Heart Fund Drive Set This Month Led by Curran in Douglas County
The Kaw Valley Heart Association launches its annual Heart Fund Campaign in Lawrence and surrounding townships led by Pete Curran with Warren Rhodes chairing the advance gifts. Last year Douglas County raised nearly $10,000, with no set goal this year. a house to house canvass on Feb 20–21 is planned, aided by KU coeds and local volunteers.
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Kaw Valley Heart Assn
Lawrence
Alexander Mitchell
American Heart Assn
Douglas County
Pete Curran
Warren Rhodes
First National Bank
Advance
Curran
Advance Gifts Committee
Kansas University
Oliver
Corbin
G.S.P
James Ricks
KU Dean of Women’s Office
Ross Wulfkuhle
Dean Richards
Merlin Ford
Baldwin
Pete Edelbrock
W. Clarke Wescoe
Mitchell
Robert S. Charlton
Riley Burcham
Russell Frink
James R. Surface
Russia routs United States 10 2 in Olympic hockey clash
Unbeaten Russia crushed winless United States 10 2 in Grenoble to extend its gold bid as the Russians opened a 4 0 burst in the first six minutes. Anatoli Firsov scored twice and added another as the U S finally yielded in the final period.
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Grenoble
France
Russia
United States
Anatoli Firsov
U.S
Forrest Harrell Returns to Khe Sanh Unit in Vietnam
Pfc Forrest N Harrell son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Harrell Lecompton returns to his Marine unit at Khe Sanh after treatment for fragmentation wounds at Phu Bai He was wounded January 26 during fighting at Quang Tri and stationed with the First Howitzer Division 13th Marines 3rd Marine Division Mail to Pfc Harrell 2861296 1st Prov 155th Hon Div Hdgers 1-13 3rd Marine Div FPD San Francisco CA 96602
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Forrest N. Harrell
Ralph Harrell
Lecompton
Khe Sanh
Phu Bai
Harrell
Quang Tri
13Th Marines
3Rd Marine Division
F.P.D
San Francisco
Galif
West Junior High Winter Band Concert Set for Tuesday
Three West Junior High bands perform their annual Winter Band Concert at 7 30 p m in the school gym Wyatt Cooper directs the seventh grade band the eighth grade band and the ninth graders A band
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West
Wyatt Cooper
Gov Kirk Bids For Rail Help
Gov Claude Kirk of Florida flew to Washington to seek the appointment of an emergency presidential board to settle a four day old strike by the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen against three major railroads. Missouri Pacific reported widespread sabotage of freight trains by supervisory personnel as the dispute over crew sizes escalated. A train hauling ammunition from Defense Texas to the West Coast was delayed by vandals near Fort Worth. Missouri Pacific officials said trainmen were not involved in the acts. Kirk said Wirtz promised to consider the request.
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Associated Press
Claude Kirk
Florida
Washington
Brotherhood of Railway
Kirk
W. Willard Wirtz
Missouri Pacific
Texas and Pacific
Seaboard Coast Lines
St. Louis
Defense
Tex
West Coast
Fort Worth
A. F. Smith
The
Brotherhood
Wirtz
Miriam Stewart Green Offers Sunday Concert
Soprano Miriam Stewart Green assistant professor of voice at Kansas University will perform a 3 30 p m recital in Swarthout Recital Hall. The program features Purcell Vaughan Williams Walton Dvorak songs in English French and German with Jane Abbott as accompanist. Green recently returned from a sabbatical in Guadalajara where critics praised her vocal technique and interpretation.
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Miriam Stewart Green
Kansas University
Swarthout Recital Hall
Purcell
Vaughn-Williams
Walton
Dvorak
Jane Abbott
Green
Guadalajara
Mexico
Guadlajara Symphony
Valentine Postcard Postage Reminds Law Mailers
Postage for Valentines one ounce or lighter is six cents after a Jan 7 1968 rate change that ended the four cent greeting card rate. Postmaster Jack Harris notes jet service for servicemen in Vietnam and overseas destinations and airlifting for letters over 250 miles from Lawrence. High mail volume before February 14 will require extra help at the Lawrence Post Office.
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Jack Harris
Vietnam
Lawrence
Harris
Missing Indian Air Force AN12 Plane With 98 Aboard
All India Radio reported a Soviet built AN12 transport is missing in the Himalayas since Wednesday afternoon. Among the 98 aboard are four army officers a civilian and a six member crew. The remaining 87 are enlisted soldiers.
