Five Music Groups Set For Event At Art In The Park
The 11th annual Art in the Park exhibit will run noon to 5 p.m. Sunday in South Park with five groups providing continuous music. Local 512 Brass Band, Bob Gibler's Country and Western Band, Local 512 String Ensemble, Dewey Richardson Country and Western Band, and Lawrence Chapter Sweet Adelines will perform from 12 to 5 as amateur and professional Douglas County artists showcase art in varied media. This year high school students may display work for the first time, with 140 artists entered.
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Lawrence
Sweet ‘Adelines
Larry Draper
Douglas County
Lawrence Art Guild
Lawrence Park and ‘Recreation Department
Dewey Richardson
Antique Car Club Plans Swap Meet
The Lawrence Antique Automobile Club will sponsor a Swap Meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 7 at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds. About 190 vendors from across the Midwest are expected to attend to bargain for antique car parts. Complete cars will also be on sale. The public is invited to participate and view the show of antique cars. Club member Dave Murphy said about 3,000 people attended last year.
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Lawrence
Dave Murphy
Insurance Man Plans To Contest Rep Winn
Warren James a 33 year old Kansas City Kansas broker and insurance man announced in Topeka he will enter the race for the 3rd District U.S. Representative against incumbent Larry Winn Jr. on the Republican ticket. James worked with the Kaw Council of Boy Scouts in Kansas City and took a leave of absence to volunteer for Nixon and run his campaign.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas City, Kan
Warren James
U.S
Larry Winn, Jr
R-Kan
Kaw Council
Boy Scouts
Kansas City
Kan
James
Nixon
Music Symposium Spotlight Concert by University Choir
The 14th annual Symposium of Contemporary American Music at Kansas University continues tonight at 8 in Swarthout Recital Hall with the University Chamber Choir conducted by James Ralston. Gunther Schuller, guest conductor and composer, leads the Sacred Cantata.
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Kansas University
University Chamber Choir
Swarthout Recital Hall
James Ralston
Feacing
Gunther Schuller
New England Conservatory
Murphy Hall
Schuller
Swarthout Recital
University Symphony Orchestra
University Theatre
George Lawner
Retired Prof Chesney Hill Dies at 66 in Missouri
Kansas City AP reports Dr. Chesney Hill of Columbia died Saturday after a long illness at MU Medical Center. He retired two years ago as professor emeritus of MU Columbia political science after 30 years of teaching. He co authored Elements of International Relations in 1940 with Frederick A Middlebush. Native of St Joseph.
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Kansas City
Chesney Hill
Columbia
University of Missouri-Columbia _ political science
University of Missouri Medical Center
Hill
Frederick A Middlebush
The
University of Missouri
Rogers to Run Again for Kansas Senate Seat
State Sen. Richard D. Rogers of Manhattan announced his candidacy for Republican renomination to the Kansas Senate. He has 18 years of public service including service as mayor of Manhattan and county attorney of Riley County, plus four years in the Kansas House. He just completed his first four-year term in the Senate.
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Manhattan
Kan
Richard D. Rogers
Kansas Senate
Rogers
Riley County
Kansas House of Representatives
Severe Kansas Missouri storms leave scattered damage no deaths
Severe spring storms roared across west central Kansas and into north eastern areas before damping in northwest Missouri. No deaths or major injuries reported though more than a dozen tornadoes touched down causing farm and mobile home damage. Tenants faced power cuts, looting fears surfaced in Leavenworth and several towns reported extensive property destruction and several hospitalized residents.
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Kansas
Missouri
Leavenworth
Civil Defense
Johnson County
Kan
Ochletree
Salina
Sundowner Mobile Home Court
Hodgman County Sheriff’s Office
Lawrence Burns
Mason Burns
Rush County
John Price
Wayne Snodgrass
Rush Center
Bazine
Ness County
Donald Fink
Pawnee
Ellis County
Hays
Southwest Teléphone Co
Sheriff’s Office
Kansas City
Belton
Grandview
Independence
Withdrawal Of Troops Exceeds Nixon May Target In Vietnam
AP reports U.S. troop withdrawals in Vietnam surpassed Nixon's May 1 goal by 2,700 men. Total military strength in Vietnam stood at 68,100 as of last Thursday, down 8,400 from earlier levels, while naval personnel rose to about 41,000 afloat with 1,500 Marines on standby. Nixon aims for 69,000 by May 1 and 49,000 by July 1.
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U.S
Nixon
Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
South China Sea
North Vietnam
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St. Joseph
Pickens
Auto Parts and Service
Iowa
Myrtle Haskell McDowell
Craig Jasper
Domore
M&m
Aiden
Gibson
Power and Gas Co
Phillipsburg
Stockton
Barton County
Albert
Hoisington
Jefferson County Sheriffs Office
Valley Falls
Topeka
Ozawkie
Inca
Sanvis
T .E
Anon
Noland
Agency
AUTO
Fire Casualty Life Home Owners Health and Accident
George Noland
Mass
Brownie Kerns
Capitol Federal
Mee
Elt
Ana Vermon
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