Two Diesel Engines Installed at Baldwin Light and Water Plant
Final work proceeds on two large diesel engines added to Baldwin light and water plant at 605 High St. One 1,135 kilowatt unit to be operable in 2 3 weeks, the second in about six weeks. The engines cost 150000 dollars from Texas Power and Light Co. The addition supports power needs through 1980 as demand grows eight to ten percent yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin Light and Water
Leonard Whitted
Roger Martin
Baldwin
Texas Power and Light Co
Terrel
Tex
City Light and Water Company
High St
Whitted
Journal-World Photo
One-Unit Plan Endorsed by Lawrence Board of Education
The Lawrence Board of Education endorsed the one-county unit school unification plan on Monday night, to be voted in Douglas County on Sept. 8. Four members approved. Oscar Rumsey and Mrs. Ethan Allen were absent. The meeting at Central Junior High also adopted a health absence policy and a community relations policy. New contracts were offered for all teaching positions except English at LHS due to the death of Richard Samson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Board of Education
Douglas County
Central Junior High School
J. J. Wilson
Carl Althaus
H. Penfield Jones
Ray Culbertson
Oscar Rumsey
Ethan Allen
Hulda Flores
Sharon Jean McCall
Norma Louise Reed
Betsy Ellen Cacioppi
Eva M. Murillo
Elizabeth Newcomer
Art. Knox
LHS
Richard Samson
Rochester Sees High Home Ownership and Large Skilled Work Force
Rochester leads in home ownership and a high ratio of skilled workers due to more than 800 manufacturing plants employing skilled labor in diverse sectors. Major firms and products include Kodak, Xerox, General Motors, Eastman School of Music, and the University of Rochester. The city sits off major transit routes yet maintains strong education and cultural resources. The Negro population has grown from 5,000 to about 50,000 in a decade, with race relations improving compared with Harlem and Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Bausch & Lamb
Bell & Howell
Bond Clothes
Canada Dry
Eastman Kodak Company
R. T. French Mustard
Friden
General Dynamics
General Motors
Gerber Baby Boods
Hickey-Freeman
Hickok Belts
Stromberg- Carlson
Taylor Instrument Company
Xerox
Rochester
Empire State
New York
Lake Ontario
Savings and Loan
Eastman School of Music
School
University of Rochester
Colgate Rochester Divinity School
Harlem
Buffalo
Baldwin plans city zoning and campus master plan
Baldwin leaders push a three stage zoning and planning effort. City Planning Committee chaired by Councilman Whitling includes Richard Brown Calvin Purvis Ralph Polson and Virgil Reese with Baker University officials eyeing a campus master plan. Palmyra Township Board discussed zoning at a March 17 meeting amid fears over Clinton Reservoir and state lake development.
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Baldwin
Roger Martin
Whitling
Richard Brown
Calvin Purvis
Ralph Polson
Virgil Reese
Palmyra
Baker University
Bob Ridley
Baker
Lamb
Clinton Reservoir
Douglas County State Lake
Lawrence High roof work set for completion by mid September
Workers on the Lawrence High School addition expect roof completion by mid September after earlier doubts. The South Park Recreation Center will close August 1 for maintenance and reopens in early September per director Patricia Kirby. Rylie Construction crews are installing underground telephone conduit along widened 7th Street east of New Hampshire, burying lines under the north sidewalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Park Recreation Center
Patricia Kirby
Rylie Construction Co
7Th Street
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Lawrence as Home of City Managers Association History
The piece chronicles the International City Managers Association roots at KU from 1923 to 1929, Lawrence’s role in training many city managers, and notes notable graduates and current leaders including Harold Horn and Ray Wells, plus the influence of Baker University alumni in the field. It highlights KU’s city manager training program started in 1948 and its enduring national impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Horn
International City Managers Association
City Hall
Mt. Oread
Chicago
Fraser Hall
Kansas University
International City Managers Assn
Lawrence
Jim Wigglesworth
Horn
Ray Wells
City Managers Association
Springfield
Ohio
John G. Stutz
Topeka
Stutz
Kansas League of Municipalities
City Managers Group
al City Managers Assn
Orin Nolting
Association
Kansan
Bureau of Governmental Research
Fred Guild
Nolting
Clarence Ridley
Notting
Edwin QO. Stone
Wigglesworth
Wells
Stone
Kansas
Thelen
Atchison
Jerry Smith
Pittsburg
Bill Kipp
Fairborn
Bill Tschudy
Paul White
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Robert Brown
Kansas City
Cole Hendricks
Glen Mills
Alamosa
Colo
Cape Kennedy
Jerry Brownlee
Ft. Worth
Tex
Michael Miller
Slater
C. E. Perkins
Glendale
Calif
Clarence Dykstra
Cincinatti
Wisconsin University
U.C.L.A
Franklin Murphy
Baker University
Baldwin
Stanley Fisher
Greater
Englewood
Charles Moss
Concordia
George Schrader
Mesquite
Gordon Schrader
Osawatomie
John D. Hane
Laramie
Wyo
City Plan Completion Delayed to November
The Comprehensive Plan for Lawrence now set for completion by November 1 with a three month extension from the original August 15 deadline. HB&A outlines steps including Land Use decisions, draft final report by September 13, public hearing around October 15, and final adoption actions by October 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldridge Lovelace
Hb&a
St. Louis
Lawrence Planning Commission
Frank Hedgcock
Lawrece
Planning Commission
Lovelace
John Cofer
Alleged Bank Robbers Waive Preliminaries
Two men charged with robbing a Erie Colorado bank waived preliminaries before U S Commissioner Milton P Allen. Leslie Robert Glass 43 and Leland Anderson 38 were arrested in Lawrence by FBI agents and Lawrence police. They are held on 25000 bonds awaiting Colorado trial for the July 17 armed robbery. Fitzgibbon FBI special agent and Lawrence Police Chief Troelstrup led the arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie, Colo
United States
Milton P. Allen
Colorado
Lawrence
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Leslie Robert Glass
Leland Anderson
H. A. Fitzgibbon
FBI
Fitzgibbon
William Troelstrup
Wreck Damages Estimated At 800 In Two Collisions
A two car crash at 19th and Iowa Street Monday evening caused about 800 in damage with no injuries. Wilma R. Kane and Carl D. Porter were the drivers. Porter stopped westbound when Kane swung wide, the cars broadsided and jumped a curb into a yard. A second collision at 8th and N Y Streets between Steven Aldrich and Larry Smith caused 225 in damage with no injuries.
