Weather notes and a rattlesnake visit in Lawrence
Lawrence residents heard new precise forecasts as Douglas County joins a 10 zone weather system. A rattlesnake, four feet long with five rattles, was killed in a back yard five miles south of Lawrence. The Kiddie Karnival at South Park was postponed to next Saturday due to weather. Proceeds support the Lawrence Community Nursery School.
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Harold R. Skinner
Route 2
Lawrence
Mrs. Skinner
Skinner
Topeka Weather Bureau
Douglas County
Marshall, Nemaha, Brown, Doniphan
Atchison, Riley
Pottawatomie
Jackson
Jefferson
Leavenworth
Geary
Wabaunsee
Shawnee
Johnson
South Park
Lawrence Community Nursery School
Ala. St
Hoover Improves Slightly in Illness Battle
Former President Herbert Hoover, 88, remained seriously ill with a gastro intestinal condition but showed improvement. Doctors reported no ongoing bleeding and noted his age makes the situation cautiously hopeful.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Waldorf-Astoria
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gettysburg
KU Grad a Candidate for Young GOP Post
Jerry Dickson a 1963 KU graduate from Newton is one of two young Kansas Republicans seeking offices at the Young Republican National Convention in San Francisco. A June graduate with a B A in political science and economics he leads the conservative faction for national chairman of the collegiate section and was student body president this year. Ward White of Russell a Cornell law student is the other Kansas candidate for the same post.
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Jerry Dickson
Newton
Kansas University
San Francisco
Dickson
Young Republican Federation
Kansas
Ward White
Russell
Cornell University
Spiritual Singers Wings Over Jordan In Local Concert
The Wings Over Jordan spiritual singers perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Lawrence Community Building at 115 West 11th Street. Sponsored by the Men’s Club of St. Luke’s A M E Church. The group has appeared on network radio and produced several recordings. Admission price will be listed at the door.
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Wings Over Jordan Spiritual Singers
Lawrence
11Th St
Men’s Club of
St. Luke's
A.M.E
Wings Over Jordan Group
Fire knocks 7500 Independence telephones out of service
A manhole fire sparked by welding ignited leaked gas and cut about 7,500 Independence phones from service as workers prepared to lay a new line. No injuries were reported.
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Independence
Air Force Trio Said Nabbed in Ward Profumo Affair
The New York Journal American claims three U.S. Air Force members are ensnared in the Ward Profumo scandal in London. British Intelligence and Scotland Yard reportedly keep their names secret while one lead ties to a man described by Ward as a senior naval officer in a France locale. The services deny any knowledge of aviation personnel involvement.
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NEW York
New York Journal-American
U.S. Air Force
London
Scotland Yard
Stephen Ward
Christine Keeler
France
Air Force
Navy
Safety Slogan Winners Announced at Eudora
The Eudora 4-H Club sponsors a safety slogan contest with prizes to be awarded at 7:30 p.m. on June 25 in the shelter building at Eudora City Park. Winners include Linda Trober and Rozann Nusbaum in the senior division, Connie Gilroy and Cathie Anderson in the junior division, and Larry Gray and Annette Schopper in the primary division.
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Eudora 4-H Club
Eudora City Park
Eudora
Linda Trober
Rozann Nusbaum
Connie Gilroy
Cathie Anderson
Larry Gray
Annette Schopper
Award to High Bidder Explained by Gilpatric
Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell L. Gilpatric said he awarded the $18 million X-22 warplane contract to Bell Aerosystems Co. of Buffalo over Douglas Aircraft Co. of Santa Monica because Bell has a better chance to succeed. Navy evaluators rated Douglas design superior but Bell won the bid.
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Washington
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Bell Aerosystems Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Douglas Aircraft Co
Santa Monica
Calif
Bell’s
Navy
Douglas
Three Car Crash Kills Two Near Harrisonville
A three car crash on the U S 71 by pass about three miles north of Harrisonville killed two teenagers Gerald Lyon 17 and Earl Wayne Flanary 17 of Harrisonville. Injured critically was Elmer Roller 21 of Garden City taken to St Luke s Hospital Kansas City. Orren G Snyder 49 of Independence and his wife Emma 54 were injured in another car while Clarence Venable 46 of Kansas City escaped injury.
