Water Control At 1 Billion To Aid Kansas and Missouri
One billion dollars in new projects in Kansas and Missouri would push flood and drought control forward, said Col. Miles L. Wachendorf as the Army engineer spoke at the Missouri Arkansas Basin Flood Control meeting. Completion will take years due to competing federal funds, with other officials noting potential Arkansas River navigation and Verdigris basin projects and the impact of the Toronto reservoir on flood prevention.
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Kan
Kansas
Missouri
Miles L. Wachendorf
Arkansas Basin Flood Control and Water Conservation Association
J. W. Morris
Tulsa
Arkansas River
Mississippi
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Morris
Toronto
Verdigris
Reclamation Bureau
James M. Ingles
McCook
Neb
Kansas River
Robert F. Swedlock
Missouri River Division
Omaha
Mohammed
William G. Calvert
Richmond
George E. Lister
Ottawa
Lew M. Paramore
Topeka
Glenn H. Beal
Fredonia
Reed F. Morse
Manhattan
J. Moore Rusk
Brookfield
Emmett E. Wilson
Independence
Emil W. Heck
Lawrence, Kan
Kansas Lettuce Crop Should Be Great One
Farmers in southwest Kansas expect a strong harvest of 3.5 million high quality head lettuce over the next six weeks. Gary Rumsey of the Kansas Agricultural Marketing Association says quality is excellent and much of the crop will be sold through Kansas stores under the Ulysses brand as Kansas lettuce.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas
Gary Rumsey
Kansas Agricultural Marketing Assn
Kansas Farm Bureau
Rumsey
Ulysses
Quintuplets Births Highlight Early Survivors in Americas
Reported quintuplet births span Venezuela Canada Argentina and the United States. The Dionne and Diligenti quintuplets survive infancy while several earlier sets perished soon after birth amid a history of rare multiple births.
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Emile
Annette
Cecile
Marie
Yvonne
Western Hemisphere
Diligenti
Argentina
Dionne
Aberdeen
United States
Cecelia Hannan
San Antonio
Tex
Lawrence Woman Hurt In Downtown Collision
A 35 year old Lawrence woman, Mrs Melisande Jones of 2515 Belle Haven, suffered a fractured hip as a passenger in a two car crash at 7th and Mass St. Her husband Michael Jones, 25, had a bend laceration needing 17 stitches. Sally M. Ewing, 64, of 703 N 3rd St, Drive was uninjured. Vehicle damage was estimated at 975 dollars.
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Lawrence
7Th
Mass
Melisande Jones
Belle Haven
Michael Jones
Nhu tearfully opposes cuts to South Vietnam aid
Belgrade report shows Mrs. Ngo Dinh Nhu reacting with tears as she discussed reports that the United States might halt aid to South Vietnam. She urged no U.S. interruption, while a U.S. congressman pushed for an aid halt over Buddhist discrimination. President Kennedy defended continued aid to defeat Viet Cong.
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Yugoslavia
Ngo Dinh Niu
United States
South
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
U.N
Ceylon
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Washington
U.S
Diem
Kennedy
Public screening on sex education films at local high school
A public showing of Human Growth and Boy to Man is scheduled for 8 pm Wednesday at Lawrence High School Little Theater. Dr. Dale Clinton of the City-County Health Department will moderate, inviting parents and interested adults to attend.
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Lawrence High School
Dale Clinton
Memorial Hospital Births and Dismissals Listing
Memorial Hospital records show dismissals for Irene Davis Blanche Gorton Lillian White Harold Swartz Leon Brunton and others. Births report a son to Wayne Dicken and Charles Ridgeway and a daughter to Lester Luttrell. Locations include Perry DeSoto and Le compton with several listed addresses and names.
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H. R. II
Blanche Gorton
Lillian White
Tenn
Harold Swartz
Mason Brunton
Perry
Harriett Swenson
Lucy Hardy
N.J
Joe Englert
Lawrence Ave
Wayne Dicken
DeSoto
Charles Ridgeway
Tonganoxie
Lester Luttrell
Kansas must copy proven plans to spark growth
A Kansas columnist argues the state needs a concrete growth strategy for industrial and research development. He recommends studying successful regional programs, leveraging KU and Kansas State ties, and using prominent alumni for leadership while pushing follow-up actions and better living conditions to attract firms and talent.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Kansas University
Washington, D.C
NASA
James Webb
Orientation Week Wraps Up at Kansas University Events
KU concludes orientation with New Student Convocation at 3 p.m. in Allen Field House and Induction at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Stadium. Chancellor Wescoe greets newcomers, with receptions for students and parents. Open house and a Trail Room dance follow, and classes begin Monday at 7:30 a.m. Chapel services mark the opening convocation.
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Kansas University
Allen Fieldhouse
W. Clarke Wescoe
Lawrence
Memorial Stadium
Memorial Campanile
The
Kansas Union
Trail Room
Evangelist to Speak at Good Shepherd Mission in KC
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 2312 Harvard Rd joins with Kansas City area congregations for a preaching mission from Sept 29 to Oct 3. Pastor Homer Larsen of Cedar Falls Iowa will preach each evening as the church conducts prayer groups surveys and visitation to reach the community.
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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Harvard Rd
Kansas City
Homer Larsen
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Good Shepherd Church
Houk's Yankee Family Desires Time With Home Folks
The Houk family attends a World Series game in person for the first time as Ralph Houk limits travel due to his father’s health. The elder Houk has watched many Series on television but now wants to reconnect with the community he grew up in. The mother notes Ralph’s gratitude yet hopes he can spend more time back among hometown people.
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Yankee
Father Houk
Ralph
Yanks
Casey Stengel
Bahai Members Probe Place of United States
Bahai members in Lawrence discuss Amer ica's role in world peace for World Peace Day. Erwin Schawacker, English instructor at Wichita University, will participate.
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United States
America
Jean Randazzo
Lawrence Baha
Lawrence
Erwin Schawacker
Wichita University
Fathers Swear-In 2 KU NROTC Students
Two Kansas University freshmen will join the Navy ROTC via swearing in by their fathers at 3 30 p m Monday. KU NROTC commander Capt Richard D Gruber will swear in all but one of the 70 new students including Robert L Gruber. special case Charles R Biege will be sworn in by his father Cmdr Ray R Biege. Also named are Dennis Snodgrass Albert M Lewis and Mike Harding from area families.
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Kansas University
Richard D. Gruber
Naval Science
Robert L. Gruber
Charles R. Biege
Topeka
Ray R. Biege
Naval Reserve
Lawrence and
Area
Dennis Snodgrass
Clarence Snodgrass
Illinois
Albert M. Lewis
F. A. Lewis
Baldwin
Mike Harding
G.A. Harding
Elm
Freshly Roasted and Ground Coffee Delivers Best Flavor
Coffee experts say the strongest flavor comes from beans that are roasted and ground just before brewing. They warn against stocking up on pre roasted beans as freshness fades quickly.
Quake in Las Vegas linked to underground nuclear test
An AP report says a Las Vegas tremor followed an underground nuclear detonation 80 miles away and was almost certainly caused by the blast. The 10 am test was registered in Pasadena by Caltech as well as in Berkeley and San Diego, with Dr. Charles Richter noting the likely link.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Berkeley
Pasadena
San Diego
Calif
California Institute of Technology
Charles Richter
In Memoriam Earl M Hobbs
In memory of Earl M Hobbs who passed away Sept 14 1941 in our hearts he liveth still and is sadly missed by wife brothers and sisters.
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Earl M. Hobbs
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