Nkrumah Loses In Ghana Coup
A daytime robbery at the Dillon Store on 1800 Mass. St. ended with the bandit fleeing on foot after threatening cashiers with a .38 revolver. He is described as a tall, well dressed man 23 to 26, carrying a brown sack. police have no trace. Authorities state the loss exceeds $500 and audits are ongoing.
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Dillon
Mass. St
William Troelstrup
Lucy Bornheim
Bornheim
Troelstrup
Keith Lucas
Jim Collins
Asst
Collins
Lawrence
Rex Johnson
Coup Topples Ghana Leader Nkrumah After Firefight at Flagstaff House
Ghana’s army led by Col E K Kotoka ousted President Kwame Nkrumah, sealing off ministries and releasing political prisoners amid clashes near the Flagstaff House. Nkrumah travels abroad on a Viet Nam peace mission. coup aims and foreign policy impact unclear.
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Accra
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Redeemer
Viet Nam
Peking Radio
Nkrumah
Dakar
Radio Ghana
Security Service
E. K. Kotoka
Kumasi
Charles Barwah
Barwah
Kofi Banko
Harold Wilson
Britain
Peking
Liu Shao-chi
Chou En-lai
Priest Proposes Priests Union Faces Removal
In Santa Monica California the Rev William H Dubay a Catholic priest who proposed unionizing priests has been removed from his hospital chain post and will serve as a parish priest according to his pastor.
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Santa Monica, Calif
William H. Dubay
General Sessions Plan Cleared First Hurdle In Kansas House
A constitutional amendment to create annual general sessions of the legislature passed its initial test in the Kansas House with a voice vote. It moves to a final roll call Friday, needing 84 representatives for passage to the Senate, then two-thirds in both chambers before a voter referendum in November.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Top Lawmakers Hear Report On Humphrey Trip
Vice President Humphrey told congressional leaders he returned from Southeast Asia with restrained optimism and confidence that Communists can be defeated in South Vietnam. He said U.S. and South Vietnamese forces will maintain a planned forward push with social and economic reforms. Harriman noted Johnson sent the trip to test Vietnam policy amid public debate. Dirksen and Ford urged informing the public. Kennedy’s status drew cautious, varied reaction.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
White House
Congress
Humphrey
Johnson
New York
South Viet Nam
United States
South Vietnamese
Senate
House
W. Averell Harriman
Asia
Pacific
Harriman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
South
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Ford
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Kennedy
Local Faiths Observe World Day of Prayer Across Churches
Worshipers from many local faiths join in World Day of Prayer observed in 125 countries. Events include a 2 p.m. service at First Christian with Rev. Gene Connely, a 7:30 p.m. family service by Rev. Benton Roy Hanan, and an 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. prayer vigil at the church parlor with 20 Lawrence churches participating. Additional services occur at Immanuel Lutheran, Washington Creek Church, St. Paul United Church of Christ in Eudora, and Lecompton Evangelical United Brethren Church.
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Lawrence United Church
First Christian Church
Scotland
National Council of Churches
Gene Connely
Centenary Methodist Church
First Christian
Benton Roy Hanan
Lawrence
Mission of Mercy
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1646
United Church Women of
Douglas County
Washington Creek
St. Paul
Benton Improves After Heart Attack At Menorah Medical
AP reports artist Thomas Hart Benton, 76, is described as slightly improved at Menorah Medical Center after a heart attack last week.
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Kansas City
Thomas Hart Benton
Menorah Medical Center
Desertion Hurts South Vietnamese Defense
In 1965 about 96 000 South Vietnamese soldiers deserted, roughly half of American troops in the region. Desertions from the regular army rose from about 8 percent in 1964 to 14 percent in 1965, with the 270 000 strong force showing near 18 percent desertion by last December.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
K State Stares at Federal Aid Cut Under Johnson Plan
Kansas State University would lose over 680000 in U S aid if President Johnson's fiscal 1967 budget passes. The plan calls for a 20 million dollar cut to land grant colleges, shrinking general funds for student training by 250000 and reducing agricultural research and extension programs by the indicated amounts. President McCain says some projects could be restored by reapplying for funds, though government control would increase. workers affected include research scientists notified of terminations.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State University
Johnson
Agricultural Research Service
Agricultural Experiment Station
K-State
James A. McCain
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Glenn Beck
College of Agriculture
Master Teacher Designation On Miss Nottingham
Roberta Nottingham a first grade teacher at Eudora Grade School named Douglas County Master Teacher by the Douglas County Teachers Association. She becomes a candidate for a Kansas State Teachers College Master Teacher Award and will be honored April 13 by the local association. Nottingham has 40 years teaching experience, 23 at Eudora Grade School, and previously received the 1959 Valley Forge classroom teachers medal for patriotic youth leadership.
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Roberta Nottingham
Eudora
Douglas County
Earl Wilson
Douglas County Teachers Association
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
Miss Nottingham
Kansas
Valley Forge
Witness Quoted Inadmissible Deal Ties Powers Case
Miami AP report describes defense witness Virgil Halford claiming a witness for the state, Billy Frank Mulvey, was offered money and a deal to testify against Melvin Lane Powers in the 1964 slaying of a multimillionaire husband. Halford testified Mulvey said he would sell out for payment and feared return to prison.
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Miami
Fla
Melvin Lane Powers
Virgil Nelson Halford
Candace Messler
Powers
Halford
Billy Frank Mulvey
Texas State Penitentiary
Mulvey
Messler
Warm Readings Bring Warmer Weather To City
Sunny skies and light southerly winds raise Lawrence temperatures from a 12 degree morning low to the mid 40s by mid afternoon. The Topeka weather bureau expects readings in the 50s Friday with fair conditions keeping temperatures out of the teens tonight in the lower 20s.
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Lawrence
Topeka Weather Bureau
Bid Acceptance This Spring On Old Post Office
Lawrence Kansas University Extension plans remodeling of the old Lawrence Post Office at 7th and NH Streets for use as the Statewide General Extension Building. The project includes a new boiler and lighting, an office complex for the director, and a basement remodel for the statewide Extension library.
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Lawrence
7Th and
N.H. Sts
Keith Lawton
Kansas University
T. Howard Walker
Walker
Pi Beta Phi
Kansas Union
Lawton
KU Architectural Services
James Canole
Topeka
Kansas Board of Regents
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Vt. Sts
Kansas
Sidewalk Fight Grows as 14 Seek District Project
The Schwegler School district sidewalks dispute continued with 14 area residents appealing to the City Commission for sidewalk construction. A March 15 hearing was set following Judge Gray’s ruling that a petition lacked legal sufficiency. The city cited policy concerns and the 50 percent ownership rule to determine feasibility.
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Schwegler
City Commission
Herbert J. Ellison
W. 19Th
Terr
Ellison
Frank R. Gray
Gray
Ray Weiss
Mike Getto
Wells
Lawrence
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Commission
23Rd Street
South Hills Subdivision
Southridge
Northeast Kansas Weather Forecast Patchy and Warmer
Fair skies and rising temperatures expected through Friday in Northeast Kansas. Tonight lows near the upper teens to lower twenties, Friday highs around the mid fifties to sixty. Temperatures and readings noted for the day include afternoon and evening values, with a sunset listed at 6 08.
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Kansas
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