Weather Prospects Brighten for Glenns Tuesday Launch
Weather outlook improves in Atlantic recovery zones as Project Mercury eyes a Tuesday lift for John H. Glenn Jr. from Cape Canaveral. Officials report generally better conditions though a cold front may delay cloud clearance and cloudiness could linger. End.
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Project Mercury
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Atlas
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Kennedy Seeks Power to Steer Public Works Amid Slump
President Kennedy asks Congress to authorize standby powers up to 2 billion dollars to accelerate federal and state public works during downturns. The plan could start projects when unemployment rises, with grants loans and faster funding to spur employment, production, and purchasing power.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Uncertain Peace in Georgetown After Riots in Guiana
Georgetown endures post riot calm as labor leaders call off general strikes against Prime Minister Cheddi Jagan. Tensions linger between Black and East Indian communities after destructive clashes left six dead and $1 million in damage.
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British Guiana
Cheddi Jagan
Jamaica
London
Japan
Jagan
Forbes Burnham
People’s National Congress Party
Clouds Return After Tuesday In Breezy Week
The forecast says sunshine fades as clouds return by Tuesday with highs of 35 to 40 and lows near 20 to 25. A slow statewide warming trend starts and may last into midweek, with possible precipitation later in the week.
Two Countries Eye Laos Peace in Thai US Talks
U S Attorney General Robert F Kennedy says Thailand and the United States are in accord on peaceful settlement efforts for the Laos crisis. Kennedy met Thai Prime Minister Sarit Thanarat after a whirlwind 224 hour visit and discussed possible aid and a neutralist government plan with concerns about Pathet Lao advances.
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Thailand
United States
Laos
U.S
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Marshal Sarit Thanarat
Sarit
Pathet Lao
Souvanna
Souphanouvong
Southeast Asia
James E Barton Dies Longtime Tobacco Road Actor
James E Barton, 71, known for his Jeeter Lester role in Tobacco Road, died at Nassau Hospital after a heart attack. He starred in the lead from 1934 to 1939, making the play Broadway's second longest running.
State offices to close Thursday for Washington's Birthday
AP reports state offices will be closed Thursday in observance of Washington's Birthday, affecting public services and operations across departments. The day marks a federal and state holiday with offices resuming normal hours Friday.
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PEKA
Washington
Allied Aircraft Counter Soviet Corridor Action
Allied air craft flew from Berlin through the north corridor to counter renewed Soviet pressure on vital air links. Western officials rejected Soviet flight plans and kept military transports in readiness as Moscow denied Western protests and insisted on equal rights under safety rules.
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Berlin- Hamburg
Red Air Force
Moscow
Frankfurt
Hannover
Hamburg
Kremlin
East Germany
Red
Planning Commission Sets Busy Agenda in Lawrence
Lawrence Planning Commission meets at 7 30 p m in City Hall to review five plats hear two public hearings and two appeals. Preliminary plats include 160 acre tract north of Sixth Street and west of the Lawrence Country Club and 100 acre tract north of the Country Club. Final plats cover land south of Seventh Street at Florida and Carmel Park on Michigan Street. Public hearings address rezonings from duplex to multiple dwelling at Third Street and Mississippi and from single family to duplex or multiple dwelling in South Hills Addition No 2 near Ousdahl Road. Board of Zoning Appeals to hear rear yard appeals at 110 Ky St and southwest of Ninth Street and Emery Road.
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Country Club
Peterson Road
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Maple Lane
Trinity Methodist Church
Seventh Street
Florida
Carmel Park
Michigan
40 Years of Traditional Service Rumsey Funeral Home Ad
An advertisement for Rumsey Funeral Home highlights 40 years of traditional service with contact details and a reference code V13-5111.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Tonganoxie Man Faces 3 Charges
A 20-year-old Tonganoxie man, Stephen Shoemaker, led a high speed chase through Lawrence at up to 110 mph, was charged with speeding reckless driving and failure to stop for a red light and siren, and is free on a $500 bond awaiting arraignment. The pursuit ended when Shoemaker hit a car driven by George Erickson, injuring a passenger. no one else was hurt.
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Lawrence
Wes Norwood
Stephen A. Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Charles Nicolay
Kansas University
State banks may offer trading stamps despite law ruling
Atty. Gen. William M. Ferguson ruled that state savings and loan associations can offer trading stamps to induce business even though a state law bans stamps for sale of merchandise. The advisory clarifies permissible promotional practices for thrift institutions.
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PEKA
Savings and Loan Associations
Atty
William M. Ferguson
Jayhawk FFA Week Honor and Banquet at Lawrence High
The National Future Farmers of America Week runs through Feb 24 with the Jayhawk Chapter at Lawrence High School hosting the Farmers Co-Op Good Neighbor Banquet tonight at the Community Building. FFA members will serve 700 to 1,200 guests then wash dishes.
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Jayhawk
Lawrence High School
Farmers Co-Op
FFA
William Essick
Lawrence
Delbert Richardson
Almarin Nottingham
Larry Schaake
Steven Robb
Richard Dwyer
Reece Mitchell
Bill Sutton
Bob Hornberger
Ken Breithaupt
Larry Tucker
Roy Cropp
Walter Gehlbach
Funeral Services To Be Wednesday For Bull's Victim
Funeral services are set for Frank R. Molby 61 a Lecompton farmer killed by a bull on his farm northwest of Lawrence. The Clinton Presbyterian Church will host the 2 p m Wednesday service with burial in Clinton Cemetery. Molby died of a broken neck and crushed chest after the bull trampled him while feeding cattle. His wife discovered the body about 11 15 p m and deputies shot the bull after it attacked the farmer. Survivors include his wife four sons a daughter and a brother and three sisters.
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Cape Canaveral
NASA
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Lawrence
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Rumsey Funeral Home
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Fern Hughes
Wayne Schmille
Schmille
Washington County
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Frank Wayne Molby
Eugene G. Molby
Ulysses
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Easton
Tah Jane Molby
N. J
Harry Molby
Portland
Ore
Mary Flanigan
Eugene
Harriet Rowland
Washington
Kan
Iva Luehring
Manhattan
Wescoe Outlines Fraser Hall Replacement At KU
Kansas University officials led by Chancellor W Clarke Wescoe announce Fraser Hall will be razed and replaced across Lilac Lane with a modern building costing about 1.63 million dollars and ready by 1965. The plan preserves Lilac Lane's lilacs and the Pioneer statue while prioritizing campus efficiency and space.
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Fraser
Kansas University
15Th Street
Santa Fe
Journal-World
University
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Board of
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Weather summary and local temperatures for KU Campus
Daily readings show yesterday and Saturday highs of 49 and 49 degrees with lows around 26 and 87 respectively. The date records list 1943 high 75 and 1958 low 9, with rainfall of .100 inches noted. Northeast Kansas forecast calls for increasing clouds on Tuesday with lows of 20 to 25 and a high of 35 to 40. Union Cab contact 13-2800.
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