Universities urged to use salesmanship for Midwest growth
Kansas University civil engineering chair Ross E. McKinley told Midwest Governors Conference in Kansas City that salesmanship is essential to publicize university contributions to regional economic development. He urged faculty research, active industry engagement, and coordinated federal and state support to attract industries and raise the Midwest’s image.
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Midwest
Ross E. McKinley
Department of Civil Engineering
Kansas University
Kansas City
McKinney
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
China Signs Economic Cooperation Pact With Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Tokyo AP reports Communist China has signed an agreement for economic and technical cooperation with the new republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, outlining broad collaboration in trade, industry, and development projects.
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Tokyo
China
Republic of Tanganyika
Zanzibar
Deaths-Funerals in Kansas area reported for three residents
Funeral services are set for John D. Henry 79 of Kennewick Wash and Anna Kathryn Doney 77 Overbrook with burial in Overbrook Cemetery. Henry died Saturday at home after 58th wedding anniversary May 16. Doney died Saturday at daughter’s Topeka home. Also reported is the death of Henry Stone 82 of Lawrence, a KU graduate and former anatomy staffer. He died this morning at Guardian Angel rest home.
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John D. Henry
Kennewick
Wash
Mr. Henry
Lecompton
Big Springs
Henry
Myrtle Ebersole Henry
Raymond
Gertrude) Rabe
Prosser
Alma Dougherty
San Pedro
Calif
Dwight Henry
Lawrence
Olive Oldham
Topeka
W. P. Henry
Gilbert P. Henry
George Henry
Tecumseh
Henry N. Stone
Conn
Guardian Angel Rest
Missssissippi
Bowser- Lee
Stone
Kansas University
Kappa Alpha Psi
St. Luke’s A. M. E. Cherard
T«Son’s Chorus
Decarmel Stone
Foxdene Wendylen Brown
Winnifred Coaker
Nora Jean May
Denver
Colo
Audrey Stone
Kansas City
Eliza Stubbs
Brownsville
Tenn
Topeka Woman Thalia Cussia Dies After Accident
Mrs. Thalia Cussia of Topeka died in a Topeka hospital after an automobile crash on May 21. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home with graveside rites at Hubbel Hill Cemetery in Tonganoxie at 11:30 a.m. She was born February 27, 1914 and lived much of her life in Topeka and Tonganoxie. Survivors include her husband Pete Cussia and two step-daughters Mrs. Florian Seidlick and Mrs. Shirley Ann.
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Thalia Cussia
Topeka
Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home
Hubbel Hill
Tonganoxie
Cussia
Pete Cussia
Florian Seidlick
Shirley Ann
Vital Dog For Ground Army Job Cited By Brig. Gen Townsend
Brig. Gen. E. C. Townsend urged the Lawrence Rotary Club that the Army’s strength lies in its people. He noted the draft is essential to field enough ground combat troops and recalled low firing rates in WWI compared with Korea. Townsend praised the fighting man’s potential and stressed no civilian skill fully prepares a soldier for ground combat.
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E. C. Townsend
Lawrence
Townsend
Ft. Leavenworth
Navy
U.S
Library of Congress Reading Room Closed for HVAC Upgrade
The main reading room at the Library of Congress will close in summer and fall as workers install a new heating and ventilating system and replace antiquated book conveyors.
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Library of Congress
Death notice for Lydia F. Lathrom in Lawrence
Mrs. Lydia F. Lathrom, 69, of 1019 Ky. St. died Sunday night at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Roxmsey Funeral Home with Pastor Harold Hamilton officiating. burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include three sons Wiles Lathrom Clovis Lathrom Noble Lathrom, four daughters Alta Biggers Ruby Gimblet Fern Spanier Charlotte Bryan, four sisters Oula Parsons Thelma Clark Elma Thomas Allie Scahill, two brothers Henry Riley Exrnie Riley, 21 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Born July 30, 1894, she had lived in Lawrence since 1941.
