Voting Rights Bill Aims Automatic Registration in 7 States
The administration previews a bill to enforce registration in Alaska Alabama Georgia Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina Virginia and possibly Virginia. It would replace state standards with federal rules for federal state and local elections and allow swift registration if officials fail to act. The Civil Service Commission may oversee federal employee registration.
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Washington
Alaska
Congress
White House
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Virginia
Civil Service Commission
Voices of faith plead for unity amid national tensions
Reverends Moriarty and Davis spoke to a gathered audience urging national reconciliation and racial justice. They condemned violence and urged sowing seeds of harmony, noting the need for brotherhood and repentance across America.
Safecrackers Busy Around Emporia Area
Burglars hit the Neosho Rapids high school safe taking between 100 and 150 dollars and stole 10 dollars from the Neosho Rapids grade school kitchen. In Emporia a jewelry store was damaged when the jeweler Stuart Watson found burglars at work while repairing a basketball tournament trophy.
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Emporia
Kan
Neosho Rapids
Stuart Watson
Walker at D C Meet on Head Start staff training
T Howard Walker director of Kansas University Extension attends a Maryland University meeting to discuss training professional staff for Project Head Start. About 90 officials from U S universities and Puerto Rico participate in the two day event which started today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Howard Walker
Kansas University Extension
Maryland University
United States
Puertoca
Washburn Wins Heart of America Debate Championship
Washburn University of Topeka captured the Heart of America debate tournament trophy at KU on Mt. Oread. The Washburn team of Jim Riley and Paul Thomas defeated Wayne State University of Detroit to win the event, while Southwest Missouri State College fell to fourth as Northeast Oklahoma State College beat the Missourians for consolation honors. Donald W. Parson served as KU debate coach and tournament director.
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Washburn University of
Topeka
Heart of America
Kansas University
Washburn
Jim Riley
Paul Thomas
Wayne State University of Detroit
Mich
Mt. Oread
Southwest Missouri State College of Springfield
Northeast Oklahoma State College of
Grease Floods From Pack Plants Baffle Missouri River
In the St Joseph Missouri area 100000 to 200000 pounds of grease flow daily into the Missouri River from Omaha packing plants. Ball sized grease blocks intakes at St Joseph Water Company. State officials urge grease traps and full treatment programs, with actions expected by July 1.
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Jefferson City
St. Joseph
Missouri
Jack Smith
Omaha
Smith
Atchison
Leavenworth
Nebraska Water Pollution Control Commission
Lincoln
Local births and new babies reported across Kansas cities
A list of names and addresses notes numerous births and marriages across communities including Sunflower, Eudora, Baldwin, Oskaloosa, and Lawrence. Several couples announce newborn sons or daughters with home locations and dates as well as several wedding and family announcements.
Equal Rights Petition Circulates Among KU Faculty
A petition at Kansas University seeks equal benefits and opportunities for all university community members based on merit and need. It is circulated by KU faculty and staff, with signers including Donald Emmons and several other professors and staff.
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Kansas University
Donald Emmons
Emmons
Charles Landesman
Mofessor
Michael Maher
Marvin McKnight
Hillel Unz
FCA Plans Neighbor to Neighbor Program in Three Days
Farmers Cooperative Association announces a three day Neighbor to Neighbor program beginning Wednesday with cooperative and Consumers Cooperative Association staff visiting farmers. Friday directs attention to the Midland store with open houses at Midland and 23rd and Haskell locations to meet manager Dick Johnston and directors.
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Farmers Cooperative Association
23Rd
Haskell
Don Breithaupt
Association
Midland
Breithaupt
Dick Johnston
CCA
Regents Meeting Set at State Office Building in Topeka
The Kansas Board of Regents will hold a Friday morning session at the State Office Building in Topeka. Emory Lindquist of Wichita University appears at 9 a.m., followed by Leonard Axe of Pittsburg State College at 9:30 a.m., Kansas University Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe at 10 a.m., and James McCain of Kansas State University at 11:30 a.m.
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Kansas Board of Regents
State Office
Topeka
Emory Lindquist
Wichita University
Leonard Axe
Pittsburg State College
Kansas University
W. Clarke Wescoe
James McCain
Kansas State University
Douglas County 4 H Club Day picks regional reps
Fourteen 4 H members and six groups were chosen to represent Douglas County at Regional 4 H Club Day on March 27 at Baldwin. First blue winners include Phillip Shirk Ramona Willits Virginia Wulfkuhle Debra Freed and Mary Ann Isaacs. Second blue winners are Don Fornelli Jane Heck Joyce Baldwin and Steve Fornelli. Group winners include Worden Workers Vineland Valley Meadowlark Cottonwood Sunflower and Lone Star with Rock Chalk 4 H Club hosting at Central Junior High in Lawrence.