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New Delhi
India
Himalayas
All India Radio
Short Senate Session in Topeka Passes Funding Bill
The Kansas Senate met for 12 minutes and passed a House approved bill appropriating 33235 dollars to construct and equip a research building at Parsons State Hospital and Training Center before recess for the weekend.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Senate
Parsons State Hospital and Training Center
Bottoms Up Reveals Hacksaw for Prisoner
In Montrose Colorado Virginia Butcher 39 pleaded guilty to trying to smuggle a hacksaw blade in a Christmas box to a county jail prisoner. She was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 80 days suspended.
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Montrose
Colo
Virginia
No Funds for Old Ship Olympia Faces Financial Crisis
PHILADELPHIA AP The cruiser Olympia once Dewey’s flagship at Manila Bay now confronts a new emergency as it seeks funds to stay afloat. The aging ship’s hardship highlights postwar budget strains and maritime maintenance costs.
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Philadelphia
Olympia
George Dewey
Manila
Baya
South Koreans to Halt Complaints on Pueblo Talks
Informed sources say South Korea will end protests over private U.S.–North Korea talks at Panmunjom to free the USS Pueblo crew. The U.S. will treat the talks as part of the Armistice Commission, with open discussion on the Jan. 21 assassination attempt against President Park. North Korea warns of war and blames U.S. imperialists. A missing USAF plane and two crewmen remain unaccounted for after a routine training flight.
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Seoul
Panmunjom
Pueblo
United States
Korean Military Armistice Commission
Chung Il-kwo
U.S
William J. Porter
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
Kim Il-sung
U.S. Air Force
South Korean
North Korea
Planes Begin to Aid Refugees of Lang Vei
American transport planes evacuated 5000 to 6000 Vietnamese and Laotian refugees from the Lang Vei area to Da Nang refugee centers. At Khe Sanh Marines sorted armed refugees into groups reclaiming arms for Laotian soldiers and Vietnamese irregulars as evacuations aimed to finish by Saturday.
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Lang Vei
Saigon
U.S
Khe Sanh
da Nang
Laos
Winant Sidle
U. S
Theft and Vandalism Reported Around City
A theft and an assault on a resident were reported Thursday. Burglars entered the Community Building at 11th and Vt Streets after 10 p.m. Wednesday and stole unknown cash from two pop machines. Wayne Bly’s office at City Park and Recreation was vandalized with a kicked door and ransacked desk. A 23 year old man, Joseph P. Gregg of 2142 W 26th St, was struck in an apartment quarrel about 10:40 p.m. Thursday with no charges yet filed. Vandals punctured tires on five Lawrence Ready Mix trucks at 430 Maple St using a knife or ice pick. The incident occurred overnight.
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11Th and
Vt. Sts
Thelves
City Park and Recreation
Wayne Bly
Joseph P. Gregg
26Th St
Lawrence
Maple St
KU bike rider treated after collision near campus
Gordon Anderson Jr., a Prairie Village KU junior, was treated and released from Watkins Memorial Hospital Thursday after his bicycle collided with a scooter driven by Clifford Casebier. The 2:25 p.m. accident occurred at the Irving Hill and Naismith Drive intersection, EU traffic and security officers said.
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Gordon Anderson Jr
Prairie Village
Kansas University
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Clifford Casebier
Irving Hill
Naismith Dr
White House rejects McCarthy claim on tactical nukes
The White House said a McCarthy report claiming a request for tactical nuclear weapons in Vietnam is false. Press secretary Christian stressed decisions of that type rest with the President and no such decision has been considered. He criticized irresponsible discussion and offered no further comment.
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Washington
White House
Eugene J. McCarthy
Dminn
Vietnam
George Christian
Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Resolution Proclaims 1968 William Allen White Centennial Year
The Kansas House adopted a resolution declaring 1968 as William Allen White Centennial Year in honor of the Emporia editor. Introduced by Rep. Hubert Fatzer and eight other legislators from both parties, it now moves to the Senate amid planned commemorative events.
Breakfast at Haskell Institute for carpentry students
About 30 carpentry students at Haskell Institute will attend a 6 a.m. Saturday breakfast in the carpentry shop.
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Haskell Institute
Lindsay Rejects Rockefeller Plan On Trash Strike
New York Mayor John V. Lindsay rejects Gov. Nelson Rockefeller's panel plan to end an eight day sanitation strike. Rockefeller declines Lindsay's request for National Guard aid as garbage piles grow across 6,000 miles of streets, sparking health fears and a declared health emergency in poorer neighborhoods.
