Debaters of LHS Win Regional Tournament Trophy
Lawrence High School debaters captured first place and a trophy at the regional tournament held Saturday at Topeka West High School. Six LHS competitors faced five other regional teams led by Highland Park and Emporia. Lawrence and Highland Park advance to the state contest at Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia.
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Lawrence High School
Topeka West High School
Kathy Gilles
Paul Gilles
Iowa
LHS
Highland Park
Emporia
Salina
Topeka
Manhattan
Lawrence
Kansas State Teachers College
Shawnee Mission North
Shawnee Mission South
Wichita Southeast
Pittsburg
Hays
el Dorado
Rob Backus
Ron Olin
Charles Getto
Lance Hill
Neal Pease
Joyce Dana
Douglas County Property Self Assessment Returns Plague Office
Douglas County reports brisk self assessment of personal property with about 7500 forms returned in two weeks. County Assessor Darwin Rogers notes that weekly returns doubled and urges residents to file by March 1. Mailings totaled 15 620 within the city 3 446 to townships and 961 to businesses. He advises residents to sign the no property portion if none exists and to contact the office if a form is missing.
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Douglas County
Darwin Rogers
Rogers
Hart to Stay In Governor Contest
George Hart of Wichita says he will remain in the race for the Democratic nomination for governor, despite earlier hints of switching to state treasurer. He notes Gov. Docking’s stance on bonds and highway funding as a factor, predicting Docking will seek the U.S. Senate in 1968.
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Wichita
Kan
George Hart
Hart
Robert Docking
U.S. Senate
Docking
Kansas
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana school aid law
The Supreme Court ruled the 1962 Louisiana law authorizing payments to parents for private school tuition unconstitutional. A federal court in New Orleans had held the measure aimed to sustain segregated education and violated equal protection by promoting private discrimination.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
New Orleans
City Commission Set for 2 P.M. Meeting on Bank Lease
The City Commission will convene at 2 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall for a regular session with the public invited. On the agenda is a lease proposal from First National Bank for two floors of the new building at 9th and Mass. Streets. A decision is anticipated after a Sunday meeting with staff and City Attorney Milton Allen. last week the vote was deferred.
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City Hall
First National Bank
Bank
9Th and
Mass. Sts
Milton Allen
Three Thefts Reported At Halls on KU Campus
Kansas University officers report three thefts on campus. An oil painting valued at $100 disappeared from Room 232 in Malott Hall, last seen Thursday. Ronald Domsch says $42 vanished from his billfold in Joseph R Pearson Hall, found missing Friday morning. A fire extinguisher was stolen from Strong Hall basement, discovered Saturday.
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Kansas University
Leslie Rose
Malott Hall
Rose
Ronald Domsch
Atwood
Joseph R. Pearson
Strong Hall
Ankle Injury on Ice Fractures Hunt’s Left Ankle
Mrs Parlene Hunt 31 of 536 Tenn slipped on ice Saturday and fractured her left ankle. She was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for treatment. Wise Buyers Read the Classifieds
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Parlene Hunt
Tenn
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
News Quiz Editor's Note Answers From Last Week’s News
Readers test recall with ten multiple choice questions spanning Australian politics Vatican resignations Vietnam cease fire talks and U S postal rate plans. Answers appear on Page 3.
State Aid Boost Goal of Schools
The Kansas Assn. of School Administrators urges raising state aid to at least 40 percent of district operating costs, up from over 30 percent. The Sunday resolution, adopted in Topeka during the third statewide KASA meeting, calls for an equitable funding formula to ease local property taxes amid a looming finance crisis.
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Kansas Assn. of School Administrators
KASA
Topeka
Harold Deever
Grease Burns for Girl After Fryer Overheats
An 18 year old Lawrence girl suffered burns to her right hand leg and foot Sunday evening when hot grease splashed while moving a fryer at 416 West 6th Street. Edith Heinrich was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital by police and treated before being released. Firemen reported 150 dollars in residence damage and minor smoke damage.
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Lawrence
W. 6Th St
Edith Heinrich
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Miss Heinrich
LMH
Bellecrest Dr
El Dorado Editor Seeks Treatment at Mayo Clinic
R A Clymer editor of the El Dorado Times entered Mayo Clinic at Rochester Minnesota for observation and treatment of a throat ailment after a preliminary surgery in Wichita on a growth removed from his vocal cords.
