Port au Prince A City of Fear
AP dispatch from Port au Prince paints a city under Duvalier's shadow with fear from Tonton Macoute purges to arrests. It notes censorship limits, widespread illiteracy, high infant mortality, and extreme poverty amid political strife as villagers know little of world beyond their squalor.
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Port Au Prince
Francois Duvalier
Duvalier
Tonton Macoute
Clement Barbot
Himalaya
Haiti
United States
Europe
Jam Muffin Filling Guide for Refilled Muffins
Instructions show how to fill muffin wells one third with batter add a teaspoon of jam then cover with remaining batter and bake as usual. It notes varying batter types such as bran wheat germ or whole wheat flour.
Shrine Event Set For June 8 In Lawrence
Abdallah Shrine Temple members from northeast Kansas gather in Lawrence on June 8 for a Cold Sands Ceremonial expected to draw about 300 people. Initiates report to the Community Building at noon with ceremonies at 3 pm, a downtown parade at 2 pm features multiple patrol units, and a 6 pm dinner plus 9 to midnight dance at the Eldridge Hotel conclude the day.
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Abdallah Shrine Temple
Kansas
Lawrence
Shriners
Eldridge Hotel
Lefholz Receives Special Honor From Abdallah Temple
Larry S. Lefholz of 2206 Naismith Dr is honored as potentate of the Abdallah Temple marking a prestigious recognition in the local fraternal order.
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Larry S. Lefholz
Naismith Dr. Potentate
Abdallah Temple
Pottawatomie Board Opposes Prairie National Park
WESTMORELAND AP The Pottawatomie board of county commissioners rejects a proposed Prairie National Park in the county. The statement was released Monday signed by Roy Currie chairman and members Frank Marten and Matt Rezac.
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Westmoreland
Pottawatomie Board of County Commissioners
Roy Currie
Frank Marten
Matt Rezac
GOP Congressmen Attack Freeman Over Wheat Referendum
House Republicans denounce Freeman tactics in the May 21 wheat referendum on a two price plan. They accuse improper use of funds to influence farmers, while noting the potential for acreage controls or price changes depending on the vote. The National Association of Wheat Growers backs the plan.
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Washington
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
House Republican Conference
Freeman
National Association of Wheat Growers
Albie Pearson Only Angel Opening Day Stalwart
Center fielder Albie Pearson remains the sole Angels player to start all three opening days in the team's existence. His endurance underscores Los Angeles early-innings loyalty as the franchise builds its identity.
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Albie Pearson
Los Angeles Angels
Topeka Sheriff Seeks Dismissal for Ouster
Shawnee County Sheriff Vernon Robinson asks the district court to dismiss an ouster action filed by the attorney general and county attorney over allegedly letting a prisoner stay home some nights. The case, due for hearing Thursday before Judge David Prager, argues malfeasance in office.
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Topeka
Shawnee County
Vernon Robinson
District Court
Atty
William M. Ferguson
Robert M. Brown
Dist
David Prager
Area Students Honored at Kansas State University
Two Lawrence area students were among top ranking Kansas State University Home Economics School scholars recognized for their outstanding academic achievement in a special ceremony.
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Manhattan
Sara Rodewald
Eudora
Donna Biderback
Valley Falls
Lawrence Area
Kansas State University Home Economics School
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Kansas University Fine Arts School
Samuel R. Rosenbaum
Music Performance Trust Funds
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Rosenbaum
John Pozdro
Virgil Thomson
Kansas City
Journal-World Photo
Morris W. Rosenberg
Dominican Republic
By Morris W. Rosenberg
Crane & Co., Inc
Ali
Od Dry Cleaners
New Hampshire
Pottawatomie Bucks Prairie Park
GOP
Robinson
Oldsmobile
Mobil
Greensboro
Goa
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