Kansas to reopen reapportionment session Tuesday
The Kansas Legislature convenes a special session Tuesday called by Gov. Avery to reapportion the House within the 1968 deadline set by the state Supreme Court. Senate reapportionment status remains unresolved with differing views among leaders.
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Topeka
Kansas Legislatures
House of ‘Representatives
Senate
William H. Avery
State ‘Supreme Court
House
Avery
Nose Patch Bandit Robs Kansas City Savings Branch
A man wearing a nose patch robbed the Home Savings Association branch at 12th and Walnut in downtown Kansas City, pistol drawn on teller Vivian Good. He escaped with an undetermined amount after ordering the sack filled. Branch manager Velda McGarvey reported it was the first holdup at that location.
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Kansas City
Home Savings Association
Velda McGarvey
Vivian Good
12Th and
Walnut
Moorhead Promoted at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
William G Moorhead of Lawrence has been promoted to civilian executive assistant at the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant 13 miles east of Lawrence He will serve as civilian aide to Maj R R Smith the commanding officer Moorhead 46 is a civilian career employee and formerly contract administrator since the ordnance works were reactivated last year He began in 1948 at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant and transferred to Sunflower in 1951 residing at 819 Greever Terrace Lawrence.
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William G. Moorhead
Lawrence
Sunflower
Moorhead
Greever Terr
Maj
R. R. Smith
Ordnance Works
Iowa
Five KU Artists in Dallas Regional Crafts Show
Five faculty members and graduate students from Kansas University are among 15 Kansans accepted in the South Central Craftsmen USA 66 regional exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. Named are Prof. J Sheldon Carey ceramist Earl Krentsin visiting lecturer in jewelry and silversmithing and three Lawrence residents Lee Allen Ferber Ellen Janis and Mrs Cynthia Schira. Other Kansans represented include Joel Moss Hays Jim Vandergriff Janet R Kuemmerlein Prairie Village Charles R Draney Topeka Ronald D Hickman Wichita Angelo C Garzio Manhattan Elaine Bagley Mary Kretsinger John Kudlacek and Jane Slimon Emporia. Entries were solicited from craftsmen in Arkansas Colorado Kansas Oklahoma and Texas.
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The
Kansas University
Dallas
Tex
Museum of Fine Arts
J. Sheldon Carey
Earl Krentsin
Lawrence
Lee Allen Ferber
Ellen Janis
Cynthia Schira
Joel Moss
Hays
Jim Vandergriff
Janet R. Kuemmerlein
Prairie Village
Charles R. Draney
Topeka
Ronald D. Hickman
Wichita
Angelo C. Garzio
Manhattan
Elaine Bagley
Mary Kretsinger
John Kudlacek
Jane Slimon
Emporia
Arkansas
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Court Rejects Appeal In Farm Hand Slaying
Missouri Supreme Court rules it lacks jurisdiction over the appeal of W. A. Brookshire former state senator in the slaying of Roderick Neiss a farmhand from Lawrence Kansas Brookshire was sentenced to 10 years in Cooper County court after a change of venue. He earlier faced a three year term in Cole County court.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court
W. A. Brookshire
Cooper County
Roderick Neiss
Lawrence
Kan
Brookshire
Cole County
Rotary Is Told Of Water Unit
Fred Six chairman of the Kansas Water Resources Board spoke at the Lawrence Rotary Club noon meeting. He praised the board and cited U S Corps remarks on Kansas waterwise. He credited Bob Smith and Dwight Metzler for local efforts and outlined board duties and projects including pollution river flow sedimentation flood protection sewerage irrigation watersheds and water recreation. The seven member board with a 19 member staff could pursue regional compacts and reports to the state legislature each year. Six outlined Perry and Clinton Reservoir developments and projected completion dates of 1968 for Perry and mid 1970s for Clinton depending on funds.
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Fred Six
Kansas Water Resources Board
Lawrence Rotary Club
Six
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Kansas Waterwise
Bob Smith
Dwight Metzler
Water Resources Board
Perry
Clinton
Opinion Forum Brings Wilkinson to KU Campus
Frank Wilkinson head of the National Committee to Abolish the House Un American Activities Committee will speak at Kansas University Thursday. His talk at 4 p.m. in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union is sponsored by the Minority Opinions Forum of Student Union Activities.
