Klansman Goes On Trial For Liuzzo Slaying Murder
Collie Le roy Wilkins 21 a Ku Klux Klansman faces a first degree murder indictment in the March 25 night slaying of Viola Gregg Liuzzo a Detroit housewife. Two co defendants Eugene Thomas and William Orrville Eaton will be tried separately. The case unfolds in a 133 year old courthouse in Hayneville Alabama with jurors and reporters present.
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Hayneville
Ala
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Collie Leroy Wilkins
Lowndes County
Detroit
T. Worth Thagard
Matt H. Murphy Jr
United Klans of America, Inc
Wilkins
Fairfield
Eugene Thomas
William Orrville Eaton
Birmingham
Robert M. Shelton Jr
United Klans
Tuscaloosa
Murphy
Miss Kansas Dies In Road Accident
Four killed in a highway crash nine miles east of Emporia including Miss Kansas Margene Savage 20 her mother 47 James Kaminski 45 and his wife Gloria 43. Injuries include Ray Blasche 60 and Dora Blasche. Car collision followed a left turn on U S 50. Miss Savage a Kansas State University student was to reign until a new Miss Kansas is chosen this summer.
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Emporia
Kan
Miss Kansas
Margene Savage
Florence
Kansas
Marguerite Savage
James Kaminski
Gloria
Ray Blasche
Dora
Kaminskis
Miss Savage
John Ramsey
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas State University
Pratt
Fleet Drivers Honored For Record at Stokely
Five fleet drivers for the local Stokely Van Camp plant were honored Saturday for outstanding safe driving. The plant fleet department earned a trophy for 496,111 miles driven with only one accident in the past year, the third straight year of recognition. Individual awards went to Clarence G. Bartz Marion Pugh Joe Schupfer Glenn May and William Ezell for accident free driving lengths ranging from four to ten years.
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Stokely van Camp, Inc
Plant
Fleet Department
Clarence G. Bartz
Marion Pugh
Jamesport
Lawrence
H. H. Tuller
Lawrence Dispatcher
Jack Hill
George Sarlls
Lawrence Fleet Mechanics
Lawrence a Lift Plant Posey
A fragment mentions lifting Lawrence, placing a plant, pruning a bush, and converting Home Sweet Home into a picture. The readable text suggests garden tasks and a decorative space project without full context.
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Lawrence
Posey
Home Sweet Home
Congress backs Dominican step in military action
President Johnson won strong bipartisan support in the House for ordering U S military intervention in the Dominican Republic. House Republican Leader Gerald Ford said Republicans back the aim of stopping a Communist regime, while Speaker John McCormack voiced readiness to act to prevent inaction.
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Washington
Johnson
House
U.S
Dominican Republic
Congress
America
Gerald R. Ford
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Liberals Urged to Back Vietnam Policy by Bolling
Rep. Richard Bolling of Missouri urged fellow liberals to speak up for U S policy in Vietnam. He argued the war is a Communist aggression and that stopping bombing and negotiating would not halt aggression, calling for a clearer national stance.
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Kansas City
U.S
Viet Nam
Richard Bolling
D-Mo
House
Bolling
Johnson
Pharmacy Award Banquet Honors KU Students
Mary Hodges, a fifth year KU pharmacy student, received the Bristol award for the highest scholastic average. The ceremony at the Eldridge Hotel was led by Dean Duane G. Wenzel and recognized several other top students for academic excellence and professional contributions. National Science Foundation fellowships for 1965 and 1966 were announced by Edward Smissman, with recipients from across Kansas and Missouri.