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Harrisonville
U. S. 71
Gerald Lyon
Earl Wayne Flanary
Lyon
Elmer Roller
Garden City
St. Luke's Hospital
Kansas City
Orren G. Snyder
Indpendence
Emma
Clarence Venable
Troops Withdrawn as Racial Tension Eases in South
Washington reports the withdrawal of troops from Fort McClellan Alabama underway as racial tensions ease in several Southern areas.related entities include Fort McClellan and Washington context and dates implied today.
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Washington
Fort McClellan
Ale
Steve and Eydie in a hassle over Rochester revue
Steve Lawrence and Ey die Gorme faced a dispute with producer Dennis Ritz in Rochester over an outdoor show postponed Friday. Manager Kenneth Greengrass said the couple were relieved of their contractual obligations due to numerous breaches after Ritz failed to provide a stage, microphone, and equipment at Red Wing Stadium. Ritz cited inclement weather for the postponement.
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Steve Lawrence
Eydie Gorme
Rochester
N.Y
Kenneth Greengrass
Tech
Greengrass
Lawrence
Miss Gorme
Dennis Ritz
Ritz
Red Wing Stadium
Khrushchev Says West Must Concede for Test Ban
Khrushchev told Soviet editors that any concessions on a nuclear test ban must come from the West. He supported Kennedy’s push for better East-West ties but rejected on site inspections, arguing they are unnecessary to guard underground tests. The USSR had proposed up to three inspections, while the United States asked for seven.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
West
Kennedy
American University
Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Medgar Evers Warned Before His Death in Driveway Shooting
NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers, killed in Mississippi, had received an anonymous warning call. Rev. Donald L. Tucker, NAACP leader, recalled Evers reporting a caller tapping a gun to the phone and saying it would kill him. Tucker spoke at an NAACP rally about daily death threats.
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Kansas City
Medgar Evers
NAACP
Donald L. Tucker
Greenwood
Miss
Evers
Medgar
D.L
Tucker
Leflore County
The
Communications Chief vows not to surrender
Kansas City AP reports CWA President Joseph A. Beirne closed the convention pledging the union will never yield to Teamsters influence. Teamsters campaign targets New York telephone workers. five members expelled for attempting to hand units to the Teamsters. Names include R. G. Arnold A. D. Bigler C. L. Whobrey J. W. Hightower and Ralph Sten.
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Kansas City
Communications Workers of America
Teamsters Union
Joseph A. Beirne
CWA
Beirne
James Hoffa
Teamsters
New York
R. G. Arnold
A. D. Bigler
C. L. Whobrey
Evansville
Ind
J. W. Hightower
Ralph Stanen
San Francisco
Rainmaking Generators Planned for Louisiana and Arkansas
In Monroe Louisiana rainmaking generators will be set up in northeast Louisiana and southern Arkansas on Sunday to break a drought. The Northeast Louisiana Water Resources Corp signed a six month contract for weather modification operations with J P Krick Meteorological Corp of Denver Colorado.
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Monroe
Louisiana
Arkansas
Northeast Louisiana Water Resources Corp
J. P .Krick Meteorological Corp
Denver
Colo
Kansas Education Council report pushes KU growth plans
The Kansas Citizens Council for Education releases a non partisan report urging bold growth for the University of Kansas and state schools. Lawrence leaders and KU alumni are urged to plan now to attract students, faculty, and funding to keep KU from mediocrity and to become a regional giant.
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Kansas Citizens Council For Education
Kansas
Lawrence
James Hitt
Mt. Oread
Kansas State
Wichita
KU Law School
Washburn Law School
Topeka
State University
Lawrélice
Citizens Council For Education
Forest of State
Trans Mississippi West
Tear Gas Used to Halt North Carolina Melee
In Fayetteville North Carolina police used tear gas to disperse a noisy anti segregation demonstration. About 200 Negroes were arrested as crowds of singers and jeering whites clashed near the city hall where 500 demonstrators formed a circle. Fire trucks with hoses were deployed after rock throwing reports.
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North Carolina
Bombers Upset Soviet in Far East Tense Note Tokyo
The United States bombers in Japan, armed with F105 jets carrying nuclear weapons, triggered a grave shift in the Far East, prompting a protest from the Soviet Union to the foreign office.
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Tokyo
U.S
Japan
Far East
Soviet Union
Foreign Office
Police hunt gang after Mississippi Alabama taunts stabbing
Detroit police seek a group of about 10 Negro youths who stabbed and beat Anthony Duva, a 42 year old auto plant worker, outside a west side school after he went to pick up his children Joanne 8 and Annette 9. Duva said attackers yelled That's for Mississippi and That's for Alabama and left him in temporarily serious condition.
