Grandmother Earns Degree Fulfilling Family tradition
Ruth Leitnaker, 61, a Baker University graduate in Baldwin, joins a lineage of alumni including her husband F C Leitnaker and two sons. Born in China, she returned to the U S at age five to pursue English studies, later teaching journalism and public relations. The Leitnaker clan counts 16 grandchildren.
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Baker University
Baldwin
F. C. Leitnaker
Baker
Leitnaker
Baldwin Ledger
The
Ledger
Dean Richards
Leitaker
Jim Leitnaker
Claire
George Tamblyn
Prairie Village
Frank Leitaker
Chapel Hill
N.C
Mrs. Leitnaker
China
Nixon Bears Bright Spot In California Primary
Nixon held his home-state lead firm as Brown ran well ahead of him in California yet again. Shell urged caution, while Kuchel won renomination amid right wing opposition. In Hartford Alsop clinched the gubernatorial bid on the eighth ballot, as Put Off looms for Senate and House races. Connecticut Democrats plan July nominations.
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California
Brown
Sen
Kuchel
Richard Richards
John Birch Society
John H. Rousselot
Edgar Hiestand
Birch Society
H. J. Richardson
Hartford
Conn
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Stewart
Joseph Alsop
GOP
Bedwin JH
May
U.S. Senate
John ©. Lodge
Senate
Prescott Bush
Connecticut
Senate and governor primaries shape South Dakota race
Sen Case won renomination in SD as George McGovern ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Idaho Gov Smylie and others also won party nods while Montana and Mississippi races produced notable matchups. Arch ie Gubbrud and Ralph Herseth set for rematch in Idaho’s GOP primary featured.
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Case
South Dakota
George McGovern
U.S. Food For Peace
McGovern
Archie Gubbrud
Ralph Herseth
Rep
Whitten
Rep. Smith
Mississippi
Kansas colleges join USAF college aid program
Hill Jr of Indianapolis, head of United Student Aid Funds, spoke on the program. The Kansas Bankers Association sponsors its College Reserve Program of USAF to aid needy college students. Washburn University joined, bringing Kansas participants to 12 with KU also in the plan.
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Kansas Bankers Association
Usaf, Inc
Washburn University
Kansas
Delbert Mathia Announces Bid for County Clerk Re‑Election
Delbert Mathia, 43, Republican and four term county clerk candidate, announces re election bid. A lifelong Douglas County resident and veteran, he trained in real estate and business schools and held leadership roles in county clerk associations. He has served in World War II and supported local youth programs in Lawrence. no other county offices are currently contested.
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Mathia
Douglas County
Kansas City
Abilene
Tex
National Association of Assessing Officers
Legislative Committee
County Clerks Assn
Kansas
South Pacific
Lawrence
Junior Legion
Vacation Pak service boosts plans with added charge
Include in your plans Journal World notes a Vacation Pak add on with an extra charge. Adv copy hints at value and timing for readers seeking enhanced travel options.
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Journal- World
iNq
Journal-World
Itch Season Returns as Bugs Spread Across Grasslands
Outdoor season brings the chigger back as a common itch source. The six legged larvae bite through tight clothing, leaving itchy welts after injecting an enzyme that dissolves surface skin tissue. Preventive tips include protective clothing, repellents on skin and lawn, and treating bites with grease or nail polish.
Nixon in Business At New Stand And Battle Royal Seen
SAN FRANCISCO AP Rich ard M. Nixon is back in business at a new stand as the Republican nominee for governor of California. The former vice president swept to a primary victory over Joseph C. Shell with about 70 percent of the party vote and faces an uphill general election against Democratic Gov. Edmund G. Brown. Kennedy plans to campaign for Brown and Eisenhower may speak at fundraisers for Nixon. Goldwater is not favored by Nixon and Kuchel who oppose his campaign in California.
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Kennedy
Smylie
Idaho
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John Hawley
Boise
Frank Church
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Leo Graybill Jr
Democrac
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Wayne W. Montgomery
Arnold Olsen
Battin
Olsen
San Francisco
Richard M. Nixon
California
Joseph C. Shell
Nixon
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Palm Springs
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
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Goldwater
Plea for Peace May Spare Ex-Gen Jouhaud
Paris dispatch reports President de Gaulle may commute ex general Edmond Jouhaud’s death sentence in the Algeria crisis. A government spokesman said Jouhaud’s appeal for an end to terrorism was discussed, with potential clemency if it serves national interests. Jouhaud urged Salan to accept Algerian independence and halt violence.
