Ellsworth Pushes Nominations Reform for Service Academies
Rep. Robert F. Ellsworth proposes a bill to remove congressional nominations for service academies, replacing them with a strictly competitive process. Each academy would appoint at least one student per congressional district and two at large per state, based on merit and standards.
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Armed Services Academies
House of Representatives
Robert F. Ellsworth
R-Kan
Congress
Ellsworth
Lawrence
Hyman G. Rickover
United States
John F. Kennedy
Sophia Loren and Carlo Ponti Face Bigamy Case Delays
In New York AP: Carlo Ponti receives a French divorce from his first wife but Ponti and Sophia Loren say no immediate marriage plans due to ongoing legal complications, including a bigamy case in Italy. Loren and Ponti attend the Doctor Zhivage premiere in New York as lawyers press for a future marriage.
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New York
Carlo Ponti
Sophia Loren
Italy
Lee Steiner
Miss Loren
Ponti
Doctor Zhivage
KU graduate student hurt in bike mishap near 6th and Mass
Ira W. Royals 23 of 8 W 8th an English instructor at KU suffered facial and head lacerations when his bicycle hit a rough spot near the tracks at Sixth Street. He was admitted to Watkins Memorial Hospital in good condition. Police report other early morning crashes with vehicle damage but no serious injuries.
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Kansas University
Waco
Tex
6Th
Mass
Sts
Ira W. Royals
W. 8Th
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Royals
Massachusetts Street
Eddie Spriggs
Davis Rd
East 19Th St
Samuel J. Mayhugh
Route 2
7Th and
Mass. Sts
11Th and Conn
John R. Smith
Topeka
Ruby Harper
E. 12Th St
King of Toro Sir George Rukidi III Dies in Uganda
Sir George Rukidi III omukama of Toro aged 61 died Tuesday at his Fort Portal palace in Uganda. The monarch's passing leaves Toro without its ruler and triggers mourning across the kingdom and region.
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Kampala
Uganda
Omukama
Toro
George Rukidi III
Fort Portal
James Wooden obituary notes sixth Douglas County fatality this year
James Wooden of the home is survived by a son John C. Wooden, a daughter Mrs. Player Cook of Nashville Tennessee, several step-brothers and step-sisters. Thekla Laming of Tonganoxie is noted as Mrs. Thekla Laming Wooden. His death marks the sixth traffic fatality in Douglas County for the year.
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John C. Wooden
Player Cook
Nashville
Wickes Lumber Center Construction Starts in North Lawrence
Construction begins on the Wickes Corp. Lumber and Building Supply Center on Second Street west of the Kansas Turnpike entrance in North Lawrence. Gayheart Brothers Construction Co. of Yellow Springs Ohio is the general contractor. Wickes plans completion by February 15 with opening shortly after.
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Wickes Corp. Lumber
Second Street
Lawrence
Gayheart Brothers Construction Co
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Wickes Lumber
Midwest
Wickes
Kansas
Union Pacific
Zoning Proposals Face More Study By Commissioners
City Commission delays final vote on zoning ordinance after public input. Mayor Pulliam to private study. planning commission recommendations sent to the commission. legality questioned by Frank King while city attorney Stough defends interpretation.
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City Commission
City Hall
Ernest Pulliam
Planning Commission
Frank King
St. Pulliam
Charles Stough
Stough
Supreme Court
Pulliam
King
Ray Wells
6Th and
Mass. Sts. Wells
Lawrence
Richard Raney
Wells
League of Kansas Municipalities
Jack Lahiff
Leavenworth
Mass
Sts
Lahiff
Psychology of Smoking discussed by KU professor at Rotary
KU professor Duane Wenzel, dean of the School of Pharmacy, spoke to the Lawrence Rotary Club on the psychology behind smoking. He traced tobacco use, noted aging theories, cited health links to cancer and vascular disease, and described teen initiation and various smoker attitudes beyond merely health warnings.
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Lawrence
U. S
James Callihan Injured In Turnpike Car Crash
James E. Callihan, 26, of 1430 La. St., sustained head cuts and a bruised shoulder in a one car Kansas Turnpike crash east of the Lawrence Service Area. The vehicle left the roadway after a rear tire blew, rolled over and stopped in the eastbound lanes. Damage was about $900. He was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and released.
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James E. Callihan
la. St
Kansas Turnpike
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Highway Patrol
Dallas Murphy
Callihan
Interim Board to Lead Unified School District Start
Pinckney tops voter count with 272 ballots while Waka rusa Valley leads rural precincts with 232. New York School records the lightest turnout at 51. Heck Owens and Bradley join the interim board January 4 alongside current Lawrence Board members Carl Althaus Gladys Six and James Paddock. They plan for a unified district effective July 1 1966 and will form the first board of education for the new district.
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Pinckney
Wakarusa Valley
New York School
Heck
Owens and
Bradley
Carl Althaus
Gladys Six
James
Bill) Paddock
Lawrence Board of Education
A Cappella Choir Presents Christmas Prelude at Lawrence High
Lawrence High School A Cappella Choir of 70 voices directed by R Wayne Nelson will perform the annual Christmas Prelude at 8 tonight in the high school auditorium. FAA five year forecast hints at Lawrence airport improvements including runway extension and new lighting based on prior talks.
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Lawrence High School
R. Wayne Nelson
Lawrence
Federal Aviation Authority
Washington, D. C
FAA
Ray Wells
Seaman Coach Sertoma talk on fitness at Eldridge Hotel
Seaman High School coach Don Hoch spoke to Sertoma Club members at the Eldridge Hotel in Topeka on Physical Fitness for Busy People. Gerald Wente introduced him and a demonstration followed. He cited a shift from muscle labor to automated work since 1850 and noted youth fitness findings.
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Don Hoch
Seaman High School
Topeka
Sertoma Club
Eldridge Hotel
Gerald Wente
Amer
Smoking Habit Hidden by Deceptive Quitting Claim
A man smokes a few cigarettes daily yet hides the habit from his wife. He tells others he quit but secretly smokes, often retreating to the basement to smoke where she cannot see.
Debate participants seek judges for Lawrence High School event
The program featured speakers noting low fitness levels across nations and dire health projections. Nancy Taylor and Becky Owen from Lawrence High School urged volunteers to judge the upcoming high school debate tournament on January 7 and 8.
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Icans
Nancy Taylor
Becky Owen
Lawrence High School
Dread Cager Undergoes Emergency Brain Surgery
Kansas University sophomore Ron Lang of Leavenworth underwent emergency brain surgery at Fitzsimons General Hospital in Denver to remove a tumor. Doctors called the operation successful but cautioned full recovery status would come later. Lang had been a top KU basketball prospect.
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Ron Lang
Kansas University
Leavenworth
Fitzsimons General Hospital
Denver
Young Lang
Lang
Munson Army Hospital
Fitzsimons
Kansas
In loving memory of Alice and Roy Oatman
The daughter Bernice writes a memorial note recalling two loved ones. She speaks of sleeping peacefully and keeping their memory close, expressing sorrow and enduring love. The message centers on grief, remembrance, and personal devotion.
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Alice
Roy Oatman
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