Lungren to compete in Miss Kansas pageant at Pratt
Sumner County Virginia Lungren plans to appear July 17 in Pratt as Miss Sumner County in the Miss Kansas pageant. A Southwestern College graduate and Belle Plaine festival winner, Lungren has sung in the pageant talent segment and has a strong local following.
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Virginia Lungren
Kansas
Pratt
Caldwell
Sumner County
Lungren
Ted Lungren
Belle Plaine
Southwestern College
Winfield
Memorial Service Set by Oxford Rebekahs and Friends
Oxford Rebekahs with Winfield Odd Fellows Encampment LEA Canton and LAPM plan a joint memorial Tuesday June 10 at Winfield Odd Fellow Hall at 7 30 p m A covered dish dinner is scheduled for 6 30 p m Mrs Fern Ginder will participate in the event
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Oxford
Banks threaten sharp curtailment of student loans
Hundreds of banks and lenders warn government they may sharply reduce or end student loans amid rising interest rates and tighter guarantees. The crisis threatens $640 million in guaranteed loans to about 750,000 students under the Higher Education Act, as Congress considers rate hikes and new fees.
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Washington
U.S. Office of Education
Congress
National Student Defense Loan
First Barley Is Cut in Sumner County
Barley harvest began in Sumner County with the first cut reported Friday in the southern part of the county. Norman Fuhrmann, southwest of Corbin and northeast of Caldwell, had barley at 20 percent moisture yielding about 50 bushels per acre, with armyworms noted. The Rusk brothers also reported receiving barley from Dale Church, near Wellington, at 15 percent moisture.
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Sumner
Sam Rowe
Rowe
Norman Fuhrmann
Corbin
Caldwell
Acre
Rusk Bros
Dale Church
Wellington
Mulvane Auxiliary Planned for Villa Maria Home
Sister M Magdalen administrator at Villa Maria Home for the Aging announces plans to form an auxiliary. An organizational meeting will be held Thursday June 12 at 8 p.m. at Villa Maria Mulvane. All interested persons are invited.
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Mulvane
M. Magdalen
Villa Maria Home
Villa Maria, Mulvane
Caldwell Lions Club elects Garver president for year
Gordon Garver, a well known Caldwell farmer and longtime Lions Club member, has been elected to head the Caldwell Lions Club for the coming year. He has served in multiple offices including the board of directors and vice presidency. Installation of the president and other officers will be held Tuesday, June 17.
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Lions Club
Caldwell
Gordon Garver
Caldwell Farmer
Caldwell Lions Club
Garver
South Haven Pastor Ordained Deacon in Wichita Conference
James Little, pastor of the South Haven United Methodist Church, was ordained as a deacon in the Methodist church during the recent conferences in Wichita.
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South Haven
James Little
Argonia hearing on Santa Fe Railway mobile agency
A hearing was held at Argonia city building on the Santa Fe Railway request to set up mobile agency operations replacing full time service at Danville Argonia Mayfield and Bluff City. Conway Springs reports heavy rain over the past week damaging wheat with four inches last Thursday and another four inches Saturday before a lighter rain Tuesday night.
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Argonia
Santa Fe Railway
Danville
Mayfield
Bluff City
Conway Springs
Belle Plaine Teacher to Coach and Teach in Olpe Kansas
Fred Aldrich of Belle Plaine High School will move to Olpe Kansas for the next term to coach high school football and baseball and to teach English speech and journalism. He has served on the Belle Plaine faculty for three years.
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Belle Plaine
Fred Aldrich
Belle Plaine High School
Olpe
Kan
Caldwell Responds Generously to Cancer Crusade
Caldwell again donates generously to the Cancer Crusade prompting continued coverage on page 2 column 3.
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Caldwell
Harvest time eyed for Sumner County wheat farmers
Mainstreet reports warn of fire risks during harvest with Wellington Fire Chief urging caution and extinguishers on hand. Community events include a Lincoln School Auditorium dance recital at 8 30 p m by Miss Mariam Casey with free admission.
