Buddhists Siege Saigon Headquaters as Hunger Strike Intensifies
In Saigon Buddhist leaders press protest against Premier Huong with a fast to the death inside their headquarters. Troops ring the pagoda with barbed wire while monks, newsmen, and staff stay inside under mosquito nets. Police clash with youths, 10 arrested, curfew extended. Meanwhile U S air strikes target Viet Cong tunnels near Boi Loi forest as five U S soldiers are wounded in a helicopter engagement 20 miles southwest of Saigon.
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South Viet Nam
Tran van Huong
Huong
Pham van Dong
Thich Tam Chau
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
Duc Hoa
Sadec
Sai
Gon
State Legislature Adjourns Today Faces Big Week
The Kansas legislature met briefly and adjourned for the weekend as a busy week looms. Gov. Avery’s budget message and Kansas Day activities dominate the agenda with bills on seat belts in new cars, local tax and salary changes, and a proposal to lengthen sessions. A Senate bill would remove a 90 day pay limit, and a Permanent Higher Education Facilities Commission was favorably reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
William H. Avery
Republican Party
J.C. Tillotson
R-Norton
Robert Finney
R-Humboldt
Ross Doyen
R-Rice
Johnson County
Morganville
Clay County
Greeley
Wallace
Senate
E.W. Strahan
Salina
Strahan
Senate Committee On
Two brothers held with guns near inaugural events
Washington AP report says two brothers ages 17 and 24 were found with a shotgun and a rifle during the Johnson inauguration security period. Police detained them before the oath ceremony at the Capitol. one was named William Shell while the other’s name was withheld as a juvenile. They planned to go squirrel hunting in Centreville, Virginia after riding a bus from Alexandria.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Capitol
Erder
William Shell
Squirrel Huntign
Centreville
Alexandria
Kiwanis Units Mark 50th International Anniversary
Lawrence Kiwanis founded in 1920 and the original Kansas unit and Jayhawk Kiwanis founded in 1962 celebrate Kiwanis International's 50th anniversary. G V Keeler is featured speaker for both events. Members from both clubs attend a 6 30 p m anniversary meeting in Topeka and a Noon session in Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Jayhawk Kiwanis
Kiwanis International
Eldridge Hotel
Lawrence Kiwanis
G.V. Keeler
Ind
Noon Club
Kansas
Henry
Two Workers Die In Gas Line Explosion At Seabrook
Seabrook Texas AP report says two men Charles C Carson age 61 of Sour Lake and B Cravan Martin age 61 of Willis were killed when a gas line exploded during leak repairs. Carson was in a six foot hole when a spark from tools triggered the blast. Flames destroyed two pickup trucks and burned 56 acres of pasture.
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Seabrook
Tex
Here
A. L. Wilcox
Charles C. Carson
Sour Lake
Carson
Gulf Oil Corp
B. Cravan Martin
Willis
Hill and Burcham Announced as Key LNB Leadership Shifts
Irving Hill, longtime president of Lawrence National Bank since 1922, becomes honorary chairman as Riley Burcham moves from executive VP to the presidency. The bank, now in its 100th year, shows deposits rising from 1.7 million in 1892 to 17.3 million in 1964 and plans continued growth.
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Irving Hill
Lawrence National Bank
Riley Burcham
Hill
Lawrence
Burcham
Lawrence National . Bank Trust
J. L. Constant
Justin Hill
Olin K. Petefish
A. B. Weaver
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Howard Wiseman
John Peters
Adult Education Registration Set at Lawrence High School
Registration for Lawrence Adult Education opens Monday at Lawrence High School with 64 courses for the second semester including eight new listings. Enrollment runs to 5 p.m. next Friday with options to enroll at the Adult Education office or by phone from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or 7 to 9:30 p.m. New classes include design study alteration of men's clothing basic Russian electronics I IV electrical wiring principles.
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Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Lawrence High
Journal-World
Sir Winston Churchill in very low ebb amid stroke fight
London AP reports Sir Winston Churchill remains at a very low ebb seven days after a stroke with a semicoma and brief moments of consciousness. A 12:16 a.m. bulletin said no change and a further update would follow as Lord Moran notes waning circulation and rising danger.
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London
Winston Churchill
Winston
Churchill
Lady Churchill
Britain
Randolph Churchill
Lord Moran
Churchills
Hyde Park Gate
Moran
McCollum Hall Named for Vitamins Pioneers at KU
March occupancy will house 976 men in September as Ellsworth Hall becomes a women’s dorm. The McCollum brothers, KU graduates Elmer V McCollum and Burton McCollum, are honored by the new hall. Corbin Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall Hashinger Hall and Lewis Hall remain coed.
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Elmer V. McCollum
Burton McCollum
McCollum
Ellsworth Hall
KU Coeds
Corbin
Gertrude Sellards Pearson
Hashinger
Lewis Hall
Templin Hall
Joseph R. Pearson
Carruth-O’leary
Nuclear Program Comes to Lawrence High School
A program sponsored by the U S Atomic Energy Commission and Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies will tour hundreds of high schools, arriving at Lawrence High School at 8 45 a m Wednesday. Exhibits manager Harmon Smith will present This Atomic World covering atomic structure nucleus radioactivity radiation biology fission fusion and the uses of radioisotopes.