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Frank Wilkinson
House
UnAmerican Activities Committee
Kansas University
Kansas Union
Minority Opinions
Aircade for Citizenship Action kicks off in KU Union
About 300 Chamber of Commerce members from four states and 47 cities gathered at the Kansas University Union Ballroom for the 10th annual Aircade for Citizenship Action. Arthur Heck noted weather trimmed attendance from an estimated 400. Delegations from Topeka and Emporia highlighted a regional gathering focusing on national issues and legislative proof.
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Arch N. Booth
National Chamber of Commerce
Wichita
KU Union
al Sabol Jr
Arthur Heck
Lawrence Chamber
Sabol
National Chamber
Journal-World Photo
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas University Union
Middle West
Duncan
Okla
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Kansas
Heck
Topeka
Emporia
Lawrence
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
University of Kansas
Dubuque
Iowa
Eleven Bills Signed Into Kansas Law After Budget Session
Gov. William H. Avery signed eleven additional bills today after the Kansas 1966 budget session. The measures include appropriations for the boys and girls industrial schools, Alcoholic Beverage Control Office, state hospitals, Board of Health and Social Welfare, Board of Agriculture, Department of Administration, Department of Public Instruction, Forestry, Fish and Game Commission, and the Park and Resources Authority.
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Topeka
Kansas
William H. Avery
Alcoholic Beverage Control Office
State Hospitals
Board of Health and Board of Social Welfare
Board of Agriculture
Department of Administration
Department of Public Instruction, Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Park and Resources Authority
Emigration of 200 Americans to Liberia from Savannah
A group of 200 African Americans left Savannah Georgia on March 18 1896 bound for Liberia as part of organized emigration efforts. The departure marked a notable relocation action with anticipated settlement in Monrovia and surrounding areas.
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Liberia
Savannah
Valentine’s Day Survives Despite Its Modest Start
A history of Valentine’s Day from its Roman and medieval roots to its rise in the United States. The piece notes the shift from religious origins to secular romance with greetings, verses, and the rise of mass card production led by Esther Howland and a booming industry that now sells over 60 million cards annually.
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Lupercus
St. Valentine
Claudius
Merry Old
France
England
U. S
United States
Valentine
Esther Howland
Mount Holyoke College
America
Kamm Named President of Oklahoma State University
Dr. Robert B. Kamm, 47, named to the OSU presidency succeeding OliVer S. William who retires June 30 after 14 years in the $25,000 post. Kamm has served as OSU academic vice president for the past year and previously worked in arts and sciences with degrees from Iowa State College and Minnesota.
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Stillwater
Okla
Robert B. Kamm
Oklahoma State University
Kamm
Oliver S. William
OSU
William
State College of Iowa
University of Minnesota
KU Debate Teams Win Third At Weekend Tourneys
Two Kansas University debate squads earned third place. Phyllis Schafer from Wichita and Susan McCarty of Sedalia competed at the Mid-South Tournament in Arkadelphia Ark. Tom Weinberg of Coffeyville and Kelly Hayden of Atwood were among 26 teams at an Emporia event.
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Kansas University
Phyllis Schafer
Wichita
Susan McCarty
Sedalia
Arkadelphia
Ark
Tom Weinberg
Coffeyville
Kelly Hayden
Atwood
Emporia
Engraving stamps the chief industry in Vaduz Liechtenstein
The article notes Vaduz Liechtenstein centers on engraving postage stamps as its main industry. It highlights a niche craft economy in the capital and its economic relevance to the principality.
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Vaduz
Liechtenstein
Rabbi Adler Undergoes Surgery After Shooting
Doctors at Sinai Hospital performed another operation today on Rabbi Morris Adler 59 a longtime Detroit spiritual leader shot in the head during Saturday services. The hospital said his condition remains critical. Adler was shot by a congregant Richard Wishnetsky 23 who was wounded and listed in critical condition at Providence Hospital.
