Barry Goldwater Launches Campaign With GOP Nomination
SAN FRANCISCO AP Barry Goldwater opened his presidential bid at the Cow Palace with the line extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. He urged delegates to keep power in the hands of the people and warned against collectivism and communism. He received his strongest cheers as he denounced extremist elements within the party.
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San Francisco
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Republican Party
Goldwater
Tion
Cow Palace
Nate
Rogers
Washington
Harry Dunn
Hutchinson
Dunn
Bill Frndlay
Crestline
Kansas
C. Y. Semple
Baxter Springs
William E. Miller
New York
Miller
America
GOP National Committee
Dean Burch
Goldwater Miller ticket hailed popular in Kansas
Kansas delegates at the Republican convention express strong support for Goldwater Miller. Key figures including Duane McGill Sam Mellinger and James Woodson state Kansans favor the ticket and expect a vigorous campaign across the state with party unity and active volunteers.
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Kansas
Goldwater
Miller
Mellinger
James E. Woodson
Topeka
One-Armed Anglers Aided By Gadget to Bait Hooks
At Lake Afton near Wichita stroke victims Ben Standisfer Jesse L Moore Er rol Barnes and Harry Brooks demonstrated one armed fishing aid devices. Sedgwick County Heart Association director Russell Hyatt organized the effort with nurse Maurine Palin. The invention uses a wood slotted rod to hold hooks for baiting, enabling participation despite paralysis. Palin also created a potato board and a coat hook device to help dress and peel.
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Wichita
Lake Afton
Ben Standisfer
Jesse L. Moore
Errol Barnes
Harry Brooks
Sedgwick County Heart Association
Russell Hyatt
Maurine Palin
Electric Rates Are Reduced to PeKa
Kansas Power and Light Co filed with the Kansas Corporation Commission to cut electric rates by 413000 dollars a year. This would be the second reduction this year, lifting total annual savings for customers to over 1.4 million dollars. The earlier cut was approved in February. The new plan would apply to usage from next month with adjusted bills by September 1. Customer savings vary by electricity consumed.
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PEKA
Kansas Power and Light Co
Kansas Corporation Commission
Balfour
Jeffrey
Clever Man Sentenced
Robert H. Clay 27 of St. Louis was sentenced to three years in prison on forgery charges linked to a Tulsa bank robbery scheme to obtain about $10,000. Judge Raymond W. Graham called the plan ingenious and noted Clay might have succeeded in legitimate business. Clay was arrested March 20 after cashing fake cashier's checks at ten Tulsa banks. One depositor took $1,000 in cash, with the rest credited to existing $25 accounts. Robert Scholtes of St. Louis remains sought on charges. Clay had $500 when arrested leaving the tenth bank.
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Tulsa
Okla
Robert H. Clay
St. Louis
Dist
Raymond W. Graham
Clay
Robert Scholtes
Rainmaker vows rainfall for Hastings water supply
Hastings Oklahoma, a town of about 200, relies on near dry farm ponds for water. John Miller of Oklahoma City claims four rainmaking machines and promises to produce three inches of rain by Monday over Hastings Lake’s watershed to earn 400 dollars.
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Hastings
Okla
John Miller
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Hastings Lake
Weather Outlook Hottest Reach 100 Degrees Across Kansas
AP reports hot humid conditions persist through Saturday with western and northern areas possibly seeing some relief from showers. Afternoon highs today should range from 95 to 100 degrees across most of Kansas while tonight's lows hover in the 70s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Development Fund Plan Takes Shape in Kansas
Four sub committees named by the Kansas Chamber of Commerce to organize a statewide development corporation. They will select incorporators draft by laws plan stock subscriptions and suggest legislation. Chairman W C Hartley says the plan aims to help industry obtain equity capital through private channels to expand and create jobs.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
State Chamber of Commerce
W. C. Hartley
Paola
U N Group Given Soviet Space Notes At UN
The Soviet Union provided the U.N. Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space with a 30 page summary of its space research. The panel meets Oct 26 at the U.N. to draft a report for the General Assembly opening Nov 10. Negotiations include legal guidelines for space activity and broader international cooperation.
