Rivalry Prank Highlights Kansas State Kansas U Feud
Editorial recalls two interschool stunts between Kansas State and Kansas, including a midnight hilltop letter swap near Manhattan and a dramatic Allen Fieldhouse banner drop at Lawrence. The piece lauds the engineering slyness, notes KU won the game, and frames the acts as lasting rivalrous folklore.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
K-State
Yonder Hill
Big Allen
Lawrence
KSU
Kangas
Jayhawk Cagers
Garfield Graders Flip At Abstract Art Joke Page
Distaff Side reports a playful scene as Garfield graders mimic art and lunchroom humor. A Stanford study group seeks a new seventh to 12th grade math approach while a high school senior prepares a Capote inspired oral reading. A radio feature notes a 1960s tune titled Common Colds and Broken Hearts.
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Picasso
Stanford University
Johnson as Viet Nam salesman wows Congress and public
Drew Pearson reports LBJ dominates an off the record White House briefing, blasting critics Morse and Fulbright, praising Rusk and McNamara, and asserting cabinet loyalty. The piece notes free mail for Viet Nam GIs, Pepper’s Interama talk, Christmas 1964 bail aid by America's Conscience Fund, and fund backers from Truman to Farley.
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Washington
White House
Humphrey
LBJ
Johnson
McNamara
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Viet Nam
Morse
Fulbright
Chester Mize
Kansas Republican
USC
Kansas
America
Conscience Fund
Patricia McGauley
Laurel
Miss
Conscrence
Sammy Davis Jr
Harry Truman
Big Jim” Farley
Johnson’s juggling act with Vietnam policy and party unity
AP News analyzes President Johnson’s effort to wage war in Vietnam while shielding public support and party cohesion ahead of November elections. The piece notes internal Democratic splits, criticisms from Fulbright and Church, and cautious White House messaging via aides rather than direct address.
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James Marlow
Washington
Johnson
White House
Viet-Nam
Congress
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
House
Former Army Man Acquitted in Ammunition Theft Case
Former Army Sgt. Robert L. Gillaspie was acquitted by a U. S. District Court of charges that he received ammunition stolen from Ft. Carson Colorado. The trial tied into an alleged interstate theft ring with two other soldiers testifying they supplied Gillaspie from the base's training unit.
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Denver
Colo
Army
Robert L. Gillaspie
U. S
Ft. Carson
Gillaspie
Ft. Riley
Kan
Junction City
David W. Spencer
J. C. Carl V. Hawkins
Spencer
Hawkins
Richard Spriggs
Glaspie
Basketball draws larger crowds than other sports
The Garden City Telegram reports attendance dominance for basketball with millions of viewers annually while baseball lags behind. The note lists publication details for the Garden City paper, including address and rates, reflecting standard newspaper boilerplate.
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Garden City Telegram
Telegram Publishing Company
Garden City
Kansas
Marvin Smith
John Frazier
Associated Frees
Associated Press
Fable
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Truman Capote
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Wayne Morse
Oregon
William Fulbright
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Claude Pepper
Florida
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United States
North Miami
Pepper
Allright
Laurel, Miss
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Dominican Republic
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Clark
Pennsylvania
Frank Church
Idaho
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Jinney
Lane
Foot
Wichita
Greeley
Hamilton
Kearny
Grent
Haskell
Gray Counties
Eure Tnive
Harold Fonsler, Sr
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Goodyear
BUD
Mo Lim
Loproki Ant Tire
Suarantet
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Topeka, Kansas
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