KU as City Industry Role, University Growth Highlighted
The Saturday Column praises Kansas University in Lawrence as a major regional industry with expansion, arts programs, athletics, and a thriving faculty. It cites salaries and counts of 624 administrators and professors and a total payroll of about 7.5 million dollars, noting wide community impact and benefits to local employment and growth.
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Ence of Kansas University
Lawrence
Bera National Company
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw Chorale
Chambers of Commerce
John Jones, Inc
Univer
Endowment Association
State Geological Survey
Athletic Department
Union
Nurse Miss Kindlesperger Retires After Long Service
Retired nurse Miss Kindlesperger leaves Lawrence public schools after decades of service starting in 1923 when 2,800 students were in six schools and ending in 1956 with 4,200 students in ten. She helped expand immunizations and physical exams and remains active with many clubs and plans to stay connected with Lawrence and Salina communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Dicker
Lawrence Public Schools
Renee
Indlesperger
San Francisco Welcomes Prince Charles On Stopover
Ruddy-cheeked Prince Charles aged 17 and heir to the British throne is greeted by a large crowd in San Francisco during a refueling stop on his journey to a school assignment in Australia. The welcome marks a brief halt in his transcontinental voyage.
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San Francisco
Prince Charles
Australia
Fires collapse hotel after blast in Boston Combat Zone
Rescue teams battled flames after a massive explosion near the Paramount Hotel and another blast caved in street and hotel sections. Fire crews pulled victims from wreckage as police detained looters. officials warned the death toll would be higher later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
William Terrenzi
Michael Gavin
Boston Gas Co
Main
Boston Gas
Boston Edison
Edison
John di Cicco
Paramount Hotel
di Cicco
John Newer
The
Air Cavalry Battle Near Bong Son Yields Heavy VC Losses
U S 1st Air Cavalry Division helicoptered into two Viet Cong nests near Bong Son 300 miles north of Saigon and engaged in heavy combat. About 159 Viet Cong were killed and 50 captured, with American wounded reported along a 75 foot trench. The drive aims to crush insurgents as Washington weighs bombing North Vietnam versus pursuing peace talks.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Bong Son
Washington
Hanoi
WVU President Reports Growth in Adult Education Enrollment
Dr. Paul A. Miller of West Virginia University announced at the first national conference on adult education in New York City that more than 28 million Americans are now enrolled in adult education courses.
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Paul A. Miller
West Virginia University
New York City
State Reapportionment Before Federal Court
A Kansan group led by Cordell Meeks challenges the 1965 Legislature’s Congressional apportionment as too variable among districts. A three judge federal court in Topeka will hear the case Friday February 4 with Judges Hill Templar and Stanley presiding. The plaintiffs say the 1960 census should have set district population, not the 1964 state census used by the Legislature.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal District Court
Delmas C. Hill
George Templar
Arthur Stanley
Twenty nine found guilty in Ann Arbor draft board sit in
A jury convicted 29 persons yesterday of trespassing for the October 15 sit in at the Ann Arbor draft board offices. The case highlights ongoing protests against the draft and adds to local courtroom action on civil disobedience.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Ann Arbor
Bendix Workers at KC Approve Three Year Labor Pact
Kansas City machinists at Bendix Corporation voted 1886 to 825 to accept a three year contract ending a two week strike. The pact covers about 3600 IAM members and grants a 10 cent hourly raise each year with base pay starting around 2.76 under the old contract. Production will resume Monday. Bendix makes electronic parts for the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Kansas City
Bendix Corporation
Public Workshop on Elderly At First Christian Church
A 7:30 p.m. Sunday workshop titled Our Senior Citizens will be held in the education building of First Christian Church. Kan sas University instructor Joane M. Wyrick will show The Process of Aging and discuss aging issues. Dr. Dale Clinton health director will outline new Social Security and Medicare benefits. Mrs J W Burris will moderate and Mrs Howard O Rust will host coffee. John Long chairs the Christian social action department sponsoring the program as community service.