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Lydia F
Ft. Leonard Wood
Henry Riley
Exrnie Riley
Morro Bay
Calif
Funeral notices for Higley and Kuhlman in Oskaloosa and Ozawkie
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Aalice Higley 68 of Oskaloosa at 2 pm Tuesday at the Oskaloosa Methodist Church with burial at Pleasant View Cemetery. She died Sunday in Winchester hospital and leaves a daughter and three sons among other relatives. Hampton Funeral Home handles arrangements. Also listed are funeral services for John Kuhlman 72 of Ozawkie at 10 am Tuesday at Evangelical United Brethren Church with burial in Ozawkie Cemetery. He died Saturday in a Winnebago area hospital. survivors include two sons, a daughter, a sister and his mother. Hampton Funeral Home in Oskaloosa is in charge.
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Alice Higley
Aalice Higley
Oskaloosa
Methodist
Pleasant View
Winchester Hospital
Winchester
Oskaloosa Methodist Church
Maxine Sales
St. Joseph
Joseph ¥ Frandle
Topeka
Daryl Framdle
Wichita
Kenneth Framdle
Kearney
Dorothy Pottorf
Ethel Pottorf
Frank Edwards
Valley Falls
Shirley Edwards
Hampton Funeral Home
John Kuhlman
Ozawkie
Evangelical United Brothern Church
All Stella
Neb
Kenneth Kuhlman
Wilbur Kuhlman
Washington State
Charlotte Junteaun
Longcie
William Schneider 94 Tecumseh dies in Topeka nursing home
William Schneider aged 94 of Tecumseh died Saturday in a Topeka nursing home. Funeral services were set for p.m. Wednesday at Stull UB Church with burial in Stull Cemetery. He was born April 25 1870 in rural Tecumseh and lived his life in Shawnee County. He was a retired farmer and stockman. Survived by one sister Miss Louise Schneider of Kansas City Kansas. Ted Tibbitts Mortuary of Topeka handles arrangements.
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William Schneider
Tecumseh
Topeka
Stull UB Church
Stull Cemetery
Ted Tibbitts
Mr. Schneider
Louise Schneider
Kansas City
Kan
Shawnee
Weather alert and rainfall forecast for Kansas Missouri region
The forecast calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight with a low in the lower 60s and a high near 80 Tuesday. Rain upstream may raise water levels on the Missouri and Kaw rivers, with no flood expected as Kaw flood stage is 18 feet. A severe weather watch covers eastern Kansas and surrounding states from 2 to 8 p.m. today.
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Kaw
Missouri River
St. Joseph, Mo
Leavenworth
Lawrence
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Wichita
Omaha
Neb
Local Lawrence Students Honored on KU Education Honor Roll
Eight Lawrence students are named on the Kansas University School of Education spring honor roll among 153 honorees. Recipients include Carolyn Berneking Susan Blackard Marilyn Chamney Charlene Edmondson Virginia Schubert Sharon Smysor Jane Ann Tusten and Linda Garrett Wright with listed addresses and parentage.
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Lawrence
Kansas University School of Education
Carolyn Berneking
C. L. Berneking
12Th St
Susan Blackard
la. St
Marilyn Chamney
Edward Chamney
Route 4
Charlene Edmondson
Charles Edmondson
Neb. St
Virginia Schubert
Viet Paratroop Losses Hit Vietnamese Battalions
Viet Nam battle near the Plain of Reeds 45 miles southwest of Saigon left two paratroop battalions with heavy casualties as they charged a Viet Cong death by own action squad and routed dug in forces. The fighting followed a wave attack that killed three American soldiers and 60 Vietnamese, with a wounded officer and two enlistees feared captured. American advisers called the fight a significant government initiated victory.
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Bang Lang
South Viet Nam
APP
Viet Nam
Plain of Reeds
Saigon
Lawrence youngsters charm diners with hotdog request at local eatery
In Lawrence a young family dined at one of the city's nicest restaurants where a child loudly demanded a hotdog over fancier fare. Meanwhile Local 512 drew about 200 listeners for a Sunday concert in South Park and a third show is planned for Centennial Park next Sunday.