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Mary Hodges
Kansas University
Bristol
KU Pharmacy
Duane G. Wenzel
Eldridge
William Braddie
Eureka
Merck
Kenneth Nelson
Herington
Rexall Mortar and Pestle
William Fitzpatrick
Syracuse
Johnson and Johnson
Thomas Harrison
Danny Lattin
Smith Center
Edward Smissman
National Science Foundation
Dennis Bennett
Jerry Born
Beloit
Ann Bowman
Ferguson
David Dimick
Wichita
Timothy Gruen
Abilene
Larry Hare
Osawatomie
Jerry Hoffman
Lakin
Duane Miller
Larned
Mickey Myers
Cedar Vale
Mary Ann Robinson
Independence
Richard Schaffer
Charles Scheib
Bucklin
James Stoneking
Manhattan
Donald Vannaman
Ashland
James Wheatley
Garden City
Outfielder Don Lock Named New Senators Player Representative
Don Lock becomes the Washington Senators player representative, succeeding Chuck Cottier who has been optioned to Hawaii in the Pacific Coast League.
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Outfisder
Don Lock
Washington Senators
Chuck Cottier
Hawaii
Johnson Report Surprises Nation With Late School- Room Address
President Johnson delivered a Dominican situation address with minimal advance promotion. The White House aired it Sunday night just hours before airtime, causing networks to hesitate. He revised the text moments before and stumbled briefly before finishing.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
CBS
Pulitzer Prizes Award Fiction Drama History and Biography
Four Pulitzer Prizes announced in New York. Shirley Ann Gray wins fiction for The Keepers of the House. Frank D. Gilroy earns drama for The Subject Was Roses. Irwin Unger receives history for The Greenback Era. Ernest Samuels is honored with the Henry Adams biography, a three volume work.
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New York
Shirley Ann Gray
Frank D. Gilroy
Irwin Unger
Henry Adams
Ernest Samuels
Midwestern Colleges Recruit as KU Sees Growing Enrollment
Hitt notes many Midwest institutions seek students despite modest prestige. Kansas favors academic fit over honors friction and admits out of state students with higher standards. He predicts worsening crowding and enrollment projections outpace peers.
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Midwest
Hitt
Kansas
Shenk to Speak at Jones Field House Dedication
Kansas University physical education professor Henry Shenk will headline dedication ceremonies for the $800 000 Max L Jones Field House in Goodland serving the Sherman Community High School District at 7 p m Tuesday. He will discuss Youth Fitness Physical Social Intellectual and Moral. Also taking part are Bill Schaake football coach and Gerald S Franklin superintendent of schools.
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Henry Shenk
Kansas University
Max L. Jones
Goodland
Sherman Community
Shenk
Bill Schaake
Gerald S. Franklin
Pulitzer Prizes Awarded for Viet Nam War Photography and Kansas Redistricting
AP photographer Horst won a Pulitzer Prize for dramatic Viet Nam war photographs. The Hutchinson News received the meritorious public service prize for its campaign to force legislative redistricting in Kansas. Editor John McCormally noted the award honors the newspaper, not an individual.
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New York
Horst
Associated Press
Hutchinson
Kan
Kansas
John McCormally
The
Hutchinson News
the News
KP&L Stockholders to Vote on 2-for-1 Split
Kansas Power and Light Co. stockholders will vote Tuesday on a proposed 2-for-1 split of the companys common stock. Directors will also be elected, with current Topeka members D E Ackers and R C Clevering among those listed, and others from Hutchinson Lawrence Pratt Salina Abi line and Salina.
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Topeka
Kansas Power and Light Co
D.E. Ackers
R.C. Clevenger
B.S. Cohn
Balfour S. Jeffrey
J. P. Harris
Hutchinson
R. W. McClure
Lawrence
R W. Robbins
Pratt
Razorbacks Captain Glen Rose Led 1928 Undefeated Team
University of Arkansas basketball coach Glen Rose served as captain of the Razorbacks fielding an undefeated 1928 squad. Rose guided the team as it achieved an unblemished season.
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University of Arkansas
Glen Rose
Razorback
Rialsey Funeral Home Ad Highlights Reasonable Prices
An old classified notice touts Rialsey Funeral Home offering reasonable funeral prices since 1920 with contact VI 35111. The fragment ends with ms Vv.
