Heart Fund Drives Reach Peak in Lawrence Area
The 1964 Heart Fund drive runs at a high point in Lawrence and Douglas County with 250 volunteers canvassing neighborhoods and distributing heart disease education. Proceeds aid local and national heart research, education, and services. Heart Sunday is Feb. 23 but solicitations occur weekdays. Local chairs include Marjorie Newmark in charge of residential solicitation. door to door canvassing continues in Baldwin and Eudora led by John Robson and Alf T. H. Oleson.
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Heart Fund
Lawrence
Douglas County
Heart
Fred Samson
Douglas County Heart Fund
American Heart Association
Marjorie Newmark
Samson
Baldwin
Eudora
John Robson
Alf T. H. Oleson
Violin Maker Blaas Balances Craft and Family Life
Blaas teaches KU students to play violin and viola while pursuing a meticulous craft at home. He sources Alpine spruce and maple, ages wood five years, and spends 200 to 400 hours per instrument. He has sold 14 instruments. his children include Hugo in California, Charles in the Navy, and Maria a freshman guitarist at Emporia State College.
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Blaas
Emporia State College
Miss Blaas
Two Vehicle Accidents Cause $800 in Lawrence Damage
Damage estimated at $800 from two Lawrence traffic accidents Monday. At 8:55 p.m. Ronald House 16 and Beverly M Johnson 18 collided at 23rd and Naismith causing $500 damage. At about 4:30 p.m. Mildred Kirkham 62 and Sarah Smith 16 collided at 7th and VT Streets causing $300 damage.
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Lawrence
Ronald House
Barker
Beverly M. Johnson
Route 1
Eudora
23Rd
Naismith
Mildred K. Kirkham
la. St
Sarah M. Smith
W. 22Nd
Terr
7Th
Vt. Sts
Dillon plans new store at 6th and Michigan in Lawrence
Hutchinson based Dillon and Sons plans a single 6th and Michigan supermarket serving north central Lawrence. Most land is acquired. zoning change from A to D requested for two east of Bodin Bircher tracts to provide employee parking. Proj includes former 10 40 Cafe and Moore Used Cars sites. construction aimed for fall.
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J. S. Dillon and Sons
6Th and
Michigan
Lawrence
Dillon’s
Massachusetts
Dillon’s Kwik Shop
West 23Rd
West Sixth
Robert Harrison
M. R. Gill
Arkansas Street
Sixth
West Lawrence
Jim’s Super Service
W. 6Th
Howard Hurwitz
Beverly Hurwitz Friedman
Simon Hurwitz
Elmer
Clara Bircher
Byron Bircher
Bill Bodin
Bodin
James Rissman
John Emick
W. W. Hatfield
Emick
Arkansas
Missouri
Planning Commission
Dillon
Hoffa Defense Wins Hearing Bid in Tampering Case
In Chattanooga Tennessee James R Hoffa gains a new chance to challenge the government key witness Edward G Partin by a pre jury hearing on whether Partin recorded Hoffa telephone calls. If Partin’s testimony is thrown out a major part of the government case could collapse.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
U.S
Partin
Hoffa
Ozawkie Plans Relocation Because of Perry Dam
Ozawkie Kansas forms a seven member board to move the town 29 miles northwest to a new site across the Perry Reservoir. The group aims to build a 200 acre town by 1967 and will coordinate with the Army Corps of Engineers. Charter members number 53 at $20 each. Speaker Carl Williamson urged early action.
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Ozawkie
Kan
Ozawkie Development Corp
Ozawkie High School
Lawrence
William Kramer
W. C. Brey
William Kennedy
Martin Vanderpool
Larry Knudsen
Doyle Patterson
George Hesse
Perry
Kramer
Army Corps of Engineers
Topeka
Carl Williamson
Strawn
Williamson
New Strawn
John Redmond
Burlington
Coffey County
Corps of Engineers
Bank bids $335000 in general obligation bonds for city
Stockyards National Bank of Wichita bid and won a $335,000 city general obligation bond issue. Bonds mature in 10 years with about 2.679 percent average interest, totaling $51181.25 in interest over the period.
