War costs and policy questions in a nuclear age
A columnist weighs if all nations can outspend rivals for security. He cites the London Observer on Britain and allies, nuclear risk, and whether conventional forces should grow. He warns of economic strain and asks if America spends too much or too little.
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London Observer
Russia
U.S
Britain
Europe
England
West Germany
France
Italy
Turkey
NATO
Two-Year-Old Virginia Boy Signs for His Library Card
Virginia toddler Douglas Wood, age two, visited the Richmond public library to obtain a lending card. He signed his name in block letters and already reads and writes with remarkable ease, memorizing stories and spelling words at breakfast while his sisters await their turn for learning.
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Virginia
Richmond
Vaw
Douglas ‘Wood
Richmond ‘Public Library
Doug
Harold E. Wood Jr
Sisters
Kimberlee
Sharon
Pike Study Topic For Joint Hearing
A preliminary traffic study on a proposed toll road along the east edge of Kansas will be presented at a joint House and Senate highway committees meeting. The $75 million project would run from Kansas City southeast to Northeast Oklahoma and connect with the Will Rogers Turnpike. Ed Wemple of Coverdale-Culpitts will present results from the New York firm’s feasibility report. Sen. Donald S. Hults chairing the session noted the meeting allows the House committee to hear Wemple’s findings. Sen. Ted Saar Jr. sponsors the bill, saying private reports indicate need and profitability for the toll road.
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Kansas
House
T Senate Highway Committees
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Will Rogers Turnpike
Ed *Wemple
New York
Fof Coverdale-Culpitts
Registered French poodle killed by pellet gun
A registered male French poodle belonging to the James D. Hayes family at 1446 Elmwood was found dead Friday morning after a pellet struck and killed it. Autopsy showed a heart wound from a .177 pellet. The other poodle was unharmed and the owner said two dogs were outside around 5:30 a.m. before the incident.
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James D. Hayes
Elmwood
KU Track Team Throws Off Big Eight Title Chase
Kansas University entered the Kansas City league meet as a favorite but struggled in prelims at Municipal Auditorium. Only five KU athletes qualified for the finals, leaving Missouri and Nebraska as the early favorites to win and Kansas aiming just for a podium finish.
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Kansas University
Kansas City
Municipal Auditorium
Missouri
Nebraska
Jayhawks
Kansas
Sloan Foundation Grants KU Chemist Second Award in Three Years
KU associate professor Albert W. Burgstahler received his second Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant, totaling 6900 dollars for a one year term. The grant supports unrestricted basic research in organic chemistry and marks KU as home to two Sloan Fellows this year.
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Albert W. Burgstahler
Kansas University
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Burgstahler
U.S
Canada
Sloan
Everett Case
Foundation
Mt. Oread
Richard C. Sapp
Russell Bradt
Frank C. Andrews
Wisconsin University Chemistry Department
Manhattan
Kansas State University
Lawrence City Commission race narrows with three candidates
Culbertson, a Navy veteran and former Rotary and Chamber member, urges real estate tied tax policy as essential for school funding. Incumbent Fred Cooper joins KU professor James Titus and LHS teacher Donald Binns as filed candidates for the city commission.
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City Commission
Fred Cooper
James E. Titus
Lawrence High School
Donald Binns
Long Negotiation For News Strike Ends In Harmony
In New York City eight hours of talks between printers and publishers produced harmonious sessions as mediation by Mayor Wagner continued. Macy's announced an advertising boycott of the New York Post as eight major dailies remain blacked out, with the Post resuming publication Monday under old contract terms.
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New York
Macy’s Department Store
New York Post
The
Post
Macy's
336 Worshippers Attend Day of Prayer in Lawrence
Lawrence hosts World Day of Prayer with 336 worshippers and a 13 hour vigil. Four services were led at Trinity Lutheran Church by United Church Women of Lawrence, with Rev. Robert Matthews speaking on family prayer and worship. The Family Night service featured a junior choir directed by Gwen Altic and emphasized family influence on religious upbringing.
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Lawrence
Trinity Lutheran Church
United Church Women of Lawrence
Robert Matthews
Episcopal Association For Students
Gwen Altic
Don Young Transferred to Junction City Theater Posts
Don Young manager of the Varsity and Sunset Drive In Lawrence is transferred to Junction City to oversee two theaters. George Willhoite Lawrence Commonwealth Theaters confirms Gary Lehman, formerly Young and Willhoite assistant, will run Lawrence operations in place of Young.
