Floods Hit Iowa City Suburb And Waterways Surge
Northeast Iowa endures cold air as Cedar River flood peaks in Waterloo Evansdale with 500 homes inundated and 1000 residents displaced. A dike breach, gas explosion risk, and shelters in churches and a YMCA mark the crisis while nearby states report rising snow and related floods.
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Iowa
Waterloo
Evansdale
YMCA
Wisconsin
Vernon
Crawford
American Red Cross
Washington
Iown
Louisiana
Missouri
Minnesota
Kansas
Alabama
New England
Ohio Valley
Rockies
North Dakota
Great Lakes
Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
North Central
Sabotage Hinted In Fatal Crash Near Nuremberg
Czech investigators arrived to sift wreckage of a four engine Kyushin 18 that crashed near Ruesselbach killing 52 with no survivors. The plane carried Soviet Czech and Bulgarian technicians and local police hinted at possible sabotage.
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Mernberg
Germany
Africa
Karl Stehl
Ruesselbach
Nuernberg
Senate Amends Drunk Driving Bill In Kansas
The Senate Judiciary Committee amended a House drunk driving bill to mandatorily five days in jail on a second offense but kept the measure in committee after an 8 8 vote. Chairman Glee Smith called the tie non decisive and said further discussion would occur Thursday. The House version set a five day sentence for any DUI conviction with strong gubernatorial backing.
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Topeka
Senate Judiciary Committee
Glee Smith
R-Larned
Smith
House
John Anderson
Deaths-Funerals in Lawrence and nearby areas
Obituary notices report Robert L. Zilliox of 1221 Tenn St age 73 died Tuesday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Survivors include widow Leila and six children. Also listed are Irvin S. Flory age 77 and Minnie Brey age 83 with funeral plans and survivors. Services set at Rumsey Funeral Home Ozawkie EUB Church and Pleasant View Cemetery.
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Robert L. Zilliox
Tenn. St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Nevada
Cooper-Warren Mortuary
Leila Maude Zilliox
Rawleigh C. Zilliox
W. 21St St
Robert E. Zilliox
Maine St
Arnold Ridder
Higginsville
James Harrison
Clinton, Mo
Scott Hunter
Olathe
Irvin S. Flory
N. Y. St
Rumsey Funeral Home
Albert Bramble
Flory Cemetery
Orville Flory
Route 5
Paul Flory
Air Force
Guam
Dudley Flory
Baldwin
Nelson Gish
Elbert Sanders
Frank Flory
Whittier
Calif
Harry Flory
Ottawa
Mary Pearcy
Tulsa
Minnie Brey
Ozawkie
Oskaloosa-Ozawkie
Jacob Brey
Fred Brey
Oskaloosa
Weatherwax Opposes Annexation Bill in Kansas Senate
Lawrence Mayor John Weatherwax told the Kansas Senate municipalities committee that the League of Kansas Municipalities opposes a bill making suburban annexations harder. The bill requires more than half the property owners in the area to petition the county commission, which must rule on annexation with an appeal to district court. Weatherwax cited Lawrence's 1,900 acres annexed in three years, noting only 100 acres were opposed or requested by residents.
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Lawrence
John Weatherwax
Kansas Senate
League of Kansas Municipalities
Wichita
County Commission
District Court
Weatherwax
League
Clothing Stolen From Car At Holiday Inn
Clothing valued at 400 dollars was stolen from a parked car at the Holiday Inn at 23rd and La Sts in the early Tuesday hours. Entry was gained by breaking a window. The items belonged to L. J. Jarman of Downers Grove Illinois.
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Holiday Inn
23Rd
la. Sts
L. J. Jarman
Downers Grove
Ill
KU athlete to sing at Topeka All-Sports banquet
Lawrence Curtis McClinton Kansas University 220 pound football track star will sing at the Topeka All-Sports banquet on April 5. He is also a halfback and hurdler and is widely sought as a vocalist when not competing. District Court jury not to report Thursday says Mrs. Lucille Allison. KU students line up to vote in Strong Hall on final day of All Student Council elections. results due tonight. Operation Abolition shown at Fraser Theater with faculty comments. Kansas House votes on truck size bill with Odd Williams in favor and George Peppercorn against. Peppercorn also opposes sales tax exemption for newspapers and parts. Williams supports.
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Curtis McClinton
Kansas Universitys
Lucille Allison
Kansas University
Strong Hall
ASC
Vox Populi
University Party
San Francisco
Fraser Theater
House UN- American Activities Committee
Kansas
Douglas County
Odd Williams
George Peppercorn
Peppercorn
Williams
Barber opens shop to Negroes in Lawrence CRC says
A Lawrence barber who previously refused service to Negro customers agreed to serve all patrons. The CRC will not reveal the shop’s name publicly, sharing it only with council members and students. Another barber may open to Negroes if others follow.