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Sumner County
Wellington Fire Department
Neil L. Young
Wellington
Lincoln School
Mariam Casey
Daryle Howell
West Harvey
Wichita State University
Howell
Hunter Mills Laboratory
VFW
Rock
Star Dusters
Lincoln
Rex Everhart
Viola Rains
Lois Stinson
Dick Washburn
Ruth Macklin
Permanent Gravesite Planned For RFK
The Army plans a 677000 permanent gravesite for Senator Robert F Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery near President Kennedy. Federal funds total 257800 with the family covering 419200. construction would start after congressional approval and finish about a year later.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Associated Press
Washington
Army
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy Brothers
Robert Kennedy
President Kennedy
Dole Defends ABM Against Five Major Criticisms
U S Senator Bob Dole spoke at the Kansas Business and Professional Women convention in Wichita defending the Safeguard antiballistic missile system. He argued against five cited objections, noting the need, refined costs, test plans, presidential stance, and arms control implications.
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Wichita, Kan
U.S
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Kansas
Dole
Ussr
Sinking Destroyer Evans Story From Subic Bay
Lt George L McMichael described swimming from the Evans bow section after the collision with the Melbourne off Singapore. He and 196 others survived aboard the Kearsarge as investigators prepare at Subic Bay. The Melbourne and Evans collided during wartime maneuvers in moonlight.
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George McMichael
Subic Bay
Philippines
George L. MccMichael
U.S
Frank E. Evans
190 Crewmen Head Home From Evans Collision
The U S carrier Kearsarge delivered more than 190 Evans destroyer survivors to a Navy base for transport and a testifying airlift. Four remain in sick bay as Cmdr McLemore recalls the disorienting collision with Melbourne in the South China Sea. A three American Australian board will conduct a non punitive fact finding inquiry beginning Monday.
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McMichael
Evans
U.S
Kearsarge
Melbourne
Singapore
Albert S. Mee Lemore
Subic Bay
John Stevenson
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Stevenson
Mario Roxas
Philippines
Frank E. Evans
South China Sea
Sick Bay
Cmdr
A. S. McLemore
Jerome H. King Jr
King
Vietnam
Israel Votes to Rename Currency to Shekel
The Knesset approved changing the lira to shekel the ancient Hebrew unit. The Bank of Israel says adoption will take about five years. Webster's defines the shekel as an ancient weight used by Hebrews and Babylonians, about half an ounce.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Bank of Israel
Webster's Dictionary
Nixon Thieu Meet Weighs Heavy On Midway Diplomacy
Saigon officials deem the Nixon Thien summit the year’s most crucial allied talks as Paris peace talks proceed. Thieu seeks to control pace of withdrawal while wary of coalition under communists and potential South Vietnamese political pressure. Nixon aims for speedy troop drawdown and free elections amid intra allied tensions.
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Saigon
Midway
Nixon
Nguyen van Thien
Lyndon B. Johnson
Paris
Thieu
South Vietnam
United States
Seoul
Taipei
Welco Aerospace Announces Ralph Elsass Retirement
Welco Aerospace Corporation retires Ralph W. Elsass from Plant Superintendent after years of service shaping growth from a small shop to over 300 employees. Duane L. Creveling is promoted to Plant Superintendent, with Jack Hill and Les Cook also advancing as part of leadership changes. The company shift focuses on major aircraft programs including Boeing 747 and DC-10 while seeking qualified machine operators to sustain expansion.
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Welco Aerospace Corporation
Ralph W. Elsass
Elsass
Welco
Boeing Company
Duane L. Creveling
Jack Hill
Elton L. Hilt
Assis
Les Cook
Nixon Tax Surtax Plan Faces House Hurdles
Republican tax chief Rep. John W. Byrnes warns President Nixon’s proposal to extend the 10 percent income surcharge through December and five percent for six months faces trouble. Democrats lack leadership, House Ways and Means begins deliberations, and extension may need tax reform concessions or a three month compromise instead of a full year. Byrnes notes political division and questions over repeal of the investment credit.
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Washington
House
Nixon
John W. Byrnes
R-Wis
Byrnes
Ways and Means Committee
Democratic
Charles A. Vanik
Ohio
Shelter from Tornado Southwest Corner Is A Dangerous Notion
Lawrence Kansas AP reports University of Kansas meteorology head Dr J R Eagleman warns that seeking shelter in the southwest corner is dangerous and may be a death trap Debunking old guidance from the Weather Bureau which says basements or interior rooms are safer in a tornado context and noting the northeast corner can be preferable in many houses
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Lawrence
Kan
Midwest
University of Kansas
J. R. Eagleman
Richard Garrett
Weather Bureau
Topeka
Eagleman
U.S. Public Health Service
Southwest
Garrett
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