Hallmark to Build 15 Million Topeka Plant Expansion
Hallmark plans a new 200000 square foot Topeka plant northeast of downtown replacing current 45750 square foot space. The City will finance land purchase and construction with 1.5 million in bonds. Construction to finish by end of 1965 with 300 parking spaces and air conditioned facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallmark Cards
Topeka
Lynn Bauer
Hallmark Buildings
Kansas City
Madison and
Jefferson
Adams
Federal Urban Renewal Agency
Hallmark
Kansas Avenue
Lawrence Hallmark
25Th and
McGee
Bauer
van Doren-Hazard-Stallings-Schnacke
Kansas
City Commission to Act on Health Insurance Deductions
Lawrence officials consider emergency move to pass an ordinance under home rule to permit payroll deductions for health insurance and related benefits after a state auditor ruling. Clay Hedrick in Topeka asserts cities cannot deduct for health insurance and similar items. County and city officials have not announced actions. Douglas County already deducts Blue Cross Blue Shield premiums voluntarily. County Attorney Ralph King says the ruling relates to United Fund deductions and notes no official notice of Hedrick's ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Clay Hedrick
Topeka
Kansas
Ray Wells
Douglas County
Ralph King
United Fund
Hedrick
Johnson Choice Is Approved As Commerce Secretary Nominee
The Senate Commerce Committee unanimously approved John T. Connor of New Jersey as secretary of commerce. Chairman Warren G. Magnuson arranged for immediate reporting to the full Senate with hopes of confirmation before week’s end.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Johnson
John T. Connor
New Jersey
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Senate
Navy Implements 20 Safety Fixes From Thresher Inquiry
The Navy released a statement stating it has acted on 20 safety recommendations from the Thresher submarine inquiry. Secretary Paul H. Nitze pledged full effort to correct procedures, materials, and ship construction after the 1963 loss that claimed 129 lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Thresher
Secretary of the Navy
Paul H. Nitze
Local Officials Hint At Not Seeking Re election In City Race
Mayor Owens florist operator says he will not run again. Commissioner Fred Cooper and other incumbents announce undecided status as city primaries target three City Commission seats and three School Board seats. Filing deadline is March 12 with primaries March 23 and general election April 6.
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Jim Owens
Owens
Ted Kennedy
Kennedy
Fred Cooper
Cooper
Springer
Wilson
Kansas University
Harold Fisher
City Hall
Commission
Lawrence
City Commission
City Crime Rate Rises 25 Percent Amid Car Theft Jump
Lawrence's 1964 crime total shows a 95.1 percent rise over 1963, led by car thefts up 90 to 90 incidents. Burglaries and larcenies increased, traffic violations surged, and accidents edged higher. Police Chief Troelstrup warns crime trends demand proactive enforcement and court cooperation.
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Lawrence
William Troelstrup
Troelstrup
United States
Attorney Freed On Liquor Count
Kenneth Ehling a Hutchinson attorney and former Reno County Republican chairman was acquitted by a circuit court jury on a charge of giving liquor to a minor. The 45 year old faced accusations that he supplied three bottles to teens Steven Colley Billy Wiens and Michael Clark. Colley testified he arranged pickup atEhling s home and shared it with the others. Ehling claimed the charge was false and that Colley took liquor from his garage without telling him. He said the liquor had been stored in the garage about a month before Wiens arrest for drunkenness in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Kan
Kenneth Ehling
Reno County
Republican
Ehling
Steven Colley
Billy Wiens
Michael Clark
Colley
Lawrence Hospital Blood Center Schedules Limited Donor Access
Lawrence Memorial Hospital will not open its blood center Friday as the mobile unit travels to Ottawa this week. It will reopen next Tuesday and Friday from 4 40 to 6 30 p m. at the usual location. At the Lawrence Board of Education meeting Mrs. Ethan Allen raised concerns about knee exposure, prompting approval of a new A shaped front table design to shield knees. Dr H Penfield Jones presented his winning Jones Plan for the administration center at Lawrence High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Ottawa
