Closest Presidential Race Seen in 44 Years
AP notes eight bellwether counties across New Hampshire to Oregon could tilt the election if current trends hold. Three counties lean Nixon and three Kennedy with two undecided, matching a national picture that could echo 1916 when Wilson won by about 600,000 votes. Counties listed: Coos NH Nixon Kennedy toss up. Stafford NH toss up. Vanderburgh IN Nixon Kennedy. Jasper IA Nixon. Palo Alto IA Kennedy favored. Albany WY Nixon Kennedy. Laramie WY Kennedy. Crook OR undecided.
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Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
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Charles Evans Hughes
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Indiana
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Iowa
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Albany County
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Laramie County
Crook County
Eisenhower
Deaths and Funerals in Howard and Osawatomie
Funeral services are planned in Howard Kansas for Mrs. Wilda Van Horn 89 who died Monday in an Arkansas City hospital She lived with daughter Amy Rader in Howard and is buried in Howard She was raised near Lawrence sister of the late Ralph Weybright Survivors include a niece four daughters and three sons Volney Herbert Rhodes 19 grandson of Volney Motley Osawatomie family died in a Philadelphia taxicab crash Oct 6 He had served in the Coast Guard and was buried in Oak Hill cemetery His father Herbert Rhodes and stepmother Gladys Rhodes survive with grandparents Motley of Lawrence and Rhodes of Osawatomie He visited Osawatomie summers
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Wilda van Horn
Arkansas City
Amy Rader
van Horn
Washington Creek
Lawrence
Ralph Weybright
Vera Brubaker
Tenn. St
Volney Herbert Rhodes
Volney Motley
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Osawatomie
Philadelphia
Rhodes
Osawatomie High School
Coast Guard
Cape May
N.J
Robert Wheatley
Oak Hill
Theis Demands Explanation for Schoeppel Denial
In Topeka Democratic Senate hopeful Frank Theis calls on Senator An drew Schoeppel to explain a recent claim he says was untruthful. Theis cites Schoeppel denial of chairing the Senate subcommittee on surface transportation after Theis disclosed his Wichita law firm was hired by major nationwide trucking firms.
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Frank Theis
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Theis
Kansas
Schoeppel
Senate
Wichita
City Officials Weigh Plat Waiver and Annexation Plans
City leaders consider waiving plat requirements for 4 H Fairgrounds as annexation looms. Weatherwax says the land will eventually join Lawrence, with county still guiding the area. A new noise nuisance ordinance for residential cats also advances, while bids for sidewalk and sewer projects proceed.
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George Williams
County Commission
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Mattie Barker
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Downtown Lawrence Merchants Plan Christmas Fund Drive
Twenty-two Mass Street merchants voted at the Chamber of Commerce to canvass downtown businesses Friday for a front foot Christmas decoration fund. Firms with multi floors or office space pay more. several blocks show varied contributions as the drive targets new decorations and flags for the city.
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Jay Shoppe
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Memorial Hospital Admissions and Births Report
Memorial Hospital lists admissions including Ruth Polk Camila Nava Mabel Irvin Patricia Hale Stephen Campbell Gary Won nell Winifred Lentz Theodore Sul zen III Margie Miller Virginia Harris Leda Rose and dismissals listing Octavia Nuffer Cecil Luse Ervan Robi son Viola Babbitt Roberta Sparkes Frank Scott Ruth Sneegas Opal Bogan Mae Cunningham James Dixon births to Orville Robertson Joseph Baragary Robert Lentz Sonny Hale a son Tuesday and other entries.
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Belle Crest
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N.H
Stephen Campbell
Barker
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DeSoto
Winifred Lentz
Bonner Springs
Theodore Sulzen III
Lecompton
Margie Miller
Virginia Harris
Maple Lane
Leda Rose
Octavia Nuffer
Cecil Luse
McLouth
Ervan Robison
Viola Babbitt
Roberta Sparkes
Eudora
Frank Scott
R.I
Ruth Sneegas
Murrow
Orville Robertson
Ky. St
Joseph Baragary
Tonganoxie
Robert Lentz
Sonny Hale
N.H. St
KU Chancellor outlines international student exchanges with Philippines Germany
Chancellor Wescoe and a faculty committee pursue exchange plans with the University of the Philippines and Munich University, aiming for 1961 start. The Costa Rica program shows high impact and low cost, financed by students and private sources, with focus on smaller nations and broader economic benefits for Kansas.
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Philippines
West Germany
University of the Philippines
Wescoe
Munich University
U.S
Costa Rica
Kansas
Major construction plans in Lawrence total about 24 million
A Journal-World survey lists projects ranging from a $1 million Hallmark Cards addition to a new KU Post Office and stadium expansion. The 12 month total for approved or started jobs exceeds $24 million, with many school, church, and commercial ventures pending final plans and funding.
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Journal-World Survey
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Kansas professors publish Asian Students Edition costs accounting book
The McGraw Hill edition releases 19 titles including Cost Accounting by Kansas University professors John G. Blocker and W. Keith Weltmer from the Business School.
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Kansas University
McGraw- Hill Book Co., Inc
John G. Blocker
W. Keith Weltmer
Business School
Boston 61 All-Star Game Set in New Location
New York AP reports Boston will host the second 1961 All-Star major league game. Commissioner Ford Frick announced the contest will be played on Monday July 31.
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Boston
Ford Frick
Zone Ring Plan Delayed After County Meeting
A three mile zoning ring plan around Lawrence was postponed by the county commissioners amid an overflow crowd. No date for a public meeting or site was set, and officials expect no action until after the November election. Proponents favoring planning group oversight cite loss of city control and opponents fear burdens on residents.
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Lawrence
Former City Official's Father Dies on a Trip
Ellis Jefferson Allison, city manager of Yakima Washington and Chanute Kansas native, died of a heart ailment Tuesday while en route to the International City Managers Conference in San Francisco. He was 60. His son E. J. Allison of Lawrence Kansas is a former city engineer and now a consulting engineer.
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Eureka
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Ellis Jefferson Allison
Yakima
Wash
Chanute
Kan
Allison
San Francisco
E. J. Allison
Lawrence
Schoeppel declines local group invitation
The Committee for an Effective Kansas Senator Inc led by John Ise invites Sen Andrew Schoeppel and rival Frank Theis to discuss support. Schoeppel declines saying his campaign schedule is full and the committee already backs his Democratic opponent.
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Committee For
Kansas Senator Inc
Andrew Schoeppel
R-Kas
John Ise
Frank Theis
Schoeppel
Ise
Theis
Dr George L Anderson elected president of Kansas State Historical Society
Dr George L Anderson chairman of Kansas University's History Department was elected president of the Kansas State Historical Society at its 85th annual meeting in Topeka. He will serve during the state's centennial year 1961 and has been a life member for nearly 30 years and this year's vice president.
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George L. Anderson
Kansas University
Kansas State Historical Society
Anderson
Topeka
Sarge the KU Sigma Nu mascot diet update and Marine Corps officer visit
Heard in Lawrence Sarge the Sigma Nu mascot at Kansas University is dieting due to being overweight. The 16 year old tawny dog wanders Strong Hall as students share treats, while a Marine Officer Selection Team will interview interested seniors in the Kansas Union from 9 am to 3 pm next Monday through Wednesday.
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Sigma Nu Fraternity
Kansas University
Strong Hall
Sigma Nus
Marine
Denver
Colo
U. S. Marine Corps
Kansas Union
Card of Thanks For Kindness After Death
The Transmeier family thanks friends and relatives for cards flowers and kindness after the death of their husband and father Mrs Ernest Transmeier and family
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