Lawrence plan outlines public buildings and commercial areas
A Comprehensive Plan for Lawrence proposes a new City Hall on the southwest corner of 9th and Mass streets, courthouse remodeling, an expanded post office, and land acquisitions north of Lawrence Memorial Hospital. It envisions four new fire stations, a larger public library, and a regional downtown shopping center with strip zoning discouraged. A public hearing before the Lawrence Planning Commission is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the South Park Recreation Center.
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Lawrence
South Park Recreation Center
Mass. Sts
Douglas County
7Th
Vt. Sts
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Public Library
9Th and
Massachusetts
Change Made In Viet Tactics
Phoenix AP dispatch reports changes in South Viet Nam warfare with a shift from soldier to police methods. The plan includes building a Vietnamese police force of 72,000 within four years to counter Viet Cong propaganda and terrorist tactics. Browne notes Viet Cong networks rely on propaganda teams and fear, while Americans train local police to counter them.
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Phoenix
Ariz
South Viet Nam
Malcolm Browne
Associated Press
America
Managing Editors Association
Browne
KU freshman Beil named Kansas 4-H state champion
Salina born Steve Beil a Kansas University freshman from Saline County was named one of six Kansas 4-H state champions and won the boys citizenship title. Beil son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Beil Route 1 Salina belongs to the Saline Valley 4-H Club in Saline County.
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Steve Beil
Engel Road
Kansas University
Salina
Kansas
Beil
Lawrence Beil
Saline Valley
Saline County
Rumsey Funeral Home Paved Parking Ad
Local classified note advertises paved and lighted parking facilities by Rumsey Funeral Home with contact VI 3-5111 and invitation to inquire.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Politically charged surgery in Walla Walla ends with map
In Walla Walla Mrs. Gehr, a Democrat, endured a surgical prep revealing on her abdomen a map of the United States bearing the slogan All the way with LBJ. Dr. Tompkins, a Republican, had assisted, highlighting a friendly political clash in the campaign.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Tom Gehr
Morton Tompkins
Johnson Frames Great Society as Concrete Goal at San Marcos
President Johnson addressed Southwest Texas State College in academic robes, insisting the great society is a concrete plan with specific programs. He arrived amid handshakes and a minor motorcade mishap near San Marcos, Texas, then spoke about realistic uplift while greeting power plant workers en route.
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San Marcos
Tex
Johnson
Southwest Texas State College
Vote Losers Honored At Savannah Banquet
In Savannah Georgia political losers from local state and congressional races were spotlighted at a chamber of commerce banquet. Ten losers eight Republicans one Democrat and one independent joined 26 winners among 600 guests while plaques praised democracy in action. Dr Carl S Winters called the event a healing sign for free enterprise.
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Savannah. Ga
Savannah
Savannah Area
Chatham County
Carl S. Winters
Chicago
Salvation Army seeks winter clothing for Douglas County
Lawrence Salvation Army reports desperate need for winter attire for needy residents in Douglas County. Captain C R Moffitt notes fewer donations this year and rising requests, especially for children's clothing. The truck collects items on Tuesdays and Thursdays and donations can be arranged by calling VI 3 1707.
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Lawrence
Capt. Moffitt
Salvation Army
Douglas County
10Th and
N.H. Sts
Car Floats Away As Man Sees Rain Swollen Elk River
Clifford Burnette parked his 1962 station wagon along the Elk River in Independence Kansas. He watched the rain swollen stream then his car floated by and rolled into the river. With doors shut and windows up the car drifted a half mile before submerging.
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Independence
Kan
Clifford Burnette
Elk River
Pershing Missile Goes on a Spree
A Pershing missile launched from Huachuca range near White Sands went out of control and landed near Creede Colorado about 400 miles away during a training exercise. No injuries reported and an Army investigation ordered. The missile carried no explosives and the unit fired two previous missiles with apparent success.
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White Sands Missile Range
N.M
Hueco Range
Here
Creede
Colo
84Th Artillery
Ft. Sill
Okla
Army
White Sands
Big Eight teams eye bowls as talk shifts to Saturday
KU and Missouri weigh decisions ahead of a Nebraska game while Tulsa figures in the race for the Bluebonnet Bowl. The Bluebonnet and other bowls set financial terms, with $60,000 and eight dollars per mile for travel. None of the bowls plan to send reps to Columbia. Sun and Gator invites arrive Monday.
