Kansas City to lease scattered public housing units
The Kansas City Housing Authority begins a new program leasing and refurbishing 200 units across ordinary neighborhoods to house the elderly and young families, aiming for 150 single family homes and 50 multiunit dwellings. Leases prohibit discrimination, and rents may range from 80 to 200 dollars monthly.
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Charles Hammer
Star
Kansas City Housing Authority
L. A
Daugherty
Federal Housing Administration
Kansas City
Authority
Independence Avenue
Forty-fifth Street
Troost Avenue
Secretaries Association weighs admitting men to membership
The National Secretaries Association considers allowing men into its ranks. Historically men performed clerical work, a period labeled the Dark Ages.
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National Secretaries Association
Illinois House Backs 30 Million Atom Smasher Site
The Illinois House approved spending 30 million dollars for 6 800 acres to host a federal atom smasher in Springfield amid warnings of buying an empty lot. About a half dozen Negro representatives backed the bill after threatening to oppose without an open occupancy law. Rep. Cornell Davis urged action to avoid losing the Weston site.
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Chicago Daily News
Springfield
Ill
Illinois House
Illinois
Cornell Davis
Chicago
Weston
Posters in Detroit teased with Unite or Perish and Black Guard
Detroit police investigate printed posters seen in multiple Black neighborhoods. The flier features the phrases Unite or perish and Join the Black Guard, showing a black arm with broken shackles and a machine gun. Police say they do not know the Black Guard.
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Detroit
Black Guard
Viet Nam War Deaths Rise For Americans In Week
U S headquarters reports 181 American KIA last week up from 148 the prior week while American wounded total 957 down from 1 031 A Marine push in northwest South Vietnam accompanies ongoing hill battles as casualties rise on both sides South Vietnamese losses listed as 76 killed and 13 missing in action reflecting a sharp drop from the prior week Continued on Page 2.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U. S
South Vietnam
Three Hills
Legal Footwork Allows Accused Man to Avoid Trial
A Kansas City drug thief and armed robber named James Holmes has dodged trial for nearly two years after a 1965 pharmacy hold up. He faced charges in Jackson County and has used legal maneuvers including a legislative continuance arranged with Senator Edgar Keating to delay proceedings. Holmes’s lengthy FBI rap sheet and multiple arrests abroad his initial crime show a persistent pattern of narcotics possession and robbery.
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Polsky
Eer
St. Louis
Ics
Marshall
James Holmes
FBI
Holmes
Louis Wagner
Wagner
Jackson County
Edgar J. Keating
Keating
Hill 881 North fights as Saigon drives toward Laotian border
U S Marines pressed up Hill 881 North in a 11 day drive for high ground near Laos with 900 reported casualties including 157 killed. Enemy deaths total 506 confirmed with 610 believed killed as artillery and airstrikes pound positions. Elsewhere two Viet Cong battalions attacked Lang Vei, killing 28 and injuring nine, while Hoa Lac MiG base south of Hanoi faced repeated air strikes destroying several MiGs.
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Saigon
U. S
North Vietnam
U. S. Army
Lang Vei
Green Beret
South Vietnam
Hoa Lac
Hanoi
da Nang
Mekong Delta
Johnson proposes mediation plan to avert rail strike
President Johnson asks Congress to approve a 90 day voluntary settlement process with a 2 year binding period if no agreement is reached. A five member public board would oversee mediation and hearings to push a general wage increase package for 137000 workers plus supplemental raises for skilled workers.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
White House
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Unionist receives life term for union leader killing
Ben Rasnick was given a life sentence by the same jury that found him guilty of the shotgun killing of Lloyd Green AFL CIO painters union leader in Hayward California. Deputy DA Clayton de Vega sought the death penalty and Judge Redmond Staats will deliver the formal sentence.
