Five Sailors Dead as Fire Strikes Navy Minesweeper
A blaze engulfed the engine room of the USS Exultant 70 miles southeast of Savannah as five crewmen were killed. Navy officials disputed initial explosion reports and said fuel lines ruptured, with the ship towed to Savannah for assessment.
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Savannah
Exultant
Charleston
S. C
Miami
Fla
Navy
Sagacity
Nimble
Cone
Tropicana
Savannah Coast Guard
Shapely Colombia Girl Crowned Miss International Beauty
Stella Marquez, a 21 year old Colombia native educated mainly in the United States, won Miss International Beauty over 451 contestants in Long Beach. Finalists included Miss India Iona Pinto and Miss United States Charlene Lundberg. Marquez plans to finish college work before choosing a career.
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Long Beach
Calif
Colombia
United States
Stella Marque
Miss India
Iona Pinto
Mise Teeland
Sigridur Geirsadotter
England
Joyce Kay
Charlene Lundberg
Joliet
Deaths-Funerals Stella Jane Coz Stella Jane Cox
Stella Jane Cox 73 of Route 2 died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Born October 1 1886 in Springdale she lived in the area 52 years. Funeral 10 a.m. Tuesday at Rumsey Funeral Home Rev W Kenneth Brown presiding burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by husband Charles R Cox three sons William A Clifford A and Leland E a daughter Mrs Byron Eisele a stepdaughter Mrs Lucile Parker a sister Mrs Russell Shaw two brothers Chester A Spray and Charles Spray 13 grandchildren nine great grandchildren.
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Stella Jane Coz
Stella Jane Cox
Route 2
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Springdale
Rumsey Funeral Home
W. Kenneth Brown
Oak Hill Cemetery
Charles R. Cox
William A
Mitchell Rd
Clifford A
Leland E
Long Beach
Calif
Byron Eisele
Eudora
Lucile Parker
W. 22Nd St. Terr
Russell Shaw
Route 3
Chester A. Spray
Hilltop Dr
Charles Spray
Learnard
Ray Phillips Burchard obituary in Chicago Illinois
Ray Phillips Burchard 62 of Chicago Illinois died Friday afternoon at home. Born February 4 1698 in Lawrence he lived in Chicago 40 years. Graveside services set for 4:30 p m Tuesday Memorial Park Cemetery. Rumsey Funeral Home will host visiting hours from Sunday night until Tuesday morning. Survived by mother Mrs Jesse Phillips of 631 North 9th Street and three sisters Mrs Ruth Meadows Kansas City Mrs Faye Harding 2113 Tenn Street and Mrs Tom House 228 Locust Street.
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Burchard
Ray Phillips Burchard
Ray Phillips
Chicago
Lawrence
Memorial Park Cemetery
Rumsey
Hoon
Jesse Phillips
9Th St
Funeral services for local farmer Fred C. Heck
Fred C. Heck 71 of Route 3 died early today at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. A prominent Douglas County farmer, he will be buried in Memorial Park Cemetery after funeral services at 2 p.m. Monday at Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Adams of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating.
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Fred C. Heck
Route 3
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Douglas County
Rumsey Funeral Home
Charles Adams
Trinity Lutheran Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Lodge Notice for Lawrence Lodge No 6 AF and AM
Communication of Lawrence Lodge No 6 AF and AM to be held Monday August 15 at 7:30 pm Work in the second degree Visitors welcome W M Ralph A Altic George W Mole Sec Adv
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Lawrence Lodge
A.F
A.M
Mon
Ralphr A. Altic
W. M
George W. Mole
Minnesota and Kansas face new chancellors over football ethics
Minnesota's new president Dr. C Meredith Wilson vows to win on the field without evading NCAA rules while KU's Dr. Clarke Wescoe also tackles stadium expansion. The column notes tight Big Ten competition, Indiana's probation, and a broader issue of athletic misconduct and consequences for players.
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Kansas University
Minnesota University
Clarke Wescoe
Memorial Stadium
Minnesota
C. Meredith Wilson
Golden Gophers
Kansas
Deas
Spr
Wescoe
Wilson
Big Ten
Indiana
Hoosier University
Tug Wilson
Althags
Wilene Meena
King Football
NCAA
Second Gifthouse For Waters Here
Bill Waters owner of Waters' Hardware and Gift House announces a second Gifthouse will open in the downtown 942 Mass St. within about a week. The new store will carry the same merchandise as the Hillcrest Shopping Center shop and use new stock from Waters. Kappleman has disposed of his merchandise and will remain in Lawrence with plans for unspecified future activities.
