Open Door admissions at KU defends quality education
KU officials defended open door admissions arguing it is at least as effective as selective policies. George B. Smith noted 199 freshmen were in KU’s top 10 percent and 82.2 percent ranked in the upper half. he said many factors drive attrition, including scholastic difficulty and marriages among women students.
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George B. Smith
Education Writers Association
Curry
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George R. Waggoner
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Waggoner
James Gunn
Kansas
University
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Sions
Rusk Warns Viet War Threat Looms Over Hemisphere
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the American Society that a period of violence and danger looms if the United States and allies ignore the commitment to defend South Vietnam. He warned the region faces a wider communist threat as the inter American conference met in Rio de Janeiro amid an OAS bombing incident. Rusk emphasized the enduring U.S. commitment and the need to prevent expansion of aggression.
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Dean Rusk
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South Viet Nam
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United States
Viet Nam
American Society
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Organization of American States
Southeast Asia
Latin America
Alliance For Progress
Earl of Snowdon Proves Elusive in Manhattan Morning Walk
New York AP report states The Earl of Snowdon husband of Princess Margaret slipped away from the townhouse where the couple stayed. He was seen strolling the Upper East Side and later returned to John Hay Whitney's residence, slipping past reporters and photographers.
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NEW York
Earl of Snowdon
Britain
Princess Margaret
Manhattan
Upper East Side
Lord Snowdon
John Hay Whitney
Four Kansas 4-H dairy award winners named
Kansas 4-H club members earn state dairy production honors with top records across Holstein Ayrshire Brown Swiss Guernsey and Jersey breeds. Carol Bigsby Lawrence leads Holstein entries, Dolores Hoffman Abilene tops Ayrshire, Linda Miller Bucklin wins Brown Swiss, John Wollard Burden tops Guernsey, and Barry Schartz Ellinwood leads Jersey entries.
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Kansas
Carol Bigsby
Lawrence
Douglas County
Vinland Valley
Dolores Hoffman
Abilene
Dickinson County Newbern
Jersey
Barry
Oread Fraternity Plans New KU House
Alpha Kappa Lambda at Kansas University announces a $200000 two acre fraternity house at 2021 Stewart Ave to be built by December with completion for the 1966 term. Ground breaking features KU officials, alumni leaders, and plans include a central courtyard, stone cedar exterior, and a gate surrounding the building. The 1144 La. St. chapter house will be sold after members move to the new residence.
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Fraternity Place
Runnels and Winholtz
Kansas City
Alpha Kappa Lambda Fraternity
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la. St
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Marshall Havenhill
Fraternity Alumni Association
J. Glenn Hahn
Shawnee Mission
Alfred Graves
14Th St
Steve Buchner
Prairie Village
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Winholtz
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Russians Narrow U S Lead in Nuclear Arms
London AP reports the Institute of Strategic Studies says the Soviet Union cut the U S missile lead by 25 percent and now trails 3-1 in missiles. Soviets boosted ICBM warhead power beyond 30 megatons while the U S relies on Minuteman 1 Polaris and Titan 2 systems with smaller warhead yields.
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Soviet Union
United States
Ex Actor Convicted in Wife Slaying at Indio Calif
Former film actor Tom Neal once a Hollywood leading man was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his young wife in Indio California. The verdict carries a potential sentence of up to ten years in prison.
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Calif
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Neal
New Telephone Directory Expected Here Next Week
Lawrence residents will begin receiving the new Southwestern Bell telephone directory next week. The cover features a colorful montage representing Kansas assets, and the back shows an aerial view of a roadside park. The book includes dialing information and area codes, with new 411 Information and 4102 Repair Service numbers for Lawrence only.
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Lawrence
Gary Johnson
Southwestern Bell
Ken Higginbotham
Directory Department
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Eudora
Lecompton
Sunflower
State Announces Double Holiday For Thanksgiving Week
AP reports Kansas state employees will have Thursday and Friday off as official holidays for Thanksgiving. Most state offices close Saturday and Sunday. Gov. Avery has a light schedule with speeches and ribbon cuttings in Lenexa Overland Park Marysville Shawnee Mission Fort Leavenworth through the week including November 28.