Ethan Allen
Lawrence Board of Education
Central Junior High School
Lawrence High School
Lawrence Police Chief outlines conspicuous patrols and reforms
Lawrence Police Chief William Troelstrup told Lions Club members patrols will be made conspicuous with white patrol cars to deter crime. He described a three bureau structure, training plans, IBM punch-card records, and a proposed active police reserve to aid traffic at events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
William Troelstrup
Lions Club
Troelstrup
Jim Collins
Merle McClure
Kansas University
Northwestern University
IBM
The
Lions
Lawrence Woman 21 Reported Missing
Police seek Rose Marie Vann a 21 year old Lawrence woman missing since January 6. She is described as 5 7 and 127 pounds with medium build and dark complexion. Last seen wearing a plaid coat green sweater gray skirt and black high heel shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Rose Marie Vann
Ala
Kansas University, Co
Wells Names Bill Tschudy City Assistant Manager
Bill Tschudy, 25, was named assistant city manager by City Manager Ray Wells at a noon luncheon with the Lawrence City Commission. He has served as administrative assistant to Wells and former Manager Harold Horn since June 1964 and previously interned as city manager at City Hall through the KU municipal management program. Tschudy, a Des Moines native and Iowa University graduate, will earn 6600 dollars yearly and serve as personnel director under a new employee classification system. He and wife Cynthia, with children Kim and Scott, reside at 2437 Redbud Lane.
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Bill Tschudy
Ray Wells
Wells
Lawrence
Tschudy
Harold Horn
City Hall
Kansas University
Iowa University
Des Moines
H. O. Tschudy
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Cynthia
Kim
Scott
Redbud Lane
Dedication Set At Park Center
Dedication of improvements to the South Park Recreation Center will follow a Jaycee sponsored dinner at 7 tonight. Lawrence Jaycees turn over the remodeled south section to the Recreation Commission after funding the project with about half from the Jaycee treasury.
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South Park Recreation Center
Lawrence Jaycees
Recreation Commission
Recreation Center
Jaycees
Jaycee
Les Proctor
Paul Gorman
Jack Druart
Fred Johnson
Win Grantham
Kermit Beal
Ken Pickett
City Commission
Jaycee Treasury
Lawrence Building Trades Council
Lloyd Houston
Oscar Rumsey
Fred Rumsey
Lowell Anderson
Ken Edmonds
Jack Vincent
Walt Morton
Roy Easum
Ed Dodson
Roy Wilson
Harley Allen
Otis Wiggins
Russel Wager
Jim Wiggins
Carl Wiggins
Gail Newton
Leonard Cleek
Ray Williams
Leroy Rolland
John Hendon
Virginia settlers observe 1619 Thanksgiving per London sponsors
Virginia settlers kept a perpetual holy day after landing in 1619 following instructions from London sponsors to mark a day of Thanksgiving. The note ties the observance to sponsor guidance and the early colonial religious practice.
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Virginia
Landon condemns Anderson regent appointments in state clash
Former Gov Alf Landon attacked Gov Anderson for naming two regents from Wichita and Topeka, breaking a tradition against appointing a regent from a home city and adding a second regent from one county. He warned of pressure to expand funds for home cities as a risk to the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Alf M. Landon
John Anderson
Board of Regents
Anderson
John F. Eberhardt
Wichita
Eldon Sloan
Eberhardt
Wichita State University
Sloan
Henry Bubb
Johnson County
Ray Evans
Arthur H. Cromb
Landon
William Allen White
Emporia
Fist Fight Breaks Out in Irish Court During Royal Visit
In Tramore Ireland a courtroom melee erupted as nine men faced charges from disturbances at Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon’s visit. Spectators clashed with police tearing doors from hinges while chants linked to imperialism filled the room. The uproar followed an explosion and power line sabotage that darkened Abbeyleix Castle, home of Snowdon's sister.
