Lawrence Bands Through the Years a City Music Tradition
The Gazette recounts Lawrence bands from 1854 onward, from early settlers who formed the first Kansas musical group to Bell and Buchs Military Bands. It notes performances across parks, notable concerts after floods, and later ties to Roosevelt’s 1900 stop. The piece highlights key figures, venues, and the enduring band culture.
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Bridge Street
the Gazette
Buch
South Park
Central Park
Lawrence
Alford
F. Savage
N. Hazen
A. Hazen
James Sawyer
Joseph Savage
O. Wilmarth
Harlow
Boston
Kansas
John Greenleaf Whittier
Kansas University
New England
Whittier
Bismarck Grove
Forrest Savage
John H. Bell
Bel
Mr. Bell
Massachusetts Street
Bonnie Bell Houston
Walter Bell
Old Knickerbocker Jr
al Bromelsick
Gerhart Planz
Will Dick
J.R. Topping
Will Harris
Ed Leis
Ben McFarlane
Ed Riling
Harry Lander
Dick Booth
Frank Iliff
Clarence Hanscom
J.F., Davis
R.E. Everett
Hugo Ketels
A. Plant
R. Swartz
City
Schneider
Lesch
Griggs
Yeager
Biebush
Rhinehamm and
Bell
Leavenworth Suspends Pumping Over Possible Contamination
Leavenworth Kansas may halt water pumping as contaminated river water from a plant fire in Omaha looms. Officials say Leavenworth has ample reserves while tests on the Missouri River downstream are pending results from Cincinnati.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Missouri River
Omaha
Water Works
Missouri
Health Department
Metropolitan Utilities District
Kansas City
Cincinnati Laboratory
Water Quality Section
The
Public Health Service
Don Marshall
Rockefeller Plans Run for Third Term as New York Governor
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller announced at a news conference in Albany that he intends to seek a third term as New York governor. He did not rule out a future bid for the Republican presidential nomination, saying he hasn’t ruled it out but isn’t thinking about it now.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Powers Receives CIA Medal in Secret Ceremony
Francis Gary Powers, the U2 pilot, was awarded a CIA medal in a secret Langley ceremony. He remains bound by confidentiality, and the event occurred amid tensions following his 1960 Soviet mission and Abel spy exchange.
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Francis Gary Powers
CIA
NEW York
Central Intelligence Agency
Soviet Union
New York Herald Tribune
West
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Powers
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Langley
Stock split approved for Kansas Power and Light Co
Kansas Power and Light shareholders voted a two for one stock split and increased common shares from 3.53 million to nine million effective at the close of business Tuesday. Par value drops from 8.75 to 5 per share with 1.25 per share moved to permanent capitalization. A 22 cent dividend on the new stock and regular preferred dividends were declared. Directors re-elected include Ackers Clevenger Cohn Jeffrey Harris McClure Robbins Scupin Williamson.
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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
C. A. Scupin
Abilene
J. G. Williamson
Salina
Evangelist Billy Graham Hopes Copenhagen Crusade Spurs Awakening
Evangelist Billy Graham says his eight day crusade in Copenhagen might be the beginning of a spiritual awakening in Denmark and throughout Scandinavia. He envisions a wider revival spreading through the region.
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New York
Billy Graham
Copenhagen
Denmark
Scandinavia
Brokenshire Dies at 66 Radio Announcer
Norman Brokenshire, 66, famed radio announcer of the 1930s and 1940s, died Tuesday in Smi thtown New York from a stroke. Son of a Canadian minister he began at WJZ in New York and rose to a 1300 weekly network post before a 1930s nervous breakdown and a late 1940s comeback.
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Smithtown
N.Y
Norman Brokenshire
Brokenshire
WJZ
New York
Harp Named KU People-to-People Job Placement Chairman
Richard L Harp a Kansas University sophomore and son of Mr and Mrs Richard F Harpe 2026 Clifton Ct has been named chairman of the job placement committee for People-to-People at KU Dave Waxse an Oswego sophomore is chairman of the program Other officers include Dale Sprague McPherson sophomore vice chairman Pragash Nagori India sophomore vice chairman James Pitts treasurer and Kent Andrews Abilene sophomore secretary Committee chairmen include Patricia Cowen Junction City sophomore hospitality Johnna Dallam Shawnee Mission sophomore All Student Council representative Nancy Einsel Wilmore sophomore membership Melba Hutton Mount Hope sophomore special programs and Kenneth Nicolay Mission sophomore contact chairman
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Bert
Paul Whiteman
Walter Beit
Lawrence
Kansas City
Shubert Theatre
San Francisco
United States
Europe
Buck
Haskell
Kansas University
Lawrence High School
Richard L. Harp
Richard F. Harpe
Clifton Ct
Dave Waxse
Oswego
Dale Sprague
McPherson
Pragash Nagori
India
James Pitts
Kent Andrews
Abilene
Patricia Cowen
Junction City
Johnna Dallam
Shawnee Mission
Nancy Einsel
Wilmore
Melba Hutton
Mount Hope
Kenneth Nicolay
Mission
Kidnap Victim Edward Bremer Dies at 67
Edward Bremer, former St. Paul bank president who was kidnaped by a gang for a $200000 ransom in 1934, died of a heart attack at Holy Cross Hospital. He was 67, winter resident of Palm Beach with widow Emily and daughter Betty Johnson of St. Paul. The Bremer case led to convictions of the kidnapers but the ransom money was never traced.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Edward Bremer
St. Paul
Bremer
Adolph Bremer
Schmidt Brewery
Holy Cross Hospital
Emily
Pompano Beach
Betty Johnson
British American unions clash over pop tours sparks fan ire
The British Musicians Union and the American Federation of Musicians dispute over British acts taking extra dates in the United States. They scrapped the exchange treaty and may bar British groups from US appearance while US bands face travel bans to Britain. Beatles fans protest as talks continue. Beatles tour remains on track under signed contracts.
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Margaret Kurnyta
Chicago
British Musicians Union
American Federation of Musicians
United States
Bonnie Lou Vorbeck
Charleston
W.va
Harry Francis
Beatles
The
Animals
Dave Clark Five
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Charles Robinson
Quantrill
Napper
John Buch
John Jr
Louis
Elitche
Washington Dispatch
Herald Tribune
Rudolf Abel
New York City
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FRESE
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Iburger
Ibs
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