Felicia Oldfather Enters Fifth Day of Rights Fasting
Miss Felicia Oldfather a Lawrence college student jailed in Albany Georgia for civil rights work entered her fifth day of fasting in the Southern jail. A spokesman for the Student Non Violent Coordinating Committee said Oldfather and about 200 staffers and demonstrators in jail are fine. Trials for the nearly 200 will be Thursday and Friday with bonds possible but not pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felicia Oldfather
Lawrence College
Albany
Shiloh Baptist Church
Joyce Barrett
Journal-World
Felicia
Lawrence
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
Georgia
Oldfather
Hoffa Plea of Innocence in Pension Fund Case
James R Hoffa pleaded innocent to charges of tapping a union pension fund for 20 million in loans and diverting over a million for personal gain. Attorney Jacque Schiffer said DOJ agents asked defendant Benjamin Dranow to offer perjured testimony against Hoffa in exchange for a presidential pardon.
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Chicago
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Jacque Schiffer
Benjamin Dranow
Richard B. Austin
Department of Justice
Dranow
Sandstone
Minn
U.S. Atty
James P. O’brien
Bat sighted on street as boy reports animal activity
Heard in Lawrence reports a 14 year old Steve LaMunyon found a bat on the sidewalk in front of his home at 735 N ord St. The creature perched on a nearby fence for most of the day. Kansas University Chancellor W Clarke Wescoe has stopped wearing the neck brace used after a neck pinched nerve on May 11. He keeps the brace handy though not worn.
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Steve LaMunyon
N.ord St
Richard LaMunyon Sr
Kansas University
W. Clarke Wescoe
Dr. Wescoe
Lawrence Horse Show Sees Record Entries for 19th Year
Entries pour in for the 19th annual Lawrence Horse Show sponsored by the Dorsey-Liberty Post of the American Legion. A total of 96 classes, the largest yet, run Thursday through Sunday with late entry until 6 p.m. on show days. Secretary Bette Scott and pony division secretary Wilma Maness handle registrations. shows begin at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 6:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. pony events 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
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Lawrence
Wilma Maness
Bob Compton
Radio Hams Hold Emergency Drill In Topeka Field
Lawrence Amateur Radio Club members and other Douglas County hams staged a 24 hour emergency drill from a Civil Defense communications van west of 18th and Iowa Street. The exercise contacted 290 stations in 41 states and three Canadian provinces and one in the West Indies, an increase of 60 contacts from last year.
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Lawrence
National Amature Radio Organization
American Radio Relay League
Red Cross
Ken Olson
Elmer Cramer
John Dingman
Carl Kinell
George Berg
Bill Torneden
Oscar Baker
Ted Scott
Emma Berg
Parke Bowlin
Dora Lee Bowlin
Fred Kloepper
Ken Nuever
Karl Abegg
Harold Drennon
Russel Wible
Alex Mitchell
Dick Shackelford
Gordon Ericksen
John Golden
Craig Ericksen
Pete Kempter
Bill Fenstemaker
Dave Fisher
Phil Anderson
Frank Scammon
Arthur Boyer
Topeka
Lawrence School Board discusses levies and budget items
The board reviewed a 1963 64 budget proposal for District 60 with a total tangible valuation of 37 7 million and a 48 92 mill levy. They unanimously rejected India School Districts land annexation payment and considered recreation budget requests, typewriter bids, and travel for Mrs Ethan Allen to ensure a quorum.
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Lawrence
General Fund
Lawrence School Board
India
Kansas Supreme Court
Recreation Commission
Supt
Knox
Underwood Company
Smith- Corona
Underwood
Neal Wherry
Ethan Allen
Colorado
Joe J. Wilson
Oscar R. Rumsey
Mrs. Allen
Union organizes 30000 federal workers in Kansas City
Kansas City officials say 30 000 federal employees will be organized by the American Federation of Government Employees AFL CIO. John Griner reports Kennedy signed an executive order recognizing the union for the first time in 30 years. He cites 60 to 700 members already and notes no strikes allowed. Bargaining would cover grievances, vacations, promotions and conditions.
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Kansas City
John Griner
American Federation of Government Employes Afl-Cio
Kennedy
Griner
Cities bid high for hosting the convention amid anxious to win
A bidding contest for the host city reports Miami offering 700000 and potential for higher. Atlantic City at 625000 and Chicago at 450000 plus 150000 for hall readiness. Daley aide Jack Riley notes stiff competition and potential concerns over Cuban exile demonstrations.