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Nebraska
Hassell
Tulsa
Jerry Rhome
Bluebonnet
Big Eight
Houston
Rice
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Columbia
Sun
Gator
Belgium's Move Is Aggression in Congo Crisis
Congo government spokesman Emmanuel Linda condemned any unilateral Belgian troop deployment as aggression. He warned the United States against talks with the Stanleyville rebel regime without Congo consent and noted Belgium would study any Congo proposal. CBS said paratroops are ready within 10 hours of takeoff to seize Stanleyville if a hostage is executed, with about 1,000 troops on alert.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Belgium
Congo
Emmanuel Linda
United States
Stanleyville
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Hoover Charges Shock Negroes
Negro leaders Roy Wilkins and James Farmer expressed shock at FBI Director J Edgar Hoover calling Martin Luther King Jr the most notorious liar in the country. Farmer at Cornell University praised King for speaking truths over the past decade. Wilkins said millions respect King and Hoover’s remarks won’t change that.
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Washington
Roy Wilkins
James Farmer
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Martin Luther King Jr
Farmer
Cornell University
Ithaca
N.Y
King
Congress of Racial Equality
Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Akron
Ohio
Hoover
Watkins finalists list names across Kansas cities
Lawrence City John Michael Wichita Gary McClelland Topeka Michael McDonald Kansas City William Pitsenberger Topeka David Rabe Leavenworth John Segerson Topeka James Sheperd Wichita Paul Snodderley Howard Steven Stalter Topeka Todd Stevens on Shawnee Mission Walmer Stigers Jr Wichita Gerald Taylor Wichita Clyde Toland Iola Eugene Vaughn Wichita Roy Whitaker Kansas City and Michael Williams Wichita. Watkins finalists include Lou Abernathy Topeka Sally Bull Fort Leavenworth Barbara Burghart Topeka Karen Cust er Wichita Patricia Gray Wichita Phyllis Grotheer Pitts burg Carol Grunder St. John Linda Haas Salina Linda Hejt manek Wichita Paula Hoff man Shawnee Mission Barbara Hughes Ottawa Ruth Kolarik Caldwell Karen Lampe Goodland Judy Le Blond Wichita Janet McDougall Shawnee Mission Candace Noberly Salina Marilyn Murphy Council Grove Phyllis McKenzie Topeka Carolyn Pike Wichita Naomi Pin chik Wichita Linda Reed Girard Jane Roth Salina Esther Schwiesow Shawnee Mission Nancy Shields El Dorado Betty Stratmann Salina Kathryn Toelle Emporia Judith White Wichita and Jean Wright Lea wood.
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John Segerson
Topeka
James Sheperd
Wichita
Paul Snodderley
Howard
Steven Stalter
Todd Stevenson
Shawnee Mission
Walmer Stigers Jr
Gerald Taylor
Clyde Toland
Iola
Eugene Vaughn
Roy Whitaker
Kansas City
Michael Williams
Watkins
Lou Abernathy
Sally Bull
Fort Leavenworth
Barbara Burghart
Karen Custer
Patricia Gray
Naomi Pinchik
Linda Reed
Girard
Jane Roth
Salina
Esther Schwiesow
Nancy Shields
el Dorado
Betty Stratmann
Kathryn Toelle
Emporia
Judith White
Jean Wright
Leawood
Typhoon Louise Kills Over 100 in Mindanao
The Philippine Constabulary estimated more than 100 people dead in Surigao del Norte Province after Typhoon Louise struck northeastern Mindanao.
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Manila
Philippine Constabulary
Surigao del Norte
Mindanao
Wichita woman charged in failing to yield emergency phone
A formal misdemeanor complaint was filed against Jackie Ann Luke 24 of Wichita for not yielding a two party phone line during an emergency. Fire investigator Paul Beard signed the complaint after Mrs James G Ford reported she could not report a house fire that injured her and her two children. Beard said Luke acknowledged past trouble on the two party line.
