Copters Save 28 Men On Threatened Texas Tower
A Navy helicopter airlift evacuated 28 men from Texas Towers II and III off Cape Cod as gales and heavy seas battered the dismantled structures. Coast Guard planes and cutters assisted, with towers weakened by inspections and past collapse memory of 28 lives lost in 1961 New Jersey storm.
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Point R.I
Navy
Texas Towers
Cape Cod
New Jersey
Tex
Coast Guard
Lipsett, Inc
Luria Bros
New York
Chatham Airport
Outer Cape Cod
New Army Man For Unit at KU
Col. Max L. Pitney is named professor of military science at Kansas University replacing Col. Clyde L. Jones. Pitney formerly led the U S Military Group in Paraguay and will head the army division of KU’s ROTC. He trained Paraguayan forces, served in World War II, and earned the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star. He is from Louisiana Missouri, with degrees from Missouri University and American University. He is married with two sons.
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U.S
Paraguay
Kansas University
Max L. Pitney
Clyde L. Jones
R. R. J. Lawrence
Col. Pitney
Army
EU Reserve
Missouri
Philippine Islands
Fort Sill
Oklo
Fort Carson
Colo
Pentagon
South America
Venezuela
U.S. vetoes Viet bid for monks asylum
The State Department refused South Vietnam's demand to hand over three Buddhist monks seeking asylum in the U.S. Embassy in Saigon. A spokesman said the monks would not be returned without satisfactory assurances of their safety.
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Washington
State Department
U.S
Saigon
United State
Dupas Mazzinghi World Junior Title Bout Postponed
Milan awaits the world junior middleweight title bout between Ralph Dupas of New Orleans and Sandro Mazzinghi as rain delays the fight from tonight to Saturday night.
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Milan
Ralph Dupas
New Orleans
Sandro Mazzinghi
Mitchell Wins Outstanding Undergraduate Phi Delta Theta Honor
Breon Mitchell of Kansas University, Salina native and KU senior, named outstanding undergraduate member of Phi Delta Theta. He earned the $500 Arthur Priest award at the fraternity’s national officers’ convention in Oxford Ohio. Mitchell is a Summer Field Scholar majoring in German philosophy art history and humanities and serves as president of the Student Union Activities Board while playing varsity tennis and holding six state titles.
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Breon Mitchell
Kansas University
Salina
Phi Delta Theta
Mitchell
Arthur Priest
Oxford
Ohio
KU Phi
Summerfield
Germany
France
Austria
John
Tim
Kansas Alpha Chapter
KU Grid Drill Moves Up Early Saturday Scrimmage
Kansas University football scrimmage in Memorial Stadium was moved from 9:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. Saturday. The Jayhawks will be excused from drills until Sunday’s annual picture taking session in the stadium.
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Kansas University
Memorial Stadium
Jayhawks
Rush week at KU shows home made for TKE students
Tau Kappa Epsilon rushes during construction of their new chapter house at 19th and Iowa. They run makeshift HQs in the Kansas Union and Holiday Inn while awaiting completion in two to four weeks. A rush involves Union visits and a drive to the new house, with lunchtime use of Holiday Inn facilities. The situation is seen as advantageous for display. A Journal-World editorial on Baldwin's pool airs Sunday on WIBW at 2:30 p.m. and praises Baldwin voters while noting Lawrence rejected a pool.
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Iowa
Tke’s
Kansas Union
Holiday Inn
Tau Kappa Epsilon
TKE
Journal - World
Baldwin
WIBW
Topeka
Lawrence
Journal-World
Parking Passes and Booth Locations at University
Controlall deans and department heads and other universal parking permit holders, and to those assigned parking in zones H, T, J and Q, within the control area. Temporary passes cover needs beyond one day. The departmental pass checks cases of departmental business. Traffic booths are on Jayhawk Boulevard near Oread and 13th Street, on 1éth Street west of Louisiana, Sunnyside Avenue south of Memorial Drive, Jayhawk Boulevard east of the Chi Omega fountain, and Sunflower Road north of Sunnyside.
