Plains Blizzard Lashes Great Plains Areas
A wind driven blizzard batters the Great Plains with up to 18 inches of snow in places and drifts as high as eight feet. Western South Dakota Colorado Wyoming center the storm with spread into Minnesota and Iowa amid widespread school closures and travel hazards.
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Colorado
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Minnesota
Iowa
Sturgis
S.D
Rapid City
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Burgess Junction
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Mississippi River
Kansas
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Kan
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Fla
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Gray to Run For Re-Election As District's Judge
District Court Judge Frank Jay Gray announces another candidacy for the 41st District judgeship he has held for three terms. The 57 year old Republican from Lawrence has served since the district’s creation in 1955 and chairs the Kansas Judges Retirement Board.
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Franklin
Anderson
Gray
William Avery
Kansas Judges Retirement Board
Robert Kaul
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas Bar Journal
Kansas
Kan
Sas
Douglas County
United States Navy
U.S.S. Colorado
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Kirwin
Phillips County
Lawrence
4Th St
David
Lawrence High
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District Court
Charles Rankin
Kansas Probate Judges Assn
American Red Cross
Lawrence Community Chest Lrct
Plymouth Congregational Church
Lodge No. 6
A. F
A.M
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Tokyo Bay
Prof Homer B Latimer, KU physician, dies at 84
Professor Latimer, 84, of 820 Mo died after a two week illness at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Memorial services are planned at 4 pm Sunday at First Methodist Church. Cremation will follow with donations suggested to the Homer B Latimer memorial fund at Kansas University Medical Center. Survivors include wife Emily and daughter Mrs E M Straight. He joined KU School of Medicine in 1926 and retired as professor emeritus in 1952 after a career in anatomy.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
First Methodist
Kansas University Endowment Association
Homer B
Latimer
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Emily L. Latimer
E. M. Straight
Marion
Ind
Minnesota
Eudora Names New Elementary Principal for 1966 67
The Unified District 491 board completes its 1966 67 staff with William L. Kroeger named elementary principal for kindergarten through sixth grade. Kroeger, 29, from Guthrie Oklahoma, has a BS from Central State College and an MS from Southwestern State College. He will move to Eudora after this term.
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Unified District 491
Eudora
William L. Kroeger
Southard
Okla
Kroeger
Central State College
Edmond
Southwestern State College
Weatherford
Guthrie
Mary Edna Bond
Gary L. Condra
Joe R. Hargrave
Mickey Cohen Wins Lawsuit Against Government
Former gambler Mickey Cohen won a 110000 lawsuit against the federal government after alleging negligence in supervising the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary inmate who hit him with a pipe in 1963. Cohen, 51, serving 15 years for income tax evasion, sought 10 million for paralysis and injuries.
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Atlanta, Ga
Mickey Cohen
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Cohen
U.S. District Court
U.S. Dist
Sidney 0. Smith Jr
Supreme Court
Engineer Speaks Of Kwai Bridges At Rotary Talk
Allen Acheson executive vice president of Black and Veatch spoke at the Lawrence Rotary Club about The Other Bridge Over The River Kwai highlighting not only physical bridges but also the bridges of understanding compassion healing and education. He noted his three years in Bangkok and showed slides of missionary programs. He described Thailand as colorful and friendly yet containing vast slums needing improvement.
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Allen Acheson
Black and Veatch
Acheson
Kansas City
International
Black and
Veath
Bangkok
Thailand
Kwai River
Iowa State University
1942 KU Graduate to Receive Award in Chicago
Mrs. Alice Winter of Kansas City a 1942 Kansas University liberal arts graduate will receive the Friends of American Writers award of distinguished recognition at the Lake Shore Club in Chicago Illinois. Her first book The Velvet Bubble published by William Morrow and Co is a novel about a mentally ill teenager and helped earn the recognition. Mrs Winter is the wife of a Kansas City pediatrician and a Ursuline Academy graduate in Paola.
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Kansas City
Kansas University
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Friends of American Writers
Lake Shore Club
Chicago
Ill
American climber dies on Eiger north face
John Harlin 30 of Los Altos California died after tumbling 3000 feet during a joint Anglo American German ascent of the Eiger north face in Switzerland. Layton Kor and Chris Bennington located Harlin’s body at the base after the fall near the Spider ice field.
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Switzerland
John Harlin
Los Altos
Calif
Eiger
Layton Kor
Boulder
Colo
Chris Bennington
Britain
Harlin
North Face
Angle
Graf
Doctor Predicts Rapid Advances On Cancer Cause
Dr Maurice Green director of Saint Louis University Molecular Virology Institute predicts cancer causes will be known within five years and a cure may become possible though timing is uncertain. He notes progress using adenoviruses in animals and emphasizes ongoing testing and new knowledge.
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ST. Louis, Mo
St. Louis University Medical School
Maurice Green
Green
Labor Board finds JP Stevens chain guilty of unlawful antiunion campaign
The National Labor Relations Board ruled the J P Stevens and Co Southern Textile chain guilty of flagrant unlawfulness in an antiunion drive and ordered reinstatement for 71 workers.
