Senate panel backs curbs on Sunday sales in Kansas
The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee voted 6-5 to recommend passage of a bill restricting Sunday sales, with amendments narrowing vague terms. The measure would limit items sold, allow restaurants to serve meals, and cap grocery store hours, amid constitutional dispute concerns.
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Topeka
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Kansas
John Murray
William Ferguson
Senate
Joseph Harder
R-Moundridge
Clark Kuppinger
Prairie Village
Kuppinger
Wade A. Myers
Demporia
Paul Wunsch
R-Kingman
Missouri
Wade Ferguson
Parsons
Wunsch
Murray
Laurin Jones
Dodge City
Harlin Schran
Rhiawatha
A. T. Menhusen
Quill and Scroll Inducts Twelve LHS Students
Twelve Lawrence High School students were initiated into the Quill and Scroll Society at a Monday ceremony at Kansas University. About 60 students from Lawrence Leavenworth Topeka and Ottawa high schools participated. honorees included Glenda Hallenbeck Lee Keen Jan McCabe Janis Miller Janet Milderet Mary Bomije Sharon Russell Mary Thompson Bill Trull Kathy Vaughan.
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Lawrence
Quill and Scroll Society
International Honorary Society For
Prep Journalists
Kansas University
Leavenworth
Topeka
Ottawa
LHS
Glenda Hallenbeck
Lee Keen
Jan McCabe
Janis Miller
Janet Milderet
Mary Bomije
Sharon Russell
Mary Thompson
Bill Trull
Kathy Vaughan
Steve Meseraull
Reece Wiley
Lester G. Benz
Iowa City
Iowa
Quill and Scroll
Benz
Neal Wherry
International Society
Quill
State Senate Passes Park Financing in Monday Vote
The Kansas Senate on Monday advanced a bill to appropriate 619000 for the State Park and Resources Authority in fiscal 1964. It includes a disputed 100000 item to buy land in Pottawatomie County for a proposed 57000 acre Prairie National Park, yet-to-be-authorized by Congress.
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Topeka
State Park and Resources Authority
Prairie National Park
Kansas Senate
Pottawatomie County
Congress
Cigarette Age Bill Advances In Kansas House
The Kansas House tentatively approved a bill to repeal the cigarette age limit law. A final vote is due Wednesday, with an amendment proposed to remove any minimum age, prompting concern from Rep. John Oakes that the change could defeat the measure.
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Pera
Kansas House
House
Clyde Hill
R-Yates Center
Hill
John Oakes
R-Parsons
Boston Strangler claims ninth victim in Belmont
Authorities report the ninth strangulation in Greater Boston, this time of 62 year old Bessie Goldberg in Belmont Hills. Police sought a state employment service cleaning man described as 35 with facial scars, last seen at the Scott Road home where Goldberg was found. The case follows a pattern of hospital connections and victim profiles, with neighborhood fear spreading through the quiet suburb.
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Belmont
Mass
Belmont Hill
Greater
Boston
Scott Road
Bessie Goldberg
Boston Hospitals
David C. Dow
Massachusetts Division of Employment Security
Goldberg
Prof Patterson Dies in New York
David L. Patterson longtime Kansas University History Department staffer died at his Yonkers New York home on Monday Funeral arrangements were definite His wife died in 1962 and they had no children He joined KU in 1908 retired 1947 serving as acting dean 1917-18 his field was medieval history and he helped form the Lawrence Country Club
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David L. Patterson
Kansas University History Department
Yonkers
N. Y
Patterson
Pennsylvania State College
Wisconsin University
KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Lawrence Country Club
Ike Pal Denies Bird Excess In Mexican Hunt
Charles S. Jones, a California oil executive and Eisenhower hunting companion, says the former president bagged fewer than the legal 20 birds in a Mexican hunt. He notes six guns in a party of about 20, with the group finishing the day at about half the Mexican limit and a total of 60 birds.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Charles S. Jones
California
Senate
Sen. J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Mexico
Eisenhower
Fulbright
Jones
United States
Floods, floods, flood toll rise in Kentucky and Tennessee
Severe floods sweep southeast Kentucky forcing thousands from homes with at least one fatality. A Pikeville firefighter died when a coal train derailed after a landslide. Flooding also hits eastern Tennessee with missing people later accounted for and widespread property damage. In Boston an Eastern DC7 skids on a slushy runway at Logan, no injuries.
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Harlan
Kentucky
Hogan Billiter
Pikeville
Chesapeake & Ohio
Riverside School
Breathitt County
Hazard
Parrottsville, Tenn
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
East Tennessee
Parsottsville
North Carolina
Cocke County
Boston
Eastern Airlines
Logan
Frank Sweeney
Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission
Public report details on overseas Senate trips and costs
Powell's released a public report outlining investigation findings. The Post listed overseas expenditures by Senate lawmakers and aides: Sen. Kenneth Keating and two assistants spent 3182.22 for a 20 day trip visiting Nigeria, the Congo, Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland and Austria for the Senate Internal Security subcommittee. Sen. Pat McNamara listed 1280 as an official US adviser to the Geneva ILO conference. Rep. Robert F. Ellsworth charged 1455.59 for travel in France, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands.
