Kennedy weighs Laos options as SEATO meeting planned
President Kennedy and advisers discussed actions on Laos from waiting for a cease fire to possible U S and Allied intervention under SEATO. The SEATO Council in Bangkok was to review the Laos crisis while officials warned Congress and prepared possible weekend consultations.
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Laos
Washington (P
Kennedy
U. S
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Russia
Britain
Peace emissary fails as Laos truce bid stalls
In Luang Prabang a government emissary with a white flag failed to contact pro-Communist Pathet Lao rebels in no man's land while Phoumi Nosavan urged restraint and sought a cease-fire. King Savang and Sihanouk discussed possible compromises as diplomats watched the Laotian crisis unfold amid a royal cremation ceremony.
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Laos
No Man’s Land
Phoumi Nosavan
Vientiane
Phoumi
U.S
Siho Lamphouthakou
Vang Khi
Vang Vieng
Washington
Kennedy
National Security Council
U. S
Savang Vathana
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
Sihanouk
Savang
Pathet
Britain
Soviet Union
Sisavang Vong
Luang Prabang
Weather notes Northeast Kansas partly cloudy weekend
Partly cloudy through Sunday with a chance of showers tonight. Overnight lows near 60s. Sunday highs around 70. Temperature readings show afternoon 61 and evening values, with record highs and lows listed for the date from 1910 and 1958.
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Kansas
Toduy
Oven ready prime ribs of beef tonight ad
Ad copy promoting ready to cook prime ribs of beef for dinner. Includes brief call to action and brand name Dine A Mite Adv.
Brannon Indicted On Perjury In Kansas City
Bernard C. Brannon former chief of police and two top officers were indicted by a Jackson County grand jury on perjury charges. Major John J. Harvey chief of detectives was arrested with them. Sheriff Arvid Owsley said a warrant had been issued for Brannon who has been on leave since his dismissal April 19. The grand jury also charged Brannon with misconduct in office. The panel returned seven indictments Friday. the board said crime reports were juggled and 458 burglaries in 34 months were not reported to the records center. They cleared Brannon of personal wrongdoing despite supervision breakdown.
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Kansas City
Bernard C. Brannon
Jackson County
Grand Jury
Rge
John J. Harvey
Arvid Owsley
Brannon
Police
Baldwin Plans Centennial Day Parade May 9 in Baldwin
An hour long parade carnival and dance mark Baldwin Centennial Day on Tuesday May 9. Santa Fe Caravan from Olathe arrives 1 30 p m to lead the parade followed by a Conestoga wagon team. Local groups build floats while 4 H club and civic organizations participate. Bold costumes and 10 carnival booths planned along city sidewalks.
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Baldwin
Independence
Santa Fe
N. M
Olathe
Baldwin Commercial Club
Gene Newland
Baldwin Groups
Haskell Institute
Lawrence
8Th
High Sts
Mott Stables
Palmyra
American Legion Auxiliary
Hestia Study Club
Eastern Star and Masons
American Legion
Job
Baldwin Home Demonstration Unit
Dale Caruthers
Carnival
Lawrence High School Orchestra Plans Spring Concert Monday
The Lawrence High School orchestra announces its annual spring concert at 8 p m in the LHS auditorium featuring soloists Joan Isle piano and Malcolm Smith oboe with student conductor Jack Maloney Assisting director Don Beene. The program includes works by Borodin Handel Albinoni Sullivan Mendelssohn Schubert Dasch Bohm Isaac and Moussorgsky Reibold with a full roster of string woodwind players listed.
