Expert cites death by own action rates in US steady
Kansas University psychologist Dr. Charles Neuringer told a Lawrence audience that while estimates range up to 100,000 annual personal crisis deaths, he believes the actual rate today is not higher than in the past. He noted 80 percent of cases involve Caucasians, with higher rates among Protestants and lower among Catholics and Jews, and that peak attempts occur at ages 20 to 30.
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America
Kansas University
Lawrence
Charles Neuringer
Douglas County Association For Mental Health
Plymouth Congregational Church
Neuringer
United States
Los Angeles
Dr. Neuringer
Kansas
Kansas City
Girls State leaders draft education and civic plans
The program outlines high school government coursework, raises for teachers, mandatory driver and civil defense courses, highway and park beautification, student courts for teen offenders, and hospital improvements. Girls Staters dine at 6 15 pm in the Kansas Union with KU Chancellor Wescoe attending. The state Senate and House convene Thursday with the governor and officials sworn in at 7 30 pm.
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Kansas Union
W. Clarke Wescoe
Senate
House
William Avery
McKinney Urges Regional Water Pollution Lab for Missouri Basin
McKinney outlines pollution from agriculture and industry in the Missouri River basin and calls for a regional water pollution laboratory to coordinate research. He notes KU’s Burt Environmental Health Laboratory and funding from the Kansas Health Department and Livestock Association, highlighting microbiology and hydraulics advances.
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Missouri River
McKinney
Mayor Breakfast Meeting Scheduled in Virginia Inn
City officials from the city and county along with chamber of commerce board of education and Kansas University representatives will meet at 7 30 a m Thursday in the Virginia Inn to discuss intergovernmental cooperation and the potential for regular meetings, per City Manager Ray Wells.
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Chamber of Commerce
Board of Education
Kansas University
Ernest Pulliam
Virginia Inn
Ray Wells
Mane Wey Funeral Notice Clarifies Diome Ady
A brief funeral notice records the death of Mane Wey Diome with service details for Viv-SL11 community figures, noting the date and location of the rites and the family's request for condolences.
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Manewey
Ady
Viet Vet Recalls Copter Collision At Fort Benning
An eyewitness, a Viet Nam veteran, described the helicopter crash at Fort Benning in which 18 soldiers died when two Army assault helicopters collided during a training flight. Investigators note the formation was tight and both choppers struck in midair or shortly after takeoff. officials express sorrow for the losses.
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Viet Nam
Ft. Benning
John A. Heintges
Infantry Center
Wade Ladue
Little Danger Ahead for U S
New York AP Gardner Ackley chief economic adviser to President Johnson said there is little danger the nation's economic engine will overheat or run out of gas. He warned of pitfalls during growth but expects a long expansion. Ackley contrasted today’s period with the 1920s boom and bust and cited stabilizing structural changes and a strong federal role as a key difference.
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New York
Gardner Ackley
Johnson
American Marketing Association
Ackley
William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Martin
U S Not Pleased With Viet Developments
U S Ambassador Maxwell D Taylor met with Maj. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu and Brig. Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky in Saigon as the United States expressed unease with recent political moves. Thieu named chairman of the junta and likely Vietnam head of state while Ky was set to head the executive section and likely premiership.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
United States
Taylor
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
Junta
Air Force
Musicbe Larry Long Leads Starlight Camp Staff
Larry Long, choreographer and ballet master with Ruth Page's Chicago Opera Ballet for four seasons, served as ensemble staging director at Starlight Theatre Kansas City. Guest conductors include Thomas Nee Twin City Symphony Gene Kenny Texas Tech Victor Alessandro San Antonio Symphony Harry John Brown Milwaukee Symphony Warner Lawson and Lloyd Plautsch. Cmdr. Charles Brendler, retired U S Navy Band, cancels participation due to illness.
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Larry Long
Ruth Page
Chicago Opera Ballet
Starlight Theatre
Kansas City
Thomas Nee
Twin City Symphony
Minneapolis
Gene Kenny
Texas Technical College
Victor Alessandro
San Antonio Symphony Orchestra
Harry John Brown
Milwaukee Symphony
Warner Lawson
College of Fine Arts
Howard University
Lloyd Plautsch
Southern Methodist University
Cmdr
Charles Brendler
U. S. Navy
Fraser Building Fixtures Draw Attention as Demolition Near
University officials plan safe removal of items from the Fraser building with a wrecking crew under University orders. As discussions continue, antique lovers alumni and faculty anticipate visiting to inspect fixtures for potential purchase before demolition starts this summer.
