Godard Shows La Chinoise in Mid-America at KU
French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard screened La Chinoise at Hoch Auditorium Kansas University and answered questions from a panel. He discussed his methods, using actors who mirror real life and stressing zero starting points for creativity while noting Vietnam and China themes within the film.
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Jean
Alice Ee Monderland
Godard
Richard McCann
France
Vietnam
America
Understanding Reached in Copper Strike Tentative Breakthrough
The New York Times reports that Phelps Dodge and Kennecott have reached an understanding with 26 unions covering mines smelters and refineries but excluding lead zinc and fabrication. Officials urge caution despite potential progress on the key sticking point of negotiations.
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Washington
New York Times
Phelps Dodge
Kennecott
the Times
Florida Teachers Split Ranks As Strike Continues
Florida teachers began returning to classrooms in counties where school boards agreed to reinstate all personnel. The split emerged as Hillsborough County announced a return, while Sarasota, Broward, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Duval and Escambia counties remained hard line. The Florida Education Association focused on counties lacking satisfactory reinstatement, amid a state funding rise and a new education bill becoming law without the governor’s signature.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Phil Constans
The
Florida Education Association
Constans
Sarasota
Broward
Pinellas
Hillsborough
Duval
Escambia
Hillsborough County
Tampa
FEA
State Board of Education
Claude Kirk
Film to End Tuesday at Granada Theater
About 3,500 viewers have seen the religious drama For Pate's Sake ending a seven day local run at Granada Theater Tuesday night. The Billy Graham crusade themed film follows a family applying Christianity to daily life with 7:30 and 9 p.m. showings today and Tuesday.
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Pate
Granada Theater
Billy Graham
Reindeer Antlers Unique to Both Sexes
Reindeer are unusual as both male and female animals grow antlers. This trait distinguishes them from most other deer species where only males typically shed antlers. Researchers note antler growth varies with season and climate.
Saigon Fires Six Province Chiefs in Major Dismissals
The South Vietnamese government abruptly fired six province chiefs in the largest purge since the lunar new year offensive. Officials said the removals cited military inefficacy or corruption, with a seventh chief replaced for health reasons after serious wounds in an ambush.
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Saigon
Tie
County 4 H members win regional Club Day ribbons
Nine area 4 H members and five 4 H clubs won at the regional 4 H Club Day held Saturday at Baker University Baldwin Area winners had competed against seven surrounding counties Club winners include Worden Workers Eudora Lone Star Clinton Meadow Jark in blue white red and other colors Individual winners include Brad Bradley Mary Sue Trybom Gene Vaughn Karen Wulfkuhle Linda Henry Joanne Worthington Wendell Pohl Clair Keizer Marilyn Taylor and Karen Wulfkuhle blue in various demonstrations talks public speaking and vocal music
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Worden Workers
Eudora
Lone Star
Clinton
Meadow Jark
Brad Bradley
Mary Sue Trybom
Gene Vaughn
Karen Wulfkuhle
Linda Henry
Joanne Worthington
Wendell Pohl
Clair Keizer
Marilyn Taylor
Reds
Blue
FFA Teams Sweep East Central Kansas Contest in Lawrence
Lawrence High School FFA dominates three divisions at the East Central Kansas Farm Mechanics Contest in Lawrence. The LHS rural electrification team won first with Paula, second Garnet, while Dan Newman earned first and Ronnie Rice third as individuals. Osage City and Paola also placed well in Farm Power and Machinery. Robert Russell and Mark Willits, both of Lawrence, led in Farm Welding. The LHS team earned three trophies and medals for individual winners. Puddle duck note follows.
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Lawrence High School
FFA
Kansas
Lawrence
LHS
Paola
Garnet
Dan Newman
Ronnie Rice
Osage City
Roger Kitsmiller
Robert Russell
Mark Willits
Baldwin boards weigh teacher pay hike in joint meeting
Baldwin Board of Education and Wellsville Board of Education meet tonight to discuss a proposed salary increase for Baldwin teachers. A $400 raise in increments and a base salary rise to 5400 are sought, with action contingent on state education bill passage and potential governor approval. Dr. Marguerita Thorsell will speak on the joint district special education program.
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Unified District 348
Baldwin
Wellsville Board of Education
Marguerita Thorsell
State Department of Public Instruction
Rex Shanks
Shanks
Robert Docking
Jack Brookshire
KU Junior Is Good After He Falls Twice
Abilene junior Joe Wilder of Kansas University was listed in fairly good condition after two falls at KU. He fell from a fraternity chair Thursday and then from a hospital window about 50 feet to the driveway. Doctors said he has two fractured elbows and initially feared a broken back.
