Ferguson enters race for Kansas governor
William M. Ferguson, 46, former Sumner County attorney and legislator, announces at a noon luncheon in Wellington his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor. He says government must solve state problems and taxes should level off, with spending cuts to offset new project costs.
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Wellington
Kan
William M. Ferguson
Sumner County
Legisla
Tor
Ferguson
Washington
Regents Review KU and K State Rivalry Spark Talks
KU and K State rivalry framed the discussion as the board considered scheduling the next regents meeting at KU. Officials joked about avoiding a Lawrence visit if K State defeats KU. The panel approved a raise for Bennie Lee, KU football coach, for 1963 and reviewed bond purchases for Kansas Union and Pearson dormitory. It also authorized EU extension credit classes and created a Water Resources Institute to coordinate water resources education and research statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K-State
Bubb
Jayhawkers
Lawrence
Wescoe
Hope Springs Eternal
Bennie Lee
KU Athletic Association
Kansas Union
Gertrude Sellards Pearson
Water Resources Institute
Tax Cut Proposal Aims to Lift GNP to $623 Billion in 1964
Johnson cites a $600 billion annual GNP in late 1963, a 16 percent rise since 1961, and argues a 70 million tax cut will boost GNP to $623 billion in 1964 and over $11 billion annually once fully effective in 1965.
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Johnson
DeMolay Commandery No 4 Meeting Notice
Stated meeting announced for Tuesday January 21 at 7:30 p.m. Commander J J Underwood presiding with C O Anderson and Jameson as officers named in the notice.
Corps Advertises Bids for Perry Dam Access Road Work
The Corps of Engineers in Kansas City called for bids on access road work to the Perry Dam site and reservoir area. Bids will be opened February 20 for a $41 million project nearing start of land purchases and embankment work. The dam lies about 16 miles northwest of Lawrence.
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Corps of Engineers
Kansas City
Perry Dam
Lawrence
LMH Board Approves Nurse Shift Pay Increases
Lawrence Memorial Hospital trustees approve a $1 per evening shift and $1.50 per night shift premium for full time nurses to attract staff. The plan raises annual hospital expenses by about 50 thousand dollars and aims to keep the facility near break even in 1964. The board also confirms salary increases across staff and searches for a new pathologist and director after MacCarthy’s resignation.
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Hill
MacCarthy
LMH
Johnson
Calvin
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kansas City-Lawrence-Topeka
Lawrence
Kansas City
Topeka
Panamanian escape tale ends in Kansas City
Mrs. Gilkey and her four children fled Panama after blockades and danger. A three car convoy aided by Panamanian locals carried them across the border to safety and they were flown to Charleston then taken by train to Kansas City. She plans to seek work in Topeka as a sales clerk or waitress and move with her children.
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Gilkeys
Panama
National Guardsmen
University of Panama
Gilkey
Alumni Directors Talk Predicts KU Alumni Membership Jump
Directors of the Kansas University Alumni Association met at KU to review activities and finances and forecast membership growth from 16,856 on Jan 1 to 19,581 by June. Chancellor Wescoe urged support amid salary pressures and thanked Gene Morgan for a Memorial Stadium expansion fundraiser.
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Kansas University Alumni Association
Dick Wintermore
Vince Bilotta
KU Alumni Association
Ohio State Alumni Association
KU Association
Clarke Wescoe
Gene Morgan
Kansas City
Memorial Stadium
Morgan
University
Wescoe
Kansas Board of Regents
Tom Lillard
Salina
Robert Malott
New York
John Eberhardt
Wichita
Dale Maxwell
Lawrence
Stanley Stauffer
Topeka
Frank Warren
Emporia
Wendell Holmes
Hutchinson
Jeannette Rustemeyer
Leavenworth
Dolph Simons Jr
Ole Cram
Larned
Robert Wagstaff
Stanley Learned
Bartlesville
Okla
Winton Winter
Ottawa
Claude Harrison
Colby
Joseph McCoskine
Julia Piper
Parsons
Principles for preventing aggression and preserving peace
The first guideline condemns efforts to upset truce agreements or alter access to areas established by international accords. It prohibits government threats or force to enlarge territory by overthrowing established authority and applies to all forms of aggression including subversion or clandestine arms supply. It urges peaceful settlement through the United Nations or regional bodies while preserving the inherent right of self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
U.N
Fed to Be Probed in House Hearings Start Tuesday
Rep Wright Patman of Texas, chairman of the House banking committee, said the Federal Reserve, though the world’s strongest banking system, has not undergone a thorough audit in 30 years and will face hearings starting Tuesday on its operations. He criticizes its independence from the national administration in setting policy affecting money supply and interest rates.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Patman
House Banking Committee
Federal Reserve System
Congress
High Twelve Club Luncheon Meeting at Eldridge Hotel
High Twelve Club will meet at noon Tuesday in the Eldridge Hotel for a luncheon. Officers urge all members to attend as this is an important business meeting.
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High Twelve
Eldridge Hotel
Second Accident Victim Dies Here
A 19 year old Lehman man John S. Marks died Saturday night at Lawrence Memorial Hospital from injuries suffered January 9 in a one car crash five miles west of Lawrence on U S 40. He rode with James F. Sgarlat who was killed instantly. Marks had been in intensive care since the wreck. The car left the roadway and struck a concrete culvert possibly after the driver fell asleep. Marks’ body was sent Sunday to Lehman for services and burial. Cooper Warren handled local arrangements.
