Oats timing and Truman convocation announced in Lawrence
Grandfather's advice on oats dates to late February planting and March first delay reducing yield. Frigid weather delays spring field work. Former President Harry S Truman will speak at Baker University Convocation on March 13. the talk was moved from Feb 22 due to a Des Moines snow storm.
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Prandpaw
Harry S. Truman
Baker University
Truman
Des Moines
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Trout Fishermen Brave Cold at Missouri Opening
Missouri trout season opened amid bitter cold with six above zero at Roaring River State Park near Cassville. The Roaring River site, the southernmost of four trout parks, saw 270 daily tags sold at 6:30 a.m. rising to 411 by 8 a.m.
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Roaring River State Park
Cassville
Roaring River
Avalanche Kills 60 to 100 in Peru Town Conchucos
Rescue teams rush to Conchucos in western central Peru after an avalanche that buried a 2000 resident town. Authorities say 60 to 100 people are killed with dozens injured as communications fail and hope fades amid heavy rains and fear of another slide.
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Peru
Conchucos
Oscar Barrios
Huaras
Ramahirca
Huaylas Valley
Pearson seeks hearings on Prairie National Park in Kansas
Senator James B. Pearson asks for public hearings in Kansas on the proposed Prairie National Park in Potawatomie County. He says hearings, likely at Kansas State University in April, will let Kansans present views to the interior committee. The budget session allocated 100000 dollars for the park, and Pearson supports the proposal but wants testimony from both sides.
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Hearing to Start for Forbes Air Base Men
Preliminary hearing set for 2 p.m. March 9 in Douglas County Court for three Forbes Air Base men on grand larceny charges. John J. Korabek 20 William E. McKusker 18 and James F. Loovers 19 pleaded innocent at arraignment and remain jailed on $1500 bonds. They allegedly stole items from two cars in town Feb 18. They were arrested in Topeka and brought to Lawrence after detectives and undersheriff questioned them.
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John J. Korabek
William E. McKusker
James F. Loovers
Topeka
Rex Johnson
Dick Stanwix
Johnson
Stanwix
Lawrence
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Jim Collins
Dynamic KU concert by I Musici with Garatti at Swarthout Hall
The KU third chamber music program featured I Musici a small string ensemble with harpsichord performing Pergolesi Vi Va ldi and Giordani with Maria Teresa Garatti soloing. After intermission Bartok Mendelssohn and Britten encores followed. Garatti played with refined technique though ornamentation felt studied. Musici showed precise tempo and dynamic sensitivity without a conductor.
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Kansas University
I Musici
Swarthout Recital Hall
Musici
Pergolesi
Vivaldi
G. Giordani
Maria Teresa Garatti
Bartok
Mendelssohn
Benjamin Britten
Slavic Collection Grows With Wide Language Coverage
Slav ic holdings include Russian Polish Serbo Croatian and Czech materials. The library subscribes to 330 Slavic periodicals 30 translated titles and 60 non Slavic works. Pre revolutionary works form a strong segment acquired through Soviet exchanges amid cataloguing delays.
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Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
University
Coan faced ineligibility after KU investigation
Kansas University football star Bert Coan drew a one-year ineligibility and forfeiture of two league games after a probe found he accepted travel expenses from the Chargers. The Big Eight scheduled a conference ruling as KU sought NCAA guidance. Coan’s injury then sidelined him for the 1961 season.
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Bud Adams
Houston
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Woodruff
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C. A. Reynolds
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Albert Palmerlee
Frank Foley
Charles Leone
Kansas City
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Don Fambrough
Bert
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Athlonie
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TCU
San Diego
Sid Gillman
Journal-World
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Roscoe Ates Dies at 67 Noted Stuttering Comic
Hollywood comedian Roscoe Ates died at age 67. He built his career on his stutter routine and used his fame to help others overcome the speech defect.
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Roscoe Ates
Hollywood
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Ellsworth Medical Care Bill Aims at Aged Health Coverage
Congressman Robert F Ellsworth introduced the Medical Care for the Aged Bill in the House to allow tax exempt status for pension plans that include health and medical care provisions for beneficiaries. The measure would enable pre paying medical costs during work years to fund retirement health benefits and expand pension health plans.
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Robert F. Ellsworth
U.S
House of Representatives
Ellsworth
Thomas B. Curtis
Missouri
Fragmentary tide note mentions shallow water break
A brief excerpt describes people in water up to their boot tops or knees during low tide, noting a break in the water level. The text hints at higher water at other times but ends abruptly.
Joe Glenn honored as Mercury team tours city
At City Hall crowds cheered the Mercury crew and Glenn as they rode in a motorcade toward the Waldorf Astoria. Spectators surged around the cars, pulling at clothing and shouting with excitement as police kept order. Mickey Cochrane reported a fire alarm and a scout contract update tied to the Detroit Tigers.
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