Buddhist Leaders Meet Ky Thieu as Self Immolations Rise
In Saigon Buddhist leaders held a surprise call on Premier Ky and Chief of State Thieu amid a wave of self immolations. A 17 year old girl died in Hue and others followed in Da Nang Dalat and Saigon as protests clash with the junta.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Hue
Thich
Tam Chau
Buddhist Institute
Gia Long Palace
Thieu
Thich Tri Quang
Buddhist Struggle
Quang
South
Tich Tinh Khiet
U.S
da Nan
United States
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
North Viet Nam
17Th Parallel
Hanoi
Quang Ngai
U.S. 25Th Infantry
Charleston teen confesses school record arson scheme
A 17 year old Charleston high school senior admitted staging break ins to destroy records at Charleston High and the Kanawha County Board of Education. He burned hundreds of record cards to hide his declining grades and missed days. He was arrested after a final May break in attempt.
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Charleston
Charleston High School
Kanawha County
Board of Education
Ratner a Candidate for Kansas House Seat in 72nd District
Walter B. Kramer Jr. 33 filed first for the Kansas House of Representatives seat in Sedgwick County's 72nd district. Payne H. Ratner Jr., attorney and son of former Gov. Payne Ratner, announced his candidacy for nomination from the district.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
House of Representatives
Sedgwick County
Walter B. Kramer Jr
Payne H. Ratner Jr
Payne Ratner
Lawrence City Commissioner Ernest Pulliam Ill in Colorado trip
Lawrence City Commissioner Ernest Pulliam rests at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in good condition after a weekend illness while on a business trip to Grand Junction Colorado to study a mall project. Rest has been ordered and visits are to be minimized. Pulliam is a former Lawrence mayor.
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Lawrence
Ernest Pulliam
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Grand Junction
Colo
Grand Junction Mall
Pulliam
Home loan rates peak with sharp April jump
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board reports April mortgage rates reached their highest in over three years. The average new single family loan rose to 5.99 percent from 5.9 percent in March, while conventional loans for existing homes averaged 6.09 percent in April, up from 6.01 percent in March.
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Washington
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
John E. Horne
Strangler Ed Lewis, famed wrestler, now blind in Tulsa
Ed Lewis widely known as Strangler during his pro wrestling career lives in Tulsa Oklahoma and is blind.
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Ed Lewis
Strangler
Tulsa, Okla
Downtown Lawrence Eyes Beautification and Redevelopment
City officials weigh options for transforming Lawrence downtown with a beautification program. They note parking and funding as key questions while awaiting plans that could attract federal matching funds and trigger an eye catching makeover.
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Lawrence
White House silent on North Vietnamese peace overtures
The White House gave no confirmation or denial to Newsweek about North Vietnam seeking peace talks via Romania. Press secretary Moyers said any offer would be seized on with eagerness and hope. Johnson met with assistant secretaries of state in a typical exchange of ideas.
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Washington
White House
North Viet Nam
Romania
Bill D. Moyers
Newsweek Magazine
Johnson
Moyers
Pilot Barely Hurt In Kansas City Plane Crash
Pilot Paul Ortiz a 26 year old student flying a year escaped with minor injuries after a light plane failed at Fairfax airport and clipped a tree before crashing into a residential street in Kansas City. He was treated for minor lacerations at a hospital.
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Kansas City
Kan
Paul Ortiz
Fairfax Airport
Ortiz
Kansas Journalists to Return for KU Centennial Events
Six Kansans and longtime news figures will join KU’s centennial commencement on June 3 a weekend of activities. Living recipients of KU distinguished service citations are invited back along with 40 cities planning to attend. Names include James A. Bell Waldo Bowman Rolla A. Clymer Alvin McCoy Dolph Simons Oscar S. Stauffer.
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Kansas University
James A. Bell
Time Magazine
Bonn
West Germany
Waldo Bowman
McGraw-Hill
New York
Engineering News Record
Bowman
Lawrence
Rolla A. Clymer
el Dorado Times
Alvin McCoy
Kansas City Star
Dolph Simons
Journal-World
Associated Press
Rusk Heads to Europe for NATO Deliberations
Secretary of State Dean Rusk left for Europe stressing that the United States will not pursue a major troop withdrawal from Germany. He will start in Helsinki and visit Finland and Norway before attending the NATO ministerial council in Brussels, opening June 7.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Europe
United States
Germany
Helsinki
Finland
Norway
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Rampaging Teens Close Coney Island Rides on Holiday
About 4000 teenagers, both girls and boys aged 14 to 18, vandalized and fought at Coney Island as Memorial Day weekend ended. They caused rides and booths to shut early and disrupted the amusement center.
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New York
Coney Island
Skirts in London Brace for Autumn Lengthening
Paris and New York voices signal a return to longer hemlines prompting mixed reactions in London. Designer Alice Pollock questions the shift while Jean Patou and Yves Saint Laurent hint at longer skirts. Jacques Tiffeau showcases knee-length tweed designs in New York.
