Fickle Susie Back Home After Monkey Triangle
Merrick Lockwood a KU graduate student and Susie the 22 pound chimpanzee return to each other after a brief flirtation with Steve Chapman of Route 3. Susie wandered off around Fitch's Hill for about 45 minutes before reuniting with Lockwood at the Millers' home. Steve plans occasional visits to Susie’s house to keep the triangle alive.
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Susie
Merrick
Steve
Buster
Wy Merrick
L. Merrick Lockwood
Kansas University
Steve Chapman
Route 3
Lockwood
KU Wildlife
Sierra Leone
Africa
Peace Corps
Paul Miller
David
Fitch’s Hill
Mrs. Miller
Millers
Two Small Boys Found Asleep In Corn Field
Overland Park Kansas AP Two young brothers missing from home were found asleep in a corn field after a 12 hour search by police and about 400 volunteers. Bruce Walker four and Andy Jensen three were from Overland Park near Kansas City. They said they wandered in and got lost noting only fear of lions. Police fire and civil defense units from several Johnson County cities helped with dogs tracking the boys to the field two miles from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overland Park, Kan
Bruce Walker
Andy Jensen
Overland Park
Kansas City
Norman Walker
Bruce
Johnson County
Parker marks 25th anniversary with Buick move to new site
Tom Parker celebrates 25th anniversary by relocating his Buick dealership to a modern showroom on West 23rd Street after 64 years in business. He also leases a Mobil service station west of the new location for car servicing with the public invited to an open house Friday and Saturday.
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Tom Parker
Buick
British Motors
West 23Rd Street
7Th and
N. H. Sts
Parker
Mobil
7Th
New Hampshire
Detroit
General Motors
Lawrence Buick
Four Shoot Under Par Leads Thunderbird Classic
Clifton New Jersey APVeteran Tommy Bolt and fellow tour regulars Mason Rudolph Dudley Wyse and Australian Bruce Devlin shot three under par 69 to share the early first round lead in the $100 000 Thunderbird Golf Classic.
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Clifton
N.J
Tommy Bolt
Mason Rudolph
Dudley Wysong
Australia
Bruce Devlin
Dr Wayne Hird to Open Practice in Lawrence
Dr Wayne Hird surgeon will open medical practice next Monday at Hillcrest Medical Center in Lawrence with Drs Byron Walters and James Reed. He is KU graduate and former football captain with Bronze Star Purple Heart and three battle stars from Korea. He and his wife and son Gregory will reside at 3423 Worth Street.
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Wayne Hird
Hillcrest Medical Center
Byron Walters
James Reed
Hird
Lawrence
Carl Hird Sr
Carl Hird Jr
Dr. Hird
Lawrence High School
Kansas University
KU Medical Center
Navy
Far East
Korea
Kansas City Research Hospital
K.C. Children’s Mercy Hospital
Veterans Administration Hospital
Richmond
Mrs. Hird
Gregory
Wath St
Billfold Recovered. $92 Missing In KU Incident
Kansas University officers say a missing billfold was recovered after being reported by Jack Forbes of Stanley. The wallet contained identification and licenses but about $92 cash was stolen. the billfold was found in a dump truck behind the Union, with cards returned.
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Kansas University
Jack Forbes
Stanley
New Robinson
Union
Forbes
Whitman's blood shows no drugs or alcohol in rampage deaths
Texas laboratory analysis of Charles J. Whitman's blood after the University of Texas sniper attack finds no alcohol, barbiturates, narcotics, or stimulants. The report notes amphetamine present only in the seized capsules, while brain tumor theories are debated by experts.
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Whitman
Austin, Tex
Charles J. Whitman
Texas Department of Public Safety
University of Texas
Love Proclaimed On Page One
Mrs. Marie Baker received a front page love message from Sgt. Kenneth A. Baker in the Daily Olympian personals column. He notes a six month Viet Nam tour and promises they will not be parted again, seeking to bridge loneliness during their 19th wedding anniversary. The message was sent from Pleiku Air Base.
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Olympia
Wash
Kenneth A. Baker
The
Daily Olympian
Marie
Viet Nam
Sgt. Baker
Pleiku Air Base
Olympian
Workers Probe Bridge Debris in Ottawa Park
In Ottawa a park search for bodies continues after the Heron Road bridge collapse. Seven dead with 53 injured, 18 in critical condition, as rescue teams labor in mud amid rain and equipment shortages. The 160-foot span failed at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, dropping concrete onto workers below.
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Ottawa
Heron Road
Rideau River
English geology students thank KU after field work at Canon City
Fifteen students and faculty from the University of Leicester visited Kansas University for a three week field program at KU's summer camp near Canon City Colorado. They called on Dr Frances H Heller in the chancellor's office before beginning homeward. The U S field trip was funded by the students themselves without subsidy.
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University of Leicester
Kansas University
Canon City
Colo
Frances H. Heller
U.S
Barrister’s trousers fall during closing argument
In Girardeau Missouri attorney R P Smith addressed the jury in the Court of Common Pleas but his trousers slipped to his knees as he began his summation. He joked about dieting and lack of belt holes. Smith ultimately lost the case.