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19Th
Iowa Sts
Wilma R. Kane
del. St
Carl D. Porter
R. I. St
Porter
19Th Street
Kane
Iowa Street
Steven W. Aldrich
1727 Brook
Larry M. Smith
Route 4
8Th
N. Y. Sts
Contingency Funds Discussed In School Budget Hearing
A budget hearing reviewed the 1963 64 expenditures and the 1964 65 allocations. Burgstahler proposed a $1 000 pledge for a public swimming pool subscription drive, while Wilson stressed the session focused on budgeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgstahler
Wilson
Recreation Commission
Fidel Castro threats escalate Cuba US clash after token attack
In Santiago Fidel Castro warned the United States of a shot for shot response if another American murder occurs at Guantanamo. He held a lengthy news conference for 33 American and 40 foreign journalists during celebrations of the 26th of July movement. Churchill honored in Commons as Britain's man of the century. A disturbance erupted as a youth shouted accusations and accused Churchill of treachery and war crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago, Cuba
Fidel Castro
United States
Cuba
U.S
Guantanamo Naval Base
Santiago
London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Britain
Churchill
Rochester officials plan gradual rollback after riot unrest
Governor Rockefeller visited Rochester to survey riot damage in the Negro sections and voiced shock and sadness. Officials discussed easing curbs as Sheriff Skinner said liquor restrictions could be lifted safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Albert Skinner
Meadowlark Wins First In Dancing at Red Circle Auction
The Meadowlark 4H Club won first place at the 13th annual Red Circle Auction near Brookville dancing the Happy Life. The Kansas Nebraska event featured 12 square dance groups with Meadowlark earning 40 dollars in top prize.
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Meadowlark 4H Club
CK Ranch
Brookville
Kansas
Nebraska
Nancy Callicott
Kenneth Callicott
Rhonda Kampschroeder
Clyde
Delbert Green
Lawrence
Meadowlark
Clinton Busy Beaver
Norma Denton
Norman Denton
Nancy Burnett
James Burnett
Donna Alford
Don Alford
Nancy Boehle
Gerald Boehle
Baldwin
Bill Boehle
Harold Boehle
Eudora
Lonnie Longstaff
Lyle Longstaff
Oskaloosa
Julian Weeks
Vincent Weeks
Lyle Weeks
Larry Green
Clinton Busy Bee
Jerry Harrell
Alvin Harrell
Richland
Joe Anderson
Carter Anderson
Jim Baldwin
Moreland Baldwin
Bill Hilbert
Russell Hilbert
Joyce Baldwin
Bank men reel in river tale of catfish from floodwater
Carrollton Kentucky bank officials Perry Dean and Jack Way recount a fish story after floodwaters from the Ohio River allegedly dropped a line from the window of the Kentucky State Bank and a one pound catfish was caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollton
Perry Dean
Jack Way
Kentucky State Bank
Card of Thanks to Hospital Staff and Friends
Fred Lisher expresses gratitude to the nurses on the 3rd floor, Dr Walters, Reed and Ed Jones, and relatives and friends for kindness during his hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Walters
Reed
Ed Jones
Fred Lisher
Post Office Burglars Indicted in New York
Thirteen men were indicted in New York as the largest post-office burglary gang operation in U S history. They allegedly stole about 680000 dollars in stamps and money orders in New Jersey post offices between January 12 and June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office
New York
New Jersey
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Lawrence High School
Carl S. Knox
Knox
Lawrence High
George Catt
Harland Bartholomew and Associates of
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Bob Stewart
D. O
Andy Anderson
Don L. Bailey
ST. John’s
Michael Moriarty
St. John’s Catholic Church
Father Moriarty
Larry Albertson
Albertson
Lawrence Memorial Co
Norman End
East
Lawrence Mills
Archie Mills
Law
Wunsch
Travis E. Glass
Robert B. Oyler
V. Ch
Carl Mingos
Treas
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