum
Cliff Gorman
Lenny
Sada Thompson
Twigs
Larry Blyden
Linda Hopkins
Cate
Gories
Vincent Gardenia
Second Avenue
Elizabeth Wilson
Guare
Shapiro
Lively Theatrical Organization
Joseph Papp
Ethel Merman
Richard Rodgers
Harold Prince
Theater Guild- American Theater Society
Manhattan
Twiggs
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Two Youths Shot During Train Ride
In Arkansas City Kansas two Chicago youths Ralph Johnson 17 in critical condition and Christopher P Duerr 18 in satisfactory condition were wounded while riding a piggyback flat car on a southbound train near Cassaday. They and two companions Leon Fabizak 17 and Patrick Kilcoyne 16 were taken after a two hour delay for help. Johnson is at Wesley Medical Center Wichita and Duerr at Arkansas City Memorial Hospital. Police say the wounded pair who escaped are being held as material witnesses.
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Arkansas City
Kan
Chicago
Ralph Johnson
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita
Cassaday
Christopher P. Duerr
Arkansas City Memorial Hospital
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Leon Fabizak
Patrick Kilcoyne
Kansas City
San Antonio
Jim Lower
Honors Luncheon Talk Scheduled at KU Chemistry Event
Jerome H. Svore of the U S Environmental Protection Agency will speak on Progress in Protecting the Environment at 1 30 p m Saturday in the Big Eight Room Kansas Union The talk follows the 17th annual honors presentation by the KU chemistry department at noon Svore will then lead an informal seminar in the Jayhawk Room on the Role of the University in Protecting the Environment.
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Jerome H. Svore
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S
Kansas Union
Kansas University Department of Chemistry
Svore
Jayhawk
The
Union
University
Tau Sigma to Present KU Dance Concert This Weekend
Tau Sigma honorary dance fraternity at Kansas University schedules its annual concert with 14 dances in the University Theatre. Performances start at 8 p.m. Friday and 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday. most dances are choreographed by group members. The organization has 48 years of activity and presents a yearly show.
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Tau Sigma
Kansas University
University Theatre
Haskell Considers Child Care and Education Programs
Poll by five Haskell students shows 46 children and 56 students may join a child care and early education program. Dean William Burgess to seek a visit from an Office of Child Development representative, funding options to be explored, with Indian Center members aiding. Baker University offers tuition free education and anthropology courses to Haskell students for college credit after a $10,000 grant from the United Methodist church funds an Indian program.
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Haskell Indian Junior College
Haskell
HJC
John Madsen
Indian Center
William Burgess
General Education
Office of Child Development
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Madsen
Baker University
Baldwin
James Doty
Baker
United Methodist Church
Submarine Batfish Heads Up Mississippi For Oklahoma Exhibit
The U S S Batfish a 311 foot World War II submarine moves up the Mississippi River toward Muskogee Oklahoma to become a tourist exhibit and war memorial after a state maritime commission secured its transfer The submarine cost 16 5 million and its journey began in Port Orange Texas after deactivation It earned seven war patrols in the South Pacific and sank four Japanese submarines in February 1945.
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New Orleans
U.S.S
Mississippi River
Muskogee
Okla
Oklahoma
Maritime Commission
South Pacific
Eight at KU Join Honorary Society
Six Kansas University students and two faculty members in Lawrence were named to the KU chapter of Kappa Tau Alpha, national journalism honorary. Recipients include Reg Ankron Ron Carter Sandi Carter Judy Henry Don Jugenheimer Michael Moffett Jackie Raymond and Linda Schild. initiation occurred Thursday.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
Kappa Tau Alpha
Reg Ankron
Stouffer
Ron Carter
Sandi Carter
W. Eighth Ter
Judy Henry
Mass
Don Jugenheimer
Jana Dr
Michael Moffett
Ind
Jackie Raymond
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Mike Nichols
Boris Aronson
Florence Klotz
Tharon Musser
Molly Hawkins
Lilian Flood
Burgess
Phil Endacont, Owder
Mississippi
Avondale
Port Orange
XEROX
M&m
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Roy Lichtenstein
Association
Lawrence Savings Association
Victor Vasarely
A. Sinat
Johnny Friedlander
Anne Walker
R. Hazel
E. Dean Bevan
George Bernard Shaw
Ray Firestone
James E. Doty
Bevan
Shaw
Gale Research Co
Detroit
Landeebikie
Johnson
Hartford ST. Paul
Maryland Casualty Western OF
Fort Scott
Great American Ohio Casualty
CNA/INSURANCE
NEW Hampshire Aetna
Trinity Universal
LEO B. Menner & CO
Standard Mutual Life Bankers Life OF Iowa
Time Insurance
Connecticut General
Kentucky
Jack Landreth
Jim Perrin
Bob Johnson
BUD Coy
Bob Miller
Vermont Street
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