Taylor to Present New Vietnam War Plans
Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor, armed with White House orders, will fly to South Vietnam to craft intensified war plans. Possible actions include air strikes on Communist supply lines through Laos, with Taylor to consult urgently with the South Vietnamese government on measures to improve the war effort. The White House stressed North Vietnamese support for the Viet Cong and the need to curb infiltrations while avoiding mention of North Vietnamese bases.
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Washington
Maxwell D.taylor
Johnson
South
Viet Nam
Laos
White House
Taylor
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
Life Magazine
North
George Reedy
State and
Defense Departments
Central Intelligence Agency
Water Retention Structures Proposed in Wakarusa Area
The Wakarusa Water shed district board proposed three more water retention structures adding to a total of 36. The projects, north and south of Lawrence, aim to flood control and storage, including a multipurpose Big Springs site near Stull. Soil Conservation Service surveys and a six month study are planned before potential two year construction.
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Wakarusa
Richland
Lawrence
Haskell
Haskell Institute
Big Springs
Stull
City approves sewer study loan and river navigation hearing
Commissioners authorize Mayor Jim Owens to sign an 18 500 government loan for a comprehensive sanitary sewer study. Black and Veatch would reduce fees up to 80 percent if hired for projects. A public hearing on Kaw River navigation feasibility is planned before the Army Corps of Engineers in Kansas City.
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Hetzel
Jim Owens
Black and Veatch
Kansas City
Wells
Kaw River
Army Corps of Engineers
Editor DeMicheal to judge Second Annual Dread Jazz Festival
Downbeat editor Don DeMicheal will join judges for the Kansas University festival on March 27 in Lawrence. Dale Sprague, KU sophomore and festival chair, said DeMicheal's acceptance is a surprise and that Clare Fisher and Robert Share may join as judges. Twenty-state outreach invites 12 to 15 jazz groups to compete before a day-long panel, with a Hoch Auditorium concert for the top acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don DeMicheal
Downbeat Magazine
Dale Sprague
McPherson
Kansas University
Sprague
DeMicheal
Downbeat
Clare Fisher
Los Angeles
Calif
Robert Share
Berklee School of Music
Oread
Bill Evans
Evans
Kansas Union
Hoch Auditorium
Army's Yule Tree Lights Thursday in Lawrence
The Salvation Army Tree of Lights will be lit at 4 30 p m Thursday at the Police Fire Building 8th and Vermont Streets Lawrence Mayor Jim Owens and Christmas drive chair Kelvin Hoover will switch on the lights. About 70 dollars has been collected toward the Red Kettle appeal with bulbs lit for each ten dollars contributed.
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Salvation Army
8Th
Vt. Sts
Lawrence
Jim Owens
Christmas Drive
Kelvin Hoover
Lawrence Salvation Army
C. R. Moffitt
Massachusetts Street
Capt. Moffitt
Star of Bethlehem
Massachusetts
KU Staffers Back on Oread
Kansas University staff members return to Mount Oread after attending a regional meeting of the American Alumni Council and the American College Public Relations Association in Topeka. James Gunn and his staff earned a first place for internal publications with KU handbooks and newsletters.
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Kansas University
Mount Oread
American Alumni Council
American College Public Relations Association
Jayhawk Hotel
Topeka
James Gunn
Gunn
Donald Dugan
Greater University Fund
City Planning Gets Aid for Small Communities
The Urban Renewal Administration grants $16,796 to the Kansas Department of Economic Development to prepare motion pictures illustrating comprehensive planning in communities under 50 000 population.
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Washington
API
Urban Renewal Administration
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Unseasonable Worden Rain Fails To Break Normal
Lawrence area rainfall totals show 4.45 inches in Worden this month with 150 Douglas County families aided by the Christmas Clearance Bureau run by the Salvation Army. Lectures at KU feature George P. Elliott while KU student Heeb attends a West Point conference. A senior high dance Friday at South Park Recreation Center charges $1 per couple with dress code noted.
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Worden
Walter Schwarz
U. S
Lawrence
Douglas County
Lawrence Salvation Army Corps
N. H. St
Douglas County Welfare Department
Lawrence Public School
C. R. Moffitt
Salvation Army Corps
South Park Recreation Center
Jonnie Allen
Comancheroes
Miss Allen
Shark vs Shark in Keys Nets Scarcity Study
Florida Board of Conservation tests shark deterrence to protect nets in the Florida Keys. Fishermen report unusually large shark schools attacking nets on both Atlantic and Gulf sides as wounded sharks draw predators.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida Board of Conservation
Florida Keys
Atlantic
Gulf
Keys
KU ASC Hears Bill on Human Rights and Stadium Seating
Kansas University All Student Council met to review the Bill Concerning Human Rights at KU and an anti discrimination amendment along with about 30 other measures. The council sent legislation back to the Committee on Committees and swore in 30 new ASC members.
