Tornadoes Strike West Tennessee Towns Killing One
Two tornadoes tore through six farming towns in Carroll and Benton counties near Memphis, causing one death and many injuries. The scale of damage prompted highway patrol to seal Huntingdon and restrict access while Tennessee National Guard and utility crews assisted.
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Huntingdon, Tenn
West Tennessee
Huntingdon
Camden
Buena Vista
Big Buck
Tresevant
Atwood
Carroll
Benton Counties
Memphis
Stan Ford
Humboldt, Tenn
Tennessee National Guard
Highway Patrol
Mattie Kirby
Funeral services for Theresa Washington in Minneapolis
Mrs. Theresa Washington 68 dies Wednesday at home in Minneapolis. Funeral at 11 a.m. Monday, burial Fort Snelling Cemetery. Born in Lawrence Kansas, moved to Minneapolis after marriage. Survived by widower Charles and seven children in Minnesota, plus sisters Arlene Gray of Kansas City and Lisa Clark of Lawrence.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Theresa Washington
Fort Snelling
Washington
Lawrence
Kan
Charles
Minnesota
Arlene Gray
Kansas City
Lisa Clark
Funeral services for Charles L. Hegeman
Charles Lloyd Hegeman 78 of Douglas County found dead in bed at his home. Services set for Tuesday at Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Kasper. burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Born January 7 1893 in Fairbury Nebraska, he lived in Douglas County since 1905. Survived by two stepdaughters Jane Mages Manhattan and Faye Kitchen Glen Ellyn along with a step-granddaughter three sisters Estle Scott Baldin Ava Peterson Eu dora and Ben Richardson Modesto Calif brother Lester Hercules Calif.
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Charles Lloyd Hegeman
Rt. 2
Rumsey Funeral Home
Paul Kasper
Memorial Park Cemetery
Hegeman
Fairbury
Neb
Douglas County
Jane Mages
Manhattan
Dallas widow Jennie Laughlin dies. services planned in Vinland
Mrs. Jennie Laughlin 62 of Dallas died this morning. Graveside rites at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Vinland Cemetery in Kansas with Rev. Benjamin Gessner officiating. Calling hours 8 a.m. Monday to noon Wednesday at Rumsey Funeral Home in Lawrence. Survived by husband Kermit, son Jay, two Dallas daughters Janet Smith Susan Wortham, sister Eva Laughlin of Longmont, and two grandchildren. Memorials to Cancer Fund or Cockerell Hill United Methodist Church building fund.
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Dallas
Tex
Jennie Laughlin
Vinland
Kan
Benjamin Gessner
Rumsey Funeral Home
Lawrence
Laughlin
Cockerell Hill United Methodist Church
Kermit
Jay
San Jose
Calif
Janet Smith
Susan Wortham
Eva Laughlin
Longmont
Colo
Cancer Fund
Cockerel Hill United Methodist Church
Preliminary Emmy Awards Spotlight Controversial CBS Shows
The Television Academy's preliminary Emmys in New York and Hollywood awarded The Selling of the Pentagon and All in the Family among five documentary and craft prizes. Hamlet won four Emmys and Leopold Stokowski's PBS broadcast was named outstanding single variety program.
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George le Maire
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hollywood
CBS
Television Academy
Pentagon
Carroll O’connor
Flip Wilson
Mary Tyler Moore
NBCTV
The
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
New York
Norman Lear
Hamlet
NBC
Hallmark of Fame
Leopold Stokowski
Public Broadcasting Service
Husband Delivers Baby At Home In Detroit
Auto plant inspector Jack Donegan rushed from work when his wife Martha, 25, went into labor at home two miles away. With no bus available and a doctor guiding him by phone, the 31-year-old father delivered their son without incident.
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Detroit
Jack Donegan
Martha
Four Men Named To KU School Executive Committee
Four new members were elected to the executive committee of the advisory committee of the Kansas University Business School. Ace Dillon Hutchinson Hank Crawford Atchison Bob Riss Kansas City and Bill Martin Topeka were chosen Friday at a committee meeting attended by about 35 people.
