Cooper and Conrad Start Tour Tonight
Gemini 5 astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr begin a goodwill tour of the Middle East and Africa in civilian clothes to emphasize peaceful space exploration. They travel as military officers, highlighting a diplomatic mission with Washington backing.
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Washington
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Middle East
Africa
Johnson
Cooper
Air Force
Conrad
Navy
White House
Constitution Avenue
Senate
Space Agency
National Academy of Sciences
Hubert H. Humphrey
Capitol
John W. McCormack
House
Congress of the International Astronautical Federation
Athens
Greece
Izmir
Ankara
Turkey
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tananarive
Malagasy Republic
Nairobi
Kenya
Lagos
Kano
Nigeria
City approves 76 acre park land for study and annexation
City Commission begins appraisals for 76 acres west of Kasold Drive and south of 6th Street to extend park land with 50 percent federal grants. includes 10 acres for future school site. Annexation and road access details discussed. other city actions and upcoming civic events noted.
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City Commission
City Hall
Kasold Drive
6Th Street
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Bob Benson
Harper
Ray Wells
Humane Society
Wells
Ron Wright
The
Lawrence Jaycees
Lawrence
Jaycees
Yellow Cab Co
Kansas University
West Lawrence
Sears Relocates to Hillcrest Shopping Center
The Lawrence Sears Catalog Store at 13 E 9th St closed today and moves to Hillcrest Shopping Center at 9th and Iowa. A ribbon cutting is set for 9 AM Thursday with a relocation sale announced by Manager Bill Emick.
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Lawrence Sears
E. 9Th St
Hillcrest
9Th and
Iowa
Bill Emick
Gambles Store Plans Opening
Gambles Furniture and Carpet Center at 930 Mass. St. will open Thursday with Gambles officials present. The 14,000 square foot store is the first of its type in the Gamble organization and one of six planned nationwide this year. Vernon Boyer will manage, assisted by Max McCartney, as the store features room like settings and a broad furniture carpet and accessories selection. Gambles officials from Minneapolis Freemont Monmouth and Salina will attend the opening.
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Gambles
Mass. St
Gamble
H. B. Patton
Minneapolis
Gambles Tempo
Lawrence
Vernon Boyer
Winfield
Max McCartney
Atley Peterson
Stanley Edwards
Rich Clark
Freemont
Neb
Ade Bolte
John Sundquist
Monmouth
Ill
Dale Levinson
Til
Dale Cogswell
Salina
Wescoe Not Teaching This Year at Kansas University
Chancellor W Clarke Wescoe will not teach at KU this year due to Centennial activities. The honors Western Civilization course will be taught by James Surface, KU vice chancellor and dean of faculties.
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Kansas University
W. Clarke Wescoe
Wescoe
James Surface
Kansas University Centennial Class Tour Across Time
The 100th KU class, nearly 14 000 strong, arrives by plane train and road to Mount Oread, contrasting with 1866 when 49 students began a humble campus. The modern student body enjoys coeducation, varied degrees, advanced facilities, and extensive research, while remembering KU’s humble roots.
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Kansas University
Mount Oread
KU School of Medicine
Kansas City
Douglas County
Food Machinery and Chemical displays at local bank
A FMC display opens at Douglas County State Bank showing a globe with 108 production locations across four continents and Japan. Lawrence plant on 9th Maple employs 125, producing dry ice sodium phosphates and phosphoric acid for detergents and fertilizers. FMC ranks among the nation's top 50 firms by size and sales with high product diversification.
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Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation
Douglas County State Bank
9Th and
Ky. Sts
Edward Julian
Kansas University
FMC
North America
South America
Australia
Europe
Japan
Lawrence
9Th and Maple
Union Pacific
Agee to Address KU Editors Day at Flint Hall
Warren K. Agee new dean of the Kansas University Journalism School will be the featured speaker at Kansas Editors Day in Flint Hall Saturday Oct 9. The program includes the Hall of Fame winner announcement and a wrangle session followed by a buffet luncheon and the KU Iowa football game at Memorial Stadium.
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Warren K. Agee
Kansas University Journalism School
Kansas
Flint Hall
Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame
William Allen White
Dean Agee
Kansas Union
Ku-Iowa
Memorial Stadium
Complete Funeral Facilities Rios at Funeral Home V1
An obituary notice lists Complete Funeral Facilities Rios at the Rios Funeral Home with contact details including V1 g-5111 Adv and related service information.
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Riossey Funeral Home
Enrollment Opens at KU as Record 13,800 Expected this Fall
KU students begin registration for fall classes at Kansas Union with a projected 13,800 on Mount Oread and about 1,150 at the Medical Center in Kansas City. Schedules list registration by last name, with tours of Watson Library and museums, social events, and a university convocation set for Monday at Hoch Auditorium.