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Chicago
Jack Riley
Richard J. Daley
New Associate Named for Plymouth Church
Ronald C. Wade 33 of Springfield Mass will become associate minister at Plymouth Congregational Church on Sept 1. He comes from Sherman Conn where he led a Congregational Church and earlier served Pelham Mass United Church. Wade holds a BS from Springfield College 1955 BD from Hartford Seminary 1958 and did graduate work in religious education. He is a Korean War veteran combat photographer active in Boy Scouts and camping. He and Cynthia Stetson have two children Deborah and Mark.
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Ronald C. Wade
Springfield
Mass
Plymouth Congregational Church
Paul Davis
Plymouth
Lou Fork
W. P. Ames
Visitation
Wade
Sherman, Conn
Congregational Church
Pelham
United Chuch
New Plymouth
Springfield College
Hartford, Conn
Hartford
Air Force
Cynthia Stetson
Deborah
Mark
Springfield Congregational Church
Marchers in L A demand school integration rights
A peaceful two mile march through downtown Los Angeles drew praise from Mayor Samuel W. Yorty as Dr. Christopher L. Taylor led a group demanding school integration. They pressed for redrawing attendance boundaries, transferring Black students to underutilized white schools, and reforming transfer and promotion to end discrimination against minority teachers.
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Los Angeles
Samuel W. Yorty
Christopher L. Taylor
Governor urges industrial survival program for Kansas war effort
Gov. John Anderson urged Kansas to build an industrial survival program at a Kansas University conference to safeguard business during atomic attack. He said recovery in agriculture and petroleum may be needed and stressed civilian and industry self-reliance if war comes. The one-day meeting was hosted by state and national civil defense groups with KU and Kansas State University participation.
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John Anderson
Kansas
Kansas University
Anderson
Joe Nickell
Topeka
Kansas Union
Walter F. Lineberger Jr
Kansas Civil Defense Administration
Defense Department
Kansas State University
Ben F. Read
Denver
Colo
J. F. Sullivan Jr
Office of Emergency Planning
Howard F. Feast
K. W. Pollock
Key Clothing and Manufacturing Co
Fort Scott
Elmer W. Reed
Wichita
The
Millers National Federation
Richard L. Wheland
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Kenneth E. Yandell
New York City
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
KU Extension
the Millers National Federation
Kansas Bankers Association
State Chamber of Commerce
Associated Industries of Kansas
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
State Federation of Labor
Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association
Kansas Contractors Association
Kansas Motor Carriers Association
Carlson to Speak at Kansas DeMolay Closing Banquet
Kansas Senator Frank Carlson will be principal speaker at the closing banquet of the Kansas DeMolay convention August 22 to 24 at Kansas University. The final banquet takes place in the Kansas Union. Delegates will be housed in university dormitories with James B. Martin Jr. presiding.
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Kansas
Frank Carlson
Kansas University
Kansas Union
James B. Martin Jr
Wichita
Sweden arrests air force colonel for Soviet spying
Sweden charges an air force colonel with spying for the Soviet Union. Foreign Minister Torsten Nilsson demands Moscow recall military attache Maj. Gen. Vitaly Jikolsky and embassy secretary Georgy Baranovsky. The case marks Sweden’s largest spy scandal and follows news of a Khrushchev state visit.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Royal Swedish Air Force
Torsten Nilsson
Moscow
Vitaly Jikolsky
Georgy Baranovsky
Nilsson
Khrushchev
Kennedy urges European unity and NATO strength in Bonn talks
President Kennedy outlines a goal of a united Europe in an Atlantic partnership with shared burdens and decisions. He argues for a unified Atlantic deterrent, economic cooperation, and political unity while warning against separate national aims. He met Adenauer, Erhard, Brandt, and toured Hanau troops.
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Kennedy
de Gaulle
United States
Europe
Atlantic
America
France
NATO
West
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Adenauer
U.S
Frankfurt
Willy Brandt
West Berlin
Socialist Party
Brandt
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
U.S. Army
Hanau
Kyoto students clash with police over U S submarine visit protest
About 1,200 university students in Kyoto clashed with 500 officers in a three hour protest against U S nuclear submarine visits. Officials reported three policemen slightly injured while students said 16 protesters were hurt, with traffic snarled across the city.
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Tokyo
Kyoto
U.S
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Whaley Hospital Care
We thank friends and neighbors for flowers cards and gifts received during Mrs. Whaley's hospital stay. Grateful also to the doctors and nurses for their care and kindness. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Whaley.
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Route 4
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the Baptist Church
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Tf CO
K.C
Demos
Miami
Florida
Atlantic City
L.A
Carlson
Demolay
Sen
Lawrence Memorial Co. Forman Endacott
East 13Th Vi
Jfk
Rumsey Funeral Home
Wahoo
Omaha
Mr. and
Mrs
Fred Whaley
Gover Plumbing and Heating Co
Travler
Calvin
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