Aging North Carolina resident turns 108 years old
Uncle Bill Keller in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, celebrates his 108th birthday per Social Security Administration records. Widowed twice, he lives alone in a mountain house and reportedly walks barefoot in snow to ward off illness. Friends are urged to bring peach brandy as a birthday treat.
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Spruce Pine
N.C
Bill Keller
Bill
Social Security Administration
North Carolina
Deer Run Prompts Caution On Kansas Highways
Law enforcement urges drivers to use extreme care on area highways and the Turnpike after a deer killed on the Turnpike south of Topeka. Officials note a high deer count in the Emporia to Kansas City corridor, with no official Fish & Game counts yet.
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Kansas Turnpike
Turnpike
Topeka
Emporia
Kansas City
Fish & Game Commission
Limitations In School Plans For Mental Health
Douglas County schools face financial limits that hinder expansion of mental health facilities for 1965 to 1975. Dr. Lloyd Schurr and Earl Wilson cite needed ties between schools and the Douglas County Mental Health Center, proposing in service training for staff as a first step amid tight funding and limited prospects for broader programs.
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Douglas County
City-County Health Board
Lloyd Schurr
Lawrence Sch
Earl Wilson
Lawrence Board
J. J. Wilson
Gary Lee
Lawrences Douglas County
Wilson
Schurr
Lee
City to buy new sedan for building inspector Louis Stone
The city released bid specifications for a four door sedan for building inspector Louis Stone who currently drives a 1956 pickup. The 1963 budgeted car is to be purchased with bids due by Oct 22.
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Louis Stone
Admiral Alan G Kirk Dies at 74 Hero of Sicily and Normandy
Admiral Alan G Kirk 74 died in Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after heart illness. A naval hero who led a Sicily landing faster than planned and commanded the Normandy task force, he later served as ambassador to Belgium Luxembourg USSR and China before retiring in 1946. He resigned as ambassador to Nationalist China in 195? for ill health.
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New York
Alan G. Kirk
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Kirk
China
Navy
Belgium
Luxembourg
Russia
Sicily
France
U.S
Normandy
Advanced Donors For UF Campaign List of Contributors
A partial roll of advanced gifts to the 1963 64 Lawrence United Fund Campaign is named with donors including Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Cornwell Mr. and Mrs. Howard J Hurwitz William H McCauley Charles S Andrews and others. Also listed are local businesses and organizations such as Ship Winter Chevrolet Winter Oldsmobile Rambler Chamney Dairy Morton s Building Materials Raymond F. Rice and George V. Allen among contributors.
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Lawrence United Fund
Journal-World
William H. McCauley
Charles S. Andrews
R. E. and
E. F. Shmalberg
Jack W. Strong Ship
Winter
Chevrolet
G. H. W. Luther
Bruce Cameron
R. H. Edmiston
S. C. Hinshaw
Leo J. Talleur
Eugene A. Stephenson
Lawrence
Hilda M. Koehler
Irma B. Spangler
Harold L. Keltz
Pippert
University
Frank D. Bradley
Chamney Dairy
Morton’s Building Materials, Inc
Raymond F. Rice
Richard A. Barber
C. C. Rankin
George V. Allen
Haskell Plans Homecoming Queen at 1963 event
Haskell Institute announces its 1963 homecoming queen at halftime of the football game with Joplin Junior College this Friday at 7 30 p m in Haskell Stadium. Final candidates include Mary Giago Julia Boney Mary Sue Morgan and Sally While with crowning by Student Council President James Gibson.
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Haskell Institute
Joplin Junior College of
Joplin
Haskell Stadium
Haskell
Mary Giago
Julia Boney
Mary Sue Morgan
Sally
James Gibson
Alonzo Flores
Tecumseh Hall
Harry Bird
Alumni Association
Mary Gingo
Sally Noble
Joplin Junior College
Journal-World Photo
Topeka KPL Plant Fire Destroys Building and City Halts
A mechanical failure at the Kansas Power and Light substation caused a 33 000 volt arc that destroyed transformers and circuit breakers. Firemen delayed entry for safety as the outage left nearly half of Topeka without lights, halting traffic signals and closing Washburn University classes and the city library. Hospitals remained on standby power.
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Topeka
KPL
Kansas Power and Light Co
Washburn University
Veterans Administration Hospital
Edgewood Drive-In Theater Fire Destroys Stage and Screen
Manhattan Kansas Ray Holmes manager of Commonwealth Theaters estimated the damage at twenty thousand dollars after a fire Monday afternoon destroyed the stage and screen of the Edgewood Drive-In Theater three miles east of Manhattan The theater which had been closed two years is owned by Commonwealth of Kansas City based firm that operates Lawrence theaters The cause was undetermined
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Harold Keith
Oklahoma University
The
Journal- World
Manhattan
Kan
Edgewood Drive-In
Here
Ray Holmes
Commonwealth Theaters, Inc
Commonwealth
Lawrence
Kansas City
J-W to Launch Mary Jule Stough Lawrence History Series
The Journal-World begins a 12 week series on early Lawrence history by Mary Jule Stough a longtime Lawrence resident and wife of city attorney Charles D. Stough. Stough is president of Friends in Council and has prepared material for Chapter 6Q PEO.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Mary Jule Stough
Carleton College
Kansas University
Friends In Council
Mississippi River
J. L. Brady
Lawrence World
Board to Hear New Nursery School Bid at West 6th
The Board of Zoning Appeals will hear a request Wednesday to establish a nursery school at 1209 W. 6th St. The applicants are Mrs. Morris Kay and Mrs. William Taylor, who note state health approval and lack of local complaints to date.
