Three Die in Canada Logging Strike Violence
In Kapuskasing Ontario a four week lumber strike turned deadly as gunfire killed three strikers and wounded nine. The conflict involves 1500 union woodcutters backed by 1000 settlers and affects Spruce Falls Power and Paper Co and Kimberly Clark Pulp and Paper Co with 450000 cords of annual pulpwood demand.
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Kapuskasing
Ont
Ontario
Spruce Falls Power and Paper Co
Kimberly-Clark Pulp and Paper Co
Spruce Falls Co
Kimberly-Clark
Long Lac
Here
Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union
Settlers
Spruce Falls
Norman S. Grant
Toronto
Hamble Elected President of LEA for 1963-64
At a meeting in the Grana da Theater Tuesday evening Bill Hamble of Central Junior High was elected president of the Lawrence Education Association for 1963-64. Other officers named include Verlin Gilbert, Roy Cropp, Mrs. Linda Regier, and Mrs. Edna Galladay with various posts. Delegates to the Kansas State Teachers Association were chosen as Jim Sommerville and Verlin Dunker, with alternates Mrs. Wilma Rowland and Mrs. Evelyne Moore. The nominating committee was chaired by Mrs. Maxine Mott.
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Granada Theater
Bill Hamble
Central Junior High
Lawrence Education Association
Verlin Gilbert
Cordley Grade School
Roy Cropp
Lawrence High School
Linda Regier
Pinckney Grade School
Edna Galladay
Kennedy Grade School
Kansas State Teachers Association
Topeka
Jim Sommerville
Verlin Dunker
Wilma Rowland
Evelyne Moore
Maxine Mott
Clea Perry
Minnie Richardson
Betty Brune
Classroom Teachers Association
St. Joseph
Lawrence
Seleen Engelson
Neva Gustafson
Helen Keltcher
Historians Report Negro Progress to Kennedy on Lincoln Birthday
Noted historians told President Kennedy that the American Negro has moved from slavery toward citizenship in 100 years since the Emancipation Proclamation. Kennedy released the historical record on Lincoln's birthday and urged readers to study the progress and share the story abroad. He urged continued effort to fulfill equal rights for all under the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
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Washington
Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
Liquor by the Drink Bill Pigeon-Holed in Kansas Senate
The Federal and State Affairs Committee in Topeka has pigeon-holed a bill allowing liquor by the drink with meals at hotels and restaurants. Motel and hotel operators who pushed the plan hoped the committee would advance it as a committee bill to the Senate.
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Topeka
Federal and
Kansas Senate
Senate
NAACP Opposes Aunt Jemima Kitchen Plan in Rochester
The NAACP and CORE fight a proposed Aunt Jemima Pancake Kitchen in Brighton Rochester arguing the Mammy image degrades Negroes. Local officials and developers face heated objections as groups press for reconsideration amid racial insult concerns.
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Rochester, N. Y
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Acadia Lodge No 9 AF and AM Stated Meeting Feb 14
Acadia Lodge No 9 AF and AM holds a stated communication Thursday February 14 at 7 30 p m All Master Masons invited C Edmonds W M J K Gorbutt Secy Adv
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Acadia Lodge NO. 9
AF & AM
Master Masons
Edmonds
W.M
K. Gorbutt
Secy
Army Cut Likely In Europe Force
Washington reports the Defense Department plans a 40 000 man reduction in U S Army forces in Europe bringing total U S forces in Europe to about 273 000 and cutting overall manpower by roughly 14 percent over the next two years with most reductions occurring next year and NATO allies urged to boost their own forces.
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Washington
U.S
Europe
U.S. Nowe
Kennedy
Berlin
Rude Warren Greeting At Atlanta Event Completes Visit
In Atlanta, tight security and impeachment signs met Chief Justice Earl Warren as he addressed Georgia Tech students and faculty for the 75th anniversary event. City and state leaders urged respect while a state court affirmed a physician’s right to display impeachment signs. Twenty four signs appeared on private property, led by Dr. Henry G. Stelling who had warned Warren by wire he was not welcome.
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Atlanta
Earl Warren
U.S
Supreme Court
Warren
Georgia Tech
Henry G. Stelling
Stelling
Fire damages Suttles home in Alabama street blaze
Fire at Willis G. Suttles residence 726 Ala St caused an estimated 3500 in damage while the family was away. Neighbors alerted crews just after 1030 pm and firemen found the fire started from a living dining room partition likely due to an electrical short. Smoke filled the house.