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Douglas County
Baldwin
Phillip Shirk
Ramona Willits
Virginia Wulfkuhle
Debra Freed
Mary Ann Isaacs
Don Fornelli
Jane Heck
Joyce Baldwin
Steve Fornelli
Worden Workers
Vinland Valley
Meadowlark
Cottonwood
Sunflower
Lone Star
Rock Chalk
Central Junior High School
Lawrence
Reserve Units Not Hurt Here in Kansas shuffle
Gov. William H. Avery announced a merger of the National Guard and Reserve, shifting units across Kansas. Heaviest losses hit artillery forces with units in Hutchinson, Ottawa, Paola, Garden City, and other towns, affecting about 1300 authorized strength statewide. Local Lawrence groups report no notification of changes.
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Kansas
William H. Avery
Topeka
Lawrence
Guard
Department of Defense
130Th Artillery Group
127Th Artillery Groups
130Th
Batalion
Hutchinson
Garden City
Liberal
Pratt
Kingman
Great Bend
Larned
Ellsworth
127Th Artillery Group
Ottawa
Paola
Pleasanton
Garnett
Burlington
Discreet and dignified surrounds at Rumsey Funeral Home
Advertisement notes discreet and dignified surroundings offered by Rumsey Funeral Home with contact VI 3-5111 for arrangements.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
KU Summer Session Expected To Surpass Fall Enrollment
About 4 600 students are expected to enroll in the Kansas University summer session plus large numbers from events like the Western Music and Art Camp Boys State and Girls State. The 1965 summer term runs June 10 to August 7 with orientation registration and classes scheduled across mid June. Ellsworth Hall and Carruth O’Leary Hall will host coed housing with separate living areas and shared dining and lounges.
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Kansas University
George B. Smith
Smith
Ellsworth Hall
Carruth- O'Leary Hall
Arthur Lawrence Dies This Morning at Home
Arthur Lawrence 69 of 809 La retired Lawrence grocer died this morning at his home from a blood clot in the lung after about a year of illness. Funeral services will be announced by Rumsey Funeral Home. He and two brothers ran the Lawrence Drive-In Market at 8th and Vt. Sts for about 12 years in the late 1930s and 1940s. Survivors include his wife Vivienne, two daughters Frances Carpenter and Mary Louise Woolworth, two sisters Bessie Gentry and Veda Marcellus, and several grandchildren.
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Arthur Lawrence
Lawrence
Rumsey Funeral Home
Lawrence Drive-In
8Th and
Vt. Sts
Ralph
Alfred Lawrence
Vivienne Lawrence
Frances Carpenter
Kansas City
Kan
Mary Louise Woolworth
Las Vegas
Nev
Bessie Gentry
Veda Marcellus
Los Angeles
Calif
Fire causes $300 damage at Kansas Union in Lawrence
Lawrence Fire Department officials estimate $300 damage from a Saturday night fire that started in the Prairie Room charcoal grill and climbed the grill duct to the roof. Derwood McCabe, union building manager, said the blaze prompted police and traffic officers to direct motorists at Jayhawk Boulevard and 14th Street and at 13th Street and Oread Avenue.
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Lawrence
Kansas Union
Derwood McCabe
Union
Prairie Room
Lawrence Fire Department
Jayhawk Boulevard
14Th Street
13Th Street
Oread Avenue
KU students earn honors on fine arts honor roll
Lawrence reports two KU students Cynthia Brown and Leonard Fletcher named on the School of Fine Arts fall honor roll. 70 students total meet 2.46 GPA or higher. Engineering Day King LaRoux Gillespie will ride a wheelbarrow in Jayhawk Boulevard parade at 3:30 p.m. Friday. The KU spring vacation runs April 3 to April 12. NAACP Hootenanny raises 38 dollars for the Freedom Fund at South Park Recreation Center.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
School of Fine Arts
Cynthia Brown
Ralph E. Brown
Westwood Rd
Leonard Fletcher
South Park Recreation Center
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Freedom Fund
National Naacp
NAACP
Melvin Painter
Joseph Pearson Teams Advance to Finals in College Bowl
Joseph Pearson residence teams 1 and 2 advance to the KU College Bowl finals set for March 21. No. 1 brings five wins and no losses into the double elimination title match, while No. 2 holds five wins and one defeat. Winner advances to the Big 8 tournament at Nebraska University May 14 to 16.
