Lawrence and KU shakeups dominate year in review
A year in Lawrence featured the Ice Jam failure and debate over a unified program, county plans for outside property appraisal, mayoral shift with Ted Kennedy resigning and Ben Barteldes becoming mayor, KU naming James Surface as vice chancellor, and a west South Park recreation center plan. Urban renewal and a state wide KU extension debate also drew attention, along with stadium expansion and local transport changes.
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Lawrence
Ted Kennedy
Ben Barteldes
Jim Owens
Business School
James Surface
University
Raymond Nichols
G. B. Smith
Keith Lawton
Center
South Park
Faror Enough
Eurich
Kansas Board of Regents
Wichita University
Kansas
Ford Harbaugh
Skybolt Missile Program Officially Axed Amid Lingering Debate
The Defense Department announced the Air Force will halt all Skybolt production linked to the development of the air to ground missile and draft a windup plan by next Monday. Congress faces renewed push to fund continued work as Sen. Russell and Sen. Proxmire weigh investigations and votes despite Kennedy administration opposition. The program has cost 350 million so far with 307 million more appropriated and potential needs of about 2 billion for 1,100 missiles for U S and British bombers. Tests near Cape Canaveral yielded disputed results with misfire and missing re entry nose cone concerns.
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Washington
Defense Department
Air Force
Pentagon
Richard Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Congress
Kennedy
U.S
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Kenneley
Invasion Prisoners Get 250 Dollar Bonuses
Freed Cuban invasion prisoners in Miami received combat bonus checks of 250 dollars each on Monday from the Cuban Revolutionary Council. The council, funded by the U S government, supported the unsuccessful April 17 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion in which the men were captured. While imprisoned in Cuba, their families had been receiving monthly checks of varying amounts.
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Miami
Fla
Cuban Revolutionary Council
U. S
Bay of Pigs
Death of William Cox at 63 in Baldwin Kansas
William Cox of Baldwin, 63, died Monday night at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City. Funeral arrangements are pending at Lamb Funeral Home of Baldwin.
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William Cox
Baldwin
St. Luke's Hospital
Kansas City
Lamb Funeral Home
KU seniors named to 1963 64 Woodrow Wilson fellowships
Twenty two Kansas University seniors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will interview in final competition for Woodrow Wilson national fellowships for 1963 64. The Journal World names a Lawrence student and two from Baldwin among the 22 finalists. Fellows receive tuition and subsistence for graduate study usually at the fellow’s chosen institution.
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Kansas University
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Woodrow Wilson
Lawrence
Baldwin
Journal-World
Tshombe backs central Congo government under UN plan
In Washington U.S. officials hope the UN plan for Congo unification advances, expecting Tshombe to reconcile within two weeks or depart. A French mercenary reports white mercenaries totaling 200 to 500 gathering in Kolwezi and Jodotville as UN forces mop up small pockets of resistance under Lt. Gen. Prem Chand in Katanga.
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Kolwezi
Jodotville
Elisabethville
Prem Chand
U.N
Katanga
Safety Pin Tariffs Remain After 15 Years
Washington AP report says the U S tariff commission sees no need to cut tariffs on foreign safety pins. It found no reason to open a formal investigation into potential harm to the Connecticut based domestic industry. Unless President Kennedy overrules the findings, the 35 percent duty stays in place.
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Washington
U.S. Tariff Commission
Commission
Kennedy
Connecticut
Rockefeller Hints At 1964 Presidential Run In Inaugural Address
Albany reports Gov. Nelson Rockefeller used his second term inauguration to sketch a middle course and fiscal restraint while signaling potential bid for the GOP nomination in 1964. He urged local initiative, civil rights progress, and a fusion of liberal and conservative ideas, insisting slogans mask substance. Rockefeller took oath with his grandmother’s Bible as others took office.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York State
GOP
National Guard
Capitol Grounds
Charles S. Desmond
State Court of Appeals
Laura Spelman Rockefeller
Kennedy
Rockefeller
Executive Mansion
Malcolm Wilson
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Arthur Levitt
New York
New Year Celebrations Across the World in 1963
The article surveys New Year observances from Palm Beach to Rome and Tel Aviv, noting champagne parties hosted by President and Mrs. Kennedy, mass celebrations in Rome, Thailand’s mix of tradition and aviation, and London Big Ben chimes. It also mentions Reno police restraining a riot and New Orleans Sugar Bowl cheers.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Charles B. Wrightsman
Rome
Italy
Tel Aviv
Israel
Jerusalem
United States
New Orleans
Bourbon Street
Arkansas
Mississippi
Colorado Springs
Colo
AdAmAn Club
Pike’s Peak
Southeast Asia
Thailand
London
Cafe Royal
Breadtt of the Land
Reno
Nev
Berlin police exchange shots in refugee search
East and West Berlin police fired on each other during a New Year refugee hunt. At 6.25 a.m. an East German patrol boat crew fired five rounds into the Spree River toward a possible refugee, with no injuries reported. Fifteen minutes later an eastern patrol boat fired at two West Berlin officers in a vacant bank lot, and the West Berlin police returned four shots.