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U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Lawrence High School
Harmon Smith
Lawrence High
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Maine
Smith
Falkenstien Returns Home From Medical Center
Earl Falkenstien, longtime Kansas University athletic business manager, is home after a recent checkup at KU Medical Center. He was hospitalized with phlebitis and will rest as treatment continues with regular visits to the medical center.
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Earl Falkenstien
Kansas University Athletic
KU Medical Center
Developers plan multi million dollar housing project in Lawrence
15th-Iowa continues to outline a large tract development project in Lawrence. Schwada notes there is no exact total cost yet but describes it as a multi million dollar development. Officials expect housing needs for faculty, married students and others, with luxury homes, duplexes, and apartments. Architectural control and minimum building standards will apply.
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Schwada
Lawrence
Mohair Maharajah Reveals KU Chancellor in Local Gag
At a Topeka Rotary dinner in Lawrence a Kansas State University president proposed a Megaliversity linking Washburn KU and K State with trains at 150 miles per hour and professional teams. The Maharajah of Beat KU turn revealed Dr W Clarke Wescoe as the speaker removing beard and turban. Robins spotted by Donna Gatts marked first Journal World robin report of year. KU boosters warned of 1:30 pm tipoff for Kansas Iowa State game at Allen Fieldhouse. Airman J C Roger J Beal of Lawrence marched in Washington parade. he recently returned from Seoul and serves in the capital.
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Kansas State University
James McCain
K-State
Washburn
Kansas
McCain
W. Clarke Wescoe
Kansas University
Donna Gatts
Route 4
Hallmark
Journal-World
J.C
Roger J. Beal
Lawrence
Eva Beal
W. 14Th St
Washington, D. C
Beal
Lawrence Public
Washington
Seoul
Korea
Liberian Freighter San Nicola Sinks Near Honolulu
The 442 foot Liberian freighter San Nicola reported sinking 770 miles northwest of Honolulu. Thirty crewmen abandoned ship in lifeboats as two planes and a responding ship aided the distress call. The 7,242 ton vessel was bound from San Francisco to Formosa with scrap.
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Honolulu
San Nicola
San Francisco
Formosa
Redistricting Examined by Senate Panel in Kansas
A Kansas Senate committee opened its look at congressional redistricting amid political tensions. Members received county population data from 1964 as they debate district boundaries. Proposals include reshaping districts by moving Reno and Wyandotte counties, with an ideal district population near 536 000.
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Pera
Senate
William S. Bowers
Ottawa
Kansas
Reno County
Wyandotte County
Gen McConnell Named Top Air Force Officer
Gen John P McConnell won swift Senate Armed Services Committee approval as Air Force chief of staff designate succeeding Gen LeMay. He affirmed the value of manned bombers for strategic forces as President Johnson submits his two year term nomination with early Senate confirmation anticipated.
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Gen. McConnell
Air Force
Washington
John P. McConnell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
McConnell
Curtis E. LeMay
Boonesville
Ark
Johnson
Oil Painting Stolen From Kansas Union Lounge
A $500 abstract oil on canvas titled Rocks, Bills and Trees by Frances Thomas Martin was stolen from the Kansas Union south lounge. It hung there since 1961 as a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smart and was missing after workmen failed to notice its absence. KU officials may review exhibit policies following the theft.
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Kansas Union
Kansas University
Frances Thomas Martin
University
Paul Smart
Ill
Union
Bret Waller
KU Art Museum
Sex Education Seminar Under Way At Wellington Church
A week long seminar on sex education at First Methodist Church Wellington draws about 85 participants from the Central Kansas Conference. Dr. Dale Scott of Washington directs the study divided into three groups church leaders parents and youths.
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Wellington
Kan
First Methodist
Central Kansas
Dale Scott
Washington, D. C
Thank You Note to Dr Mitchell and Nurses
I wish to thank Dr. Mitchell and the nurses for their kindness and care during my hospital stay. Grateful for the cards and flowers from friends. Mrs Ione Anderson.
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Dr. Mitchell
Ione Anderson
In memory of Otis S Nutting January 21 1953
In memory of Otis S Nutting who passed away January 21 1953 twelve years ago. He is lovingly missed by Mrs. Marquarette Nutting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walker and family Mr. and Mrs. Bill Adams and family. In memory of Norton Winger who passed away three years ago on January 21. Those who remember him today are those who loved him best. Sadly missed by wife and
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Otis S. Nutting
Marquarette Nutting
Robert Walker
Bill Adams
Norton Winger
Ellsworth Named to GOP Campaign Committee
Rep. Robert F. Ellsworth of Kansas is elected to the executive committee of the Republicans Congressional Campaign Committee. Announcement came from Rep. Bob Wilson, campaign chair.
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Washington
Robert F. Ellsworth
R-Kan
Republicans
Congressional Campaign Committee
Bob Wilson
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