Linda Boone Wins Ford Fellowship For Stanford Study
KU senior Linda Boone of Kansas City Kansas wins the Ford Foundation Black Fellowship for doctoral study at Stanford University. Boone, a microbiology major on the Dean's Honor Roll, was chosen from about 600 applicants after interviews and GRE scores. She plans to become a university professor of microbiology and has NSF undergraduate research honors.
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Ford
Stanford University
Linda Boone
Kansas City
Kan
Northeast Junior High School
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
New York
Stanford
Czechoslovakia
David Paretsky
Microbiology
Linda
National Science Foundation
Mortar Board
Jayhawk
Persichetti Here For Music Meet at KU May 11 13
The UW annual Symposium of Contemporary American Music comes to Kansas University May 11 13 with guest composer Vincent Persichetti head of Juilliard’s composition dept. The event at Hoch Auditorium Murphy Hall offers free public concerts and features Persichetti’s works along with KU faculty pieces and student compositions across three days.
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Persichetti
Uwth
Kansas University
Vincent Persichetti
Juilliard School of Music
New York
Hoch Auditorium
Murphy Hall
James Ralston
Swarthout Recital Hall
Music Theory
Hal Tamblyn
John Pozdro
Charles K. Hoag
Edward Mattila
Final GED Testing Period May 17 24
The General Education Development test will be given at 8 am May 17 24 in room 172 of the Administration Center at 21st and La Those wishing to take the test must pick up applications from E J Logsdon director of Adult Education in Lawrence High 19th and La This is the last time the tests will be given this spring.
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Administration Center
21St
E. J. Logsdon
Lawrence High
19Th
Today In History May 6 1969 Highlights
On this date milestones include Corregidor surrender in 1942 after 150 days of resistance, Arkansas leaving the Union in 1861, Grant and Ward bankruptcy in 1884, Stalin's 1941 rise to premier, Sikorsky’s first helicopter, West Germany and NATO in 1855, Margaret’s royal marriage in 1960, Picasso sale in London ten years ago, Khrushchev in Egypt five years ago, and journalist Eggleton killed in Saigon street fighting one year ago.
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Associated Press
Corregidor
Arkansas
Union
New York
Grant and Ward
Ulyesses S. Grant
Joseph Stalin
V.M. Molotov
Igor Sikorsky
West Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Pablo Picasso
London
Nikita Khruschev
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Saigon
Charles R. Eggleston
Strike Tears Minot Unity as Flood Relief Competes
In Minot North Dakota a teachers strike of about 150 staff presses a city still rebuilding from Souris River floods Two feet of water filled homes including the Sutters who remain displaced after their new house flooded The violence of the strike includes 22 jailed for disobeying a court order and 125 dismissed teachers Flood relief efforts and classroom protests divide a town of 35 000 with tens of millions in damages and ongoing shelter needs by 10 000 residents
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Minot
N.D
Souris
Doug Sutter
Sutter
Blaine Cook
Wallace forms new American Party to back Wallace bid
An aide says George Wallace has basis for a stronger national organization after Cincinnati meeting. Wallace disclaims active involvement but supports the new party led by T Coleman Andrews as national chair and Bill Davis as vice chairman. The move could aid a 1972 bid if Nixon acts and supporter enthusiasm rises.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Wallace
American Independent Party
Alabama
T. Coleman Andrews
Richmond
Virginia
Bill Davis
Covington, Tenn
Congress
Centennial Pre-School Roundup Set at 2 PM in Gym
Mrs. Robert Perry announces Centennial pre-school roundup for Thursday at 2 p.m. in the school gymnasium. Parents of children turning five on or before September 1 and new to Centennial this fall are urged to attend.
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Robert Perry
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