Lincoln School Purchase Opposition Seizes North Lawrence
City Commission faces pressure to buy the 1906 Lincoln School in North Lawrence for a neighborhood center. Mayor Owens questions special facilities while City Manager Wells opposes the purchase citing renovation costs of 30 000 to 50 000 and the existence of South Park Recreation Center. Critics urge a bridge and shuttle library to better unite the city.
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City Commission
Old Lincoln School
North Lawrence
Children’s Hour Nursery School
Kaw
James Owens
Lawrence
Ray Wells
Lincoln School
South Park
Johnson hosts White House rally urging business Latin to limit overseas investing
About 400 businessmen and bankers attend a White House pep rally where President Johnson explains the need to restrict investments and lending overseas to reduce the U S payment imbalance. Analysts say this signals a new phase in business government relations and cooperation.
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White House
Johnson
U. S
Franklin Roosevelt
Truman
Kennedy
Teenage Drivers Rated Worst Road Risk in New Insurance Scheme
Studies in the United States identify teenage drivers, both girls and boys, as the principal road hazard prompting a drastic re classification of auto insurance. The old system assumed young men remained a menace until 25, but the new scheme raises premiums for 16 17 year old drivers before easing as they age.
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United States
Teens blamed as worst drivers in policy warnings
The piece argues that teenagers are judged as high risk by insurers and agencies, comparing male rates up to age 25 or 29 single, with girls under 21 charged at half the male rate. It notes teens blame elders for wrecks while data show teen drivers as the nation's most lethal group behind the wheel.
U S Advisers Now Fighters in South Vietnam
US air strikes last week challenged the idea that American troops in South Vietnam were only advisers trainers or support personnel. Reports said US Army and Marine helicopter crews killed 88 Communist guerrillas. The piece notes American combat roles and training duties across air and ground operations with South Vietnamese forces.
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Washington
Times-Post
North Viet Nam
U. S
South Viet Nam
Saigon
United Press International
U. S. Army
U. S. Marine Corps
UPI
Theodore Metaxis
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Second Corps
Qui Nhon
Army
Thomas B. Throckmorton
John L. Throckmorton
Viet Nam
U. S. Air Force
Knott Hotel opening noted amid KU history items
In 1955 report Chet Shaw, Newsweek editor and KU alumnus, flies to London for the Knott Hotel opening. KU dedicates the Seba A. Eldridge Memorial Room in the Union, a sociology study and research library. January at Lawrence Memorial Hospital records 417 admissions and 78 births.
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Chet Shaw
Newsweek
London
Knott
Westbury
Seba A. Eldridge
KU Union Building
Professor Eldridge
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
U. S. Coronado Commission
Oklahoma
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma City
Lyons
Kan
H. R. Knickerbocker
International News Service
Isaac Walton
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Birger Sandzen
Lindsborg
Today’s Bible Message Be Like the Samaritan on the Jericho Road
The message calls believers to love God with all heart soul strength and mind and to love their neighbor as themselves. A prayer asks for the mind and heart and hand to reflect Samaritan goodness through redemption in the name of the Master.
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Jerico Road
The Situation at Selma by William F Buckley Jr
Buckley argues that granting the vote to all Negroes in Alabama is flawed and urges reform through impartial voting standards. He warns that mismanaged expansion could empower a volatile bloc and provoke backlash, advocating high school diploma or equivalent criteria as a practical but contentious step.
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William F. Buckley JR
Selma
Ala
South
Alabama
Chicago
Kansas City
Trenton
United States
Huey Long
Jimmy Davis
Kissin
Jim Folsom
Big City
Town beauty plea for Lawrence city planning
Joyce J Schild urges Lawrence to transform Naismith Drive and surrounding apartment areas into a more attractive cityscape. She cites yard pride in Yankton and asks officials to plant trees and shrubs, improve entrances, and curb litter to boost the town’s appeal for residents and visitors.
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Lawrence
Naismith Drive
Yankton
South Dakota
Britisher Talks Tough On Money
Lord Cromer governor of the Bank of England warns Britain must cut spending quickly and fairly to avoid serious financial trouble and a threatened drop in living standards. He says the potential danger is real if current conditions continue.
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London
Times-Post
Lord Cromer
Bank of England
Banking chiefs push for tight budget amid inflation fears
A London financial editor reports a Edinburgh bankers dinner speech by Governor Cromer urging deep government spending cuts at home and abroad and deflationary pressure. Unofficial briefings say Callaghan backs a restrictive budget with 7 percent rates and higher taxes on alcohol and tobacco to curb inflation and shield the economy.
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London
Edinburgh
Cromer
James Callaghan
Exchequer
Treasury
Harold Wilson
How to Ease Colitis Based on Type and Diet
The article explains that colitis varies by type including spastic, mucous, ulcerative, and amoebic forms. For spastic colon, reduce nervous strain and relax after work, avoid skipping meals, and limit laxatives. Mild sedatives may help. identify allergic foods for mucous colitis. ulcerative colitis needs physician-led targeted treatment. parasitic colitis requires anti-parasitic drugs and prevention. Avoid roughage across forms and protect a sensitive colon.
Niven Dorleac Embrace Sparks Passport to Obscurity Tale
Leonard Lyons reports on David Niven filming Passport to Oblivion in London with Francoise Dorleac. Dorleac asks about his thoughts during their embraces, and Niven quips this is when he’s seen as a dead policeman. Also notes on Irving Berlin, Mary Garden, Bob Hope, Joe Namath, and William L. Batt’s death.
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David Niven
London
Francoise Dorleac
Rio
Niven
Miss Dorleac
Franksly
Irving Berlin
Berlin
Alexander
Mary Garden
Tolstoi
Bob Hope
Jets
Joe Namath
Things We Could Do Without, Hal Boyle
A humorous list of social irritants and overdone habits to skip in daily life. The column lampoons crowds, pretension, vanity, and endless fads from dress codes to phone sales.
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New York
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U.S
Old Home Town
Golden Triangle
Egypt
Ghana
Algeria
National Association
Jericho
Journal-World
Flora Lewis
Joseph Molner
Dr. Moner
Lyons’ den
Leonard Lyons
William L. Batt
War Production Board
Jesse Jones
Batt
Stalin
Beaverbrook
Joneses
Hal Boyle
Burma
the Cynics
Interlands
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