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Kansas University All Student Council
ASC
ASC Committee On Committees
W. Clarke Wescoe
Bob Stewart
Vancouver
B.C
Memorial Stadium
Mike Miner
Nursery program explained to Sertoma by director
Mrs. Walter M. Blackledge outlined the Children's Hour nursery school to the Lawrence Sertoma Club at the Holiday Inn. She said pre kindergarten concepts aid learning, with about 90 volunteers and 100 students in Lincoln School using a confidential admission process seeking families with low income or special needs.
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Walter M. Blackledge
Emerald Dr
Lawrence Sertoma Club
Holiday Inn
Blackledge
Lincoln School
Art Center Gets Start From LBJ
President Johnson breaks ground for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts near the Potomac River. The $46 million project, conceived under Eisenhower and named by Congress to honor Kennedy, aims to unite poetry and power and make Washington a hub for national arts.
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Washington
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Potomac
Lincoln Memorial
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Act of Congress
KU Planning Conference Draws 75 to Campus
About 75 visitors attended the 11th Annual Kansas Planning Conference at KU sponsored by University Extension. Eugene George welcomed delegates to The Heart of the Community: Patterns, Problems and Potential with notes from Keith Lawton and Howard T. Fisher. Fisher spoke on Genesis of the Center.
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Kansas University
University Extension
Eugene George
The
Kansas Union
Keith Lawton
Howard T. Fisher
Chicago
Ill
Fisher
Limited probe in Gladys Johnson slaying case Topeka
The Kansas investigation will focus on administrative procedures only. Attorney General William Ferguson's office announced no reinvestigation of the abduction and slaying. The 7 year old girl disappeared November 14 and her body was found near St Marys Kaw.
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Topeka
Gladys Johnson
Atty
William M. Ferguson
Ferguson
Attorney General's Office
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
St. Marys
Kaw
Topeka Police Department
Keating Weighs Possible Hollywood Or Government Roles
Sen Kenneth B Keating 64 of New York faces rumors about a future career in Hollywood politics and public service after losing re election to Robert F Kennedy He hints at no direct talks with studios and says he will decide next year amid speculation about posts from baseball commissioner to ambassador and a Johnson administration role
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Washington
Kenneth B. Keating
Hollywood
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Otto Preminger
Keating
Israel
Johnson
Mission Man Injured In Kansas Turnpike Crash
Hilliard W. Muir of Shawnee Mission received minor injuries in a one car accident on the Kansas Turnpike about ten miles east of Lawrence during a morning snow storm. He was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for leg and forehead cuts and admitted for observation after transport by Citizens Ambulance Service.
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Hilliard W. Muir
Shawnee Mission
Kansas Turnpike
Lawrence
Muir
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
LMH
Citizens Ambulance Service
Optimist Clubs Honor 60 Local Youths At Dinner
Lawrence Optimist Clubs salute about 60 outstanding community youths during a 6 30 p m dinner at the Holiday Inn in honor of their eighth annual Youth Appreciation Week running Nov 29 through Dec 5.
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Lawrence
Holiday Inn
Central Junior High School
West Junior High
Lawrence High
1500 Meters Distance Compared To Mile In Footnote
The 1500 meters known as the metric mile is 119 yards one foot nine inches shorter than a mile. Burial notices mention Rumsey Funeral Home VI 3 5111 in an advertisement.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
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East 13Th
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Kansas University English Department
Elliott
Syracuse University
Jeffrey Heeb
L. J. Heeb
Ind. St
Orville Freeman
United States
West Point
Heeb
Political Science Department
Mustangs
Sertoma
John Golden
Raymond Pine
Tom Moore
Lawrence Mills
Archie Mills
Art Center
LBJ
Para Puneg
Farmers Insurance Group
R. L
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Don L. Bailey
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V. S. McAlister
Sheppard
Warren O. Scott
Harry Hunn
Lowell S
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N Brown
Mission Man
C. O. Nauman
Sunset Club
Arden Booth
Darwin Benton
Breakfast Optimist Club
John Ames
LNB
Nat'l. Bank
Lawrence Area
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