Deaths in Salem Honor Florence E. Draper
Funeral services and cremation were held for Florence E. Draper 68 of Salem after dying Tuesday in a local hospital. Born November 10 1883 in South Dakota she was a longtime Lawrence Kansas resident and KU graduate of 1912. Survived by daughter June Shane Truckee California son David Highland California and sister Mary Naegeli Dayton Ohio.
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Draper
Salem
South Dakota
Lawrence
Kansas University
June Shane
Truckee
Calif
David
Highland
Mary Naegeli
Dayton
Ohio
Funeral set for Carl L. Boyer Perry resident
Carl L. Boyer 32 of Perry died Wednesday in Topeka of meningitis after hospital admission. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Perry United Methodist Church with Rev. Lyle B. Roe officiating. Burial Oak Ridge Cemetery. Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Hampton Funeral Home in Oskaloosa. Survived by Charlotte wife and four children, sister, brother, parents, and grandfather.
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Perry
Carl L. Boyer
Perry United Methodist Church
Lyle B. Roe
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Hampton Funeral Home
Oskaloosa
Boyer
St. Francis Hospital
Topeka
Dun
Neil Boyer
Léonard Boyer
Leavenworth
Longtime Kansas teacher Catherine Pearson dies at 69
Cath erine Marie Pearson died at her Tong anoxie home at 69. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Sunday at St Raphael s Episcopal Church with burial at Hibbel Hill Cemetery. A retired teacher born in Haviland Nebraska she taught at McLouth Jarbale Basehor and Winchester.
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Tonganoxie
Catherine Marie Pearson
St. Raphael’s Episcopal Church
Hibbel Hill
Haviland
Neb
Pearson
McLouth
Jarbale
Basehor
Winchester
St. Raphael’s Church
Parental Study Club
Kansas Teachers Assn
Donnell
Katherine Bickford
Oberlin
John Edward
Lalolla Sista
Irene Weaver
Walnut Creek
Calif
Patrick Kenney
Azusa
Thomas Kenney
Reverend Rentie Baker found dead in Lawrence home
The Rev. Rentie Baker aged 61 of 1125 N.Y. was found dead in his living room in Lawrence. Police report the death occurred between 9 p.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. today and was caused by natural factors. Coroner Dr. Laurence W. Price Jr. is investigating and Bowser Lee Mortuary will announce funeral arrangements. Baker had run unsuccessfully for the Lawrence City Commission in 1971.
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Rentie Baker
N.Y
Lawrence
Douglas County
Laurence W. Price Jr
Bowser-Lee Mortuary
Baker
Former Governor Targeted by Watermelon Throwing Incident
Watermelons were hurled at three cars on the Kansas Turnpike near Lawrence around 11 15 p m Thursday. Former Kansas Gov John Anderson Jr from De Soto reported the incident to a toll gate operator who notified authorities. His car was undamaged and no arrests were made. Officers found melon fragments from an overpass on Harrisgan Well Road two miles west of the city limits.
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Kansas Turnpike
Lawrence
Douglas County Sheriff’s Department
Kansas
John Anderson Jr
DeSoto
Anderson
Harrigan Well
Stranded Tourists Forecast Inbound Bailouts Questioned
Two government agencies warn more Americans on charter European trips will be without return tickets. The State Department rejects free rides at U.S. taxpayers expense while CAB notes over 10,000 could be stranded this year due to illegal low fares.
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Washington
Europe
State Department
U.S
London
Gatwick Airport
Bray
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Olympic Track and Field Qualifiers Highlight Fast Times
Ouko of Kenya won the 800 heat in 1 47.6 and NC Central University student. Irish Davis and Barbara Ferrell reached the women 100 meters semifinal. Ralph Mann and Jim Seymour advanced in the 4000 meter hurdles. Tapio Kantanen set an Olympic steeplechase heat record. Kip Keino placed second to Kantanen. Zapedzki and Zhelezniak won shooting medals as American swimmers posted fast qualifying times.
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Ouko
Kenya
North Carolina Central University
Irish Davis
Pompano Beach
Fla
Barbara Ferrell
Los Angeles
Miss Davis
Miss Ferrell
Ralph Mann
Provo
Utah
Jim Seymour
Mann
Seymour
Tapio Kantanen
Gaston Roelants
Belgium
Kip Keino
Mexico
Kantanen
Jozef Zapedzki
Poland
Lakov
Zheleznia
Russia
Zapedzki
Zhelezniak
Fete Set at Big Springs for Better Living Awards
Thirteen cash award winners will be announced at an ice cream social Monday night in Big Springs. 94 entrants were judged by the Douglas County Environmental Improvement Council for property appearance. $225 prize fund includes three $50 grand prizes, five $10 prizes, five $5 prizes for mailboxes. Labor Day celebration starts 7 p.m. with country and western acts. Garage sale in early June funded the awards. Chairmen are Mrs. George Walter of Big Springs and Martha Barr of Lawrence.
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Big Springs
Better Living At
Douglas County
George Walter
Martha Barr
Lawrence
County Environmental Council
Crime Statistics Probe Targets FBI Records
The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration conducts an eight city survey with 10 000 households per city to gain a victim oriented view of crime. Early results show many victims did not report crimes to police, suggesting higher actual crime rates than FBI figures.
