Ky's Regime Tightens Grip on Hue and Elections Plan
Premier Ky's forces sealed off the hospital room of monk Thich Tri Quang as Hue remains under siege. In Saigon, Chief of State Thieu signed a decree setting September 11 elections and a 108 seat assembly to draft a new constitution. US forces fight near Tuy Hoa while B52 raids target Viet Cong positions.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
Thich Tri Quang
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Tuy Hoa
U.S. Air Force
Liberation Radio
Mekong
U.S Coast Guard
Chu Lai
Tri Quang
Tu Dam
Trn Quang
City Manager Announces Staffing Changes and Elevations
City Manager Ray Wells announced changes including George Williams becoming director of public works and Virgil Holdredge reducing to a lower salary after returning to Kansas University for a master’s. Dirk Williams joins as assistant director of finance and personnel officer, with a $6060 yearly salary.
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Ray Wells
George Williams
Williams
Wells
Virgil Holdredge
Kansas University
Holdredge
Jolene
Miler Dr
Beal Elected Optimist Club President in Lawrence
Kermit Beal age 35 of 311 Oklahoma has been chosen as president of the Lawrence Optimist Club. Other officers include Paul Willingham as first vice president Don Kauffman as second vice president and board members Robert Walters Dale Boise Cecil Woodman and Stan Harris. Beal succeeds Nick Berndt and is a Kansas University graduate attorney and former Jaycees president. He is married to Sue Ann with two children Mark and John and has served in the Air Force between KU degrees.
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Kermit Beal
Oklahoma
Lawrence Optimist Club
Paul Willingham
Don Kauffman
Robert Walters
Dale Boise
Cecil Woodman
Stan Harris
Beal
Nick Berndt
Lawrence
Kansas University
The
Jaycees
March of Dimes
Fund
Air Force
Sue Ann
Mark
John
Demo Printer Candidate for State Printer Post
Eugene Roberts a 36 year old printer with Junction City Daily Union filed for the Democratic nomination for state printer Roberts has beenFt Riley post foreman and ran a weekly newspaper He also served as state commander of Amvets
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Junction City
Kan
Eugene Roberts
Supreme Court Narrows Retroactive Confession Rule
The Supreme Court bars retroactive use of its new confession limits in cases where trials began after the ruling. Chief Justice Warren writes that the rule applies only to post ruling trials, and the 1964 Es cobedo ruling affects only trials beginning after June 22, 1964. Justices Black and Douglas dissented in the case involving Sylvester Johnson and Stanley Cassidy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
High Court
New Jersey
Camden
Hugo L. Black
William O. Douglas
Sylvester Johnson
Stanley Cassidy
Warren
Escobedo
First Wheat Arrives At Topeka Elevator
Two loads of new wheat, likely the season’s first, arrived in Topeka on Monday. Growers were E. J. Taylor and Merle Taylor, farming north of Kiro. The wheat entered the Farmers Union Cooperative Marketing Association elevator with a test weight of 60 pounds and 15 percent moisture.
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Topeka
Kan
E. J. Taylor
Merle Taylor
Kiro
Farmers Union Cooperative Marketing Association
No Filing Surprises in Kansas 1966 Elections Pace
The 1966 filing period closed at the state house with no major late surprises. Democrats filed a slate to cover all state and legislative races for the coming elections.
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Topeka
Statehouse
Derby racers tackled trials amid crashes and braces
Derby participants test their homemade racers on Mississippi Street near Memorial Stadium. Randy Tedrow 12, building late in February, broke his arm limiting work. First prize includes a wall plaque a $500 savings bond and a trip to the National Soap Box Derby in Akron Ohio on August 6 with trials set for June 28 and registrations open at Winters Chevrolet.
