Virginia Rusk Profile Reveals Quiet Strength and Family Ties
AP News portrays Virginia Rusk as a warm, unassuming figure devoted to her husband Dean Rusk. Born Virginia Fossie in Boston 1915, she grew up in Seattle, attended Mills College, and married Rusk a year after graduation. They have two sons, and she remains active in Mills alumnae activities while juggling moves and housing as her husband rises in government service.
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Dean Rusk
Virginia Fossie
Boston
Seattle
Berkeley
Calif
Mills College
Oakland
Rusk
Mills
KU Exchange Student Speaks at Scout Pack 3051 Meeting
Edward Fichberg, a KU economics exchange student from Buenos Aires, spoke to Cub Scouts of Pack 3051 and parents about Argentina customs, mate, tango, and gaucho. Awards followed including Bobcat, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos ranks. John Williams received the Webelo. troop 62 welcomed him. Blue and Gold banquet planned for February.
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Pack
Edward Fichberg
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Plymouth Congregational Church
Pat Alexander
Clifford Hadl
Don Williams
Howard Mitchell
Philip Hodson
John Williams
Richard Miller
Scout Troop
Linwood
Jim Griffith
Den 10
Den 9
Cubmaster
Miller
Cubs
Lawrence Unitarian Fellowship aids New Orleans church
The Lawrence Unitarian Fellowship will forward its collection this Sunday to the First Unitarian Church in New Orleans to aid its stand against segregation. The meeting at Strong Hall on the KU campus at 10 a.m. will feature speaker Leland D. Miller former chairman of the fellowship. The public is invited.
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Lawrence Unitarian Fellowship
First Unitarian Church
New Orleans
Lawrence Fellowship
Strong Hall
Leland D. Miller
Cub Scouts Award Ceremony At Pack 3053 Meeting
The Cub Scouts of Pack 3053 sponsored by First Christian Church received awards Tuesday night in the church basement. Den 12 led the opening ceremony, with awards given by Assistant Cubmaster Charles Johannsen including Bobcat pins to Rodney Allison Dean Gore Jimmy Kassinger and Jackie Peters and denner stripes to Mike McBride Pat Patterson Dennis Grover and Nolan Johannsen. Wolf awards went to Stephen Dietle Kenny Rummer Tom Kurata Gary Ketcher Steve Wilson Scotty Sales John Reve new Greg Houk Keith Noland Donald Alleback Mickey Woolard Steve Carttar Gary Hammer Kurt Kummer. Gold arrows on Wolf went to Nolan Johannsen Norman Johannsen Robert Lester Eddie Schrader Mike McBride and Kurt Kummer. Kurt Kummer also earned a silver arrow. Bear awards went to Eric Seiwald with gold arrows to Rodney Johannsen and Tommy Masters and silver arrows to Bob Young and Steve Roger. Lion badge and gold arrow were presented to Bobby Nitcher and a den chief to Gary Cooper. Dens 4 and 8 performed skits and Den 1 displayed handcraft.
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Pack 3053
First Christian Church
Den 12
Charles Johannsen
Rodney Allison
Dean Gore
Jimmy Kassinger
Jackie Peters
Denner
Mike McBride
Pat Patterson
Dennis Grover
Nolan Johannsen
Stephen Dietle
Kenny Rummer
Tom Kurata
Gary Ketcher
Steve Wilson
Scotty Sales
John Revenew
Greg Houk
Keith Noland
Donald Alleback
Mickey Woolard
Steve Carttar
Gary Hammer
Kurt Kummer
Norman Johannsen
Robert Lester
Eddie Schrader
Wolf
Eric Seiwald
Rodney Johannsen
Tommy Masters
Bob Young
Steve Roger
Bobby Nitcher
Den
Gary Cooper
Dens
Den 1
PTA Notes Highlight Kansas Educational TV Efforts
R Edwin Browne KU radio director spoke at Pinckney PTA on January. He urged letters to legislators supporting an educational television network for Kansas and cited the 1952-1961 push. The meeting endorsed the Kansas Educational Survey and elected a nominating committee for next year.
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R. Edwin Browne
Pinckney Pta
Browne
Kansa
PTA
Kansas
KQED
San Francisco
Charles Michener
Benton R. Hanan
Kevin Jones
Edward Cook
Bernice Pulliam
Robert L. Taylor
Oklahoma City
M. C. Allen
Mary Steen
Marilyn Smith
Marie Wilson
Warren Hodson
Charles Lanning
G. M. Stark
Carlyle Smith
Kansas University
Cordley Pta
Clara Petefish
Dr. Cordley
Lawrence
Cordley
Temperance Union to Hear Orville Evans at Mass Street Church
The Douglas County Christian Temperance Union holds its regular meeting at 2 30 p m Tuesday in the Evangelical United Brethren Church 1501 Mass St. Rev Orville Evans of Perry Christian Church will be the speaker.
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Douglas County Christian Temperance Union
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Orville Evans
Perry Christian Church
Footnotes to the Faith recalls Kansas centennial history
The column by Paul Davis discusses the Kansas centennial in 1961 and reviews Sara Robinson’s Kansas Its Interior and Exterior Life. It covers Lawrence’s early settlement by New England emigrants, the Emigrant Aid Company’s role, Mount Oread, the first sermon in Pioneer House, and the town being named Lawrence after Amos A. Lawrence, with prior names Wakarusa New Boston and Yankee Town.
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Journal Publishing Co
Sara Robinson
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He Branscomb
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Thayer
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Worcester
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Hay Tent
Sixth and St. Sts
Amos A. Lawrence
Emigrant Aid Company
Wakarusa
New Boston
Missouri
Yankee Town
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Harold Hirst
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Don Flora
Dale Barnard
J.M. Wettengel
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