Korea Turncoat Adams Arrives in Hong Kong Homeward Trip
Clarence Adams, a Korean War turncoat from Memphis, crosses the Lowu border into Hong Kong with his Chinese wife and two children. He joins one other former American prisoner of war still in China and awaits travel documents before flying home. A consulate official cautions processing could take one to three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Clarence Adams
China
Adams
Memphis
Tenn
Lowu
Louis
Della
Nicholas Platt
U.S
Hong Kong Red Cross
Howard Adams
Clarence
Corsicana
Tex
James Veneris
Hawthorne
Calif
Europe
Morris Wills
Fort Ann
N.Y
Veneris
Foreign Language Press
Peking University
United States
Fishing Report From Kansas Rotates Across Counties
Pratt Kansas AP report from the Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission lists weekly lake and county conditions. Reservoirs Turtle Creek Clear normal with crappie strong. Pomona clear and normal good for bass walleye. Council Grove clear fair bullheads bluegill. John Redmond turbid fair mixed species. Toronto clearing fair to good for bass and crappie. Lovewell clear good white bass crappie. Cheney clear fair. Kirwin clear normal fair to good white bass walleye channels. Osage State Lakes fair to good crappie bluegill few bass. Chase good for large crappie.
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Turtle Creek
Pomona
Council Grove
John Redmond
Toronto
Lovewell
Cheney
Kirwin
Osage County
Chase County
Pottawatomie
Lake No
Atchison County
Brown County
Douglas County
Leavenworth
Wyandotte
Marais Des Cygne
Woodson
Neosho
Bourbon County
Kansas
Landscaping At Lawrence Bank Reflects Modern Design
Douglas notes describe bank grounds kept clean and attractive. Landscaping began in 1962 with plans by the architect who designed the building. The 40 car lot was among the first in Lawrence to receive landscaping and the window box features evergreens and petunias. An employee lot of 26 cars in the 800 block of Tennessee was completed recently with surrounding plantings.
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Lawrence
George Clem
Clem
Petunias
The
Bank
Tennessee
Coughlin Says He Will Not Retire
The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin marked his 50th anniversary as a priest with a news conference announcing no retirement plans. He is pastor of the Shrine of the Little Flower Parish in Royal Oak and will discuss his future with Archbishop John F. Dearden of Detroit.
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Detroit
Charles E. Coughlin
Father Coughlin
Little Flower
Royal Oak
John F. Dearden
Dirksen Says No Immediate Need for Viet Nam Briefing
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen said a half hour telephone call with President Johnson convinced him there is no immediate need for a bipartisan Viet Nam briefing. He suggested a briefing on political and military aspects could come Tuesday.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Johnson
Viet Nam
Dirksen
Baldwin faces bed count debate for medical facility plan
Baldwin council weighs bed numbers from 20 to 40 based on population and age 65 plus, with Ivan Anderson advising four beds per 1000 elderly residents and LMH Board to receive a report. The group endorses pursuing federal funds under Hill Burton and local additions to meet future needs.
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Baldwin
Robert Payne Council
Hill
Balwin
Ivan Anderson
The
Kansas Health Facilities Information Service
Anderson
LMH
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Kansas University
State of
Kansas
Lawrence
Douglas County
Baker University At
Schurr Accepts Salina Public Schools Superintendent Post
Dr. Lloyd Schurr of 3016 Harvard Rd accepted the job as Salina Public Schools superintendent for the next school year. He will begin July 1, coming from Kansas City Kansas Public Schools where he is director of instruction and former Salina assistant superintendent. The Salina system serves about 9,500 students across 17 elementary schools, two junior highs, and one senior high. His wife Treva Schurr teaches elementary music in Eudora, and their son Joe attends West Junior High. Schurr will move to Salina in July and conduct a two week curriculum seminar at Pittsburg State College for district administrators and teachers.
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Lloyd Schurr
Harvard Rd
Salina
Schurr
Lawrence Public
Kansas City, Kan
Kansas City
Treva Schurr
Eudora
Joe
West Junior High
Pittsburg State College
Gemini 9 Crew Prepares for Second Rendezvous Mission
Cape Kennedy Fla. The Gemini 9 astronauts Stafford and Cernan pursue revised flight plan study and in cockpit simulations after postponement due to Atlas Agena failure. An interim Augmented Target Docking Adapter replaces the original target satellite while a new Agena is unavailable.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
Eugene A. Cernan
Atlas
Atlantic Ocean
Charles A. Mathews
Gemini
Senate Panel Advances Haskell Jurisdiction Bill
The Interior Committee of the U.S. Senate passed HR 10476 to return concurrent jurisdiction over the Haskell Indian Institute site to Kansas. Rep. Robert Ellsworth announced passage to the Journal-World. the bill awaits Senate floor action after House approval.
