Erie Journal Highlights Local Happenings and Travel
Erie notes an emergency for seventh grader David Gorman following appendectomy and reports Mrs. Willa Yockey handling Erie correspondence for ten days. It covers travel plans of local residents including Milwaukee convention attendance, family visits, and birthdays as Dr. James Rowland observes a birthday.
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Erie
David Gorman
Mike Gorman
Labette County Medical Center
Harold Rowland
Milwaukee
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Rowland
Kansas employment rises in mid June amid seasonal farm boost
Kansas employment climbed to 833000 in mid June, up 37100 from May and 7900 from a year earlier, driven mainly by seasonal farm jobs. Factory workweeks lengthened to about 42.1 hours, with average earnings near 2.62 per hour and weekly earnings around 110.44. Nonfarm payrolls dipped slightly from May to mid June, though still higher than June 1963. Local family notices mention visits from relatives in Oklahoma.
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Topeka (Ap
Kansas
M. W. Buffon
Buffon
Two Students Dead in Al Azhar University Clash
In Cairo a dormitory brawl between Chad faction supporters left two students dead and sixteen wounded as about 100 students were involved. Police say the dispute split along loyalty to the ruling party versus the opposition at Al Azhar University.
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Cairo
Chad
al Azhar University
House backs national wilderness system with near unanimous vote
The House approved a bill to create a national wilderness preservation system by 373 to 1, protecting at least 9.2 million acres from most commercial use, with 5 million more possible as primitive lands. livestock grazing, mining, and prospecting are allowed in designated areas. In Laos, the U.S. pressed for Communist withdrawal as a condition for a new international conference, while Dean Burch named John E. Grenier GOP executive director and William Warner takes on campaign chair duties for Miller.
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House
Senate
Joe Pool
D-Tex
United States
Dean Rusk
Georgi M. Kornienko
State Department
U.S
John E. Grenier
Birmingham
Alabama
William S. Warner
Republican National Committee
Grenier
GOP
Dean Burch
Warner
Rep
William E. Miller
Hutchinson Postmaster Dies at Training Conference
Ernest R. Dicks age 61, Hutchinson postmaster, collapsed and died while attending a regional training conference in Great Bend. His widow and two daughters survive.
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Great Bend
Kan
Ernest R. Dicks
Hutchinson
Opposition Urges To Goldwater
Jules Doty, Democratic hopeful for Kansas governor, urged active opposition to Goldwater supporters at a rally in Overland Park. He said Kansans are tired of a four year vacuum in the governor’s office and that electing stand on the issues candidates is needed, claiming he is the only candidate speaking plainly.
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Overland Park, Kan
Jules V. Doty
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Doty
Kansas
Fire damages Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco
A cigarette left burning in a sixth floor room likely started a fire at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel. Fire Chief William Murray said the blaze caused about $75,000 in damage and was confined to three rooms after more than 110 firefighters from 24 companies battled the flames. Seven people suffered smoke inhalation.
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San Francisco
Sir Francis Drake
William Murray
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