Exchange Activity Lauded by Rector of Costa Rica U
Rector Carlos Monge of Costa Rica University praises the KU Costa Rica exchange program as visionary. He visits with Mrs Monge and Rolando Fernandez at the KU Guest House and meets Chancellor Wescoe to promote closer ties and democracy.
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Costa Rica
Carlos Monge
Costa Rica University
W. Clarke Wescoe
Monge
Rolando Fernandez
Kansas University
Lawrence
Journal-World Photo
Universities
Latin America
Thompson affair details reveal murder plot and financial motive
The article outlines a murder for hire case involving Thompson and his ex secretary Jackie Olesen. It alleges more than $1 million in life insurance and a staged bathtub drowning orchestrated through intermediary Mastrian, with killer Dick W. C. Anderson carrying out the attack after an unlocked door entry and a staged morning call.
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Jackie Olesen
Thompson
Dick W. C. Anderson
Anderson
Norman Mastman
Mrs. Thompson
Las Vegas
North American Latin America exchange program promotes unity
Monge stresses the value of student and professor exchanges between North America and Costa Rica to foster democracy. He foresees a new North American citizen informed about Latin American realities and urges regional leadership groups to improve daily life through mutual understanding and shared missions.
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Monge
Costa Rica
Peace Corps
Americas
Latin America
America
United States
Rio Grande
Wheat Prospects Good in Section Kansas
The Kansas Crop Reporting Service reports good wheat prospects in Eastern Kansas with strong top growth and abundant pasture. Western areas suffer slow development due to moisture shortages though some fields offer excellent grazing. Earlier rains favored the west, but recent moisture improved eastern wheat while the west lags.
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Kansas Crop Reporting Service
Kansas
Kansan Senator Hults Chairs Key Committees
Hults, one of 40 Kansas senators, chairs the Senate Highways Committee and serves on Ways and Means and Apportionment. The Legislature may convene in a regular budget session next month, after which a governor could call a special session to address the issue.
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Hults
Kansas
Senate
Kenya to gain independence and Kenyatta to lead
The piece questions time heals wounds in Kenya as it moves toward independence under Jomo Kenyatta, once detained as Mau Mau leader. It notes past brutality, large costs, and a push for white stayers and new investment while Kenyatta urges unity and forgiveness to build a prosperous future.
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Kenya
Commonwealth
South Africa
Jomo Kenyatta
Baba Wa Taifa
Kenyatta
Four Injured In Friday City Wrecks
Four persons were injured in three Friday traffic accidents with about 1900 dollars in damage. Gladys M. Klock 62 of 1325 E Glenn Jr suffered a broken left forearm and a cut nose after reaching for groceries causing a swerve into a utility pole. The accident occurred at 525 PM on 19th Street near Rhode Island. Mrs Schweda 21 of 1527 Lindenwood and George Parsons 79 of Route 2 collided at 15th and Harper Street injuring Parsons neck and Schwe da bruises. A third crash involved Marge S. Morsbach 57 of 1621 Edgehill bruises as Bruce W. Guffey 22 of Route 1 drove a truck. no injuries to the truck driver. Damage figures listed: 800 for the first car, 300 for the second, 800 for the third car.
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Gladys M. Klock
E. Glenn Jr
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kansas Power & Light Co
19Th Street
Rhode Island
Mary V. Schweda
Lindenwood
George F. Parsons
Route 2
15Th
Harper Sts
Santa Letters Misrouted By Zip Code Confusion
Santa Claus letters addressed to the North Pole with proper ZIP code reach Richmond but are returned as undeliverable. Postmaster John G. Mizell notes some mail marked No such p.o. in state and returned for better address.
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Richmond, Va
Santa Claus
North Pipe
John G. Mizell
Memorial Hospital Discharges and Birth Notices
Memorial Hospital listings show discharges for Norma Miller and others, with addresses in Edger ton Baldwin and To peka. Birth notices announce a girl for Mr and Mrs Donald Craig and a girl for Mr and Mrs Frankie Garcia.
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Donald Craig
Route 2
Frankie Garcia
Lincoln
Handsomely Illuminated Book on Display at KU Museum
A 1445 hand illuminated Book of Hours, created near Paris for the Duke of Bedford, will be shown Sunday during the opening of the Riemen schneider Gallery at the Museum of Art, Kansas University. It is lent by Watkins Library.