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The
Kansas University Business School
Ace Dillon
Hutchinson
Hank Crawford
Atchison
Bob Riss
Kansas City
Bill Martin
Topeka
Frank S. Pinet
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Local residents listed in community directory
Hospital Marshall Nunn Eudora Leo Sauders 634 N Sixth Mrs Millie Owen 1937 Maine Le land Armstrong Rt 2 Mrs Nancy Bryant Rt 2 Mrs Juan ita Cool 935 Conn Mrs Cheryl Weeks 141 Maple Mrs Leah Soderling Rt 3 Mrs Jacklene Johnson 212 N Fourth Albert Michel Ottawa Mrs Temple Harding 782 Lo cust.
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Marshall Nunn
Eudora
Leo Sauders
Millie Owen
Maine
Leland Armstrong
Nancy Bryant
Juanita Cool
Cheryl Weeks
Leah Soderling
Jacklene Johnson
Albert Michel
Ottawa
Temple Harding
Critics Split on Emmy Picks Across the Nation
Eight critics from varied regions name top Emmy choices for the season. The Andersonville Trial and The Selling of the Pentagon feature prominently alongside Flip Wilson, All in the Family, and George C. Scott in The Price, with some critics praising CBS coverage of lunar flights.
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Andersonville
Pentagon
Flip Wilson
All In the Family
Mary Tyler Moore
Hamlet
George C. Scott
Daily News
Chet Skreen
Seattle Times
Clarence Petersen
Chicago Tribune
CBS
Hollywood Television Theater
All
In the Family
Joyce Wagner
Kansas City Star
Jack Anderson
Miami Herald
Cartoonist Capp Charged With Morals Offense in Wisconsin
Cartoonist Al Capp was charged with sodomy attempted adultery and indecent exposure in Eau Claire Wisconsin. District Attorney Lawrence Durant said a warrant named Alfred G Kaplin a 61 year old from Cambridge as part of the case and Capp contested the accusations as a political attack.
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Eau Claire
Wis
al Capp
Lawrence W. Durning
Thomas Barland
Capp
Alfred G. Kaplin
Cambridge
Suffolk County
Mass
Durning
Eau Claire State University Coed
Wisconsin
Biggerstaff Named Kiwanis Leader in City Chapter
Marshall Biggerstaff of 1734 W 20th Terrace elected to begin term Oct 1 as Kiwanis president. He also serves as Anchor Savings Assn Lawrence office manager and is a longtime Kiwanis and chamber member. New officers include Coffey Hamlin president elect Wes Seyler vice president Chris Berneking secretary and George Clem treasurer. The new board features Lyman Wiley Gene Van Hoesen John Stewart Ernest Klooz Charles Huie George Puckett Neil Harris Harry Hart Wayne Roberts and David Dary. Capp denies charges in Vietnam protest case and defends his campus lectures citing threats and vandalism to his home.
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Marshall Biggerstaff
W. 20Th
Ter
Biggerstaff
Anchor Savings Assn
Lawrence
Coffey Hamlin
Wes Seyler
Chris Berneking
George Clem
Evening Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce, Methodist Church
Eastern Star
Club
Lyman Wiley
Gene van Hoesen
John Stewart
Ernest Klooz
Charles Huie
George Puckett
Neil Harris
Harry Hart
Wayne Roberts
David Dary
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Tennessee Highway Patrol
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Pod" Miller
Porter Paints
Armstrong
Congoleum Sebring
Peter Davis
New York Gathering
CBS News
Spiro T. Agnew
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Clifford Clark
Emmy
James A. Perry
New Orleans
Aldine Bird
Baltimore News American
Flip
Don Freeman
San Diego
Kay Gardella
Lawrence’s
Massachusetts
Kiwanis
Li’l Abner
U.S
Vietnam
Boston
Alvin Hockberg
Automated Business Services Inc
Kentucky
Lawrence Glass and Mirror CO
N.H
America
Nassau Cruise
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Miami
Silver Springs
Natchez
Nassau
Chicago
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Seattle
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Reno
Salt Lake City
Black Canyon
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Gaspe
Canada
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1000 Islands
Montreal
Quebec
Peres
Halifax
Bar Harbor
St.ouis
Continental Trailways
NAMF
Gouiline
Massachusetts St
West 9Th and
Avalon RD
Associated Realty CO
Yale
Orchard Tn
Bob Stephens
Warren Mitchell
Crestline
West Junior High
Norman Thiessen
Brook St
Selmer Torkelson
Mitche UL
Vaitte
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