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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1964
Page
13
An Aberdeen typhoid outbreak expanded with 37 new cases bringing total hospital patients to 227, including 197 confirmed. Officials traced possible source to a supermarket meat slicer, while others blamed deteriorating hygiene in public lavatories after staff withdrawals. Schools closed and social life halted. One death reported.
In New Orleans on Canal Street, shiny new air conditioned buses run today replacing ancient streetcars. Streetcar No. 958 made a pre-dawn farewell run with a cheering crowd aboard as riders booed every passing bus, marking the end of an era.
KU’s class of 1924 has 100 percent alumni association membership after anonymous gifts from its members aided the drive. About 120 attended a Sunday luncheon in the Kansas Union where J Wayne McCoy chaired and Chet Shore recalled era 1920 24. Other speakers included L C Woodruff and Fred Ellsworth.
West ern Union and about 24 000 telegraphers reached a contract to avert a nationwide strike. E L Hageman said there would be no strike. The deal boosts pay by six cents now and seven more cents next June 1, raises pensions and grants four weeks vacation after 20 years.
Kansas traffic death log shows 48 hours to 9 am Monday totaling 6 for May 52 for June 0 for 1964 and 228 for comparable 1963 period 202.
President Johnson calls for more flags to support South Viet Nam while the United States continues to bear the largest share of aid. More than 18 nations have replied favorably. U S aid to South Viet Nam accounts for about 97 percent of total foreign assistance, with other nations adding only a small and likely expanding share.
In Honolulu AP top U S strategists open secret talks on Southeast Asia as Laos coalition crumbles. Key figures Dean Rusk Henry Cabot Lodge and Robert S McNamara arrive for two day session at Pacific Command near Pearl Harbor to discuss rising communist aggression and attacks in Laos and South Vietnam.
Malaysia warned it may cancel a Tokyo summit next week if Indonesia refuses to withdraw guerrillas from Malaysian Borneo. A Foreign Office spokesman denounced Jakarta’s weekend statement as a sign it does not seek a peaceful settlement of the dispute.
The Senate enters what may be the climactic month of the 1964 civil rights debate. The 67th session on the House-passed bill opens after Memorial Day recess with Mansfield promising earlier sessions to speed the debate and aiming for a cloture vote by June 10.
Ernest W. Burke, minister of the North Lawrence Christian Church, 647 Elm St, was ordained Sunday afternoon at the church. He has served the Lawrence church for nearly two years and will receive his A B degree at Kansas University tonight. He plans to enter seminary this fall with sermon by Dr Dyre Campbell and several church leaders participating.
Bishop Ensley Baker spoke on one mark of an educated person at the Baker University commencement. Honorary degrees were given to Bishop F Gerald Ensley Truman McEver and Rev Alfred D Hager. Alumni citations were awarded to Mrs Nina Conger Hurst Majors Harley Haskins and Rev Arthur Coole. A Bible inscribed by Lyndon B Johnson was added to the Quayle Bible Collection. New Alumni Council members include Miller Anderson Dean Zook Ronald Sundbye Virginia Cleland Clifford Long Alice Callahan Tom Hedrick. Scarborough delivered baccalaureate remarks stressing peace through religious living.
A brief note discusses the chance to pass on benefits received in a liberal arts institution. The text emphasizes education as a channel for broader social gain and future opportunities.
U S District Judge Arthur J. Stanley Jr. of Bethel Kansas is named president of the Henry Leavenworth chapter of the Association for the United States Army. He succeeds postmaster Ted Bland of Kansas City in the role.
A robbery at Service Grocery 416 E 9th St during Saturday night saw a radio valued at 50 dollars and chewing tobacco with cigars stolen. Police report entry via a screen removed from the north store room window. window was unlocked. Loss totaled about 80 dollars.
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