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Tramore
Ireland
Margaret
Lord Snowdon
Abbeyleix Castle
Snowdon
Lady de Vesci
Surviving a 236 Foot Fall From Golden Gate Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO AP reports a 16 year old Tom Tanzer of Liver more Calif survived a 236 foot fall into San Francisco Bay. He was rescued by Coast Guard units while treading water and remained in good condition with a broken collarbone and multiple broken ribs. He is one of the few known survivors of such falls. Bridge officials cite 278 deaths by self action from the span. In Vietnam Hue and Da Nang see antigovernment protests with banners calling for neutralization of the war and nonstate control.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco Bay
Tom Tanzer
Livermore
Calif
Letterman General Hospital
Coast Guard
Tanzer
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hue
U.S
da Nang
Lawrence Chamber Board Holds Noon Meeting at Eldridge
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce board met at noon at Hotel Eldridge for routine reports. President Russell Mosser presided. A nominating committee chaired by John Crown named members Riley Burcham J S Constant Ernest Pontius James Schubert A E Woestemeyer and Mosser. Seven vacancies to be filled by election. Discussion covered the annual chamber meeting date and a Civic Affairs study of a new historical museum for Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Eldridge
Russell Mosser
John Crown
Riley Burcham
J. S. Constant
Ernest Pontius
James Schubert
A. E. Woestemeyer
Mosser
Chamber
Lawrence
State Woman Is Missing at Sea
A Kansas woman, Mrs Louis Sebastien of Hays, is missing after reportedly going overboard from the liner United States off Nantucket while returning from Europe with her husband and three children. The Coast Guard opened an investigation after the ship reached New York. Family ties include relatives in Paris and parents Mr and Mrs Herman Roesler of Claflin Kansas.
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New York
Nantucket Island
United States
Coast Guard
Bremerhaven
Germany
U.S. Lines
Louis Sebastien
Hays
Kan
Nantucket
Mass
Europe
Sebastien
Paris
Herman Roesler
Claflin
Assunta, Louise
Ines
NFO Meeting Set for Thursday in Douglas County
The sixth annual meeting of the Douglas County National Farmers Organization will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Steak House on 23rd Street. Oliver Kitchen, meat commodity director, will deliver a special report. An educational seminar with 65 county business firms follows. The event runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds.
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Douglas County National Farmers Organization
23Rd St
Minor Injury Reported In Monday Two Car Crash
A two car collision at 5 45 p m Monday at 19th and Tenn Sts left 20 year old Charles A Winfree of Independence Missouri with a head bump though no treatment was needed. Frank J Martindale 40 of Kansas City drove one car and William F Brown 47 of 1702 Del St drove the other. Damages were about 700 dollars. Police logged two additional minor crashes Monday with no injuries. One occurred at 14th and Ohio Sts at 8 50 a m causing 75 dollars in damage. The other at 9th and Ky Sts at 11 15 a m causing 280 dollars in damage.
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19Th
Tenn
Charles A. Winfree
Independence
Winfree
Frank J. Martindale
Kansas City
Martindale
William F. Brown
del. St
14Th
Ohio
9Th
Woodbine Lake Not Favored for Kansas Project
Gov. John Anderson reported the Kansas Water Resources Board again rejected the Woodbine Reservoir south of Junction City. The board said the small drainage area and limited yield compared with Milford and Tuttle Creek make releases for water quality control impractical and not justified.
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Topeka
John Anderson
Kansas Water Resources Board
Woodbine Reservoir
Junction City
Anderson
W. K. Wilson Jr
Washington
Woodbine Project
Milford Reservoir
Tuttle Creek
Woodbine
Milford
Wilson
John Scanlan Receives Cosmopolitan Club Distinguished Service Award
John Scanlan of 1721 W 20th St is honored with the Distinguished Service Award by the Lawrence Cosmopolitan Club at its inaugural ball. New officers include Lee Zimmerman president and Kathy Zimmerman Cosmopals president with a slate led by Robert Hughes and J R Waymire among others.
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John Scanlan
W. 20Th St. Terr
Lawrence Cosmopolitan Club
Lee Zimmerman
Robert Hughes
J. R. Waymire
al Sabol Jr
Robert Marsh
John Clyatt
Fred McClure
Kathy Zimmerman
Cosmopals
Lorraine Hammer
Katherine Heck
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Portsmouth
N.H
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
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Kenosha
Wis
Martin
Jill
Joel
Park Center
Regent
NFO
Lawrence Memorial Co
Norman Endacott
East
Massachusetts
Woodbine Lake
Cosmopolitans
SIVLE
Deckle
Willard
Florence Doores
Bullocks
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