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Washington (Ap
National Labor Relations Board
Big J.P. Stevens and Co. Southern Textile Chain
Fertilizer Seminar Hails Growth Potential in Douglas County
Dr. John Strauss of Atlanta spoke at a noon Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Hotel Eldridge, noting 850 farms in Douglas County could host 850 potential fertilizer plants. He projected over 1.6 million dollars extra yearly for farmers with higher fertilizer use, emphasizing farming as science and business. Arthur Heck highlighted local fertilizer operations and called Lawrence the regional fertilizer capital.
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Eldridge
John Strauss
Atlanta
Strauss
Douglas County
Chamber
Arthur Heck
CFCA
FMC
Lawrence
Midwest
GM Chief Apologizes For Harsh Investigating
General Motors president James M. Roche apologized to a Senate committee for any role in private-eye harassment of a critic of auto safety. He said GM sought facts for litigation but would not excuse or justify the investigation.
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Washington
General Motors
James M. Roche
Senate
Roche
Ralph Nader
Swift Named Acting Dean of KU Graduate School
Dr. George W. Swift of Kansas University will serve as acting associate dean of the Graduate School for 1966 67 while Dean Dale P. Scannell takes sabbatical in Stockholm Sweden. Swift earned KU degrees B S 1953 M S 1957 Ph D 1959 and joined KU in 1961 after Phillips Petroleum. He is a Holton native and Korean War Marine veteran and received the Cedric K Ferguson Medal from the Society of Petroleum Engineers in 1963.
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George W. Swift
Kansas University
Dale P. Scannell
Stockholm
Sweden
Dr. Swift
Cedric K. Ferguson
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Kittle Named Professor and Chief at Chicago University
Dr. C Frederick Kittle, associate professor of surgery at KU Medical Center, was named professor of surgery and chief of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at Chicago University, effective April 1. He holds degrees from Ohio University and the University of Chicago, and has led several professional societies while publishing over 75 papers.
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C. Frederick Kittle
Kansas University Medical Center
Chicago University
Edward H. Levi
Kittle
Ohio University
University of Chicago
The
Medical Center
Society of University Surgeons
International Cardiovascular Society
Kansas
American College of Cardiology
Winter Condition Good for Local Civic Leader
M. S. Winter the local civic leader and automobile dealer was reported in good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital where he is convalescing after a recent heart attack.
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M. S. Winter
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Journal-World to give away 800 hard maples in Lawrence parking lot
The Journal-World will distribute 800 Acer saccharum trees 4 to 6 feet tall on Saturday in the lot south of the paper's building. A one per family coupon appears in Thursday's edition to support the community beautification effort and elm disease replacement. Kansas Gov. William Avery speaks to KU Collegiate Young Republicans on March 29.
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Journal-World
Kansas
William Avery
Kansas University
Young Republicans
Kansas Union
Skunk Causes Distraction at Kansas University's McCollum Hall
Residents in McCollum Hall at Kansas University faced an unusual disturbance as a skunk roamed the area on Monday night. A campus search failed to find the unwelcome visitor, and rain likely drove it away.
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Kansas University
McCollum Hall
Mize Urges Kansas Businessmen to Engage in Politics
Rep. Chester Mize of Kansas urged businessmen at the Associated Industries of Kansas annual meeting to become more involved in government and campaigns to defend the free enterprise system. He argued most business leaders support free enterprise but do little to protect it and emphasized their leadership skills could aid in electing supportive candidates.
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Wichita
Chester Mize
R-Kan
Associated Idustries of Kansas
Pilots Report Heavy Strikes in North Viet Nam Raids
U S jet pilots say they hit trucking and shipping in North Viet Nam destroying over half of a 50 vehicle convoy and damaging five gunboats. Marine spokesmen report at least 205 Communists killed in expanding operations. 10 Marines killed in a helicopter crash and an A4 Skyhawk crash with pilot rescued. Buddhist student protests in Da Nang and Hue shown peacefully. Thich Tam Chau negotiates with Ky regime as Buddhist leaders express discontent.
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South Viet Nam
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Navy
Vinh
Dalat
da Nang
Hue
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thich Tam Chau
National Buddhist Institute
Youth 16 Injured In Motorbike Mishap
A 16 year old Lawrence youth suffered cuts and bruises Monday afternoon when his motor bike collided with a car near the Dakota and Louisiana intersection. Bruce A. Dixon of 714 Mississippi Street was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and released. Harold Dickey, 38, of Route 2, was the car driver. Bike damage listed at 45 dollars and car damage at 10 dollars. Police reported three other city traffic accidents with no injuries.
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Dakota and
Louisiana
Bruce A. Dixon
Miss. St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Harold Dickey
Route 2
Liquid Lunch Sours Jury Duty in Shawnee County
In Shawnee County court Judge David Prager halted a civil trial after a juror wore a hat and questioned him. The juror confessed to consuming half a pint of whiskey at lunch, leading to a 30 day jail sentence for contempt of court.
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Shawnee County
David Prager
Prager
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