Nuclear accelerator sites miss Midwest bids again
The National Academy of Sciences shortlisted six U.S. sites for a government nuclear accelerator, but none from Kansas City area or nearby locations made the final cut. The column urges regional leadership, a blue ribbon commission, and high‑level, coordinated effort to win future industry.
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National Academy of Sciences
U. S
Congress
Academy
Kansas City
Mid Continent International Airport
Lawrence
Olathe
Joplin
St. Louis
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Indiana
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Dakotas
Wyoming
Wisconsin
Madison
Chicago
Atomic Lab
Midwest
Denver
Science Fair winners announced at high school event
The article lists winners from a high school science fair with Mary Elizabeth Sonneborn and Woodring Wright among top honorees. Parents comments praise the event for recognizing students with unusual interests and for fostering project-based learning.
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Lee Sonneborn
Sonneborn
Mary
Woody
Local births and hospital notices across Baldwin and Eudora
Memorial Hospital lists many residents and relatives by name. Newborns include a baby boy at 2209 Hill Court and a daughter for the Bereiter, Kirk, Deamer, Leonard, Terry, and Brynds families. Other births reported in Eudora and Lecompton.
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Pamela May
Baldwin
Ronald Perdue
Rita Turner
Irene Silvers
Margaret Crady
Lecompton
Lydia Imhoff
S. Park
Luther Cortegou
Avalon
David Davis
N.Y
Margaret League
Ousdahl
Laura Wigle
Elmer Husted
Bertha Meyer
Ray Ramsay
Ark
Ronald Bereiter
Eudora
Lewis Kirk
Burnay Deamer
Del
David Leonard
Tenn
Jerry Terry
McLouth
Albert Brynds
Bones of 22YearOld Slain Woman Found on Cape Cod
Harvard archaeologists identify a 22 year old woman as the likely victim in a Dart wound murder from about 1000 A D. The bones were found in an excavation on Cape Cod and linked to an eastern Algonquin tribe.
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West Yarmouth
Mass
Cape Cod
Harvard
Howard Baillet
John Muller
Frank Schambach
Harvard Archeology Department
Lawrence Kennel Club Offers Obedience And Exhibition Classes
Lawrence Jayhawk Kennel Club Inc sponsors free obedience and exhibition classes for residents aiming to compete in American Kennel Club shows. Each Sunday at 2 PM at the 4-H Fairgrounds, the lessons cover ring handling judging and show preparation. The 10th annual dog show and obedience trial will feature about 30 local dogs on May 14 at the same fairgrounds.
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Lawrence Jayhawk Kennel Club Inc
American Kennel Club
ABC
Automobile Crash on Lakeview Road Demolishes 1959 Thunderbird
The sheriff reports an 12 30 a.m. crash on Lakeview Road three miles north of 6th and Iowa. William D. Leslie 18 of Lecompton drove a 1959 Thunderbird out of control and rolled over. Passenger James O. Watson 20 of 1112 Conn suffered minor injuries and was treated at Watkins Memorial Hospital.
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Sheriff’s Office
Lakeview Road
6Th and
Iowa Sts
William D. Leslie
Lecompton
James O. Watson
Conn
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Gemini 8 Crew Rewarded for Spaceflight
President Johnson approved the promotion of Gemini 8 astronaut David R. Scott from major to lieutenant colonel in the Air Force under the astronauts first flight policy. Neil Armstrong, the civilian astronaut on Gemini 8, also receives a financial reward.
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Washington
Johnson
David R. Scott
Air Force
Neil Armstrong
FAA Meeting on General Aviation Safety
A public FAA session will be held at 7:30 p.m. next Thursday in the south hangar at Lawrence Airport. Dan Wright, Kansas City FAA inspector, will lead a general discussion on aviation topics including instrument flying maintenance and accident prevention. films will be shown.
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Federal Aviation Authority
Lawrence
Dan Wright
FAA
Kansas City
Wright
Clarification on PTA Kitchen in Knox School System
Lawrence Supt. of Schools Carl S. Knox clarified that PTA kitchen refers to kitchenettes in several schools. Plans for Kennedy School include such a kitchenette adjacent to the multi purpose room used for PTA, faculty, and parent conferences and for storing or preparing refreshments.
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PTA
Lawrence Supt
Carl S. Knox
Kennedy School
Knox
National Guard Unit Heads to Ft Riley for Weekend Training
The Lawrence National Guard unit of 60 men and 3 officers left for Ft. Riley to conduct tactical field training this weekend under Lt. Stanley Larson. They expect to return Sunday afternoon as part of a stepped up Selective Reserve Forces program tied to the Vietnam war, increasing training 50 percent and building personnel and equipment to 100 percent.