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Cape Girardeau, Mo
R. P. Smith
Court of Common Pleas
Smith
Shapp's 1.4 Million Campaign Spending Detailed in Court
Milton J. Shapp testified about campaign funding totaling 1.4 million of his personal money used to win the Pennsylvania gubernatorial nomination. He described payments to ministers, a white supremacist leader, athletes Wilt Chamberlain and Timmy Brown, and a payments scheme for endorsements. The case, before Judge Homer L. Kreider, compares Shapp's and Shafer's expenditures as both sides challenge campaign spending in the state.
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Harrisburg
Milton J. Shapp
Democratic Party
Philadelphia
Harvey Johnston
Johnston
Shapp
National Association For the Advancement of White People
Wilt Chamberlain
78Ers
Timmy Brown
Eagles
Pennsylvania
U. S. Senate
Raymond P. Shafer
GOP
Shafer
Homer L. Kreider
Kreider
State Gop
Seven Injured In Five City Accidents
Seven people were injured in five city accidents over Wednesday and this morning. Notable incidents include Richard E. Runnels, 21, of Topeka, hurt at 6 55 a.m. on 23rd and Iowa when his motorcycle collided with Dwight R. Perry, 26, of 3514 8th St. Ct. Runnels suffered lacerations and abrasions and was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and released. Other injuries involved Frank J. Salber, 61, and driver Ruth W. Salber, 55, with Carolyn Greer, 21, in separate crashes on West 23rd Street. A Topeka man, Frank O. Bolin, fell from a moving truck at 1108 W Hills Terr. No serious injuries reported. Minor injuries occurred to James M. Kanzig, 39, and James A. Tuggle, 75, in a collision at Iowa and W 2nd Streets. An unusual non injuries incident involved Kimber Coffelt, 11, backing into parked cars, causing damage to three vehicles. Total damages small with various car damages noted.
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Richard E. Runnels
Topeka
23Rd
Iowa Sts
Dwight R. Perry
8Th St. Ct
Runnels
David Burke
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Perry
Frank J. Salber
Ruth W. Salber
West 23Rd Street
Tennessee
Carolyn L. Greer
Route 2
Salber
LMH
Greer
W. Hills Terr
Frank O. Bolin
James M. Kanzig
22Nd St
Iowa
W. 2Nd Sts
James A. Tuggle
2Nd St
Tenn
Dixon
David L. Brack
Tenn. St
Fergus
Brack
10 Inches of Rainfall Hits Southeast Texas
Up to 10 inches of rain flooded the southeast tip of Texas causing traffic snarls. Port Arthur residents in low areas were urged to evacuate mid morning as the downpour continued. The Village Theater was struck by lightning and destroyed with losses estimated around 500000 dollars by the Jefferson Amusement Co.
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Port Arthur
Tex
Texas
Jefferson Amusement Co
Wild Boston set greets Beatles at Logan Airport
The Beatles arrived in Boston to a loud teenage reception with over 600 fans at Logan International Airport. The group, en route from London to Chicago, would not be seen by the crowd as they prepared for a tour of American cities.
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Boston
Robert Herzog
Logan International Airport
London
Chicago
Douglas Leaders Set Party Meets
Douglas leaders from both parties announce elections for county chairman and officers for two years. J D King schedules 7 30 p m Aug 23 at Kansas Power and Light Building 9th and Tenn Streets. Democratic meeting set for Aug 22 at 906 Mass Street to elect chair, vice chair, secretary and treasurer.
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J. D. King
Richard Nelson
King
Kansas Power and Light
9Th
Tenn. Sts
Mass. St
Shapp links campaign fraud risk to nomination validity
Shapp testified that a hypothetical fraud conviction could strip his nomination and described enlisting up to 100 Negro ministers while paying two a total of 2038 to campaign across Pennsylvania. He said his aim was to break political wards in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and criticized a white supremacist group for Hitler like views. Johnston’s testimony subpoenaed. he is reportedly on vacation.
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Shapp
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Johnston
Machine Party
Floyd Top Choice For Rights Office
Homer Floyd, KU football star turned Omaha Human Relations executive, was named the Kansas Civil Rights Commission’s top choice for executive director but said he would not commit yet. He sought endorsements from the Kansas NAACP chapter and the Kansas Advisory Council on Civil Rights, both of whom supported his predecessor’s ouster.
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Wichita
Homer Floyd
University of Kansas
Kansas Commission On Civil Rights
Floyd
Omaha World-Herald
Kansas
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Kansas Advisory Council On Civil Rights
Omaha Human Relations Board
Massillon
Ohio
Robert Watson
Commission
Omaha
Neb) Human Relations Commission
Carl W. Glatt
Watson
Glatt
Charles R. Roquemore
Wellington
NAACP
Nathan Schechter
Shawnee
Ex Steel Man Dies
Kansas City AP reports John Parkinson Cooper 77 longtime vice president and treasurer of the Kansas City Structural Steel Co. has died.
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Kansas City
John Parkinson Cooper
The
Kansas City Structural Steel Co
Card of Thanks from Darlene Spencer and Christena Ziesen
Mrs. Darlene Spencer thanks Dr Roberts Dr Learned and the third floor nurses for care and friends for cards visits flowers and kindnesses. She also thanks her mother and mother in law for help with children. Mrs Christena Ziesen expresses gratitude for hospital visits cards gifts flowers and prayers to Dr Learned and the nurses.
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Dr. Learned
Christena Ziesen
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Harlingen State
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