Yukon Crash Survivors Reach Whitehorse Hospital
A California pilot Ralph Flores and Brooklyn student Helen Klaben awaken in Whitehorse General Hospital after seven weeks wandering the Yukon. They survived on melted snow and cold, lost weight, and credited faith and each other for resilience. Klaben faces possible toe loss from gangrene while Flores recovers from broken ribs and frostbite.
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Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
California
Helen Klaben
Ralph Flores
San Bruno
Calif
Miss Klaben
Flores
Ralph
God
Brooklyn
N.Y
Watson Lake
Wilds
Gordon Tool
Department of Transport
Keith Jorgenson
Watson Lake Air
Ex Castro Teacher Aims to Lead Unified Cuban Refugee Struggle
Dr. Carlos Marquez Sterling, a Havana University former teacher to Fidel Castro, speaks from New York about uniting all Cubans under one leader to overthrow Castro. He notes his readiness to lead if the majority supports, but prefers a single, inclusive command.
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New York
Fidel Castro
Havana University
Castro
Carlos Marquez Sterling
Marquez Sterling
Cuba
Fidel
Mexico
Wichita U. referendum defeated in Kansas House vote
The Kansas House rejected a proposal to let voters decide if Wichita University should be brought into the state educational system. The 57 to 49 vote blocked the amendment, raised concerns over cost and statewide implications, with supporters calling it worth educational gains and opponents warning of preferential treatment and constitutional issues.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wichita U
Kansas House
Wichita A
Odd Williams
R-Lawrence
House
Williams
Wichita
Wichita Municipal University
John Conard
Greensburg
Conard
Tom van Cleave
Kansas City
van Cleave
Frank Lill
D-Emporia
South Central
Ernest Unruh
R-Newton
Pocketbook
Eudora and Lecompton youths named to Kansas Boys State
Two Eudora High School students Ronnie Williams and Ted Broers and Lecompton High School student Lee Norwood are designated as delegates to the 1963 American Legion Kansas Boys State, June 2 to 8 at Kansas University. Williams and Broers hold school and church affiliations, while Norwood plays basketball and engages in church youth work.
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Lecompton High School
American Legion
Kansas University
Lee Norwood
Ted Broers
Ronnie Williams
Eudora High School
Journal-World Photo
Kansas
Williams
Clinton Williams
Eudora
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
First Southern Baptist Church
Royal Ambassadors Group
Broers
Boy Scouts
Eudora Methodist Church
Journal-World
Homer Broers
Norwood
Bob Norwood
Route 1
Lecompton
Evangelical
Hornberger Named Top FFA Star Farmer in District
Lawrence High School senior Bob Hornberger of the Jayhawk FFA chapter in Lawrence is selected as star district farmer for East Central Kansas. The award announced by C C Eustace places him among seven district winners as he pursues the Star Farmer of Kansas title at the April 29 state FFA convention at Kansas State University. Hornberger serves as FFA treasurer and president, operates seven angus cows with calves, 20 feeder steers and hogs, crops on seven acres of corn five acres of alfalfa 10 acres of brome pasture and four acres of soybeans, and competes on the senior livestock judging team.
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Bob Hornberger
Jayhawk Ffa
Lawrence High School
Kansas
C. C. Eustace
Hornberger
Star Farmer of Kansas
Kansas State University
Fremont Hornberger
Route 2
Baldwin
FFA
Bitter campaign ends as Kansas City voters head to polls
In Kansas City a bitter mayoral race pits Independent Voters Association led by Dutton Brookfield against former councilman Hus Davis of the Citizens Association. The primary showed Davis ahead with Brookfield second, while incumbent H Roe Bartle sought a third term amid coalition splits as voters prepared to elect 12 council members.
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The
Citizens Association
Democratic Coalition
Hus Davis
Association
Pendent Voters Association
Dutton Brookfield
Jackson County Republican Committee
Davis
Brookfield
Kansas City
North Side
H. Roe Bartle
Kansas Citions
Pool bond proposal on ballot in Broken Arrow
Lawrence voters head to the polls on April 2 to decide a 195000 pool bond funded by property taxes over 10 years. The plan locates the pool in Broken Arrow Park with a 60 by 165 foot L shaped design and a diving area, plus a divided nearby wading pool and bathhouse.
