Waste Abolition Topic at Kansas Solid Waste Symposium
Governor William Avery urged cheaper and more efficient waste disposal methods before about 70 engineers and city managers at KU. He highlighted litter, smog, and river debris as pressing issues, called for research from state universities, and cited federal grants under the 1965 Solid Waste Disposal Act. Senator Pearson’s prepared remarks stressed local initiative and public agency demonstrations.
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William Avery
Missouri
The
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California
Kaw River
United States
Pearson
KU Council approves sports fee increase for stadium expansion
The Kansas University All Student Council approved a plan to raise athletic ticket charges starting next fall. Students will pay 5 for season football and 4 for season basketball, funding Memorial Stadium expansion. A 617,900 contract to M W Watson Inc covers east side work, lifting seating from 44,900 to 51,400 with completion hoped by fall.
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Kansas University All Student Council
Memorial Stadium
M. W. Watson Inc
Topeka
ASC
Physical Education Corporation
Staum
Clay Terrell title bout moved to Montreal in March
The Cassius Clay Ernie Terrell heavyweight title fight was shifted from Chicago to Montreal and remains set for March 29. Main Bout Inc moved the venue just before the telecast rights were announced.
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New York
Ernie Terrell
Montreal
Chicago
Main Bout, Inc
Vietnamese battle gear and the M16 in Viet Nam war
North Vietnamese regulars fear the M16 rifle praised by U.S. Cavalry as a deadly new weapon. The article notes crew-armed infantry with M16s, M14s, M60 machine guns, M79 grenades, and mortars, plus pistols and explosives across divisions and helicopter units.
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South Viet Nam
1St Cavalry
United States
Korea
Viet Nam
Cavalry Division
1St Infantry Division
25Th Army Division
U.S
Dr Cohen Hurt In One Car Crash
Dr Charles P Cohen age 32 of 1644 W 20th Terrace was injured in a one car accident on Highway 2440 about four miles east of Lawrence. He was alone, drove a 1964 foreign car in light rain, left the curve, avoided a head on, rolled over once and a half, struck a utility pole, and was taken by Citizens Ambulance to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Damage to the car was about 200 dollars.
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Charles P. Cohen
Citizens Ambulance
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Wadsworth Veterans Hospital
Cohen
Highway
Eric DeGraffenreid
Wadsworth
Wagon Train Trip Told To Sertomans Tuesday By Participant
A Prairie Village father and son spoke to 140 Lawrence Sertomon Club members at the Eldridge Hotel banquet. Jim Lowry and Kent Lowry described a summer wagon train from Independence Missouri to Santa Fe New Mexico led by Roy Knapp with slides showing camps forts and parades. The youths gained historical insight and learned self reliance while caring for horses and wagons.
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Lawrence Sertoma Club
Eldridge Hotel
Jim Lowry
Kent
Independence
Santa Fe
N.M
Roy Knapp
Kent Lowry
Kent Balyeat
Claude Cochran
Marine Corps Creates Temporary Fifth Division At Pendleton
The Marine Corps launched a temporary fifth division with the first regimental elements entering service at Camp Pendleton California. Within a year two more regiments will join, aiming for a full strength of 19 000 men as part of the current military buildup. The unit is described as temporary and formed instead of activating the reserve division.
Playoff Site Decision Nears for NCAA Berth
The Big Eight would pick the site for a NCAA berth playoff between Kansas and Nebraska. Cities considered were Ames Iowa and Manhattan Kansas. A conference call with KU athletic director Wade Stinson and NU director Tippy Dye was planned with Wayne Duke. If no agreement, a coin flip would decide the site. Early indications favored Manhattan Kansas.
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Nebraska
Ames
Iowa
Manhattan
Kan
Big Eight
Wayne Duke
Wade Stinson
Tippy Dye
Fulbright's Call on Southeast Asia Discounted by LBJ Officials
Washington officials dismissed Fulbright's broad proposal to neutralize Southeast Asia with Communist China. They say Beijing refuses talks and that current policy aims to keep the war in Vietnam unresolved. Fulbright argues peace hinges on resolving U.S.-China power factors, not participation specifics in a South Vietnamese government.
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Sen
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China
Southeast Asia
United States
Wartorn
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Viet Nam
Fulbright
Senate
Johnson
Peking
Arkansas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Firsts Highlight KU Children's Theatre Tom Thumb
The KU Children’s Theatre opens Tom Thumb at 4 30 on Thursday as its first musical in 13 years and first national premiere by the KU group. Jed Davis directs with Polish KU faculty guests and other theater figures attending a Friday tea. Buses will shuttle Lawrence students from local schools and civic groups support the transport. Performances run Thursday 4 30 Friday 4 30 and 7 30 Saturday 2 with several regional showings through March.
