Lawrence area recalls a strong 1966 and plans for 1967
The Saturday Column reflects on a year with no major disasters in Lawrence while noting robust growth in housing and commerce. KU programs progress with an $18.6 million campaign, a successful Inter Century Seminar, and planned campus buildings. Voters approved a $3.8 million school bond, industry expansions loom, and city zoning and annexation reshaped the area.
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Lawrence
Topeka
Kansas University
Area
Emergency Grain Shipment To India Prompts Kansas Response
Editor notes Kansas farmers face market impacts from a possible two million ton wheat shipment to India amid drought. US shipments to India have risen, while India grapples with population growth, irrigation, and political instability. The piece argues mercy shipments could aid starving Indians and influence policy.
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Kansas
India
Whitley Austin
Salina
Salina, Kan
United States
Gandhi
Bihar
Utter Pradesh
Johnson
Bob Dole
Canada
Russia
Punjab
U. S
Asia
Two Men Die In Greensburg Crash On U S 54
Two men died and two women were critically injured in a head on collision on U S 54 about four miles east of Greensburg Kansas. Stephen C Shirley 22 of Dodge City and William Embick 48 of Hobbs New Mexico were the drivers of the two vehicles. Embick’s wife Gladys and daughter Linda 20 were in critical condition at Kiowa County Hospital. Shirley’s car crossed the center line sideswiped two cars and struck the Embick vehicle. The Embicks were bound for Hutchinson to visit relatives for the holidays.
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Greensburg
Kan
U. S. 54
Here
Stephen C. Shirley
Dodge City
William Embick
Hobbs
N. M
Embick
Gladys
Linda
Kiowa County
Shirley
Pratt
Hutchinson
KU seeks pollution relief from feedlot waste
Professor Loehr outlines a three tank aerobic system to treat cattle waste at a Pendleton farm. The unit costs about 4500 dollars and aims to reduce runoff pollution from Kansas feedlots which house over 65 facilities and 700 cattle at Pendleton.
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Raymond Loehr
Kansas University
Albert Pendleton Farm
Route 2
Journal-World Photo
Loehr
Pendleton Farm
Kansas Department of Health
Kansas
Christmas Spirit Across Front Lines and Ruined Homes
Francis Spellman and Billy Graham held Mass at 2nd Field Forces HQ near Saigon as Christmas nears Vietnam conflict endures. Florence reports Pope Paul planned a midnight Mass for flood victims. In Reading England a dog reclaim case ends happily when owner retrieves Teddy after a summer dispute.
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Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Armed Forces
Vietnam
Billy Graham
Spellman
2Nd Field Forces
Saigon
Florence
Italy
Pope Paul
Reading
England
Kenneth Eacott
Teddy
Eacott
Memorial Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Listing
Memorial Hospital shows admissions for George Schroetzer Jesse Wells Susan Turner August Aginheinzerling Edson Clark Laura Turner Lloyd Bigsby and others. Dismissals include Diana Jordan Zoraida Fort and baby boy Pearl Kelly Earnest Ireland Clara Anderson Daisy Wagoner Carolyn Shrable Sherry Lynn McCartney Delbert Smith and additional names.
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George Schroetzer
N.Y
Jesse Wells
Susan Turner
Ala
August Aginheinzerling
DeSoto
Edson Clark
Eudora
Laura Turner
Lloyd Bigsby
St. Terr
Diana Jordan
W. Std
Zoraida Fort
Baby Boy
Pearl Kelly
R.I
Tenn
Clara Anderson
Daisy Wagoner
Sunflower Village
Carolyn Shrable
Ark
Sherry Lynn McCartney
Delbert Smith
Route 2
Laws Could Restrict Celebrants in Old England
London AP reports Christmas merriment faces strict British rules. Laws from the Clear Air Act to taxation and traffic codes impose fines for yule log smoke, unapproved turkey raffles, and street singing. Even Christmas cards and tree lights risk penalties, shaping festive behavior under Scrooge like statutes.
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London
England
Snowstorm Hits Southland Area
A major snowstorm moved across the Southland leaving up to 18 inches in parts and drifting into the Northeast. The blast caused record low temperatures from Missouri to Arkansas and halted events such as horse racing in Maryland while traffic deaths climbed in Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia.