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Lawrence
Dad
Charles Kassinger
Lawrence Parks
American Federation of Musicians
South Park
Centennial Park
Kassinger
County Sheriff Race Sparks Campaign in Doug las County
Political and county attorney Ralph King Jr. notes all but Wilson are Republicans. The sheriff race follows the current sheriff Fred Broeker being unable to run again. Harold Beck, 65, will not seek re elec tion as register of deeds to pursue hobbies and travel. Major state candidates are expected to campaign actively in Douglas County next month, with several visiting the city already this year.
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Ralph King Jr
Wilson
Fred Broeker
Register of Deeds
Harold Beck
Beck
Douglas County
Yar
Mikoyan Opens Indonesia Visit Amid Cold War Tensions
Soviet First Deputy Premier Anastas I. Mikoyan arrived in Jakarta on a goodwill visit aimed at curbing Red China influence. He is meeting Indonesian leaders as part of broader East Asian diplomacy during a sensitive period for the Communist party in Indonesia.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Anastas I. Mikoyan
China
Communist Party
Chamber asks Senate to cut foreign aid bill
The U S Chamber of Commerce urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to reduce the foreign aid authorization, calling for at least a 390 million cut from the House approved 3.5 billion package and urging the ceiling not to exceed 3 billion. John C Teeter of Pfizer International supported the broad goals but pressed the reduction.
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Washington
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Senate
House
Chamber
John C. Teeter
Pfizer International
New York
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
New City Planner Kenneth Thompson Visits Lawrence
Kenneth Thompson the newly hired city planner for Lawrence visited the city today. He is 32, married with two daughters and a University of Arkansas graduate planning further studies at Kansas University part time while continuing his work as a planning administrator.
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Kenneth Thompson
Lawrence
Fayetteville
Ark
Thompson
Arkansas University
Kansas University
Local planner to join Arkansas University City Planning
The City Planning Department of Arkansas University hires a new local planner with office in the City Planning Department replacing research assistant Bill Tschudy. Tschudy moves to the office of City Treasurer Mike Jones who shifts to the third floor. Thompson plans to buy a home here and will begin duties July 1 with a starting salary of 8200 dollars, noting KU availability influenced the move.
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City Planning Department of
Arkansas University
City Planning Department
Bill Tschudy
Tschudy
Mike Jones
Jones
Thompson
Competent Professional Service Rumsey Funeral Home Adv
Rumsey Funeral Home advertises competent professional service in the Virgin Islands setting. Contact VI 3-5111 for details on arrangements and guidance.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Rights Bill Moves Toward Final Action in House
The House began procedures to push the civil rights bill toward final action within 10 days. Southern objections delayed it to the Rules Committee where a final decision must occur, with Rep. Emanuel Celler guiding the measure and a potential July 4 presidential submission anticipated.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rules Committee
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Judiciary Committee
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
J. D. Waggonner
D-La
Horace R. Kornegay
D.N.C
Oren Harris
D-Ark
William M. Colmer
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Smith
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Graf
Fire Roars Through Fraternity House In Durham
At least two students died in a blaze that tore through the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity near the University of New Hampshire. Two bodies were recovered within hours of containment, with three others unaccounted for as investigators sifted through ashes. Identities of victims were not yet released.
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Durham
N.H
University of New Hampshire
Pi Kappa Alpha
Card of Thanks for Alva Spence’s Illness and Loss
The family expresses gratitude for the kind expressions of sympathy shown during the illness and death of our beloved husband and father Mrs. Alva Spence Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Spence
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Alva Spence
LeRoy Spence
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Anna Kathryn Doney
Overbrook
Doney
Kathryn Holding
Bart Doney
O’bara
Omaha, Neb
W. E. DeLude
Kopeka
Roland DeLude
Delmer DeLude
Tongaboxie
Susan Abramovitz
Madalyn Murray
Kansas Power and Light Co
KPL
Austin Stedham
Stedham
Perry
Bonner Springs
Linwood
Olathe
DeSoto
Eudora
Spring Hill
Lawrence Memorial Co
Rman Endac
Kalvin
Mikoyan
Vermont
Cooper-Warren , Mortuary
COFC
Young Democrats
Fred Deay
Lawrence Mills
Archie Mills
NEW York Stock Exchange
George Hedrick
Carl Mingos
J. D. Underwood Robert Dillon
Zot Tenn
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