Clark Bans a March In Tribute to Reed
In Selma Alabama Sheriff Clark blocks a proposed march of about 500 clergy and lay leaders to a courthouse memorial for Rev James J Reed fatally beaten by a white gang. City and county officers confront demonstrators with no arrests planned.
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Reed
Selma
Ala
James G. Clark
James J. Reed
Boston
Wilson Baker
Baker
Camden
Municipal
Trooper-Photog Testifies He Saw No Negro Beatings
In U S District Court a state trooper photographer testified that he did not see troopers beat any Negro during the Selma confrontation on March 7. Roy Smith said he filmed with limited vision and later processed the film while evidence was presented on the Selma to Montgomery march petition.
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Montgomery
Ala
U.S. District Court
Selma
Roy Smith
Smith
James G. Clark
Albert J. Lingo
Lingo
Clark
Peter Hall
Hall
U.S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Johnson to address Congress on voting rights tonight
President Johnson will speak before a joint session at 8 p.m. CST to outline voting rights proposals and discuss related matters. The White House said he accepted the invite from congressional leaders, with a voting rights bill expected to be sent to Capitol Hill later in the week.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
White House
Senate
House
Capitol Hill
Navy cracks down as sailors face obesity purge
Washington AP reports the Navy is fed up with overfed sailors. Ship and station commanders are told to crack down on military indiscretions and may recommend discharging sailors who remain stubbornly fat. Obesity is deemed an abnormal health state and commands must actively reduce it.
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Washington
Navy
Naval Service
Livestock Meeting With Harris at Douglas County Fairgrounds
Everette B. Harris president of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange will speak at a county wide livestock meeting at 1 30 p m Tuesday at the Douglas County 4-H Fair grounds His topic is Futures Trading in Live Beef The First National Bank sponsors the open public event.
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Everette B. Harris
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Douglas County
Rumsey Funeral Home Announces Spacious Modern Facilities
Rumsey Funeral Home highlights new spacious, modern facilities with contact at VI3 5111 for Adv listings.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Massive raid hits Phu Qui depot south of Hanoi
More than 100 U S Air Force and Navy planes struck the Phu Qui ammunition depot 100 miles south of Hanoi. The raid, described as highly effective, reported one Navy propeller craft lost and light ground-fire damage.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Hal S. Price
2Nd Air Division
Phu Qui
U.S. Navy
Price
Laos
Navy
Viet Nam
Cardinal Meyer Shows A Slight Improvement
In Chicago AP report a hospital spokesman said Albert Cardinal Meyer showed definite improvement after brain surgery on February 25. The 62 year old prelate spoke on Sunday for the first time since the operation, addressing three people with moderate optimism.
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Chicago
Albert Cardinal Meyer
Interfaith Service Draws 500 in Lawrence
About 500 persons attended a Sunday interfaith service at St. John’s Catholic Church in Lawrence. Leaders from Protestant Catholic Jewish BaHai and Unitarian faiths arranged the event to express concern for racial turmoil in Selma and to pray for improvements across America. The hour long service featured messages by Father Moriarty and Rev Paul Davis with prayers meditations and congregational singing.
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Selma
America
St. John's Catholic
Lawrence
Michael Moriarty
St. John’s Church
Ala
Father Moriarty
Paul Davis
Plymouth Congregational Church
Dan F. Abrahamson
Mrs. Frians
Robert Sokal
Marvin McKnight
Harvard Wilbur
Roy Laird
A. L. Parker
Alabama
Speedy Lads Hunt Rabbits With Mallet in Hutchinson
In Hutchinson Kansas six boys aged 7 to 10 visited Mrs W L Harper asking to hunt rabbits on her land. They carried a wooden mallet and displayed a dead rabbit with a cracked skull. They pursued rabbits in a 65 acre field and returned with three more rabbits.
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Hutchinson
Clergyman Relays KU Discrimination Struggle to Parish
Rev. Thomas Woodward, Episcopal adviser to KU students, says four years of campus efforts to end discrimination have met indifference from administration faculty and students. He cites affidavits backing charges and notes fraternity and sorority exclusions. He criticizes Regents for hindering the Chancellor and discusses sit-in protests and potential alienation from parishioners.
