Lawrence LIFE program invites hosts for foreign students
Lawrence citizens are urged to join a pilot program named Lawrence International Friendship Enterprise LIFE. Formed by seven locals, it aims to house and welcome KU foreign students arriving soon, coordinating with the People-to-People effort to foster international friendship and avoid isolation on campus.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Life Council
LIFE
Lawrence International Friendship Enterprise
U. S
Lawrence Life
Hallmark Foundation
Washington
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Turkey
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Iraq
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Taipei
Taiwan
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Egypt
Kansas University
Chamber of Commerce
Girl saves Maris homer in Kansas City ballpark
In Lawrence an alert mother snared a ball hit by Roger Maris during a Kansas City Yankee game. Nine year old Chris Hahn and his parents watched from the upper deck as Mrs Hahn barehanded the catch catching the ball on the first bounce. A doctor present was noted for treating President Garfield after his assassination.
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Chris Hahn
Park Hill
New York Yankee
Roger Maris
Chris
Kansas City
Marcus E. Hahn
Death of Dr Raymond Wheeler KU psychology head
Dr Raymond Wheeler longtime Kansas University psychology department head died of cancer at a hospital near his Wellesley Massachusetts home at age seventy nine. Funeral services will be held in Berlin Massachusetts his birthplace. Survived by wife Ruth Dunlop Wheeler daughter Lois Wheeler Perkins sister Nella Wheeler four grandchildren. Wheeler a WWI veteran came to KU from Oregon University and later taught at Babson School of Business Administration. He influenced Gestalt Organismic psychology and climatology and authored Science of Psychology and Principles of Mental Development. He was also a church organist in the late 1920s.
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Raymond Wheeler
Kansas University
Wellesley
Mass
Berlin
Ruth Dunlop Wheeler
Lois Wheeler Perkins
Mission
Kan
Nella Wheeler
Wheeler
Oregon University
Babson School of Business Administration
Wellesley Hills
U.S
F. T. Perkins
Plymouth Congregational Church
Resignation of Brazilian President Quadros Stuns Nation
Rio de Janeiro residents react as Janio Quadros resigns after seven months in office. Analysts cite empty coffers, debt, and failure to deliver promises as key factors. Public opinion reflects mixed support and sharp critique of his rapid reforms.
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Pets Masterson
AQ Babesu
Brazil
Quadros
Phere
Rio DE Janeiro
Rio de Janiero
Janio Quadros
Janio
Quadras
Foes of Zoning Score Victory in Waka rusa Township
A Friday night vote at a public meeting showed 93 residents opposing township zoning while 19 supported it. Five committee members presented views with R. L. Thomas and Charley Arthur in favor and Carl Miller, Dr. Richard Nelson, and Park Hetzel opposed. D. H. Hamlet was absent. Chair P. Everett Sperry moderated. Earlier in June residents filed a petition seeking moderate zoning to curb certain businesses. commissioners delayed action pending resident opinion and did not attend the session. No further committee meetings were set.
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R. L. Thomas
Charley Arthur
Carl Miller
Richard Nelson
Park Hetzel
D. H. Hamlet
P. Everett Sperry
JFK Resting at Seashore in Hyannis Port Visit
President Kennedy plans to rest at his Hyannis Port seashore home and stay informed on major international developments. He has no formal appointments and brought documents from Washington to review during his ninth weekend at the estate. Family members present include First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Pat Lawford, Peter Lawford, R. Sargent Shriver, Stephen Smith, and several relatives.
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Mass
Deline Pyenaérd
Pnt
Kennedy
Washington
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Pat Lawford
Girl Slashed On Train Faces Murder Charge
A five times slashed throat attack on a girl in a Southern Pacific washroom led to her transfer to Long Beach for treatment. Army private Thomas M. Kelly, 18, of Carthage Texas, stationed at Fort Ord California, is charged with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly pulling the girl into the washroom and slashing her throat with a razor. He reportedly admitted the act in a signed police statement.
