KU Centennial Commencement Draws Noted Alumni and Officials
Forty past recipients of KU's distinguished service citation will attend the centennial commencement. Among them are Alf Landon former Kansas governor and 1936 presidential nominee Julius C Holmes former ambassador Clifford Seibel known as Mr Helium Melvin Griffith malaria control director Robert Reed former editor and agricultural attache Fred Soper health specialist Walter Thiele and former Kansas Supreme Court justices Hugo Wedell and others.
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United States
U.S
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas University
Alf Landon
Topeka
Kansas
Julius C. Holmes
Teheran
U.S. Foreign Service
Iran
Clifford W. Seibel
Amarillo
Tex
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Melvin E. Griffith
New Delhi
U.S. Public Health Service
Walter G. Thiele
Hugo T. Wedell
Wichita
Russians Everywhere Berlin Brigade Proud Unit
Brig Gen Hay leads 6000 U S troops in Berlin Brigade 110 miles inside East Germany. He cites harassment and delays but calls the mission a success in keeping West Berlin free and allied rights. His background includes paratrooper service and the Silver Star with combat in Italy and Korea.
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East Germany
U.S
West Germany
Berlin
Hay
West Berlin
Rim
Oregon
Crater Lake
10Th Mountain Division
Italy
1011St Airborne Division
Korea
Surveyor 1 Carried Flag to Moon by Hughes Team
Surveyor 1 carried an American flag to the moon’s surface with a 4 by 6 inch flag purchased for 23 cents. Sheldon Shallon, Hughes Aircraft chief surveyor project scientist, said two Hughes engineers placed the flag inside the craft’s tubular frame before launch.
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Pasadena
Calif
U.S
Sheldon Shallon
Surveyor
Hughes Aircraft, Co
Shallon
Hughes
Eudora graduates host guests at high school commencement
Eudora High School marked commencement with twin grads Julian and William Weeks and twins Thoman and Frederick Mersmann. Local families and out of town visitors attended, including relatives from Kansas University, Desoto, Emporia, and Mexico. A PTA scholarship recipient plans to attend KU as others prepare for summer Bible school and alumni banquet.
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Julian
William V. Weeks
Lyle Weeks
Eudora High School
Thoman
Frederick Mersmann
W. Mersmann
J. F. Stinson
Matthew Lawrence
Salema Montes
Matmormas
Mexico
Weeks
Vincent
PTA
Kansas University
Pete Edelbrock
Alta Jennings
DeSoto
Clea Rhoades
Edebrook
Rhoades
Millard Murray
Lawrence
Lois Holmes
Emporia
Indianapolis
Ind
Eudora
Harvey Doud
David
Debbie
Don Morley
Lebanon
Harold Morley
Don Joslin
New Providence
N. J
O. E. Westerhouse
Earl Moody
Kansas City
Kan
Mary Moody
Lill Fuller
Southern Baptist Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School
Ralph Schmidt
House Approves 1 Billion Dollar Annual Cap on Aid Loan Fund
AR: The House Foreign Affairs Committee votes to cap the economic development loan fund at one billion dollars per year, 250 million below the administration’s request for the five year period. WASHINGTON AP President Johnson begins early budget work for fiscal 1968 with a White House meeting set with Budget Director Schultze and Deputy Director Hughes. He will present the fiscal 1968 budget to Congress in January for the year starting July 1, 1967. AR: Sen Thomas J. McIntyre says NATO defense relies on air and sea power, cites new cargo aircraft and Polaris missiles, and suggests reexamining the U S troop posture in Europe. AR: Western Union Telegraph Co and the AFL-CIO Commercial Teleg raphers Union extend the contract deadline to June 7, with retroactive wage increases from May 31, ending a nationwide walkout. Offic es back to normal including Albany, workers sought 7 and 6 percent raises over two years.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Economic Development Loan Fund
Edward J. Derwinski
R-Ill
Johnson
White House
Charles Schultze
Sam Hughes
Congress
Thomas J. McIntyre
Europe
New Hampshire Democrat
Senate
NATO Alliance
U.S
Western Union Telegraph Co
Afl-Cio Commercial Telegraphers Union
Albany
N.Y
Western Union
Heath Seeks Courtesy Visit With Johnson at White House
Edward Heath, leader of the British Conservative party, calls on President Johnson in a courtesy visit at the White House. Adm. David L. McDonald has informed Defense Secretary McNamara in a memo released by a House committee.
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Edward Heath
President Johnson
White House
David L. McDonald
Navy
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Navy argues for nuclear power on new warships
A commentator warns that limiting propulsion to conventional power could have grave implications for national security. The Securities and Exchange Commission expands into a new eight story building near Capitol Hill at a cost of seven million dollars.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Capitol Hill
Johnson speech on civil rights at White House conference
President Johnson frames civil rights as a deep rooted issue of pride and prejudice that cannot be resolved by a single man or administration. He stresses the urgency of collective action for the nation’s future.
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Johnson
White House
Motel Bed Missing From Unattended Room
Motel operator William Grote reported a double bed and mattress stolen from an unoccupied room in Boyne Falls Michigan. Police were told the room had been unchecked for two weeks due to slow business and remained unrented during that period.
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Boyne Falls
Mich
William Grote
Grote
Daimler Benz Scholarship Awarded to KU Student
Karen Hall a Kansas University junior from McPherson receives the Daimler-Benz scholarship for the Advanced Summer Language Institute in Eutin Germany. The $250 award is donated by Daimler-Benz of Stuttgart makers of Mercedes Benz.
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Karen Hall
Kansas University
McPherson
Daimler- Benz
Eutin
Germany
Daimler-Benz Company
Stuttgart
Mercedes-Benz
Mowing Woes Prompt Michigan Growth Control Test
Lansing AP reports Michigan highway director Howard Hill spends about 1.5 million dollars yearly on grass along shoulders and rights of way. He tests maleic hydrazide growth inhibitor to cut mowing costs, estimating a reduction of about 90 dollars per acre annually along the Edsel Ford Expressway slopes.
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Lansing
Mich
Howard Hill
Hill
Michigan Highway Director
Detroit
Tavern Owner Cleared In Civil Rights Case
A district court jury in Hutchinson Kansas found Beverly Brophy operator of the Coco Room not guilty of denying service to two Black individuals on race grounds. Prosecutor Richard Rome argued Tony Nunley and Camilla West were refused service March 4 in violation of a state law banning such discrimination by licensed restaurants.
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Hutchinson, Kan
Beverly Brophy
Richard Rome
Tony Nunley
Camilla West
One Room Schools fading in Kentucky decline to 422
Kentucky’s one room schools have fallen from 3 278 to 422 over 17 years. Most remain in the mountainous eastern region with only nine statewide.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Luna 10 Falls Silent After Moon Orbit Mission
The Soviet Luna 10 unmanned spacecraft, the moon's first artificial satellite, has run out of power and stopped transmitting to Earth. It entered close lunar orbit on April 3 and remained in radio contact until May 30, total 219 transmissions, Tass reported.
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Moscow
Earth
Tass
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