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Kansas University
Thomas Woodward
Episcopal
Trinity Episcopal Parish
Board of Regents
Woodward
Chi Omega
Epis
Rights March Draws About 200 In Lawrence Protest
About 200 participants joined a civil rights march in Lawrence to support Selma Alabama. Led by Rev. C Garnett Henning the event ended at the Douglas County Courthouse with speakers including Jesse Milan and Nathaniel Sims. The march highlighted voting rights and future actions to rebuild churches in Jonesboro Louisiana and to fund legal defense for arrested protesters.
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Selma
Ala
C. Garnett Henning
St. Luke A.M.E
Harold Stagg
Jesse Milan
Lawrence
Douglas County
St. Luke
Ninth Street
Massachusetts
Nathaniel Sims
Pasadena
Calif
Kansas University
Civil Rights Council
Henning
Michael Maher
Lawrence Congress of Racial Equality
Jonesboro
Milan
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
W. Clarke Wescoe
Charles Garrett
First Methodist Church
Hixons Ad Promotes 6 Hour Photo Finishing Service
An advertisement from Hixon's at 721 Mass announces a six hour photo finishing and fast color service offering rapid processing and ready prints for customers seeking quick turnaround.
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Hixon’s
Weather maintains mild, partly cloudy pattern in Lawrence
Partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures dominated Lawrence after an ideal weekend. Saturday peaked at 56 degrees with a Sunday high of 51, while lows dropped to 31 and 29. A quick-thawing snowfall left .15 inch moisture, and more of this weather is forecast through Tuesday with cooler overnights.
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Lawrence
FEROS
Pan & A
Property Owners Protest Real Estate Valuations At Courthouse
Douglas County Courthouse hosts the first day of protests over new real estate valuations. About 50 protests were processed by noon with roughly 100 expected by 5 p.m. Law rence residents protest this week and township residents next week. Complaints may be mailed with the parcel plate number to the assessor or directed to Darwin Rogers. The Cole Layer Trumble firm handles protests through two weeks before county action.
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Cole - Layer - Trumble
Lawrence
Darwin Rogers
Rogers
Cole-Layer-Trumble
Board of Equalization
County Superintendent of School
Officers Chosen for KU Model United Nations Event
The KU Model United Nations steering committee selected officers for the April 23 and 24 event. Richard White will be president of the General Assembly, with Patsy Goins as Secretary-General and Beverly Barrett as Assembly Secretary. Delegations from the United States and the Soviet Union will come from KU courses led by Professors Ketzel and Laird.
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Model United Nations
Richard White
Wakefield
Mass
General Assembly
Assembly
Mike McDowell
Great Bend
Patsy Goins
Marysville
Beverly Barrett
Coley
Edward Hibbard
Eureka
Charles Colver
Durham
N.C
Sandra Lessenden
Topeka
Ku-Y
Department of Political Science
Tom Moore
United States
Soviet Union
Clifford Ketzel
Roy Laird
Ketzel
Laird
Moore
Model U.N
Lawrence High Names 10 Juniors as Boys State Delegates
Ten Lawrence High School juniors were chosen as delegates to Kansas Boys State at Kansas University June 6 12. Selection was based on citizenship and scholarship with a B average. five alternates will join the delegation if sponsors permit. Sponsors include the Noon Optimist Club and numerous Lawrence organizations.
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Kansas
Boys State
Kansas University
Marty Kennedy
Ind
Larry Norris
Harvard Rd
Jim Cruper
Schwarz
Woody Wright
Tenn
Sam Campbell
Stratford Rd
Bob Taylor
W. 22Nd St
David McReynolds
Mass
Bob Fambrough
Maine
Mickey Allen
Strong
Frank Pattee
Ohio
Journal-World Photo
Lawrence High School
Kansas Boys State
American Legion
William D. Wolfe
Dorsey- Liberty Post
Post
Noon Optimist Club
Voiture
Lawrence Rotary Club
Lawrence Kiwanis Club
Jayhawk Kiwanis Club
Lawrence Elks Club
Lawrence Lions Club
Sunset Optimist Club
LHS
Richard Kennedy
Lawrence DeMolay
C. V. Norris
Norris
Hi-Y
Jim Czupor
Schwarz Rd
Francis Czupor
the Budget
M. Erik Wright
Wright
James W. Campbell
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Estes Park
Colo
Lawrence
de Molay
Bernard A. Taylor
Weather Update Northeast Kansas Colder Tonight
Clear to partly cloudy in the northeast Kansas region tonight and Tuesday. Tonight will be colder with a low near 20. High Tuesday around 55 to 59 with little temperature change. Also notes past highs and moisture from the prior day and historical records. Gene Doane advertises insurance agents.
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Kansas
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