Guise Elected President of William Allen White Foundation
Byron E. Guise publisher of the Marysville Advocate was elected president of the William Allen White Foundation at a Kansas University trustees meeting. He succeeds Ernest W. Johnson and joins officers Fred Brinkerhoff Herbert Meyer Jr Eugene Lowther Keith L. Nitcher and Burton W. Marvin. The foundation plans seminars for Kansas journalists and a one day editors' conference on education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron E. Guise
Marysville Advocate
William Allen White Foundation
Kansas University
Guise
Ernest W. Johnson
Daily News
Olathe
Johnson
Fred W. Brinkerhoff
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Sun
Herbert A. Meyer ,Jr
Independence Daily Reporter
Eugene Lowther
Emporia Gazette
Keith L.nitcher
Burton W. Marvin
KU Journalism School
Dean Marvin
Kansas
Hutchinson
Journalism
University Extension
Paul Miller
Rochester
N. Y
Gannett
Associated Press
William Allen White
Mth
Foundation For Distinguished Service
Clyde Reed
Parsons Sun
Sigma Delta Chi
Theta Sigma Phi
Miller
Allen Fieldhouse
Miler
Ostate
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
The
Tulsa Tribune
Ben Hibbs
Saturday Evening Post
Jules Dubois
Chicago Tribune
Hodding Carter
Greenville
Miss
Delta Democrat-Times
Bernard Kilgore
Street Journal
Charles M. Harger
Abilene Reflector Chronicle
Will T. Beck
Holton Recorder
Pittsburg Headlight
Rolla A. Clymer
el Dorado Times
Angelo Scott
Iola Register
Dolph Simons
Journal-World
Oscar S. Stauffer
Stauffer Publications
Marcellus M. Murdock
Wichita Eagle and Beacon
Daniel R. Anthony
Leavenworth Times
Douglas County School Boards Meet on Unified Law Plan
A special Douglas County school boards meeting is set for 7 30 p m Wednesday in India school to discuss the proposed school unification law headed to the State Legislature. Superintendent Barl Wilson notes the gathering is informative though boards may draft resolutions.
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Douglas County
India
Bar
Wilson
Supreme Court
Lincoln's Birthday Observance Set in Courthouse
Douglas County Bar Association sponsors the 18th annual Lincoln's birthday observance at 11 a m Wednesday in the District Court room of the Courthouse lth and Mass streets. Attorney Fred Six will be principal speaker. introduced by District Court Judge Frank R Gray. Open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County Bar Association
Lth
Mass
Sts
Fred Six
Frank R. Gray
Miller outlines press group responsibilities and media reach
Miller argues for Gannett style autonomy within a chain stressing public interest operations. He says newspapers should stand for something, seek opposing views, and maintain fairness. He notes radio and TV rise, group advantages, and the chain's role in innovation and knowledge. The piece also traces Miller’s career from AP to Gannett and cites the HMS Cook deep-sea dive in 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gannett Group
Miller
Emporia Gazette
William Allen White
Diamond
Oklahoma
Associated Press
Gannett
Nicotine Revolution at KU If Minors Are Barred from Smoking
The Kansas University campus could face a quiet nicotine revolution after a Board of Regents memo urged ending cigarette distribution to students. KU officials note Kansas law bans cigarettes for under 21, prompting speculation about vending machines, cigars, pipes, and even chewing tobacco in dorms and campus life.
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Kansas University
Ford Foundation
Mt. Oread
Board of Regents
Mick
W. Clarke Wescoe
Kansas
KU Law School
James Logan
Wescoe
Betty Coed
Memorial Stadium
Jayhawk Drive
Havana
Yeager to Head Navy District in Midwest and Rockies
Vice Adm. Howard A. Yeager, 57, to assume command March 30 of the Sth Naval District the nation’s largest. A Salina Topeka native and 1927 Naval Academy graduate, he relieves Rear Adm. Ira H. Nunn and has led amphibious forces in the Pacific. His career includes Normandy Iwo Jima Beirut and Beirut Legion of Merit. He is married to Mary Jean Bailey and has a son Navy Lt. Howard B. Yeager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard A. Yeager
Sth Naval District
Salina
Topeka
Yeager
Kansas University
Naval Academy
Pacific Fleet
Ira H. Nunn
Sun District
Navy
Marine Corps
Midwestern
Rocky Mountain States
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Chicago
Adm
France
Normandy
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Lebanon
Adm. Yeager
Middle East
Beirut
Mary Jean Bailey
J.g
Howard B. Yeager
Rumsey Funeral Home Serves Lawrence Area Since 1920
Lawrenc e area funeral service provider Rumsey Funeral Home advertises its long standing operation since 1920 with contact number VI3-5111.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Rumsey Funeral Home
New Frontiersmen Exhibit Fitness in Weekend Hikes
President Kennedy and First Lady Nancy joined three brisk Park Avenue walks in New York while Attorney General Robert Kennedy completed a 50 mile hike toward Thurmont Maryland in 17 hours. The White House noted Ethel Kennedy is expecting twins though no medical evidence supports it. Joan Kennedy criticized the President for back trouble limiting his son’s weight gain. Volunteers plan similar Roosevelt fitness tests for Marines at Camp Lejeune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Ethel Kennedy
Ethel
Joan Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Joan
Look Magazine
John
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Camp Lejeune
Press Corps
Robert Kennedy
Thurmont
New York
Manhattan
the Kennedys
Lee Radziwill
Park Avenue
Voisin
Lee
Rural Students Attend West Junior High Orientation
Sixty five eighth grade rural students visiting West Junior High for an orientation and pre enrollment session were accompanied by many parents. School staff including Principal C D Hargadine and others led a three hour program with pupils from Mackey Vinland Lecompton Willow Springs Kaw Valley Riverside Grant India Wakarusa Valley and more. PTA leaders Rod Davis and Chester Spray organized refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Junior High School
C. D. Hargadine
Carl Dixon
Paul Hull
Walter Gehlsbach
David Boyle
Dick Edmondson
Mackey, Vinland and
Lecompton
Willow Springs
Kaw Valley
Riverside
Grant
India
Wakarusa Valley
Rod Davis
PTA
Chester -Spray
Clyde Reed Tribute Highlights Parsons Editor Leader
Clyde Reed led Parsons Sun as first president of Parsonian and chaired Mid- Continent Inc. He built a 94 percent local circulation, fought for a new Oswego courthouse, and delayed Katy Railroad closure preserving 400 jobs. Reed’s journalism valued honesty courage and civic service as he recalled KU days and press ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsonian
Mid- Continent, Inc
Kansas
Parsons
Reed
William Allen White
Simons
Kansas City Journal-Post
Clyde
Phi Kappa Psi
Betty Walker
Hutchinson
Theta House
Washington
Parsons Sun
Oswego
Katy
the Sun
Clyde Reed
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News Group
Kansas University Art Museum
America
H.M.S. Cook
Philippines
Oread
Journal-World News
Optimist
James W. Paddock
Optimist International
Shawnee
Lake Quivira
Naval
Lawrence Memorial Co
West Junior High
NEW York Stock Exchanes
George Hedri
Carl Mingo
WM. Terrell
Meneger
J. D. Underwood
Valentine
Douglas County State Bank
F.d.1.c
Kentucky
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