One Man One Vote Applied At County Level
In Grand Rapids Michigan circuit judge Fred Sear ruled the Kent County Board of Supervisors must be reapportioned on a population only basis under the Supreme Court one man one vote standard. The decision marks the first county level application in the state and sets a reapportionment deadline.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
U.S. Supreme Court
Michigan
Fred \. Sear
Kent County Board of Supervisors
Kent County Board
Grand Rapids
Sears
Dorothy Straight Makes World Began Story at Party
New York ap report recalls six year old Dorothy Straight who wrote and illustrated How the World Began. The author's party featured ice cream and hats as Dorothy recalled mixing dolls and dollars from lost teeth. Parents Michael and Dorothy Straight praise her imagination and publishing interest.
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New York
Dorothy Straight
New York City
Dorothy
Michael Straight
Alexandria, Va
New Republic
God
Straight
Seventy Seven Men Safe After Freight Fire
Thirty seven men abandoned the burning freighter Globe Explorer in the Atlantic Ocean and were picked up by the rescue ship La Pintada from Panama City. All hands accounted for as the burning vessel looked to stay afloat 360 miles southeast of New York with 20,000 tons of coal aboard.
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New York
Atlantic Ocean
la Pintada
Panama City
Coast Guard
Globe Explorer
Traffic Fatalities Log From Topeka 1964 Update
Topeka records traffic death log through 9 am Saturday September 2, 1964. The AP summary lists daily totals for 94 hours ending 9 a.m. noting comparable figures from 1963. Data focuses on fatalities statewide with numeric tallies and date markers.
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Topeka
Kansas
Enrollment at Ottawa University reaches 796
Enrollment at Ottawa University reached 796 at the end of the regular session, an 11 percent rise from 712 a year earlier. New students total 354. Classes will begin Monday.
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Ottawa, Kan
Ottawa University
Prisoners In Shelter In Lavish Nassau Shelter Held Hostage
SOUTHAMPTON New York AP three masked gunmen chained Mrs Francis T Hunter Countess Bella Dimian and cook allena Begeac in a 26 room bomb shelter struck Thursday night taking jewelry valued between 5000 and 10000. They were freed by a maid. Hunter was away in New York City and had built the shelter two years ago in zebra stripe style.
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Southampton
N.Y
Francis T. Hunter
Bella Dimian
Allena Begeac
Hunter
New York City
Ethel's Skirts Brush Area of Bermuda
Bermuda braces for 95 mph winds from Hurricane Ethel as Bermuda and coastal areas expect dangerous winds heavy surf and rains. Forecasters place Ethel near 165 miles southwest of Bermuda moving northeast. Florida faces Dora aftermath with federal aid pledged and Beach erosion measured at 25 million cubic yards.
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Ethel
Bermuda
Miami
Fla
U.S
mid-Atlantic
Charleston
D.C
Georgia
Florida
Florida Civil Defense
Col
H. W. Tarkington
Johnson
Army Corps of Engineers
Dora
University of Florida
Color and Gaiety In Second Day Hero Of Mexican Fiesta
The second day of the Mexican Fiesta at Santa Fe Park features a 7 pm program of traditional songs and dances. Marcia Fernandez of Parsons was crowned fiesta queen by Mayor W. J. Althaber. Attendance was 2000 to 3000 due to damp grounds and chilly air. A downtown sidewalk sale and heavy traffic preceded a public dance with Chris Sandoval and his band from Laredo providing music.
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Santa Fe Park
Marcia Fernandez
Parsons
W. J
Chris Sandoval
Laredo, Tex
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha From a Sports Fan
A humorous pasted note describes how a once lively sports fan has become sedentary and exhausted by hours of television viewing. The writer characterizes the fan’s change in appearance and habits, ending with a dismissive sign off.
Only garbage man with a master's degree earns public notice
Augustus F. Jones, 64, a Massachusetts sociology professor by training, spends nine months a year teaching at Dean Junior College in Franklin and the rest collecting waste on Littlejohn's and Cousins islands in Maine. Harvard and Boston University credentials frame his view that physical and mental labor sustain society.
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Yarmouth
Maine
Augustus F. Jones
Littlejohn’s
Cousins
Dean Junior College
Franklin
Mass
Jones
Harvard College
Boston University
Brakes Lock On LBJ's Jet
President Johnson narrowly avoided a return ride to Washington after Hurricane Dora struck coastal areas. At Glynco Naval Air Station the giant jet’s brakes locked and Air Force One wouldn’t move despite full throttle. The plane finally lurched forward and took off normally.
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Brunswick
Johnson
Washington
Glynco Naval Air Station
Here
Air Force One
President Johnson
Encephalitis cases double 1963 tolls across states
The U S Public Health Service reports encephalitis cases more than double 1963 levels with 2700 cases so far this year. Major outbreaks occur in Houston and Plainview Texas with scattered cases in Illinois Colorado and Kentucky. The illness inflames or irritates the brain.
