Mississippi Leader Lashes at Critics
Mississippi Governor Paul Johnson urged the U.S. Civil Rights Commission to focus on solutions and warned critics to back off. The State Advisory Committee reported police abuse, economic pressure, and threats against registered voters, noting intimidation and violence in several counties.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Paul Johnson
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Johnson
Allen Thompson
Jackson
Thompson
Civil Rights Commission
A. B. Britton Jr
McComb
Canton
Kansas House Returns Reapportionment Bill To Committee
The Kansas House voted to send a congressional reapportionment bill back to the Legislative Apportionment Committee for further study. The motion, 60 to 57, followed debate over district shifts affecting Rice Reno Kingman and other counties and the risk of court scrutiny for a 1966 at large election.
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Topeka
Kansas House
House
House Committee
Jack N. Turner
Wichita
Kansas
Turner
Rice
Reno
Kingman
Harper
Marion, Morris and Chase
Dickinson
Geary
Jefferson
Wyandotte County
Stan Barnhill
D-Junction City
Geary County
Barnhill
Atty
Robert Sonderholm
Thomas van Cleave
Kansas City
van Cleave
Jess Taylor
R-Tribune
Legislative Apportionment Committee
Taylor
House of Representatives
Irving Hill and His Roles in Kansas City Civic Life
Irving Hill, a prominent figure in Lawrence, held positions as postmaster and school board chair. He led the KU War Memorial Corporation and the Chamber of Commerce and helped found the Kansas University Endowment Association. He championed campus expansion with hundreds of acres including a major land gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Board of Education
KU War Memorial Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas University Endowment Association
Reading Is Problem In Retardation
Reading expert Gilbert B. Schiffman warned that many children labeled mentally retarded are not taught to read. Early detection and ongoing remedial instruction could greatly improve outcomes, preventing widening academic failure and social disruption as non-readers progress through school.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Gilbert B. Schiffman
Baltimore County
Schiffman
American Association of School Administrators
Farm Families To Get Awards In Douglas County
Kansas bankers will award eight Douglas County farming families for outstanding conservation work at the Douglas County Soil Conservation District Board meeting at the 4-H Fair grounds. Presentations will be made by Riley Burcham to the named couples, with Emil Heck retiring as district chairman after the meeting and Don Palmateer replacing him.
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Kansas Bankers
Douglas County
Douglas County Soil Conservation District Board
Riley Burcham
Max McClure
Lecompton
Glenn Kalb
Wellsville
Paul Gabriel
Eudora
H. L. Dillon
John Flory
John E. Dillon
Lawrence
C. C. Clarridge
Cliff
Baldwin
District Board of Supervisors
Emil Heck
Leslie Demeritt
George Butell
Wilson Counts
Homer Gerstenberger
James Miller Joins First National Bank Lawrence Staff
James W. Miller thirty three has joined the First National Bank of Lawrence as assistant cashier in the installment loan department under Robert Georgeson. A Coffeyville native and Coffeyville Junior College graduate, he and his wife with three children will move to Lawrence soon with a fourth expected. Warren Rhodes, bank president, praised the hire as a good fit for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Miller
First National Bank of
Lawrence
Robert Georgeson
Coffeyville
Miller
Coffeyville Junior College
Parsons
Jim
First National
Warren Rhodes
Housing Zones on the Agenda in Lawrence Planning Meeting
Lawrence Planning Commission will hold public hearings on land use map changes for University Place and annex, and an amendment to the C-1 High Rise Apartment ordinance. Also on the agenda are final plat for Meadowbrook Addition, several rezoning requests, and dormitory related provisions.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Planning Commission
City Commission
University Place
University Place Annex
Planning Commission
19Th and
Naismith Drive
Meadowbrook
15Th
Ousdahl
9Th and
Highland Drive
6Th and
Colo Sts
Girl of 13 Believed To Be a River Death
A 13 year old girl jumped 80 feet into the Kaw River from the expressway near 18th Street in Kansas City. A coat found on the expressway was identified by Mrs. Allen Amos as belonging to Barbara Ann Amos who was missing from Highland Park Junior High School where she was in seventh grade.
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Kansas City
Kaw
18Th St
Allen Amos
Barbara Ann Amos
Nat King Cole Dies at 45 After Cancer Battle
Nat King Cole died at 5 30 a m Monday in Santa Monica following a long cancer illness. Doctors said autopsy showed cancer in all major organs and glands. Tributes poured in worldwide as officials ordered flags at half staff and Cole was honored as founder of a major music center in Los Angeles.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Nat King Cole
Marla Cole
Cole
British Broadcasting Co
London
Los Angeles
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale
Disaster Plan Remains. Civil Defense Eyes Spring Update
Lawrence outlines a disaster plan unchanged since its origin while Howard Lindley, Civil Defense director, says it will be updated before the spring tornado season. The Citizens Band volunteers lead response, followed by Auxiliary Police and potentially National Guard, with coordination among Sheriff, Police, Fire, and other agencies.