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Alice Pollock
Paris
Jean Patou
Yves St. Laurent
New York
Jacques Tiffeau
United States
Police Seek Help in Stanford Chemist Slaying
Detectives request tips from callers who reported finding the body of Floyd C. Martin, 37, a Stanford University chemist and senior lab technician at Stanford Medical Center. He was found near Lands End with a pistol, binoculars, and a flashlight. authorities say he was shot through the neck.
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San Francisco
Stanford University
Floyd C. Martin
Lands End
Pacific
Martin
Stanford Medical Center
Replacement Chosen for Kansas Water Board Post
TOPEKA KS Keith S Krause a veteran federal official was named executive secretary chief engineer of the Kansas Water Resources Board Krause will replace Dwight F Metzler who resigns to become deputy commissioner of health New York Metzler leaves today Krause arrives July 1 set by the board to resume duties in Topeka Kansas
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Topeka
Keith S. Krause
Kansas Water Resources Board
Krause
Dwight F. Metzler
New York
Metzler
Kansas
Candidate Hits Baby-Sitting in Foreign Policy Speech
Larry Winn Jr. spoke at a Rotary Club seeking the Republican nomination for Congress in the 3rd District. He urged a return to a realistic, businesslike foreign policy and cautioned against paternalistic subsidies while defending aid to nations that will use it and fight for freedom.
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Kansas City
Kan
Larry Winn Jr
Winn
Congress
Rotary Club
Washington
Greece
Seven Treated After Hospital Emergency Visit
Seven persons were released after treatment Monday in the emergency room at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The patients include Mary Ann Powers of Wichita 30 who fell through a railing Lois Ward of Elm bitten on the leg by a dog David Higgins 2 Route 1 stung on the left foot by a bee and later treated for drinking medicine prescribed for the sting Neil McCullough 2% 1035 Sunset cut tongue on a swing set Lisa Larkins 2 502 Kan bitten on the upper lip by a dog Marjorie Tate 42 1405 W 19th Terr suspected brown spider bite on the leg Louise Freeman 4 1645 W 19th Terr fell down basement stairs.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Mary Ann Powers
Wichita
Lois Ward
David Higgins
Neil McCullough
Lisa Larkins
Marjorie Tate
Louise Freeman
Four Minor Wrecks Reported on Turnpike Over Memorial Weekend
Wichita AP reports 112,301 vehicles used the Kansas Turnpike over Memorial Day weekend covering 6,250,000 miles with four minor accidents. Two incidents involved sleeping drivers and two injuries were minor to two people. The period ran from 2 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. today.
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Wichita, Kan
Lawrence High School to graduate 446 seniors at 8 p m
Lawrence High announces 446 students will receive diplomas at 8 p m Thursday in Allen Fieldhouse. 26 completed via Lawrence Adult Education. Kanwaka Extension Homemakers Unit and Kanwaka 4 H Club served refreshments for motorists at Lecompton roadside park. Memorial Day ceremonies featured two firing squads at Oak Hill and Maple Grove Cemeteries. KU to receive 316 192 from HEFA for Experimental Biology and Human Development Building.
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E. J. Logsdon
Lawrence High School
LHS
Allen Fieldhouse
Lawrence Adult Education
Kanwaka_ Extension Homemakers Unit
Kanwaka 4-H Club
Lecompton
Lawrence
U. S. 40
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Alabama
Dick Shanafelt
Shanafelt
Oak Hill Cemetery
Maple Grove Cemetery
American Legion
Dorsey-Liberty Post No. 14
Lawrence National Guard
Kansas University
Higher Education Facilities Act
Robert Ellsworth
Summerfield Hall
Robinson Gymnasium
Keith Lawton
Fort Worth
Tex
Lawton
Governor in Bid For Senate Post
Governor Frank Clement announces another bid for the Democratic nomination to the U S Senate opposing Sen. Ross Bass. Bass, who defeated Clement two years ago for the unexpired Kefauver term, predicts the August primary will have the same cast and likely the same end. Clement, who turns 46, was Tennessee’s youngest governor at 32 and cannot succeed himself.
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Nashville
Tenn
Frank Clement
U.S. Senate
Ross Bass
Dtenn
Bass
Clement
Estes Kefauver
Pioneer Aviator Parker Dies at 81 in Rochester
Evan Jenkins Parker, an early dirigible pilot and aviation pioneer, died at age 81 in Rochester. He first flew solo in a dirigible in 1908 at Hutchinson Kansas, marking a landmark in early air travel.
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Rochester
N.Y
Evan Jenkins Parker
Parker
Hutchinson
Kan
Card of Thanks for Friday May 27
In grateful appreciation to the many people who made Friday evening May 27 one we shall never forget. Mr. and Mrs. R Wayne Nelson
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R. Wayne Nelson
Family expresses thanks for kindness at sorrow time
The family of Harry Van Neste wishes to express sincere thanks for the kindness shown during this time of sorrow. Mrs. Lillian Van Neste Bob Van Neste and Family.
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Harry van Neste
Lillian van Neste
Bob van Neste
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