Texas shooter Whitman admired by campus friends and faculty
Charles Joseph Whitman a 25 year old engineering student fired from 28 floors of the University of Texas campus killing 13 during noon hour. He had stabbed his wife to death and shot his mother in predawn hours. Friends described him as likable and mature, noting a breaking point beyond control.
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Austin
Tex
Charlie
Charles Joseph Whitman
University of Texas
Whitman
Frank Greenhaw
Primary voters set tests in reapportioned Kansas districts
Kansas primaries drew little issue oriented campaigning as voters chose in a contest for governor and nine state offices. Incumbent Sen. James Pearson leads the GOP Senate race while Gov. William Avery is favored for renomination. party rivals include Ellsworth and Crozier. Polls run 7am to 7pm in metro areas.
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Elwin M. Shanahan
Kansas
U.S
James B. Pearson
Robert Ellsworth
Pearson
Wichita
William D. Tarrant
Ava Anderson
Concordia
J. Floyd Breeding
Leigh Warner
Cimarron
Harold Herd
Coldwater
E. L
Ken) Smith
William H. Avery
Dell Crozier
Avery
Crozier
Robert Docking
Arkansas City
George Docking
Ellsworth
Reynolds Shultz
Lawrence
George Haley
Kansas City
Wayne Angell
Ottawa
Ole Nesmith
Larry Winn Jr
Leawood
Howard D
Prairie Village
Richard D. Rixner
Fairway
Marvin E. Rainey
Overland Park
Joe J. Poizner
Garner Shriver
Albert J
al) Hirsh
Gough Davis
Paul H. Gerling
Sedgwick County official calls $400000 loss preposterous
Wichita AP reports Sedgwick County Commissioner Floyd Schroeder rejects a $400000 shortage claim for the county materials yard invoking no aid refusal. State Attorney General Robert Sonderholm accuses him of misconduct and neglect while pursuing ouster proceedings. Schroeder says he has never refused cooperation.
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Wichita
Sedgwick County
Floyd Schroeder
Schroeder
Atty
Robert Sonderholm
Schrader
Sonderholm
U. S
Texas Tower Shooting Tears Through Austin Crowd
A lone ex Marine, Charles Whitman, killed 13 people and wounded several others during a 90 minute attack at the University of Texas Tower. Victims included Mark Gabour and Claudia Rutt among locals, with several others from campus and beyond. Police fatally shot Whitman as they cleared the tower.
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Austin
Tex
Paul Sonntag
Mark Gabour
Texarkana
Marguerite Lamport
University of Texas
Thomas Ashton
Redlands
Calif
Peace Corps
Iran
Texas
Edna Townsley
Charles Joseph Whitman
Gabour
Townsley
Lamport
Witman
Sonntag
Ashton
University
Harry Ransom
LBJ Urges Federal Gun Control Law After Texas Tragedy
President Johnson denounces the Texas campus shooting as a shocking tragedy and calls Congress to act quickly on a federal gun law. He seeks broader controls on rifles, shotguns, and handguns, and offers assistance to the University of Texas and chancellor Harry Ransom.
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Washington
Johnson
University of Texas
Paul Sonntag
Paul Bolton
Austin
KTBC
Bolton
Incumbents Face Each Other in 7 Primary Battles
Kansas House primaries pit incumbents against incumbents in seven districts as reapportionment reshapes the map. One Democratic race is a three way contest in the southwestern district of Morton Stanton Stevens and Brant counties. Republican clashes occur in districts 123, 118, 116, 58, 12 and others, featuring incumbents Taylor, Eves, Brown, Stuewe, Croxton and Cubit among the contenders.
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Topeka
Kansas House of Representatives
Morton
Stanton
Stevens
Brant
Milt C. Graber
Howard Drew
Hugoton
Walter Ford
Ulysses
W. J
Bill) Light
Rolla
John Golden
Goodland
Harry F. Lutz
Sharon Springs
Donald D. Smith
Colby
124Th
Sherman
Thomas
Wallace
Jess Taylor
Kansas House
J. M. Eves
Lakin
Leo Dixon
Hanstari
John B. Unruh
Montezuma
Haskell
Gray and Hodgeman
Finney and
Ford
C. H. Durfee
Ness City
Frank E. Kershner
Rush Center
Lane, Ness
Rush
Pottawatomie County
Wabaunsee
Riley
W. R
Bob) Brown Jr
Emmett
Ford C. Stuewe
Alma
Anderson
Linn
Dillard B. Croxton
la Cygne
James Cubit
Garnett
William L. Roberts
Kansas City
Joseph M. Mikesic
Thomas van Cleave Jr
Clyde B. Adams
Robert L. Morton
Emporia
James P. Buchele
Chautauqua County
Shawnee County
Kenneth J. Winters
Prai
Fractured Pelvis For a Local Man In Pike Accident
A Lawrence man, Ellis Barnhill 55 of 1939 Ala St, and his wife were among four injured in a one car crash two miles east of the East Topeka Turnpike interchange. Barnhill suffered a fractured pelvis and was in fair condition at Stormont Vail Hospital Topeka. His wife Agnes Barnhill had minor injuries and was treated and released. The car driven by Mrs. Barnhill went east, lost control on rain slick pavement, went over a guard rail and overturned at about 8 p.m. Others injured were Charles Stout 54 and his wife Dora of Kansas City Mo with chest, back, hip injuries and facial abrasions. both admitted in satisfactory condition. Non injury accidents were reported on 11th Street and at 626 Maine St and East W 23rd St. Damages ranged from $90 to $300.