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Willis G. Suttles
Ala. St
Suttles
F. C. Sanders
Senet
Road Funds Bill Introduced Today In Kansas House
The Kansas House introduced a road funds bill to finance an expanded highway program by raising the gasoline tax one cent, estimated to yield 10.2 million dollars annually for highway construction. Of the funds, 5.1 million would stay in state accounts, with 2.55 million for counties and cities. The proposal follows a Kansas Legislative Council study on highway needs for the next 15 to 20 years.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Legislative Council
Roads and Highways Committee
Ernest Unruh
Newton
Unruh
Wayne Angell
Ottawa
Robert Harder
State Highway Commission
Charles Arthur
Manhattan
Legislative Council
House
Senate
Jetliner Falls After Squally Florida Weather
Rescue teams search the Everglades after a jetliner vanishes in squally Florida weather. Coast Guard officers Lt. Cmdrs. James Dillon and W. C. Wallace locate wreckage near dusk as passengers, including four members of an Illinois family, are reported aboard. An eyewitness described a fireball in the sky and a rain of debris seen from Naples.
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Coast Guard
James Dillon
W. C. Wallace
Dillon
FAA
Illinois
Walter Orzula Ofcicero
Jerilyn
Walter Jr
Joyce
Fort Riley
Kan
Flying Club to Hold Annual Meeting at Lakeview
Lawrence Flying Club members set 7 p.m. Friday March 8 for their annual dinner meeting at the Lakeview clubhouse. President Gerry McGee announced newly elected officers Eaton Holloway vice president Don Welling secretary treasurer Roy Clough Arlan Thompson directors. The club enters its third year March 1 after 24 months of a perfect safety record and now owns a four place Cesna 172. One membership vacancy exists and licensed pilots may contact McGee at VI 3338.
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Lawrence Flying Club
Lakeview
Gerry McGee
McGee
Eaton Holloway
Don Welling
Roy Clough
Arlan Thompson
City panel splits on pool ballot and annex plan
Commissioners debated placing a new pool and Community Building Annex on the April ballot. Mayor Barteldes urged voter decision amid cost concerns and park precedent, while Cooper and McConnell favored revised building plans and rebidding. School Supt Knox outlined annexation effects and funding for Riverside, Grant, Wakarusa, and India districts.
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Jaycee
Frank Alexander
Ben Barteldes
South Park
Barteldes
Don McConnell
Jim Owens
Fred Cooper
Rusty Springer
Cooper
McConnell
Centennial Park
Robertson & Ericson
Carl Knox
City Commission
Lawrence
Knox
Riverside
Grant
Wakarusa
India
Marsh advances in Kansas City Gloves via byes to semi finals
Lawrence Kansas reports Ronnie Marsh a University sophomore and defending heavyweight in the KC Gloves will skip rounds until Saturday night when he meets the quarter final winner Ray Love versus Charles Durham. A win puts him in the finals and a possible Chicago trip follows. Elementary pupils in Lawrence enjoy shorter days this week while teachers attend in service workshops each afternoon with 3 30 or 3 45 p m dismissals through Friday.
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Kansas University
Ronnie Marsh
Kansas City
K.C
Chicago
Marsh
Bernath Finishes 200 Yard Sprint On 50 Mile March
Arkansas resident and marcher Bernath completed a 200 yard sprint amid a 50 mile day hike, meeting Maj. Gen. Frederick L. Wieseman as he finished. He advised staying in shape and stepping out from behind the desk, noting Roosevelt's 1908 rule for fitness.
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Jacksonville
Bernath
Frederick L. Wieseman
2Nd Marine Division
Teddy Roosevelt
Kennedy Seeks Bigger Finance Committee Expansion Battle in Senate
President Kennedy backs enlarging the Senate Finance Committee from 17 to 19 seats to ease passage of his tax bill and major legislation. Sen. Byrd opposes the plan as aides prepare to lobby on Capitol Hill. A first test vote will occur at a closed meeting of the Senate Democratic Steering Committee, with possible secret-ballot outcomes shaping the margins and Republican resistance led by Everett Dirksen.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate
White House
Capitol Hill
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
House Rules Committee
Finance Committee
Democratic Steering Committee
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Senate Appropriations Committee
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
KU Paper Calls for Wichita to Join State University System
The University Daily Kansan backed admitting Wichita University to the state system as a full university. The editorial, approved by student editors, argued Wichita incorporation would not lower education quality while KU officials, local legislators, and many civic leaders opposed the move at this time.