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Shipman Winter
Winter Chevrolet
Randy Tedrow
East
Rick Messer
Maine
Akron
Ohio
Winter
Journal-World Photo
Rick
East 19Th
Randy
Everly
Mississippi Street
Memorial Stadium
Chevrolet
Phil Ramsey
Admission Policy At KU Sparked By George Smith Remarks
Kansas University open door admission policy defended by George Baxter Smith vice chancellor and dean at a Lawrence Rotary Club briefing. He argued state law allows any accredited high school graduate to enroll and KU should attract diverse students while identifying real achievers by outcomes rather to class rank. He noted last year 29.6 percent of new EU freshmen were top 10 percent, 48 percent top 20 percent, 62.3 top 30 percent, 75 percent top 40 percent and 82 percent top half of their class.
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Kansas University
George Baxter Smith
Smith
Lawrence Rotary Club
Beach and Yost Appointed to Kansas Research Foundation Board
Gov. William H. Avery named Ross Beach of Hays and Lyle Yost of Hesston to the Research Foundation of Kansas board, replacing resigning directors Dr. Nat C. Robertson of Kansas City and Dr. William C. Menninger of Topeka.
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Topeka
William H. Avery
The
Research Foundation of Kansas
Ross Beach
Hays
Lyle Yost
Hesston
Nat C. Robertson
Kansas City
William C. Menninger
Regents Confer on Fund Issues
The Kansas Board of Regents will begin deliberations on the fiscal year 1967 budget in Topeka with sessions Thursday and Friday. Officials from the School for the Deaf and representatives from the School for the Blind will present, followed by KU Chancellor W Clarke Wescoe and Kansas State Teachers College president James McCain. Friday features presidents Budd of Pittsburg State University, Cunningham of Fort Hays State College, and Lindquist of Wichita University.
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Kansas Board of Regents
State
Topeka
Kansas School For the Deaf
School For the Blind
Kansas University
W. Clarke Wescoe
James McCain
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
George F. Budd
Kansas State College
Pittsburg
M. C. Cunningham
Fort Hays
Emory Lindquist
Wichita University
Two Car Injury Crash on K-10 Near Eudora
A two car injury wreck reported at 1 21 p m on K 10 about one mile east of Eudora prompted an ambulance and sheriff's response. One man identified as Dan Neis 73 of Eudora was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital with neck pain awaiting X rays to assess injuries.
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Eudora
Sheriff's Office
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Dan Neis
Neil
KU Natatorium Nears Final Testing Status
KU officials report the Robinson Gymnasium pool section nearly complete with a minor delay for rework and extra caulking at concrete basin joints. Three KU psychology graduate students aided tornado cleanup at Topeka, earning praise from Dr. Sigurdson for their dedication and effort.
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Kansas University
Robinson Gymnasium
Keith Lawton
Lawton
Elk Trustees to Vote On Club Sale to City
Elks club trustees plan a Tuesday vote on selling 725 Vt. St. land and building to Lawrence for 57500 dollars. City plans to acquire adjoining land to expand parking on Kentucky Street, with storage use and five hours parking for a dime. Final cost to acquire and improve the Elks and Barlow land will exceed 85000 dollars, says City Manager Ray Wells.
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Trustees of
The
Elks Club
Vt. St
City of
Lawrence
Kentucky Street
Elks
Barlow Land
Peeson
Ray Wells
Court to Hear Julian Bond In Bid For Georgia Seat
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Julian Bond's appeal to sit in the Georgia House of Representatives. Bond, SNCC official and Viet Nam critic, was barred after supporting an antiwar statement. He seeks to overturn the seating refusal as a free speech issue.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Julian Bond
U.S
Georgia House of Representatives
Bond
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
House
Atlanta
SNCC
Viet Nam
William O. Douglas
Douglas
W. Jones Lane
Statesboro
House Rules Committee
Democratic Party
Four weekend traffic crashes injure two and cause 1375 in damage
Over the weekend four traffic crashes left two injured and caused 1375 in damage. Vehicles involved include a motorcycle driven by David L. Norman 21 of Learnard Avenue and a Volkswagen bus driven by Roy A. Taylor 34 of East 19th Street among others with minor injuries and no hospitalizations.