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Lawrence
National Guard
Ft. Riley
Stanley Larson
Viet Nam
Microbiologists Honor Student at Valley ASM Banquet
About 150 scientists and students from Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma attended a Friday banquet of the Missouri Valley branch of the American Society for Microbiology at the Holiday Inn. Donovan Johnson of Nebraska University won $25 for best research paper. Provost James Surface of KU welcomed attendees. speaker was Dr. B L Horecker of Albert Einstein College of Medicine and NYU School of Medicine.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri Valley
American Society For Microbiology
Holiday Inn
Donovan Johnson
Nebraska University
James Surface
B. L. Horecker
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York University School of Medicine
Disabled Vet Ordered to Return $78.75 Payment
Charles Cole, a 74 year old disabled veteran and former Calvin Coolidge chauffeur, must repay a mistaken $78.75 from the government within 30 days. He lives on a $100 monthly pension, pays $75 rent, and cannot afford the lump sum or installments. The VA calls it an erroneous payment.
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Miami
Fla
Charles Cole
Cole
Calvin Coolidge
Veterans Administration
Pennsylvania
White House
Coolidge
Rezoning Bid to Allow Explosives Site Near Sunflower Denied
Johnson County commissioners rejected a proposal to rezone a 20 acre tract east of Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant for an explosives testing site by Gulf Oil unit Spencer Chemical. Owners of about 6,600 acres opposed the project saying blast noise would disturb residents, damage foundations, and frighten stock. The rock quarry site, used in the 1940s, was chosen to shield blasts, but was deemed unsuitable after public input.
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Johnson County
Sunflower Army
Law
Spencer Chemical Division
Gulf Oil Co
Gulf
KU International Festival Opens With Free Exhibits
Coupons for 800 free hard maple trees mostly came from nearby towns including Eudora Linwood Perry Lecompton DeSoto Baldwin Richland McLouth Tonganoxie Winchester and Topeka with Eudora residents leading at 20. The 13th Kansas University International Festival opens at 6 tonight with exhibits in Hoch Auditorium and a program by KU foreign students at 8. The KU Symphony Orchestra, led by Robert Baustian, performs at 3:30 Sunday in University Theatre in his final concert before moving to Oberlin College next fall. Final pom pon tryouts begin 7 tonight in Allen Fieldhouse with sessions Tuesday and Wednesday at 7. Miss Eudora Pageant is at 7:30 tonight in Eudora school gym with contestants Sheryl Sue Penner DeSoto Linda Rae Hall Eudora Mary Eldridge McLouth Cheryl Costa Wichita.
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Eudora
Linwood
Perry
Lecompton
DeSoto
Baldwin
Richland
McLouth
Tonganoxie
Winchester
Topeka
Kansas University
Kansas University Symphony Orchestra
University Theatre
Robert Baustian
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Ohio
Allen Fieldhouse
Vince Bilotta
KU Alumni Association
Eudora School
Sheryl Sue Penner
Mary Eldridge
Linda Rae Hall
Cheryl Costa
Wichita
Dogs hunt at California Western for rabies bite victim
California Western University canceled all law classes to aid in locating a collie that bit retired Army Maj. David Mead 39, a Vietnam veteran, as 130 students canvassed neighborhoods door to door without success. Mead faces potential rabies treatment and risk to his epilepsy if the dog is not found by Sunday.
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San Diego
Calif
California Western University
Law School
Army
David Mead
Viet Nam
Mead
University
Cox Wins District FFA Swine Production Award
Alan Cox a Lawrence High School senior and Jayhawk FFA member has been named winner of the East Central District FFA Foundation Award in swine production. He partners with his father on a operation with 30 sows two boars 85 market hogs 160 feeder pigs and a 10 stall farrowing house. The district includes 13 counties and Cox advances to the state swine production award with cash and a plaque to be awarded at the state FFA convention April 24 26 in Manhattan.
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Alan Cox
Lawrence High School
Future Farmers of America Foundation
Clifford Cox
Route 2
Jayhawk
FFA
Manhattan
East Central
Cox
In Memoriam S. B. Bud Perdue
Our father and grandfather S. B. Bud Perdue passed away six years ago on March 27. He is lovingly missed by his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
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S. B
Bud’’ Perdue
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