Space Research Building planned west of KU campus
Kansas University advances construction of a 65 000 to 70 000 square foot Space Research Building funded by NASA with EU support. The three story complex will host the Remote Sensing Laboratory led by R K Moore and host departments from electrical engineering to botany. Dedication with NASA chief James Webb set after site ceremony.
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West Cof
Kansas
KU Center
Barr
U.S. Geologicalurvey
EU Endowment Association
Survey
Takeru Higuchi
Regents
Iowa Street
Cres
Pioneer Cemetery
James
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Boston
Los Angeles
Stanford
Calif
Boulder
Colo
NASA
Wescoe
Midwest
Remote Sensing Laboratory
R. K. Moore
Business Engineering
EU Business School
NASA Center
Kansas University
Docking Creates Ed Committee To Review School Financing
Gov. Robert King announces a governor’s committee on education led by Clyde M. Reed to study state financial support for public schools and the current funding formula. The panel, including educators and officials from Wichita to Lawrence, must report findings to the governor and legislative leaders by December 1.
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Topeka
Robert King
Docking
Clyde M. Reed
Parsons
Kan
Aes
Senate
House
Reed
James Rose
University of Kansas
Clarence Rupp
Kansas
Farmureau
Manhattan
James Ward
Protection
Edwana Colins
Wichita
William Novotny
Imer
Ard
Pratt
O L.lucker
Kansas City
Thomas Beier
Donnelly College
Theodore Young
Jane Powell
Robert Morton
Carl Bell Jr
Ayor
Presient
Ethan Allen
League’ of Women Voters
Lawrence
Kelso Deer
Hool
Hoisington
Wilbur T. Bilington
Kansas ‘Association of School Boards
Shawnee Mission
Unoccupied 1968 Oldsmobile Damaged in Downtown Lot
A 1968 Oldsmobile owned by Griffith Oldsmobile Inc. suffered $20 damage in a downtown parking area on Vermont Street. Details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
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City
Griffith
Oldsmobile Inc
Vermont
Ka ‘Peice -Wall
Jawmen
Judge Robert E. McConnell Joins Model Home Contest Panel
Professor of architecture at Kansas University served as one of three judges for the 15th annual Model Home Contest in Kansas City. Seventy entries from junior and senior high students in Greater Kansas City were judged as models displayed during the Home Show at Municipal Auditorium.
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Robert E. McConnell
Kansas University
Kansas City
Municipal Auditorium
Lawrence High FFA Members Earn State Degrees at Banquet
Lawrence High School FFA members received State Farmer degrees at a district awards banquet in Williamsburg. Dale Nottingham led as Star District Farmer and district Farm Mechanics award recipient. fourteen district members earned degrees as two percent of state FFA members.
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Lawrence
FFA
Williamsburg
Dale Nottingham
Everett Nottingham
Route 3
Nottingham
Star Farmer of
Kansas
Manhattan
Alexander, Conner
Rice
Clarence Parker
John Forbes
LHS
Earle Simmons
Stan Larson
Lecturer to Explain Teaching Preparation at KU
Exeter University authority J. W. Patrick Creber will discuss how English teachers are trained in a public lecture at Kansas University. He will speak at 4 30 p.m. in the Forum Room. Creber has taught in English high schools and at Manchester University and is author of Sense and Sensibility and multiple journal articles.
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Exeter University
Kansas University
J. W. Patrick Creber
Exeter
The
Kansas Union
Creber
Manchester University
Excer
Rumsey Funeral Hone Facility Listing
Funeral facility Rumsey Funeral Hone is listed with contact options and service details. The notice provides location identifiers and a point of contact for arrangements.
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Rumsey Funeral
Byrd Presses Court Order To Block King Demonstration
Senator Robert Byrd renewed his call for a Justice Department court order to bar Martin Luther King Jr from staging a planned Washington demonstration. He cited what he called an outrageous riot in Memphis and urged action ahead of a planned April 22 Poor People's Campaign kickoff in the capital.