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the Post
Kenneth Keating
R-N
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
Senate Labor Subcommittee
U.S
International Labor Organization
Geneva
Robert F. Ellsworth
R-Kan
France
Italy
Germany
Netherlands
Meningitis deaths at San Diego center prompt quarantine
An Osborne Kansas youth, James S. Hall, 22, died from spinal meningitis at the San Diego Naval Training Center where three others are seriously ill and a trainee is in critical condition. 12,000 recruits remain under quarantine with sulphadiazine given as a precaution. Officials call cases sporadic and not infectious.
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San Diego Naval Training Center
Osborne
Kan
James S. Hall
Unemployed Airman Kills Wife and Four Children in New Hampshire
An unemployed Air Force veteran, Joseph M. Simichak, 39, killed his Japanese-born wife Nobuko, 38, and their four children with a claw hammer in Manchester. He surrendered at police headquarters at 4:25 am and was charged with murder. Nobuko and two children died soon after. three others died later.
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Manchester
N.H. AP
Air Force
Atty
William Maynard
Joseph M. Simichak
Maynard
Simichak
Nobuko
Franklin
Sacred Heart Hospital
Patricia
Elizabeth
Katherine
Simichaks
Japan
Kansas Union Leader Fined On Probation For Tax Report
William S. Holly 39 former president of the Kansas State Federation of Labor was fined 250 dollars and placed on one year probation for failure to report income over 23 000 for 1958. He resigned as federation president and as international representative of the IAM district lodge after indictment on four tax reporting counts. Three counts covering 1957 1959 and 1960 were dismissed and court noted civil liabilities had been met.
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Kansas City, Kan
William S. Holly
Kansas State Federation of Labor
Holly
Wichita
Lakewood
Calif
International Association of Machinists District Lodge
West Baldwin to Begin 460000 Sewer Line Project
The Baldwin city council approved a contract with Sargent Excavating of Topeka for about 14 000 feet of new sewer mains in West Baldwin starting around May 1. Total project cost about 60000 includes a lift station near the downtown edge and serves 15 blocks north and west of 11th Street. When finished the entire city will be connected to sewer lines.
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West Baldwin
Baldwin City Council
Sargent Excavating Co
Topeka
Lth
Mental Health Services Discussed By Local Leaders
June Smith and Dr. Gary Lee spoke at a county meeting on mental health needs. They outlined Lawrence Public Schools special education programs and the Douglas County Mental Health Center operating plan, including school outreach, clinical duties, and plans to engage industry and community groups.
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June Smith
Lawrence Public Schools
Gary Lee
Douglas County
Smith
Lawrence
Lee
Optimists Hear Talks by Arden and Henry Booth
The Break fast Optimist Club heard Arden Booth and Henry Booth speak at the Little Banquet Restaurant this morning. They warned that Communism threatens the nation and urged vigilance.
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Arden Booth
Henry Booth
Optimist Club
Little Banquet
Blighted Washington Schools Shocks Touring Congressmen
Six members of the House Education Committee toured Pierce Elementary and Hine Junior High in Washington and described the conditions as a blight and disgrace. They cited overcrowding, damp basements, broken ceilings, outdated textbooks, and poor janitor facilities as evidence the capital’s schools need construction funds and improvements.
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Washington
Congress
United States
House Education Committee
Pierce
Hine
Edith Green
Dore
Dent
Mrs. Green
John Brademas
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
Carlton Sickles
Jones Named Help KU Advance Gifts Chairman
Chester G. Jones was named chairman of the advance gifts committee for the Lawrence HELP KU program. The committee will raise funds for Kansas University student loans with a March 20 banquet at the KU Union to kick off the main drive.
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Chester G. Jones
Lawrence
Douglas County
Kansas
Williams
Williams accuses Kennedy of Coast Guard help during yachting
Sen. John J. Williams charges Attorney General Kennedy used the Coast Guard as a nursemaid during a Chesapeake Bay yachting trip last October. The Justice Department calls Williams' version distorted and notes the Coast Guard only assisted in locating Kennedy during an emergency.
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Washington
John J. Williams
Del
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
Coast Guard
Chesapeake Bay
Justice Department
Attorney General
Oxford
Miss
Williams
Kennedy
Helen R
Vincent Remodels Burned Out Store After 1961 Fire
A 1961 fire gutted a large part of Vincent's Furniture and Appliance Store at 724 Mass St. It damaged an entire shipment of new stock. Remodeling of the front is complete with neon lighting and interior updates nearly finished. Manager Jimmy Vincent says things are back to normal after the long renovation period.
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Vincent
Mass. St
Jimmy Vincent
Card of Thanks for Suzanne Gay Fulcher
The family expresses sincere thanks for cards flowers and food from friends and neighbors. Gratitude also to the women of First Methodist and Centenary Methodist churches for acts of kindness.
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Suzanne Gay Fulcher
First Methodist
Centenary Methodist
Gratitude to Doctors and Hospital Staff
A note from O. E. Westerhouse thanks Drs. Joseph Holladay and Godwin, relatives, and friends for cards and flowers during a recent stay at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He also praises the nursing staff on duty at the hospital.
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