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Washington
America
FBI
The
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Newark
N.J
Portland
Ore
Cleveland
St. Louis
Denver
Dallas
Baltimore
Atlanta
Census Bureau
LEAA
Earl Gerson
Burea
Hospital Births and Adoptions in Local Area
A list of names and addresses records births and adoptions at area hospitals and by residents including Mrs Lillie Bond in Eudora Mrs Avon Roberts 1600 RL Gary Wheeler 1527 W Ninth Mrs Sharon Martin Overbrook Keith Quisenberry Tonganoxie Penny Crews 702 N Third Mrs Nancy Golden 255 N Mich Babette and David May 1536 Powers Larry Watkins 788 Locust Mrs Carol Groothoff Rt 1 Mrs Karen Erwin Kansas City Kan Mrs Bonnie Greer DeSoto Max Kottwitz 528 Tenn Kevin Stewart 626 Miss Mrs Kathleen Sluder 2428 Ark Albert Carroll Baldwin Mrs Hazel Garrett 2127 Mitchell Rd Mrs Ethel Austin 819 Conn Mrs Edna Roberts 527 Lake Edward Ireland 1114 Conn Mrs Sylvia Simon 740 Miss Mrs Debra O Neal 2226 Ohio Warren Lane 2801 Ala Mrs Deanna Riley and baby girl Prairie Village Mrs Lolita Whitaker and baby girl 515 Ohio Tom McCall 808 Murrow Ct Mrs Billie Lewis Oskaloosa Mrs Mary Crady Eudora Harry Piepgras 1300 Oak Hill Lloyd Wilson 525 Arnz ay and Mrs Raymond Christian 2200 Harper a boy Thursday Mr and Mrs John Morris 3020 Iowa a boy Thursday Sgt and Mrs Alfonso Gobea Ottawa a girl Thursday
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Lillie Bond
Eudora
Avon Roberts
R.L
Gary Wheeler
W. Ninth
Sharon Martin
Overbrook
Keith Quisenberry
DeSoto
Max Kottwitz
Tenn
Kevin Stewart
Miss
Kathleen Sluder
Ark
Albert Carroll
Baldwin
Hazel Garrett
Mitchell Rd
Ethel Austin
Conn
Edna Roberts
Lake
Edward Ireland
Sylvia Simon
Debra O'Neal
Ohio
Warren Lane
Ala
Deanna Riley
Prairie Village
Lolita Whitaker
Tom McCall
Murrow
Sibley, Missouri Walker Finishes 10th in Munich 20K
Larry Young placed 10th in the 20 kilometer walk at the Summer Olympics in Munich. Peter Frenkel of East Germany won the event in 1 hour 26 minutes 42.4 seconds, while Young finished in 1 hour 32 minutes 40.6 seconds.
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Munich
Larry Young
Sibley
Peter Frenkel
East Germany
Young
Cyclist Admitted After Collision at Sixth and Crestline
Max L. Kottwitz, 33, of 1528 Tenn., was injured in a motorcycle truck crash at Sixth and Crestline in Lawrence at 12:21 a.m. He was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for cuts and bruises and listed in fair condition. Donald L. Karr, 44, of 820 Madeline La., drove the westbound truck making a left onto Crestline. Police reported several other collisions on Thursday and today.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Sixth
Crestline
Lawrence
Max L. Kottwitz
Tenn
Donald L. Karr
Madeline la
Man Injured in Cadillac Car Crash Ends in Junkyard
Police report Karol Soles, 29, lost control on a Cadillac curve and crashed. The wreck ended up in an auto junkyard, delaying initial location by Wexford County Sheriff Rob ert Hill who was alerted Thursday night by a passerby.
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Cadillac, Mich
Karol Soles
Wexford County
Robert Hill
Soles
Cadillac
Newman Fans Create Stir at Madison Square Garden Rally
Miss Anderson recalls Paul Newman drawing mobs of fans at a McGovern rally in Madison Square Garden and needing police help to exit. She notes autograph requests and fan scrutiny at Westport events, with Newman sometimes avoiding public appearances and disguising his arrival.
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Madison Square Garden
Miss Anderson
Newman
Westport House
Newmans
McGovern
Newsman
Westport
Roy Bean
New York City
New York
Miss Woodward
Paul Newman
Calcutta
Douglas County and Lawrence Ordinance Adopts Subdivision Rules
Officials publish a joint resolution of the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners and an ordinance of the City of Lawrence Kansas adopting subdivision regulations under K.S.A. provisions. The document upholds county city collaboration on planning and development standards.
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Lawrence Party Journal-World
Board OF County Commissionists
Douglas County
Kansas
L. Lawrence
K.S.A
Brit Ay
Subdivision and Development Regulations for Lawrence Kansas
The document outlines rules for subdivision and development in Lawrence and Douglas County. It covers purpose, authority, jurisdiction, applicability, exemptions, fees, administration, agenda, and plat procedures for preliminary and final plats with timelines and responsibilities of the Planning Department and Planning Commission.
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Ession
Seawrancd
Kansas
Hacton
Seean County
Latwrence
Pplyteion
Auglas County
Lawrence
Douglas County
Nba
Lawrence-Douglas
Ity Commission
City of
Artcle
S.A
Board of County Commissioners
K.S.A
Pinan Sera Iicestor
Register of Deeds
Lawrence-Douglas County
City Commission
Planning Department
Planning Commission
Pinging Commission
Wich
Ppechehire cd
Woya Mally
Aluil
Pr Son En Shone
Planning Commissi
ADOT
Lees
Acces
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