City Drops Plan To Widen Street
City Commission split 3 2 to keep the 1100 block of Massachusetts Street as is with parallel parking. Mayor Springer and commissioners Pulliam and Schubert supported the motion. Cooper and Owens opposed. Merchants urged widening citing lost customer parking and safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
W. C. Springer
Ernest Pulliam
James Schubert
Fred Cooper
James Owens
County Commission and Traffic Commission
Elmer Ousdahl
North Park Street
Junius Underwood
Raymond Eastwood
Springer
Massachusetts
South Park
Schubert
Pulliam
Cooper
West Ninth Street
Owens
Jaycees Elect Beal President
Kermit Beal was elected Junior Chamber of Commerce president at a Tuesday evening meeting in the Hotel Eldridge. Beal, a local attorney, succeeds Bob Georgeson as State Jaycee director. Also elected were Tom Kumpf first vice president Herb Dahlene second vice president Winston Grantham secretary Leonard Zook treasurer and eight directors. The new officers will be installed at a banquet around July 1. Beal and his wife Sue Ann live with their two children at 31 Okla Street. Beal is a native of Lawrence and a KU and KU Law School graduate.
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Kermit Beal
Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge
Beal
Bob Georgeson
Jaycee
Tom Kumpf
Herb Dahlene
Winston Grantham
Leonard Zook
Bob Cook
Andy Davis
Gene Hardtaker
Les Proctor
Ken Fpickert
Charles Bratton
Frank Alexander
Fred Harper
Sue Ann
Mark
John
Okla
Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Kansas University
KU Law School
Atlantic
Pacific
Cooper
Virgil I. Grissom
Guaymas
Mexico
Grissom
Roger
Faith 7
Florida-Georgia
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Cape Canaveral
Schirra
Cape
Jersey
Canary Islands
West Band to perform outdoor concert Thursday evening
The West Junior High Concert Band will give an outdoor show at 6 45 p m Thursday just north of the school building. Director David Boyle leads a lineup including marches overtures show tunes and a trombone novelty piece. If rain hits the program moves to the West Junior High Gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Junior High
David Boyle
R. Britten- Barnes
Youth Hospitalized After Shooting Mishap at Dump
Timothy James Turner, 19, of 1541 Tenn. St., was admitted to Watkins Memorial Hospital Tuesday night with a gunshot wound to the left knee. Turner said he and companion Donald L. Huber, 20, were shooting rats at the Eudora city dump when he accidentally shot himself in the knee cap with a .22 caliber revolver. He walked to his car, drove to the hospital, and walked in unaided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy James Turner
Tenn. St
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Turner
Donald L. Huber
Eudora City
Watkins Hospital
Sober Thought stolen from Murphy Hall exhibit
Wichita State University campus police report a $200 painting titled A Sober Thought in Space was stolen from Murphy Hall. The five by four and a half foot artwork, valued at $200, was hanging in the west wing exhibition hallway and disappeared Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David E. Yust
Wichita
Eat Kansas University
Murphy’ Hall
Murphy
Eudora Church Plans Addition
Plans for a 45000 addition to the First Southern Baptist Church of Eudora were announced by Pastor Dwight L. Clark. If approved, the two story addition would rise on the south side at llth and Main and include 17 classrooms and three assembly rooms, boosting capacity to 313. Construction could start this summer with completion by fall pending bond sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Southern Baptist Church of
Eudora
Dwight L. Clark
Llth and
Main Sts
Clark
John Reeves
Merlin Mueller
Robert Bonebrake
Ed Farris
Jim Ethington
Howard Kohler
David Wright
Bill Young
John Jennings
Police Turn To CD Unit For Power
Lawrence police relied on a Civil Defense Auxiliary Police unit after high winds cut power and exploded transformers. The emergency team supplied electricity to police and fire units at the Police Fire building, keeping radio and communication systems operational through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Civil Defense Auxiliary Police
Civil Defense
Howard Lindley
Storm cleanup continues with widespread damage in Lawrence
Debris blocks streets as crews from Kansas Power and Light and Southwestern Bell restore power and phone service. Dozens of roofs windows and signs were damaged citywide with reports of downed trees and toppled water tower. Schools reopen Thursday but face repairs and meal disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Power and Light Co
Austin Stedham
John Drake
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Smith Electric Co
Mass
Lawrence Ice Co
Vt. St
Ellsworth Hall
Storm Strikes City With High Winds Across Area
Morning described as a tornado threat with winds estimated 75 to 85 mph in the area and stronger gusts to 100 mph in Topeka. Lawrence reported no hail, while Ottawa had some. KU suffered fire damage to trees and windows as power failed for about 90 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weavers
Raney
Louis Heinrich
M. R. Gill
TG & Y Variety Store
Western Auto
Harper
Cadet Street
Hillcrest Shopping Center
Stokely-Van Camp
E. 10Th Street
University Ford
Vt. St
Shaw Lumber Co
St. John's Catholic School
Kentucky
A. E. Woestemeyer
New York
