Annexation and Planning Tops City Commission Agenda
City Commission short meeting approves a two phase county planning plan and annexes about 173 acres in three tracts Chamney Dairy land area totals 156 acres plus two smaller tracts The city total annexed reaches 7 012 acres in 1966 with 962 acres added this year The plan includes base maps land use survey sketch plan and zoning districts. phase two awaits federal 701 program funds City also reviews a Schwegler School district sidewalk petition and reappoints a library board member Loyalty Day proclaimed for May 1 by Mayor Jim Schubert
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23Rd Street
Haskell Avenue
Ray Wells
Schwegler
Gilbert Ulmer
Library Board
Lawrence-Douglas County
League of Women Voters
Jim Schubert
Lawrence
VFW
Air Attacks On Red China Truck Traffic To Increase
U S air forces will intensify strikes on truck convoys moving from Red China into North Vietnam as weather improves in the northern regions. Night operations and infrared sensing will further expose camouflage trellises and concealed vehicles along routes from Hanoi toward Red China and toward South Vietnam.
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Washington
U.S
Red China
Viet Nam
Hanoi
North
South
Eruption Threatening Blitar After Mt Kelut Explodes
Mt Kelut in East Java erupted Monday night killing nine people and threatening Blitar town 28 000 population as lava ash and sand filled rivers. Antara reported Bambunan village wiped out and lahila bridge collapsed with several houses flattened.
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Blitar
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Bitar
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Sima
Dermo
Badak
Antara
Campus Theft Reported At Military Science Building Annex
Kansas University police and traffic officers report the theft of a $125 typewriter discovered Tuesday in the Military Science Building Annex.
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Kansas University
Military Science Building
Special Ed Personnel Honored at Douglas County Event
About 55 people attended the Douglas County Association for Retarded Children appreciation night at Trinity Episcopal Church to honor special education personnel and volunteers from Lawrence public schools and the Bess Stone Activity Center. Dr. James Otto Smith of the KU special education department spoke on appropriate behavior and noted that causes of failure are rarely within a child. parents and educators can modify behavior.
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Trinity Episcopal Church
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Department of Special Education
Kansas University
Lawrence Supt. of
Carl Knox
Smith
Vernon Branson
L. R. Rice
Kenneth Whitenight
William Rice
Local Youth Grant Awarded for Marine Biology Study
Kansas University freshman Ron Nolan of Lawrence has received a National Science Foundation grant for a summer Marine biology study at the University of the Pacific Stockton California. Nolan, a 1965 graduate of Lawrence High, is the son of Mr and Mrs William Nolan of 1631 Ala Street.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
National Science Foundation
University of Pacific
Stockton
Calif
Nolan
Lawrence High
William Nolan
Ala. St
Beat Mass Sparked Controversy in Rome Chapel
In Rome at St. Philip Neri oratory three mop haired youth groups performed a nine part beat mass composed by Marcello Giobini. About 500 inside and 1,000 outside packed the church with priests, police had to restore order as crowds reacted to the electric guitars drums and organ. The event titled Beat Mass was sponsored by Oratorian Fathers with words adapted by Rev Carlo Gas barri. The Rev Sinaldo Sinaldi defended it as a means to express religious sentiment amid a merciless era while noting it does not become church worship. Public reaction ranged from praise to disbelief with Il Messaggero noting the unprecedented turnout and chaos at the door.
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Oratorian Fathers
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Carlo Gasbarri
Sinaldo Sinaldi
Il Messaggero
General Education Development Tests Offered At LHS In May
General Education Development Tests open to the public will be held at Lawrence High School on May 6 starting at 3 p m and May 7 all day. Registrations are taken at the Lawrence Adult Education Office. GED tests lead to certificates usable for college admission or job applications and are recognized by state education departments nationwide.
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Lawrence High School
Lawrence Adult Education Office
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Lawrence Adult Education
American Council of Education
Peru plane crash kills 49 with five Americans aboard
A search party found the four engine Constell ation wreckage near Huampara about 60 miles southeast of Lima. The crash killed all 49 on board including pilot William Jones of Miami and four Peace Corps volunteers. The plane vanished after radioing a distress call ten minutes after takeoff from Lima.
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Lineas Areas Nacionales
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Cuzco
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John Sapp Tops KU Political Science Graduation Honors
John Sapp of Havana Illinois was named outstanding graduating senior in political science at Kansas University. He received the Pi Sigma Alpha award at the department awards banquet in the Kansas Union.
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Inl
Kansas University
Kansas Union
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Brian Biles
Hutchinson
George Boyle
Wichita
Hans Brisch
Kansas City
Stanley Buller
Clyde
Errol Colley
Wheeling
W. Va
John Conderman
Iola
Margaret Davis
Leo Dreyer
Waukegan
Ill
Balloonist Hurt In Coast Crackup Near Laguna Mountains
San Diego AP says balloonist Tracy Barnes suffered a sprained back when his hot air craft crashed on a 4,000 foot peak in the Laguna Mountains. He was airlifted to La Jolla hospital after a doctor was lowered to assess injuries. This marked the second crash in his cross country attempt. Barnes, a former Army paratrooper, was ejected from the aluminum gondola when the balloon struck the peak 44 miles east of San Diego.
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Calif
Tracy Barnes
Laguna Mountains
Barnes
la Jolla
Army
Here
Centennial Opera To Feature Student Cast In Lead Roles
Centennial page notes student singers will lead Friday performances with professionals returning for the final two shows Saturday and Sunday. Student cast touring May 7 in Wichita and May 14 in Kansas City Kaw. San Francisco Opera Co to perform Carry Nation June 14 and 17 with a New York Opera company negotiations ongoing. Buses run 5:45 to 6:15 pm from Murphy Hall parking area to Kansas Union for dinner with shuttle to premiere after.
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Kansas City
Kaw
San Francisco Opera Co
Carry Nation
New York Opera Company
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Kansas Union
Local Gardener Brings Tomato Plants Indoors To Survive Frost
Lawrence residents report a gardener moving tomato plants indoors overnight to protect them from forecast frost. Seven year old Jerry Thurber was bitten by a brown and white dog near 6th and Indiana while walking home from school. Authorities seek the dog for rabies testing. Tickets remain for the Kansas University centennial opera Carry Nation at University Theatre, opening at 8 20 tonight.
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Jerry Thurber
Tenn. St
Ind. Sts
Kansas University Centennial Opera
University Theatre
House panel approves big boost for health and education
The House Appropriations Committee advanced about 500 million dollars more than the White House request for health and education programs. Chair George H. Mahon said the action invites tax increases. The panel added 232.8 million for school districts affected by federal installations and removed 20 million for the teacher corps.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
Labor Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Vietnamese Are Picked Up Pace Against Enemies
U S military spokesmen say Vietnamese army and air force renewed vigor after a political crisis. Government forces conducted 77 battalion sized operations against Viet Cong in the past week, a 10 percent rise, while air sorties rose 30 percent. Viet Cong casualties rose while U S casualties fell.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Quang Ngai
Card of Thanks for Mary Johnston
We express sincere thanks to friends and relatives for cards flowers and acts of kindness during the illness and death of our mother Mary Johnston. Special thanks to the nurses on the first floor of Lawrence Memorial Hospital and to Dr Glenn Lessenden for their care.
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Mary Johnston
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Glenn Lessenden
L. D. Gardner
Clarence Zimmerman
George Johnston
Art Stemmerman
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