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Rialsey Funeral Home
Lawrence High Announces Summer School Enrollment Update
Enrollment for 38 summer courses at Lawrence High continues through Monday May 10, with eight courses already meeting minimum enrollments and set to run. About 75 students have signed up. last year 241 participated, and the program runs June 7 to July 30 as a self‑funding eight‑week session in the new air conditioned business building.
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Lawrence High
LHS
Dan Kahler
Kahler
Lawrence High School
Robertson New Cosmo Official
Robertson Lawrence architect Don Robertson named district governor of the Missouri Kansas Federation of Cosmopolitan International at a Kan sas City convention. Lee Zimmerman elected district secretary treasurer. Robertson becomes international board member. The Lawrence club won several awards and attendees included multiple Lawrence couples.
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Lawrence
Don Robertson
Iowa St
Cosmopolitan International
Kansas City
Lee Zimmerman
Neb. St
Cosmopolitan
Muehlebach Hotel
Robertson
International Board
Jim Clark
Arlee Todd
Dallas
Tex
Cosmopolitan - International
Lawrence Club
H. O. Chapman
Delbert Eisele
KU Workshop for Case Supervisors Aims to Improve Social Work
Social workers from across the state attend the KU Workshop for Case Supervisors at Kansas University through Friday. A highlight is J. R. Majors of Family and Children's Services Kansas City MO discussing The High Cost of Unhappy Living at 6 30 p m during Wednesday dinner at the Eldridge Hotel.
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Kansas University
J. R. Majors
Family and Children’s Services
Kansas City
Eldridge Hotel
Cigar Smoking Tourney Sets Rival Schools Challenge
In New Orleans Tulane will meet LSU in a cigar smoking tournament with 10 fraternity teams from each school. The event runs Thursday to Friday with rules and an elaborate scoring system to crown the champion. Cheerleaders jazz bands and coeds will cheer the teams. Four classes judge longest ash most smoke rings fastest stogie consumption and largest ash pile.
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New Orleans
Tulane University
Louisiana State
LSU
Tulane
Baton Rouge
Worden rainfall small in April. spelling bee winner named
Lawrence area notes 1.97 inches of precipitation in Worden for April, below the 3.44 inch normal. Cumulative moisture stands 7.33 inches, under the 7.93 inch normal. Judy Smith wins Douglas County spelling title after placing 35th at Washburn University. Kansas University pompon tryouts set at Allen Fieldhouse with 125 coeds, eight regulars and four alternates advancing.
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Worden
U.S
Walter Schwarz
Lawrence
U.S. 56
Judy Smith
Riverside School
Washburn University
Topeka
Kansas University
Allen Fieldhouse
Emporia State Crew Wins Alpha Phi Omega Canoe Race
An Emporia State College crew captured first in the 20 mile Kaw River canoe race from Lecompton to Lawrence in 1 hour 55 minutes. Kansas University finished second in 2 hours 33 minutes, with Missouri Kansas City third at 2 hours 34 minutes. Two more Emporia crews tied for fourth at 2 hours 37 minutes, Kansas State sixth at 2 hours 50 minutes, another KSU team seventh at 3 hours 25 minutes, and a final Emporia crew finished eighth after the last leg on foot at 3 hours 55 minutes. The event ended northwest of Bowersock Dam and Kaw Bridge and was followed by a picnic.
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Emporia State College
Alpha Phi Omega
Kaw
Lecompton
Lawrence
Kansas University
University of Missouri
Kansas City
Emporia
Kansas State University
KSU
Bowersock Dam
Kaw Bridge
Stash that trash for the big haul
A bold call to collect and transport waste for a major pickup, urging readers to pay for the disposal service and implying a lucrative opportunity in the recycling or removal market.
Card of Thanks for Neil D. Vaus Binder
The family thanks the community for floral offerings letters cards and food during our bereavement following Neil D. Vaus Bind er's passing.
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Neil D. Vausbinder
In Memoriam Janie Holladay Seven Years Later
The Holladay Family notes the death of Janie Holladay seven years ago today. She is sadly missed by her loved ones and family.
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Janie Holladay
Holladay
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