City defers Ninth Street widening plan over cost
Lawrence City Commission tabled a plan to widen Ninth Street from Illinois to Emery Road citing about 75000 dollars in cost for a 15 foot widening. Mayor Springer warned the figure would exceed the entire 1963 resurfacing budget. Citizens supported and opposed the plan, while bids for part of the year’s program are still set for June 18.
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Ninth Street
Ilinois
Emery Road
W. C. Springer
Melvon Wertzberger
Charles Taylor
Ralph Achning
City Hall
Kaw River
11Th Street
Connecticut
Delaware
Highlands Addition
West Junior High School
Richard Nelson
Springer
Nelson
Fred Cooper
Cooper
Rusty
Mayor Springer
Barker Avenue
20Th
23Rd Sts
Mich
WW. St
N. J. St
Pa. St
Still Unsettled Today on San Francisco Fed Loss Question
A congressional inquiry left open whether 7.5 million dollars in U S securities vanished from the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank due to destruction or theft. A minority report argues the evidence shows they were not stolen and the chance of loss is remote.
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Washington
Congressional
U.S
San Francisco
Bob Hope celebrates 60th birthday in Hollywood
The actor Bob Hope turned 60 with a light hearted celebration. He arrived after a Washington benefit, played golf near his Toluca Lake home, and planned a family party at night. He quipped that candles cost more than the cake.
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Hollywood
Bob Hope
Hope
Washington
Lakeside Golf Club
Toluca Lake
Robert
President Kennedy 46 Today Plans Potomac Birthday Cruise
President Kennedy turns 46 with a planned evening birthday party aboard the Sequoia yacht on the Potomac. Jacqueline Kennedy will host about 25 relatives and friends for a dinner cruise weather permitting. Kennedy continues a busy schedule with no more than two illness-related absences after 28 months in office.
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Potomac
Washington
Kennedy
Jacqueline
Lawrence growth eyed as 1985 population hits 75 000
Lawrence and Douglas County show steady gains in population. 1960 census put Lawrence at 32 858 and county at 43 720. next fall estimates project Lawrence near 38 083 and the county about 49 277 with students at KU Haskell Baker and Baldwin areas included. Chancellor Wescoe returns to work after neck ailment. He spoke at the Lawrence High School commencement and will work part days this week.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Haskell Institute
Baldwin
Eudora
Lecompton
Baker University
Kansas University
W. Clarke Wescoe
Wescoe
KU Medical Center
Lawrence High School
Pike Official Speaks At Lawrence Kiwanis on Turnpike Safety
Carl Fisher communications director for the Kansas Turnpike Authority spoke to the Lawrence Kiwanis Club at the Eldridge Hotel. He described safety procedures on the toll road noting that safe speeds depend on driving conditions and that normal speeds range from 72 to 75 mph. He also discussed radar use and seat belts for road safety.
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Carl Fisher
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Lawrence Kiwanis Club
Eldridge Hotel
Fisher
Kansas Announces 375 Million State Roads Plan For 1963 64
Gov. John Anderson unveiled a 75 million highway program for 1963 64 funding 585 miles of state primary and city routes with a 33.9 million cost. Interstate work totals 131 miles 30.7 million and county secondary 650 miles 10.5 million. Intercity funding 90 federal 10 state and others split 50 50. Addison H. Meschke said the plan covers 62 counties with extensive work on I 70 and I 35W and includes 9 miles of surfacing on I 35W. Interchange savings cited between Salina and Dorrance. Decision on I 35W Wichita location pending federal study.
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Addison H. Meschke
Salina
Wilson
Dorrance
Meschker
Bureau of Public Roads
Wichita
Meschke
Regional Highway Program Includes Johnson Jefferson Osage Counties
A $75 million state highway program for the fiscal year starting July 1 includes Johnson Jefferson and Osage counties with specific projects totaling 4 565 000 in Johnson 820 000 in Jefferson and 460 000 in Osage. The plan excludes Douglas County and covers grading surfacing and right of way for routes including K-245 K-4 K-268 K-368 and K-48 plus U S 56 and new 1 435 and 1 35 construction. Governor John Anderson approved the package.
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Osage
John Anderson
Douglas County
State Highway Commission
Johnson County
Jefferson County
Osage County
Meriden
Shawnee
Gardner
Wescoe Urges Optimism At Lawrence High Commencement
Dr Wescoe speaks to graduates about optimism and unlimited potential. Lawrence School Supt Carl S Knox presides as Lawrence High band and A Cappella Choir perform. Msgr Towle delivers dedication and retiring principal Neal Wherry presents diplomas to the 26th and last LHS class.
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Descartes
Herodotus
Newton
Lawrence School
Carl S. Knox
Lawrence High
George Towle
Neal Wherry
LHS
H. P. Jones
Wherry
Rusk Says Soviets May Do New Nuclear Tests
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the Soviet Union may plan another round of nuclear tests while the United States holds off on atmospheric tests for now. He noted talks with Moscow on banning atmospheric tests and cited a Soviet troop withdrawal in Cuba as easing tensions. He dismissed Cuban claims of U.S. gunfire on a patrol plane. He also said the U.S. is considering Haiti policy.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Soviet Union
United States
Rusk
U.S. Navy
Havana
Haiti
Moscow
Cuba
Chapel Music from our Reuter Pipe Organ
Rumsey Funeral Home advertises music from the Reuter pipe organ, with contact VI 3-5111 for arrangements.
