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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1963

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Americans Clash Again Today With N Korea Troops

Thirteen U S soldiers defend an outpost in a two hour clash with North Korean grenades near the DMZ. Five Americans suffer scratches. no confirmed Communist casualties. North Koreans used whistle signals to guide the attack near Panmunjom, about 13 miles from the border. Captain Jerry Scott led the beleaguered unit.

U.S. First Cavalry Division Korea Demilitarized Zone Panmunjom U.N North Korea North South Korea Armistice Commission U.N. Command Jerry Scott Ada Okla Scott

Nudists crown Midwest Sunbathing Association royalty

Oklahoma and North Dakota participants win king and queen titles at the Midwest Sunbathing Association convention. Queen Terry Davis of Midwest City uses a pseudonym due to fear of economic reprisals. King Al Ilis of Forman arrived on military leave. Harold Brown leads Granger team to national competition. Charles Points of Minneapolis elected president.

Oklahoma North Dakota Midwest Sunbathing Association Terry Davis Midwest City al Ilis Forman N. D Harold Brown U. S. Volleyball Association Granger Okla Bill Tippy Pat Terry Garrett Donna Garrett Dale Garrett Sycamore Hollow Charles Points Minneapolis, Minn Midwest Group

Theft Loss At Norman Edmonds Farm Home

Sheriff reports 170 items valued at 170 dollars stolen from the Norman Edmonds farm home two miles south of Highway K 10 on the Gage Ranch Road. A rifle a pistol and a radio were taken from an upstairs room after a window was broken Sunday morning.

Norman Edmonds Gage Ranch Sheriff's Office

Lodge Notice Special Communication of Lawrence Lodge No 6 AFAM

Lawrence Lodge No. 6 AF and AM announces a special communication Monday at 7 30 p m work in the second degree visiting members welcome J O Hurley W M G W Mole Secy

Lawrence Lodge No Af&am J. O. Hurley W.M. G. W. Mole

Ford and Christina Austin Seen Together Sparks Separation Mention

New York papers report Henry Ford II and Christina Austin seen together often as Ford and Anne Ford announce a separation after 23 years of marriage. Ford unavailable, bound for Europe, while Mrs. Ford is also unavailable.

New York New York City Henry Ford II Christina Austin Ford Anne The Mirror World- Telegram Sun Austin Europe World-Telegram Society Joseph X. Dever

Trinity Methodist breaks ground for first church unit

A ground breaking for Trinity Methodist Church’s first unit was held Sunday evening at East 1st Street and Maple Lane. Rev. Melvin Booth Rev. Harold Mallett Rev. George E. Reed James Ellis Robert Simpson Don Rogers Ted Baird Mrs. Lee Kennedy Mrs. Don Rogers Lauri Lemen and Rev. I. C. Jones attended representing church leadership, the building committee, and historic succession. The 3434 square foot unit will serve as a temporary sanctuary with a kitchen and classrooms, brick exterior, redwood interior, and is due for completion by December 10 under Robertson and Ericson architects and Dressler Co. general contractor. Future phases add an educational unit and a sanctuary. The Trinity Methodist congregation organized May 28, 1961.

Trinity Methodist Church East 1St St. Terr Maple Lane Melvin Booth Ottawa Kansas Conference of Methodism Harold Mallett First Presbyterian Church Lawrence Ted Lemen I. C. Jones Lawrence Trinity Methodist Robertson and Ericson Dressler Co Topeka Robert Simpson Don Rogers Allen Taylor George Martin Lee Kennedy Trinity Methodist

Test ban treaty seen as risk to U S security

The piece argues the administration views rejection of the test ban as a major setback for U S security and East West relations. It notes administration officials fear a nuclear China threat and warn rejection would hinder cooperation with the Soviet Union.

United States Wilson League Kennedy Dean Rusk Soviet Union Red China Los Angeles Times News Service Russia Great Britain Kremlin Palace Moscow U.S Andrei Gromyko Lord Home Gromyko U Thant United Nations

Lawrence hosts foreign students on KU campus weekend visit

Forty nine international students in KU's 13th Annual Foreign Student Orientation Center spent a weekend in Independence Kansas hosted by locals arranged by Fred Benson and Independence Rotary Club members. They toured parks businesses and other sites while Majid Davami Martin Lutz and Mrs Ginko Sato spoke at a Rotary meeting. The program is supported by the State Department and the Institute of International Education. The same edition notes slurry sealing on Locust Street and the nearby airport runway with costs about 1500 and 4375 respectively, and KU Centrex telephone system goes live with UN 4 prefix enabling direct campus dialing. Complete city directories will be printed this fall. Mr and Mrs William H Martin to donate a 20 acre wilderness park site to the city northwest of town near Hallmark plant with picnic tables shelterhouse planned.

Independence Kan Fred Benson Committee On International Affairs Independence Rotary Club Kansas Martin Lutz Colombia Ginko Sato Japan State Department Institute of International Education Locust Street Asphalt Paving Inc Wichita Kansas University Centrex Chamber of Commerce William H. Martin Route 4 Harold Horn

Clarence J. Topping Dies at 80 in Douglas County Home

Clarence J. Topping, 80, of Coun try Club Terrace, died at his residence. He owned the Motor Inn on Vermont Street and held other local businesses. He was a member of the Elks Masons and Plymouth Congregational Church. Funeral at Rumsey Funeral Home 2 p.m. Wednesday. burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Laura, brother Charles, foster-son Lloyd Ware, several nieces and nephews. Memorials preferred to the Heart Fund.

