Leo Akers Appointed Civil Defense Boss
County Commissioners named Leo Akers to replace John Weidmann as Civil Defense director. Akers, 927 Cy press, retired Army after 27 years including 5.5 years as a military police officer. He currently works at Didde Office Supply and cites schooling from the service as qualification. Weidmann retired after 10 years, saying the post duties interfered with his business.
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Leo Akers
Cypress
John Weidmann
Akers
Didde Office Supply
Army
Albany
N. Y
Weld Mann
Yale President Shows Humility
Yale's Kingman Brewster Jr., age 44, begins his presidency amid humility and caution. Inauguration will feature a global tone with foreign delegates and talks on university government relations. Brewster, a Yale graduate and scholar, rejects any notion of a one-man band, stressing self governance in a vast academic complex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven. Conn
Kingman Brewster Jr
Yale
Brewster
Bill Maintains $2 Wheat Price
The House passed a certificate wheat cotton bill to stabilize 1964 1965 crops with a two year voluntary plan. It sets a $1.30 base price, 70 cent domestic and 25 cent export certificates, and maintains a $2 price via certificates. The measure includes acreage allotments, bond storage for excess seed, and the option for high risk areas.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Senate
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births Reported
Admissions list Rockey Blackstone RFD 1 Princeton and Robert D Altic 802 N Main Friday. Births report Daniel Longfellow RFD 3 Baldwin daughter Thursday weight 9 lb 702 Mr and Mrs Roger Oakes 919 N Mulberry daughter Thursday weight 9 lb 24 oz Mr and Mrs Richard Branstractor Kansas City son Thursday weight 8 lb 3 oz. Dismissals Leland Babcock 204 Maple Sylvester Hess 207 E Wilson Otis E Ikenberry RFD 1 Overs brook Mrs William McGrath and baby daughter 407 5 Mule berry.
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Rockey Blackstone
Princeton
Robert D. Altic
N. Main
Daniel Longfellow
Baldwin
Roger Oakes
N. Mulberry
Richard Branstrator
Kansas City
Leland Babcock
Sylvester Hess
Wilson
Otis E. Ikenberry
Oversbrook
William McGrath
Kansas City Forms Public Accommodations Committee
Kansas City creates a Public Accommodations Committee to enforce a broader ordinance prohibiting racial discrimination by businesses. The panel will investigate complaints and refer unresolved cases to the city prosecutor. violators face fines from 25 to 500 dollars and possible loss of occupation licenses. The extension to most public-facing businesses, excluding barber shops, beauty parlors, and lodging, passed narrowly 45 476 to 43 738 in a special election with the official canvass upcoming and a potential court challenge.
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Kansas City
Howe Signs Books Howe Signs Books
The log book of Local Boy Makes Good adds another chapter tomorrow when William Howe returns to autograph copies. A University of Ottawa graduate, he spent seven years preparing illustrations and text on moths and butterflies and will sign at Didde's from 10 to 12 and 2 to 4. His collection, valued at $1,000, includes more than 70 black and white wash illustrations and 26 full color paintings. He collected specimens himself, forming what is described as the largest and most complete collection in eastern Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Howe
Howe
Ottawa University
Didde’s
Kansas
Kansan warns against Republican anti civil rights blame
Washington Senator James B. Pearson argues Democrats aimed to politicize Wisconsin primary civil rights debate by citing Republican votes for George Wallace. He notes Wallace drew 261000 votes while Reynolds and Byrnes split 72.3 percent and 27.7 percent respectively, questioning partisan interpretations of Wallace support.
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Washington
James B. Pearson
R-Kan
Wisconsin
Pearson
Senate
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Daniel B. Brewster
D-Mo
Wallace
Brewster
John W. Reynolds
Reynolds
John W. Byrnes
Princeton Starts Obtaining Sites for Water Plant
The Princeton city council passed a resolution to obtain sites for a water treatment plant, a water tower, and a pipeline right of way through negotiation or condemnation. The treatment plant site lies about half a mile east on John Brownhighway, with the tower at the town's north edge. Construction bids are open now, with bid opening set for April 15 at Princeton City Hall. The last meeting was a special session with the mayor, council, attorney Winton Winter, and engineer Jim Cole of Reiss & Goodness.
