Bennett Seeks Fourth Term as Douglas County Treasurer
Mrs. Bessie Bennett of 2421 Ohio Street announced her candidacy to succeed herself as Douglas County treasurer. The Republican seeks her fourth term, noting 16 years in the office, including six as treasurer, with a move toward computerized tax statements next fall. Other announced Republicans include Heck for Second District commissioner, Ice, Kampschroeder, Murphree for Third District commissioner, and Rex Johnson for sheriff.
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Bessie Bennett
Ohio St
Douglas County
Bennett
Delmer F. Bennett
Lawrence
Lawrence Business College
Green Bros
First Methodist Church
Women’s Republican Club
Arthur Heck
Raymond Ice
Walter Kampschroeder
Mike Murphree
Rex Johnson
KU Law Student seeks coed cook for dinners and chats
Robert Jenkins, a third-year KU law student from Kansas City, placed an ad in the University Daily Kansan seeking a 19 to 23 year old coed to cook occasional meals and converse. The ad drew strong interest with interviews scheduled. two Florida roommates inspired the idea.
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Robert Jenkins
Kansas Union
Kansas University
Kansas City
Miss. St
Jenkins
Kansan
Florida University
an _ Associated Press
Journal- World
Gainesville
Fla
Florida
EU Law
Western Star Lodge Elects New Officers
Western Star Lodge No. 1 F and A M at 119 E 8th St elected William E Newman as worshipful master George L Brown as senior warden James E Hultz as junior warden Jesse C Newman as treasurer Verner L Newman III as secretary Rev W S Sims as chaplain Robert E Hawkins as assistant secretary The next meeting is Feb 19 at the hall.
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Western Star Lodge
A.M
E. 8Th St
William E. Newman
Ky. St
George L. Brown
N. J. St
James E. Hultz
Ash St
Jesse C. Newman
Ill. St
Verner L. Newman III
Ohio St
Rev
W. S. Sims
N. Y. St
Robert E. Hawkins
del. St
Youth Symphony Rehearsals Resume Saturday
Charles Axton announced schedules for three Youth Symphony groups at Lawrence High School. The Prep Orchestra meets at 8, Cadet Orchestra at 9, and the Youth Symphony at 10.
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Charles Axton
Lawrence High School
Battle at Lang Vei and Khe Sanh details from the siege
Reports recount the Lang Vei and Khe Sanh engagements with North Vietnamese tanks and infantry. About 400 allied irregulars faced bombardment and siege, 150 reached Khe Sanh or safety, while 225 were dead or missing. Eight Americans hid in a bunker as air strikes and gas masks helped repel charges.
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Khe Sanh
U.S
Lang Vei
Waisner in Fair Condition After Auto Crash
Mrs. Tanyna S. Waisner of Route 5 sustained head injuries in a one car crash on the Clinton Lone Star road near U S Highway 49. She was first taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital in critical condition and then transferred Wednesday to the Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City Kansas.
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Tanyna S. Waisner
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Waisner
Clinton-Lone Star Blacktop
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
KUMC
Doctor Gibbins dedication helped Ambala hospital grow
KU graduate student Dr. Gibbins recalls joining a 50-bed Ambala hospital in 1932, serving women and children under Philadelphia Hospital support. She describes changing veils, Gandhi and Nehru meetings, and surviving 1947 riots and 1966 India Pakistan war while earning India’s Kaisar-i-Hind medal.
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Gibbins
Cantonments
Ambala
New Delhi
Philadelphia
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
The
Presbyterian Church
India
Mubarakpur
Dr. Gibbs
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
United States
Gibbons
Pakistan
New York School Hit by Thieves
Lawrence police reported two vandalism incidents and a theft today. Thieves hid inside New York School overnight Tuesday at 936 N.Y. St. and escaped with two transistor radios valued at ten dollars, after ransacking the principal's office. Further vandalism included pellet gun damage to a garage door window and a duplex window at 2511 W. 9th St. No other items were reported missing and no damage estimates were available.
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Lawrence
New York School
N.Y. St
Art Winchell
Crestline Dr
W. 9Th St
Temporary Fed Ban on Europe Stock Buys Announced
The Federal Reserve Board ordered a temporary ban on stock purchases or equity investments by Edge Act corporations of U S banks in Western Europe. The measure, linked to President Johnson’s balance of payments program, requires Board approval before any overseas affiliate may invest in a foreign business.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Western
Europe
Johnson
House defeats nonpartisan plan for State Board of Education
In Topeka the House rejected a nonpartisan election method for the State Board of Education 72 to 36 and sent the bill to a conference committee after committee chair Rep. John Bower moved to adopt the report. Tornado deaths reach 117 in year with Belvidere Illinois worst area. Texas led with 159 twisters and Missouri 70. A 20 million sales tax increase to fund local governments and offset property tax revenue is proposed by Rep. Bower in the final budget round.
