Royal Travelers On Way After Delays
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip depart Vancouver after weather delays on their South Pacific flight. A planned Honolulu refueling stop was reintroduced after earlier cancellation. The 707 carried 47 passengers and 12 crew. a snowstorm and engine repairs caused a five hour layover in Edmonton before continuing toward Honolulu and Fiji.
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South Pacific
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Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Fiji
Honolulu
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Vanseas Airways
Thomas Nisbet
Pacific Ocean
J. T. Percy
Edmonton
Wheeler Air Force Base
BOAC
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England
Hawaiian Islands
Alberta
California
Weather Bureau
Oregon
Washington
Yakima Valley
Cuban military buildup topic in U S Senate
In Washington, Senator Keating urges Senate Preparedness subcommittee to examine Cuba arms buildup. He cites a Soviet ship unloading armaments and evidence of medium range missile sites. A Pentagon spokesman confirms two more Soviet ships but says no offensive weapons remain and launch pads were destroyed.
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Washington
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Cuba
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N.y
Senate
Keating
Pentagon
Unclear talks yield no progress in three weeks
U.S. negotiators said talks over the past three weeks made no headway. Washington learned only at Thursday's New York meeting that the Soviets wished to end the discussions. Rusk avoided details on De Gaulle's split Britain’s exclusion from the Common Market and related moves.
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United States
New York
Rusk
de Gaulle
Britain
Revenue Chief Doubts Tax Plan Harming Charitable Gifts
New York. Internal Revenue Commissioner Mortimer Caplin told the foundations group that charitable donations would likely escape heavy damage from Kennedy tax reform plans. He argued the 5 percent of gross income rule would not suppress giving as deductions from state income tax sales tax and mortgage interest push totals beyond the threshold.
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New York
Internal Revenue
Mortimer Caplin
Foundations Group
Kennedy
Caplin
Anderson Urges Foundation Plan for Kansas School Finance
Gov. John Anderson criticized Kansas school aid as hodge podge and unfair and backed adoption of a foundation plan. He urged fair distribution to relieve property taxes, school unification, improved junior colleges, and an educational TV program, speaking at the Kansas Council of Administration meeting.
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Wichita
John Anderson
Anderson
Kansas Council of Administration
Kansas
Senate bill would raise state superintendent salary
A Topeka Senate bill, introduced by Sen. Steadman Bail, would raise the state superintendent of public instruction salary from 10 000 to 15 000 dollars per year. The measure seeks a 5 000 dollar increase to the post.
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Topeka
Senate
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Steadman Bail
R-Atchison
Speculation Rises Over Ownership of Ist National Bank
The Keystone Corporation dissolution prompts questions of who will own the First National Bank of Lawrence as its 57 percent stake may shift to individual buyers. Potential bidders include a central Kansas developer, a Bartlesville group, bank directors, a KU sports connected Kansas City alumnus, and the Kemper family. The bank holds about 12.88 million in assets with 1.48 million capital.
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Keystone Corporation of
Kansas City
First National Bank of
Lawrence
Lawrence Bank
James M. Kemper Jr
Keystone Corporation
Kemper Investment Co
Keystone
Kemper
George Docking
Kelvin Hoover
Central Kansas
Bartlesville
Okla
Bank
First National Bank
Thomen Speaks on Profits at Kiwanis Meeting
Du Pont Tecumseh plant manager Jim Thomen told Jayhawk Kiwanis Club profits after taxes have remained near unchanged for 15 years despite population and sales growth. He cited rising taxes, shrinking profits as a share of equity, increased wage shares, rising unemployment, and stressed profits drive investment and jobs.
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Jim Thomen
du Pont
Tecumseh
Jayhawk Kiwanis Club
Thomen
Mississippi U Faces Another Court Battle over Desegregation
The University of Mississippi faces a second court dispute after rejecting Dewey Greene Jr. of Greenwood from Spring term admission while James Meredith remains enrolled. Greene plans to seek a federal order to compel acceptance, with Gandhi Society attorney William Higgs aiming to hold registrar Robert Ellis in contempt. Jerry Brown, son of California Governor Edmund G. Brown, assists Higgs.
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Jackson
Miss
University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
University
Meredith
Dewey Greene Jr
Greenwood
Mississippi Vocational College For
Greene
William Higgs
Gandhi Society For Human Rights
Robert B. Ellis
California
Edmund G. Brown
Yale University
Jerry Brown
Higgs
Floods Pounding North California and Pacific Storms
Rain swollen rivers flooded hundreds of homes in Northern California and sandbags rose but could not halt rising water. Strong winds lashed the coast from California to Oregon as a Pacific storm chain spurred heavy snow in Washington and closures across the region.
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Reno
Nev
San Francisco
California
Sierra
Oregon
Pacific
Hawaii
Linda Hemphill Chosen for IFYE Mission to Switzerland
Linda Hemphill daughter of Arthur and Mrs Hemphill Route 3 will depart for Switzerland in April for six months as part of the International Farm Youth Exchange program. She is among six Kansans chosen and a Kansas State University junior. She will live with a Swiss farm family and join 57 U.S. delegates reporting to the National 4-H Center Washington D C on April 12 for briefing.
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Linda Hemphill
Arthur Hemphill
Route 3
Switzerland
Miss Hemphill
Kansas State University
U.S
Washington, D. C
Pledge to Pursue Unity for Europe
In Rome Harold Macmillan arrived in his birthplace of the European Community and joined Premier Amatore Fanfani in a pledge to pursue unity. Fanfani said the European process had pauses like France's veto but would resume with vigor and that unity remained a shared goal of Italy and Britain.