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Milton Besser
United Nations, N.Y
Soviet Union
U.N. Committee On Peaceful
U.N
General Assembly
United Nations
U.N. Space Committee
Geneva
Chicago Jury convicts topless bathing case in beach trial
Miss Toni Lee Shelly, 19, found guilty of indecent exposure by a Chicago Municipal Court jury after 32 hours of deliberation. Sentencing postponed for motion for new trial. Maximum penalty is 200 dollars and one year in jail. Bournemouth club editorial defends nudism, denounces topless wear as indecent.
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Chicago
Toni Lee Shelly
Bournemouth
England
API
Britain
Bournemouth and East Dorset
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka Kansas
Kansas traffic death log for 24 hours ending 9 am today lists 2 fatalities for July 25, 1964, and 301 for the comparable 1963 period, with one previously unreported death included.
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Topeka
Kansas
Glendale housewife reveals Harding paternity after 20 years
Elizabeth Ann Christian Blaesing, a Glendale mother of three, claims Warren G Harding is her father, a secret kept since 1919. She learned of her lineage from birth and adoption records, while Nan Britton and an Evanston, Illinois connection are noted in the tale.
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Glendale
Calif
Warren Gamaliel Harding
United States
Henry E. Blaesing
Nan Britton
Harding
James Phillips
Marion
Ohio
Britton
Los Angeles Herald Examiner
Elizabeth Ann
Chicago
Elizabeth
Scott Willits
Trio Named Outstanding Young Men of America Selections
Three Chanute men Dr. Dwight Blackwood Ray Zumalt and Rev. Richard Worley Jr were chosen for the 1965 Outstanding Young Men of America by a 13 member National Board of Editors The Chanute JayCee chapter nominated them earlier this year The book profiles about 10 000 outstanding young men with past winners including John F Kennedy Nelson Rockefeller Dr Tom Dooley and Henry Ford III Publication is expected around January 15 1969.
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Chanute
Dwight Blackwood
Ray Zumalt
Richard Worley, Jr
Chanute JayCee
Jay Dees
America
John F. Kennedy
Nelson Rockefeller
Tom Dooley
Henry Ford
III
Intercepted Letter About Chicago Topless Bathing Suit Trial
An intercepted letter references a jury of eight women and four men deliberating for 32 hours in a Chicago topless bathing suit trial. The writer notes a surprised bachelor who wagers on a hung jury, hinting at recording would be funny.
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Chicago
Sheppard spared new freedom days in Ohio
Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, 40, freed on habeas corpus after nine years for his wife slaying, stayed at a Columbus motel as US marshals declined to arrest him without an order. A stay by Judge Lester L. Cecil delays return to prison while appeals process, with hearings possible mid next week in Cincinnati. He enjoyed pool time, room meals, and time with relatives and his fiancée.
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Columbus, Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
United States
Sheppard
Columbus
Lester L. Cecil
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Cecil
Ohio
Amend
US Sixth District Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Marilyn
Old Horse Charley Popular in GSA Sale
Charley a 25 year old Army horse gains popularity ahead of a General Services Administration sale at 1 30 p m bids opened. Harry Montgomery publisher of Junction City Union plans to bid to donate Charley to Ft Riley Kan. Students at School of the Ozarks Branson Mo seek him as donor. Charley formerly at Ft Leavenworth transferred to U S Medical Center Springfield Mo 22 years ago and is now declared surplus.
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Harry Montgomery
Junction City
Kan
Charley
GSA
Ft. Leavenworth
U.S. Medical Center
Springfild
Boy Scouts Swap Sell Trade At Valley Forge Jamboree
At Valley Forge 1950 sixth national jamboree 52 000 scouts and leaders gather as 1 800 flags signal opening. Skipper Netherly of Junction Texas hawks deer hides for 10 dollars and knives for five. Trading tents brim with neckerchiefs patches shells rocks and odd souvenirss as scouts from all states and 44 foreign countries arrive.
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Valley Forge
Skipper Netherly
Junction
Tex
Green Hills
Joseph A. Brunton Jr
America
Baggate
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Pete) McGill
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Manhattan
Vernon Williams
Goldwater - Miller
Sedgwick County
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Highland
Ist
Ist Street
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Tribune
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