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Lawrence
Broken Arrow Park
Louisiana Street
Broken Arrow
Bank Robbery Hits Kansas City Bank for 11297
Two young bandits robbed a downtown Kansas City bank of 11297 at 8:40 am. one staged the heist while the other waited at the getaway car. A Brinks armored truck had just delivered the money to the drive in facility before the bold theft. The cashier Mrs Louise Alleja described a silent, weaponless capture and a rapid escape. Police and FBI agents investigated the case as the abandoned car was found five blocks away.
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Kansas City
Walton W. Steele
Baltimore Bank
10Th
Central Streets
Louise Alleja
Alleja
FBI
Weather Outlook Northeast Kansas Turns Warmer
Fair weather dominates the region with gradual warming through Wednesday. Tonight’s low is 35 to 40 degrees, while Wednesday’s high rises into the 60s.
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Kansas
Protest Staged in London Demands Macmillan Go
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the House of Commons shouting against unemployment. The crowd surged against a police barrier as cries of Macmillan Must Go and Conservatives Out rang through Parliament's main entrance.
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London
House of Commons
Macmillan
Arbor Day lesson links trees to school projects
Sixth grade classes in Lawrence public schools will devote Thursday and Friday to Arbor Day topics including conservation community pride tree planting and care. Kansas Governor John Anderson designated Friday March 29 as Arbor Day. Journal-World will give pin oak trees to all Lawrence sixth graders and rural students can pick up free trees at the newspaper office Saturday morning while supplies last.
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Lawrence
Kansas
John Anderson
Lloyd J. Schurr
Journal-World
Warm Weather With Snow Threat Still Lurking in Lawrence
Forecasters expect generally warm weather in Lawrence with nights 35 to 40 and a Wednesday high near 70. Yet historic records linger of April snow in 1959 1960 1961 and 1962 63 with 23 inches in March 1959 and 33.4 inches in 1961 62.
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Lawrence
Gifts To Lawrence Help KU Program
A long list of donors to the Lawrence KU program includes individuals and couples such as Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Achning Prof. and Mrs. W. J. Argersinger Prof. and Mrs. E. Jackson Baur Mr. and Mrs. Bob Blank Dr. and Mrs. Vernon Branson and many others along with organizations like Lawrence Ready Mix Inc. The acknowledgments reflect broad support from faculty, alumni, professionals, and community members in Lawrence.
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Carl W. Achning
William P. Albrecht
Richard Angeletti
W. J. Argersinger
F. C. Bates
E. Jackson Baur
George Beal
Richard W. Bennett
Bob Blank
Vernon Branson
Frank R. Burge
W. L. Collinson
Frank Cross
Bessie Daum
Kenneth Deemer
Kathleen Doering
Max Fessler
Bud Fielder
Bernard “Poco” Frazier
Eugene George
S. W. Gilchrist
Errol E. Harris
Glenn L. Harris
Hixon
Harold Horn
Herbert B. Hungerford
C. B. Johnson
Richard Johnson
Dean
L. Martin Jones
Harold C. Krogh
Louis W. Kuhn
Louise C. Lane
Hugh Means Lawrence
Ready Mix, Inc
Paul B. Lawson
A. Byron Leonard
Marston McCluggage
Kent McCullough
Grace S. Nelson
Robert. Oakson
Clifford P. Osborne
James W. Paddock
W. D. Paden
Irene Peabody
Earl Palsley
G. Balty Price
Ernest Pulliam
Edward S. Robinson
George Ryan
Mignot and Sawyer Garage
John W. Scanlan
Charles L. Shepard
Hazel Lee Simmons
Forrest J. Springer
Milton Steinhardt
Howard F. Stettler
E. B. Stouffer
John Weir
Keith W. Weltmer
W. R. Wilson
U.S.N
Wilson
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Nesta James
Theresa
Sheryl Flores
James
Fairbanks
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Edward
Cincinnati
Ohio
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Manhattan
Eudora Youths
Tom Pendergast
City Hall
Inde
Alex Presta
K.C. Bank
Hallmark Cards
Key Rexall
Peratures
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