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EL Dorado, Kan
R. A. Clymer
el Dorado Times
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Wichita
National Church Membership Clocks 125.8 Million in 1968
The National Council of Churches reports U S church membership at an estimated 125 778 656 an rise of about 1 096 234 from last year’s 124 682 422 The figure appears in the council s 1968 Yearbook of American Churches released Sunday night.
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New York
National Council of Churches
United States
Council
Art Heck declares candidacy for Douglas County commissioner
Arthur Heck 55 of Route 4 announced his bid for the Second District seat in the August primary as a Republican. He would replace Harvey Booth, who will not seek re election. Heck, a lifelong Grant Township farmer, and longtime community leader, cites urban rural growth and shared district concerns as his focus. He and his wife Frieda have three children and he serves in multiple civic roles in Lawrence.
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Arthur Heck
Route 4
Douglas County
Heck
Harvey Booth
Baldwin
Booth
Commission
Grant Township
Alfred Heck
New Students Expected at Haskell Institute
More than 100 new students are anticipated to enroll at Haskell Institute this second semester. Classes begin today for returning students and start Tuesday for the new enrollees as the school notes rising mid year enrollments due to higher high school graduation rates.
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Haskell Institute
Haskell
Wallace Galluzzi
MIG Shoots Down US Plane Over North Vietnam
A MIG21 shot down a U S Air Force F105 Thunderchief during a radar strike on Yen Bai airfield in North Vietnam. The pilot is missing, marking the 786th American warplane lost in combat over the region.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Air Force
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Yen Bai
Hanoi
Eighteen Die in Fires Across Nation Including Baby
Fires in Tennessee North Carolina and New York claim 18 lives including two eight month old Barbara girls and a 92 year old great grandmother. The Rhea County Jail blaze in Dayton continues with three dead and three more injured. Ambulance driver suffers heart attack as firefighters police and troopers aid victims. Separate Long Island blazes kill eight and Boston apartment fire claims two children.
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Tennessee
Barbara
Rhea County
Dayton
Tenn
Carrie Parks
Zebulon
N.C
Long Island
N.Y
Boston
KU Student Hurt in Potter Lake Sledding Accident
Overland Park junior Cynthia Lingle at Kansas University was listed in good condition at Watkins Memorial Hospital. She was taken there Saturday night after a sledding mishap at Potter Lake area with soreness reported today.
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Cynthia Lingle
Overland Park
Kansas University
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Miss Lingle
Potter Lake
State House passes insurance control bill in party line vote
TOPEKA AP A bill to put state agency insurance purchases under a competitive bid system passed 70 to 45 along party lines. Republicans defend the move citing lower costs, while Democrats say current methods are cheaper. The session also saw bills on industrial revenue bonds, bond elections, open meetings, and sympathy for three former lawmakers.
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Topeka
Reublicans
State Department of Administration
House
Ralph Skoog
R-Topeka
Lawrence Slocombe
Peabody
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Kansas
Carl Ossman
Frank Lill
Champ Graham
Emporia
Grover Dunn
Arkansas City
Eight Die in Iowa Crash Kill Family and Driver
In Ottumwa a snow packed rural road crash killed eight people seven of them a family. Richard E. Baber 37 his wife Janet 30 and their five children Debbie 12 Richard Jr 9 Michael 8 Lauri 1 Nicki 5 months died at the hospital along with Terry Lee Chidester 23 of Blakesburg, the other driver.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Richard E. Baker
Terry Lee Chidester
Blakesburg
Highway Patrol
Baber
Chidester
Janet
Debbie
Richard Jr
Michael
Lauri
Nicki
Floyd Carter
State Patrol
University exams, breaks, and county pay raise
Lawrence reports final examinations begin today at Kansas University with tests through January 27. Mount Oread hosts classes. The Douglas County Commission approved a five percent salary increase for county employees, effective January 1. Employees are paid monthly.
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Kansas University
Mount Oread
Douglas County Commission
Kansas Fourth in Oil Production Ranking
Kansas ranks as the fourth largest oil producing state in the nation, reflecting its substantial output across key fields. The data underscore Kansas as a major energy contributor alongside leading producers.
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Kansas
Card of Thanks for Mrs Martha Gruber
The Gruber and Wilson families express gratitude for kindness flowers food mass cards and sympathy shown during the loss of Mrs Martha L Gruber. The William Gruber family and the Mary Wilson family thank those who helped during bereavement and note appreciation from Mr and Mrs Clinton Ross and family and Mr and Mrs Homer Wilson
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Martha L. Gruber
William Gruber
W. D
Mary) Wilson
Clinton H. Ross
Homer C. Wilson
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