Voters Ok Jaco Levy County Races Are Close
Neosho county voters approved a mill and a half county tax levy for the junior college and elected six Republicans and four Democrats in county and district races. Meeker was re elected county superintendent and Mrs Bar won the district court clerk post. Winners include Lowe Showalter Neely and Jeffrey among others with totals listed. county favored Johnson over Goldwater and approved state amendments on tax elimination and term limits. Chanute led support for the levy and turnout varied by precinct.
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Neosho County
Chanute
Candi Meeker
Eric
Betty Bar
Johnson
Goldwater
Avery
Wiles
Adel Throckmorton
Weather report covers Kansas rainfall and temps from Topeka area
Substantial rains swept across Kansas Tuesday night with a north south band 85 miles wide crossing Concordia Salina and Hutchinson. Oxford logged 3.20 inches while Lincoln and Pratt recorded 0.50 and 0.62 inches respectively. Highs expected 50 to 65 with lows 25 to 45 as showers continue tonight and easing westward.
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Topeka
Kansas
Concordia
Salina
Hutchinson
Oxford
Lincoln
Pratt
Weather Bureau
Traffic Fatality Log Details From Topeka 1964
Kansas traffic death log from Topeka records fatalities in the 24 hours ending 9 am Wednesday in November 1964. The list includes numbers and dates, reflecting state traffic incident tallies and comparable figures to prior periods.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wednes
Ferguson Edges Forsyth In Narrow Kansas Senate Race
Complete unofficial returns show Wade Ferguson, Democrat, ahead by 229 votes over incumbent Charles Forsyth, Republican, in the Neosho Wilson Labette district. Totals: Ferguson 12,342. Forsyth 12,113, with Forsyth carrying Neosho and Wilson counties but losing weight in Labette and Ferguson’s home county. Partial results also note Tom Van Sickle leading in Allen and Woodson counties for the 3rd district seat.
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Wade Ferguson
Charles Forsyth
Erie
Neosho-Wilson-Labette County
Senate
Ferguson
Forsyth
Neosho
Wilson Counties
Labette County
Wilson
Labette
Woodson
Allen
Anderson
Bourbon and Linn
Tom van Sickle
Fort Scott
A. L. Wolfe
Woodson County
Edwin Fublage
van Gustin
Toronto
Fublage
Gustin
Perrin D. McElroy Dies After Election Victory
Perrin D. McElroy Jackson County public administrator collapsed and died this morning after final victory in his fourth term bid. The 62 year old, who was totally blind, was pronounced dead at a hospital after winning re election easily Tuesday over Republican Ray Muller. He had faced opposition from several Democratic factions during the nomination process.
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Kansas City
Perrin D. McElroy
Jackson County
McElroy
Ray Muller
Truman cheers Johnson victory as commonsense triumph
Former President Harry S. Truman in Independence Missouri praised Lyndon B. Johnsons Tuesday election win calling it a victory for commonsense and expressing happiness with the result. Truman said he could not be happier with the outcome.
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Independence
Harry S. Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Commonsense
Truman
Goldwater Plans Washington Trip
Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater said he would fly to Washington on Friday to wrap up Senate business and personal affairs before a vacation. He told reporters he did not reveal his vacation destination and planned to return to Phoenix while keeping his Capitol apartment.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Barry Goldwater
Washington
Senate
Arizona
Phoenix
Capital
Smashing Victory for LBJ as Goldwater Concedes
Lyndon B. Johnson secured a landslide election win with a popular vote near 15 million. Republican Barry Goldwater conceded at noon after a tough night, calling for national unity as the country faced world affairs.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
America
Barry Goldwater
Area Counties Vote GOP Sweep In Three Counties
Republicans won most county offices in Allen Woodson and Wilson counties with notable contests for two county commissioners. Winners include Delmar Call sheriff, Francis Anderson clerk, Ruby Eisenbrandt treasurer, Elmer Duggan and Leo Smart commissioners. Democrats gained some seats in Wilson and Woodson.
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Wilson Counties
Delmar Call
LaHarpe
Call
Vernon McVey
Iola
Francis Anderson
Anderson
Clark Bowman
Kansas Governor and Congressmen Sweep for Republicans
Kansas voters backed Republican William H. Avery for governor and re elected four Republican Congress members. Johnson won nationwide but Kansas stayed in Republican hands, with Avery defeating Harry Wiles by over 30,000 votes and Goldwater carrying high income urban precincts while Johnson led in lower income areas.
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Harry G. Wiles
Kansas Corporation Commission
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Prohibition
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Wichita
GOP
George Romney
Michigan
Robert Taft Jr
Senate
Ohio
Sen
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Crawford Defeats Hospital Bond Proposal in Crawford County
Crawford county voters rejected a bond measure to raise 1,375,000 dollars for a county hospital in Pittsburg. With nearly complete returns, the proposal trailed 8,005 to 7,361.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Crawford County
Kansas approves two constitutional amendments in election
In Topeka, voters approved two Kansas constitutional amendments by wide margins. The first exempts household goods and personal property from the tangible tax, winning 211,909 yes to 107,881 no across 1,864 of 2,927 precincts. The second extends county sheriff tenure to more than two consecutive two year terms, passing 205,883 yes to 89,837 no in 1,863 precincts.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tribune Phone Help Dial After Six
If you cannot reach your Tribune phone, contact your carrier for assistance. If the carrier is unavailable, dial HE 1340 after 6 p.m. for help or updated service information.
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Tribune
Goldwater sends congratulations to Johnson after loss
Barry Goldwater wired congratulations to President Johnson after Johnson’s landslide victory. He said he would stay active in the Republican party, devote time to leading and strengthening the party, and remained optimistic about the conservative cause. He noted no bitterness and outlined areas for focus including Vietnam, Cuba, law and order, and the economy.
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Goldwater
Phoenix
Ariz
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Arizona
Republican Party
Viet Nam
Cuba
Congress
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha It's All Over But the Shouting
A found letter to Cha declares the end near, with the writer signaling finality as events unfold. The note frames an impending outcome and suggests a closing moment despite lingering attention.
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