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U.S. Senate
Interior Committee
Kansas
Haskell Indian Institute
Journal-World
Washington
Robert Ellsworth
House of Representatives
Senate
McReynolds Receives VFW Scholarship at Lawrence High
David McReynolds of 1645 Mass. is awarded a $278 VFW post scholarship for scholarship, citizenship, activities and need. He is a Lawrence High senior named outstanding senior male in A Cappella and plans to enter Bethany Nazarene College after graduation.
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David McReynolds
1645
Mass
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Emery McReynolds
Lawrence High School
McReynolds
Lawrence High
Bethany Nazarene College
Bethany
Okla
Margaret McReynolds
LHS
GOP Group Plans Tuesday Meeting
The Douglas County Republican Central Committee will hold an instructional meeting for precinct committeemen and committee women at 7 30 p m next Tuesday in the Big Eight Room at the Hotel Eldridge. County Chairman J D King said the session is open to incumbents, anyone seeking office, and the public. He emphasized briefing prospects before the June 20 deadline and noted this is the first time this plan has been used locally. The group aims to brief attendees on latest developments and 1966 election plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Republican Central Committee
Eldridge
J. D. King
King
Pittsburg State Names Bob Johnson Basket Coach
Robert A. Johnson, previously College of Emporia basketball coach since 1960 and athletic director since 1965, was announced as head basketball coach at Pittsburg State College by President George F. Budd.
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Pitsburg
Kan
Robert A. Johnson
College of Emporia
Pittsburg State College
George F. Budd
Traffic on Kansas Turnpike Shows Strong April Gains
Lawrence officials report 1966 first four months tolls up 10.47 percent with gross revenue up 15.07 percent from 1965. April traffic up 10.94 percent, passenger traffic 11.33 percent, commercial 8.29 percent. April tolls rose 15.58 percent. net revenue covered monthly debt service 1.49 times, best April on record.
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Kansas Turnpike
L. W. Newcomer
Newcomer
Legion Post 14 Distributes Safety Leaflets Friday
The American Legion Dorsey Liberty Post No 14 will hand out safety leaflets from 4 to 6 p m Friday as part of a statewide Kansas Legion program. Volunteers will distribute at 6th and Mass Streets 23rd and Iowa Streets and at both Turnpike gates urging motorists to light up and live over Memorial Day. Last year 175000 leaflets were distributed by 122 Legion posts in Kansas.
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American Legion
Dorsey -Liberty Post No. 14
Kansas Legion
6Th and
Mass
23Rd
Iowa Sts
Legion
Kansas
Lawrence High to Hold Senior Assembly in Gym
Lawrence High School principal Bill Medley asks parents to attend a 9 05 a m Friday senior assembly in the LHS gym. It marks the first public appearance of graduates in caps and gowns. The top 10 percent will be announced and the top student(s) named. Bleachers will be open on the gym's south side for parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence High School
Bill Medley
LHS
Car Firms Slash Production Goals
Detroit AP reports Ward's Automotive Reports says the U.S. auto industry cut 100,000 production units from schedules, on top of 175,000 dropped two weeks earlier. May 11-20 sales totaled 242,407, about 3,000 below 1965, with unsold car inventories exceeding 1.6 million. Ward's notes four major makers not fully named.
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Detroit
Ward
Automotive Reports
Ward’s
Delay to sixty cents? Wage bill moved to 1969
The House voted to delay from 1968 to 1969 a proposed minimum wage rise from $1.25 to $1.60 per hour. An amendment kept the $1.40 level in effect until February 1, 1969, while continuing to extend wage coverage and address 1.6 million workers previously slated for inclusion.
