County School Unification Plans Edge Toward Law
An editorial note outlines a Prougle County Planning Board study on school unification and county units. It explains proposed boards of education with six elected members, statewide finance, and separate elections for final plans. Details include current budgets, tax mills, and potential districts like Baldwin and Lawrence under Kansas law.
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Prougle
Jn O
World
Manning Board
Aeto
Minton
Lawrence
Board of Education
Kansas
Unified School District
Douglas County
Baldwin
Eudora
Lecompton
Planning Board
Heroic Wichita Effort Through Wall of Flames Saves Six
John Frank Thompson carried his 88 year old grandmother through flames and guided his wife and four children to safety when fire struck their Wichita home Friday night. Mrs. Maddie Dexter, blind and an invalid, was serious with burns. Thompson and another son helped rescue Pete 11 Leslie 8 Wimbly 18 months none of the children were hurt. Fire chief Jack McKee valued the damage at 2000 dollars and blamed children playing with matches in a clothes closet.
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Wichita
John Frank Thompson
Maddie Dexter
Thompson
Wimbly
Jack McKee
Zodiac guidance for January from Carroll Righter
Carroll Righter's individual forecast for each star sign appears in The Lawrence Daily Journal World urging Aries to endure criticism at home and stay busy, Taurus to ignore gossip and keep finances in order, Gemini to review records and avoid extravagance, and other signs to maintain balance, discipline, and cautious activity. Read for January guidance with a request to send birthdate and $1 to obtain a copy.
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Taurus
Gemini
Moon Children
Leo
Virgo
LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
A.m
Carroll Righter
Lawrence Daily Journal- World
Box
Hollywood
Calif
Birthday Card Means Most to a Man
Spokane woman Jennie D Bassett aged 105 cherishes a White House birthday card signed by the late President John F Kennedy. The note, postmarked Washington DC Friday November 22, the day of the Dallas assassination, joins cakes flowers and many greetings from relatives.
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Spokane
Wash
Jennie D. Bassett
Nixon Position May Be Better At This Point
Washington AP reports a Harris poll after Kennedy's assassination places Richard Nixon as a top GOP contender, ahead of Goldwater and Rockefeller. Johnson leads with 53 percent against Nixon 40 and 7 undecided, with later rounds showing 55 and 33 and 29 for Goldwater and Rockefeller respectively. Harris notes results reflect a shocked nation and may shift as mourning subsides.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Louis Harris
Washington Post
Nixon
Kennedy
Harris
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Goldwater
Johnson
Rockefeller
Polling Field Expands for Politicians Including Kennedy
The figure notes that polling activity has widened across politics as many politicians, including Kennedy, have entered the published poll arena. The shift marks growing use of public surveys to gauge support and influence campaigns.
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Kennedy
Montgomery Police to Hire Negro Reserve Force
Montgomery police seek 36 Negro volunteers trained in fundamentals to stand ready for active duty if needed. Chief W M Stanley announced the plan as no Negro officers currently serve on the force.
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W. M. Stanley
State Benefactor Dies In Auto Crash
Clifford Y. Stevens 61 died Friday in an auto accident. He donated his chain of High Dairy Products stores totaling 141 outlets across Washington DC Maryland and Virginia to the Iowa State University Foundation last year.
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Annapolis, Md
Clifford Y. Stevens
Washington, D.C
Maryland
Virginia
Iowa State University Foundation
High Dairy Products Corp
Record Low Barometric Pressure Hits New Low in East
The East set a new low barometric pressure reading as a powerful storm moved over New York 28.70 inches recorded at 4 a.m. The Weather Bureau noted the all time low was 28.38 inches on March 1, 1914.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Bureau
U.N. Agency Approves Budget for Media Center
The U.N. General Assembly budget committee approved 1.19 million dollars to construct a television radio and film center in the basement of the General Assembly Building in New York.
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United Nations, N. Y
U.N. General Assembly
General Assembly
Stir Fewly to Keep Salmon Chunks in Cream
Guide advises minimal stirring to preserve chunked salmon in a creamed base. Gentle handling maintains texture and prevents breaking apart the fish.
English Usage and Teaching Deplored by Educators
A Harpers editor, author Madeleine Engle, and poet Karl Shapiro address the National Council of Teachers of English on declines in prose quality, vocabulary limits in children's books, and poetry’s status in American culture. About 5 000 to 6 000 English teachers attended the convention.
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San Francisco
John Fischer
Harper's
National Council of Teachers of English
Madeleine |'Engle
Karl Shapiro
Council
Norwegian Kayak Trip Heads toward New Orleans
Two Oslo men Bjorn Braaten and Kaare Andersen, 22 and 24, paddled a kayak from Portland to Baton Rouge, braving whitecaps on the Mississippi. They planned to finish in New Orleans Monday after seven months on inland routes with overnight riverbank camps and visits to Junior Chamber of Commerce chapters.
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Baton Rouge
Mississippi River
Whitecaps
Bjorn Braaten
Kaare Andersen
Oslo
Norway
New Orleans
Columbia River
Portland
Ore
Great Falls
Mont
Air Force Launches 22nd Minuteman ICBM from Malmstrom
The Pacific Missile Range witnessed the 22nd Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile launch. The launch occurred Friday at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana by members of the Strategic Air Command.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Pacific
Strategic Air Command
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Mont
World sugar crop second largest in 1963 64
Washington AP reports the 1963-64 world sugar crop is estimated at 58.7 million tons, the second largest on record. U S production is expected to hit a record 6.5 million tons, up from 5.6 million last year, with beet sugar up 20 percent and mainland cane up 40 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Department
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
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