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Joseph Pearson
Joseph St. Pearson Residence Hall
Joseph R. Pearson
Joseph Joseph R. Pearson
Sellards
Templin
Nebraska University
Woodruff Reports Progress of KU Rights Committee
Kansas University dean and chairman Laurence C. Woodruff announced the University Committee on Human Relations has finished discussions on the advertising policy of the University Daily Kansan and on off campus housing. Recommendations will be prepared for Chancellor Wescoe after meetings by the committee appointed to consider EU Civil Rights Council demands.
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Laurence C. Woodruff
Kansas University
University Committee On Human Relations
Kansan
Ait KU
W. Clarke Wescoe
Wescoe
EU Civil Rights Council
Woodruff
KU Senior Named by Ellsworth
Judith Evelyn Lister, Ottawa senior at Kansas University, will be the Kansas princess at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington April 6 to 10. She was selected by Rep. Robert Ellsworth of Lawrence, president of the Kansas Society. Miss Lister is a KU zoology major, Ottawa High School graduate, and Kappa Alpha Theta sister. She is a fourth generation Kansan born in Colby and now resides in Ottawa where her father George E. Lister is president of Peoples National Bank.
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Judith Evelyn Lister
Ottawa
Kansas University
Kansas
Washington
Robert Ellsworth
Lawrence
Kansas Society
Miss Lister
Ottawa High School
Kappa Alpha Theta
Colby
George E. Lister
Peoples National Bank of Ottawa
Reuther Joins Selma Civil Rights Vote Drive
Walter P. Reuther president of the United Automobile Workers Union joined civil rights demonstrators in Selma Alabama and spoke out for Negro voting rights in the west Alabama city.
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Selma, Ala
Walter P. Reuther
United Automobile Workers Union
Alabama
In Memoriam Daisy Marie Rockhold and John Dohm
In loving memory of Daisy Marie Rockhold who died March 14 1943 and John Dohm who died March 14 1961. Missed by mother father and Charles and by Mr A L Tarpy Sr and sons Clifford and Mike.
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Daisy Marie Rockhold
Daddy
Charles
John Dohm
A. L. Tarpy Sr
Clifford
Mike
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Ala
St. Luke A.M.E
9Th
N. Y. Sts
9Th Street
Massachusetts
Rev. C. Garnett Henning
Journal-World Photo
Act On
Moriarty
America
Davis
South
Alfred Sickler
Donald Brinkman
W. 22Nd
Larry Myers
Maine
Louise Honeycutt
Raymond Wallace
James Walker
Gertrude Evans
Harper
Lacy Seaver
McLouth
Karen Flusser
Mabel Legan
Lecompton
Helen Jackson
Haskell Institute
Leroy Metzler
Ohio
Larry Compton
Maple Lane
Mable Meuffel
Eudora
Charles Zook
Ore
Lucille Jack
Wellington
Lee Blake
Conn
Kathleen June
Bryan Callahan
Oskaloosa
Tommy Patchen
Josephine Collins
Fred Bliesner
N. H
Dorothy Wustefeld
Lois Busche
W. 9Th
Robyn Anderson
Margaret Riling
Tenn
Carla Cook
Sunflower Village
Lisa Morden
Mayme Webster
Beverly Wiggins
Carl Reiling
Roy Ross
Benedict Ramon
Randall Tedrow
Ricky Tedrow
Walter Allen
Clifton Ct
Linda Jones
Ruth Buerman
Park Hetze
Brenda McConkey
Mary Patterson
Roy Edmiston
Richard Harrelbrink
Jerry Schmitt
Linwood
Donna Sinks
E. 19Th
Rita Koehn
W. 24Th
Grace Drake
N.Y
Betty Coats
Stouffer Place
David Wingert
Alice Ericsson
Mass
Mary Eichelmeyer
DeSoto
Alice Gibler
KR. J
Margaret Cleavinger
Lily Bignall
Jane Moss
Iowa
Rose White
Ind
Nancy Jones
John Gelvin
Lola Turner
Lena Grubb
Cleo Anderson
R. I
Steven Richardson
Susan Derozier
Eva Marshall
Mary Carlson
Campbell
Neb
Rachel Feldman
Highland
Joan Dick
Terr
Jan Chiapasso
Wayne Reusch
Naismith
Marlin Miller
Leo Souders
Elm
Samuel Neis Jr
Glenn Nicholson
W. 20Th
LeRoy Heinen
Harold McLees
FCA
Consumers Cooperative Association
Johnston
Lawrence Memorial Co
Norman Endacott
East 13Th Vi
City Hall
Eudora, Kansas
Rice Phelps
Don Phelps
Vermont
Rights Committee
Reuther
Bill Booth
Glenn Miller Orch
New York Stock Exchange
George Hedrick
Robert Dillon
Joseph W. McCoskrie
Tennessee
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