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Bill Waters
Waters’ Hardware and Gifthouse
Hillcrest
Rappleman's
Mass. St
Waters
Karl Kappleman
Kappleman’s
Kappleman
Lawrence
U S Leads in Space Efforts Says Defense Official
A Defense Department official stated the United States leads Russia in space exploration. Deputy assistant secretary of defense Errett P. Scrivner said Russia recognizes American defense and retaliation capabilities and respects U S military and industrial strength for peace.
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FT. Leavenworth
Defense Department
United States
Russia
Errett P. Scrivner
America
Lawrence Merchants See Brisk Preschool Trade
Lawrence downtown reports rising preschool business as merchants note brisk sales and expect continued momentum until school starts. Clothing and shoes top current sales while wildlife news includes a three pound walleye caught near Perry by Max Dick of Oskaloosa and beetle findings affecting corn root worm outlook.
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Delaware River
Perry
Max Dick
Oskaloosa
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Art Benander
Topeka
Delaware
U S Orders Red to Leave Washington
The United States orders the expulsion of Soviet Embassy first secretary Valentine M. Ivanov for allegedly paying substantial sums to a U S citizen to influence a government job. Deputy Undersecretary Raymond A Hare labeled the act gross diplomatic violations and the move was announced immediately. The State Department also confirmed Budapest reports that a Hungarian military attache is barred from returning to his post for concealing his identity in dealings with Americans and business firms.
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Washington
United States
Valentine M. Ivanov
U. S
Raymond A. Hare
Mikhail A. Menshikov
Ivanov
State Department
Budapest
Belgium to Withdraw Troops From Congo as UN Takes Over
United Nations announced Belgian troops will begin withdrawal from Katanga Province tonight. UN forces will assume duties, with two Swedish companies arriving to reinforce Elisabethville. Dag Hammarskjold met with Premier Moise Tshombe on takeover details as Swedes join UN troops drawn from Irish Moroccan and Ethiopian contingents.
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Elisabethville, the Congo
Katanga
United Nations
U.N
U. N
Elisabethville
Dag Hammarskjold
Moise Tshombe
Powers Family Seeks Human Bond Amid Cold War Tensions
The Powers family in Moscow expresses pride in a working-class background and appeals for peace over politics. Barbara Powers reports her husband’s letters describe hunger for home, loneliness, and limited contact before trial. She defends his work as reconnaissance under government programs.
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Soviet Union
Powers
Moscow
United States
U. S
Emate
Aer
Lon
Barbara Moore Powers
Milledgeville
Brussels
Belgium
Washington
Mrs. Powers
Congress
Hospital Birth Announcements List Wide Area
Memorial Hospital records show multiple births and newborns. Families include Taul Baldwin Smith Richland Green 2137 Ohio Kingsbury 810 Schwarz Erwin Tonganoxie Johnson 506 E 8th Melton Miltonvale Bremmer Omaha Cooper Heuerman 1031 Tenn McFarland Sunnyside Buttram 640 Ohio Schwartz 821 R 1 Betty Spector Utah Miller Forrest Quinter Brown 618 R J Mary Dark McLouth Adams Odell Diane King 1518 Wedgewood Dickson 1016 Ky Hastings 2101 Ohio Hoffman 930 Ma Taul Baldwin Lyons Clifton Ct Brumley Eudora Jeltz 1304 Pa McGrew Mont Noble Eudora Nancy Smith 1617 Powers Shakin 51 Winona Schwartz Baldwin Cool Prospect Lewis Johnson 508 E th James Douglass 1004 A 1 Jimmy Erwin Tonganoxie Clarence McFarland Sunnyside Son Daughters born Friday.
