Lecompton Bridge Financing Question Dominates Lawrence Polls
Lawrence officials spar over paying for the proposed 1.25 million Lecompton Bridge as voters head to Tuesday’s primary. Elmer Ousdahl offers no plan, Walter Kampschroeder and Harvey Booth unavailable or away. Also: university theater showcases two nights of free one act plays, and a report on half-dollar shortages with treasury notes predicting a slow supply rebound.
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Douglas County
Elmer Ousdahl
Lecompton
Lecompton Bridge
Ousdahl
Walter Kampschroeder
Harvey Booth
Booth
University
Murphy A
Lawrence
U.S. Treasury Department
President Johnson Reshapes Commands in Japan
President Johnson upgraded the 1st and 2nd field forces in Japan and nominated Maj. Gen. Stanley R. Larsen and Maj. Gen. Jonathan O. Seaman for lieutenant general. Larsen has led the First Field Force since its activation last August and Seaman moved to command the 2nd Field Force after it was activated last March.
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Washington
Johnson
Japan
Stanley R. Larsen
Jonathan O. Seaman
Larsen
Seaman
Lao Brig. Gen Narasingh Flown to Walter Reed Hospital
Brig. Gen. Houmphanh Narasingh a 40 year old officer from Laos was evacuated by a U S military plane Thursday afternoon to Walter Reed Army Hospital Washington. The information office said the general suffered an acute myocardial infarction last weekend here at Fort Leavenworth.
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FT. Leavenworth
Kan
Houmphanh Narasingh
Laos
U. S
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
Littrell Former Coach and AD Dies at 65
Warren "Dink" Littrell, 65, longtime Coffeyville Community Junior College coach and athletic director, died at his home today after suffering a heart attack.
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Coffeyville, Kan
Warren “Dink” Littrell
Coffeyville Community Junior College
Teens in Chicago seek truce amid escalating gang violence
In Chicago on the South Side, efforts to end gang violence press on after two shootings and a spate of youth injuries. The Englewood Disciples and Blackstone Rangers declared a peace, though violence flared as an offshoot shot at rival members and a youth murder charge followed.
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Chicago
Floyd Cummings
Englewood Disciples
Blackstones
Blackstone Rangers
John Collins
Cummings
Collins
Andrew Schubert
Fire Department
Eighth Battalion
Schubert
East Side Disciples
O.W. Wilson
Wilson
Englewood
East Side
William Cannon
del Vikings
William Griffin
Rangers
Manager Named for KU Residence Hall
William W. Spotts has been appointed resident manager of Naismith Hall the new residence hall at 19th and Naismith opening in September for Kansas University students. He directed a food service operation at Marshall University from 1959 before joining Naismith Hall and has managed hotels in Texas South Dakota and Centre Hills Country Club. He is a Penn State graduate and WWII Coast Guard veteran. He will reside in Naismith Hall upon opening.
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William W. Spotts
Naismith Hall
19Th
Naismith
Kansas University
Spotts
Marshall University
Huntington
W. Va
Texas
South Dakota
Centre Hills Country Club
State College
Penn State University
U.S. Coast Guard
Bank Heist Shocks Americus Kansas Vault Burglary
Burglars broke into the Americus bank vault in Americus Kansas this morning and escaped with an estimated amount. Police investigated the break in and searched for clues and suspects. No injuries were reported.
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Americus, Kan
Americus Bank
Savings and Loan Hit by Two Bandits in Kansas City
Two bandits robbed the Plaza Savings and Loan Association in the Brookside center south Kansas City. They bound a janitor and two female employees with tape and rope, escaping with about 500 dollars. One carried a sawed-off shotgun, the other a pistol.
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Kansas City
Savings and Loan Association
Plaza Savings and Loan Association
Brookside
Two Old Bridges Highlight Kaw River Bridge Debate
Douglas County faces a $1.25 million bridge project with the county share set at 80 percent for Lecompton, while Lawrence needs a newer crossing due to heavy traffic. The Lecompton span is 68 years old with 300 daily crossings, and Lawrence sees about 12,265 daily crossings. Supporters say a new bridge near Lawrence is urgent. Lecompton backers push for a countywide share and a modern crossing of their own.
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Douglas County
Lecompton
Kaw River
Lawrence
Topeka
State Highway Commission
Four Seasons of Fun in Kansas brochure promotes year-round recreation
Kansas Department of Economic Development launches a statewide tourism drive centered on the Four Seasons of Fun in Kansas. A color brochure highlights hunting camping fishing and water sports with maps from the Forestry Fish and Game Commission and Water Resources Board. 250 000 copies printed and a $38 000 ad campaign targets national regional and metropolitan outlets inviting requests for the brochure.