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Kansas University
The
Kansas Union
Mount Oread
Medical Center
Kansas City
Lawrence High Takes Second in Regional Mathematics Contest
Lawrence High School finished second in the 16th annual regional High School Mathematics Contest, with Walter Stromquist of LHS placing second individually. The region spans seven states and 82 high schools, with scores based on last year's tests. Stromquist, Whitley, and Higley contributed to LHS's strong regional showing. LHS also led the state in the contest.
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Lawrence High School
LHS
Walter Stromquist
Pittsburg
Kansas
Stromquist
Lawrence
W. 25Th St
Marian Stromquist
Kansas University
College High
Richard Whitley
Mary Higley
Whitley
Richard M. Whitley
Country Club Ct
Miss Higley
Charles Higley
W. 13Th
Missouri
Minnesota
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
The
Mathematical Association of America
Society of Actuaries and
Mu Alpha Theta
Four Thousand High Schoolers to Attend KU Science Day
About 4 000 high school students from Kansas and western Missouri are expected to attend Science Mathematics and Engineering Day on Saturday Oct 2 at Kansas University. Edward Shaw KU associate professor and event chairman said the day aims to acquaint youth with facts of life about science and introduce study opportunities at KU. Counselors will outline employment prospects for graduates with science degrees.
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Kansas
Western Missouri
Kansas University
Edward Shaw
Raney Drug Store Holds Grand Opening With Sales
The Raney Downtown Drug Store hosts a grand opening to showcase an extensive expansion and remodeling. Special sales run through Saturday to celebrate the new and improved store.
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Raney
Lawrence Recreation Commission to sponsor Tuesday volleyball sessions
The Lawrence Recreation Commission will again sponsor Tuesday night men's volleyball at Cordley School starting 7 p.m. Tuesday Oct. 4. Participants may contact the Recreation Department or report to Cordley gym on Oct. 4. sessions draw large turnouts each winter.
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Lawrence Recreation Commission
Cordley School
Recreation Commission
Wayne Bly
Recreation Department
Cordley Gym
KU Orientation Mixer At McCollum Hall Tonight
Kansas University's McCollum Hall hosts coeds from Hashinger Lewis and Ellsworth Halls for an orientation mixer at 7 30 p m. Bruce Denton leads the informal event featuring a records dance and a campus anthropology course set for Hoch Auditorium.
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Kansas University
McCollum Hall
Hashinger, Lewis and Ellsworth Halls
McCollum
Bruce Denton
Denton
Friday Night Campus Parade and Dance At KU
Student Union Activities sponsors a Thursday night rally and street dance at Kansas University preceded by a car parade. Men students will meet in Zone 6 at 6 30 p m and escort freshmen women from Pearson Corr bin and Lewis halls to Templin Hall recreation area where The Rainmakers perform from 7 to 10 p m.
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Aws-Owens
Gertrude Sellards Pearson
Templin Hall
Kansas University
Corbin and Lewis
Rainmakers
KUFF Tickets On Sale For KU Football Games
KUFF members may enter four Kansas University football games for 1 dollar at the Recreation Commission office in the Community Building. Each member needs a badge selling for 25 cents. badges from previous years can be used.
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KUFF
Kansas University Future
Recreation Commission
Kansas University
Geologist Jewett Appointed Managing Editor at Kansas Science Journal
John Mark Jewett, associate professor of geology at Kansas University and senior geologist with the State Geological Survey, is named managing editor of Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. Robert W. Lichtiwardt resigns after seven years as managing editor to focus on teaching and research in the EU botany department.
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John Mark Jewett
Kansas University
State Geological Survey
Kansas Academy of Science
Robert W. Lichtiwardt
EU Botany
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Utah
U. S
United States
Agee
Watson Library
Natural History Museum
Art Museum
Union
Carruth-O’leary
Hoch Auditorium
Lawrence Memorial Co
Gamble-Skogmo, Inc
Kx . Mediccast
State Farm
M. R. Carlson
Vermont
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Bloomingiss, Thinsig
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Stewart Ave
Jim Wheatley
Garden City
TKE
Wheatley
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Pickett
Academy
Emporia
Hoch
Fraser Theatre
Robert J. Squier
William Bass
Bass
League of Women Voters of
William H. Avery
League of Women Voters
League
Kansas League of Women Voters
Wichita
Calder Pickett
William Allen White Journalism School
Bethany Park
Disciples of Christ
Charles E. Warren
Centennial School
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