Ohio floods claim lives as northern region seeks aid
The death toll rose to at least three with five missing as storms battered northern Ohio and Lake Erie. Vermilion, Norwalk, Wooster, and nearby towns faced evacuations, outages, and curfews while the Coast Guard reduced search activity and Gov Rhodes asked for federal aid for 14 counties.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lake
Erie
Norwalk
Wooster
Vermilion
U.S. Coast Guard
James A. Rhodes
Coast Guard
National Guard
Thieves Hit Baldwin Businesses On U S 56
Four Baldwin firms on the east edge of town were entered early today with losses and damage totaling more than 3300 dollars. A milk deliveryman notified the Baldwin marshal, and the deputy sheriff said the thieves sought money, not merchandise, with varied loot from cash registers and vending machines.
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U.S. 56
Baldwin
Douglas County
George Rebmon
Rebmon
Sheriff's Department
Larry Heeb Named Director Of Deferred Giving At KU Endowment
Larry Heeb Jr. joins the Kansas University Endowment Association as director of deferred giving replacing Frank Davis. A Lawrence native, Heeb is a 1959 Lawrence High School graduate with KU accounting degrees earned in 1964 and 1965. He previously worked for Arthur Young and Company and the Journal-World. Heeb and his wife Karen live in Lawrence with their three children Jay Jon and Joseph.
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Larry Heeb Jr
Kansas University Endowment Association
Frank Davis
Endowment Association
KU Medical Center
Kansas City
Lawrence
Heeb
Lawrence High School
U.S. Army
Arthur Young and Company
Kansas Savings and Loan Association
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Karen Stuart
Yale Rd
Jay
Jon
Joseph
Larry Heeb
Ind. St
H. C. Stuart
Tenn. St
News Quiz Editor's Note Reflects World Questions
A weekly trivia sheet tests readers on memory of recent events. The quiz asks ten multiple choice questions about figures and happenings from politics, royalty, space, and international affairs with a scoring note for performance.
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News of the World
City Commission to vote on two annexation items Tuesday
The city commission will consider two second and final readings to annex portions of two trailer courts Mobile Home Estates on North Midh St and Ridgview Trailer Court on south Highway 59 across from KLWN Station. Annexation is split into two bites due to 20 acre per step limit. Plans for three sanitary sewers, paving of 27th Place and Redbud, stop signs at six locations, and potential removal of parking on the east side of the 2500 block of Arkansas Street are on the agenda.
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Carlson’s
North
Midh. St
Ridgview
South Highway 59
Klwn Station
Indian Hills Terrace
North 5Th Street
Oak Street
27Th Place
Ridge Court
26Th Street
Arkansas Street
Clarke wins 5000 meters at international meet in Sweden
Ron Clarke of Australia won the 5000 meters in 13 minutes 37 seconds at an international meet in Skovde Sweden. Naftali Temu Olympic 10000 champion finished sixth in the event.
Burglar Leaves Guitar at Hall. Several Local Theft Reports
Lawrence police report a burglar left a guitar at the Boy Scout Hall on 945 Mass. St above Duck Nall’s Store. Arnold Janousek reported the break in at 4 15 p m Sunday. A 1966 Ford was stolen from 2116 Princeton Blvd but recovered. Firecracker assault and vandalism also noted along with a broken window at Wilson Glass Co resulting in 235 dollars damage.
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Boy Scout Hall
Mass. St
Ducknall
Lawrence
Arnold Janousek
7Th St
Edward Hensley
Hillview Rd
Princeton Blvd
Earl Kasson
Rt. 1
Douglas County Sheriff's Department
Hensley
Sheriff's
Lakeview Road
Aretta Hirst
Wilson Glass Co
E. 9Th St
Violence at St Louis Cathedral as ACTION youths confront congregation
At noon Mass inside the St Louis Roman Catholic Cathedral three ACTION youths confronted the congregation in a silent protest. White worshippers reacted with force and police detained participants amid racial tension. One demonstrator wore a mock bishop outfit and the group staged chants before leaving. The three suspects included two juveniles and William Calvin Mitchell, 21.
