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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1960
Page
1
Paratroop battalions overthrow President Ngo Dinh Diem in Saigon in a brief pre-dawn uprising. A military regime vows to curb Communist influence as armed clashes kill 20 to 30 and wound many more before calm returns by mid afternoon.
Walter Greenwell 68 a Linwood route 1 resident died at home this morning. Survived by widow Alice E. Greenwell and 3 daughters Edna Eva Wright Elsie Mae Mitchell Phyllis Jeannett Thompson, 5 sons Richard Henry Wiley Ernest Egar Roy Lee Robert Dean, 3 half brothers in Elizabethton Tennessee, 23 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Quisenberry Funeral Home Tonganoxie with first aid attendants and Rumsey ambulance.
Alumni gather for the 1960 Kansas University Homecoming with open houses in Green Hall Fraser Hall and the Union. A 30 minute carillon recital at 6 30 p.m. Saturday follows campus tours and receptions for Engineering and Design alumni. At noon four football teammates dine at the Union as the 1960 homecoming queen is crowned at halftime. Count Basie will headline the homecoming dance in the Union Ballroom.
A full slate of candidates for four freshman class officer posts will be submitted to the Kansas University campus for the upcoming elections. Presidential contenders include Phil Harrison Colby Mike Leith Bartlesville OK Bouben McCornachk Abilene and Jin DeGirard St Louis MO Dim Clark Olathe Mev Moore Raytown MO Abe Avers Wichita and Jimny Tharp Great Bend. Secretary hopefuls are Kay Consolver Wendy Wilkerson Disa Seavivo Harrisonville MO Beverly Enna Kansas City. Running for treasurer are Jin Banks Wichita Dave Bucker Mission Joyce Neaderhiscer Wichita and Jeff Bor Newport KY.
The GOP group in Cook County has $25,000 set aside to recount about 5,000 Chicago precincts where Kennedy leads. Kennedy won one state by roughly 3,000 votes of 44 million cast. A committee spokesman said 3,000 to 4,000 telegrams arrived in Washington and similar numbers to Nixon's office, with investigations focusing on the most serious charges. Kennedy reportedly around 300 electoral votes with potential gains in California. Nixon held a solid lead in Alaska and expressed confidence.
Democratic National Chairman Henry M Jackson of Washington dismissed Republican claims of an election fraud investigation as baseless. He urged a detailed bill of particulars instead of what he called a grand scale fishing expedition.
A Nixon associate urged state chairmen to reexamine ballots amid a tight race. Morton said unofficial Texas results favored Kennedy by 50 000, noting a bond issue turnout anomaly in Waco while dismissing formal fraud charges. Complaints reportedly surfaced from the Carolinas, Michigan and New Jersey.
Dr Wesene and Dean Anderson outline need for expanded campus facilities due to a long construction drought dating 1927 to 1943. They urge enrollment growth and higher utilization, noting upper half of high school seniors feed 8 percent of freshmen. Attendees include education and architecture leaders, legislators, and local officials from Topeka and Manhattan.
A car driven by Richard Don Glenn 21 of Lecompton was demolished after veering off US 40 six miles west of Lawrence. He escaped injury. Trooper Whitaker said Glenn appeared to fall asleep. The car struck a stone fence. Deputy sheriff John Wolfe investigated.
Seventh and eighth graders from Eudora present three one act plays at 8 pm in the school gym. Joe Hargrave’s eighth graders perform Sure As You’re Born, with cast including Bobby Langston Vicki Oleson Cheryl Nixon Mary Ann Beeman Alan Wotan and Jimmy Broers. Mary Lee Miller’s class performs Roscoe the Robber with Darrel Smith Jim Jones Sandy Edwards Mary Robb Alles Morris Mary Jeeve Gary Zook and Valerie Taylor. Orewe Edmonds eighth graders present The Battle of the Budget with Richard Ford Joy Hermion Annette Riley Shirley Broers Alton Jackson Starlett Cummings Bill Gordon and Jerry Pry. Musical numbers between plays directed by Miss Margaret Bushong.
Rex Boshers, 53, of North Lawrence, was found Thursday along the Union Pacific tracks in a frail condition and taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He said he fell Sunday, broke his left leg, crawled home, and endured four days without food, water, or heat before hunters located him.
In a California crash four stewardesses were injured and one died. A mix up led to Mary Hawthorne being buried while Joan Frost lay alive in a Bronx funeral home. The coroner explained identity errors from similar uniforms and papers.
Phone the Journal-World after 8 tonight for scores on the Lawrence High Highland Park football game the Kansas Missouri freshman football game and the KU Varsity freshman basketball game.
A hospital notice lists multiple births and dismissals associated with Memorial Hospital Rex Boshers. Entries include births for Glennard Yordy Route 2 a daughter and len Richardson 918 La a son, Gary Holmes Linwood a son, Robert Harper 747% N Y a daughter, and various discharge and residence details for numerous individuals in Eudora Linwood Baldwin Wellsville and Tonganoxie. The section also notes chapel music from Reuter Pipe Organ and the Rumsey Funeral Home contact.
Lawrence High School football power is highlighted by a five year 46 game winning streak totaling 1,254 points for Lawrence versus 191 for opponents. Highland Park tops the list as the only club to come within one point twice. Also noted is Congressman-elect Robert Ellsworth, a Lawrence native, winning the Second District seat in a district sweep.
West Junior High hosts an open house Sunday from 2 to 4 30 p m for students parents and friends. Principal C D Hargis says there will be no assembly only an open house with the PTA as host. Board officials teachers and contractors will attend. The school opened this fall with 485 students and a total cost of 1 003 352 61. Police ask proper parking for the Kansas Colorado game.
Democratic Gov George Docking loses to Republican Gov elect John Anderson Jr by over 100000 votes. He wishes growth and prosperity for the state and will not be governor after January. The Dockings depart for a Brazil Argentina tour with other governors, not returning until December 1.
The Houk family thanks all who offered comfort, floral tributes, and help during their recent sorrow for Albert W. Houk.
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