Nixon picks Agnew as mate in Kansas city primary tone
Amid a Kansas primary finish the Nixon campaign claims victory as Republicans dominate. Local residents joke about campaign signs as a housewife and husband duel on party labels while a student from Northern State College composes a piece related to a film. Weather and travel notes mention HemisFair tours and a mix of local gossip.
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James Nelson
Lyle Nelson
Pershing
Jim
Northern State College
Aberdeen
S. D
Budget OKed for Garden City Junior College
Trustees approved a 658000 general operations budget for Garden City Community Junior College with a 7.98 mill levy 4.95 for operations and 3.03 for bond and interest A .98 mill rise in general funds and 1.03 in bond and interest mark the new totals The budget was trimmed from 730000 and stays within the state five mill ceiling A bus purchase over 500 funds transport to campus tours and fall activities The new campus includes a vocational technical wing a cosmetology shop irrigation technology and a dormitory student union complex with 40 boys 20 girls currently signed up and room for more Students move in the Labor Day weekend and meals begin the day after The college plans to water parts of the campus with a new irrigation well
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Garden City Community Junior College
David Heinemann
Ingalla Unified
Garden City
L. C. Crouch
Ike's Progress Pleases Doctors
Army doctors reported continued progress in former President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s recovery after his latest major heart attack. They noted he slept well at Walter Reed and remain stable, with optimism despite irregular heart activity. Nixon’s presidential nomination was reported to him during the night as he rested and received updates from his son.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Nixon
John
Miami Beach
Rank and File Favor Humphrey in Gallup Poll
Gallup poll shows 53 percent of rank and file Democrats favor Hubert Humphrey for the Democratic nomination while McCarthy has 29 percent. Independents back McCarthy 58 to 42 percent. Humphrey leads with older Midwest, South, and East Democrats. McCarthy stronger with young, college-educated West voters. Also notes party age, education, and regional shifts. Kansas traffic death log for Aug and 1968 figures listed.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. Mearthy
McCarthy
Gallup
Humphrey
Minnesota
Midwest
Heat keeps Kansas under sizzling skies this week
Topeka AP reports hot and humid conditions with upper 90s to above 100 in many areas. Thundershowers possible tonight and Friday, mainly in north and east Kansas. Hutchinson hit 106 statewide, others above 100 while Leavenworth and Topeka saw 94. Morning lows ranged from 6 to 80 across towns.
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Amperin
Garden City
Goodland
Hill City
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Salina
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Wichita
Hutchinson
Kansas
Leavenworth
Nixon picks Agnew as running mate in surprise
Richard M. Nixon, winner of the Republican presidential nomination, selected Spiro T. Agnew of Maryland as his running mate after a thorough process with party leaders. The announcement, delivered at a noon news conference, highlighted Agnew’s background as Maryland governor and his fit to campaign nationwide while addressing urban issues. Nixon had previously defeated Nelson Rockefeller for the nomination and faced a tumultuous convention process before naming Agnew.
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Fla
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
New 66
New York
Nixon
Barry Goldwater
California
Dick Nixon
Joseph Boyd
Leslie Slate
Fila
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Agnew
Ronald Reagan
Herbert G. Klein
Absentees Not Expected To Dent Harman Victory
In Kansas the Republican gubernatorial primary narrowed to a 4 44 vote margin as Rick Harman a political newcomer, defeated Lt. Gov. John Crutcher 192 356 to 127 908. Absentee ballots due today unlikely to alter Harman lead. Dem nomination for Senate also tight with Robinson 58 548 over Logan 51 399. Dole routed Avery for the GOP Senate nomination. Other races include Sibelius for Congress, George for 3rd district Dems, Conard for lieutenant governor, Frizzell for attorney general, and Muth defeating Rome in the Dem primary.
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John Crutcher
Raymond J. van Skiver
Harman
U.S. Senate
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James K. Logan
Robinson
Bob Dole
Dole
William H. Avery
Senate
Dele
Congress
Avery
Keith Sibelius
GOP
George Meeker
U.S
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Larry Winn
House
John Conard
Muth
Kansas
Troop views split on Nixon as 1968 race nears
AP interviewing U S troops in Vietnam show a near even split over Nixon as the Republican nominee. Some favor Nixon citing experience and foreign affairs knowledge, others prefer Rockefeller or doubt Nixon can win, with several undecided and noting running mate choice could sway votes.
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Nev
Johnson
Roberts
Nixon
John Front
Britton
Britton, 8.D
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