Board Approves Haskell Agreement for Shared Facility Use
The Unified School District 497 board approved a plan allowing Haskell Institute to use South Junior High School’s gym for basketball. It saves about $3,000 yearly by exchanging facility use with Lawrence High School’s access to Haskell stadium for football and track. The deal requires no money and has both districts’ approvals.
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South Junior High School
Unified School District .497
Board of Education
Lawrence High School
Haskell Stadium
Haskell
USD 497
Carl Knox
Cipal William Medley
South
Knox
Orvel Criqui
Broken Arrow
Supt
W. F. Bradley
Shaver
Wholesale Carpet Distributors of
Texas
Voges
Lawrence High
Sunset Hill
West Junior High
Deerfield
Hird
Sixth Street
Kasold Drive
Haley
28Rd Street
Miss Rodeo Queen Contest Opens Douglas Fair Events
The Douglas County Fair features seven 4-H Rodeo Queen hopefuls seen in color parade on opening night with one crowned Miss Rodeo Queen for the two rodeo performances. Contestants include Mary Beth Webb representing Palmyra 4-H and Jane Rice for Lone Star 4-H. drill team aims for nationals in Milwaukee. The fair runs through Saturday with livestock exhibits, auctions, and a public style review culminating in the Second District Miss Dairy Princess selection.
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Annie Oakley
Douglas Couny Fair
Mary Beth Webb
Joan Webb
Rt. 1
Baldwin
Palmyra
Jane Rice
W. E. Rice
Lone Star
Cathryn Deay
Eudora
Miss Deays
Weing
Teaneas
Milwwukee
Wis
Douglas Sponty
Eerie
Ie Fudge
FFA
Douglas County Fair
Fire crews monitor smoldering brush pile blaze in Lawrence
A smoldering brush pile was checked but allowed to burn at 9 25 p.m. Monday near the intersection of 3rd and Elm Streets in Lawrence as firefighters reported.
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3Rd and Elm Sts
Lawrence
Hogs Are Beautiful at Georgia Hog Show
Delegates at the University of Georgia Coliseum displayed hundreds of buttons reading Hogs are Beautiful during a hog show and sale in Athens Georgia.
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Athens, Ga
University of Georgia Coliseum
Hosting foreign students eyed as 106 assignments done
Lawrence reports 106 host family assignments for Kansas University foreign students with 40 more needed. Mrs. R. H. Beamer urges calls from prospective hosts to aid students adjusting to American culture. Water at Perry Reservoir sits at 885.5 feet spilling toward a planned 891.5 level later this year.
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Kansas University
R. H. Beamer
Perry Reservoir
Ft Riley efforts salvage deserters at Correctional Training Facility
At Fort Riley Kansas specialists from clergy to ex convicts aid recovering deserting soldiers. The Correctional Training Facility guides about 1800 trainees eight weeks each focusing on causes of desertion such as finances and family stress while using psychologists lawyers and ex inmates to reform them.
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FT. Riley
Kan
Afttr
George F. Proudfoot
Proudfoot
Army
CTF
James W. Devitt
Alcoholics Anonymous
Devitt
Kansas City
Vietnam
U S Seeks Quick Return of 10 North Vietnamese Fishermen
Secret talks reportedly underway between the United States and Hanoi to arrange the swift repatriation of 10 North Vietnamese fishermen rescued by the U S Navy off North Vietnam. Vientiane and Red Cross noted, with Hanoi and U S diplomats seeking contact.
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Hanoi
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
United States
Radio Hanoi
Vientiane
U.S
International Red Cross
Highlands
Vinh
Dong Hoi
Renshaw
Meredith
Tonkin Gulf
da Nang
Doctor’s Items Stolen From Car Near Hospital
A small quantity of medicines and physicians instruments valued at 170 dollars were stolen from Dr. Ralph Reed’s car at Lawrence Memorial Hospital between 1 30 and 6 30 p m. The top of the convertible was slit to enter. Police also report one assault involving two boys. Boyd Sherman eight and Ron Christie were assaulted near 13th and Tenn Streets after Christie yelled at a man driving erratically. The attacker, with short red hair and glasses, drove a gold and tan two door Chevrolet.
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Ralph Reed
Avalon Rd
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Boyd Sherman
W. 13Th St
Ron Christie
W. 12Th St
13Th and
Tenn. Sts
Christie
Dillon's Strike Impacts Local Dillon Stores
A late Monday night strike by truck drivers against the Dillon's chain may affect two local stores though the extent is unclear. The Teamsters Union recently became the bargaining agent for Dillon's drivers after a failed agreement. Local manager Keith Lucas had no update while stating Dillon's delivers most non perishables with their own trucks and perishables are bought locally.
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Teamsters
Dillon's
Keith Lucas
Dillon
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