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The
Stockyards National Bank of Wichita
Ginia Davis to Perform at Baker University Concert
Soprano Ginia Davis will appear at 8 p m Wednesday in Rice Auditorium Baker University Baldwin She is daughter of Meyer Davis a society band leader and Hilda Emory Davis a composer She has appeared in other noted venues and programs.
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Ginia Davis
Rice Auditorium
Baker University
Baldwin
Meyer Davis
Hilda Emory Davis
Grass fire reported near Cameron Bluffs generating plant
Wakarusa Fire Department responded to a grass fire in a field south of the Kansas Power and Light Cameron Bluffs generating plant. The blaze, believed to start from burning trash, caused no damage and burned a field about three miles northwest of Lawrence.
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Wakarusa Fire Department
Kansas Power and Light
Cameron Bluffs
Wakarusa
Lawrence
Amputee Mary Jane Altomondo Gets Acting Chance
Cleveland teenager Mary Jane Altomondo 16 who lost her right leg and hip in a cancer operation is set for a role in a New York TV production of Once Upon A Mattress. Carol Burnett arranged plane tickets and hotel stays for Mary Jane and her mother, who will travel March 4 to March 8, marking Burnett’s gesture given the girl’s acting idol.
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Cleveland
Mary Jane Altomondo
New York
Carol Burnett
Mary Jane
Miss Burnett
Bedford
Postmen Silent On Cohn Claims
Washington AP Dispatch reports that Roy M. Cohn and his attorneys accuse the government of intercepting their mail for over a year. Postal officials refuse to comment while promising to answer in court, noting first class mail may only be opened with a court order or if undeliverable and sent to the dead letter office.
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Washington
Roy M. Cohn
Cohn
Senate Committee
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Henry B. Montague
Post Office Department
Justice Department
Montague
Soviet Union Rejects Western Disarmament Plans
Geneva AP reports Soviet delegate Semyon Tsarapkin called Western phased disarmament proposals unrealistic and said East-West compromise chances are slim. He accused the United States of not facing reality and lacking enthusiasm in talks at the 17-nation conference.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Tasrapkin
U.S
Goldwater Returns To New Hampshire For Primary Campaigning
Senator Barry Goldwater resumes campaign in New Hampshire visiting 19 communities over three days ahead of the March 10 Republican primary. He makes a single day return before a week-long final push beginning March 2.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
New Hamphire
Goldwater
New Hampshire
Granite State
Arizona
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Albany
N.Y
Rockefeller
Land Action Taken For Perry Dam Tracts
Condemnation suit in U S District Court seeks 250.58 acres in Jefferson County for Perry Dam and Reservoir. Assistant U S Attorney Elmer Hoge filed the petition with total compensation of 31100 dollars for four tracts. Largest tract of 245.19 acres owned by Miriam A Franklin Topeka with tenants George and Janice Craig Route 1 Ozawkie. Other tracts include 4.48 acres owned by Kate Kerns Perry guardian J B Quinlan 0.51 acres owned by Sarah J Gieber Anderson Geneva L Smith and Francis M Sprague Choctaw Okla tenant Eugene Schafer Perry and 0.41 acres owners unknown.
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Jefferson County
Perry
U. S. District Court
Asst
U. S. Atty
Elmer Hoge
Miriam A. Franklin
Topeka
George
Janice Craig
Route 1
Ozawkie
Kate Kerns
Guardian
J. B. Quinlan
Sarah J. Gieber Anderson
Geneva L. Smith
Francis M. Sprague
Choctaw
Oklo
Eugene Schafer
Nurses Home at LMH Faces Repair and Use Dilemma
Lawrence Memorial Hospital board weighs options for the nine room Nurses Home amid only five residents and repair estimates of 10 000 to 15 000 dollars. They consider renting to doctors, tearing it down, or keeping it for limited use while public input is sought. The home was donated by Mrs. Elizabeth Watkins in 1929 along with the hospital and a $100 000 trust for upkeep.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Justin Hill
Hill
Elizabeth M. Watkins
Fall Formal Rush For KU Sororities
KU announces fall formal rush for transfer students and others eligible for the first time ahead of fall orientation. It marks the first fall rush since 1961 while spring rush remains for freshmen with KU tenure. The Panhellenic Council will finalize procedures as new members take duties this spring.
