Witness testifies about note suggesting Europe trip in murder case
In Minneapolis AP report, R Donald Kelly testifies Thompson spoke of a note allegedly written by Carol saying Gene warned him to stay away from Mrs. Olesen. Prosecutors say Thompson plotted to keep lovers apart and collect $1,055,000 in life and accident insurance after his wife’s murder.
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Minneapolis
Carol Thompson
R. Donald Kelly
White Bear Lake
St. Paul
T. Eugene Thompson
Kelley
Thompson
Carol
William Randall
Kelly
Gene
Ron Olesen
Europe
Mr. Olesen
Mrs. Olesen
Farmers Night and Livestock Forum Set Tuesday
The seventh annual Farmers Night and Livestock Forum will be held at 7 30 p m Tuesday in Building No 1 at the 4 H Fairgrounds sponsored by Lawrence National Bank A panel of experts will discuss livestock market outlook and trends Panelists include Earle Pallas Kansas City Livestock Co Fat Cattle John Killeen Swift and Henry Co Stockers and Feeders Max Troub Maurer Neuer Packers Deane Sheets John Clay and Co Hogs Norman Wulff Midwest Sheep Co Sheep Moderator will be Dewey Rounds WDAF and WDAF TV farm department Refreshments and a door prize will be awarded.
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Lawrence National Bank
Earle Pallas
Kansas City Livestock Co
John Killeen
Swift and Henry Co
Max Troub
Maurer-Neuer Packers
Deane Sheets
John Clay and Co
Norman Wulff
Midwest Sheep Co
Dewey Rounds
WDAF
Wdaf-Tv
Local Firm Design Wins National Library Contest
Richard C. Peters and Associates designed the Pioneer Memorial Library at Colby chosen to represent Kansas for Book of the Month Club awards honoring community effort. The project also entered in National and State AI A Merit Awards. Awards committee meets in January to pick winners. Associates in Lawrence include Sid Harrison and Jim Williams.
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Richard C. Peters and
New Education Trends Discussed by Lawrence Kiwanis Panel
Assistant Superintendent Lloyd Schurr joined Orvel Criqui principal of Central Junior High and Dan Kahler principal of Lawrence High to present a group discussion on New Trends in Education. The panel aligned with American Education Week at the Lawrence Kiwanis Club meeting.
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Lloyd Schurr
Orvel Criqui
Central Junior High
Dan Kahler
Lawrence High
Lawrence Kiwanis Club
Nomination and Election At VFW Alfred Clark Post Meeting
The VFW Alfred Clark Post 852 invites members to nominate and elect a 2 year board of governors seat at the regular meeting on November 18 at 8 pm at the Post Home. Eagle members will nominate and elect a trustee at the same meeting.
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VFW
Alfred Clark
Board of Governors
Post
Eagle
Two KU Rifle Teams To Compete At KSU Meet
Two Kansas University rifle teams will travel to Manhattan for the nation’s largest smallbore tournament hosted by Kansas State University. KU entrants include Harvey Edmonds Leavenworth senior Charles Burre Leavenworth sophomore David John Eatontown New Jersey senior Donald Luellen Wichita junior Spencer Chang Honolulu Hawaii junior Ted Bayless Prairie Village sophomore Stephen Sigley Newton sophomore James Simms Clarendon Hills Illinois freshman Robert Hurst St Joseph Missouri graduate student James Strahan Salina sophomore.
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Kansas University
Kansas State University
Manhattan
K-State Military Science Department
Harvey Edmonds
Leavenworth
Charles Burre
Leavenworth Sophomoore
David John
Eatontown
N.J
Donald Luellen
Wichita
Spencer Chang
Honolulu
Hawaii
Ted Bayless
Prairie Village
AP Manager Cites Change at AP Management Editors Meeting
Wes Gallagher of the Associated Press speaks at the AP Managing Editors annual meeting in Miami Beach Florida. He notes rapid change and ongoing social questions. He says journalists must convey excitement and understanding of the era to readers.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
Gallagher
Kansas Wins Central Collegiate Cross Country Crown
Richard Schramm of Miami Ohio won the individual title in 19 07.9 on the four mile Washington Park course. Kansas University took the team title with 39 points led by Paul Acevedo fourth and Herald Hadley eighth. Notre Dame placed second, Ohio University third, with other KU runners Lawson ninth Donner tenth Coane twelfth.
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Chicago
Richard Schramm
Miami
Ohio
Kansas University
Washington Park
Schramm
Notre
John Lawson
John Donner
Tonnie Coane
State Outgo Has Edge on Income
TOPEKA AP The state government spent 393.3 million last fiscal year, exceeding income by 15.7 million, the Kansas financial report said. Excess expenditures came from surplus funds on hand and did not represent deficit spending, Gov. John Anderson said. He added the Legislature will need more revenue soon, likely in the upcoming budget session, and outlined possible areas but would not commit to any specific recommendation in January.
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Topeka
Kansas
John Anderson
Anderson
Rate Reduction Asked by Kansas City Power & Light
Kansas City Power & Light asked Missouri and Kansas regulators for permission to cut rates for selected customers. Officials said the reduction would mainly help commercial and small industrial users saving about 1.2 million dollars annually.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Power & Light Co
Missouri and
Kansas
Wescoe urges broad support for Midwest research power
Kansas University leader Wescoe warns that federal research funds favor a few top institutions, risking Midwest underfunding. He argues merit plus equal treatment, notes KU and Kansas State received about 11.5 million in sponsored research, mainly from outside the state, and calls for local investment and a strong university-driven research culture.
Gasoline price war reaches Lawrence with 6 cent cut
Lawrence reports a spread of the Kansas City fuel battle as major stations drop regular to 23.9 cents and high octane to 28.9. Discount outlets had moved a day earlier, while major stations waited until Thursday to cut prices.