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Wichita
Jackie Ann Luke
Paul Beard
James G. Ford
Ford
Beard
Luke
Search Continues For Topeka Child
Topeka officers renewed the search for six days missing Gladys Johnson, aided by two helicopters and a plane. Maj. Ray McKinney said small groups are checking leads as calls pour in. William Zimmer of Kansas City Kansas is charged with kidnapping. Zimmer's jail cell has a 24 hour suicide watch after two attempted self harm incidents.
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Topeka
Gladys Johnson
Ray McKinney
McKinney
William Frederick Zimmer
Kansas City
Kan
Johnson
Zimmer
City Jail
Dana Hummer
Eisenhower Awards Comment on Welch and Red Hunt
Former President Eisenhower received an award for combating communism and used the moment to rebuke John Birch Society leader Robert Welch who had accused him of links to communism. He called Welch an irresponsible publicity seeking person and urged taking some statements with a laugh or disbelief.
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NEW York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert Welch
The
John Birch Society
Welch
Eisenhower
McNamara Faces Bipartisan Push to Close Multiple Bases
As McNamara advances a broad base closing plan, Sen-elect Robert F. Kennedy and New York officials urge Brooklyn Yard to stay open. Governors and mayors warn of economic harm while supporters praise the defense push. The plan targets Olmsted, Brookley, Springfield Armory, Altus, Muskogee, and Tinker bases with phased shutdowns and reviews.
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Robert F. Kennedy
New York
McNamara
Pentagon
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Kennedy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Brooklyn
Timothy J. Connors
Portsmouth
N.H
Naval Shipyard
Pennsylvania
Olmsted
Harrisburg
Charles Ryan
Springfield
Mass
Edward P. Boland
Dmass
Springfield Armory
George Washington
Oklahoma
Mike Monroney
Fred Harris
Altus Air Force Base
Muskogee
Big Tinker Air Force
Oklahoma City
Walter F. Carey
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Paul H. Douglas
D-Il
Defense Secretary
Lawrence Students Attend KU Symphony Concert
About 1200 fifth and sixth graders from Lawrence schools attended a KU Sym phony concert in Murphy Auditorium this afternoon. R Wayne Nelson directed the Lawrence Public Schools music program and noted the students studied the works before the performance. Delta Upsilon at KU received a scholarship recognition cup from the Kansas City alumni chapter for the highest GPA among Big Eight DU chapters with an average of 1.73 last semester.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
KU Symphony
Murphy Auditorium
R. Wayne Nelson
Lawrence Public Schools
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Kansas City
EU Chapter
Ford to Halt All Production Amid Local Plant Strikes
Ford Motor Co will suspend all auto production tonight due to local plant strike tie-ups affecting about 80,000 workers, roughly half of hourly staff. Some parts production may continue briefly as top level negotiations were postponed to 10 a.m.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Talks of Merger Begin for Rails
Santa Fe and St. Louis San Francisco railways begin merger discussions led by E S Marsh and L W Menk. Stockholders approve Chicago and North Western Chicago Great Western merger as part of a broader plan to form the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railway.
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Chicago
Santa Fe
St. Louis
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Milwauke and
North Western Railways
Pacific Coast
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Frisco
Terms settled on 129 day Detroit newspaper strike
Detroit News and Detroit Free Press pressmen and plate handlers reached settlement terms with UAW help. The agreement centers on eight unit presses manned by 16 workers for 12 months, with a nine month option to adjust to 15 or arbitration. Wage boosts pension and job security are included.
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Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
Detroit News
Detroit Free Press
Freeman Frazee
Pressmen’s Union Local 13
UAW
Frazee
Reuther
Plate
Local 10
Detroit Newspaper Publishers Association
Shrine Patrol to Parade in Kansas City Kansas
Abdallah Shrine Scooter Patrol from Lawrence will join about 16 members in Abdallah Temple parade at 2 p m Saturday in Kansas City Kansas led by Jim Strasser of 1728 West 21st Street. The parade highlights the annual fall ceremonial at the Town House Kansas City with wives joining for a closing dance Saturday evening.
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Abdallah Shrine
Lawrence
Abdallah Temple
Kansas City
Kan
Jim Strasser
W. 21St St
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East 13Th
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