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Kansas University
Emily Taylor
Panhellenic Council
New FMC official Troy B Smith assumes operating superintendent role
Troy B Smith has taken the duties of operating superintendent at FMC Corp in this city. He previously worked with FMC in Pocatello Idaho and has a 14 year tenure with the company. The Smith family lives at 921 Wellington Rd with their three children.
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FMC
Troy B. Smith
FMC Corp
Pocatello
Idaho
Gemini Flights Planned for First Two-Man Spacecraft
Fifteen of the 29 astronauts have completed general training for Project Gemini and NASA says the first manned flight of the two-man spacecraft will occur late this year. Dr. George E. Mueller reports unmanned Gemini flight planned for early spring with flights No. 2 and No. 3 well along in planning.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
George E. Mueller
NASA
Aviation Executive Tells of Prodding in Baker Venture
John L. Atwood president of North American Aviation testified he was urged to allow Serv-U a vending contract with defense plants. He said Fred Black Jr. pushed Serv-U but did not disclose his own financial stake. Baker resigned as Senate aide amid probe of outside business dealings.
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Washington
John L. Atwood
North American Aviation Corp
Serv-A Corp
Bobby Baker
Atwood
Senate Rules Committee
Fred Black Jr
North American
Serv-U
Baker
Senate
Defense and Aerospace
Black
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Durocher Denies Alienating Wife in Vermont Suit
Los Angeles Dodgers coach Leo Durocher filed a formal denial in County Court denying allegations that he enticed the wife of Rene Morin away from him. Morin had sought 150000 in damages claiming improper influence. Morin's daughter Carolyn and the family denied the charges.
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Middlebury
Los Angeles Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Vermont
Durocher
Ralph A. Foote
Rene Morin
Swanton
Anna Morin
Morin
Carolyn Morin
Army hockey coach Jack Riley begins 14th season
Jack Riley of Army, head coach of the U S hockey squad at the 1960 Olympics, is in his 14th season leading the West Point sextet.
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Jack Riley
Army
U. S
West Point
Retired General Found Beside Wife Dead in Hotel Suite
Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Gent Jr., 52, a World War II veteran and former commander at Tinker AFB, was found in a hotel suite in New York with his wife Louise Gent, 54, dead from natural causes. An autopsy cited arteriosclerosis and coronary occlusion. Gent was incoherent and malnourished. Police reported sedatives near Louise and food abundance in the room. The couple had checked in February 2.
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New York
Air Force
Oklahoma
Thomas J. Gent Jr
Europe
Louise
Hotel Marinique
32Nd North American Air Defense Command Region
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
Gent
Attempts Fail In Settling Boycott
MIAMI BEACH AP Labor Department troubleshooter fails to end a union boycott against U S wheat shipments to the Soviet Union Labor leaders demand that at least half the grain move in U S vessels thwarting hopes for an early solution during Johnson administration measures
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Miami Beach
Fla
U.S
Soviet Union
Johnson
Sex Education Committee Nears Final Report To Board
District 60 sex education committee members approved a report that could go to the Board of Education. Two absent members must consent to an agreement, or another committee meeting will be held. The plan calls for the board to release the report to the press. The Monday session was at Central Junior High School.
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District 60
Board of Education
Marston McCluggage
Central Junior High School
Card of Thanks for Dr. H. W. Craig
The Craig family expresses gratitude for sympathy messages contributions to the Scholarship fund meals and floral offerings during the illness and death of Dr. H. W. Craig They also thank the doctors and nurses at the Hospital for their kind care.
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H. W. Craig
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