Toll records spur Kansas plea for safer driving
A Kansas Highway Commission report shows 669 deaths and over 22 000 serious injuries from last year’s traffic crashes. Douglas County had 12 deaths and Shawnee County 29. rail crossing and pedestrian risks rise as two vehicle collisions and unsafe behavior are blamed.
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Kansas
Kansas Highway Commission
Douglas County
Franklin County
Jefferson County
Leavenworth County
Johnson County
Shawnee County
Claud R. McCamment
State Highway Commission
McCamment
Beautifying Lawrence Requires an Overall Plan and Civic Drive
The columnist urges Lawrence use a citywide master plan for beautification. He cites KU landscaping, suggests KU architects as consultants, and appeals to civic clubs, scouts, and businesses to fund fountains, trees, and gardens, stressing attitude over money to lift the city’s appeal.
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Lawrence
Mexico City
South Park
Journal-World Office
Girl Scouts
Merchant Groups
Baldwin chair candidates Irick and Polson vie for for position six
Baldwin residents Irick and Polson seek the six seat on the Baldwin board of education. Irick, current director serving two terms and Baker University football coach, has lived in Baldwin since 1956 with a family of five. Polson, a building contractor and real estate manager, has lived in Baldwin since 1960 with two children. both are Baker University graduates.
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Polson
Baldwin
Baldwin Board of Education
Baker University
Baker U
Nick
Mrs. Polson
Twelve Mishaps Here But Nobody Hurt
A string of traffic accidents caused heavy vehicle damage but no injuries. The largest loss occurred in a two car crash on Louisiana Street injuring a utility pole with total damage over 800 dollars. Other crashes at 6th and Iowa and two car wrecks near town added further damage.
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Tony
Louisiana Street
John R. Haase
la. St
William J. Flannagan
Edgehill
Kansas Power & Light Co
6Th and
Iowa Sts
Raymond C. Schimmel
Route 2
William W. Buck
Engel
Duke of Windsor Recovering After Retina Detachment Surgery
The medical bulletin from London states the condition of the Duke of Windsor is satisfactory and he is comfortable after an operation Friday to correct a retina detachment.
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London
Duke of Windsor
KU student Mabbutt loses half Hearst scholarship and faces caps on roles
Mabbutt, who transferred from journalism to political science, loses half a $250 William Randolph Hearst scholarship and is barred from Kansan newsroom and board positions unless he enrolls in a required course. A university disciplinary committee upheld ethics concerns over a Jan 21 Kansan editorial, but did not mark the term on Mabbutt’s official record.
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Journalism School
Kansan
W. Clarke Wescoe
L. C. Woodruff
Emily Taylor
Donald K. Alderson
Dallas Mortuary Bill For JFK Death Sets $3495
Dallas funeral home to be paid 3495 dollars for services on the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The settlement followed a meeting with General Services Administration officials and Oneal Funeral Home. The bronze casket and hearse transportation from Parkland Hospital to Love Field were provided.
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Dallas
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Earle Cabell
D-Tex
General Services Administration
Oneal Funeral Home
Vernon B. Oneal
Parkland Hospital
Love Field
Soviet hints it may drop world Communist conference
Moscow signals possible scrapping of a world Communist Conference as tensions with China rise. The Kommunist journal suggests direct contacts among fraternal parties while Peking blasts Soviet leadership and ideological campaigns against China. Tass summary notes no word on a world gathering.
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Curtis Protests Refusal To Question Jenkins In Baker Affair
Sen. Carl T. Curtis faults the Senate Rules Committee for not allowing Walter Jenkins to be questioned about the Johnson administration and Baker investigation. He asks Jenkins about business ties, land holdings near major space and airport sites, and his arrest history. Jordan did not comment. Curtis argues the committee should probe all potential conflicts of interest among current and former Senate staff and officials.