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Rome
Harold Macmillan
Amatore Fanfani
Italy
West Berlin Nuclear Talks Prompt Hope for Breakthrough
In New York three weeks after Khrushchev and Kennedy exchanged letters, talks on nuclear test inspections began as Khrushchev agreed to allow some international inspection on Soviet soil. The shift overturned earlier policy and raised hopes in the White House and State Department for progress in disarmament negotiations.
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New York
Khrushchev
Kennedy
White House
State Department
Ramadan Observed at Kansas University and Local Events
Muslim students at Kansas University observe Ramadan with dawn to dusk fasting as the holy month began January 26 and ends February 25 with Eid. Lawrence Art Guild hosts a Mardi Gras costume party February 23 at the 4-H Fairgrounds from 7 to 11 PM with prizes and refreshments. Lawrence gas usage in January hits a record 499 481000 cubic feet, 40 354000 more than last year, amid the coldest January since 1940, per Kansas Public Service Co.
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Kansas University
Mohammad
Lawrence Art Guild
Guild
Lee Miller
Gordon Thurow
Gertrude Park
Harold Krull
A. B. Leonard
C. C. Ragan
Richard Garrett
James Neelley
Ernest Pontius
Lawrence
Kansas Public Service Co
L. C. DeMoss
Toll Road Linking Kansas City and Will Rogers Turnpike
A $75 million toll road proposal would connect Kansas City with Oklahoma's Will Rogers Turnpike over 160 miles along the Kansas Missouri line toward Galena. Sen. Ted Saar Jr. said feasibility studies show demand and potential profit, with bond funding possible. Sen. Don Hults noted plans for an early feasibility study within weeks.
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Topeka
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Will Rogers Turnpike
Kansas Senate
Ted Saar Jr
D-Pittsburg
Kansas-Missouri Line
Galena
Kan
Saar
Kansas Senate bill seeks declaring deer antelope wild turkeys game
Among Thursday introductions in the Kansas Legislature the Senate Forestry Fish and Game Committee proposed a bill to declare deer antelope and wild turkeys as game animals and enable seasons on them.
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Kansas
Senate Forestry, Fish and Game Committee
Jella Retires As Colonel In Air Force
Lawrence native Col Leonard L Jella 46 retires after 23 years of service. He commanded an Atlas squadron at Fairchild Washington and led a bomber squadron in Okinawa during the Korean War. He logged 7500 flying hours and holds multiple medals including the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star.
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Leonard L. Jella
Lawrence
Air Force
Leonard M. Jella
Jella
Bernice
Lompoc
Calif
18Th
Strategic Aerospace Division
Fairchild
Wash
Spokane
Bryan Field
Tex
Coltella
Panama Canal Zone
Latin America
U. S
Washington, D. C
Okinawa
Korea
Bolivia
Lindbergh Declines Kitty On Transatlantic Flight
Pioneer aviator Charles A. Lindbergh refused to take his pet kitten Patsy aboard the 1927 transatlantic flight, saying the journey was too dangerous to risk the cat's life.
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Charles A. Lindberg
Patsy
Sunday Sale Controls: Kansans propose Sunday limits
A Kansas Senate bill by Joseph C. Harder and Charles B. Joseph would sharply restrict Sunday sales in the state. It makes illegal sales a misdemeanor with fines up to 500 dollars and up to six months in jail on a second conviction. Food could be sold before 10 a.m. on Sunday, carry-out meals could be sold all day, and certain items like soft drinks and farm produce are exempt or allowed.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Joseph C. Harder
R-Moundridge
Charles B. Joseph
Dpotwin
KU engineers top the nation in starting salaries study
KU engineers show strong offers with an overall starting salary of 564.26 and electrical and aeronautical fields leading. National averages for accounting and liberal arts are lower, while recruiters plan more campus interviews this year and seek trained college graduates despite high selectivity. EU placement notes more firms contacting service members during military obligations.
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KU Business School
Stevens
National Survey
Anderson Gives Nod on Wichita State University Plan
Gov. John Anderson and Kansas Senate GOP leaders tentatively approve a bill to turn Wichita University into a state four year university under the Board of Regents. The measure, likely to be introduced as a committee bill, would require Wichita voters to approve state control in an April election. Estimated annual cost under state control runs about $3 million, with possible small increases for enrollment growth.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Buildings and Grounds Committee
F. H. Geiger
Everest
Geiger
John Anderson
Cedar Crest
Frank MacLennan
Topeka State Journal
Kansas Senate
GOP
Wichita University
Kansas Board of Regents
William Farmer
Wichita
Senate
House
University of Southern Kansas At
Farmer
Wichita U
Board of Regents
Downtown Lawrence Eyes Parking, Bridges, and Growth
The mayor and Barteldes describe a large parking district to spur free parking in the future and push downtown development. They highlight widening 9th 10th and 11th Streets and plan to widen 7th 8th Streets, plus a new bridge crossing the Kaw. They stress improving rear entrances, storefront aesthetics, and tying east approaches to a north south artery as North Lawrence expands with industry and housing.
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Lawrence
Barteldes
Kaw
Tennessee
North Lawrence
Card of Thanks for hospital care and cards
Harry Westergren thanks Dr Walters Reed and nurses at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for kindness and friends for calls and beautiful cards.
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