Jackie Kennedy Takes Georgetown Home With Historic Flair
Washington AP reports former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy will move into a three story red brick Georgetown residence at 3038 N St owned by W Averell Harriman and family. The 11 room 5 bath house features Picasso and Matisse etchings, a large garden and pool, and a museum like art collection. Built around 1800 it echoes the White House era as federal officials plan occupancy timelines.
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Jacqueline Kennedy
Georgetown
W. Averell Harriman
Picasso
Matisse
France
Lawrence school board plans summer workshops and new coordinators
The Lawrence school report calls for summer workshops with Kansas University credit for teachers, and sets priorities for 1965 including a data processing center, two elementary music teachers, and improved pupil evaluation. It outlines future hires such as Director of Personnel and a public information head, plus salaries and recruitment efforts to align with state standards.
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Lawrence
Knox
Financial and Business Administration Committee
Lloyd Schurr
Robert Taylor
Harold Siegrist
Ken Fisher
Bob Lowther
C. D. Hargadine
Cecilia Pearson
Orvel Criqui
Ira Williams
Doris Johnson
A. E
Woestemeyer
al Cerne
Cochairmen
Helen Norwood
Calvin Rice
Edna Galladay
Dick Johnson
Cerne
Hazel Lee Simmons
Mildred Kirkham
Dan Kahler
Sleep Shop to Open Specializing in Sleep Goods in Lawrence
Collier's Sleep Shops Inc opens Thursday in the Bartels building at 804 Mass. St. Lawrence occupying four floors to display beds and sleep accessories. Creighton Collier, resident agent, says the store will offer only sleep products with a Sealy mattress line carrying the Collier label. The firm is incorporated with authorized capital of 50 000 dollars.
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Collier's Sleep Shops Inc
Barteldes
Mass. St
Creighton Collier
Kansas City
Collier
New York
Los Angeles
Sealy Mattress Company
9Th St
Terr
Tommye Carol
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Race politics shift with Johnson Kennedy swap and Rockefeller doubts
The piece notes doubt about Goldwater building momentum against Johnson amid Kennedy policy fights. It highlights weakened Southern support for Goldwater, possible shifts hurting Rockefeller post divorce, and Nixon remaining a leading potential foe with Eisenhower perhaps preferring another candidate for 1964.
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Kennedy
Goldwater
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Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
Eisenhower
Phone Books For Region Out Monday
The 1963-64 Lawrence telephone directory features the Raw River Bridge on its cover. About 19 500 directories will be distributed starting December 9, with a one week rollout. The Kaw River Bridge spans Massachussetts Street and is a Kaw crossing for U S Highways 40 and 59.
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Raw River
Lawrence
John Drake
Southwestern Bell
Drake
Kaw River
Massachusetts
North
U.S
Safety Official Johnson Seeks Safer Driving Mindset
Paul J. Johnson Kansas Vehicle Department safety supervisor spoke to the Lawrence Sertoma Club at the Hotel Eldridge. He urged drivers to be their brother's keeper, citing human relations as key to reducing highway tragedy and detailing a Ten Commandments approach to safer driving. Fifteen Topeka guests attended along with Don Potter, welcomed as a new member.
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Kansas Vehicle Department
Lawrence
Topeka
Fred Keene
Ralph Louis
Kansas Sertoma Club
Leland Armstrong
Don Potter
Man Arrested Tuesday For Indecent Exposure
Two Kansas University coeds said a man exposed himself to them on campus during two separate incidents Tuesday night. KU and EU police arrested the driver, a blue car suspect, on Naismith Drive near Crescent Road. Bail was set at 500 dollars and the suspect denied the charge.
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Memorial Drive
Carruth- O’leary
Doodlebugger and Oil Claims Stir Lawrence Area
A Lawrence feature recalls Walter Nelson of Salina a doodlebugger who tests oil finds with divining rods and a mysterious fluid filled doodlebug. He backs drilling with investors and consults geologists while living modestly at home.
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Salina
Walter Nelson
Saturday Evening Post
Nelson
Western Tragedy Cited by Speaker
Kansas University philosopher Richard T. DeGeorge told Fraser Theater that Western democracy lacks a guiding vision for human development. He praised the Peace Corps for showing democracy can align self interest with the common good and urged a Western ideal combining socialist and existential ideas.
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Fraser Theater
Richard T. DeGeorge
Peace Corps
DeGeorge
Hotel Muehlebach founder Sophronia Buchholz dies
Mrs Sophronia C Buchholz 80 a founder of the Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City died Tuesday after two months illness. She was daughter of the late George E Muehlebach founder of the Muehlebach Brewing Co.
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Kansas City
Sophronia C. Buchholz
Muehlebach
George E. Muehlebach
Muehlebach Brewing Co
President honors agent who risked life in Dallas ceremony
President Johnson praised Secret Service agent Rufus W. Youngblood as a noble public servant after he received the Treasury exceptional service award for risking his life to save another during the Dallas assassination day. Secretary Dillon read the citation as Youngblood’s wife and four children looked on.
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Johnson
Secret Service
Rufus W. Youngblood
White House
Youngblood
Treasury
S Department
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John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Clinton J. Hill
Kennedy
Secretary of
Hitt Tells Group of KU Challenges
KU Registrar James K. Hitt told more than 200 high school administrators at KU that outstanding graduates can face as great an academic challenge at the university as elsewhere. The 15th annual Principal Counselor Freshman conference focused on guiding able students to choose KU or another prestige school outside Kansas. Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe noted the state cannot afford to lose vital talent and that the university will provide top students with the best education.
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James K. Hitt
Hitt
State of
Kansas
W. Clarke Wescoe
Wescoe
Testimony Closed In Murder Trial
In Minneapolis the murder trial of T Eugene Thompson for the beating and stabbing of his wife Carol Thompson ended the day with the court recessing until Thursday morning. Prosecutors and defense will confer with Judge Fosseen on closing arguments and jury instructions. Thompson, 36, a St Paul lawyer, is charged with first degree murder in the March 6 slaying.
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Minneapolis
T. Eugene Thompson
Rolf Fosseen
Fosseen
Thompson
St. Paul
Carol Thompson
Card of Thanks for Floyd Broers and family
A group expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for prayers visits cards gifts food flowers and memorial contributions during the illness and death of Floyd Broers. Family members include Mrs Viola Broers plus the Zimmerman Pease and Neil Ott Arden Ott families.
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Viola Broers
Lee Zimmerman
Robert Pease
Delbert Neil
Floyd Ott
Arden Ott
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