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Washington
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Justice Department
Martin Luther King
Byrd
Senate
Memphis
Tenn
King
Congressional Action
Advertising Okay In Program Books For Conventions
The Senate added an amendment to the House passed excise tax bill allowing Democrats and Republicans to sell advertisements in convention program books. Advertisers could deduct these expenses under restricted conditions, limited to local business activity and convention cost programs. The provision aims to curb past abuses, with support from key senators. The bill moves toward a final vote, proposing extended auto and telephone excise taxes and a 10 percent surcharge on income taxes to cover core spending.
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Washington
Senate
House
Thomas H. Kuchel
Rcalif
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Russell B. Long
D-La
John J. Williams
R-Del
Williams
Fire Station Plans For Two New Kansas City Sites Nearing Finish
City officials heard that final plans for fire stations Nos. 2 and 3, at 19th Street and Haskell Avenue and Kasold Drive and Sixth Street, should be ready for review April 24. The $510,000 bond funded project aims for August readiness with equipment deliveries 1 to 2 months later.
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City Commission
19Th. Street
Haskell Avenue
Kasold Drive
Sixth Street
Ray Wells
Kansas Inspection Bureau
Scouts Lead Early Start for Lawrence Clean-Up Week
Lawrence residents and several Scout groups join Chamber of Commerce efforts to clean downtown sidewalks and local blocks. Brownie Troop 618 and Girl Scout Troop 620 target New York School and Vermont arcade areas. Cub Scout Pack 3154 covers Immanuel Lutheran vicinity. Jayhawk Kiwanis Club donates 50 dollars to beautification and entryways.
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Boy Scouts
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Chamber of Commerce
Vermont
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Jayhawk Kiwanis Club
Keith Winter
Workman Hurt After Fall at City Construction Site
A 66 year old workman, William Gilbreth of 1225 Almi ra Street, fell into a 10 foot ditch at a construction project near 6th and Walnut Streets. He was admitted to Lawrence Memorial Hospital in good condition with a possible fractured wrist and facial cuts after a cable apparently knocked him into the ditch.
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6Th and
Walnut Sts
William Gilbreth
Almira St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Gilbreth
F111A Loss Could Boost Opponents in Southeast Asia
The downing of the advanced F111A fighter-bomber near Ha Tinh Province, North Vietnam, risks a $1.1 billion U S investment in research and development. Officials confirm an overdue mission with six F111As saw combat this week as Soviet tech advances loom. The mystery details the plane’s sophisticated terrain following radar, automated bombing, unique engines, and a detachable cockpit escape system.
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Washington
U.S
Air Force
Southeast Asia
North
Ha Tinh
North Vietnam
Laos
Pentagon
Douglas County Science Fair Judging Highlights 1968
About 210 science projects from county students were judged for the 17th annual Douglas County Science Fair. Eighteen judges scored entries as 38 students missed the event while about 15 new entrants arrived. Top seniors win trips to Detroit and a Navy cruise. trophies and ribbons will be awarded at a Saturday assembly in the Community Building.
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Douglas County
Thelma Elkins
Fair
Detroit
Asst
Robert Ramsey
Wayne Bly
Parks and
William Coil
Robert Cornish
Gary Stewart
Leo Kirschoff
Cora Downs
Clark Bricker
Ed Wolpert
Richard Koehn
Kent Hall
Robert Adams
Gary Schmedermann
James W. Kolka
Cary Grant Is Mobbed Outside Hospital
More than 100 fans mobbed Cary Grant as he left St. John's Hospital in Queens. The 64 year old actor waved and smiled while hospital staff and reporters watched.
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New York
Cary Grant
St. John’s Hospital
Queens
Hollywood Idol
Goodby
Card of Thanks to Hospital Staff and Friends
Lucian R. Hollingsworth expresses gratitude to Dr. Reed and Dr. Hird and the nurses at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, plus friends and relatives, for their care and kindness during his hospital stay.
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Reed
Airlines to buy 144 Lockheed L1011 jets in historic deal
Eastern Air Lines Trans World Airlines and Air Holdings Ltd Britain announce agreements to purchase 144 Lockheed L1011 trijets for 2.16 billion dollars. Plane to be powered by Rolls Royce engines. Largest commercial aircraft order in history and Lockheed’s first major airline entry since.
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New York
Eastern Air Lines
Trans World Airlines and
Airholdings, Ltd
Britain
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Lockheed
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