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Princeton City Council
John Brownhighway
Princeton City Hall
Winton Winter
Jim Cole
Reiss & Goodness
Number of cactus species exceeds a thousand varieties
The report notes that about 1,000 distinct kinds of cactus plants are known. It emphasizes the diversity of cactus species and highlights the wide range of shapes sizes and habitats among these desert plants.
Brazil Rats Coup Triggers Wide Purge of Leftists
In Brasilia the military authorities arrested at least two congressmen and pursued about 49 more as they bypassed Congress to enforce an anti-subversion purge. The Institutional Act granted sweeping powers to suspend political rights for 10 years and revoke legislative mandates without court action, guiding a provisional presidency and a 20 month transition.
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Brasilia
Brazil
Congress
Joao Goulart
Rio de Janeiro
Military Revolutionary Command
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Afonso Celso
Rolando Corbisier
Rio
Goulart
Labor Party
Nacional
Corbisier
Benedito Cerquera
Cocaya Va Cunha
Army
Humberto Castello Branco
Juscelino Kubitschek
Social Democratic Party
Soviet Travel Ban Imposed On Four U S Embassy Attaches
The Soviet Union barred four U S Embassy members from leaving Moscow for 90 days over alleged improper activities close to espionage. Two naval attaches Stuart Savage and Leonard Bracken and two air attaches Edgar Smith and Edmund Svetina faced accusations of illegal photography and trespassing near military sites during incidents in Leningrad and Tula. Police detained them as crowds gathered and public officials claimed military property was involved. The U S embassy denied misconduct and protested the ban.
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Moscow
U.S
Soviet Union
A. N. Davis
Walter Stoessel
Stoessel
Cmdr
Stuart Savage
Alma
Kan
Leonard Bracken
Philadelphia
Edgar Smith
Edmund Svetina
Dayton
Ohio
Savage
Bracken
Smith
Svetina
Leningrad
Tula
St. Isaac’s Square
Sventina
Orel
Gomer Jones Hired Four-Year OU Football Coach
Regents of the University of Oklahoma approve a four year contract for Gomer Jones as head football coach and athletic director. Action follows recommendations of Dr. George Cross president and Dean Earl Sneed chair of the Athletic Council.
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Bartlesville
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Gomer Jones
George Cross
Earl Sneed
Train Fire Damage Near Pomona Delays Santa Fe Run
A fire damaged the last car of Santa Fe mail train No. 7 south of Pomona around 11 am. The car, half passenger space and half express packages, had no passengers aboard and the cause was not immediately known. Minor damage. train bound from Chicago to Los Angeles. Train No. 3 to Gallup was delayed until No. 7 was cleared.
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Pomona
Santa Fe Mall
Chicago
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Gallup
N. M
KC Markets Kansas City Cattle Hogs Eggs Report
KC Markets in Kansas City shows cattle 700 with feeders held for dealer. hogs 2,400 steady to strong with various weight ranges quoted. sheep none. Consumer eggs mix prices for medium A and small A. wholesale large eggs 80 percent A 29-31. other prices unchanged.
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Kansas City
Slaugheter
Kansas. City
Kennedy Papers Tour Schedule Includes Kansas City Dates
The Kennedy papers and mementoes will visit twenty three cities this year with St. Louis set for June 30 to July 4 and Kansas City from July 7 to 9. The display marks the late President John F. Kennedy’s documents and artifacts touring for public view.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
St. Louis
Kansas City
Chemical Industry Defends Pesticides at Hearings
A Shell Chemical official defended the agricultural use of Aldrin Endrin and Dieldrin reactors, saying there is no evidence these insecticides caused a lower Mississippi River fish kill when used as directed. The Agriculture Department and a Senate subcommittee seek information to decide on registrations and possible label modifications.
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Washington
Chemical Company
Donald E. Ullrich
Shell Chemical Co
New York
Mississippi River
Ullrich
Department of Agriculture
Senate
Abraham A. Dicoff
D-Conn
Kansas
Professor Published Work by Ottawa University Physicists
Lewis Spencer of Ottawa University Department of Physics co authors with Dr J H Hubbell on Shielding Against Gamma Rays Neutrons and Electrons from Nuclear Weapons. The National Bureau of Standards published monograph explores predicting dose rates and shielding effectiveness for radiations from nuclear explosions.
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Lewis Spencer
Ottawa University
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