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Topeka
House
Board of Education
John Bower
R-Mclouth
Education Committee
Washington
United States
Environmental Science Services Administration
Belvidere
Chicago
Illinois
Hawaii
Texas
Missouri
Kansas
Bower
Diplomat Nes Calls U S Timidity Key to War Eruption
Veteran American diplomat David G. Nes, deputy chief of mission in Cairo at the outbreak of the Israeli Arab war last June, resigns after 26 years in the Foreign Service. He blames Washington political timidity for blocking steps that might have prevented the war.
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Washington
Cairo
United States
David G. Nes
U.S. Foreign Service
Nes
Service
State Department
Wilkinson wins GOP national committeeman race in Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson, former University of Oklahoma football coach, defeats C. Hubert Gragg 246 to 86 in a secret ballot to become Oklahoma's new Republican national committeeman. He steps into the unexpired term of the late John Tyler of Bartlesville.
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Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
C. Hubert Gragg
Republican State Committee
Wilkinson
John Tyler
Bartlesville
Tyler
Mansfield Says North Korea Signal Offers Hope for Crews
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield calls North Korea’s identification of the USS Pueblo’s dead and wounded an encouraging sign the crew may be released. The State Department cautions against expecting a quick follow-up.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
North Korea
State Department
Growth of Kansas Economy Forecast by Governor Docking
Gov. Docking released the fifth annual economic report forecasting faster Kansas growth in 1968 than 1967 driven by farm income gains. Personal income could top $7.2 billion with an average employment of 833000, amid in migration fluctuations and rising wages from manufacturing and aircraft sectors.
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Topeka
Kansas
Robert Docking
Docking
Gov
Ernor
M. Jarvin Emerson
Office of Economic Analysis
Douglas
Johnson
Saline
Sedgwick
Shawnee
Wyandotte
New Viola Debut and Composer Debut at KU Recital
Lawrence report covers associate professor Lawrence Blaas premiering a new viola and Wilder Sonata at Swarthout Recital Hall. Blaas notes the instrument is nearly his 15th or 16th, crafted at home, with an applause-filled reception in a near full house. Also noted, KU registrar James Hitt says plans to trim three-hour classes by moving some offerings to Tue Thu with 1 12 hour sessions, not eliminating Saturday classes.
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Karel Blaas
Kansas University
Swarthout Recital Hall
Blaas
Alec Wilder
James K. Hitt
Hitt
District 497 Considers Junior High Boundary Changes
School patrons may share views on new junior high boundaries Friday from 7 30 to 9 30 p m at the Administration Center. School Board members will convene for two hours in the board room to discuss the proposed boundaries with citizens.
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James Paddock
21St and
la. Sts
Bea Benaderet Returns Home After Lung Cancer Treatment
Bea Benaderet television star of Petticoat Junction was released to return home to Studio City California after five weeks of radiation therapy at Stanford Medical Center for lung cancer.
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Studio City
Calif
Bea Benaderet
Two-Car Crash Injures One and Damages Vehicles
A KU student suffered minor injuries in a two car collision on Iowa Street. Nancy Pontius, 24, from Lawrence, was involved with Jermon Tilzer, 20, of Prairie Village. Vehicle damages were $15 and $85 respectively.
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Nancy Pontius
Dread Ave
Kansas University
Lawrence
Jermon S. Tilzer
Ohio St
Prairie Village
Pontius
Tilzer
Iowa Street
Ninth Street
Judith E. Unruh
W. ‘9Th
Route 2
Abilene
W. P. Carter
Charlotte
N.C
Unruh
Carter
23Rd
Iowa Sts
Walter I. Laubach
Engel Rd
Wichita
Robert R. Revenew
12Th St
AT&T Reports Record 1967 Profits and Revenues
NEW YORK AP The American Telephone and Telegraph Co AT&T the world s largest publicly held firm posted record profits and operating revenues for calendar 1967 Earnings rose to 3 79 a share up from 3 69 Net income to AT T stock exceeded 2 049 billion vs 1 979 billion in 1966 Operating revenues for the Bell System climbed to 13 009 billion from 12 138 billion the prior year.
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New York
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
A&t
At&t
Bell System
Card of Thanks for hospital kindness and support
The family of Mrs. Pearl Jackson thanks Dr Alexander C Mitchell Rev A N Parker and the 2nd floor north nurses for cards flowers food and acts of kindness during the stay at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
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Alexander C. Mitchell
A. N. Parker
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Pearl Jackson
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