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Detroit
Mississippi
Alabama
Anthony Duva
Duva
West Side
Joanne
Annette
Wharton Named Kansas State Chairman of Draft Goldwater
William Wharton of Wichita is chosen Kansas state chairman for the National Draft Goldwater Committee. The announcement was made Friday at the committee headquarters in Washington.
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Washington
William Wharton
Wichita
Kansas State
Cleveland riot ends citys peace after white attacks
AP report details a night of racial violence in Cleveland when white mobs hurled rocks at Negro residents after a Thursday assault on white youths. Police dispersed crowds at Rockefeller Park. one officer injured, cars damaged, 10 arrests. Mayor Locher vowed police readiness and potential aid if needed.
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Cleveland
Rockefeller Park
East 79Th Street
Ralph S. Locher
Oil-Atomic Union Proposes Joint Labor-Management Study
The Oil Chem and Atomic Workers Union unveiled a plan to improve job security and industry efficiency. President O A Knight said the policy committee approved forming joint labor management study committees with major oil firms to prevent layoffs and meet demand. The move aims to reduce strikes caused by management demands for flexible work practices amid unemployment fears.
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Denver AP
Oil, Chemcal and Atomic Workers Union
O. A. Knight
Knight
Two Missourians Arrested After Inebriated Bank Job
In Hermitage Missouri two men Howard Bruton 39 and Ernest England 62 were arrested two hours after the Bank of Hermitage robbery. Officials identify Bruton as the gunman and England as the getaway driver. A sawed off shotgun and $600 were seized in Camden County.
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Hermitage, Mo
Bank of Hermitage
Howard Bruton
Ernest J. England
Hermitage
Ralph Nevins
Bruton
England
Camden County
Russell Osborne
Hickory County
Osborne
William Curtis
Bank Vice Press
Curtis
Spring frost cuts berry yields. root crops mostly normal
The season saw lower berry production from older plants with a 40 percent drop expected. Freeze spared raspberries but dry weather reduced size and plumpness. Underground crops like carrots onions beets and potatoes run about normal. The main uncertainty is rainfall timing.
City Recreation Programs Offer Summer Activities
Playground through Fridays features courses in drawing painting crafts and enamel. A fishing derby begins 8 30 a m Saturday June 22 at Marys Lake co sponsored by the Recreation Commission and the Douglas County Sportsmen Association. Day camp at Centennial Park fields for ages 7 through 14 runs in six one week sessions from June 24 to July 26. Adventures in Nature starts Monday for sixth and seventh graders with bird study tracking fishing camping and astronomy at the Community Building. Baseball for boys 9 through 18 is underway with registration ongoing at the Recreation office. The South Park wading pool opens 1 15 p m Monday and will operate 1 to 5 p m weekdays all summer for ages 10 and under.
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Mary’s Lake
23Rd Street
Haskell Avenue
Recreation Commission
Douglas County Sportsman's Association
Centennial Park
South Park
Evers killing remains unsolved amid FBI inquiry
The shooter who killed Evers last Wednesday near his home doorway remains at large as police and the FBI pursue leads. Chief Pierce notes the Washington lab has not sent a full report and he will not disclose findings. Evidence includes a rifle with scope, the fatal bullet, and a rifle fingerprint. Desegregation protests in Jackson proceed despite a Supreme Court ruling.
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Evers
FBI
Pierce
Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Jackson
Charles Jones
Campbell College For
Robert L. Carter
NAACP
Supreme Court
Weather update notes slow start and April frost damage
Rainfall slowed this spring but must continue to keep crops green. Tomatoes, sweet corn, and peppers suffered in the April 36 frost yet many were replanted and expected to yield well with adequate moisture. Chester M. Lessenden reports visible corn growth after recent rain. About half of the strawberries remain.
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Chester M. Lessenden
Ohio St
North
Lawrence
Get the Journal World at your summer address
Advertisement notes a summer address subscription option for the Journal-World with a phone number VI 3 1000 for contact and ordering.
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Journal-World
Clergy Reacts to Evers Assassination Calls for Action
The Most Rev. Richard O. Gerow, a Southern native, terms the assassination of Evers a shocking event and urges positive steps to recognize the grievances of the Negro population.
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Evers
Richard O. Gerow
Deep South
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