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Atlanta
U.S. Public Health Service
Houston
Plainview
Tex
Illinois
Colorado
Kentucky
Seven New Vocational Schools Open in Kansas
Seven new vocational technical education schools opened in Kansas this fall with 2,573 students enrolled. Late enrolments are still accepted in underfilled classes. The program, authorized by the 1963 legislature, serves high school students, recent graduates, and soon adults, with sites in Goodland Beloit Topeka Emporia Dodge City Coffeyville Hutchinson Newton and McPherson and a Salina school planned for next year.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Board For Vocational Education
Goodland
Beloit
Emporia
Dodge City
Coffey
Ville
Hutchinson
Newton
McPherson
Salina
Weather notes indicate cool spell with warm Sunday
Area forecast calls for generally fair weather through Sunday with cooler nights and a warming trend Sunday. Highs today 65 to 70, tonight 50s, Sunday highs in the 70s. Western Kansas may see more clouds while eastern areas stay mostly fair. Friday temperatures ranged from 57 to 76 with lows 48 to 54 and light showers nearby.
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Topeka
Kansas
Prospect
the Weather Bureau
Garden City
Abilene
Goodland
Pittsburg
Juries Award $12,000 in Car Truck Collision Cases
Erie judgments totaling 12000 were returned by a district court jury. Plaintiffs were Mrs Letha Ellis and minor James L Conkling through Mrs Ellis as next friend. Defendants were Johnnie C Quinn Jr and Max Parrish. Pet Milk Co. dismissed for lack of agency link. Accident occurred near the Ellis home southwest of Chanute. Jury deliberated about two hours, verdict at 8.
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Erie
Letha Ellis
James L. Conkling
Ellis
Friend
Pet Milk Co
Quinn
Chanute
Parrish
Iola
Ellis Home
Avery Starts Campaign in Kansas Governor Race
Rep. Bill Avery Republican nominee for governor opened his campaign at a Lyon County Republican Women’s Club event in Emporia. He attacked national leaders and urged Kansas to back Barry Goldwater while urging tax relief and increased state aid to education, stressing jobs for youth and school funding as top priorities.
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Emporia
Kan
Bill Avery
Barry Goldwater
Avery
Kansas
Lyon County
Republican Women's Club
Britain Strikes Indonesian Paratroopers Near Kuala Lumpur
British Hunter jets attacked Indonesian paratroopers south of Kuala Lumpur in a second day of raids aimed at dislodging them from Libis 105 miles southeast of the city. Malaysian and British troops expect many captures or deaths as operations intensify. Bloodhound missiles in Singapore are activated for defensive support.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Britain
Indonesia
Libis
Hunter
Singapore
Defense Ministry
Youth Pleads Guilty To Petty Larceny
Glen Bercaw, 16, of 907 S Highland pleaded guilty in city court to petty larceny. He received 30 days in county jail and a one year parole. He was linked to taking several cartons of beer from Anderson Grocery at 301 S Highland last Friday night after breaking a window to reach the beer. A 14 year old boy was present but did not participate.
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Glen Bercaw
S. Highland
Anderson Grocery
That Woman's Back Again Still Loud and Off Key
At Mar Vista Baptist Church pastor Wayne Eurich says Betty Chapman 42 violated a court injunction by attending six Sunday and three evening services. Chapman's attorney seeks dismissal, claiming improper service and ongoing appeal. Case continued to Sept 21.
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Los Angeles
Mar Vista Baptist Church
Betty Chapman
Eurich
Chapman
Girl Leads Child Gang in Huntington NY
Police break up a child burglar gang led by a 12 year old girl in Huntington. Eleven youths, aged 12 to 15 from well to do homes, are accused of shoplifting looting homes and destroying property for petty cash and “kicks.” Cash was used for phonograph records radios soda and candy. The group also smashed mailboxes windows and fences.
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Huntington
N.Y
Suffolk County
Pending 39 Years Charge Is Dropped
George Wertz a 74 year old man housed since 1925 on a Delavan farm murder charge has had the case dropped in district court. Morris County Attorney Lee Johnson cited Wertz age and the death of most witnesses as reasons the charge was dismissed.
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Council Grove
Kan
George Wertz
Henry Huff
Delavan
State Hospital
Wertz
Lee Johnson
Morris County
Train Falls Over in New Mexico Hospitalizes Sixteen
A Santa Fe passenger train named the El Pasoan derailed Friday night near Engle New Mexico after the engineer walked ahead to inspect rain soaked trackbed. About 75 passengers were aboard when ballast washed away under the track and the eastbound train toppled onto its side. Nine of the injured were described as having rather severe injuries.
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Engle
N.M
Santa Fe
el Pasoan
Albuquerque
el Paso
Tex
Probe Child Maiming Report Under Investigation
Police yesterday received a report of child maiming involving a 5 year old boy whose ears and leg allegedly were cut by his step father. The case is under investigation and officials say marital difficulties are involved.
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