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Topeka
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Kansas
State
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
State Water Resources Board
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Corps of Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
State Parks and Resources Authority
Jack Lacy
Lacy
Shanks Named Superintendent of Baldwin Unified District 348
Rex Shanks, former elementary and junior high principal in DeSoto schools for four years, becomes superintendent of Unified District 348 Baldwin schools. He succeeds Joe Cleavinger, who left Baldwin for the Sabetha school superintendency. Shanks is a native of Columbus.
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Rex Shanks
DeSoto
Baldwin Schools
Joe Cleavinger
Baldwin
Sabetha
Shanks
Columbus
Obituary notices and local life events from Tonganoxie area
James Cook 79 of Leavenworth died July 7 at home. Funeral in Leavenworth. Ralph Duryea Mills of Tonganoxie funeral at Tonganoxie Methodist Church with interment in Elmwood Cemetery Missouri. Birth announced: Roni Kristine Henak at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Grandparents named. Social visits and travel notes from Lawrence and Baldwin Park residents. Weekend guests include Gaylene Bozarth, Gerald and Gregory Baker, and others from Emporia and Edwardsville.
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James Cook
Leavenworth
Cook
Tonganoxie
Harry Cook
Ralph Duryea Mills
Tonganoxie Methodist Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Kansas City
Ronald Henak
Roni Kristine
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Walt Russell
Lawrence
Charles Henak
W. O. Flory
Gottlieb Nieder
Bill Hobbs
Baldwin Park
Calif
James Kabel
Arthur Turner
Gaylene Bozarth
Emporia
Jerry Baker
Gerald and
Gregory
Edwardsville
Reading girl endures losses from Viet Nam through faith and resolve
Reading Mass AP Diane Croce 22 mourns fiancé George Cottrill 20 killed July 6 in Viet Nam and brother Robert 20 a Marine lance corporal killed July 15. She recalls wedding plans and a life they hoped to build while insisting the Communists must be stopped.
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Reading
Mass
Viet Nam
Diane Croce
Robert
Diane
Navy
George Cottrill
Chillicothe
Ohio
Cottrill
Chelsea Naval Hospital
CIA Chief Forgiven For Critical Letter
Senate Foreign Relations Committee forgave CIA Director Richard Helms for a letter praising a Globe-Democrat editorial critical of Fulbright. Helms apologized after a two hour closed meeting, stating the letter was drafted by an assistant. Morse had urged resignation but failed to gain support.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
CIA
Richard M. Helms
J.W. Fulbright
Fulbright
Central Intelligence Agency
Helms
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Morse
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
United States
Brickbats
Globe
Democrat
Foreign Relations Committee
Armed Services and
Appropriations
Eugene J. McCarthy
Dminn
Silent Service
Johnson
William F. Raborn
Camden to Hear Sale of WCAM Municipal Radio Station
The Federal Communications Commission orders a hearing into the proposed sale of WCAM in Camden New Jersey to a private company. Other cities with municipally owned stations include New York Dallas and Jacksonville.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Camden
N.J
WCAM
New York
Dallas
Tex
Jacksonville
Fla
One man one vote panel orders Louisiana reapportionment
A three judge federal panel in New Orleans ordered the Louisiana Legislature to reapportion both houses on a one man one vote basis by January 1. If not, all legislative candidates will be required to run at large in the 1967 elections.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Roasting Tip Mentions Onion Salt Flavor Note
A brief cooking tip suggests seasoning the chicken interior with onion salt for enhanced flavor. The note closes with contact line for Ruimn sey Funeral Home VI 8-5111-Adv. and a generic service slogan.
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Ruimnsey Funeral Home
Funeral rites for M S Winter attract 500 plus attendees
More than 500 mourners attended the funeral of M S Winter, a longtime auto dealer rancher and civic leader, at Trinity Episcopal Church. He died Tuesday night at 66 after a heart condition. Burial followed at Memorial Park Cemetery.
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M. S. Winter
Trinity Episcopal Church
Winter
Harvard Wilbur
Trinity
Leopold Hopps
Grace Church of
Ottawa
Wilbur
Trinity Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Richard Barber
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Warren Rhodes
Lawrence
Homer Broers
Eudora
Bert Collard
Leavenworth
Reece Harris
Coldwater
Card of Thanks for Memorial Hospital Care
I thank Dr. Ralph Johnson and Dr. John Walkahle and Memorial nurses and staff for hospitality care and kindness during my stay at Memorial Hospital I also thank my friends for cards phone calls and visits Sirag Krogeer from Saudi Arabia
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Ralph Johnson
John Walkahle
Memorial Hospital
Sirag Krogeer
Saudi Arabia
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