Strategic South Africa in Cold War Shipping Balance
The Suez Canal closure highlights South Africa’s strategic role as global shipping shifts to Africa. The essay weighs Western powers stance on apartheid and Rhodesia, noting Washington and London pressure yet cautious action. It warns instability could affect gold and diamond markets and polar-region shipping routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Mediterranean
Africa
Tan Smith
Rhodesia
Washington
U.S
Congo
Antartica
South Pole
Johnson
Russia
China
Japanese imitator Hakoshima to perform in Swarthout Hall
Yass Hakoshima, a Japanese mime from Osaka, will give a performance at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Swarthout Recital Hall under the East Asian Studies Center sponsorship. His act blends Western and Eastern mime styles and includes pieces such as Fisherman Geisha Harakiri Duel Puppet and Dream. He studied literature at Kyushu University and has worked with the Yokoyama Ballet Company in Tokyo. He has performed in Europe North America and Canada and has appeared in films and theater festivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yass Hakoshima
Swarthout
East Asian Studies Center
Hakoshima
Labyrinth
Ecdysis
Osaka
Kyushu University
Yokoyama Ballet Company
Tokyo
Germany
Europe
Canada
United States
Hakashima
Postal Workers Cited For Bond Plan Participation
Lawrence Post Office employees were cited for their participation in the U S Savings Bond Payroll Savings Plan. Postmaster Jack Harris received a Minuteman flag and award on behalf of 97 enrolled workers, achieving a 90 percent participation rate, the highest in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
U.S. Savings Bond
Riley Burcham
Lawrence National Bank
Douglas County Savings Bond
U.s.treasury
Jack Harris
Burcham
Wichita
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Lorin Sibley
US Savings Bond Division
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Sets October Patient Day Record
Lawrence Memorial Hospital reported 3,663 patient days in October, beating the prior January high of 3,557. The month saw an average daily census of 131.22 with 427 adult and 73 newborn admissions, 192 surgeries, and 41 baby boys born alongside 37 girls. Net income for the year reached $12,420 as management warned of volume-driven financial fluctuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rodger Johnson
Johnson
LMH
Lawrence Memorial
Program at Woodlawn Thanksgiving Assembly
Woodlawn School will host a Thanksgiving Day assembly Wednesday afternoon. Students will present poems and readings about the holiday and view several films related to Thanksgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodlawn School
Peddler Freed After Arrest as Suspected Nazi Peddler
Francis Willard Keith claims to be not German and says he hails from Webb City Missouri. Panamanian officials released him after 76 hours confinement citing U.S. and Panamanian records while Germany contemplates extradition questions. Keith says he arrived in Panama in 1940 and has been selling ties and combs, planning potential legal action for moral damages.
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Panama
Adolf Hitler
Gestapo
Francis Willard Keith
Heinrich Mueller
Adolf Eichmann
Keith
Mueller
Hitler
Berlin
Germany
Fabian Velarde
U.S
San Jose
Costa Rica
Petition Seeks Special Election for Eudora Library
Residents circulate a petition in Eudora requesting a township library election with 67 signatures needed. Committee members include Mrs. Lloyd Brecheisen, Mrs. Pete Edelbrock, Mrs. Don Richardson, Richard Hamilton, Mrs. Wayne Kanzig, Mrs. Dale Slapar, Cleus Grosdidier, Jess Carney, Tom Pyle, D. E. E. Kerr, and Ralph Votan. The adult library will move to the former Clip and Curl Shop on Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isadora
Lloyd Brecheisen
Pete Edelbrock
Don Richardson
Richard Hamilton
Wayne Kanzig
Dale Slapar
Cleus Grosdidier
Jess Carney
Tom Pyle
D. E E. Kerr
Ralph Votan
Clip and Curl
Main Street
Fiddler on the Roof heads to Kansas City Music Hall
The Broadway show Fiddler on the Roof opens a six day engagement in Kansas City's Music Hall. Performances start at 8 30 p m with matinees at 2 30 p m on Wednesday and Saturday. Paul Lipson stars as Tevye with Dolores Wilson as Golde in the road company adaptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Music Hall
Paul Lipson
Tevye
Dolores Wilson
Golde
Sholom Aleichem
Smith to Perform KU Faculty Recital Monday
Kenneth Smith bass baritone and chair of Kansas University Voice Department headlines a faculty recital at 8 p.m. Monday in Swarthout Recital Hall. He is joined by KU pianist Richard Angeletti and will perform largely the same program heard in six Community Concerts in Idaho California and New Mexico. The public may attend free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Smith
Kansas University
Swarthout
Smith
Richard Angeletti
Idaho
California
New Mexico
North America
Europe
Metropolitan Opera Company
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Williams College
Buffalo Symphony
Rochester Philharmonic
Pittsburgh Symphony
Angeletti
Catholic University
Washington, D.C
KU Summer Enrollment Sets University Record
Kansas University reports a summer enrollment record of 6 929 paid students, up 906 from 1966. Lawrence campus accounts for 6 386 with 543 at the Kansas City Medical Center. The 17 percent rise reflects many juniors and seniors in a Western Civilization reading course final exam. The Graduate School has 2 655 students, up 225, comprising nearly four of ten. Men outnumber women 1 28 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
George B. Smith
Lawrence
Medical Center
Kansas City
Smith
Humphrey Defends Vietnam Policy At Sigma Delta Chi
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told Sigma Delta Chi members that history will approve the Johnson administration's Vietnam policy though it is unpopular now. He argued great decisions ignore polls and cited Lincoln and Truman as examples of courage under criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Truman
Lincoln
Gen
U.S. Grant
Asia
Humphrey
Saigon
United States
Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
U.S. Military Academy
Gallagher
Jurors Delay Report. KU Thanksgiving Recess Set
Jurors for the November term of District Court will not report Monday as scheduled. They must report at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27. The Thanksgiving recess for Kansas University students begins at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, with classes resuming at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27. The final home football game against Missouri University occurs during the recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Allison
Kansas University
Missouri University
Pickets Withdraw From Missouri Plant After Court Order
Pickets left the Western Electric plant near Lee's Summit Missouri after a court ordered restraining motion. Three union officials were cited for contempt of court as production laborers decreased while about 1 200 office workers remained on the job. The walkout, described by officials as a wildcat strike, targeted subcontracting policy. Circuit Judge Robert A Myers had ordered an end to picketing and plant entry to enforce the injunction. Deputies stood ready to arrest demonstrators who did not disperse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Western Electric
Lee’s Summit
Communication Workers of
American Local 6063
Robert A. Meyers
Sheriff's Deputies
Organ Dedication at Centenary United Methodist Church
The Centenary United Methodist Church will dedicate its new organ with a 4 p.m. Sunday recital by Luther A. Cortelyou at 4th and Elm. A reception will follow the recital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centenary United Methodist Church
Luther A. Cortelyou
4Th and Elm
Governor Calls Strong Juco Oversight for Kansas Schools
Governor Robert Docking urged expanded state administration of community junior colleges and area vocational technical schools to improve planning and quality. He warned limited state funds prevent big increases in appropriations and asked the conference to discuss location standards control financing and potential extension of free education two years beyond high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Kan
Robert Docking
Docking
Kansas
Lt Newman Returns From Kansas Crime Conference
Lt Verner Newman III of the Lawrence Police Department returned Friday from Wichita where he attended a two day Kansas Conference on Crime Control. The session was sponsored by the Kansas Bar Association and the Governor's Committee on Criminal Administration and Justice with lawmen attorneys and civic leaders from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verner Newman III
Lawrence
Local Council to Meet In Lawrence At Noon
The Lawrence Council of Social Agencies convenes its monthly meeting Tuesday at the Castle Tea Room. Mary Lou Sherman will review Planned Parenthood activities in Lawrence. Reservations are requested by calling Mrs Weeks at VI 3 3833 before 1 p.m. Monday.
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Lawrence Council of Social Agencies
Castle Tea Room
Mary Lou Sherman
Planned Parenthood Assn
Lawrence
Mrs. Weeks
Cosby to Star in New Daily Radio Show
Bill Cosby, star of the Spy television series, launches a daily radio show starting January 15 aimed at teens. Coca Cola Co sponsors about 500 stations with Frank Buxton producing and appearing alongside Cosby. Regular features include The Brown Hornet and Leroy, animal interviews, spooky stories, and Capt Oh Wow answering letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bill Cosby
Coca Cola Co
Frank Buxton
Cos
Buxton
Leroy
Thirty Year Pin Presented To Haskell Instructor
Maye Flanigan, an academic department instructor at Haskell Institute, received a 30 year service pin at a Thursday staff meeting. Ten year pins went to Glen E Hastings George M Lauppe J B Dreadfulwater John T Housseau Lenora J Thorpe Andy Girty and Tim othy Notah. E J Fisher earned a participation certificate for an equal employment opportunity conference in St Louis. George C Owen was awarded a cash prize for a new suggestion implemented at Haskell School. Superintendent Thomas TomManey presented the awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maye Flanigan
Haskell Institute
Glen E. Hastings
George M. Lauppe
J. B. Dreadfulwater
John T. Housseau
Lenora J. Thorpe
Andy Girty
Timothy Notah
E. J. Fisher
St. Louis
George C. Owen
Haskell School
Thomas Tommaney
Oklahoman Wins First Award for KU Linguistics
Charles T. Snow from Rush Springs Oklahoma becomes the inaugural recipient of the $100 Linguistics Award from the Kansas University Endowment Association. A candidate for the M A, he holds a B A from Oklahoma State University, two Peace Corps years in Bolivia, an NSF assistantship, and field work on Lower Chehalis in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Snow
Rush _ Springs
Okla
Kansas University Endowment Association
Snow
Oklahoma State University
Peace Corps
Bolivia
National Science Foundation
State of
Washington
Chehalis
Card of Thanks to Voelker and Hostetter families
Jacke Voelker expresses gratitude to Mr and Mrs Arthur Voelker Sr Mr and Mrs Russell Voelker and to his mother in law Mrs Voelker for visits and a plant during hospitalization. He notes God blessed J L Hostetter as a grandfather and credits him with good qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Voelker Sr
Russell Voelker
Mrs. Voelker
J. L. Hostetter
Art
Jackie Voelker
In Loving Memory of Edward Collins
In loving memory of Edward Collins who passed away four years ago on November 19. He is sadly missed by mother, father, brothers and sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Collins
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Betty Mattingly
McPherson County
Douglas County
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Journal-World Photo
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HHH
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North
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London
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Missouri
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Haskell
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