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West Berlin
California Teen-Agers Raid the Rose Parade
In Pasadena California two policemen were attacked a fire bomb exploded and a man was struck by a bottle during a disturbance started by teens along the Tournament of Roses parade route. The clash on Colorado Boulevard in front of Pasadena City College began about four hours before the parade and was later brought under control with several youths arrested.
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Pasadena
Calif
Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena City College
Jim Hamblin
KRNO
San Bernardino
Memorial Hospital Dismissals List Families Named
Memorial Hospital releases a dismissal list noting individuals and families by name and address with new births and adjourned hospital stays. Entries include Aileen Holliday in Monroe and Judith Sommer in Eudora among others, plus multiple birth announcements and dismissals.
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Meleea
Monroe
Maple Lane
Aileen Holliday
R. I
Dorothy Robb
Eudora
Judith E. Sommer
Rose Lane
Jim DeHoff
Lawrence TV magician Jay Vincent stars on Curious Camera
Lawrence reports that Jack Patchen of Kansas City, son of Mr and Mrs John V Patchen of 720 Ohio St, will perform magic tricks on the Curious Camera TV spot at 10 25 tonight on Channel 4. Known as Jay Vincent he has gained prominence in Kansas City where he has been appearing at the Johnny Goetz Steak House for two months and recently entertained at the Mayor's Christmas Party. Elmer F Beth KU professor of journalism will give a Humanities Lecture at Fraser Hall Tuesday Jan 8 at 8 pm on Privacy Your Right to be Let Alone. He joined KU in 1940 and became full professor in 1946 after earning AB and AM from Wisconsin University in 1927 and 1928.
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Jack Patchen
Kansas City
John V. Patchen
Ohio St
Channel 4
Patchen
Jay Vincent
Johnny Goetz
Elmer F. Beth
Kansas University
Fraser Hall
Beth
Wisconsin University
Winter Storm Strikes Northeast With Isolations And Drifts
Widespread storm disrupts daily life from Taberg New York to Greenwood Lake New Jersey isolating about 200 residents on two islands after a wind driven snow buried the only bridge. A derailed commuter train near Lancaster Pennsylvania leaves 15 passengers and three crew unhurt. Cold snap freezes Lackawanna River at Scranton amid low antifreeze discharge. High winds push Delaware River water out to sea with tugs grounded in Philadelphia area. Snow blankets Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region while Pacific Northwest sees rain and central Plains freezing drizzle. Temperature ranges vary from zero to 50s across regions east and west with other areas in the 20s to 50s.
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Taberg
N.Y
Greenwood Lake
N.J
New York State Line
Lancaster
Scranton
Lackawanna River
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Northwest
Central Plains
Mississippi
Atlantic Coast
Florida
Pacific Coast
Colorado
Utah
Texas
Desert
40 Male Singers Goal In Drive for Members By Barberhawks Chorus
The Lawrence Barberhawks chorus launches a membership drive aiming for 40 male singers by March. The drive leads to the April annual show data. The group is part of 650 U S chapters of SPEBSQSA. Director Bill Hamble chairs weekly 7:30 p m rehearsals, with two weeks at the Police Fire Building.
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Barberhawks Chorus
Lawrence Barberhawks Chorus
Barbershop Chorus
Bill Hamble
Barberhawks
Editor named at Hutchinson News in Kansas
Hutchinson Kansas AP The Hutchinson Publishing Co announces John McCormally as editor of the Hutchinson News effective today. Peter Macdonald, the company president and longtime editor publisher, remains publisher and general manager of the Harris group. The News with 52000 circulation is the third largest daily in Kansas. McCormally, 40, serves as executive editor and will not have an executive editor fill at this time.
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Hutchinson, Kan
John McCormally
Mutchinson News
Peter Macdonald
Hutchinson Publishing Co
Macdonald
the News
Harris Group
The
News
Kansas
McCormally
Storms Strike England Again
Howling blizzards battered Britain isolating villages in Gloucestershire and the west country. Six hundred people in Bisley-With-Lypiatt faced nine foot drifts with food running low as milk deliveries faltered and a milkman strike left Londoners without milk after a week of icy roads.
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London
Britain
Bisley-With-Lypiatt
Gloucestershire
West Country
Thanking Friends for Kindness During Hospital Stay
A note of gratitude expresses thanks to friends relatives and neighbors and the Rebekah Lodge for flowers gifts and cards received while at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Special thanks go to Drs Jones Manahan and Mitchell the 3rd floor nurses and Jo Ann Tynan for excellent care.
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Rebekah Lodge
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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V.M
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MK. B
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Louisburg
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Wichita
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Salina
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Topeka
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Newton
Phillip H. Roberts Jr
Paul C. Schaich Jr
David Scott
Jackson Heights
N. Y
Susan Shotliff
Emerson Tratt
Baxter Springs
Allan Wicker
Independence
Devin A. Walter
Mission
Tshombe
US Weather Bureau
U.S. Weather Bureau
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Maine
Rockefellers
Lawrence Memorial
Corman
California
John Taylor
Judith Ann Cole
Walnut
Michael Rex Lappin
E. 4Th St
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Richard Bell
Stouffer Place
William Dale Robb
Shewreem
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