Illinois Guard Deployed as Chicago Rioting Erupts
Illinois Governor Otto Kerner ordered 3 000 National Guard troops to back up about 900 officers in Chicago as three nights of West Side rioting intensified with sniping looting and gunfire. A 14 year old girl Roseland Howard and Raymond Williams 22 died. Over 50 treated or admitted to hospitals and more than 200 arrested.
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Chicago
Illinois National Guard
West Side
Otto Kerner
Richard J. Daley
Chicago Transit Authority
ACT
Roseland Howard
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Raymond Williams
Robinsonville
Miss
Cook County
Williams
Open Bowling Sat and Sun at Hillcrest Bowl
Illinois page item notes Hillcrest Bowl hosts open bowling weekend with hours Sat and Sun. Hixon Studio offers bridal photographs at 721 Mass with VI 3-0330 contact.
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Open Bowling
Sun
Hillcrest Bowl
Hixon Studio
Pilots Lionized After In-Flight Lion Escape
A Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to London diverted to Brussels when two adult lions and a cub escaped their cages in the cockpit. The German pilot felt a sniff on his leg and saw the cub. the two adults followed. The crew radioed for an emergency landing and escaped as officials from Antwerp Zoo released the animals with nets and restraints.
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Brussels
Belgium
Frankfurt
London
Antwerp
Local Family Survives Carthage Blast Near Missouri Powder Plant
Ray Newell and his family from 775 Maple, en route from Arkansas, were shaken as eight blasts hit Carthage. He said the car seemed to lift briefly and police sirens filled the town after the explosion near the powder plant.
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Ray Newell
Carthage
Newells
Arkansas
Cleanup Underway After Deadly Hercules Powder Plant blasts
The Hercules Powder Co plant near Carthage Missouri, hit by nine explosions injuring at least 50, with one critical, began debris cleanup as officials deemed the site safe. Plants manager Robert Good warned one magazine remained hazardous while fires burned, and Governor Hearnes mobilized National Guard for residents within a three mile radius.
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Carthage
Hercules Powder Co
Hercules
Maurice Crowell
Crowell
Robert Good
Good
Leland Franklin
Otis Buck
Warren E. Hearnes
National Guard
Brief Showers Bring Temporary Relief From Heat
An unexpected outbreak of brief showers overnight offered some respite to Lawrence but heat remains dominant. The KU weather station logged 0.02 inches of moisture, totaling 1.06 inches for the month, with normal 3.74 inches and year-to-date rainfall at 15.39 inches versus 19.15 inches normal. Temperatures in downtown Lawrence were in the mid 80s with increasing humidity, and a 30 percent rain chance tonight. Saturday's high should near 90 with a 10 percent rain chance.
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Lawrence
Kansas University Weather Station
Jeenereteeeney
Surviving Nurse Provides Clues In Chicago Mass Slaughter
Miss Corazon Amarao, a 23 year old Philippines exchange student, aided the police by describing the killer to a detective sketch team after surviving a mass nurse slaying spree at a South Side hospital dormitory. The eight victims were nurses, murdered by strangling or stabbing.
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Chicago
Corazon Amarao
Michael Spiotto
Francis Flanagan
Homicide Division
Canada Manitoba Girls Visit Kansas For Cultural Exchange
Juliette Poirier and Rose Marie Meconse spent two weeks in Lawrence as guests of local families under a program by the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, St Boniface College and Kansas Phi Delta Kappa. They attended Lawrence High School hosts Pamela and Jane note heat and long days differ from Manitoba.
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Canada
Juliette Poirier
la Salle
Manitoba
Jane Meinke
Oxford
Pam Jimenez
Belle Haven Dr
Rose-Marie Meconse
le Broquerie
Juliette
Rose-Marie
Lawrence
Journal-World Photo
Rose Marie Meconse
United States
Kansas
Canadian Council of Christians and Jews
St. Boniface College
Kansas Phi Delta Kappa
Melvin Meinke
Jane
Lawrence High School
John Jimenez
Pamela
LHS
Rose- Marie
Police Chief urges safety tips after Chicago nurses slain
Lawrence Police Chief Bill Troelstrup advised residents to take simple precautions for safety. He urged single women to lock doors with a night lock, keep shades drawn when windows are open, and use only initials on apartment mailboxes to deter would be attackers. He also stressed reporting suspicious activity promptly to aid investigations and prevent further offenses.
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Bill Troelstrup
Lawrence
Chicago
Troelstrup
Reynolds Shultz to Attend Free Barbeque Meeting in Centennial Park
New York AP notes closing averages for six stocks at 320.8 and mentions a meet with Reynolds Shultz at a free barbeque in Centennial Park on Saturday July 16. It advertises vacation packages and journal service details including a delivery number.
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New York
Reynolds Shultz
Free Barbeque
Sat
Data Spum Centennial Park
Regents Increase Fees for Kansas Colleges
The Kansas Board of Regents voted to raise fees at state colleges and universities starting in 1967 68 to cover rising student numbers. Chairman Dwight Klinger expects the exact amount next week, with about 40 000 students affected across KU KSU WSU Pittsburg Emporia and Fort Hays State College.
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Kansas City, Kan
Kansas Board of Regents
Dwight Klinger
Ashland
Regents
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
Wichita State University
Kansas State College At
Pittsburg
Emporia
Fort Hays State College
Hays
Weather outlook showers in northeast Kansas Saturday heat
Cloudy to partly cloudy through Saturday with a chance of showers tonight. Lows near 70 and highs around 90 on Saturday. A daily Journal-World letter offers vacation address delivery, with advertising contact at Ph VI 3-100- Adv.
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Journal-World
Kansas
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