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CRC
Lawrence
Civil Rights Council Committee On
Kansas University
Stephen Baratz
Baratz
Centennial Story Ticket Forms Available in Lawrence
Ticket order forms for the Kansas Centennial Story have arrived in Lawrence. The pageant will tour Topeka and Wichita in June and July with a 1000 person cast, music by Meredith Willson, and Lucille Norman in a Kansas Centennial Commission production. Lawrence is honored with a June 23 Lawrence Night.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Topeka
Wichita
Meredith Willson
Chicago Opera Ballet
Lucille Norman
Kansas Centennial Commission
Lawrence National
First National
Douglas County
Eldridge
Jack Harris
KU and Washburn Baseball Schedule Shifts
The KU Washburn baseball game was postponed due to weather to 3 p.m. next Tuesday. KU hosts Emporia State at 3 p.m. Thursday. A doubleheader at Washburn is set for Monday followed by a single game with Washburn here on Tuesday.
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Kansas University
Washburn
Emporia State
Communion Maundy Thursday Observances Across Churches
The article outlines Maundy Thursday sacred rites recalling Jesus Last Supper and the basis of Holy Communion. It lists Union Holy Week services in Lawrence with tonight First Presbyterian Church speaker Dr John Patton and Friday Good Friday observances led by Rev Max Thomas. Easter sunrise service at 6 am at Potter Lake Kansas University led by Interdenominational Youth Council with KU coach Dick Harp speaking if weather allows.
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Jesus Christ
Holy Communion
Christ
Jesus
Gethsemane
Mount of Olives
Judas Iscariot
Judas
Lawrence
First Presbyterian Church
John Patton
Max Thomas
Potter Lake
Kansas University
Interdenominational Youth Council
Dick Harp
University
Murphy Hall
Additional Gifts Help Lawrence KU Student Loan Program
A list of donors increases contributions to the Lawrence KU student loan program with a new total of 12,602 dollars. Donors include Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Gerstenber Dean and Mrs. John H. Nelson and several professors and their spouses. An anonymous gift also contributed to the fund.
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Lawrence Help KU
Kenneth Vinyard
Lower Gas Rate and Refund Expected in Midwest Commission Deal
The Power Commission in Washington approved a compromise halving a Cities Service Gas rate hike for 62 utilities across Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Nebraska and Texas. Local officials say Kansas public service groups await new rate cards in 30 to 60 days to see how the change affects Kansas City area rates and Lawrence. The hike was reduced from 10.51 million to about 5.05 million dollars annually after protests from wholesale customers and communities served.
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The
Power Commission
Washington
Kansas City
Missouri-Kansas Border
Lawrence
Cities Service Gas Co
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Texas
Gas Service Co
Kansas Public Service Co
Queen Elizabeth II Wows in Sequin Dress at Embassy Reception
British papers show Queen Elizabeth II in a clingy sequin dress with white stole, evoking an Indian sari style at a reception hosted by Indian high commissioner Mrs. V. Pandit. The look marks a stark departure from the queen's earlier more conservative image.
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London
England
V. Pandit
Memorial Hospital Names and Resident Addresses Listed for Family Notices
A compiled list from Memorial Hospital includes Deborah Moore Rebecca Moore Hollis Moore and many others with addresses in states and towns such as New York Ohio Illinois Missouri and Kansas. The notice also records two newborns a daughter born Tuesday and another born today to Mr and Mrs Alan Fenstek er and Mr and Mrs Charles W Goodman with specified addresses.
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Alan Fenstemaker
N.Y
Charles W. Goodman
KU to Receive Funds for Campus Improvements in 1962
A state bill outlines 1962 63 construction funds for Kansas universities with KU receiving 1.58 million in 1962 and 1.975 million in 1963 plus 20 thousand for IBM machines at KU Medical Center. A new women’s dorm near Lewis and Templin halls is planned and five more 12 unit Stouffer Place buildings eyed with 600 thousand loan support. Other totals include Fort Hays 1 million and Kansas State 3.8 million.
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IBM
Med Center
KU Medical Center
Kansas City
Lewis and Templin Halls
15Th and
Engel Road
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Stouffer Place
FHHFA
Fort Hays State College
Kansas State University
Hardware Firm Affiliates With Coast-to-Coast Chain
Bob Zimmerman owner of Zimmerman Hardware at 1832 Mass St announces affiliation with Coast-to-Coast Stores based in Minneapolis. The chain operates in two states with about 900 stores, all independently owned, and Zimmerman says the Mass St shop will continue retailing home farm and auto goods. Zimmerman Hardware began in 1945 as a partnership with his brother Lee, who since year took over a separate steel fabrication shop at 701 E. 19th St that now runs independently.
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Bob Zimmerman
Zimmerman Hardware
Mass. St
Minneapolis
E. 19Th St
Beloved Mae Gatewood Remembered by Family
The Gatewood family thanks friends neighbors and the Convalescent Home nurses and aides for kindness during the illness and death of Mae E Gatewood wife and mother Chester Gatewood and children Shirley Jackson and David Gatewood express their gratitude.
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Mae E. Gatewood
Chester Gatewood
Shirley Jackson
David Gatewood
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Rebecca Moore
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Enola Pipes
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Anna Ridley
John Lewis
Mary Ann Donaldson
Barbara Hopkins
Myra Belle
Chester Brown
Alvin Dahlene
Alan Wickberg
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Irvin Hulce
Chester Jones
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Andy” Anderson
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Bob” Stewart
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Bill Sheppard
Lawrence Office
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Don Frandle, Perry
Mayflower
Lawrence Transfer
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