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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1963

Page

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Copters Save 200 From Italian Village During Dam Disaster

U S Army helicopters rescued about 200 residents from the village of Casso on the Vacini Dam reservoir’s edge. Italian officials described fears the village could collapse into the reservoir after last Wednesday’s overflow, as a disaster commission in Rome prepared a report due by Dec 15.

Belluno Italy Vacini Dam Casso Rome Fiorentino Sullo Mt. Toc Erto Vaiont Dam Giusepe Torno

Kennedy salutes newspapers on National Newspaper Week

President Kennedy commends the nation s newspapers for responsiveness to freedom praising their crucial role in informing a free people and urging critical examination of government policies as essential to an open society. He notes freedom carries responsibility.

Washington Kennedy

4 Miss Entrant Tops Grid List

Jim Martin of 1950 Barker in Lawrence won last week's Journal-World Football Contest by missing only four games. He predicted Iowa State to beat Kansas 24-14 and will receive a 15 pound turkey. Second place went to Lewis Johnson and third to Blaine Talbott.

Jim Martin Barker Lawrence Martin Iowa State Kansas Lewis Johnson N.Y. St Blaine Talbott Ohio St Johnson Talbott Oklahoma Navy Penn State Nebraska Cal Alabama Arkansas Journal-World Alaska Hawaii Illinois Ohio State Duke California

New Record Set During Year For GUF Gift Figure

At the KU fall meeting about 80 GUF Advisory Board members and guests heard that the 1962-63 gifts and contributors are already ahead of last year. Barker projected 15 000 contributors and 400 000 dollars in gifts. Wescoe urged stronger private support to keep Kansas University competitive.

Greater University Fund Kansas University GUF Dale McNeal Leawood Maurice Barker Robert Billings Jo Lynne Talbott Donald Metzler KU School of Engineering Clarke Wescoe Barker Wescoe Kansas

New York Stocks End Mixed as Market Dips

New York closing on 60 stocks at 277.6, down 2 points. AP reports early losses pull major indexes lower with modest declines across the board as investors weigh earnings and economic data.

Stock Market Index New York

Modern Facilities Rumsey Funeral Home Ad

Rumsey Funeral Home advertises new modern facilities and contact number Vi 3-5111 for arrangements and cremation services.

Rumsey Funeral Home

Defense Officer Is Selected As New Secretary

President Kennedy accepts the resignation of Navy Secretary Fred Korth effective November 1. Paul Nitze, currently assistant secretary of defense, to succeed him. Nitze will be replaced by deputy William P. Bundy as assistant secretary. Korth undergoes ear surgery in Bethesda hospital and plans to return to private business.

Fred Korth Pentagon Navy Paul Nitze Defense White House Kennedy Korth Pierre Salinger Naval Hospital Bethesda Salinger Robert S. McNamara McNamara TFX Washington Fort Worth Tex Congress General Dynamics Corp

Five Coaches Roll Into Train In Brewster Station Crash

At Brewster station five empty coaches rolled from a siding and collided with a New York Central passenger train. Fifteen passengers suffered injuries severe enough for hospital treatment while several others had minor injuries. Four injured people, including a train crewman, were hospitalized.

Brewster N. Y New York Central

Two Women Dead In Turnpike Bus Crash Near Newark

A fog shrouded New Jersey Turnpike collision involving a Greyhound bus and three trucks killed two women and injured 41 others. The bus, bound from Philadelphia to New York, carried about 45 passengers. 20 were taken to St James Hospital Newark and five to another facility. The driver, Theodore Nichols of Pittsburgh, was in fair condition with facial and leg lacerations. Passengers were trapped for up to two hours as crews worked to free them.

New Jersey Kearny N.J Greyhound Holy Name Hospital Teaneck St. James Hospital Newark Theodore Nichols Pittsburgh New York City Philadelphia

Heavy Water Use Reported in City

Lawrence’s water system pumped 733,380,000 gallons from June 1 to Oct 1, a record, as residents sought to save gardens. The city relies mostly on Kaw River supply with five wells, and officials note no shortage though rainfall remains below normal.

Lawrence Bob Mounsey Mounsey Kaw Tuttle Creek

Rosalee Newman Crowned 1963 Maple Leaf Queen

Rosalee Newman daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Newman Baldwin was crowned 1963 Maple Leaf Festival queen. First princess is Sondra Johanning daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Johanning Route 2 Baldwin and second princess is Dianna Hibner daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Hibner Route 1 Baldwin.

Rosalee Newman Mrs. Lee Newman Baldwin Sondra Johanning Carl Johanning Route 2 Dianna Hibner Donald Hibner Route 1 Baldwin School Miss Newman Chamson David Nutt Commercial Club Newman Johanning The Legion Auxiliary Hibner Philaematheon

Journal-World Adopts New Corona Type for Better Readability

The Journal-World announces a new Corona typeface for readers, larger and more expanded, following a study by experts on typography. The old Imperial type remains printed in a reprint for quick comparison, highlighting the improved readability as part of ongoing quality upgrades.

Journal-World News Journal- World Journal-World

Helicopter Crash at Idlewild Kills at Least Six

A New York Airways helicopter crashed on takeoff from Idlewild Airport in New York, killing at least six people. Four passengers and two crew members died as the craft reportedly exploded during departure from the airport serving Manhattan and area airports.

New York Idlewild New York Airways Manhattan

Rembrandt Drawings Move Observer With Luminous Intimacy

A letter by Robert N Sidlow reflects on an exhibition of old master drawings from the Duke of Devonshire collection at the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. He contrasts the freshness of Rembrandt sketches with grand oil works, noting how sparse pen strokes convey landscape, canal scenes, and farmhouses with living immediacy and universal meaning.

Duke of Devonshire Palace of the Legion of Honor San Francisco Leonardo da Vinci Raphael Rembrandt California Holland

Hassan II visits Mrs Kennedy in Marrakech palace

King Hassan II of Morocco personally visits Mrs Kennedy at a 19th century walled Moorish palace lent for her stay. He drives from his summer palace and spends about 30 minutes with her Sunday night after her arrival by plane from Athens.

Marrakech Morocco Hassan II John F. Kennedy Mrs. Kennedy Athens

Northeast Kansas Weather Summary for This Week

Mosty fair conditions through Tuesday with cooler nights. Tonight’s low around 50 and Tuesday’s high near 80. Extra data notes scattered OCR errors and past figures for Saturday and year ago dates, including highs in the upper 60s to 70s and a 1999 record high of 63.

Kansas Sporn

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