Three Programs Reviewed by School Board in District 497
The district reviewed the elementary physical education program, elementary Spanish, and the achievement and diagnostic center. Presenters detailed functions and goals, noting stabilization of Spanish staff and continued focus on reading writing and arithmetic. The board approved Lawrence High School affiliation with the Sunflower League and noted local rezoning and industrial zoning actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2Nd and Mich. Sts
Jesse Milan
Mary Gordon
Robert ‘Taylor
Carmen Diaz
Robert Ramsey
Carl Knox
Lawrence High
Sunflower League
14Th and
Mass. Sts
Riverside School
Thanksgiving Break Plans for District 497 and Haskell Institute
Schools in District 497 and John’s School will not hold classes Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. Classes resume Monday morning. Haskell Institute will miss Thursday classes. A morning parade a noon dinner a Powder Puff football game and a Powder Puff sock hop are planned. Classes resume Friday.
Public Tours At Two Fire Stations In Lawrence
Public tours will be held Sunday from 1 to 5 pm at Fire Station No. 1 at 745 Vt. St. and Fire Station No. 1 at 1839 Mass. St. Volunteers will explain the need for more firefighting capacity and discuss fixes in the city's 2.25 million bond issue, set for voter approval next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Vt. St
Mass. St
Deer a Factor In Odd Mishap Near Eudora on K-10
Two Kansas University students and two Emporia coeds were involved in a Tuesday night wreck about a mile west of Eudora on K-10. Deborah Thrune swerved to miss deer, lost control, and collided with Barton Kort and Douglas Thompson. Thrune's 1960 car was demolished. Kort’s vehicle sustained $650 damage. The Emporia women were uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
Emporia
Deborah Thrune
Linda Dowse
Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia
Kart
Kort
County Officials Approve a Penalty Clause for Bridge Study
Douglas County Commissioners approve a six month completion penalty clause for an engineering study to locate a second Lawrence bridge over the Kaw River. Schlup Becker Brennan engineers oppose penalties. Study cost 32000 dollars split 50 50 by county and State Highway Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Lawrence
Kaw River
Schlup, Becker
Brennan
Kansas City
Kan
Dan Young
L. D. Rice
Harvey Booth
Commission
Young
Rice
Massachusetts Street
State Highway Commission
Auto and Truck Collision at 15th and Town Streets
A non injury crash occurred around 8 this morning at 15th and Town Streets. Wesley E. Brune, 78, of 943 Century Dr., and Shelby G. Graves, 27, of Kansas City, Missouri, collided causing $950 damage to Brune’s auto and $600 damage to Graves’ truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
15Th and Town Sts
Wesley E. Brune
Century Dr
Shelby G. Graves
Kansas City, Mo
Brune
Graves
Bristling Battle Continues For Soldiers on Hill 875
U S reinforcements pour onto Hill 875 near Dak To as paratroopers artillery and planes press the last entrenched North Vietnamese. After 72 hours of fighting two U S battalions near full control of the crest push toward a bunker line.
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Saigon
U.S
Dak
1738Rd Airborne Brigade
Dak To
Ia Drang
Plei Mei
North Vietnam
Hill 875
Hill
Iron Triangle
Atlanta
Hanoi
Haiphong
Panhandle
Kien An
Intrepid
Thanh Hoa
da Nang
Rezoning debate pits parents against city leaders
The city commission narrowly backed planners on rezoning after a heated public exchange. Debates centered on traffic, noise, and parking near a restaurant project, with critics urging facts and responsible action before any change. A separate vote approved water system improvements and a Ford sign variance amid ongoing local development concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Morton
Dick Raney
Venhaus
Commission
Wesley Norwood
Paul Rogers
Rogers
Norwood
Don Metzler
Emick
H. J. Briscoe
Santa Fe Railway Co
Emporia
Dick Mulally
N.H. St
PTA Council
19Th
Bullene Sts
15Th
MD. Sts
PTA
TWA Lists Its Plans for Kansas City Site
TWA announced plans to acquire 116 acres next to Mid-Continent International Airport for a four story office building. The move was disclosed Tuesday night by the airline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Mid-Continent International Airport
Trans World Airlines
University Lutheran Church Thanksgiving Service
The University Lutheran Church will hold a 10 a.m. Thanksgiving Day service at the church located at 15th and Iowa Streets. Rev. Norman Steffen will speak on Living Thankfully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
University Lutheran Church
15Th
Iowa
Norman Steffen
New York Bond Firms Consider City's AA Rating Move
City officials led by City Manager Ray Wells and banker Riley Burcham met in New York with Standard and Poor's Moody's and Dun and Bradstreet staff to seek a change from A to AA. The report covers growth, population, assessed value, and activity as decision expected after year start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Ray Wells
Lawrence National Bank
Riley Burcham
New York
Unified School Dist
Carl Knox
Standard and Poor’s
Moody’s
Dun and Bradstreet
Lawrence
Ray Riley
Riley
Theft and Vandalism Reported by Officers
Lawrence police reported one theft and two vandalism incidents. Jack Moore of General Appliance Co. reported a portable color television set valued at 399 stolen from his store after 9 a.m. Tuesday. Bob Lewis of Shakey’s Pizza Parlor said vandals shattered a rear window causing 200 damage, and Della Morgan reported a rock destroyed a storm window causing 10 damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Jack Moore
General Appliance Co
Mass. St
Bob Lewis
Shakey’s Pizza Parlor
Della Morgan
2Nd St
Air Taxi Service Set to Start From Lawrence
Lawrence to Kansas City air taxi service planned with three daily round trips using single engine planes initially. FAA approval allows operations down to 600 feet and schedules depend on Kansas City airline timetables. Flights to be operated by regular Erhart Flying Service pilots and listed at Consolidated Air Taxi booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kansas City
Delbert Erhart
Erhart
Federal Aviation Agency
Consolidated Air Taxi
Maupintour
Man Pleads Guilty In Officer Threat Case
Thomas F. Breyley age 23 formerly of 905 Emery Rd pleaded guilty in District Court to two misdemeanors resisting arrest and attempting to strike a deputy sheriff on July 19. He received six months in county jail on each charge. A felony threat count with a .22 revolver was dropped after a plea offer. Deputy Jim Woods had gone to Breyley’s apartment to arrest an alleged deserter from the U S Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. Breyley
Emery Rd
Breyley
Dan Young
Jim Woods
U.S. Army
Woods
In memory of Mrs Opal May Bucheim obituary note
In memory of Mrs Opal May Bucheim who passed away one year ago today. Sadly missed by her husband Carl Bucheim and her sisters brothers nieces nephews and great nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal May Bucheim
Carl Bucheim
Also Mentioned on This Page
John F. Kennedy
Evelyn Lincoln
Johnson
Arlington National Cemetery
Truman Schlup
Associated Press
Vermont
State Farm
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Iling
Briscoe
Mulally
Milton Allen
Allen
Kansas
Raney
Railroad
Havelow, Shanks and Gosforth
Alvamar Estates
John Haddock Ford
West 23Rd Street
E. E. Willimas
Ford Motor Co
Metzler
Williams
Ford
Jim Black
TWA
Ponce-Quens
Indiana
I Pal
10Th
Buckaroo
Buckaroo Steak Ranch
West 6Th
Lawrence, Kansas
Mupasey Funeral Home
Advy
Memoriam
A. V. Phillips
W. St
P. Vis
Nancy Johnson
Independent Laundry
Nancy
Fachpandit
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