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Joe Wilder
Abilene
Kansas University
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Wilder
Alpha Tau Omega
Watkins Hospital
Raymond Schwegler
Rail Freight Hike Goal From U S Railroads
Washington reports the nation's railroads asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for freight rate increases of 3 to 10 percent with 5 to 6 percent on most food products. An industry force estimates the total package at about 500 million dollars, the cost of labor and materials rises over the past year.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court Upholds Alabama Prison Desegregation Order
The Supreme Court unanimously upholds a federal court order requiring Alabama to desegregate all state prison facilities. The justices reject Alabama’s claim that its segregation laws are constitutional and declare the arguments without merit.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Alabama
Malta General Dead London
Maj. Gen. Sir Robert Laycock, World War II hero and former Malta governor, died Sunday at age 60. He served as Malta's governor and commander in chief from 1954 to 1959.
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London
Robert Laycock
Malta
Jewish One-Act Plays at Lawrence High Tonight
Lawrence High School presents three Jewish one act plays at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium. The World of Sholom Aleichem linked by Mendele the Book Seller played by Ronn Johnson. Millard Denny directs with acts A Tale of Chelm Bontche Schweig and The High School using minimal props and light.
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Lawrence High School
Sholom Aleichem
Arnold Perl
Mendele
Ronn Johnson
Millard Denny
Chelm
Bontche Schweig
Beginning Course Set For Legal Secretaries
A 15 week course for legal secretaries starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the District 497 Administration Building at 21st and La. The Douglas County Chapter of Legal Secretaries and Lawrence High School Adult Education sponsor it. Open night fee is $1. Instructors include John W. Brand Jr. Peter K. Curran Ralph M. King Jr. and Daniel A. Young. Sessions cover civil appellate procedure and more through June 18.
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Douglas County
Chapter of Legal Secretaries
Lawrence High School
John W. Brand Jr
Peter K. Curran
Ralph M. King Jr
Daniel A. Young
Planning Meet For Baptists This Week
The Kaw Valley District Association of the State Baptist Missionary plan a two day meeting at Ninth Street Baptist Church in Lawrence. Dr. I H Henderson Sr of Kansas City Kansas will chair with sessions at 9 a m and 1 p m and a welcome program with Mayor Richard Raney at 7 30 p m. Public invited.
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Kansas City, Kan
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Richard Raney
Mrs Rachel Rickover 91 Dies in Chicago
Mrs Rachel Rickover mother of Vice Adm Hyman G Rickover died Sunday at Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago She was born in Russia and came to the United States with her family in 1906.
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Chicago
Rachel Rickover
Hyman G. Rickover
Weiss Memorial Hospital
Russia
United States
French General Ailleret Killed in Plane Crash at Reunion
General Charles Ailleret chief of staff for France was killed when his plane struck a hill shortly after takeoff on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. Ailleret aged 60 was a prominent figure known as the Father of the French atom bomb.
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Saint Denis
Reunion Island
Charles Ailleret
Indian Ocean
Ailleret
Chair City Gardner Gains Fame for Furniture Industry
A Massachusetts town nicknamed the chair city earns recognition for its numerous furniture factories. The label stems from a long history of chair making and industry presence shaping the local economy and identity.
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Gardner
Mass
Weekend Fire Calls Reported Two Small Incidents
Firefighters responded to a tree fire at 1134 Conn. St. Saturday at 1 p.m. No damage reported. Later Sunday at 6 02 p.m. crews battled a trash fire at the city landfill with no injuries or property damage noted.
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Conn. St
Garden City Wrestler Named Outstanding At Junior College Tourney
John Lightner of Garden City Kansas earned outstanding wrestler honors at the national junior college tournament in Worthington Minnesota. He defeated Vic Ciaccia of Fulton Montgomery New York by pin at 2 57 in the 177 pound final to repeat as champion. Phoenix Arizona won the team title with 96 points while Garden City totaled 24 points.
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Worthington
Topeka Bowler Sets 25-Year State Record in Tourney
Marge Lower of Topeka rolled a 669 series in the Kansas women’s bowling tournament, the event’s highest in 25 years. Her scores were 252 223 and 194, breaking the old 668 mark set in 1956 by Jeanette Malone. Fourteen new leaders emerged in the second weekend as the meet continues toward April 21.
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Topeka
Marge Lower
Kansas
Jeanette Malone
Salina
Griffin Favored to Defeat Evers in Mississippi Runoff
In Jackson Mississippi Charles H Griffin a white candidate is the odds on favorite to defeat Negro leader Charles Evers in a special Congressional runoff. Griffin 41 Utica No 1 aide to Governor Williams has spoken little since Evers led the first round with 33706 votes while six white candidates ran. Griffin received 28927 votes.
