Quiet desegregation expands in Deep South towns
The week marks a turning point as public schools in Union Springs Alabama Albany Columbus and Gadsden begin or extend court ordered desegregation with minimal incidents. NAACP attorney Constance Motley calls the peaceful progress a historic shift while Montgomery and other cities report mixed outcomes and continued court oversight.
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Gadsden
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Columbus
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New York
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Supreme Court
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Houston
Tex
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KU Theatre group set for USO tour in 1965
Seventeen Kansas University theater students will undertake five weeks of work Aug 2 to Sept 5 as part of a USO and American Educational Theatre Association program. The unit will perform Little Mary Sunshine at four military installations in the Northeast Command, with Nancy Vunovich directing.
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United Service Organizations
American Educational Theatre Association
Northeast Command
Newfoundland
Greenland
Iceland
W. Clarke Wescoe
Jerome Coray
New York
USO
Nancy Vunovich
Arkansas City
Pacific
Far East
Chrysler contract settles grows with pensions and widows benefits
Chrysler and UAW leaders hailed a new agreement offering fully paid hospital and medical insurance, an average annual pension rise of 620 for workers with 30 years of service, and survivors' benefits for widows marked as a first time inclusion. Reuther and Leary praised the deal as proof free labor and free management can bargain successfully.
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Reuther
Leary
UAW
Chrysler
Beatles Snubbed in Melody Maker Poll
The Beatles fell from the top spot in Melody Maker's British poll as The Rolling Stones rose to first place among British acts. The Beatles remained No. 2 in the British list but topped the international section.
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London
Rolling Stones
Melody Maker
Leader Cites NFO Position in Holding Action
Homer Altenbernd, president of the Douglas County NFO, says the organization is in a stronger position as its holding action enters its fourth week. He reports farmer cooperation, more determined farmers, and 150 to 180 pound hogs arriving at stations, with dead arrivals indicating long travel. He notes livestock receipts at terminal markets have been near normal only three days since Aug 19, stressing the action’s core consequences.
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Homer Altenbernd
Douglas County National Farmers Organization
NFO
Altenbernd
NFC
Lawrence school board approves raises and contracts
The Lawrence board unanimously approved teacher salary boosts totaling 1 300 for 10 teachers with MS degrees or extra credits, 4 150 for 18 teachers adding 15 hours to BS degrees, and 400 for four teachers meeting training requirements. They also created 1 700 for extra duties for five teachers and signed a 1 200 contract with Douglas County for special education services.
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Knox
Douglas County Commissioners
Lawrence
Kansas Association of School Boards
KASB
U. S
Kansas
Unification plan faces rural majority vote defeat in county wards
Douglas County faces a delayed path on school unification after rural areas rejected a one unit plan. Earl Wilson outlines steps: a Planning Board report, Throckmorton review, Legislative Council study, leading to possible 1965 Legislature action. Lawrence board took no formal action after results, citing three reasons for township opposition.
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Douglas County Superintendent of Schools
The
Journal-World
County Planning Board
State Superintendent of Schools
Throckmorton
State Legislative Council
Legislative Council
Douglas County Planning Board
Carl Althaus
Ethan Allen
Russell Mosser
Lawrence
Gilbert Gilges
Baldwin
Roland Kraft
Lecompton
Oscar Broers
Eudora
Lawrence Board of Education
Althaus
Acadia Lodge 9 AF and AM Stated Meeting Note
Want Ads report for Acadia Lodge 9 AF and AM stating a stated communication on Thursday August 10 at 7 30 p m with welcoming Sojourners. George E Musick is WM and C E Kerns is Secretary.
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AF & AM
Sojourners
George E. Musick
C. E. Kerns
KU Psychologist Advocates Equal Needs For Retarded Child
Dr. James Stachowiak of KU urged that mentally retarded children share the same goals as other kids. Speaking at a Douglas County Association for Retarded Children meeting, he outlined structure discipline and parental involvement to foster self worth and civic responsibility.
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KU Psychological Clinic
Douglas County Association For
Bess Stone
Stachowiak
School Board Adopts New Aide Policy Amid March Protests
In March protests prompted a policy shift as Knox says the aid program targets not KU Y specifically and could include KU Y members within the policy framework. On Tuesday the board filled the 1964 65 teaching staff with Hubert Brown Dixie Dowden Donna Rogers and three elementary hires while waiving a husband wife rule for Brown. The resignation of Robert Zillcox was accepted as he leaves to join a publishing firm. The session also noted salary changes and a speaker praised patience understanding and acceptance as crucial for student self concept.
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Knox
Hubert Brown
Dixie Dowden
Central Junior High
Donna Rogers
Lawrence High School
Sheila Brown
Central Junior High School
Robert Zillcox
Douglas County Wins Third in State Traffic Safety
Harold Pellegrino of the Kansas Highway Commission presented a plaque to Sheriff Fred Broeker and Undersheriff Rex Johnson for Douglas County placing third in class B of the 1963 state traffic safety program. He noted 11 fatalities hurt the county’s ranking and highlighted strong performance in law enforcement, engineering, and safety education. Leavenworth won first, Saline County second. Douglas County Red Cross holds monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Monday in the Community Building with Carolyn Blaas reporting on the executive conference.
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Douglas County
Harold Pellegrino
Kansas Highway Commission Safety Department
Fred Broeker
Rex Johnson
Pellegrino
Leavenworth
Saline County
Douglas County Red Cross Board of Directors
A. E. Woestemeyer
Carolyn Blaas
City League Voters Push Get-to-Polls Drive for Nov 3 Election
Mrs. J. H. Camin announces Lawrence League of Women Voters campaign to register and urge voting for the November 3 election. The national push runs Sept 19 through 24 as Women Voters Week proclaimed by President Lyndon Johnson. The group will contact unregistered citizens and promote participation. Mrs. Francis Heller, Lawrence state president, will convene with all 16 state groups.
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J. H. Camin
Lawrence League of Women Voters
League
Lyndon Johnson
Francis Heller
Lawrence
Two Summer Thefts Reported By Kansas University Police
Kansas University police report two thefts during summer. James Lucas of Mapleton Ohio reports a television valued at about 350 dollars stolen from Jolliffe Hall at 1515 Ohio Street after summer break. Ronald Rinacke of Independence Missouri reports accounting books worth about 80 dollars taken from his Delta Chi room at 1245 West Campus Road between July 26 and September 5.
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Kansas University
James Lucas
Mapleton
Ohio
Jolliffe Hall
Ohio St
Ronald R. Rinacke
Independence
Delta Chi
Campus Rd
Rinacke
In Loving Memory of Ruth E. Rogers
Card of thanks from the Rogers family expresses gratitude for visits cards and gifts during Ruth E. Rogers long illness and passing. Names include William J. Rogers daughters and hospital staff at L M H with special thanks to Candy Stripers and nurses. Also thanks from Merle Maichel Theresa and relatives for flowers meals and kindness after the death of a husband and father.
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William J. Rogers
L.M.H
Ray Jones
Learned
Theresa
Merle Maichel
Opal
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Marvin Pohl
Mary Ann Wells
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