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Lawrence
Civil Defense
Howard Lindley
Lindley
Citizens Band
National Guard
Sheriff's Department
Police Department
Fire Department
Morse Code Bridges Ham Radio Barriers
Despite language gaps ham radio operators connect via the International Morse Code. The term QRS is explained as meaning send more slowly to aid clearer communication.
New China A Test Expected by U S
A State Department spokesman said the United States believes Communist China is preparing for another nuclear test. Press officer Robert J McCloskey noted the second explosion would likely use information from the first test on October 16. He said militarily it would have no more significance than the initial detonation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
United States
China
Robert J. McCloskey
Reds
Discovery of tiny star dwarf packs immense density
Washington AP reports the National Science Foundation describes a possible first real baby star much smaller than the moon. It weighs 300 tons per cubic inch of volume, over 100 million times the density of water. In Panorama City AP says police search for 6-month-old Jerome Jr Ellison who disappeared from a car seat with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Science Foundation
Panorama City
Calif
Cold Slow Progress on Project 800 Parking Shopping Area
City Engineer Virgil Holdredge says work on the Project 800 parking shopping area advances slowly due to cold weather but should finish before summer. The south half has underground electrical lines, removed overhead transformers, and remaining tasks include a block-long canopy behind buildings on Massachusetts, final underground services, and surfacing of the 136 car lot. Boundaries are 8th to 9th streets, Massachusetts to Vermont. The project aims to create a park ing shopping complex in the central business district with closed alleys, back entrances, and planned walls landscaping and shrubs.
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Virgil Holdredge
Massachusetts
8Th
9Th
Vermont
Leaders Brace For New Steps In Labor Snarl
Washington AP reports most longshoremen are back at work but the Labor Department fears new friction could erupt in the steel industry. Key issue is the AFL CIO United Steelworkers election between David J. McDonald and I W Abel, with ballots being counted and court action hinted if the loser challenges the result. Steel talks paused until leadership is settled and May 1 contract expirations loom while unions anticipate a peaceful bargaining year overall.
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Washington
Labor Department
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers of America
David J. McDonald
I. W. Abel
Steelworkers Union
Abel
McDonald
Kosygin Demands U S Retreat from Viet Nam
Premier Alexei Kosygin urged a full American retreat from South Viet Nam in his first public statement after returning from a Far East trip that included Hanoi. He spoke to a Cambodian conference, with Izvestia carrying the full message as Soviet policy signal.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Red China
Kosygin
Far East
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Izvestia
Cambodia
Oat Planting Slow in Douglas County as Weather Bites Time
Wet conditions delay oat planting with the March 15 deadline approaching. Agricultural Extension Agent Deal Six says oats remain a minor, shrinking crop in Douglas County due to lower profitability versus other crops. Four of 15 Kansas Turnpike interchanges surpassed 1 million transactions in 1964, totaling 6,175,952 vehicles. Eastern terminus toll plaza near Kansas City led with 2,555,836. A public meeting by Dorsey Liberty American Legion post for newly naturalized citizens is set for Feb 25 at Legionacres with Jim Bogin of DuPont as speaker.
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Deal Six
Douglas County
Kansas Turnpike
Kansas City
Kan
South Topeka
South Haven
East Wichita
West Lawrence
East Lawrence
Dorsey Liberty American Legion Post
Legionacres
Jim Bogin
DuPont
Israel Bonn Ties Face Scrutiny After Arms Cut
Israel's parliament urges government review of ties with West Germany after Bonn halts arms aid to Israel to deter UAR recognition of East Germany. Lawmakers express astonishment and indignation, calling it a surrender to Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser.
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Jerusalem
Israel
West Germany
Bonn
United Arab Republic
East Germany
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
In Memoriam for Donald "Donnie" Groninger
In memory of our loved one Donald Donnie Groninger who left us 15 years ago today February 16 1950 Death is a heartache that time cannot heal Memories are something that no one can steal Some may forget Now that you are gone But we shall remember No matter how long Sadly missed by the family
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Donald “Donnie” Groninger
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Irving Hill
Boeing Company
Federal Aviation Agency
G. K. Hodenfield
James Miller
First National Bank
Singer
Jerome R. Ellison
Michelle
Jerome Jr
Welding Contractors
Church St. Eudora
McKinney
Landreth Insurance
U.S
Tiwi Ctess
Memoriam
Lawrence Memorial Co
Norman Endaco
Town Crier
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