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Fraser
Fulbright Sees Negotiations If Viet Cong Pause Holds
Sen. J. W. Fulbright says talks may come after monsoon season if the Viet Cong offensive is checked. He urges demonstrating U.S. resolve and offering a political path, while cautioning against an unsustainable total military victory. He notes a recent five day halt in air strikes drew no Hanoi response.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
Viet Nam
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
United States
Johnson
Congress
White House
U.S
Arkansas Democrat
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Peking
Debt Ceiling Raised to 328 Billion in Senate Move
The Senate rushed a bill to President Johnson increasing the temporary national debt ceiling to 328 billion dollars. Without new legislation the limit would fall to 285 billion on July 1, ending the higher cap.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
House Approves Urban Development Cabinet Plan
The House passed a bill creating a Department of Housing and Urban Development to place cities in the President’s Cabinet. The vote was 258 to 141 after defeating a motion to send the bill back to committee. The bill moves to the Senate where a companion measure remains in committee.
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Washington
House
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Senate
Precautions for Bamberg Jews as vandals strike
Bamberg Germany tenses as security is boosted for about 100 Jews after vandals desecrated 23 tombstones in the old Jewish cemetery with swastikas and the phrase six million Jews too few. Investigators, including Munich detectives, search for culprits amid citywide mourning and planned atonement ceremonies.
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Bamberg
Germany
Michael Wachtel
Alameda
Calif
Martin Lang
Los Angeles
Munich
Chamber Head Art Heck Names His 16 Chairmen
Chamber President Art Heck named sixteen chairmen for fiscal 1965 66 with board approval. Appointments include Agriculture Raymond Pine aviation Skipper Williams civic projects and municipal affairs Odell Shaver contact club J D King conventions and tourist promotion M J Getto economic development Odd Williams education Jack Landreth highways and roads William Willee KU and Haskell Institute affairs Frank Burge parking and traffic control Bob Radcliffe residential housing Bob Harrison taxation and legislation Charles Stough water conservation and flood control Emil W Heck retail trade area development Bud Jennings central business district Warren Rhodes student housing Richard Barber.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Art Heck
Raymond Pine
Skipper Williams
Odell Shaver
J. D. King
M. J. Getto
Odd Williams
Jack Landreth
William Willee
Kansas University and Has
Pacifist march at Pentagon protests Vietnam war
A Pentagon protest opened with 20 to 30 speakers including Gordon Christiansen who handed in his World War II discharge as a symbol of loyalty withdrawal. Delegates from nonviolent action groups met with Defense Secretary McNamara as police protected the site. Christiansen urged youths to refuse service or leave the armed forces amid calls to end U S military actions in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic.
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Washington
Pentagon
Gordon Christiansen
Connecticut College For Women
New London
U.S
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Robert S. McNamara
Committee For Nonviolent Action
Christiansen
McNamara
United States
Pacific
Viet Cong Ambush Near Saigon Captures Adviser
Viet Cong forces ambushed a government convoy 15 miles southwest of Saigon. They reportedly captured the American adviser with the unit and shot down a relief helicopter, killing one crewman and seriously wounding three. A helicopter explosion was reported. In a separate incident, two U.S. Air Force fighters collided and crashed. one pilot parachuted to safety, others may be wounded.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
Sewer Extension Discussion In Lawrence Area
City and county officials, property owners, and representatives from Black and Veatch met at City Hall to discuss extending sanitary sewer facilities in northwest Lawrence. A sewer main near Hallmark area is installed, with plans to install sub mains and laterals for area development.
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Black and Veatch
Kansas City
Lawrence
Ray Wells
City Hall
Country Club North
Riverside
Three Prisoners Escape Crawford County Jail
Three inmates cut through cell bars to flee Crawford County jail in Girard Kansas. One, Larry Joe Fields, 17, was recaptured on his home property. The escape involved wire and soap lubricated bars and blankets to descend to a second floor ledge.
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Girard, Kan
Crawford County
Bill Strukel
Charles Spybuck
Ronnie W. Wilson
Broken Arrow
Okla
Theodore Robert Tucker
Lester Hodges
Wichita
Larry Joe Fields
Frontenac
Fields
Strukel
Howard Gillies
Spybuck
Tucker
Reno
Finney
McPherson
Cowley
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