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Washington
House
William H. Ayres
Ohio
Two Local Traffic Accidents Injure Two
Two traffic accidents in the city on Wednesday left two people injured. Ralph E. Flory, 15, of Baldwin, sustained a fractured pelvis and was listed in fair condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a 3 26 p m collision at 1422 West 23rd Street with Glenn L. Barnard, 41, of Route 1. Passenger Steven W Zimm er man, 817 Tenn, was treated and released for minor injuries. Damages totaled 200 to Barnard's car and 175 to Flory's car. Earlier, Martha C Dearing, 23, Independence Mo, and Joseph Mater, 19, 1301 Conn St, collided at Iowa and Stratford Streets causing 850 and 150 in damages respectively.
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Ralph E. Flory
Baldwin
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
W. 23Rd St
Flory
Glenn L. Barnard
Route 1
Steven W. Zimmerman
Tenn
LMH
Barnard
Martha C., Dearing
Independence
Joseph Mater
Conn. St
Iowa and
Stratford Sts
Dearing
Mater
New York Public Nurses End Three Day Strike
New York public health nurses returned to work after a three day walkout over wages. More than 450 of 482 nurses had left, disrupting care for 2500 preschool children. Mayor Lindsay announced a 24 year contract with immediate 700 yearly raise, plus 350 July 1 and 350 Jan 1 1967, lifting pay to 7100 to 8900.
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NEW York
John V. Lindsay
Six Hurt, Six Discharged From Lawrence Hospital
Six persons treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital were released after treatment on Wednesday and today. Names include Jeannette Davis 18 Oska loosa with a ring finger injury from jumping from a truck and Theresa Easley 8 with forehead cuts.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Jeannette Davis
Oskaloosa
Ring Finger
Ann Crossette
Theresa Easley
Karen Smith
Dennis Johnson
N. Y
Charles Davis
R. I
Lawrence High School
Compulsion Used By Military On Clothing Firms
The Defense Department has used compulsion to secure about one-fifth of military uniform orders since last July. Pentagon officials cite no wartime controls on civilian market material and note 218 rated orders were issued from 1,157 contracts.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
Defense Supply Agency
Defense Production Act
KU Theft Reports From Allen Field House And Lindley Annex
Kansas University security officers released two theft reports. Richard Gooch of Kansas City Missouri, a sophomore, said items valued around 100 dollars were stolen from a dressing room locker in Allen Field House including his class ring shoes and a wrist watch. Philip Brooks from Auburn Maine, a graduate student, reported a wrist watch valued at 75 dollars stolen from a restroom in Lindley Hall Annex.
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Kansas University
Richard Gooch
Kansas City
Allen Fieldhouse
Gooch
Philip Brooks
Auburn
Maine
Lindley Hall
New Presbyterian Leader Promises Unity and Reform
William Phelps Thompson, a Wichita lawyer and the first layman to lead the United Presbyterian Church of the U.S.A., vows to press for Christian unity and apply faith to modern societal problems. He was elected stated clerk of the 3.3 million member denomination, succeeding Rev. Dr. Eugene Carson Blake who joined the World Council of Churches.
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Boston
United Presbyterian Church of
U.S.A
William Phelps Thompson
Thompson
Eugene Carson Blake
World Council of Churches
Wichita
Kan
Blake
Card of Thanks for Bereavement and Kindness
Expressions of gratitude from Nannie Ireland and the Pucker and Walker families thanking friends relatives and neighbors for cards flowers visits and acts of kindness during the bereavement of their mother grandmother father grandfather and great grandfather. Includes thanks to doctors nurses and local clergy for support.
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Mitchell
Walt Pucker
Eugene Walker
W. S. Sims
J. W. Henson
Hospital gratitude to doctors and nurses
I thank Dr. Ray Clark and Dr. Robinson and the nurses and all others who showed me kindnesses during my hospital stay.
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Central Junior High School
Cheryl Hodson
Debbie Scales
Greever Terr
Edith Stagg
1914 Tenn
Janet Forbes
Ill
Ginny Schroeder
W. 25Th
Judy Bowles
Belle Crest
Journal-World Photo
Coughlin
Gemini 9
Senate Group
Haskell
8Th Street Shoe Repair
East
VFW
GOP Group
Pitt State
West
Massachusetts
Cat ‘Wath
Veara of
Erelie
Round Cornus Drug Store
Charles Fisher
Round Corner
Nelson
Dr. Dunlap
Nannie Ireland
Mr. W. P. Sharp
Vermont
State Farm
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
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