Surveyor Moon Lander Makes First Safe Descent at Holloman
The Surveyor unmanned lunar lander completed a 36 second descent from near 1000 feet, landing at Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo. It descended without parachutes for the first time, part of NASA's test program ahead of the May 30 Cape Kennedy launch.
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N.M
Surveyor
Holloman Air Force Base
Holloman
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Russia
G. P. Steffen
Hughes Aircraft Co
Steffen
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Moon
Rain Ends Week of Freezes Across East Coast
Rain moves into the Atlantic states ending a spell of freezes that hurt orchards and gardens from the Midwest to the Northeast. Tornadoes and severe storms hit Kansas Missouri and Illinois with property damage and one injury. Crops losses tallied to about 26 million across Ohio Michigan and Wisconsin with other states awaiting estimates.
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Atlantic Coast
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountains
New England
Michigan
Minnesota
South Dakota
Rockies
Kansas
Missouri
Pittsburg
Topeka
Kansas City
Columbia
Joplin
Illinois
Chicago
Central Plains
Montana
Idaho
Ohio
Wisconsin
New York
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Dog Show Planned For Fairgrounds Saturday
The 10th annual Lawrence Jayhawk Kennel Club Dog Show will be held all day Saturday at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds. About 1,500 to 2,000 people are expected. 719 dogs entered. Judges include Mrs. Helen James Topeka for obedience Dr. Harold Huggins Denver for toy breeds Virgil Johnson Savannah Ga for cocker spaniels Basengis Norwegian Elk Hounds and all terrier breeds Langdon Skarda Clovis New Mexico for working breeds and Robert Waters North Surrey BC Canada for sporting breeds. Skarda will judge best of show. Kennel Club officers: president Mrs. Robert Laushman vice president Bill Webster treasurer Mrs. Larry Harrison secretary Mrs. Shirley Perdue show chairman Burton Perdue.
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Lawrence Jayhawk Kennel Club
Douglas County
A.m
Helen James
Topeka
Harold Huggins
Denver
Virgil Johnson
Savannah
Langdon Skarda
Two-Vehicle Crash Reported in County
A county road accident Wednesday involving Earl E. Hulce 19 of Overbrook and Glenn F. Medlock 43 of Pittsburg near Lawrence caused 350 dollars in vehicle damage. No injuries were reported. The collision occurred at 3 50 p.m. about 15 miles southwest of Lawrence.
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Earl E. Hulce
Overbrook
Glenn F. Medlock
Pittsburg
Lawrence
Hulce
Medlock
British Seamen Vote For National Strike Over Pay
Britain's 65 000 seamen union approved a national walkout starting Monday to demand higher pay and a 40 hour week. Government and industry leaders warned the strike could disrupt exports and half of the nation's food imports, with basic wages around 42 dollars weekly and average earnings about 56 dollars.
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London
Britain
National Union of Seamen
Ray Gunter
Confederation of British Industry
Gunter
Parcel Post Rate Hike Moves Through House Panel
Washington AP A bill to raise parcel post rates 8.2 percent and extend size and weight limits to 40 pounds and 100 inches was approved 16-3 by the House Post Office Committee. The measure aims to place parcel post on a near break-even footing as it runs a $107 million annual deficit.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Jayhawker Pair Named Editors for KU Yearbook
Kansas University sophomore from Hutchinson Blake A Biles and Stephen M Meyer a Leavenworth junior were elected editor and business manager of the 1966 67 Jayhawker yearbook after interviews Wednesday by the Jayhawker Advisory Board a student faculty body.
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Blake A. Biles
Kansas University
Hutchinson
Stephen M. Meyer
Leavenworth
Jayhawker
Jayhawker Advisory Board
Adoption Void Without Father Notice, Arkansas Court Rules
Arkansas Supreme Court ruled an adoption without notice to the father is void. Boyd B. Olney of Tyrone, Oklahoma challenged the 1965 adoption by Frederick L. Gordon and his wife of Olney’s son born in Kansas. The court reversed a lower ruling. dissent urged considering the child’s best interest and custody with the Gordons.
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Little Rock, Ark
Arkansas Supreme Court
Boyd B. Olney
Tyrone
Okla
Frederick L. Gordon
Fort Smith, Ark
Gordons
Olney
Seminole
Oklo
Hugoton
Kan
Herbert Hobbie
Kansas
Irving
Tex
Fort Smith
Supreme Court
Ed McFaddin
Payment Balance Goal In US Deficit Battle Stalls
Washington AP reports ending the balance of payments deficit is nearly impossible this year for the Johnson administration. Secretary John T. Connor urged 900 firms in the voluntary restraint program to curb the outflow as early figures show 618 firms expect to add 919 million toward the balance while the January target hoped for 3.4 billion.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Secretary of Commerce
John T. Connor
Connor
Reverend Says Negroes Seek Greater Church Involvement
Rev Charles J Sargent of Union Baptist Church Stamford Conn told a Kansas City luncheon of ministers at the 59th annual American Baptist Convention meeting that Negro churches want more participation in their organization and deliberations. He said Negroes are not willing to get lost in conformity.