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Varsity
Sunset Drive
Lawrence
Junction City
George Willhoite
Lawrence Commonwealth Theaters
Young
Gary Lehman
Willhoite
Lawrence Man in Fair Condition After Friday Fight
A 27 year old Lawrence man Duane Lewis was injured in a Friday fight outside the Westside Bar-B-Q at 515 Mich. Lt. He was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital around 12 30 a m and reported in fair condition. Wesley Walker 27 of 512 Ill. St was involved. Police said Lewis was unconscious when responders arrived.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Duane Lewis
Wesley Walker
Westside
Bar-B-Q
Lewis
Death Penalty Opposed in Kansas Hearing
Six speakers including ministers and a Menninger psychiatrist urged abolishing capital punishment before the House State Affairs Committee in Topeka. The bill would replace the death penalty with a non-commutable life sentence. authors are Reps Jerry Griffith and Robert Cram. Dr. Satten argued punishment is not a crime deterrent and that most murderers do not fear death.
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State Affairs Committee
Topeka
Helen Hudson
Presbyterian Synod of Kansas
Jerry Griffith
D-Derby
Robert Cram
R-St. Francis
Joseph Satten
Menninger Foundation
Satten
KU students plan 50 mile Mt Oread bicycle tour
Art Must of Hiawassee Georgia and Carl Zimmerman of Hartford Connecticut planned a noon departure for a 50 mile ride from Mt Oread to Topeka and back to promote their organization. A prior 121 mile ride started last Saturday but was halted by bike trouble after a few miles. Two new tennis basketball courts near Centennial and Edgewood parks near completion and should be ready in about two weeks.
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Mt. Oread
Art’ Must
Hiawassee
Carl Zimmerman
Hartford
Centennial
Edgewood
Vernon Cooper
March 15 Deadline For Reporting of Tax By Corporations
March 15 is the tax deadline for corporations on a calendar year. Harry F. Scribner, district Internal Revenue director in Wichita, says corporations must file a 1962 income tax return Form 1120 or an extension Form 7004 and pay at least half the tax due. Unincorporated businesses taxed as corporations file 1120 or 7004 with 50 percent payment and a statement under Section 1361 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Harry F. Scribner
Internal Revenue
Wichita
Races Planned Across Aqueduct Belmont and Saratoga
Twenty one steeplechase and hurdle races are scheduled for the 1963 thoroughbred season at Aqueduct Belmont and Saratoga.
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Belmont
Saratoga
Rock Chalk Rum Smuggling and KU MU Football Finish
Raucous campus revue features Constance Hunter as Betsy Ross and John Seevers as the royal governor. Skits lampoon Kennedy caveman and Khrushchev era antics. KU upsets MU 9-6 in a late field goal to end the game on a high note.
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Lord North
North
Constance Hunter
Hutchinson
Betsy Ross
John Seevers
Wichita
Clark Ellis
Sam Adams
Jack Kennedy
Kave U
Jacque Michele
Roscoe
John Erickson
Kansas City
Quantrella
Rosalind Young
St. Joseph
Army Halfback Dick Peterson Stars in West Point Hockey
Dick Peterson, formerly Army’s halfback, has become a leading player for West Point’s hockey team, showcasing notable versatility and athletic talent across two sports at the military academy.
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Dick Peterson
Army
West Point
Maj. McKone Injured in Two Car Collision
Major Samuel A. McKone aged 78 living at 500 La. St. sustained a skinned elbow and knee in a two car crash at 6th and La. Sts Friday at 6 p.m. His car and a second driven by Gary D. Marshall 21 of 1401 Pa. St. were involved. No treatment required and vehicle damage was about 1075 dollars.
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Samuel A. McKone
la. St
6Th
la. Sts
McKone
Gary D. Marshall
Pa. St
Missionary Eva Gilges to Speak at Wesleyan Church
Eva Gilges a missionary on furlough from Nairobi Kenya will address a 7 30 p m Sunday gathering at the Wesleyan Methodist Church located at 9th and Madeline Lane Miss Gilges heads secondary education at the World Gospel Mission station with headquarters in Marion Indiana she will speak on mission work and schooling.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Africa
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Madeline Lane
Miss Gilges
World Gospel Mission
Marion
Ind
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