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Reuter
Rumsey Funeral Home
William M. Rice Dies in Lawrence Community
William McKinley Rice, 60, lifelong Lawrence resident, died Tuesday night at Kansas University Medical Center after nearly three months as a patient. Funeral at Rumsey Funeral Home Friday at 2 p.m. with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. He leaves wife Helen, two sons William Eugene Rice and James Franklin Rice, two sisters Nellie Weibel and Edith Eastman, six grandchildren. Born October 17, 1902, in Jefferson County he worked as a farmer and in sales including trucks and real estate. A member of the Lawrence Sertoma Club.
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William McKinley Rice
Lawrence
Kansas University Medical Center
Rumsey Funeral Home
Rice
Lawrence Sertoma Club
Docked Destroyer in Portland Fire After Engine Room Blaze
A smoky engine room fire aboard the USS Blandy during a Memorial Day visit in Portland trapped smoke in the after engine room. One Navy man, J. Metcalf, was revived with oxygen after being overcome. Crews from the Blandy and USS Johnston fought the blaze, which started from a pin hole leak in the lubricating oil system and was extinguished in about an hour.
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Portland
Maine
USS Blandy
Navy
J. Metcalf
Blandy
Carl P. Johnson
Johnson
Major General Decker Honored by Douglas County Bar Association
Maj. Gen. Charlie L. Decker, judge advocate of the U S Army and KU alumnus, will receive Kansas University’s Distinguished Service citation at a special dinner Tuesday night at Hotel Eldridge in Lawrence. Decker, a native of Oskaloosa, graduated West Point in 1931 and was named judge advocate in January 1961.
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Douglas County Bar Association
Charlie L. Decker
U.S. Army
Eldridge
Decker
Oskaloosa
Kansas University
West Point
Lawrence
Three Injured in Car Truck Crash Near Pioneer Cemetery
A three person wreck south of 15th and Iowa Streets near the old Pioneer Cemetery sent Hether MacAlpine a KU student to Lawrence Memorial Hospital with extensive cuts and bruises. Mary MacAlpine was treated and released, while a third unidentified passenger was moved to Watkins Memorial Hospital with good condition. Police said the MacAlpine car struck a stopped truck rear end as it tried to turn into the nearby apartment area.
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15Th and
Iowa Sts
Old Pioneer Cemetery
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Hether MacAlpine
Kansas University
Mary MacAlpine
LMH
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Jack Evans
MacAlpine
KCC Approves Rate Change for Lawrence Local Phone Area
The Kansas Corporation Commission approved a new base rate for a special subscriber area in southwest Lawrence. 379 subscribers in the West 23rd to West 26th, Iowa to Alabama region will see a rate reduction of about $4,512 annually, after ongoing discussions since a Lawrence City Commission meeting.
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Kansas Corporation Commission
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Lawrence
West Twenty-Third
West Twenty- Sixth
Iowa
Alabama
KCC
Lawrence City Commission
Student sentenced after campus shooting incident
Richard Conway a Kansas University student from Leavenworth was sentenced to six months in jail by District Court Judge Frank Gray on a charge of assault and battery. His appeal is under advisement as he remains jailed awaiting the decision regarding the shooting of fellow student Lawrence Knapp on February 14.
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Richard Conway
Kansas University
Leavenworth
Frank Gray
Conway
Gray
Lawrence Knapp
Carruth-O’leary Hall
Knapp
Warren Support for Warren Criticism of Bar
Walter E. Craig head of the American Bar Association says Chief Justice Earl Warren was justified in criticizing the bar for not speaking out on three proposed constitutional amendments. He notes the bar acted slowly but appropriately faced criticism and that 16 state legislatures have moved on at least one proposal this year.
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Phoenix, Ariz
American Bar Association
Earl Warren
Walter E. Craig
American Law Institute
Warren
Bar
Court of the Union
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
Board of Governors of
The
Association
Craig
President moves to integrate University of Alabama
Robert Kennedy's office buzzes as he meets businessmen after a Supreme Court ruling banning state or city ordered segregation in public establishments. He explains implications and listens to regional concerns, with a theater operator calling the session a "darn fine go-round" and promising progress.
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University of Alabama
Robert Kennedy
Supreme Court
Missile Plans Hit New Snag in Atlantic Force Pact
The Kennedy administration faces trouble with Britain over a sea based Polaris force for the Atlantic alliance. If Britain accepts, a Kennedy Macmillan meeting may follow during Kennedy’s Europe swing. A $5 billion ten year cost would be shared for 20 to 25 warships carrying about 200 missiles with joint crews.
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Washington
Kennedy
Atlantic Alliance
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Europe
Macmillan
Morgansenate loses by 23 votes to attorney George Melvin
Morgan, born August 16 1898 on a farm near Turon Kansas, attended Sterling College and Southwestern College at Winfield graduating 1922 with a business degree. He served in World War I at Fort Riley. Survivors include wife Grace, two daughters Eula Carpenter of Topeka and Doris Cook of San Carlos California, brother Carl Morgan of Topeka, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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George Melvin
Morgan
Turon
Kan
Sterling College
Southswestern College
Winfield
Ft. Riley
Kaw
Grace Morgan
Eula L. Carpenter
Topeka
Doris L. Cook
San Carlos
Five Hurt In Two Crashes Southwest of Lawrence
A Lawrence man was hospitalized after a one car crash 114 miles southwest of Lawrence. In a separate two car crash at 6th and Iowa Streets four people received injuries and two drivers avoided serious harm.
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Lawrence
6Th
Iowa Sts
Card of Thanks from Carmalyta Taylor and Family
Wish to thank friends for kindness during sorrow and illness. Grateful for care from nurses on 3rd floor and doctors Jones Manahan and Campbell.
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Jones, Manahan
Campbell
Carmalyta Taylor
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