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David L. Norman
Learnard
22Nd
Carolina Sts
Norman
22Nd Street
Carolina Street
Roy A. Taylor
E. 19Th St
Kenneth R. Lardle
Eudora
Vinland
Taylor
Steven Patchen
4Th St
Lawrence
Sheriff’s Office
Maria L. Thompson
Ih. St
Paula C. Williams
Wellington Rd
11Th
Ky. Sts
Thompson
Williams
Dodd Senate Ethics Hearing Notes Evidence Use
The Senate Ethics Committee continued hearings into misconduct charges against Senator Thomas J. Dodd of Connecticut as copies of more than 4,000 documents removed from his office were barred as evidence.
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Washington
Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Red China balks at linking test ban to pledge
Red China rejected a U S proposal to tie any promise not to launch a nuclear attack to Chinese agreement on a limited nuclear test ban The Peking People's Daily said China would boycott disarmament talks now because such talks would aid the United States in expanding the war in Vietnam.
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Tokyo
Red China
U.S
Peking People’s Daily
China
United States
Viet Nam
Gillerman Named Pelathe District Chairman
Elliot Gillerman of 315 Dakota was elected chairman of the Pelathe District committee Kaw Council Boy Scouts of America at the recent annual meeting. The district covers all Cub Scout and Explorer units in Douglas County. Gillerman, a Kansas University geology professor, succeeds Keith L. Nitcher and has six years of local scouting work plus prior district chairmanships in New Mexico and St. Louis. Dan Palmquist was reappointed district commissioner for the coming year.
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Elliot Gillerman
Dakota
Kaw Council
Boy Scouts of America
Douglas County
Kansas University
Advancement
Lawrence
Gillerman
New Mexico
St. Louis
List and Clark Low Bidder for Perry Dam Embankment Work
List and Clark Construction Co. of Overland Park submitted the apparent low bid of $2,099,679 for Perry Dam and Reservoir embankment work near Perry Kansas. The project includes excavation of 1,790,000 cubic yards of earth 155,000 cubic yards of rip rap and relief wells plus road paving and seeding 32 acres. The government estimate was $2,493,357 and the contract spans 730 calendar days with List and Clark already handling an $8.8 million site contract.
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Kansas City
List and Clark Construction Co
Overland Park
Perry Dam
Perry
Kan
Army Engineers
Service for every faith Rumsey Funeral Home
Rumsey Funeral Home announces a service for every faith to honor the deceased. The event details and contact information are available at VI 3 5111 and through Adv. listings. The notice emphasizes inclusive rites and community support.
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Every Faith Rumsey Funeral Home
Lawrence Guard Unit Returns From Ft. Riley Training
The Lawrence National Guard unit from the 2nd Battalion of the 137th Infantry returned from a two week summer field training at Ft. Riley Kansas. The unit passed the Army Training Test with an 81 average in the second week. Attendees included 93 reserves 90 enlisted men and 3 officers from Lawrence with officers John Decker 2nd Lt. William Reeder and 2nd Lt. Larry Newby.
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Lawrence National Guard
Ft. Riley
Kan
137Th Infantry
69Th Infantry
National Guard
Lawrence
Holton
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Atchison
John Decker
William Reeder
Larry Newy
Ripley
Minn
Decker
Card of Thanks to L. M. Hospital staff and nurses
John C. Card expresses gratitude to the nurses on the first floor at the L. M. Hospital and to Doctors Walters and Reed for cards and flowers. He also thanks private nurse Marie Withers for wonderful care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Hospital
Louezelle Smith
Walters and
Reed
Marie Withers
John C. Card
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George Smith
Ene Kovaz
Ali
Mereker
W. E. Sigurdson
Kansas Neurological Institute
M. Erik Wright
Howard C. Hruby
Eugene B. Benny
Janice Briece
Miss Briece
Elk
Georgia
Cooper-Warren Mortuary Home
New Hampshire
Pelathe
Keith L. Nitcher
Dan Palmquist
Clark
Kansas
Monuments Lawrence Memorial Co
Kourron Roshwer
Ines
Keenan Wynn
Luke
Tioned J
Granada
Intimated
Tennessee
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