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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1965
Page
5
Gospel star Mahalia Jackson is hospitalized at Billings Hospital in Chicago for treatment of an acute lower back strain.
The singer aged 50 was admitted Tuesday with a hospital spokesman stating she is making satisfactory progress and remains under care.
The smiling Jayhawk mascot used by Kansas University and copied by the U S Army VII Corps in Stuttgart draws harsh criticism from the corps commander who says it lacks ferocity. A re drawn cartoon hawk with talons and chomping teeth replaces the link. KU alumni officials discuss the mascot connection and express support for keeping the Jayhawk as KU’s symbol.
A 1964 financial statement details receipts and expenditures for a Kansas township, listing funds General Road Bindweed and related accounts. It shows items like payrolls, gas, repairs, road materials, insurance, and various disbursements. The report confirms a year end balance and notes official attestations by the township treasurer and trustee.
London AP Patrick Gordon Walker resigned today after a humiliating Thursday defeat in a special parliamentary election. Harold Wilson may name a temporary successor, with Denis Healey as a leading candidate who would take over after completing a White Paper due February 16. Conservatives celebrate the Labor setback as they push for a national election amid Wilsons slim majority.
Plans for a Billy Graham Crusade in Lawrence during summer 1966 to be discussed at a 7 a.m. breakfast at Eldridge Hotel. Dr Joe Blinco will speak. he is associate evangelist of Graham. The event may precede or follow a Kansas City Municipal Stadium crusade. Rev U S Grant and Rev Ben Hinkson chair discussions. Reservations due at local churches and Masden's Book Store. Blinco, British native and Cliff College graduate, formerly England pastor and evangelist, now living in Florida.
Robert Payne of 1102 Avalon Rd is elected moderator of Plymouth Congregational Church. Also chosen for boards include Deacons Jack Brand Walter Meserve Russ Sehon. Trustees Mrs William Hambleton Dean Owens Paul Smart Ray Anderson. Campus Ministry Board Margaret Anderson M T Sales Lawrence Mayer. Christian Education Floyd Preston Mrs M S Winter Jr Mrs Harold Ball. Members at Large Mrs George B Smith Herb Olmsted.
Blue Springs Missouri authorities report a post office burglary with nearly $17,000 in stamps and $50 in currency missing. The break in occurred Thursday morning with a safe door ripped from its housing. officials have not confirmed the total loss.
Kay Whitaker, Wichita senior and KU student body president, will leave the university at the end of the current semester to enroll at the Chicago Art Institute. She plans to return for summer school and graduate after the summer session, majoring in art history and English.
Louisvile AP reports John Hogue aged 100 credits coal mining for his long life. He worked 61 years across Kentucky Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He cites bathing after shifts light meals rest and exercise plus a daily whisky with quinine and coal tar as aiding his fitness.
Official financial report from Douglas County Kansas township treasurer for the year ending December 31 1964. Includes receipts balance forward and expenditures with figures partially legible. Public notice published January 22 1965 in the Lawrence Daily Journal World.
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