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KU Children’s Theatre
Tadeusz Kierski
Jed Davis
Tom Thumb
Omaha
Neb
Salina
Kansas City
Wichita
Gladys
Lawrence
Murphy Hall
Davis
Lewin Goff
Sunset Optimist
Topeka
Ex-Newsman Hugh Baillie Dies at 75 in California
Hugh Baillie former president of United Press from 1935 to 1955 died Tuesday in La Jolla California at age 75 from a heart condition. He led the agency during a pivotal era and shaped its early national reporting standards.
Derby Area to Be Improved for July 4 Derby Race
The Lawrence City Commission approved reconditioning Mississippi Street from Campanile Drive to Ninth Street for the 1966 soap box derby on July 4. Derby director Maj Phillip Ramsey and publicity chairman Capt Merrill Steele requested repairs to holes and sinks, with the race starting behind the KU Union and ending at McCook Street, about 750 feet. City Manager Ray Wells to handle the administrative details. repairs deemed inexpensive.
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Lawrence
Ray Wells
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Phillip Ramsey
Merrill Steele
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Steele
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City Hall
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Ninth Street
Mississippi
Wells
Iowa Street
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Union
Mossler Lawyers Attack State Case In Murder Trial
In Miami, Candace Mossler and her nephew Melvin Lane Powers face first degree murder trial. Defense lawyers challenge the state theory that Mossler's multimillionaire husband Jacques Mossler was bludgeoned with a soda bottle before his 1964 stabbing. The state alleges an illicit affair as motive, but has not produced a weapon.
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Miami
Fla
Candace Mossler
Jacques
Walter Gwinn
Fourteen Airlines to Adopt 727 Jet Training
Fourteen airlines plan to use new training techniques for Boeing 727 landings after four 727s crashed last year. The program emphasizes the jet’s rapid descent rate and the extra time pilots need to regain power to maintain or gain altitude.
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Washington
Lawrence merchants to display centennial themes in window plan
Bret Waller, chair of the KU Centennial Subcommittee, says a questionnaire mailed yesterday will determine how many of more than 600 local merchants will dedicate windows or public displays during the April 18 to 24 centennial week. The subcommittee is advisory with no funds or payments offered.
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Lawrence
Bret Waller
Citizens KU
Waller
KU Art Museum
Few To Support LB s 4 Year House Term Plan
Washington AP report shows little congression al backing for President Johnson s plan to align House terms with presidential terms. Rep Frank Chelf says supporters want staggered terms and has polled 254 members who favored four year terms. of 89 replies only five back Johnson s approach.
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Johnson
Frank Chelf
D-Ky
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Chelf
Gemmell's Cafe Sold to Topeka Investor
Lawrence cafe owner Ralph Gemmell sells Gemmell's Cafe at 717 Mass to Don Keim of Topeka. The name stays the same for now as Gemmell assists for a week. Keim plans to relocate here with all current staff kept, including longtime cook Lilian Van Neste.
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Lawrence
Mass. St
Don Keim
Topeka
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Gemmell
Chester Curtis
Omaha Hat Works
Mildred Gemmell
St. Joseph
Kansas City
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Oread
Janice Lednicky
Lee’s Summit
Shriners
The
American Legion
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Lillian van Neste
Anti-U S Posters Rise in Penang Protest
In Penang Malaysia police arrested two men while posting anti U S signs during a 24 hour U S Navy destroyer visit. Posters carried a symbol of the Leftist Labor Party, a minor opposition group.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Penang
Labor Party
McNamara Affirms U S Readiness Abroad
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara stated the United States can meet commitments worldwide despite about 300 000 fighting men in Southeast Asia. He released a seven page report countering claims of military overextension and said such charges are not true.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Southeast Asia
McNamara
United States
Rivers to Hear Hershey on Draft Probe
Rep. B Mendel Rivers said the House Armed Services Committee will hear Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey before deciding whether to investigate the military draft. The hearing would follow a call from 30 Republican House members for an immediate probe into Selective Service. Hershey directs the draft program. no date set.
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Washington (Ap
B. Mendel Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
Lewis B. Hershey
South Carolina
Republican House
Hershey
Selective Service
Admiral Sir John Eccles Dies in Winchester at 67
Admiral Sir John Eccles, 67, who led NATO's Eastern Atlantic Command from 1955 to 1958, died Tuesday in Winchester, England. The British officer's career spanned naval service and high command during the Cold War era.
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Winchester
England
Sir John Eccles
NATO
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