Douglas County Motor Inn Vermont Street Topping Was The Elks, Masons and Plymouth Congregational Church Rumsey Funeral Home Oak Hill Cemetery Laura Topping Charles Topping Route 1 Lloyd Ware Kansas City Heart Fund

Nighttime abduction and chase end with multiple arrests in Indiana

A 22 year old Cleveland woman Mary Helen Taylor was abducted from a parked car by three youths on a northern Indiana highway. She was threatened with a knife and released unharmed. One attacker drowned while fleeing. Troopers halted a car on the Indiana toll road and captured three suspects. a fourth clung to a riverbank. The body of a second attacker was later found in a canal five hours after the escape. The motorist Donald Edward Ingram, 30, aided by authorities, reported the incident from a farmhouse near New Carlisle, Indiana.

Gary, Ind Cleveland Indiana Little Calumet River Mary Helen Taylor Donald Edward Ingram New Carlisle Ind South Bend

Mental Health Panel Sets Local Need Study

A city county health board session at 7 30 p m on Monday August 12 at city hall will discuss projected mental health needs for Douglas County 1965 to 1975. Panelists include Dr Gary Lee Dr Kenneth Schroeder William Binns and Rodger Johnson as well as patient care planning topics and after care.

Douglas County City-County Health Board City Hall Gary Lee Mental Health Center Kenneth Schroeder William Binns Psychiatry Watkins Hospital Rodger Johnson Lawrence Memorial Hospital Kansas Lawrence Memorial Lee

Veteran Druggist Patterson Dies At 60 In Lawrence

Milton J. Patterson 60 a Lawrence druggist for 40 years died early today at Lawrence Memorial Hospital He was born in Baldwin June 9 1903 attended Kansas University then joined Rankin Drug Store remaining there until death He had heart trouble and belonged to Acacia Lodge Sertoma Club and First Methodist Church He had served on the Douglas County Draft Board including a term as chairman Funeral is 1030 am Wednesday at Rumsey Funeral Home burial Memorial Park Memorials to the Heart Fund.

Milton J Pat) Patterson R I. St Lawrence Lawrence Memorial Hospital Patterson Baldwin Kansas University Rankin Drug Store Douglas County Draft Board Rumsey Funeral Home Memorial Park Heart Fund

Record Threshing Bee Draws 12000 at H C Watson Farm

A peak crowd of over 12,000 attended the sixth annual Threshing Bee at the H C Watson farm near McLouth. Steam engines threshed oats as Ed Shears of Ottawa, 84, won the oldest steam engineer prize. Planners said food and supplies were exhausted by Sunday close.

H. C. Watson McLouth Ed Shears Ottawa Cecil Luse

Paving and Sewer Work Begins in Lawrence

Work started on six blocks of new paving in Lawrence led by Penny Construction Co. The city issued permits for paving Vermont Street and Stewart Avenue along with Canterbury Lane and North Park Street widening. Sequences include sewer installations by Kansas Construction Co and completion aimed for August 10. City crews also seal and finish off street parking lots downtown.

Lawrence Williams Vermont Street Kansas Stewart Avenue Canterbury Lane North Park Street Massachusetts New Hampshire George Williams Penny Construction Co Penny Fraternity Place Kansas Construction Company

Two Generations of Service by the Rumsey Family

Rumsey Funeral Home highlights two generations of service in its local obituary tribute and reminds readers of contact number VI 3 5111 for arrangements and inquiries.

Rumsey Rumsey Funeral Home

Glass work halted by Kansas Missouri contract dispute

Lawrence area reacts as installation of glass in Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas stalls due to a contract dispute between Glaziers Local 558 and 23 distributors and producers. The union began a strike against Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. and most companies sent glaziers home after the contract expired. The union covers about 115 workers across Sedalia Missouri to Joplin Missouri and Lawrence Kansas.

Kansas City Missouri Kansas Glaziers Local 558 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co Sedalia Iowa Joplin Lawrence Kan

Thankful message for help after husband's death

Margaret Carson expresses gratitude to all who supported her after the death of her husband Jesse Robert Carson. She thanks everyone for prayers and kindness and asks blessings on all.

Jesse Robert Carson

Move to Gill Building Complete by 3 Firms

The M. R. Gill realty and insurance firm moved from 640 Mass. St. to the new Gill Building at 901 Tenn. St. over the weekend and opened with business as usual. New tenants include Barrett Fitch North and Co. and Dwight Sickles insurance. Gill plans future tenants. the old office was 35 years in use on a month to month basis with no immediate plans to relocate.

M. R. Gill Realty and Insurance Firm Mass, St Tenn, St Gill Building Barrett, Fitch, North and Co Dwight Sickles Insurance Robert Harrison Gill Mass, St. Spot Harrison

Speed King Breedlove Sets 408 MPH Land Speed Record

Utah Highway Patrol reports Craig Breedlove of Los Angeles reached 408 mph to claim a world land speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats. He posted runs of 388 mph and 428.37 mph, surpassing John Cobb whose 394.2 mph mark stood for 16 years on the same salt flats.

Bonneville Salt Flats Utah Utah Highway Patrol Craig Breedlove Los Angeles Breedlove John Cobb England Salt Speedway

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