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Jayhawk Boulevard
Oread Avenue
13Th Street
Kansas Unies
Myers Hall
Sunnyside Avenue
Chi Omega
Sunflower Road
Ex Lawrence Resident Charged With Robbery Attempt Pleads Guilty
Two men accused of attempting to rob the Prairie State Bank in Augusta Kansas pleaded guilty before Judge Wesley E Brown. A woman arrested with them waived her federal grand jury case, entered no plea, and bond was set at 5000 dollars. Bank officials said the armed trio fled after forcing five employees into a vault at closing time. no customers were present. Bunce, Griffin, and Shriver face potential penalties up to 5000 dollar fine and 20 years, with sentencing delayed for a probation review. Bunce, a former Lawrence resident, has prior arrests for bad checks and time in state facilities.
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Wichita
Kan
Prairie State Bank
Augusta
Wesley E. Brown
Harold J. Bunce
John E. Griffin
Bluffs
Johanna K. Shriver
Miss Shriver
Lawrence High Wins Top Prize At Mid America Fair Art Show
Lawrence High School earned the sweepstakes ribbon at the Mid America Fair art show in Topeka. The 76-student display scored 14 points, securing permanent possession of the high school division trophy as the event runs through Sept 12. Topeka High placed second with seven points, while KU and others earned top placements in college divisions.
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Lawrence High School
Topeka
Lawrence High
Topeka High School
Division of Universities and Colleges
Lawrence
Dorothy Wilson
Doug Keller
Sheldon Carey
Marguerite Kerfoot
Unemployment Drop Signals Seasonal Gains in 1940s Era
AP reports unemployment fell by about 500000 in August to 3.9 million nationwide. Bureau of Labor Statistics notes the total is the lowest since December when 3.8 million were recorded. Gertrude Bancroft attributes the decrease to improved teen employment and modest gains for adult men.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Gertrude Bancroft
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Miss Bancroft
A Chapel of Quiet Taste and Remembrance headline
Rumsey Funeral Home announces arrangements and services with contact information VI2 5111 and brief notice of a memorial focus on quiet reflection and remembrance.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Huntsville Desegregation Clashes Tie Up Alabama Schools
Federal court orders push four Huntsville schools to admit one Negro student each while state troopers line the entrances. Huntsville officials blame Wallace for delaying term start and condemn federal overreach as nationwide desegregation protests unfold with sit ins and arrests from New Jersey to New Orleans.
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Rison
Fifth Avenue
Terry Heights
East Clinton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mobile
Murphy High School
Rison Junior High
Wallace
Raymond Christian
Christian
Tuskegee
R. B. Searcy
Searcy
Redstone Arsenal
Marshall Space Flight Center
Army Missile Command
Louis B. Lee Sr
Alabama
Birmingham
University of Alabama Center
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
Gordon B. Loftin
Kennedy
Tuskegee School Board
Arthur D. Shores
John L. Coley
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Englewood
Trenton
City Hall
Plainfield
N.J
Malverne
N. Y
Boston
Chicago
Plaquemine
New Orleans
Bus Schedules Effective Monday in Lawrence Area
Public transit timetables list departure times from Haskell, 4th & Maine, 8th & Locust, Prairie & Oakhill, K U, and Mass Street. Service runs 6:30 a.m. to about 6:00 p.m. with departures at regular hourly and irregular interval patterns throughout the day.
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East Lawrence
Prairie
Oak Hill
9Th and
Mass. Sts
North Lawrence
8Th and Locust Sts
Town and
Kansas University
8Th
Mass
Haskell-4th and Me. Sts
Tuseday
Lawrence Bus Co
Haskell
4Th & Maine
8Th & Locust
Prairie& Oakhill
K. VU
Oth & Mass. ST
4Th
Maine
Locuat
Lawrence
Senators Debate Treaty Ratification Amid Safety Concerns
Sen Gordon Allott said he would vote reluctantly to ratify the treaty unless later facts show it harms national safety. He warned that failing to ratify could undermine U S moral leadership after the United States was “black jacked” into ratification.
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Gordon Allott
R-Corp
Senate
Allott
United States
Vandalism damages National Guard Armory windows
Glass was broken in three windows and a door at the National Guard Armory just north of 6th and Iowa Streets. Rocks were used and one vandal reportedly cut himself, with blood found at the scene, police said.
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National Guard
6Th and
Iowa Sts
Thankful notes for support after Leo E Palmer’s death
Mrs. Leo E. Palmer and Family express heartfelt thanks for flowers cards and kindness after the recent death of husband and father Leo E Palmer. Ida Goodman thanks doctors nurses and aides for their care during her hospital stay and thanks neighbors friends and relatives for support and gifts.
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Leo E. Palmer
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