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First Christman Church
Joane M. Wyrick
Kansas University
Dale Clinton
Lawrence Douglas County
J. W. Burris
Howard O. Rust
Christian Social Action Department
First Christian Church
John Long
Fighter plane bursts into flames at Olathe
An A4B Skyhawk taxied to a stall at Olathe Naval Air Station when its brakes failed on a turn, crashing through a barricade and bursting into flames. The heavily damaged plane left the pilot unhurt. naval reservist Lt. Bruce R. Jones of Kansas City was aboard.
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Olathe, Kan
USS. Navy
Olathe Naval Air Station
Naval
Bruce R. Jones
Kansas City
Kansas Senators Meet In Unusual Saturday Session
The Kansas Senate convened on a Saturday in Topeka for the budget session with no bills set for consideration. Republicans attend Kansas Day events, allowing time to receive committee bills before House action Monday. The session lacks a House session today.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
House
Senate
Schilling Institute
Salina
Schilling
Cultural Arts Commission
Research Foundation
Higher Education Facilities Commission
Kansas
Charles Joseph
D Potwin
Don Matlack
Clearwater
State Supreme Court
KU Coed Chosen U.S. Honey Queen
Beverly Joan Gibbs, a 19 year old Kansas University freshman from Kansas City, has been named American Honey Queen at a convention in Chattanooga Tennessee. Crowned Miss Kansas Honey Bee 1966 last fall at the Mid-America Fair in Topeka she will receive a $500 scholarship and other gifts and will represent the honey industry at major food shows state fairs and conventions nationwide. She is a music major and lives in Lewis Hall.
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Beverly Joan Gibbs
Kansas City
Kansas University
American Beekeeping Federation
Chattanooga
Tenn
Topeka
Miss Gibbs
Lewis Hall
Sellout Expected For Kansas Nebraska Clash At KU Fieldhouse
About 1 200 public sale tickets remain for the February 26 Kansas at Kansas Nebraska game in Allen Fieldhouse. Officials expect a sellout as the Big Eight clash competes with a Kansas State game and a track meet in Kansas City that night. Nebraska leads the conference at 5 0 with Kansas at 5 1. NU beat KU 83 75 in Lincoln on January 18 after KU won 71 61 in the Big Eight tournament final in December.
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Kansas
Lamarr Arrest Causes Scrutiny Amid Theft Allegation
Actress Hedy Lamarr faces petty theft charges after a Beverly Hills news conference publicized her denial of stealing $86 from a Wilshire Boulevard store. Lamarr claimed a misunderstanding while noting she found jail experience fascinating as she plans to write about her life.
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Los Angeles
Hedy Lamarr
Miss Lamarr
Tony Loder
Lamarr
United States
Tony
John Loder
Noted Actress Honored For Charity Work In World War II Bonds Drive
A son recalls his mother’s charity efforts linking a wartime bonds drive to a plaque awarded for her work at the Pin Oak Horse Show benefiting Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. The inscription lauds Hedy Lamarr as a charming star whose belief in universal brotherhood bridged fantasy and reality.
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Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston
Hedy Lamarr
Make Believe
City Breaks 15 Year Record With Sub Zero Start
This morning the city shattered a 15 year minus two degree record from 1961 as readings fell to 12 below downtown and as low as 20 below in outlying areas. Temperatures will drop to 5 to 10 below tonight with northerly winds up to 20 mph. Taxis ferried workers and night drivers stayed on to ease the load while many cars stalled in driveways under the brutal sub zero weather.
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Lawrence
Dole Attacks Budget as Bare Knuckles Climate
Rep. Bob Dole of Kansas denounced the current national budget as a bare knuckles political fight. He told a Kansas veterans Republican Club luncheon that the administration would have to be ripped apart or risk remaining a feeble minority. He called the budget a bag of fiscal tricks with clouds of uncertainty surrounding it.
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Topeka
Bob Dole
R - Kan
Congress
Kansas Veterans Republican Club
United States
Card of Thanks for Hospital Care
I thank my friends and relatives for flowers visits and cards while I was in the hospital. Special thanks to Dr Belot and the nurses on the 3rd floor. Mrs Flaude Dahlene
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International Association of Machinists
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