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Lawrence High School
LHS
Joan Isle
Malcolm Smith
Don Beene
Jack Maloney
Central Asia
Borodin Schmid
Handel Harty
Albino
April King
Gwen Stuart
Carolyn Smart
Ken Kreye
Elaine Milett
Susan Burk
Nancy Maloney
Nancy Altic
Patty McGrew
Dorothy Rissman
Barbara Ericsson
Judy Thompson
Sandra Ward
Mary O'Connell
Cheryl Hentsch
Jane Tusten
Becky McArthur
Juanita King
Tim Sommerville
Stanley Schmidt
Nina Garrett
Steve Page
Charles Ni
Splash Day Turns Into Bash Day in Galveston
Thousands of rioting youths disrupted Splash Day in Galveston Texas turning the event into a police nightmare. Police and sheriff deputies fought crowds on Sea Wall Boulevard as bottles and debris flew. Rioters crowded hospitals with mostly minor injuries while authorities booked numerous arrests.
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Galveston
Nineteen Speakers Set On Women's Day At KU
Nineteen speakers from housewives to business executives will open All Women’s Day at Kansas University. Events begin Sunday with exchange dinners, followed by Monday activities including a junior senior breakfast, a style show, and an honors program headlined by Ann Landers.
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Kansas University
Kansas Union
Associated Women
Hoch Auditorium
Ann Landers
Journal- World
Association
AWS
Barbara Gerlash
Tarkio
Kappa Kappa Gamma
QC. Renn
Arkansas City
Kansas
Ku’s
Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall
J. Woodson Rollins
Kansas City
Hazelle’s Inc
Sellards Hall
Emerson L. Hazlett
Topeka
Kansas Day Club
Pi Beta Phi
Maud Ellsworth
Miller Hall
Margaret Byrne
Alpha Chi Omega
Nancy Wolf
Lawrence
Sigma Kappa
Francis Heller
League of Women Voters
Douthart Hall
Betty Alderson
PTA
Alpha Phi
Joseph Wilkins
Chi Omega
Marilyn Stokstad
Corbin Hall
Chris Hogin
Kansas City University
Delta Gamma
Ethel High
Douglas County Republican Central Committee
Gamma Phi Beta
Evelyn Hitchcock Alden
Wellsville
Alpha Omicron Pi
Jean Hill
Kan
Cloudy Weekend Forecast Brings Rain Likelihood
Weather Bureau predicts a cloudy weekend with possible showers for the area. If precipitation misses Lawrence today, Sunday may be pleasant with near 70 degree highs and upper 40s lows. Friday’s low of 37 sets a new date record, surpassing 41 in 1950.
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Weather Bureau
Lawrence
Ferguson Talk For Law Day Here Monday
Attorney General William R. Ferguson will speak at the fourth annual Law Day program at 11 a.m. Monday in the District Court room of the Courthouse. Lawrence Mayor Ted Kennedy signed a Law Day proclamation, inviting the public to attend as May term District Court opens. Ferguson will also address students at Lawrence High School Tuesday morning.
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United States
Cuba
Kennedy
Southeast Asia
Washington
William R. Ferguson
Lawrence
Ted Kennedy
Congress
U.S.A
Ferguson
Lawrence High School
Monday Starting Date Set For Local Beard Growers
Lawrence Mayor Ted Kennedy issues a proclamation declaring May 3 1961 as the beard growing start for men over 21 in Lawrence Kansas to celebrate Kansas centennial. Those not growing beards must buy a $2 shaving permit to fund Douglas County Centennial activities.
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Lawrence
Ted Kennedy
Kansas
State of
Douglas County Centennial Commission
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Seato Council of Representatives
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Elvis J. Stahr
Souvanna Phouma
Xieng Khouang
Lessly
JFK
Air and Defense Mobilization
Frank B. Ellis
Ellis
Susan Curry
Linda Gibson
Atchison High School
Women's Recreation Association
Journal-World Photo
Galveston, Tex
O. E. Henson
Kansas City Medical Center
Alpha Delta Pi
Emily Taylor
Delta Delta Delta
Nancy Harding
Kappa Alpha Theta
Clayton Krehbiel
Robert Shaw Chorale
Watkins Hall
Frances Grinstead
Lewis Hall
M . Ruth Gagliardo
State Pta Reading Library
Atty. Gen
Law Day
Douglas County
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