Lawrence High Chess Team Captures Inter-City Victory
Lawrence High School chess team won first place at the Inter-City Chess Tournament held Saturday at Shawnee Mission East. Twelve schools competed, with seven LHS players earning the first place trophy and the traveling trophy.
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Lawrence High School
Shawnee Mission East
LHS
Lance Williams
David Paden
Paul Horowitz
Ned Greene
Kathy Brandt
Tim Gilles
Kit Gunn
Donald Binns
Journal-World Photo
Lawrence High
Small Saturday Fire Causes No Damage in Lawrence
Lawrence firemen responded to a fire at 8 40 p m Saturday outside the home of Pablo Numen 504 Locust There was one run over the weekend and Fire Chief F C Sanders said no damage resulted from the incident
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Lawrence
Pablo Numen
F. C. Sanders
Six winners named Saturday in Douglas County spelling contest
Six first place finishers were crowned at Riverside School in a 134 contestant Douglas County Spelling Contest. Winners include Mike Stogsdill in grade 2 and Susan Stachowiak in grade 3, with multiple repeat champions from Riverside and Holy Family Catholic School among the field. An oral spell-off at the Douglas County Courthouse will choose the county champion to enter the State Bee at Washburn University on May 7.
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Douglas County
Riverside School
Mike Stogsdill
Susan Stachowiak
St. John’s School
Dolly Uhlig
Baldwin
Martha Groninger
Holy Family Catholic School
Eudora
Dave Ling
Rosalind Rappard
Marion
Donna Callicott
Kaw Valley
Teri Reding
Grant
Nancy Penny
Vinland
Jon Julian
Riverside
Jill Whitley
St. Johns School
Jet Pilot Rescued After Daylong Mountain Rescue
Air Force 1st Lt. Kenneth D. Thomas Jr. was rescued after more than 24 hours in enemy terrain in North Vietnam. A 30-plane air and rescue team, with multiple helicopters and support aircraft, located him on a cliff ledge and hoisted him to safety amid turbulent conditions and night threats.
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Saigon
Air Force
Kenneth D. Thomas Jr
Viet Nam
Thomas
Mount Auburn
Ill
3Rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group
William E. Cowell
Kailua
Hawaii
Cowell
Robert J. Watson
Willoughby
Ohio
New Director Sought for Kansas Civil Rights Commission
Gov. Avery announced a search will begin for a new director of the Kansas Civil Rights Commission. He had no details on a successor to Carl W. Glatt, whose resignation, pending since February, was accepted Saturday by the commission.
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Topeka
Kansas Civil Rights Commission
William H. Avery
Avery
Carl W. Glatt
Commission
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