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Charles H. Griffin
Charles Evers
Congress
Mississippi
Washington
John Bell Williams
Griffin
Utica
Williams
Evers
Irish education minister Donogh O'Malley dies at rally
In Limerick Ireland AP reports Donogh O Malley Ireland s minister of education collapsed at a political rally on Sunday and died He was 47 and had introduced free secondary education and free transport for school children during his two years in office
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Ireland
Donogh O'Malley
O’malley
Local Social Notes From McLouth and Visitors
Mrs. Carrie Brown and daughter Fern Holloway of Kansas City visited Mrs. Clara Landon Friday. Kokomo Indiana guests Patty Brown Teresa stayed with Mr. and Mrs. John Kimmel. Topeka couples Keith LeGer Alan Keith and Larry Speakman visited local families. Louisa Joplin and Hazel VanDruff attended Harry Glogan’s funeral in Topeka. Pauline McOsker of Leavenworth visited her mother Sophia Laster. World Day of Prayer drew a large crowd at First Baptist Church with leaders Mrs. Lorraine Peckham Charistine Jones and Rev. Jones. McLouth High School chorus performed two numbers under Kathleen Schmidt. Sophia Laster planned May travel to Oregon Washington California for family visits and granddaughter Vickie Laster’s wedding.
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Carrie Brown
Fern Holloway
Kansas City
Clara Landon
Patty Brown
Teresa
Kokomo
Ind
John Kimmel
Keith LeGer
Alan Keith
Topeka
Ray Shoemaker
Larry Speakman
Lorraine Peckham
Charistine Jones
Jones
McLouth High School
Kathleen Schmidt
Sophia Laster
Portland
Ore
Roger Laster
Fred Laster
Moses Lake
Wash
Corrugated Boxes Wanted as Newspapers Close Saturdays
Lawrence Paper Co announces closure on Saturdays and Sundays and lists hours 8 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. for corrugated box and newspaper collection or purchase at 6th and N.H. site.
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N.H
Lawrence Paper CO
Weiskopf squandered late bid as Dickinson wins Doral Open
Gardner Dickinson clinched the Doral Open title after Tom Weiskopf faltered in the final stretch. Dickinson finished with a bogey and double bogey while Weiskopf, trailing by three, bogeyed twice to miss the chance at the $20,000 top prize.
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Miami
Gardner Dickinson
Tom
Weiskopf
Dickinson
U S Skiers Dominate National Alpine Titles in 1968
At Crystal Mountain Washington U S skiers captured all but two titles Rick Chaffee of Rutland Vermont and Judy Nagk of Enumclaw Washington won the slalom crown while Scott Henderson of Banff Alberta took the men’s downhill and combined titles. Ann Black of Seattle won the women’s downhill opening day and Marilyn Cochran of Richmond Vermont won the Saturday giant slalom.
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Seattle
U.S
Rick Chaffee
Rutland
Judy Nagk
Enumclaw
Wash
Scott Henderson
Banff
Alta
Crystal Mountain
Aspen
Colo
Ann Black
Marilyn Cochran
Richmond
Killy Heads to New York After Meribel Win
Jean Claude Killy strengthened his World Cup lead by winning the Meribel International giant slalom in France. He will stop in New York en route to Aspen and Heavenly Valley for two more World Cup races. Killy's two-run time was 2 46.01 with Mauduit 0.04 seconds behind, Perrillat third.
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Meribel
France
Jean Claude Killy
New York
Killy
Aspen
Colo
Heavenly Valley
Calif
Georges Mauduit
Mauduit
Guy Perrillat
Moore Tops Smith In AFL Returns
New York AP reports rookie Zeke Moore of the Houston Oilers led AFL kickoff returns last season with 14 kickoffs for 405 yards and a 28.9 yard average, narrowly beating Kansas City rookie No land Smith who had 41 returns for 1 148 yards. Floyd Little of Denver and Dick Post of San Diego followed in third and fourth.
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Zeke Moore
Houston Oilers
Noland Smith
Kansas City
Moore
Smith
Floyd Little
Denver
Dick Post
San Diego
Little
Post
French Middleweight Bout Ends in Knockout Sweep
In Nanges France Jacques Marty stopped Souleymane Diallo in a middleweight bout. Kang Chun Won of South Korea outpointed Ernie Pascua of the Philippines in Seoul to cap a night of action.
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France
Jacques Marty
Souleymane Diallo
Seoul
Korea
Kang Chun- Won
South Korea
Ernie Pascua
Philippines
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