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Detroit
Sinai Hospital
Morris Adler
Richard Wishnetsky
Providence Hospital
Powers on trial over Mossler killing in 1964
Arkansas inmate testified that Melvin Lane Powers urged kidnapping Jacques Mossler in 1962 and to kill him. Powers and his aunt Candace Mossler face trial for the Mossler widow's 1964 slaying amid alleged illicit affairs. Mrs Mossler fainted during cross examination prompting a court recess.
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Miami
Fla
Arkansas State Penitentiary
Melvin Lane Powers
Jacques Mossler
Wreckage Found of U S Globemaster After Spain Crash
In Palomares Beach Spain searchers locate the Globemaster wreckage that crashed while delivering material for the hunt for the missing U S nuclear bomb off the coast. Eight Americans were aboard the aircraft led by Capt. William T. Cornwell Jr with crew including Arceneaux Cisco Cisco and Hickman among others.
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Palomares Beach
Spain
U.S
16Th
U.S. Air Force
William T. Cornwell Jr
Manchester
John F. Arceneaux
Supreme
James P. Cisco
Milwaukee
Wis
Donald G.gallitzin
Cleveland
Ohio
James W. Thompson
Mill Spring
N.C
Ronald W. Hickman
Portland
Ore
Charles R. Anderson
Tacoma
Wash
Kenneth Co
Young
Butler, Pa
Ten People Treated In Emergency Room Of Lawrence Hospital
Ten patients were treated this weekend at Lawrence Memorial Hospital emergency room and released. Names include Nancy Sturgis 21 with a finger injury from basketball and Debora Harris 8 bitten on the hand by a dog. Other cases involve finger cuts, nail injuries, a dog bite, a mouse bite, a fall on ice, and a knife wound at work.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Nancy Sturgis
Emery
Ed Bachefer
Ridge Ct
Pat Wharton
Maple Lane
John Allen
Stewart
Debora Harris
Route 4
Pat Raybern
John C. Decker II
James Ellis Jr
Marvin E. Stokesberry
David Swartz
Johnson Auto Safety Plan Seeks $500 Million Five-Year Program
Washington AP reports the Johnson administration plans a five year auto safety program costing about 500 million dollars. The proposal would let the federal government set national safety standards for vehicles domestically and for imports. A two year lead time before standards take effect would apply, with 3 million dollars slated to fund a research and development center in the first year.
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Washington
Johnson Administration
Congress
Sec
Retary of Commerce
KU concert and conference events highlight Lawrence schedule
The Prague Quartet performs at Swarthout Hall tonight as part of the KU Chamber Music Series at Kansas University. A regional People to People conference occurs Friday and Saturday with a keynote by U S Senator James Pearson at 8 p m Saturday in the Kansas Union. Clark Coan notes no topic is set. Edges of politicking mix with KU events as Senate and House races draw attention at Allen Fieldhouse.
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Prague
Swarthout Recital Hall
Kansas University
U. S
James Pearson
Kansas Union
Clark Coan
Pearson
KU International Club
Kansas University-Oklahoma State
Allen Fieldhouse
Senate
Robert Ellsworth
Wichita
William Tarrant
Ellsworth
Republican Party
GOP
Miss Susan Farha Named Assistant County Extension Agent
Miss Susan Farha 23 a January graduate of Kansas State University is named assistant county extension agent. She majored in home economics and journalism and will begin April 30 after her marriage to Kent Freeland a Kansas University first-year law student. She moved to Lawrence and lives at 1011 Indiana Street.
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Susan Farha
Kansas State University
Oletha Blevins
Miss Farha
Wichita
Farris Farha
Ken
Kent Freeland
Topeka
Kansas University
Farha
Lawrence Sunday
Indiana St
Card of Thanks for Comfort After Bereavement
The Baker family and the Davis family express sincere thanks for kindness shown during the illness and death of their loved ones. They acknowledge flowers, gifts, cards, prayers and calls from friends and neighbors.
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Margaret Eugenia Davis
Anna L. Davis
Albert Davis
Minerva Davis
Joseph E. Davis
James A. Davis
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