Emporia Gazette Editor Emeritus Lowther Dies at 75
Eugene T. Lowther, editor emeritus of the Emporia Gazette and lifelong newspaperman, died Friday in an Emporia hospital after a weeklong illness at age 75. He began at the Gazette in seventh grade, retired long ago after roles from reporter to co publisher, was born in Lawrence in 1893, KU graduate, WWI veteran, and Legion member. He is survived by his widow and son James Eugene Lowther. Funeral at Blair Colonial Chapel Monday at 3 p.m. Burial in Emporia.
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Death notices for George Brien at Warren Mortuary
Funeral services for George Brien age 70 of 2015 Emerald Drive are pending and will be announced by Warren Mortuary. Mr Brien died Friday night at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Funeral Services for Mrs Manie Herren 89
Funeral services for Mrs Manie Herren 89 of 429 Forrest Ave. will be held at 10 30 a m Tuesday at Rumsey Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery She died Friday at Valleyview Nursing Home Survivors include five daughters Pearl O Bryan Lucille Tennyson Marie Winegar Nora McNeil and Wiley Jewell three sons Ralph Cloyd and Harold 24 grandchildren 46 great grandchildren and nine great great grandchildren
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Forrest Ave
Rumsey Funeral Home
Memorial Park Cemetery
Herren
Valleyview Nursing Home
Pearl O'Bryan
Gig.Harbor
Wash
Lucille Tennyson
Marie Winegar
Howell, Mich
Nora McNeil
Hiawatha
Wiley Jewell
Shawnee Mission
Ralph
Barnsdall
Okla
Cloyd
Walnut St
Harold
Rt. 1
Fire damages city trash container on Mass Street
Firefighters report an estimated five dollar damage to a city owned trash container on the sidewalk in front of 925 Mass Street around 9 p m Friday. No fire spread or injuries occurred.
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Lawrence
Soldier Timothy Mohler Assigned to Vietnam Infantry
Army Private First Class Timothy A Mohler 20 is assigned as an infantryman with the American Division in Vietnam near his home. His parents the Rev and Mrs Loren A Mohler and wife Linda live at 445 Lyon St He is one of more than 2000 candidates trained yearly by the Navy in this program.
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Vietnam
Navy
Midshipman Holderman Joins USS McKean Summer Cruise
Midshipman First Class Richard E. Holderman son of Mr and Mrs Alden I Holderman of 1681 Penn St and husband of Mrs Connie N Holderman of 887 Ohio has reported aboard the USS McKean at Long Beach California for an eight week summer cruise as a member of the Pacific Midshipman Training Squadron. He will receive first hand training as a potential Line Officer aboard the destroyer. The squadron will visit San Diego Long Beach San Francisco Vancouver Pearl Harbor Hawaii and will be introduced to watches operations and engineering duties at sea.
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Penn. St
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Ohio
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Calif
Pacific Midshipman Training Squadron
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San Francisco
Vancouver
Wash
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Airman Johnson completes Navy recruit phase in Memphis
Airman Apprentice Grover A. Johnson of Eudora earned his recruit phase graduation in the Navy Four-to-Ten-Month program at the Naval Air Reserve Training Unit in Memphis. He will be ordered to a Class A school and, after active duty, return to civilian life to train one weekend monthly with a squadron at the Naval Air Reserve facility.
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Eudora
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Naval Air Reserve Training Unit
Memphis
Naval Air Reserve Facility
Severe storms in Kansas City area cause millions in damage
Damage from Thursday nights severe storms and tornadoes in Kansas and Missouri is pegged between 2 million and 3 million dollars. Thirty two homes were destroyed and many more damaged with two people injured. Allen Pearson of the national severe storm forecast center led a staff tour that confirmed two tornadoes touched down in the north part of Kansas City Missouri.
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Today In History June 28 1969 highlights
This June 28 has a history list spanning 1914 Archduke Francis Ferdinand assassination that sparked World War I and 1778 Monmouth Battle in New Jersey with Molly Pitcher noted as a heroine. Other items include 1838 Victoria's coronation and 1919 Versailles Treaty signing.
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Thomas K. Dewey
Douglas MacAr
Pairings at Alvamar Women Handicap Tournament
Those not in the tournament are assigned to front nine groups with times from 8:00 to 9:10 a.m. The 8:00 group includes Fran Cummings Harriet Lechtenberg Byrona Wiley followed by 8:15 Suzanne McCall Judy Davis Betsy Delwig and 8:30 Shirley Gillerman Joan Judge Carolyn Robinson.
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Fran Cummings
Harriet Lechtenberg
Byrona Wiley
Suzanne McCall
Judy Davis
Betsy Delwig
Shirley Gillerman
Joan Judge
Carolyn Robinson
Barbara Burnett
Aileen Maison
Marge Hedman
Carol Lee Suder
Rosa Leslie
Susan Sapp
Mary Ann Strong
Lois Westerfield
Sue Youngberg
Navy airman from Eudora serves on Kitty Hawk off Vietnam
Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Larry A. Ott of Eudora serves aboard the USS Kitty Hawk off Vietnam. Planes from the carrier provide air support to U.S. and Allied ground forces and strike enemy targets in South Vietnam. After flight operations, the Kitty Hawk will return to Bremerton for a yard period. the carrier earned the Presidential Unit Citation during the Vietnam War.