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Lehman, Pa
John S. Marks
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
U.S. 40
James F. Sgarlat
Forty Fort
Marks
Sgarlat
California
Las Vegas
Nev
Highway Patrol
Eric DeGraffenried
Lehman
Cooper-Warren
Trinity Episcopal Group Elects Officers at 107th Meeting
The Trinity Episcopal Church held its 107th annual meeting Sunday. Dr. Franklin Nelick was reelected senior warden and Robert Brickner became junior warden, replacing John Crown. New vestry members include Terrence Williams, Mrs. Mary McCalla, Dan Young, and Dr. Paulletto, with other vestry members named and reports given by church leaders.
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Franklin Nelick
Robert Brickner
John Crown
Terrence Williams
Mary McCalla
Dan Young
Paulletto
John Emerson
Eugenia Leasure
Jesse Milan
Brickner
Donald Flessing
T. R. Forgan
Byron Beery
Corlett Cotton
Kenneth Rothwell
Joseph McCoskine
Louis Taylor
George Waters
Harvard Wilbur
Nelick
Crown
Milan
Gertrude Ruttan
Joseph McCoskrne
Bob Green
Dwight Burnam
Opposition to Proposed Gas Tax Increase in Kansas
Kansas Oil Men's Association voiced strong opposition to a 10 cents per gallon gasoline tax hike at its 49th annual meeting in Wichita. Rep James Roosevelt was to speak at a noon luncheon for about 500 attendees as a resolution urged no further gas taxes until need is proven.
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Wichita
Kansas Oil Men’s Association
James Roosevelt
Dcalif
Regents complain of regional gaps in faculty ranks
Regents report faculty salary plans to raise professors and associates by 12 percent and assistants by 5 percent to reach a grade B level. They propose a 10 percent raise for graduate teaching assistants to ensure future Ph Ds as faculty, based on detailed rank analyses within Kansas state colleges. The board also outlines a $3,656,000 building program and expected annual appropriations totaling about $2.33 million for libraries and sciences, with a two to one match requirement.
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Bubb
Colorado
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
New Mexico
W .F. Danenbarger
Concordia
Kansas Board of Regents
Danenbarger
Kansas
Legislator Collapses on Kansas House Floor
Kansas legislator Charles N. Briggs of Fort Scott collapsed on the House floor after a session and was rushed by ambulance to Stormont Vail Hospital. He was dictating a letter when he slumped in his chair and later showed improvement after oxygen.
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Topeka
Charles N. Briggs
Fort Scott
Kansas House
Stormont Vail Hospital
Briggs
Jaycees Annual Dinner With Senator Wunsch At Eldridge
The Jaycees and DSA Bosses Night banquet will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Eldridge Hotel. Speaker is Senator Paul Wunsch of Kingman, Kansas Senate president pro tem and GOP gubernatorial candidate. Tickets available at the Eldridge or at the door. Over 100 Jaycees bosses and civic leaders expected.
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Jaycees
DSA
Eldridge Hotel
Paul Wunsch
Kingman
Kansas Senate
Eddie Fisher
Kansas tax questions outlined in Rotary talk
Prof Darwin Daicoff KU economist outlined Kansas tax and budget problems at the Lawrence Rotary Club. He cited deficits over six of ten years, rising costs from Wichita State University expansion and new roads, and Kansas ranking high in property taxes while giving little back to locals. He advocated a sales tax and warned legislators to act before reapportionment after this session changes the House and Senate.
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Kansas
Darwin Daicoff
Lawrence Rotary Club
Daicoff
Kansas Office of Economic Analysis
Wichita University
Foundation
Topeka
Prof
Dakoff
U.S
A Spacious Foyer for Inclement Weather
Rumsey Funeral Home advertises a foyer space for shelter during bad weather, listing contact VI 3-5111.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Hoffa Indictment Challenge Overruled by Judge
In Chattanooga a federal judge rejected Teamsters President James Hoffa's bid to dismiss an indictment accusing him of attempting to influence jurors in a prior trial.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Teamsters Union
James Hoffa
Stassen Launches Fourth Bid for Presidency in New Hampshire
Harold E. Stassen, a persistent figure in Republican politics, announced a fourth campaign for the presidency. At a news conference he unveiled a "building for peace" program and said he would enter the Republican presidential primary in New Hampshire on March 10.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Lawrence power line break attempt ends in failure
Lawrence residents heard of a weekend stunt to open a 35,000 volt Kansas Power and Light transmission switch that failed, described as dangerous by KP&L manager Austin Stedham. Local figures and KU topics are mentioned alongside student finals and a vandalized Broken Arrow park entry gate with a ripped plaque.
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Kansas Power & Light Co
K.p.&l
Austin Stedham
Broken Arrow Park
Haskell Institute
23Rd Street
Louisiana
CARD OF THANKS FOR HOSPITAL STAY
Expresses gratitude for the thoughtfulness and kindness shown during a hospital stay.
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Kansas University
Williams
Dutch Lonborg
Donna Fox
Lawrence Memorial Co
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