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Ariz
Southern Pacific Railway
Long Beach
Calif
Susan Jane Kipp
Thomas M. Kelly
Carthape
Tex
Ft. Ord
Kelly
McClellan Pushes Tough Crime Law Against Top Rackets
Senator John L. McClellan reports first week of hearings shows need for harsher laws to reach the big wheels of organized crime. Testimony centers on illegal gambling from Miami to Delaware as McClellan plans more witnesses later, including notorious figures, with several invoking the Fifth Amendment. Former Miami officer Elam Caudell is named in testimony and refuses to confirm race tracking information shared with gamblers.
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D-Ark
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Senate
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Fla
Delaware
Chicago
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Elam
Bill) Caudell
Caudell
Florida
Greenberg Quits Sox as General Manager
CHICAGO AP Hank Greenberg quit today as general manager of the Chicago White Sox. His retirement as an active official of the club was announced by principal owner A C Allyn. Allyn appointed Ed Short, the club's traveling secretary, as general manager to succeed Greenberg.
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Hank Greenberg
Chicago White Sox
A. C. Allyn
Allyn
Ed Short
Greenberg
Well Baby Clinic Offered for Preschoolers in Lawrence
Lawrence public health officials announce a well baby clinic for preschool children at the Public Health Clinic, 342 Mo, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday. Dr Dale Clinton will oversee the session and provide physical examinations for children entering school for the first time.
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Public Health
Dale Clinton
Top Cowboys Set for Jayhawk Rodeo at Douglas Fairgrounds
Top Midwest rodeo cowboys head to Lawrence for the Jayhawk Rodeo at the Douglas County Free Fair. Seven thirty nightly events fill the 7,500 seat arena on East 19th Street with 1500 purse, likely boosted by entry fees, affecting world rankings as top money winners near the National Finals. Outlaw livestock provided by Bud Roberts of Strong City will challenge contestants.
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United States
Canada
Dallas
Jayhawk
E.R
Bud) Roberts
Strong City
Red China in Charge Tokyo
The Chinese Communists charged that a U S military plane violated Chinese territorial air space on Friday, escalating tensions in the region.
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RED China IN Charge
Tokyo
U.S
Watershed District Hearing Seeks Support for Plan
Wakarusa Watershed District officials testified in Topeka before a state water resources official Friday about erosion sediments and flood risks that a watershed project could mitigate. R V Smrha chief engineer heard the testimony as part of 45 hearings to validate 1961 legislation. District leaders Hugh Moore Carter Anderson and Andrew Gray described the district spanning Douglas Osage Shawnee and Wabaunsee counties and noted awaiting a preliminary survey from the State Soil Conservation Service due in late September.
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Topeka
R. V. Smrha
State Board of Agriculture Water Resources Division
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Carter Anderson
Gray
State Soil Conservation Service
No Shelter for Reds Says Soviet Embassy on Bomb Protection
Washington AP reports the Soviet Embassy will not build an atomic bomb shelter. Second Secretary Ivan P. Azarov states they rely completely on the American government for protection. This stance comes as a bright note amid international tensions.
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Washington
Ivan P. Azarov
U N Demands French Discuss Troop Pullout
The United Nations General Assembly voted 66 to 0 to urge France to negotiate withdrawal of troops from Tunisia and to timetable a full pullout from Bizerte. The United States and Britain abstained, fearing implied censure would hinder negotiations, while Tunisia warned of force if troops stay. Diplomats expect Paris may quietly ease tensions with token withdrawals.
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Tunisia
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Britain
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Bizerte
Berlin
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U.S
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Stevenson
Mongi Slim
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Security Council
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In Memoriam for Mrs June Snow
In memory of our dear mother grandmother and sister Mrs June Snow who passed away one year ago August 27 1960 Sadly missed by her family and many friends.
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June Snow
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