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USN
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Eudora
Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Bremerton
Washington
Army Private Bruce W. Harden Assigned to Vietnam Artillery
Army Private First class Bruce W. Harden 22 son of Mr and Mrs Duane F Harden Valley Falls recently assigned to the 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam as an artillery man His wife Wanda also lives in Valley Falls.
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Surgeons Resign From Baylor Faculty in Texas
Heart surgeon Dr. Denton A. Couley and associate Dr. Grady L. Hallman quit the Baylor College of Medicine faculty in Houston. They will take unsalaried positions on the Baylor staff, lecture part time, supervise interns and residents, and operate without Baylor restrictions on experiments. Couley has performed 20 human heart transplants at St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital.
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Two Teen Girls Die in Kansas City Shootout
In Kansas City around midnight Friday a man fired at four youths after a window was broken at his home. Linda Burgeon 14 and Tula Robinson 17 were killed. Ronnie Johnson 18 was wounded and in poor condition. Sam Watts 58 is being held after claiming the youths broke his window.
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Three Kansas Men Killed In Vietnam
The Defense Department reports three Kansas Army men killed in action in Vietnam. Identified are Spec. 4 James L. Bishop of Wichita, Spec. 4 Douglas R. Bittle of Arkansas City, and Spec. 4 William F. Lindquist of Kansas City.
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Search For Three Feared Drowned Near Augusta
Rescuers pursue three missing after a canoe capsized in the Walnut River near Augusta Kansas two Wichita men and a boy feared drowned. Missing are William Morgan 34 principal of Sim Elementary School his son William Kirk Morgan 10 and Harold Porter 37. Porter's son Bruce 11 was pulled from the river by rescuers and survived. Dragging near Osage Street Bridge continues.
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Local Birth Notices Roll In From Multiple Families
Mrs. Mary Virginia Lindsay and baby girl born 2018 Maple Lane. Mrs. Beatrice Tucker and Nicholas Jaimer listed among many residents with newborn and other family announcements. Several entries mention marriages, multiple addresses, and other private details.
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Maple Lane
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Stouffer
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Mich
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Ala
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Ottawa
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Cornish Sq
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Baldwin
Pichler Regarded as Policy Maker in Labor Department
Pichler, described as a policy adviser to the assistant secretary, handles policy recommendations, congressional inquiries, and interagency meetings. He has overseen the Job Corps restructuring, moving it from the Office of Economic Opportunity to the Labor Department effective July 1. He misses both Lawrence University and Washington, indicating a fond attachment to students and colleagues and a readiness to return.
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Kansas Traffic Deaths Log Jan 1969 Update
Topeka reports Kansas traffic deaths over a 24 hour period ending 9 am Saturday in June. The 1969 figure shows 296 deaths to date versus 299 in the comparable 1968 period, with 45 deaths listed for June so far.
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MGM Paid Protesters to Enliven Berkeley Riots
Alameda County sheriff officials say a Hollywood crew hired black jacketed youths and Panther types to join Berkeley People’s Park protests last month. The hired demonstrators were paid via MGM issued credit cards to film unrest scenes, with a prior similar incident at UC Berkeley on March 6.
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Arizona
Norway's Runde Island Hosts Southernmost Bird Sanctuary
Norway's southernmost bird sanctuary lies on Runde island home to about 500,000 winged inhabitants.
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Taxi Driver With College Degree Named as Hijacker
Federal officials identify 31 year old cab driver John G Marques of West Los Angeles as hijacker of a jetliner to Havana. He held a political science degree from UCLA and enrolled in African studies. baggage error linked to luggage sent to New York. Hermosa Beach resident John Felz recalls Marques as civically active and emotional about politics.
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More combines sought as wheat harvest expands in Kansas
Farmers from Great Bend area appeal for more combines as fields dry. Harvest control reports 503 combines requested Friday to cut wheat ready for the bin with 20 or more requests from Dodge City Hoxie LaCrosse Stockton and WaKeeney branch offices.
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Public notices and legal actions in Douglas County Kansas
Notices cover divorce filing absence of petition in district court Wilma Jean Hall. budget hearing for Lecompton Township July. Lawrence minimum structures code hearings on habitable conditions. probate matters for Grace R. Graham Natalie H Calderwood estates. executor appointment for Natalie Calderwood. and a closing-out sale listing Holstein herd and household items in Franklin County with dates and terms.
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Multiple Real Estate and Vehicle Listings with Local Ads
A cluttered classifieds page shows homes for sale or rent near KU with features like fireplaces, basements, and central air plus numerous vehicle sales including a 1959 Chevy, a 1987 Pontiac LeMans, a Ford station wagon, and a Ford Falcon. Also listed are kennels, pet services, garage sales, and other assorted items.
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Card of thanks from Martha Seiwald
Martha Seiwald expresses gratitude to relatives friends and neighbors for cards calls flowers meals and help during hospitalization and at home She thanks Father La Gue for hospital visits and all who prayed and supported her. kindness will not be forgotten.
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Classified Rates for Local Ads at Lawrence
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