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Algeria
de Gaulle
Raoul Salan
Secret Army
Supreme Court
Secret
Salan
No Solution Yet For Color Press Union Talks Fail
The Kansas Color Press and the Lawrence Typographical Union No. 570 ITU AFL CIO failed to reach a contract and no new talks are scheduled. About 42 workers are union members, roughly 20 percent of the production force. The company expects about a 25 percent drop in orders and a workforce reduction. Economic and contract language issues were nearly settled, but the union refused to provide written assurances. The company says complying would violate federal and state law.
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Kansas Color Press
Lawrence Typographical Union No. 570
Itu-Afl-Cio
Lawrence
Color Press
Mauldin Leaves St Louis Post-Dispatch for Chicago Sun Times
ST LOUIS AP Bill Mauldin resigns as editorial cartoonist from the St Louis Post Dispatch effective June 22 after four years with the paper. A two time Pulitzer Prize winner, he gained fame for Willie and Joe wartime drawings for Stars and Stripes and received his first Pulitzer in 1944. He will work for the Chicago Sun Times and its syndicate.
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Bill Mauldin
Chicago Sun-Times
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mauldin
Willie
Joe
Stars and Stripes
School Board approves Woodlawn site purchase for play area
The Board of Education approved buying a 60 by 161 foot strip adjacent to Woodlawn for 700 dollars to expand play space. Other actions included new metal fabrication and elementary electronics classes at Lawrence High, bids for Sunset Hill drainage and fill, and support for a summer Driver Education program. Eight Brackett pupils may transfer to West Junior High. Resignations were accepted for eight staff members.
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Lawrence High School
Sunset Hill
Brackett
Lawrence
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Carol I. Abrahamson
Judy Johnson
Kay Johnson
Rhoda McAllister
Betty Lee Swearingen
Selma Taylor
Howard Johnson
Doris Lindt
Oral Polio Vaccine Drive Slows in Second Phase
The second phase of the county mass immunization program reports 4 714 residents vaccinated at the Lawrence Community Building on Tuesday and 23 500 in May, near the 25 000 goal. Dr. Dale Clinton calls turnout very disappointing but notes planned daily doses and additional clinic sites. Type I vaccines may return next spring and Type III in November.
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Dale Clinton
Lawrence Clinic
Clinton
Marion Township
Eudora
Lecompton
Watkins Hospital
Kansas University
City district backs plan as merchants attend meeting
City commissioners heard a 40,869 dollar bid from Union Construction Co for the 1962 street resurfacing program. They authorized a truck routes ordinance to protect Massachusetts Street, reviewed a sewer district plan at the American Lutheran Church site near Centennial and Harvard, and considered an alternative sewer plan for the 7th and Lyon Street area while tabling a rezoning request for multiple dwellings in the 1600 block of New Hampshire.
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Kansas City
Massachusetts Street
American Lutheran Church
Centennial and
Harvard Road
7Th
Lyon Sts
New Hampshire
Boy 14 Injured In Car Bike Mishap In Lawrence
A 14 year old Lawrence boy suffered minor injuries in a bicycle car accident Tuesday afternoon in the alley between Massachusetts and Vermont Streets. Robert Calvert of 26 Lawrence Ave was treated for cuts and bruises and released. Damage to the bicycle was slight. The car was driven by Sarah H Marshall, 39, of 620 Vermont Street.
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Massachusetts
Vermont
Lawrence
Robert Calvert
Lawrence Ave
Calvert
Sarah H. Marshall
Vt. St
No Steps Necessary for Family or Friends Rumsey Notice
Funeral home advertisement from Rumsey Funeral Home advises no steps are required for family or friends for a memorial or service with advance planning under file V13-511J Adv.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for support after bereavement
The Charles Lathrom Family and Grant Eichorn thank Rey Hamilton friends relatives and neighbors for cards food flowers and kindness after bereavement. They acknowledge Dr Learned and hospital staff at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for care and visits.
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Learned
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Charles Lathrom
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