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Marilyn Taul
Baldwin
Martha Smith
Richland
Dorothy Green
Ohio
William Kingsbury
Schwarz
Judy Erwin
Tonganoxie
Joyce Johnson
E. 8Th
Franklin Melton
Miltonvale
Marylyn Bremmer
Omaha
Neb
Fred Cooper
Charles Schwartz
Betty Spector
Utah
Eugene Miller
Forrest
Quinter Brown
R. J
Mary Dark
McLouth
Ernest Adams
Odell
Diane King
Wedgewood
Oliver Dickson
Janie Hastings
Ralph Hoffman
Carol Ann Lyons
Clifton Ct
Nelma Brumley
Eudora
Charles Jeltz
Jill McGrew
Mont
Sharon Noble
Nancy Smith
Powers
Anna Shakin
Winona
Jane Schwartz
Mark Cool
Prospect
Sleeping Beauties Taken Under Court Protection
Two young sisters Bernadette and Venita Fratantonio were made wards of Juvenile Court after police sought protection from further sleep-inducing drugs. Traces of barbiturates were found and the girls remain isolated with no visitors as detectives pursue the case with an Aug. 19 hearing set to determine merits.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Vincent
Lillian Fratantonio
Bernadette
Venita
Samuel R. Gerber
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
New York
James Hill Bound Over For County Arson Case
James F. Hill of 833 Greever Terrace bound over to the November term of District Court on first degree arson following a County Court preliminary hearing. Co-defendant Gary Wayne Mounkes, 18, of 2131 Carolina, was found innocent and arson charges dismissed. Hill allegedly set fire to an unoccupied farmhouse on Route 4 July 26, owned by Frank P. Kiser. Hill remains free on a 1500 dollar bond.
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James F. Hill
Greever Terr
Gary Wayne Mounkes
Carolina
Hill
Route 4
Frank P. Kiser
Trusted Cooks in the Military Schools During Mountain Camp
The 8th Division trains at Fort Carson amid 14 000 foot peaks and Front Range scenery. Soldiers endure shifting weather as bivouac exercises test camping skills and gear care in rain and cool nights. Maj. Gen. C. C. Parrish commands during this first summer camp since division reorganization.
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Ft. Carson
Pike's Peak
Lawrence
Kansas
C. C
Monte) Parrish
Judge Rules Houston Must Integrate Now
A federal judge orders Houston public schools to begin integration in first grade next month. Judge Ben C. Connally clarifies the plan as starting in first grade, not kindergarten, with full 12th grade integration by 1971.
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Judge
Houston
Houston, Tex
Ben C. Connally
Summer Ad Address Reminder From Journal World
A brief public notice reminds readers to send the Journal-World to their summer address. It provides a phone line, V13-1000, for advertising inquiries and updates.
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Journal- World
Coast to coast test transmits clear line to Bell and Jet Propulsion
A Bell project manager and Jet Propulsion Laboratory team report that a coast-to-coast transmission from 3:07 to 3:12 a.m. came through clearly on both ends with recognizable voices including the Texas senator’s Southwestern accent and the President’s, though brief muffled moments appeared.
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Bill Jakes
Phil Tardani
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Bell
Jakes
Texas
Clyde Wheeler Chosen Republican Candidate for Oklahoma 6th
Clyde Wheeler was unanimously chosen by western Oklahoma GOP leaders as the Republican candidate for Congress in Oklahoma's 6th District to oppose Democrat Victor Wickersham in the November election.
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Clinton
Okla
Clyde Wheeler
Congress
Oklahoma
Wheeler
GOP
Victor Wickersham
Zoning Topic on Monday Night by City Planning Board
City Planning Commission will discuss expanding the 9th and Iowa Ste. business area at City Hall. Public hearing continues on rezoning land east of the Santa Fe tracks on 19th Street. Also on the agenda are hours for the trampoline center at 23rd and Ohio, a yard variance on Ohio Street parcels, and an appeal regarding a permit denial for E and E Specialties addition.
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Iowa Ste
Planning Commission
City Hall
City Commission
Santa Fe
19Th Street
Lee Zimmerman
E and E Specialties
23Rd and
Ohio Sts
Ohio Street
Ohio
Topeka Electrician Fatally Electrocuted at Depot
A 43 year old Topeka electrician Gilbert C Roberts was electrocuted Friday while working on the guided missile assembly building at the Topeka Air Force supply depot.
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Topeka 1
Topeka
Gilbert C. Roberts
Topeka Air Force Supply Depot
Thank You Note From Douglas County Clerk
Douglas County Clerk D. E. Mathia praises poll workers candidates newspapers and radio for fine work and cooperation during the primary election. He credits their sportsmanlike conduct and notes full cooperation was essential to the election procedure.
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D. E. Mathia
Doug. Co
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McClinton
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E. 23Rd St
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Fred Rumsey
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