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NEW York
John V. Lindsay
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Lindsay
National Guard
Lower East Side
Fire damages douglas county farm home near Vinland
A Thursday blaze at a Douglas County farm home three miles west of Vinland caused extensive damage before the Baldwin Rural Fire Department and neighbors halted it. The Schultz family was away. the fire started in the basement and moved via a furnace duct. No damage estimate was given. Neighbors aided the volunteer department, praised by assistant chief Archer Carlson.
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Douglas County
Baldwin Rural Fire Department
Vinland
Kenneth Schultz
Baldwin
Baldwin Department
Baldwin Rural
Archer Carlson
Schulz
Carlson
Boundary Meet on School Boundaries at Administration Center
Boundary Board 497 meets from 7 30 to 9 30 tonight on the second floor of the Administration Center at 21st and La Streets to discuss new junior high school boundaries with interested citizens. President James Paddock says the session will not exceed two hours. Public welcome to attend and express views. Lawrence's Leading Funeral Service Rumsey Funeral Home-Vi $111L-Ady.
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School Board 497
21St
la. Sts
James Paddock
Lincoln Birthday Observed in Lawrence Across City
Lawrence keeps normal operations on Lincoln's Birthday with banks offices and schools open. Lincoln born February 12, 1809 in Hardin County Kentucky. Nebraska Kansas basketball tickets near sellout for Feb 17 at Allen Fieldhouse and Feb 24 KU-K-State sellout. Lumber shortage due to Japan explosion and forest fires. Ballard Center hosts a St Valentine Dance at 8 p.m. Saturday with small admission and door prizes.
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United States
Abraham Lincoln
Lawrence Banks
Lincoln
Hardin County
Nebraska
Kansas University
Allen Fieldhouse
Jay Simon
Lawrence
Japan
Ballard Community Center
Ballard Center
Elm
Farm Leaders Back Price Support Extensions At Conference
About three farm leaders from Midwest states endorsed government price support programs and urged Congress to extend them at least four more years before the 1965 farm law expires in 1969. Orville Freeman warned that weak farmer sign up could prompt cuts, while resolutions urged broad participation in 1968 crop programs and a strategic farm reserve.
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Kansas City
Midwest
Congress
Fred V. Heinkel
Columbia
Missouri Farmers Association
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Calculator stolen from Car ruth O Leary Hall Room 11AA
Kansas University officers report a calculator valued at $820 missing from Room 11AA Car ruth O Leary Hall. The loss was discovered at 1 p.m. Thursday by an employee who found the office door unlocked during lunch.
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Kansas University
Carruth-O’leary Hall
Gore
Arrest Made In Theft Deaths Connects FBI Probe
The FBI arrested Alan Irving Segal of Oceanside New York on a bench warrant in a case involving the theft of $488 732 in securities from a Los Angeles firm Ratner Jackson and Gray. Two women secretaries later found murdered in a creek near Hollywood Florida were linked as suspects. Segal faced federal charges for unlawfully disposing of securities valued at over $500 000. An earlier arrest in New York City had been made in December 1967 for disposing of $20 000 in stolen securities.
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New York
FBI Today
Alan Irving Segal
Oceanside
N.Y
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Fla
Florida
Whisky Creek
Segal
FBI
Ratner, Jackson and Gray
John F. Malone
Salina hotel convention center gains House support
The Kansas House approved a bill allowing alcohol consumption in a Salina hotel and convention center built with an industrial revenue bond. The city would retain ownership until bonds are paid, and the measure exempts municipally leased hotel property from public consumption laws.
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Topeka
Salina
Grant for Dodge City urban renewal approved
A $2,534,744 federal grant for a 53 acre downtown urban renewal project in Dodge City Kansas has been approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and confirmed by Governor Docking. The grant supports redevelopment in the city center.
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Topeka
Dodge City
Kan
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Robert Docking
Docking
In Memoriam Walter Elms Remembered
In remembrance of Walter Elms the call was short and the shock severe. He is sadly missed by his wife, children and friends.
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Walter Elms
In loving memory of John W. Clark
A tribute notes the Feb 9 1965 passing of John W. Clark three years ago today. Missed by daughter Mary and grandchildren, with a message of cherished memory and his being one of the best.
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John W. Clark
Mary
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