Kennedy on risks and crowds before his death
In a late night aside during a campaign flight, Robert F. Kennedy spoke of fatalism and fear, saying there is no sense worrying about crowds or threats. He asserted openness in a future presidency, preferring open cars to armored limousines, while admitting concern for his family. The remarks emerge after his fatal shooting.
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John F. Kennedy
Dean Markham
A ‘Ther King Jr
Robert Kennedy
Johnson
Bobby Kennedy
Kennedy
Salinger
Ethel
Fof
Stephen Smith
Patricia Lawford
Frank Mankiewicz
Robert Francis Kennedy
Mankiewicz
Weather forecast for Garden City area shows warm humidity and wind
Partly cloudy and warm with humid southerly winds 20 tonight. Lows in the lower 60s. Friday remains warm and windy then cools slightly with a slight chance of a thundershower. South winds shift to north with highs in the low 80s and precipitation probability about 29 percent. sunrise 6 22, sunset 9 03.
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Erly
Garden City
Wit and wisdom from William Allen White collected notes
Excerpts from writings of William Allen White edited by Clyde Reed, including 1905 editor’s liquor rumor rebuttal and a 1931 relief ball anecdote about Lawrence Tibbett. Also a 1925 Kansas school chapel prayer in a football pregame litany, reflecting era humor and rhetoric.
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William Allen White
Emporia Gazette
Clyde Reed
The
Parsons Sun
White
Gazette
Baltimore
Kansas
Finney County Wins Traffic Safety Plaque in 1967
Finney County received a bronze plaque as the first place in Kansas Traffic Program 1967 for Class C counties. Sheriff Kenneth Wicks accepted the award in Topeka from Gov. Robert Docking. Meade also led in Class E, while Kearny tied for second with Jewell in Class E, and Stevens took third. Several counties earned special no-traffic-death awards including Greeley Hodgeman Lane.
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Finney County
Kansas
Kenneth Wicks
Topeka
Robert Docking
Kansas County
Meade
Kearny County
Jewell County
Stevens County
Greeley
Hodgeman
Lane
Garden City
Emporia
Liberal
Ulysses
Cimarron
Dighton
Sunday Set For Mourning
Washington AP reports President Johnson announced a national day of mourning for Senator Robert F. Kennedy. A proclamation calls on Americans to observe the day and fly federal flags at half staff until Kennedy's burial. Kansas traffic death log notes 24 hours to 9 am Thursday and June figures, with a 1968 total of 253 and 1967 at 258.
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Washington
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
America
Kennedy
Topeka
Kansas
1967 Farm Income Drops From Cost Price Struggle
Southwest Kansas farmers faced a $43 186 average gross income on 428 farms in 1967 down 4 percent per farm while net income fell 29 percent and operator salaries averaged about 10 dollars a day. Wheat prices fell about 30 cents a bushel, grain sorghum yields dropped, cattle prices slid, and costs rose, with fertilizer up 17 percent and seed expenses up 46 percent.
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Southwest Kansas
Farm Management Assn. No. 3
Kansas State University
John F. Smercick
Greensburg
Smerchck
Funeral Set For Saturday
Los Angeles AP report on Senator Robert F. Kennedy dying after an assassination. Details include the planned flight to New York, wake in St Patrick's Cathedral, Requiem Mass, and burial at Arlington Hilltop next to John F. Kennedy. Sirhan Sirhan jailed awaiting trial as nation mourns.
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Joseph E. Mohbat
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
New York
Arlington National Cemetery
John F. Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
New York City
Salinger
Arlington
Potomac River
Washington
John Kennedy
Good Samaritan Hospital
Johnson
California
Mankiewicz
Air Force
Edward
Martin Luther King
U.S. Senate
Department of Justice
Election Year Turns Fatal Corner in Democratic Race
The death of Senator Robert F. Kennedy reshapes the 1968 Democratic nomination contest. With Kennedy gone, Humphrey faces an uneven race against Senator Eugene McCarthy as primary battles and delegate battles shift to nonprimary states, caucuses, and upcoming contests in Illinois and New York. Humphrey maintains a delegate lead but lacks a locked convention position, while McCarthy and Kennedy supporters reassess strategy and seek influence among party leaders and labor unions.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
New York
Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Kennedy
McCarthy
Illinois
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
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