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Kansas City
American Baptist Convention
Charles J. Sargent
Union Baptist Church of
Stamford
Lawrence School Activities Highlight Campus Events and Awards
Lawrence schools schedule a 7 30 p m Curricu lum Committee meeting at Lawrence High School room 105 with talks on Language Arts in Kindergarten and featured teachers from Woodlawn Pinckney and Centennial. Lawrence High to announce Citizenship Award winner and present academic honors at a 9 05 a m Friday assembly in the gym. Open House for Art Home Economics set 7 9 tonight with a style show at 8 in the auditorium. Kansas University Young Republicans meet at 7 in the Kansas Union Jayhawk Room with officer elections. Former President Eisenhower and Harry Darby to receive honorary LL D degrees at K State June 5 commencement in Ahearn Fieldhouse. About 1 224 degree candidates listed with multiple programs. Summer school enrollment deadline extended at LHS with classes June 6 to July 29 and head counts projected to 300.
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Lawrence Parent-Teacher Association Council
Lawrence High School
Catharine van Reekum
Woodlawn School
Dorothy Ledesman
Pinckney School
Virginia Craig
Centennial
LHS
U.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry Darby
Kansas City
Kansas State University
Ahearn Fieldhouse
K-State
Jerry Rogers
Room 103
Rogers
Large-Scale Fighting Reported in Northern Iraq
Beirut reports say government forces and Kurdish tribes clash with tanks artillery and air attacks in northern Iraq. Kurdish sources say indirect talks with President Aref are under way to end five years of conflict while Barzani seeks regional autonomy for two million Kurds.
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Lebanon
Iraq
Abdel Rahman Aref
Baghdad
Ruwanduz
Iran
Abdel Salam Aref
Mullah Mustafa Barzani
State Department Denies Chinese Nuclear Disarmament Proposal
The State Department said the United States rejected a Communist Chinese proposal to limit nuclear weapons, citing a lack of legitimate constructive disarmament interest. Press officer Robert J. McCloskey confirmed the offer’s existence. The ship had waited days to enter the quiet waters.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Robert J. McCloskey
Ribicoff Sees Protest Over Viet Nam Election Supervision
Sen. Ribicoff warned that if Ky military government supervises South Viet Nam elections the result may be contested or rejected by other Viet Nam power factions. Sen. Gore urged firm White House instructions to ensure free elections and return of Lodge to Saigon for U.S. guidance.
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Abraham Ribicoff
Nguyen Cao Ky
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Senate
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Eugene J. McCarthy
Dminn
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Armed Services and Appropriations Committee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
CIA
Gore
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Rusk
McNamara
Foreign Relations Committee
Weatherwax Named As Pearson County Aide
Senator James B. Pearson designates John T. Weatherwax of Lawrence to lead his re election campaign in Douglas County. Weatherwax, 45, previously served eight years on the Lawrence City Commission and was mayor from 1957 to 1961, currently treasurer of Viking Investment Corporation Inc. He will work with Lawrence district chairman Odd Williams on the Pearson effort.
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James B. Pearson
John T. Weatherwax
Lawrence
Douglas County
Pearson
Weatherwax
Viking Investment Corporation Inc
Odd Williams
Russian Files Suit For Funds In Federal Court
Mrs. Luba Orland of Moscow sues in Kansas City for 45 311 in U S government bonds. Her niece Mrs. Dorothy Ross of Kansas City and husband Edward Ross face forging charges after a Wichita grand jury. Judge Elmo B Hunter set trial, with Ross denying the claim and alleging imposture by Orland.
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Kansas City
Luba Orland
Moscow
Russia
Dorothy Ross
Elmo B. Hunter
Two Minor Injuries Reported At Local Hospital
Two injuries were treated in the Lawrence Memorial Hospital emergency room on Tuesday and Wednesday. John Lusk, 14, of 1344 Mass. St., hurt his wrist attempting to pole vault with a clothesline pole. Clyda Day, 56, of Eudora, dropped a can of hair spray on her ankle.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
John Lusk
Mass
Clyda Day
Eudora
Tornadoes Strike Kansas and Missouri Cause Minor Damage
A 150 mile squall line across eastern Kansas and northwest Missouri produced scattered minor damage Wednesday. A girl injured in Pittsburg Kansas when a building was unroofed. homes, garages and farms suffered tree damage. Power outages affected about 600 utilities. No serious injuries reported.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Pittsburg
Kan
Warrensburg
Linn
Arlow Reed
Adolf Meyer
Topeka
Henry Kahle Sr
Norborne
Richmond
Kanas City
Russian Ship Cleared to Enter Drake's Bay for Repairs
The Chernyakhovsk, a Soviet fishing vessel, received permission to enter Drake's Bay north of San Francisco for engine repairs. Coast Guard observers trail the ship as it nears the harbor 35 miles north of the city, amid questions about its intent. The ship has been part of a Soviet fleet off Oregon and California, moving slowly at six knots, about 120 miles north northwest of the bay.
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San Francisco
Chernyakhovsk
Drake’s Bay
Coast Guard
Oregon
California
Baker student beaten at 810 N H Street in Lawrence
Richard C. DuBruille Jr. of Overland Park, a Baker University student, was listed in fair condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a 12:15 a.m. assault at 810 North H Street. Police said the incident is under investigation and no charges have been filed.
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Baker University
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
N. H. St
Richard C. DuBruille Jr
Overland Park
William Troelstrup
Card of Thanks for Burt B. Brown
The family of the late Burt B. Brown express gratitude to the pastor and many friends for thoughts kindness cards and well wishes during their time of grief. Wesley Brown and family Madelyne Nix and family join in thanks.
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Burt B. Brown
Wesley Brown
Madelyne Nix
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