Wescoe reports halfway progress in KU Program for Progress
Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe announced the KU Program for Progress has reached the halfway point with contributions and pledges totaling $9.567 million by January end, toward an $18.617 million goal. The three year effort began September 19 1966 to fund student aid faculty development resources campuses and an unrestricted fund.
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Kansas University
W. Clarke Wescoe
Wescoe
Stanley Learned
Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips Petroleum Company
Council For Progress
Lawrence and
Medical Center
Byron T. Shutz
Kansas City
Herbert V. Jones and Company
J. Mark Hiebert
New York City
Sterling Drug Company
International Area
Charles S. Haines II
Smith, Haines, Lundberg and Waehler
Eastern Area
George P. Garver
Chicago
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America
Central Area
Jack H. McDonald
San Diego
Imperial Corporation of America
Pacific Area
Paul J. Adam
Dallas
Arthur Young and Company
Western Area
A. H. Cromb
Mission Hills
Gresham and Co. Inc
Odd Williams
Lawrence
Kansas Area
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Lawrence Journal-World
Douglas County
R. Charles Clevenger
Topeka
First National Bank of
Kansas
Walter Wulf
Humboldt
Monarch Cement Company
Southeast Kansas
Robert J. Fegan
Junction City Telephone Company
John A. Seitz
US Army
Junction City
Central Kansas
Charles J. Slawson
Wichita
South Central Kansas
J. Milton Sorem
Concordia
Boogaart Supply Company
Northwest Kansas
Honer C. Jennings
Hutchinson
Southwest Kansas
Landreth Named UF Drive Chairman and Community Ties Noted
Jack Landreth, newly named UF drive chairman, is a Kiwanian and member of First Presbyterian Church. He and wife Betty of Ashland moved to 819 Avalon Rd in 1959 and have two children Libbie 15 Mitchell 8. He served on KU YMCA and Red Cross boards and led funds for a $750,000 church building under construction. Fish kill report lists moderate losses with channel cat carp carpsucker drum and minnows affected. authorities warn against consuming any dead fish.
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Landreth
Betty Stephens
Ashland
Libbie
Mitchell
Avalon Rd
Landreths
First Presbyterian Church
KU Ymca
Red Cross Board
Kansas
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters
Fish and Game
Glen Hurst
Topeka
George Schlecy
Lawrence
Investigators Probe Kaw River Fish Die Off Near Eudora
The Douglas County Sheriff's office began an inquiry after reports of dead fish in the Kaw River between Eudora and Linwood. The fish were found Tuesday and Wednesday by Kansas University researchers Dr. Frank Cross Gerald Smith and Joseph T. Collins, biology teacher Ed Judd of Bonner Springs, and others.
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Douglas County
Three Governors Hear Ozark Plan
Govs. Robert Docking of Kansas Warren E. Hearnes of Missouri and Dewey Bartlett of Oklahoma discussed a plan to boost Ozark region development. The Ozark Regional Commission outlined the Ceres program to optimize crops for food processing on a 30,000 acre tract near the Arkansas Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma borders. The plan aims to attract more plants by reducing import needs and uses computer data to identify best crops for local production.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
Warren E. Hearnes
Missouri
Dewey Bartlett
Oklahoma
Ozark
Jerry Rogers
The
Ozark Regional Commission
Ceres
Arkansas
Rogers
Johnson to Meet U Thant in Washington Next Week
President Johnson will meet U N Secretary General U Thant in Washington next Wednesday Feb 21 after Thants trip focused on Vietnam. Thant discussed with world leaders and reported to Ambassador Goldberg in an 80 minute session. Westmoreland remains in command though his tenure length is uncertain amid gossip of potential replacement.
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Washington
Johnson
U.N
U Thant
White House
Tony
Thant
Vietnam
Europe
Asia
North
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
George Christian
White
Wennesday
Christian
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Gen. Westmoreland
Prediction Westmoreland to be Joint Chiefs of Staff
Rep Vernon Thomson backed the forecast that General Westmoreland would be elevated to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He noted Westmoreland’s extended service in his current post makes a reassignment likely and cited ongoing reports of a Washington move with the Joint Chiefs.
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Wisconsin
Westmoreland
Glenn R. Davis
Milwaukee, Wis
White House
Vernon Thomson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington
Overcoat Stolen From Kansas University Lobby
Mike McNally of Bartlesville Oklahoma reports his brown suede overcoat stolen from Green Hall lobby at Kansas University between 2 30 and 3 30 p m Thursday the coat valued at 60 dollars and the theft investigated by EU traffic and security officers
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Mike McNally
Bartlesville
Okla
Kansas University
McNally
Green Hall
Y-Teen Dad Daughter Dinner at Lawrence High
About 150 Lawrence High School Y-Teen members and their fathers will attend the Dad- Daughter Dinner at 6 30 p m Tuesday in the school cafeteria. The event carries a Tribute to Fathers theme with a George Washington motif and Washington symbols. The LHS Chorale will perform after dinner followed by group singing. Special guests include William Medley Neal Wherry H C Stuart Max Stalcup Dr Carl Knox Mrs Stan Roth Jo Taylor and her father. The dinner is planned by the meditations committee led by Cheryl Penny with Mrs Janet Mody assisting.
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Lawrence High School
George Washington
Washington
LHS Chorale
William Medley
LHS
Neal Wherry
H. C. Stuart
Max Stalcup
Carl Knox
Lawrence
Stan Roth
Jo Taylor
Cheryl Penny
Janet Mody
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Mt. Dread Drive
Jack Landreth
UF Drive
Kahn Bookkeeping & Tax Service
Otasco
Fabric Sale
Colton
Windsor
Pence Garden Center
New York
West Side
Greenhouse & Nursery
Jenning
Malls
Tal
Magnavox
Magnavox Stereo Theatres
Sion
Ray Stoneback
Cale
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