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St. Louis Catholic Cathedral
Robert Scheetz
William Calvin Mitchell
Action
Percy Green
Four-H Agent Quits After 40 Years in Missouri
Ralph Utermoehlen resigns as Douglas County Extension 4-H Agent after four and a half years to become Area Community Development Agent with the University of Missouri Extension Service. He will serve four counties in the Columbia Jefferson City area and has a background in feed milling and farm broadcasting. He and his wife Doris reside at 609 Saratoga with son Randy and other children.
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Ralph Utermoehlen
Douglas County Extension 4-H
University of Missouri Extension Service
Utermoehlen
Columbia-Jefferson City
Mid-Missouri
Douglas County
Ralph
St. Joseph
Jefferson City
Missouri
Pittsburg
Kansas State University
McCune
Kansas University
Doris
First
Christian Church
Randy
Journal- World
Utermoehlens
Saratoga
Tommy
Brenda Heckman
Ben Alexander, Star of Dragnet, Dies at 58
Los Angeles AP reports Ben Alexander a longtime TV performer and former child actor died at his home after suffering a coronary occlusion. He played the detective in Dragnet and later the desk sergeant in Felony Squad. He also had business ventures off screen.
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Los Angeles
Ben Alexander
Felony Squad
Rumsey Funeral Home Service Details
At home or away service handled by Rumsey Funeral Home contact Wid-5111 for Ady arrangements and guidance.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Ady
Lawrence Happenings Include Dance Music Cardiac Classes
Lawrence activity includes a Tuesday 8 to 11 pm dance at South Junior High for 18 and over with Paul Gray and his Gaslight Gang. Charles Denniston becomes Lawrence Memorial Hospital administrator replacing Rodger Johnson. Cardiac treatment classes to start at 7 pm today at Fire Station No. 2 taught by Dr. Newton McCluggage. Public Works plans 9th Street widening as Kansas Power and Light completes storm cleanup and pole relocation efforts.
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Lawrence Park and Recreation Department
South Junior High
Newton McCluggage
Overland Park
Kaw Valley Heart Assn
New
Lawrence
George Williams
9Th Street
Kansas Power and Light Co
City Manager Receives State Pool Payment Installment
Ray Wells found a check for 10704750 dollars in his mail. It is the first state installment toward a new municipal swimming pool project. The total state payment will reach 132000 dollars.
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Ray Wells
Toll Mars Holiday For Country
An Associated Press survey shows 584 people killed in traffic accidents during a three day Fourth of July holiday weekend, beating the previous three day record of 576 from 1966 but below the all time four day peak of 732 in 1967. The weekend spanned 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday and followed a forecast of 550 to 650 deaths.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Lions Band Of Kansas First Again
The 114 member Kansas Lions Club band won first prize for the third straight year at the Lions International convention parade in Tokyo. The high school aged group, directed by five conductors led by Wyatt Cooper of Lawrence, competed against 23 bands.
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Kansas Lions Club
Tokyo
Wyatt Cooper
Lawrence
Dennis Mercer
Doug Hoffman
Lawrence High
Cooper
David Hodges
Joyce Hinkle
Kansas University
Toyo
Festival Play Still in Doubt
Plans to decide if a historical play The Ballad of Black Jack will be included in the Maple Leaf Festival are postponed. Don Mueller wrote the piece about 1855 56 battles and volunteers are urged to contact committee members for staging support ahead of a July 17 meeting.
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Baldwin
Art Randel
Don Mueller
Baker University
Randel
Jerry Waters
Virgil Reeves
Edmonton Installs Dial Telephones in 1908
Edmonton Alberta residents gained dial telephone service as early as 1908 marking a milestone in urban communication. The development reflects rapid modernization of the city’s infrastructure and public utilities in the early 20th century.
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Edmonton
Alberta
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