Jaycees Fireworks Show Grows Into Major Fourth Display
Lawrence Jaycees stage the annual Fourth of July extravaganza expanding since 1955 from a $500 show with 6 396 attendees to this year attracting over 18 000 spectators. Organizer Ted Baze notes the event remains a safe and sane community project funding Jaycee programs with about $2 400 last year.
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Lawrence Jaycee
Lawrence
Jaycee
Burnett Fireworks Company
Enid
Okla
Jaycees
Baze
Tax extension faces House vote despite threats
A VA Republican, Rep. William L. Scott, says he faced a demand of 150 000 planning funds for the Salem Church Dam if he voted against the surtax extension. The House approved the bill 210 to 205 after late pressure from Nixon and party leaders. The measure heads to the Senate for possible three month consideration.
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Washington
House
William L. Scott
Nixon
Scott
House Public Works, Appropriations Subcommittee
Salem Church
Senate
Congress
Eudora Forms Steering Committee for Pool Project
The Eudora City Council approved a steering committee to study a new area swimming pool after survey results from the Eudora United Youth showed strong support. Of 421 families surveyed, 341 favored a pool with 194 backing a bond issue, 100 a non profit, and 47 no financing preference.
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Eudora
Maynard Beemer
Recreation Council
Eudora United Youth
Beemer
Eudora United
News Quiz Editor's Note Highlights 1960s World Affairs
A weekly News Quiz tests memory of global events with ten questions. Topics cover U S voting rights plans North Vietnam Britain Rhodesia a singer's death a political transfer of power Warren Burger UN plans Canada Uruguay and boxing title defenses. The format awards an A for eight or more correct answers.
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Nixon
North Vietnam
Paris
Saigon
South Vietnam
Britain
Rhodesia
Betty Grable
Judy Garland
Martha Raye
Qahtan al-Shaabi
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Yemen
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
John Harlan
William Douglas
Warren Burger
U Thant
United Nations
Leo Cadieux
Jorge Pacheco Areco
Uruguay
Joe Frazier
Sonny Liston
Floyd Patterson
Jerry Quarry
City allows July 4 holiday waste delay in Lawrence
Lawrence officials announced no residential trash collections Friday July 4. Residents with Friday service should use extra containers as trash is postponed to Tuesday July 8. City offices and landfill close Friday and no special pickups occur. Planning Commission meeting moved to July 24. Football weight lifting begins July 24 at Centennial School gym with Coach Pfutzenreuter new Lions coach.
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Lawrence High
Centennial School
Don Pfutzenreuter
Pfutzenreuter
al Woolard
Lions
Lawrence
Sterling
Colo
Fire Crews Respond to Home Electrical Switch Incident
Firefighters were called to 601 Ala. St. to check a switch fire at Mrs. Florence Jamison’s home around 7:44 p.m. Monday. no damage reported. A separate trash fire at 1900 Learnard St. in the Hemphill residence was extinguished at about 1:53 p.m. Thursday.
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Florence Jamison
Ala. St
Lawrence
T. A. Hemphill
Learnard St
Baldwin Woman Thrown From Car In Late Monday Crash
Martie Butell, 26, of Baldwin, treated and released at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after being thrown from her car which overturned on Drag Strip Road near U S 40. Damage about 1000 dollars. Deputy notes skid and ditch landing.
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Martie Butell
Baldwin
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Douglas County
U.S. 40
Lawrence
Arrest Possibility Slim In Pool Assault Incident
Investigation into the Lawrence Municipal Swimming Pool assault Sunday night continues with no charges likely due to lack of identification of attackers. Two suspects, Greg Cooper and Ted Spradley, were treated and released from Watkins Memorial Hospital after injuries from a group of youths. The pool was drained and reopened after repairs to a broken filter housing. Police report additional juvenile incidents and a vandalism case at Patchen Electric Service.
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Lawrence Municipal
8Th and
Ky. Sts
Lawrence
Greg Cooper
Ohio St
Ted Spradley
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Raymond Schwegler
Bob Hines
Kroger Family Center
23Rd St
Eudora
Ky. St
Tom Patchen
Patchen Electric Service
9Th St
Heroin Deaths Mystery in New York
For the second weekend in a row a high number of heroin users were found dead across New York. Authorities weigh whether poisoning occurred and if deaths were accidental or intentional. Nineteen men and two women died in various locations with needles present in some cases.
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New York
Four Injured in 3 Vehicle 9th Iowa Crash Monday
Four persons treated and released at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a 7 28 a m three vehicle collision at 9th and Iowa Streets. Janey L Sutton 19 of Greeley caused a chain into a truck driven by Lloyd W Puckett 49 of Baldwin. Minor injuries listed for Darlene Good Janet Shambaugh and Sharon Everson. Damage totaled 600. A second wreck at 11th and Conn Street involved Richard A Colbert and Otis E Hird with Barbara Shanklin shaken up. damages 100 and 70 respectively.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Iowa
Janey L. Sutton
Greeley
Miss Sutton
Darlene Good
Redbud Lane
Janet Shambaugh
Sharon Everson
Ottawa
Martha J. Taul
Baldwin
Sutton
Lloyd W. Puckett
Lawrence
Puckett
Hird
Barbara K. Shanklin
Rt. 1
Colbert
Lightning Kills Lawrence Man On Vacation
Ronald L. Gundy a 26 year old Lawrence man with a Hallmark Cards career died after being struck by lightning while fishing at Seaton Lake near Nevada Missouri His father Lloyd Gundy was nearby uninjured The Mo coroner said the incident happened about 715 pm Monday and Gundy died instantly Survivors include his wife Joyce two children Rhonda and Crystal his parents and siblings Funeral services are set for Thursday at the Fer ry Funeral Chapel in Nevada with burial at Newton Burial Park
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Lawrence
Nevada
Ronald L. Gundy
Hallmark Cards
Ridgeview Trailer Court
Rt. 5
Vernon
Ingles Ferry
Gundy
Lloyd Gundy
Seaton’s Lake
Hallmark
Joyce
Rhonda
Crystal
University of Missouri At
Rolla
Lutheran Church
Jaycee
Walker
Charles
Norma Estes
Ferry Funeral Chapel
Paul Parlow
Newton Burial Park
Lodge Notice Stated Meeting and Elections
Lodge of Perfection issues notice for a stated meeting on Wednesday July 2 at 7 30 p m Voting on bylaws change and council election to follow T Elston Dark V M Ellis W King Commander and L J Alber Secretary
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Lodge of Perfection
T. Elston Dark
V.M
Ellis W. King
L. J. Alber
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White House
GOP
Ford
John W . McCormack
Carl Albert
Ways and Means
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Hale Boggs
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Lions Club
Parent Teachers Club
Robert Hess
Black and Veatch Consulting
Lawrence-Douglas County
Frank Meloy
Dominican Republic
Malcolm Toon
Czechoslovakia
Kingdon Gould, Jr
Luxenbourg
Robert McBride
Mexico
Midland
U.S. 24
Ideal Truck Lines of
Kansas City
Watkins
Cooper
Spradley
Taul
Richard A. Colbert
E. 19Th St
Otis E. Hird
11Th
Conn. Sts
Executive Telephone Answering Service
Lodge
J. West
Black Cat
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North Lawrence
US 40 & 59
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