Howard Johnsons to Open Lawrence Turnpike Eatery
The Howard Johnson chain will operate the Lawrence service area restaurant on the Kansas Turnpike starting April 1 after the Kansas Turnpike Authority accepted its offer to manage six eateries. The contract spans 10 years with $400,000 for remodeling by the authority and another $300,000 by the company.
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Lawrence
Kansas Turnpike
Louis Stroup
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Howard ‘Johnson
KTA
Turnpike Authority
Turnpike
Stroup
Johnson
Wollanston
Mass
Journal-World Today
U. S
Topeka
Wichita
Borge Named National Chair for MS Hope Chest Appeal
Albert Fearing, Lawrence MS Society chairman, reports pianist-comedian Victor Borge accepted the national chairmanship for the 1968 MS Hope Chest appeal. Borge will tour U S concerts to raise funds, with Lawrence campaign planned for April. About 70 MS cases in Lawrence are aided by the drives.
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Albert. Fearing
Lawrence
The
Older Citizen Award Goes To K State Teacher
The 1968 Distinguished Older Citizen of the Year in Kansas is Miss Tessie Agan associate professor of family economics at Kansas State University. Gov Robert B Docking presented the citation Monday evening during the 18th annual Conference on Aging at Kansas University. Miss Agan retires this spring after a long K State career promoting housing for the elderly and aging seminars.
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Kansas
Tessie Agan
Kansas State University
Robert B. Docking
Fractured Nose In Local Wreck
One injured after a two car crash on Iowa Street north of 15th. William A. Fiddes 17 and Car lene R. LaBoueff 24 drove north in separate autos. LaBoueff suffered a fractured nose and injuries. treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and released. Vehicle damage totals were 325 960 and 200 to the utility pole.
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Iowa Street
15Th
William A. Fiddes
Route 1
Carlene R. LaBoueff
22Nd St
Terr
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
LaBoueff
Leavenworth Men Named in Complaints
Douglas County Court filed complaints against Marion Redman 45 and Charles Winston 18 after they were arrested on the Kansas Turnpike near Lawrence. Redman faces firearm possession charges while Winston is charged with possession of stolen goods. Arraignment date not set. Turnpike troopers aided a stalled 1960 station wagon leading to the inquiry and detainment by Sheriff Rex Johnson.
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Douglas County
Leavenworth
Kansas Turnpike
Lawrence
Marion Redman
Charles Winston
Turnpike
Rex Johnson
Unemployment Rate Edges Up In February
The February jobless rate rose to 3.7 percent as employment increased by about 800000 to 74.1 million. Unemployed counted at 3.3 million, matching December’s seasonally adjusted figure, with teen job seekers and part time work driving the uptick and women contributing to gains.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arthur M. Ross
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
George Heaton Speaks at 11th Supervisory Seminar
Dr. George D. Heaton, supervisor trainer and industrial relations adviser, headlines the 11th annual supervisory seminar in the Kansas Union. Registration starts 12:30 p.m. with sessions at 1:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Forum and Big Eight Rooms. E. J. Logsdon presides and Kansas University official E. A. McFarland hosts. The Lawrence High School Chorale performs.
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George D. Heaton
Kansas Union
E. J. Logsdon
Lawrence
Heaton
E. A. McFarland
Kansas University
Lawrence High School Chorale
Duncan Couch
Tiny marmoset described as smallest living monkey
A marmoset, roughly the size of a squirrel, is noted as the smallest species among living monkeys. It highlights its miniature stature and place in primate taxonomy.
Massive late blizzard grips vast U.S. region
A powerful late winter storm swept the southern plains and Mississippi Valley reaching the Northeast. Oklahoma faced its worst storm of the season with 40 to 50 mph winds, 8 inch snowfalls, hundreds of halted motorists, widespread power outages, and school closures including the University of Tulsa.
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Oklahoma
Tulsa
Universty
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State Patrol
Interstate 40
Oklahoma City
Shawnee
Okemah
Missouri
Lawton
Wichita Falls
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Maryland
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Illinois
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
New York
Alabama
Mississippi
Greenwood
Miss
Huntsville
Ala
House Passes Civil Rights Bill With Open Housing Provisions
Senate approved a civil rights measure 71 to 20. It strengthens federal protection for Negroes and rights workers and broadens housing discrimination bans to cover about 80 percent of housing by 1970. Support crossed party lines, with 29 Republicans for and 3 against. 42 Democrats for and 17 Democrats from the South opposed.
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Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Stolen Items Reported at University
KU police report two items stolen over the weekend. A battery powered tape recorder valued at 100 dollars was taken from Room 502 Dyche Hall. Also 200 feet of cable weighing about 150 pounds disappeared from under the tower south of Marvin Hall.
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Kansas University
Matt Frazier
Route 4
Dyche Hall
Roderick Davis
KU Television Laboratory
Marvin Hall
Davis
Kearney Considers Wichita State AD Post
Joe Kearney, UW assistant athletic director, says he is weighing the Wichita State University athletic director job. He has discussed the possibility with Wichita officials but has not committed.
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Seattle
Joe Kearney
University of Washington
Wichita State University
Kearney
Wichita
Lifting Gold Cover No Threat, Pritchard Says
Kansas University economist Leland J. Pritchard argues Congress should lift the gold cover from Federal Reserve notes. He says the move would not harm the economy and that confidence in U S government credit maintains the notes' acceptability. He notes Fed notes make up about 90 percent of paper money and that money supply changes do not directly alter bank lending or overall credit conditions.
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United States Congress
Federal Reserve
Leland J. Pritchard
Kansas University
United States
Kansas Business Review
Pritchard
Fire destroys two story house on Route 2 in Wakarusa
A fire about 3 p.m. Monday razed the two story home of David Harvey on Route 2 as Wakarusa firefighters fought the blaze for about three hours. Harvey’s mother and aunt escaped unharmed while Fire Chief Charles Wales suffered a cut hand from falling glass.
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David Harvey
Route 2
Wakarusa
Harvey
Maud Harvey
Pearl Henrie
Charles Wales
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Wales
Dean Harvey
Wakarusa Fire Department
Cooperation Is American Need, Swan Urges Rotary
Robert Swan Jr addressed the Lawrence Rotary Club urging stronger US South American cooperation. He stressed learning about and traveling to South America, criticized Alliance for Progress funding, and linked US aid to reducing Vietnam war expenditures. The event noted Swan’s ties to Kansas University and Rotary Fellowships.
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United States
Lawrence
Swan
University of Reading
England
U.S
South America
Alliance For Progress
Vietnam
Europe
Senate Clash Over Vietnam Policy Continues
Rusk faces sharp questions from Fulbright and other senators on consulting with Congress before escalating Vietnam. Fulbright presses for advance policy disclosure while Rusk defends White House consultation and notes hearings reflect committee views. The exchange centers on whether Congress will influence or constrain president
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Rusk
Congress
Fulbright
Frank J. Lausche
Dohio
Senate
Vietnam
Mike Mansfield
Montana
White House
Mansfield
Hanoi
Moscow
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Arkansas
U.S
Johnson
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