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Bobby Baker Role Seen in Domingo
Los Angeles report cites secret Senate testimony that former Senate majority secretary Bobby Baker may have aided backers of Dominican Republic leader Juan Bosch. The Times also notes a U S counter proposal tied to protecting American lives and cites Undersecretary of State Thomas Mann as a source. Baker resigned in 1963 amid Rules Committee probes into his business dealings.
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Thomas Mann
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Trains Roll After Short Rail Walkout Ends
Chicago AP reports freight trains resume on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe system after a brief strike. Brotherhood of Railway Clerks called a work stoppage Thursday. union officials ordered 9,000 members back to work within six hours.
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Pope Insanity Defense Highlighted in Nebraska Bank Slayings
Lincoln psychologist Dr. Elianora Brassard testified Pope was a sad young man who appeared to say goodbye to the world after the Big Springs bank massacre. Pope admitted the robbery and killings, claiming insanity as his defense, while prosecutors argued premeditation. The case follows Pope’s flight and his statements about two suicide attempts.
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Big Springs
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Pope
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Brassard
Roxbury, Kan
Nebraska Penitentiary
Theodore Richling
Wink A Matic traffic plan at 6th and Schwarz discussed
The City Commission debated a Wink A Matic traffic signal planned for 6th and Schwarz to slow traffic near a school. The plan was reported approved by misreporting and faced opposition from the commission. Fourth graders from Schwegler School presented a Thanksgiving program for parents this morning.
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Schwarz
Ida Louise Menzies
Schwegler School
Eggs Rises in State Output in October Kansas
Production of eggs in Kansas for October was estimated at 74 million by the Crop and Livestock Reporting Service, up 4 million from September and matching the rise over October 1964. The number of laying hens and pullets stood at 4,438,000, with hatcheries producing 264,000 baby chicks, down 14 percent from September but 44 percent above October last year. The October hatch was the fourth smallest since 1944, and the 1965 cumulative total reached 7,131,000, down 15 percent from 1964, the smallest since records began in 1938.
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Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Southern Callas Relief as Storm Swings to North
A Pacific Ocean storm veered north concentrating on the northern West Coast while Southern California enjoyed sun. Winds of 60 mph lashed Cape Blanco and North Bend Oregon saw notable rain as Portland and Seattle remained lighter. Inland, gale force winds crossed to Tatoosh Island with showers turning to light snow in the Rockies, then spreading to the plains and northern Mississippi River watershed amid frigid lows in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The storm retreated from Southern California as high pressure built from Mexico.
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Bemidji
Minn
President Wallace tributes show broad national grief
President Johnson led tributes to Henry A. Wallace in Danbury Connecticut on his death at 77 from arterial sclerosis. Wallaces long career included New Deal roles and the vice presidency, with Truman recalling him as an asset to the country.
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Wallace
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James F. Byrnes
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Soviet Union
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West Hills Apartments Open House in Sunny Sunday Preview
West Hills Apartments at 10th and Emery Road will host an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The luxury complex offers one and two-bedroom units with balconies, electric heat and AC, built in dishwasher range oven disposal and refrigerator, a recreation house with a wood burning fireplace, a private pool, and landscaped three acre grounds for residents.
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Summerfield Hall Bomb Threat Forces KU Evacuation
Summerfield Hall at Kansas University was evacuated after a male caller threatened a bomb, the fifth such alert in seven days. Pearl Grant received the call at 7 40 am, prompting Lawrence and KU police to search the building. no device was found and the hall reopened at 8 30 am. Previous threats targeted Hashinger and Templin Halls as well.
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Summerfield Hall
Pearl Grant
Lawrence
Keith Lawton
Hashinger Hall
Templin Hall
Memorial and Thank You Notices
Card of Thanks Reverend Larson and I express appreciation for tender administrations after my accident. Thanks to Dr. Glenn Lessenden ambulance attendants Memorial Hospital nurses and many friends for flowers gifts visits calls and greetings. May God bless you all. Mrs Hannah Larson We thank friends and relatives for cards flowers and food and sympathy on the death of our husband and father. May God bless you all. The Orville H Midgett Family We thank those who helped after our home fire and remember the kindness of friends. Ginny and Jim Shipley In memory of Rachel A Lisher who passed away 16 years ago today. Sadly missed by all.
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