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Board of Zoning Appeals
6Th St
Lawrence Planning Commission
Morris Kay
19Th St
William Taylor
18Th St
West 6Th Street
Jacob Enoch
la. St
Zoning Board
Drought Drives Farmers to Use County Wells and River Water
Farmers face dry ponds and use county drought wells with about half in operation. Fifteen wells exist. more may open if dry spell persists. City water safe. Kaw River remains strong due to Turtle Creek releases. Irrigation relies on river water amid ongoing drought and critical fire danger.
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Kaw
Turtle Creek
Manhattan
Sanders
Prairie Fire Blackens 30-Square-Mile Strip Northwest of Abilene
A prairie fire burned a three by ten mile grassland area northwest of Abilene Kansas threatening Longford. Firefighters from Ft. Riley Schilling Air Force Base and Bennington battled seven hours as wind shifted southeast. Cattle were saved by cutting fences and driving animals with saddle horses aided by Abilene tankers and a sheriff posse. No buildings were damaged.
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Prairie Fire
Abilene
Abilene. Kan
Longford
Ft. Riley
Schilling Air Fore Base
Bennington
Father of Mrs Nhu to Speak at KU November 11
Trans Van Chuong, father of Mrs Ngo Dinh Nhu of South Viet Nam, will visit the Kansas University campus November 11 and speak at 8 p m in the University Theatre. The event is sponsored by Student Union Activities and the All Student Council. ASC president John Stuckey said Chuong's contract arrived at KU this morning.
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Trans van Chuong
Ngo Dinh Nhu
South Viet Nam
Kansas University
John Stuckey
ASC
Chuong
Turnpike Budget Boosted for Year
The Kansas Turnpike Authority adopts a 1964 operating budget of 1,837,700, $40,000 above 1963, mainly for patrolmen salary raises and maintenance. An 18th Street Expressway budget of 138,000, up 5,200, covers maintenance and possible bond refunding prep. Traffic remains strong, Sept 11 to Oct 6 up 7.8 percent from 1962, with tolls up 426,238.50 for the period.
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Wichita
Kansas Turnpike Authority
18Th Street
Kansas City
Records Listed For KU Group
The 423 international students from 73 nations at Kansas University this fall set a new high, 58 more than 1962 and five more nations than last spring. Asia leads with 244 students, Europe 81, Africa 37, and the Americas 68 combined. 277 are graduate, 146 undergraduate. 337 men and 86 women.
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Kansas University
Clark Coan
Asia
Far East
Near East
Europe
Africa
South America
Central America
North America
Mexico
Canada
Taiwan
China
India
United Fund totals climb as drive tightens schedule
The Lawrence United Fund campaign reached 18 694.66 dollars in 13 days, aiming for 72 900. The drive shifts to a major push next Tuesday October 22 with wrap up planned by October 31. National and neighborhood captains listed include Centennial Dale Scannell Cordley Alan Hack East Heights Clinton Laughlin Hillcrest William Balfour and others.
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Lawrence United Fund
Skipper Williams
L. J. Heeb
Centennial
Dale Scannell
Frank Green
Cordley
Alan Hack
East Heights
Clinton Laughlin
Hillcrest
William Balfour
Opal Jayne Kennedy
Ralph Kerns
McAllaster
Richard Rundquist
New York
Lester Smith
Pinckney
Wesley McCalla
Lucile Davis
Schwegler
Ivan Roberts
Gene Burnett
Brester B. Snyder
Edward Rablowsky
Sunset Hill
J. O. O’don
Boy Drowns In Tank At Holton Farm Home
Danny Ray Mick two year old son of Mr and Mrs William Mick accidentally drowned Monday morning in a stock tank at the Holton area farm home. He is survived by three brothers and grandparents with extended family of Mick and Kranz line all of Holton.
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Holton
Danny Ray Mick
William Mick
Terry Joe
Ricky Robert
Timmy Rex
Kermit Mick
Walter Kranz
Leona Mick
Tax Cut Debate Faces Budget Tradeoffs in Congress
Amid calls for tax relief, Byrd opposes action without spending cuts while Dillon urges prompt passage. The president argues gains in consumer spending and investment will boost revenue, but Dillon suggests removing capital gains provisions to speed enactment. If enacted, low income families would be removed from tax rolls and four person households would see substantial cuts.
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Byrd
Virginia
Treasury
Kennedy
Dillon
House
Lions Dine With Wives at Lawrence Club Dinner
The Lawrence Lions Club held a Monday dinner in the Jay Hawker Room of the EU Union attended by about 80 people including members and their wives.
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Lawrence Lions Club
Jayhawker Room
EU Union
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Archie
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