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Kansan
Wichita University
Wichita
Daily
Kansas University
NASA Chief Webb to Visit Kansas Universities
James E Webb head of NASA plans a March 7 8 visit to Kansas with stops in Lawrence Topeka Manhattan and Wichita to meet business education and civic leaders. The trip aims to boost Kansas space research funding with KU K State and Wichita University visits and state official meetings in Topeka.
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James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kansas University
Kansas
Webb
Lawrence
Topeka
Manhattan
Wichita
Washington
Kansas State University
Wichita University
K-State
Deane Ackers
Kansas Group
Frank Carlson
James B. Pearson
Eudora Boy Dies Today in Hospital
Sixteen year old Buddy Dean Brewer of Route 1 Eudora died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital around noon. He was a sophomore at Eudora High School and the son of Mr and Mrs Bud Brewer. He attended school Monday but fell ill Tuesday. Funeral services will be announced by Cooper Warren Mortuary. He belonged to Eudora Assembly of God Church. Surviving are a brother and five sisters and two sisters in Kansas City Kan.
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Buddy Dean Brewer
Route 1
Eudora
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Eudora High School
Bud Brewer
Cooper-Warren Mortuary
Local Man Hurt In Reno Two Car Crash
A two car head on collision on U.S. 2440 near Reno hospitalized 2 year Lawrence man Carl Brace with cuts and possible internal injuries. James R. Eastwood Kansas City Kan treated for minor facial injuries and released. Damage estimated 1500 to Brace car and 400 to Eastwood car. Trooper Norman York assisted.
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Lawrence
Reno
U.S. 2440
Eric DeGraffenried
Carl Brace
Rosebud Lane
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
James R. Eastwood
Kansas City
Kan
Eastwood
Norman York
DeGraffenried
Fribley Satisfactory After Tulsa Hospital Stay
State Rep. Bill Fribley Kansas House majority floor leader was reported in satisfactory condition at a Tulsa hospital. He underwent surgery Monday for a skull injury from a three vehicle collision near Miami Oklahoma Sunday.
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Tulsa
Okla
Bill Fribley
Kansas House
Fribley
Miami
Sixty Attend State Cancer Session at Eldridge Hotel
Sixty persons attended the one day annual convention of the Kansas division of the American Cancer Society today at the Eldridge Hotel. The Douglas County chapter hosted the statewide meeting with LeRoy Wilson of Topeka, state director of the cancer group, among those present.
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Kansas
American Cancer Society
Eldridge Hotel
Douglas County
LeRoy Wilson
Topeka
Cancer Group
Youth Stressed By Ferguson Addresses KU Young Republicans
Kansas Attorney General William F. Ferguson spoke to about 30 students at the University of Kansas Young Republican Club on Tuesday night. He warned of a growing voter base with two million new voters annually and eight million between presidential years, stressing that all citizens should participate in government and that youth must lead in shaping the party’s future.
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Kansas Republican Party
Kansas
William F. Ferguson
Kansas University Young Republican Club
Ferguson
Mary Stuart Play Opens Thursday at KU Murphy Hall
The Kansas University Experimental Theater presents Mary Stuart in Murphy Hall for an eight night run starting Thursday at 8:30 p.m. Directed by Jerilyn Lawson, the cast features Marilynn Miller Boyd as Mary Stuart and Kaye Stevenson as Elizabeth.
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Kansas University Experimental Theater
Murphy Hall
University Theatre
Elzabethan England
Jerilyn Lawson
Butte
Mont
Marilynn Miller Boyd
Olathe Senior
Mary Stuart
Kaye Stevenson
Cape Girardeau
Elizabeth
England
Earl of Leicester
Patrick Prosser
Leavenworth
Howard Estes
Prairie Village
Mortimer
Schiller
Maria Stuart
Goethe
Mozart
Beethoven
Shakespeare
Firm Changing Location Moves to Mass Street Facility
The firm, now called Discount Corp. after a 1962 merger with Securities Acceptance Corp., will relocate from 107 W. 7th St. to the Vincent building’s south half at 726 Mass. St. The move, managed by Erwin Craig, will be completed March 1 and uses remodeled space of a furniture store badly damaged by a September 1961 fire.
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