Woodlawn
Lawrence
Central Junior High
LHS
Horn
Oak Hill
Sexton
South Park
Central Park
el Dorado
Topeka
Ottawa
Harry M. Buchholz
University
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Storms Hit Topeka and Ottawa Leaves Widespread Damage
Overnight topeka saw 60 degree low with 80s to 90s forecast, while a severe storm lashed the area. Topeka reported 90 to 100 mph winds damaging a trailer court, eight people hospitalized, and widespread outages and tree damage. Ottawa endured 45 minutes of hail piling up about six inches on the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Lawrence open house at police station extends to Friday
Lawrence police will keep the open house at the Police Station through Friday with 6 to 8 pm guided tours. The Fraternal Order of Police sponsors the event with jail and Police Court room views in the jail section of the Police Fire building. Nearby, May term District Court jury will report Thursday May 23, per clerk Lucille Allison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Fraternal
Order of Police
Lucille Allison
Jet Presentation Set for Saturday in Centennial Park
A Navy F9F Grumman jet fighter will be turned over to the city in a formal ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday at Centennial Park. The gift comes from the Navy through the Olathe Naval Air Station and is arranged by the Lawrence Council of the Navy League. Mayor W. C. Springer and city officials will receive the aircraft from Fred Bates, council president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Centennial Park
Olathe Naval Air Station
Lawrence Council
Navy League
Fred Bates
Lawrence Navy League Council
W. C. Springer
Harold Horn
Boeing Pact Approved by Machinists Union Vote
In Seattle the AFL-CIO Machinists Union announced a contract with Boeing Co was approved by production workers last week in a vote tallying 14 205 to 4 688.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Afl-Cio Machinists Union
Boeing Co
Wallace Defies Biracial Pact urging removal of troopers in Birmingham
Birmingham scene grows tense as Gov. George Wallace resists desegregation efforts and demands withdrawal of federal troops. He says state troopers will stay to maintain order while Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth calls for removal. White House shows no recall, Kennedy meetings emphasize moderation amid rising protests and voter registration drives in Selma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
Fred L. Shuttlesworth
Wallace
Kennedy
Alabama
Shuttlesworth
White House
Selma
Madeline Sherwood
Gadsden
Martin Luther King Jr
Cleveland
Ohio
South
Cooper Space Flight Captures World Attention and TV
The United States follows Gordon Cooper's Faith 7 orbital flight with global media coverage. Cooper communicates from Cape Canaveral and Guaymas as he completes orbit after orbit, facing temperatures and system checks, while family members watch in Houston and Tecumseh.
Look Is Retained And Gets an Aide
E A Zook remains executive secretary of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce for another year. A part time assistant, Wilmer G Beougher, will join staff from June 1 to support retail business activities. Beougher, a former J C Penney manager, resides at 2614 La St. He has worked with the chamber since May 1 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Zook
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Zook
Wilmer G. Beougher
la. St
J. C. Penney
Beougher
Chamber
Two-Car Collisions Cause Minor Damage Downtown
Damage totaled about 700 dollars after a Tuesday two car crash on Naismith Drive near Allen Fieldhouse entrance. Drivers were Marcia A. Ebright and Beverly Temple, both unharmed. Later that evening Virginia L. Findley struck a parked car owned by Don Ashcraft. damage about 225 dollars with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naismith Drive
Allen Fieldhouse
Marcia A. Ebright
W. Campus
Beverly Temple
Dakota
Virginia L. Findley
Don Ashcraft
Rancho Motel
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West Band
Brahns- Barnes
Siegmeister
Teter Gray
Johnny Das
Jordan
Marlena- Barnes
Gershwin-Watson
Rodgers- Warrington
Herforth
Walters Hey
Are, Cacavas
Lodge
Acadia Lodge NO
AF & AM
C. S. Edmonds
W.M. J. K. Gorbutt
Secy
Eudora Church
Fraser Hall
Snow Hall
Tennessee Street
Ky. St
Ronald L. McGregor
Kansas University Botany Department
McGregor
Sandra Coffman
Pittsburg
Miss Coffman
John Anderson
Kelly Cooper
W. 20Th St. Terr
Kelly
LeRoy Transmeier
Transmeier
Joe Transmeier
Charles Kassinger
Memorial Stadium
John Suder
Elvin Basham
Mike Bogard
Clyde Kensinger
Kensinger
Kansas
John Hadi
Fred Hageman
Curtis McClinton
Boeing
North Alabama
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tuscumbia
Sheffield
Florence
Congress
Roy Wilkins
The
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Globe
John H. Glenn Jr
M. Scott Carpenter
Andrian Nikolayev
Pavel Popovich
Japan
Havana
Trudy
Houston
Tex
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Janita
Hattie Cooper
Orena Herd
Tecumseh
Oklo
Gordon
California
Point Arguello
Pacific Ocean
Midway Island
Mercury Control Center
Tates
Orbit No. 2
Air Force
Rumsey Funeral Home
Ady
Farmers Insurance, Aay
C. Andy Anderson
R. L. Bob Stewart
West
Look
Lawrence Memorial
Corman Endacott
East 43Th Vi
B.P.D. Ellis
Showtime
Gene Anthony
Harry Starks
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