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Duke of Bedford
Paris
France
Riemenschneider
Museum of Art
Kansas University
Watkins Library
Permit Total Rises Despite November Decline in Lawrence
Lawrence building permits for the first 11 months of 1963 total $4,726,349, surpassing 1962 and beating 1957 and 1960 figures. November's value was the year's lowest at $143,970 with 17 permits issued, four without value. The largest permit was $75,000 for a decorating center connected to Pur-O-Zone Chemical on Connecticut Street. Total living units reached 302, led by apartment activity, with 13 valued permits in November including several for new dwellings and additions.
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Lawrence
P. D. Olmstead
Pur-O- Zone Chemical Company
Connecticut Street
Dwight Perry
Country Club North
J. F. Stinson
Jasu
Hird, Inc
Arizona
William Pratt
Virgil Schmdthberger
Neil Harris
Indiana
James Wiggins
Harper
Wesley Shepard
Liu
OC. W. Snodgrass
Cadet
T’eter von Knorring
Terr
Ohnstead
Connecticut
Seyler’s Garden Center
W. 23Rd
PF. N. LaRosh
Haskell
Investigators Link Oswald to Walker Shooting, Notebook Found
Dallas Morning News reports officers are convinced Oswald fired the rifle at Walker. A final notebook and a statement by Oswald's widow are cited as key factors. Ruth Paine recalls FBI warnings about black mail attempts and confirms Oswald's Dallas room and work at the book depository.
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Chicago Sun- Times
Washington Evening Star
FBI
Dallas Morning News
Oswald
Walker
Kennedy
Irving
Tex
Ruth Paine
Texas School Book Depository
Wilson Targeted for threat by anonymous letter
Labor leader Harold Wilson is under 24 hour protection after an anonymous letter threatened to kill him at 9 30 p m tonight a party spokesman said Friday in London AP reported.
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London
Labor Party
Harold Wilson
Wilson
West Junior High students present traffic solution to City Commission
Three seventh grade students from West Junior High speak for the class at a City Commission meeting at 9th and Iowa Streets. Linda Wilson Gary Johnson and Susan Bockhorst will outline the plan along with about 20 classmates and their teacher Mrs. Jack Steele.
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West Junior High School
9Th
Iowa Streets
Linda Wilson
Gary Johnson
Susan Bockhorst
Jack Steele
Ellsworth discusses 1964 running mate and policy aims
Rep. Ellsworth talks running mate prospects to attract liberal Democrats and win northern cities. He cites Robert Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey as prominent possibilities, supports a moderate civil rights bill, and notes opposition to the House tax cut while eyeing higher education funding for Kansas University and a $200,000 flood control budget item. He and his family plan a personal skiing trip to Austria in December.
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Democratic Party
Kennedy
Johnson
Ellsworth
Robert Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Senate
House
Kansas University
Lawrence
Washington
Billy
Ann
Austria
Eisenhower Says President Must Accept Some Risks
Dwight D. Eisenhower writes in the Saturday Evening Post that the presidency carries personal risks, including potential calls to respond to Kennedy’s assassination. He argues the office should remain democratic and accessible while seeking methods to reduce danger, such as safer motorcades and alternative travel options.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Saturday Evening Post
John F. Kennedy
White House
Eisenhower
Robber Knocks Off Martinizing Store on Friday Night
Police report a slender man in his mid twenties robbed One Hour Martinizing at 1407 Mass. St. of 110.60 early Friday night. Nancy Mole on duty said the 5-8 assailant entered after 7 p.m. and demanded cash from the drawer, keeping a hand in a jacket pocket as if armed, then walked south after threatening not to hand it to him.
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Mass
Nancy Mole
Apportionment Debate Could Drag Through Christmas
Sen. Hults warns the House apportionment fight may stretch long, possibly to next Christmas, depending on the stall report. The 20 extra seats will shift to the five largest counties, with Douglas County likely losing a second seat under the new plan.
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Hults
Sen. Hults
Senate
Supreme Court
Douglas County
Lawrence
Odd Williams
R Lawrence
John Vogel
Card of Thanks from Mrs. Leona Bond
The note thanks relatives and friends for visits, cards, and gifts during a hospital stay. It especially mentions Drs. R. O. Nelson and Manahan, nurses and aides, Candy Stripers, and ministers, wishing God’s blessing on all.
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