Local Track Leads Area in Model Car Racing Craze
The Slot Hawks, formed in Lawrence, built a four-lane 102-foot track in North Lawrence, turning model car racing into a community hobby. About 30 members, plus spectators, race weekly, with a 12 second lap record and two age groups. The group emphasizes time clock wins over direct head-to-head finishes.
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Slot Hawks
Lawrence
North
North Lawrence
Herb Williams
Stanley Harris
Jim Vincent
Vernon Wilson
Jack Dysart
Ed Campbell
Kansas City
Topeka
Gary Pugh
Gary
Williams
Ray Pickering
Louisville Outhouse Costs Court $5,500
Jefferson Fiscal Court paid 5500 to buy Vernon Starrs outhouse in the path of Louisvilles Outer Loop relocation. The court acquired all Starrs property then planned to resell for residential use minus the strip needed for the road, citing health regulations.
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Louisville, Ky
Jefferson Fiscal Court
Vernon Starr
Louisville
Jefferson County
Starr
Kennedy Tribute and Labor Blockage Highlight Washington News
In Washington the final tributes to John F Kennedy unfold as Sen Ted Kennedy expresses family thanks. President Johnson blocks a 60 day strike by machinists against six airlines under the Railway Labor Act. Two infant Kennedy markers lie at Arlington beside the president.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Sen
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
Kennedy
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Johnson O Or
Kennnedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Camp Fairchance Closes After Walkoff Escapes Rise
MOUNDSVILLE West Virginia Camp Fairchance the state's home for trustworthy convicts will shut down after 18 years Warden Otto C Boles says renovations are needed and walkoff escapes have become too frequent for comfort.
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Moundsville
W.va
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Sents
Journal- World Photo
Bruce Leinmiller
G. K. Leinmiller
Sets
N.H. St
Journal-World Photo
By Jackie Stern
Pickering
Kansas
Sports Car Club of America
Servicenter
Chas Speas
John Pickens
Vermont
Green the Friendly Store
Coronado
Vagabond
Coronado Chorale
Crimea
Gay
Gov
Saxony
Stereo
PHONO
Domons
Ted Kennedy
Dered
Afl-Cio Interrational Association of Machinists
Braniff
Continental
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
Pattick
Fritz CO
Firestone Corner
Parts and Service Dept
N.H
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