Cuba fishing case tests Cuba U S Guantanamo water supply
A Czech embassy official met 36 Cubans imprisoned in Monroe County Jail after fishing illegally in Florida waters. Twenty nine adults face $500 fines and up to a year in jail while seven juveniles were released by court order.
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Key West
Fla
Washington
Florida
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Frantisek Telicka
Monroe County
Criminal Court
Thomas Caro
Telicka
Tallahassee
James Kynes
Fidel Castro
Kynes
U. S. State Department
Guantanamo
Here
U. S
Senate moves toward final approval of 11.6 billion tax cut
The Senate appears ready to pass the 11.6 billion tax cut bill with broad support. Majority Leader Mansfield pushed for a final vote, while key hurdles include a McClellan proposal for a 100 billion spending ceiling and Gore’s plan to eliminate executive stock options.
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Senate
Washington
Mike Mansfield
Johnson
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Hoffa Trial Defense Attacks Judge and Prosecution
In Chattanooga the Hoffa jury tampering trial saw defense lawyers denounce Judge Frank Wilson and the government. They labeled chief prosecutor James Neal as signaling a witness and claimed Partin aided traitors. A mistrial motion was denied as proceedings continued.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
James H. Hoffa
United States
James Neal
Louisiana Teamsters
Edward Partin
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
U.S. Dist
Frank Wilson
James Haggerty
Detroit
Harry Berke
Chattanooga
Wilson
Partin
Douglas County zoning session informs three mile area residents
About 50 residents attended Thursday night’s zoning session at Lawrence High School. The Douglas County planning board and commissioners ordered 100 more zoning booklets for residents to study before final regulations are enacted. Booth urged residents to read and share the materials as ideas from the public will be considered.
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Douglas County Zoning Board
Lawrence High School
Planning Board
Douglas County Commissioners
Three Mile
Harvey Booth
Booth
Zoning Planning Board
Commission
Board of Commissioners
Louis J. Krueger
Topeka
Co Op Neighbor Night Promotes Pancakes at Six Thirty
His Men's toiletries and Key Rexall advertise an annual Co-Op Neighbor Night tomorrow February 8 with pancakes and sausage served at 6 30 p m. Farmers Co-Op promotes the event.
Johnson weighs actions after Cuban water cutoff crisis
President Johnson meets with top military and diplomatic advisers for nearly two hours to discuss possible steps in response to Cuba cutting the Guantanamo base water supply. A 3:30 p.m. session was planned as officials consider options including water delivery by ship and potential base upgrades.
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Washington
Johnson
Pierre Salinger
White House
United States
Guantanamo U.S. Naval Base
Florida
Havana
U.S
Guantanamo
Capitol
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Caribbean
Mansfield
Senate
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
New York
U.S. Guantanamo Naval Base
Summer Session Enrolls 70 at Lawrence High
Seventy students enrolled in Lawrence High School's summer session held at Central Junior High. The program runs June 8 to July 31 for grades 9-12, with optional recreation and work, and a free August. Courses include world history algebra government biology English and more. Cost is 15 per credit, up to three credits.
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Lawrence High School
Dan Kahler
Lawrence Council of Parents and Teachers
Central Junior High School
Kahler
Tonganoxie High School on Track for Fall Opening
Construction on Tonganoxie Rural High School runs ahead of schedule with completion expected by May. The brick building north of town will house an auditorium gymnasium classrooms offices and a cafeteria. First classes are planned for September with dedication and open house after occupancy.
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Tonganoxie Rural High School
Tonganoxie
Lawrence
Traces of Railway Are Few But History Here Was Rich
A KU history term paper by John Hanna traces the St. Louis Lawrence and Denver Railroad from Lawrence to Carbondale in the 1870s. The line changed names, sought coal deposits, and land damages of $10,523 were paid July 2, 1872 to Douglas County.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
St. Louis, Lawrence and Denver
Carbondale
John Hanna
Vt. St
George Anderson
The
Kansas Historical Society
Hanna
Douglas County
Kan
Robert Morrow
Charles Chadwick
Aaron Platts
A. D. Sears
Mistrial Declared in Beckwith Civil Rights Case
A Mississippi circuit court declared a mistrial in the Byron De La Beckwith trial after the all white jury voted to deadlock on the murder of Medgar Evers. Beckwith, a 43 year old fertilizer salesman from Greenwood, faced charges for shooting Evers. The retrial date was not set as the next term opens in March.
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Jackson, Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
Circuit Court
Leon Hendrick
Greenwood
Miss
Medgar Evers
Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Henrick
William Waller
Edwin Walker
Beckwith
Walker
37 Pay Deposits For Water Line In Stull District
Thirty seven residents have paid deposits and signaled intent to join the planned Stull Water District. Ralph E. Johnson of the Farm Home Administration says the district is feasible after a preliminary survey. The committee plans to estimate costs and determine routes. Deposits are $25 each. questions may be directed to the committee or FHA office in the County Courthouse. The district would serve from Kanwaka to Stull and west.
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Stull
Ralph E. Johnson
Farm Home Administration
Raymond Nichols
Rock Ledges
Johnson
Nichols
Russell Houk
Jim Vestal
Harold Hoffsommer
Glen O'Connor
FHA
Kanwaka
Sunny but Cold In Lawrence As Temperatures Edge Up
Skies were mostly sunny but chilly in Lawrence today's brief warm spell faded after a Thursday cold snap. The National Weather Service forecast partly cloudy skies with a low near 20 tonight and highs in the 40s Saturday. Temperatures rose to 40 at the Kansas University Weather Station yesterday, 39 downtown, with a low of 18 at 8 am today and a record low for the date since January. By 2 pm the temperature stood at 37. Open Hearth and Hal's Hiway 59 listings appear in brief.
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Lawrence
U.S. Weather Bureau
Kansas University
Bill White Day Honors Two News Pioneers at KU
William Allen White Day at Kansas University celebrates two journalism honorees. Clark R. Mollenhoff receives the national citation and will deliver the White Lecture at the Kansas Union Forum Room. The event marks the White Foundation’s near birthdate anniversary with a state citation announced at luncheon.
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William Allen White
Kansas University
Clark R. Mollenhoff
Washington
Cowles
William Allen White Foundation
Mollenhoff
Kansas Union
Mr. White
Foundation
Emporia Gazette
Kansas
Rolla A. Clymer
el Dorado Times
White Foundation
Byron E. Guise
Marysville Advocate
Board of
Raymond Clapper
Washington Correspondence
Sigma Delta Chi
Heywood Broun
John Peter Zenger
Theta Sigma Phi
The
Byron Guise
Marysville
Weather Summary Northeast Kansas Night to Saturday
Partly cloudy and not so cold tonight with a low near 20. Saturday's high around 40. Evening temperatures show a gradual decline from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Winds light. Sunrise at 7:21 a.m. and sunset at 6:50 p.m. Yesterday’s high 40, low 26. year ago today high 34, low 30.
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Kansas
The Corn Is Green at University Theatre
University Theatre presents The Corn Is Green Wednesday through Saturday with advance ads listing show times and ticket information. Lawrence's Leading Funeral Service Rumsey Funeral Home advertises contact VI 3-5111.
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University Theatre
Lawrence
Rumsey Funeral: Home
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