Humprey Reassures Laos of U S Development Aid Push
Vice President Hubert Humphrey flew from Bangkok to Laos to reassure Premier Souvanna Phouma of U S resolve against Communist encroachment and to promote economic development. He cited Mekong River projects, including a joint power dam for Laos and Thailand and a Mekong irrigation lake, as part of President Johnsons Southeast Asia plan. He planned further aerial inspections of rural development projects in northeast Thailand before returning to Bangkok.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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Surveyor saga shows NASA space program’s rough landings
The House subcommittee report harshly criticizes NASA and industry for the Surveyor program’s delays and cost overruns while noting progress on the spacecraft and the Atlas Centaur rocket. It cites leadership gaps and management flaws as the root of the troubled effort to soft land unmanned craft on the moon.
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Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Surveyor
Soviet Union
Congressional
NASA
House Space Committee
Joseph Karth
D-Minn
Earth Subcommittee
U.S
Moon
Atlas
Marshall Space Flight Center
Lewis Research Center
Assessing and Tag Sales Rise in Douglas County
Douglas County reports growth in personal property assessments and license tag sales. County assessor Darwin Rogers warns many residents remain unassessed, with in person assessing required at the Courthouse for Lawrence residents. Penalties rise as deadlines approach. tag sales outpace last year.
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Douglas County
Darwin Rogers
Lawrence
Rogers
Edythe Norman
Norman
Kansas Highway Patrol
Pearson to Visit Eight Kansas Towns on Tour
AP reports Sen James B Pearson Republican of Kansas planned a two day tour visiting Crane Erie Columbus Oswego and Parsons today and Sedan Cedar Vale and Wichita on Tuesday before returning to Washington according to his office.
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Peka
James B. Pearson
R-Kan
Kansas Cities
Washington
Crane Erie
Columbus
Oswego
Parsons
Sedan
Cedar Vale
Wichita
Weather forecast for Northeast Kansas remains cloudy and cold
Partly cloudy and cold tonight and Tuesday with lows from 15 to 28 and highs from 35 to 3.5. The Venice high reached 51 and low 14 on Saturday while other readings show low 27 and a high around 8 to 17 in various spots.
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Kansas
Venice
KTA Plans Feasibility Study for Three Turnpike Routes
Kansas Turnpike Authority began negotiations for a full feasibility study of three proposed state turnpikes. The plan uses $240 000 already available. no extra funding was approved. Routes include Kansas City to Galena, Wichita to Baxter Springs, and Wichita to Hays with support from Busnes Hays and Great Bend spokesmen.
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Topeka
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Kansas City
Galena
Wichita
Baxter Springs
Hays
Busnes
Great
Thai boatman flags Humphrey as comic during Bangkok trip
A Bangkok boatman shouts look it’s Bob Hope as Vice President Hubert Humphrey rides by a floating market. Reporters note the misidentification of the U.S. official amid a cryptic misquote from a Reuters dispatch.
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Thailand
Bob Hope
Hubert H. Humphrey
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Ted States
Buses Hit by Viet Cong Mines Kill Dozens in Vietnam
Viet Cong mined three buses killing 54 civilians and wounding 18 in a retaliation for a harvest operation. Allied forces reported 150 Viet Cong killed in 24 hours as U.S. planes attacked targets in North and South Vietnam.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Mekong
Dinh Mon
Tuy Hoa
U.S. 101St Airborne
Airborne Brigade
van Buren
Dinh Tuong
Three Named As Chairmen For Centennial Units
James Postma announces three appointments for KU Centennial activities in Lawrence at the Eldridge Hotel. Al Hicks Bret Waller and Harry Starks will lead decals window displays and distribution for the Kansas University centennial celebration with March 4 decals and April 18 25 display drive. Mayor Pulliam urges broad citizen cooperation in the university centennial observance.
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James Postma
Citizens Kansas University Centennial Committee
Eldridge Hotel
al Hicks
Bret Waller
Harry Starks
Postma
Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Ernest Pulliam
University
24 Youngsters Sign Up For Lawrence Soap Box Derby
Twenty four boys aged 11 through 15 registered on the first day for the 1966 Lawrence Soap Box Derby to be held July 4. Registration is at Winter Chevrolet in Lawrence with Jaycee clinics planned in March April and May to help build cars. Sponsors are Winter Lawrence Jaycees and the Journal World. entrants come from areas around Lawrence including Topeka and Leavenworth where Leavenworth entrants compete in Kansas City. First signer was John Conklin of 808 Garfield with Steve Mitchell of 1626 W close behind.
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Chevrolet
N.H. St
Winter
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Lawrence Jaycees
Journal-World
Topeka
Leavenworth
John Conklin
Garfield
Steve Mitchell
Colder Readings Linger Across Kansas Through Tuesday
Cold spell continues in Kansas with highs near 30 to 35 and overnight lows 15 to 20 degrees. Snow totals for February remain light at .74 inches, while a trace to 0.15 inch of precipitation is forecast as intermittent snow through the week.
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Kansas University Weather Station
Factors Behind Rising American Cash in Circulation
The Fed report cites multiple causes for more cash in U S pockets and wallets. Teenagers with jobs or allowances, increased domestic and international travel, possible currency hoarding abroad, and IRS enforcement policies all contribute to the cash rise alongside a larger teen population and a robust but uneven economy.
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Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Internal Revenue Service
Mney Ty
el Lguld
Soviet Writers Are Convicted for Anti Soviet Propaganda
In Moscow two Russian writers, Andrei D. Sinyavsky and Yuri M. Daniel, were sentenced to seven and five years respectively for anti Soviet propaganda from works published abroad under pen names Abram Tertz and Nikolai Arzhak. Both denied political intent, claiming artistic freedom.
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Moscow
Andrei D. Sinyavsky
Yuri M. Daniel
Sinyavsky
Abram Tertz
Daniel
Nikolai Arzhak
Escapee Apprehended in Wichita by Sheriff Officers
An escapee from the State Hospital at Topeka was caught in Wichita by sheriff's officers Sunday night. The detainee was Neal Hazelwood, 45, of Salina, Kansas, who escaped the hospital ten days earlier.
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Wichita
Topeka
Vern Miller
Neal Hazelwood
Salina
Kan
Wescoe Stresses Importance For Drive's Success
KU Alumni Association directors met at the University to review the Council for Progress, enrollment projections, and Centennial financial drive. Chancellor Wescoe warned of potential enrollment losses due to military requirements and urged broad participation to avoid underfunding and under staffing.
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KU Alumni Association Board of Directors
Council For Progress
Clarke Wescoe
Keith Lawton
Wescoe
Universiy
Stanley Learned
University
Robinson Gymnasium
Clarence McGuire
Kansas City
Julia Abrahams
Topeka
Robert Malott
Philadelphia
William Reese
Scandia
Joe McCoskine
Lawrence
Ellis Cave
Dodge City
Jeannette Rustemeyer
Leavenworth
Julia Piper
Parsons
Winton Winter
Ottawa
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ole Cram
Larned
Bill Lienhard
Balfour Jeffrey
Bartlesville
Okla
Harold Warwick
Shawnee Mission
News editor is dead in Nebraska city
A Saturday edition notes the death of a news editor in an Nebraska independent paper following heart issues.
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