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Bobby Baker
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Senate Rules Committee
White House
Walter Jenkins
President Johnson
Curtis
Jenkins
Johnson
Dulles Airport
New Orleans Michaud Space Center
Clear Lake Space Center
Houston
Sen
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Baker
Senate
Deadline for 1964 tag display set in Lawrence
The Kansas Highway Patrol and Douglas County Sheriff warn motorists that midnight Monday marks the deadline to display 1964 registration tags. Beginning Tuesday those still displaying 64 tags face court. Lawrence police start enforcement Monday. A 7:30 p.m. dance revue at Lawrence High School features 18 Terpsichore coeds with sponsor Mrs Barbara Maxwell.
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Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Lawrence
Lawrence High School
LHS
KU Senior Wins Fourth At Operatic Auditions
Norma Sharp a Kansas University senior won fourth place and $100 in regional Metropolitan Opera auditions in St Louis Missouri. Four KU students won top awards in the eighth annual Metropolitan Opera district auditions on February 6 in Kansas City. Winners included David Holloway Thomas Winston and Linda Phillips. The top winner advances to the semi finals in New York City.
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Arkansas City
Kansas University
Friday
Metropolitan Opera
St. Louis
Metropolitan Opera District
Kansas City
David Holloway
Gas City
Thomas Winston
Dallas
Tex
Linda Phillips
Red Cloud
Neb
New York City
Lawrence Amateur Radio Club Elects Officers
Ted Scott of 820 La was elected president of the Lawrence Amateur Radio Club on Friday evening at the Police Fire Building. Kenneth Olson became vice president and other officers include Mrs. George Berg secretary Harold Drennan treasurer and Elmer Cramer activities manager. The club promotes local interest in amateur radio and meets at 7 30 p m on the last Friday each month at the Police Fire Building.
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Ted Scott
820
Lawrence Amateur Radio Club
Kenneth Olson
George Berg
Harold Drennan
Elmer Cramer
Policefire
Shultz Reports Severance Tax Proposal Details
Sen Reynolds Shultz outlines a 5 percent severance tax on gas production projected to raise $4.7 million in 1965. The figures come from the Kansas Corporation Commission and the Kansas Geological Survey, with a 6 percent production rise anticipated from 1964 to 1965. In 1964 production was 810.1 million cubic feet valued at $89.1 million using 11 cents per cubic foot, though prices ranged from 2.5 to 21 cents.
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State Senate
State Corporation Commission
Kansas Geological Survey
Reynolds Shultz
R-Lawrence
Local Baldwin School Board Candidates Face Off
Coats and Nutt compete for position No. 2 in Baldwin with roots in the Baker University community. Nutt, a nine year Baldwin school board veteran and ex director, also serves as executive vice president of Baldwin State Bank. Hoskinson runs for position No. 4 representing the Vinland rural area. a former Vinland school board member and lifelong resident.
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Nutt
Baldwin
Baker University
U.S. Navy
South Pacific
Aleutian Islands
Kodiak
Japan
Baldwin State Bank
Baker U
Hoskinson
Old Vinland
Vinland
Retired couple found dead in Neodesha home
In Neodesha Kansas a retired couple Benjamin Franklin Bennett 81 and his 87 year old wife were found dead Friday afternoon with the coroner citing asphyxiation. Their dog was found dead in the home.
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Neodesha
Kan
Their &S
F. A. Moorehead
Benjamin Franklin Bennett
In Memoriam Earl Monk Jones Remembered
In memory of my husband Earl Monk Jones who died one year ago on February 28 1964. Your memory is a keepsake I will never part with. God has you in his keeping and I have you in my heart Sylvia
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Earl “Monk” Jones
Sylvia
In memory of Jessie K. Mc Cracken
Jessie K Mc Cracken dies one year ago. George McCracken Betty Rose Pickett and family mourn the loss with sadness and remembrance.
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Jessie K. McCracken
George McCracken
Betty Rose Pickett
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