Romeo and Juliet shines by student cast at Murphy Hall
Patrick M. Prosser reports a well acted Romeo and Juliet staged by high school campers at Murphy Hall as the final summer season production. Liz Bates Juliet Melissa Sue Hayes Nurse Bruce Levitt Mercutio Gina Bikales Benvolio G L Johnson Romeo directed by John Paul from Phoenix. Technical issues with loud music and lighting marred parts yet Durward Redd’s flexible set earned praise. Tickets await at KU 3-2700 for 8 p.m. curtain.
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Murphy Hall
High Hhool
Liz Bates
Juliet
Melissa Sue Hayes
Bruce Levitt
Mercutio
Gina Bikales
Benvolio
G. L. Johnson
Romeo
John Paul
Phoenix
Ariz
Discount Rate Boosted At Kansas City Federal Bank
The Federal Reserve Board raised the discount rate from 3 to 3.5 percent for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The higher rate takes effect today and will apply to all 12 regional banks, with similar increases approved recently for the other banks. The discount rate is what member banks pay to borrow from the Fed.
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K.C. Federal Bank
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Federal Reserve
The
Slayer Executed in Missouri First in Six Years
Sammy Aire Tucker, 28, a Fresno born cop killer, dies in Missouri gas chamber at 12:10 a.m. after a March 10, 1961 Cape Girardeau gun battle that killed two officers. Warden Nash pulls the lever at 12:07 a.m. Tucker expressed remorse as he died. His partner Douglas Wayne Thompson faces death sentence for a related murder and has appealed to the Supreme Court. Tucker led a spree of holdups from California before capture.
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Jefferson City
Sammy Aire Tucker
Fresno
Calif
Missouri
E. V. Nash
Tucker
Cape Girardeau
Donald H. Crittenden
Douglas Wayne Thompson
Herbert Goss
Thompson
U.S. Supreme Court
California
Crittenden
Goss
Poplar Bluff
California executes armed robber as police officer’s killer
Witnesses at the firing include Jack Crittenden, brother of the slain officer. Governor Dalton returned from the national governors conference saying there is no reason to halt the execution.
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California
Jack Crittenden
John M. Dalton
Senate panel nixes JFK space center plan for Boston area
In Washington the Senate Space Committee killed the administration proposal to locate a 50 million dollar space research center near Boston. The project was seen as a political prize for Senator Edward Kennedy. The House Education Committee also voted to end federal racially segregated education programs. President Kennedy signed a law creating a Medal of Honor for Cold War heroes.
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Senate
JFK
Boston
Space Research Center
Washington
Washington Space Center
Senate Space Committee
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
House Education Committee
House Rules Committee
House
Scouts Rescue Three Climbers in Colorado Mountains
Two 15 year old Kansas Boy Scouts made a rope from two pairs of trousers and saved three younger scouts from a ledge in the San Juan Mountains near Silverton. Randall Stapleton and Marshall Watson aided Gayle Mills 13 John Hayes 11 and Mike Malone 11 after losing contact with their camp. Rescuers from Silverton Sheriff’s office and Durango Civil Defense arrived as the boys were brought to safety.
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Silverton, Colo
Kansas
Randall Stapleton
Marshall Watson
Gayle Mills
John Hayes
Mike Malone
Sheriff's Office
Silverton
Civil Defense Rescue Unit
Durango
Ellsworth Pushes Grain Bill in House Agricultural Panel
Rep. Robert F. Ellsworth proposes a feed grain and wheat bill to the House Agriculture Subcommittee. The plan creates a voluntary land retirement and conservation program to reduce grain surplus with support prices and diversion payments limited to participants. Ellsworth says the measure mirrors proposals from Rep. Robert Dole and other lawmakers.
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Washington
Robert F. Ellsworth
R-Kan
House Agriculture
Ellsworth
Robert Dole
Baker Receives $10,000 Grant for Undergraduate Science Program
Dr James M Leitaker heads Baker Chemistry Department and was awarded a 10000 dollar grant by the Petroleum Research Fund. The grant funds a project to involve undergraduates in fundamental research with two students to be chosen by Leitaker for participation.
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James M. Leitaker
Baker Chemistry
Petroleum Research Fund
Baker
Dr. Leitaker
Leitaker
Unusual Deep Current Flows Opposite Gulf Stream
Researchers report a massive deep current moving beneath the Gulf Stream in the opposite direction. The finding suggests complex underwater circulation patterns affecting heat transport and marine systems.
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Gulf Stream
Village Suffers Salmon Failure in Alaska Bay
In Bristol Bay Alaska the red salmon fishery collapsed with only a trickle of the usual run. About 3 500 residents tied to salmon face hardship as officials seek disaster status from President Kennedy. 1963 catch barely 2.5 million reds versus 29 million in 1958. canning output 203 700 cases vs 926 441 in 1961.
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Naknek
Alaska
Bristol Bay
Kennedy
Bering Sea
Anchorage
Ex Medical Chief Edward A. Noyes Dies at 72
Maj. Gen. Edward A. Noyes, 72, former commander of Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, died Thursday after a long illness. He led the Army’s largest medical center from 1948 to 1953 before retiring.
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San Antonio, Tex
Edward A. Noyes
Brooke Army Medical Center
Ft. Sam Houston
Noyes
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