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Kansas City
Lawrence
Local water projects face funding hurdles in Congress
Funds for summer and fall water releases are at risk as the House Appropriations Committee reviews three local projects. The Perry Dam on the Delaware River, the Kaw, and the Wakarusa watershed areas face potential cuts while the Pomona Dam site lies on 110 Mile Creek near Marais des Cygnes. The panel trimmed 281 million from Kennedy's public works budget before sending it to the House and Senate.
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Perry
Dela Ware
Clinton
Wakarusa
Pomona
Marais Des Cygnes
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Appropriations Group
Kennedy
Service Day or Night Rumsey Funeral Home Ad
Classified notice for Rumsey Funeral Home offering 24 hour service with contact VI 3-5111. Includes advertisement line stating service availability and location hints.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Three Car Collision at 12th and N Streets Causes Injuries
A three car crash at 1 p m at 12th and N streets injured Mrs. Earlene Coffelt 22 and caused over 650 in damage. Coffelt received a forehead bruise and head cut treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and released. Cars driven by Gwen dolyn Gayle 30 and Beverly Toyne 17 sustained 110 and 350 in damage respectively.
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12Th
N. J. Sts
Earlene K. Coffelt
Route 3
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
New Jersey
Gwendolyn Gayle
Coffelt
Beverly Toyne
Penn, St
Gayle
Esternie McDuff
N.J
Toyne
Public Pays Myth: Lawmakers Not Cost Free on Paris Trips
Washington report debunks the myth that US funds cover Paris trips for members of Congress. It notes Rep. Wayne Hays and Rep. Adam Clayton Powell faced criticism for Paris visits, with embassy counter funds and replacement by U.S. taxpayer dollars. Hays unavailable for comment as he returned to Ohio.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Paris
Wayne Hays
Ohio
House
Ernest Petinaud
Ernest
Rep
Adam Clayton
Europe
U.S
France
Hays
Jayhawk Chapter FFA honors winners at Lawrence High
Lawrence High’s Jayhawk FFA chapter honored members and staff with plaques and bouquets. Six runners up for Star Chapter Farmer included Mike Wempe Dan Kennedy Richard Ice Lynn Kring Norman Beeghley Lyle Hoover. Special awards recognized Norman Beeghley Richard Ice Don Wempe Lynn Kring Jim Shultz Gary Bartz Dan Kennedy Lyle Hoover Eddie Buchanan Glenn Richardson and others for livestock crops and dairy achievements.
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Jayhawk
Cropp
Lawrence High
Gehlbach
Mike Wempe
Dan Kennedy
Richard Ice
Lynn Kring
Norman Beeghley
Lyle Hoover
FFA
Neal Wherry
Wherry
Kansas
Ice
Don Wempe
Douglas County
Farrow
Jim Shultz
Shultz
Gary Bartz
Bartz
Milo
Beeghley
Eddie Buchanan
Glenn Richardson
Hoover
David Salsbury
Ken O'Connor
Trybom
Kring
Gary Brink
Eviction protest over African visitor at Atlanta restaurant
In Atlanta, an African visitor Abu B Kamara from Freetown Sierra Leone and three companions were refused service sparking a protest to the State Department. Also in Newark a American engineer John Butenko and Russian driver Igor Ivanov pleaded not guilty to conspiring to spy for Russia. In Chicago, Union Pacific and a court halted a showdown over Rock Island Railroads purchase as a vote tally was blocked after a clash with Chicago and North Western Railway.
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Atlanta
U.S. State Department
Abu B. Magha Kamara
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Newark
N.J
Russia
John William Butenko
Orange
Igor A. Ivanov
New York City
FBI
Chicago
Union Pacific
U.S. District Court
Rock Island
Chicago and North Western Railway
Byrd Questions Past Tax Plans and Outcomes
The dialogue questions whether this tax idea has been tried before in the United States and notes no prior attempt or presidential recommendation. It asserts the president warned of recession if the bill is not enacted swiftly, while denying that such a recession has occurred as of today amid prosperity.
Lawrence High Debaters Attend Topeka Invitational
Four Lawrence High School teams join 25 area schools at the 29th annual Topeka High School invitational. About 200 students compete as novice debaters from 1:30 to 5 today and 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday with North Kansas City High as defending sweepstakes champion.
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Lawrence High
Topeka High School
Lawrence
John Pitney
Tim Gilles
Linda Ross
Nancy Taylor
Cris Saricks
Bob Marvin
Connie Cooper
Richard Gorman
Topeka
North Kansas City
Star Farmers program highlights and awards night
The event showcased a list of topics and presenters across agriculture trades from Trybom to Kring and Salsbury plus specialties in soil conservation carpentry and welding. A film on the 1963 Star Farmers of America was shown and folk songs by Kansas University professor Charles Oldfather accompanied toasts by Dr. W W Wempe and his son Mike.
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Trybom
Tim Gjellstad
Hoover
Brink
Kennedy
Ice
Kring
David Salsbury
Beeghley
Allen Flory
John Topping
Stan Fashburn
Star Farmers of America
Kansas University
Charles Oldfather
W. W. Wempe
Mike
Washington High School Defends Missouri Title
Washington High School Bethel, the defending champion, faces challenges from School Missouri in a battle for the state title.
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Missouri
Washington High School
Bethel
Son hacks off father's hands in corn-picking machine accident
In Dunnville Ontario a 27 year old son severed both of his father Harold Hicks hands with a pocket knife after his father became trapped in a corn-picking machine on a farm. The father remained conscious and was taken to a Dunnville hospital where he was reported in good condition.
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Dunnville
Ontario
Harold Hicks
Jack
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