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Atlantic
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Charleston
Beckley
Laurel Track
Maryland
Springfield
Tulsa
Dallas
Mercury
Gilbert
Ark
Bartlesville
Oklo
Arkansas
Holiday drinking prompts caution on driving
Johnson notes seasonal drinking and Palico as examples of why not to drive after consuming. Officers report a quiet holiday period with manageable incidents. One injury accident occurred on 9th Street after a driver lost control and hit a power pole, minor knee injuries, $850 damage, brief power outage. Weather will warm slightly with no snow expected. Sunday highs near the mid 30s and light NW winds.
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Johnson
9Th Street
Michigan
Kathlein L. Rogers
Mo. St
Kansas Power & Light Co
Linda L. Hobbs
Route 2
Tonganoxie
Rodgers Auto
Neighborhood Circle Hosts Christmas Gathering in Woodstock
Elmdale hosts, Kansas City and Lawrence visitors attended as Mr. and Mrs. Bastin and family joined Mr. and Mrs. Cooley. Myrtle Cooley led the circle meeting on Dec 15 with a gift exchange. Bingo winners listed included Mrs. Downing Hollingsworth Petrie Petrie and Davison. Davison to entertain Jan 20. Dewayne Springer family moved from Lawrence and children enrolled at McLouth grade school. Frank Newell and sons visited Marcel Olin.
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Clifford Bastin
Elmdale
Harold Bastin
Kansas City
Marcel Rolin
Eugene Cooley
Myrtle Cooley
John Long
Lawrence
Sue Downing
Florence Hollingsworth
Phyllis Petrie
Mildred Petrie
Bess Davison
Davison
Dewayne Springer
McLouth
Frank Newell
Sons
Oskaloosa
Marcel Olin
Cleveland Church Ad Sparks Debate Over Welfare Ads
A full page Cleveland ad shows a rat image with the message Merry Christmas kids, urging relief pay reform. The Council of Churches, using shock copy, argues 150,000 Ohio kids live on starvation diets while welfare aims to raise payments.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Church Council
Cleveland
James A. Rhodes
Ohio General Assembly
Charles Rawlings
Metropolitan Affairs Commission
The
George Lapin
Ohio
Rawlings
Greater
Revised Manuscript Given To Kennedy Legal Counsel
The chief counsel for Mrs. John F. Kennedy reviewed Harper & Row’s revised manuscript of The Death of a President to settle the dispute out of court. Talks continue with possible delays if no agreement is reached before the Manhattan court hearing.
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Kennedy Legal Counsel
New York
John F. Kennedy
Harper & Row
Simon H. Rifkind
Rifkind
Manhattan
Transport Workers Union approves Pan Am contract pact
AFL-CIO Transport Workers Union members voted nearly three to one to accept a new Pan Am contract. The 18 month deal raises wages up to 18 percent for 13 000 workers in maintenance ground and flight service. Union leaders called it the best in the airline industry. Old rates averaged 2 71 to 3 55 per hour. Settlement was reached December 2 after an extended strike deadline.
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New York
Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
Pan American World Airways
Matthew Guinan
James F. Horse
Air Transport
East and West Vie for Controlling Influence in Egypt
East and West jostle for influence in Egypt as Moscow is rumored to offer temporary wheat supplies while the United States contemplates a new food aid accord. Nasser's nonaligned stance and repeated East bloc delegations shape Cairo's diplomatic balance with few Western state visits since 1952.
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Johnson
United States
Mrs. Gandhi
Congress
India
Egypt
Cairo
Soviet Union
Moscow
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cechoslovakia
Romania
Alexei N. Kosygin
Sovet Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Rodion Malinovsky
Abdel Hakim Amer
Nasser
Farouk
U.S
Dean Rusk
National Assembly
Anwar al Sadat
Christmas Greeting From Phoenix Family to Lawrence and Eudora Friends
A holiday message from Rose, Dean Alan, Rex, Mary, and baby Andrew in Phoenix Arizona thanks the Lawrence and Eudora community for support through last year’s tragedy. Andrew turns six months old on Christmas Day with gratitude for life and blessings.
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Lawrence
Eudora
Andrew
Rose
Dean Alan
Rex
Mary
Phoenix
Arizona
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Turkey
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Prince Philip
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Woodstock
Taipei
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Joseph Wurzel
Look Magazine
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NEW Pact
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Lawrence Memorial Co
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