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Lawrence
East Topeka Turnpike
Ellis Barnhill
Ala. St
Stormont-Vail Hospital
Topeka
Agnes
Stormont-Vail
Turnpike
Barnhill
Charles Stout
Dora
Kansas City
Stout
Stormont Vail
11Th Street
Missouri
Maine Streets
Lucy D. Beamer
Mo. St
Jaime A. Leocarboura
Ind. St
Beamer
Leocarboura
Maine St
George C. Hotchkiss
1St St
Margaret M. Logan
Hotchkiss
Logan
Randall R. Senti
Fireside St
Jack G. Duncan
Vt. St
W. 23Rd St
Griff
Duncan
Weather shifts with 11 degree drop in Lawrence
A rapid temperature fall occurred Monday as a storm center hit Lawrence, dropping more than 11 degrees in an hour from 4 p m to 5 p m. The forecast calls for cooler, fair weather tonight and Wednesday with northerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Lows in the upper 60s and highs in the upper 80s are expected.
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Seasant
Lawrence
Whitman Leaves Camera Note In Texas Mystery
Charles Joseph Whitman left two cameras with color film and a note asking to have the film developed. Found at his Austin home the cameras and a unsigned note signed Whitman were sent to a Dallas firm for processing with prints expected later.
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Austin, Tex
Charles Joseph Whitman
Charles J. Whitman
Dallas
Local Figures Named in County Court Backing
A list of individuals including Kenith R. Hoard Jr. and Phil L. Woodworth from various towns such as Overland Park Mission Topeka Rossville White City and Phillipsburg appears as backers or associates in the county context alongside others like LaVerne Spears J C Tillotson and Hubert Fatzer, indicating support or affiliations across multiple districts. The roster includes names connected to Washington D C and local firms, illustrating a broad cross town network of backers.
Norman Hamm's truck sinks in farm pond. recovered later
Norman Hamm of Perry lost his glasses then waded into a pond to rescue his sunken pickup which rolled from a farm lot into about six to eight feet of water. A friend dived in, hooked the truck to a cable, and pulled it out about two hours later.
Planning Commission approves two items at special session
The Planning Commission approved two items at City Hall. They granted vehicular and utility easements for a mobile home park at the northeast corner of 2nd and Ark Streets, presented by Herren and Westerhouse of Lawrence. They also approved a one way right turn into the Malls Shopping Center on W. 23rd Street, with a required deceleration lane west of the entrance.
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Planning Commission
City Hall
2Nd and
Ark. Sts
Herren and Westerhouse
Lawrence
W. 23Rd Street
Mrs Catt Still Is At Hospital in Colorado
Mrs George L Catt, 25, wife of a Kansas University law student, remained in a Burling ton Colorado hospital after a Friday morning crash on U S Highway 24 about 13 miles west of the state line. She suffered a broken pelvis, ankle and internal injuries from a collision caused when the car her husband George 25 apparently fell asleep and went out of control striking a bridge. Catt is a former Journal World reporter and administrative assistant for the city. The couple were on vacation and reside near KU in Stouffer Place.
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George L. Catt
Kansas University
Burlington
Colo
Kansas State Line
George
Catt
Journal-World
Stouffer Place
Aqaba Plans Wide Boulevards and New Town for 40000
Aqaba in Jordan will feature palm fringed boulevards and a new town of 40000 beside the old mud brick village of 6000 inhabitants, expanding the coastal port area's urban footprint.
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Aqaba
Jordan
Stull Community Notes Highlight Organ Dedication and Visits
Stull E U B church held an organ dedication with Mrs Martina Hess and Mrs Ted Stackley at the service. Families including the Oconnors Hartmans Inloes and Wulfkuhle attended events and a Junior High picnic at Lake Shawnee with numerous members listed.
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Stull E.U.B
Martina Hess
Ted Stackley
Irene Wulfkuhle
Stull E.U.B. Church
Lake Shawnee
Robert Lynch
Homer Wulfkuhle
Virginia Nichols
Harry R. Wulfkuhle
Bruce Inles
David Petefish
Doris Hilbert
Cindy Schwemmer
Brenda O’connor
Vickie Wulfkuhle
Marvin Kellum
Homer Wu
County Women’s Advisory
Elwood Wiggens
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