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Oakland
Calif
Ben Rasnick
Lloyd Green
Aflcio
Hayward
Clayton de Vega
Redmond Staats
Rasnick
Youth Arrest Follows Fire Set in Manual Area
A 15 year old youth was arrested after a series of arson fires in the Manual urban renewal area in Kansas City. Firefighters responded to 1624 Virginia avenue where a helper noticed a suspect entering the building. Off duty fireman Clarence Hickman identified the youth, who stood near the burning structure as police arrived. Fire crews contained the blaze as investigators noted the pattern of staged trash and furniture fires in the area. No chemicals were used and the suspect was taken to police headquarters for questioning.
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Bart Everett
The
Star
Kansas City
Manual
Virginia Avenue
Troost Avenue
Paseo
Clarence Hickman
No. 10
Seventeenth Street
Hickman
Virginia
1624
John Logan
District 102
Missouri House OKs toll road study authority for Hearnes plan
Jefferson City AP report says the House approved a House Senate conference committee report by 104 to 54, authorizing studies on toll roads for Missouri. Gov. Hearnes favored routes from Kansas City to Arkansas, southeast toward the bootheel and northeast toward Chicago, though no feasibility studies exist yet.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Warren E. Hearnes
House
Ruben Schapeler
Butler
House Roads and Highways
State Highway Commission
Hearnes
Kansas City
Arkansas Line
Bootheel
Chicago
Johnson Extends Appeal Window for Selective Service
President Johnson signed an executive order lengthening the appeal period for draft classifications from 10 to 30 days. The change applies to appeals to local or state boards and to the National Appeal board, aiming to ensure notices reach timely and allow proper review.
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Johnson
Washington
National Selective Service Appeal Board
Weather A Little Warmer For Kansas City Area
Mostly cloudy and cool tonight then partly cloudy and a bit warmer tomorrow. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph veering southeast. Rain chance 10 percent. Low tonight in the lower 40s high tomorrow near 60. Unofficial readings show humidity around 86 percent at 6 am and 77 percent at 1 pm. Barometer 30.21 to 30.28 inches. No precipitation in last 24 hours. River 5.6 feet. Lake of the Ozarks 3.6 feet below full.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Lake of the Ozarks
Derby Draws Set for 93rd Run in Louisville
Kentucky Derby entry box shapes the field for Saturday’s 93rd running in Louisville as fans watch the lineup take form. Also noted is a front page column by Joe McGuff on stadium design and a Dartmouth apology to George C. Wallace after hecklers disrupted his Alabama speech at Dartmouth College.
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Louisville
Charles Deaton
Denver
Jackson County
Deaton
Joe McGuff
The
Star
Sporting Comment
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Dartmouth College
Kansas City Declared Port of Origin for Air Cargo
Kansas City today was designated a port of origin for export shipments of air cargo. The change allows shipments bound for foreign destinations to be cleared here and loaded on domestic flights for transfer to international flights. Port director D M Yates said transactions could rise from about 75–80 per month to 150–200, with Trans World Airlines and Braniff International expanding foreign shipments. A 1:30 pm meeting at the customs office will brief domestic carriers on the new designation.
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Kansas City
D. M. Yates
Europe
South America
Mexico
Chicago
Yates
Trans World Airlines
Customs Office
Braniff International
Municipal Air Terminal
Customs
Federal Office
Port of Origin
Mid-Continent International Airport
Federal
East Twelfth Street
Eisenhower hints at personal GOP pick after Palm Desert trip
Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower said he may have a personal choice for the Republican presidential nomination but in early stage. He and Mrs. Eisenhower spoke in a cheerful mood during their return from a four month Palm Desert vacation en route to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Harrisburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dominican Dictator’s Daughter Denied U.S. Visa for Medical Care
Maria Trujillo de Leon Estevez, daughter of Rafael Trujillo, has been refused a U S visa to seek medical treatment in the United States. The State Department said the request was rejected but gave no कारण for the denial.
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Washington
Maria Trujillo de Leon Estevez
Rafael Trujillo
Dominican Republic
United States
State Department
House Blocks 2-for-1 Trade Of Holidays
Missouri House rejects a two for one holiday swap proposed by the Senate. Lincoln Jefferson holidays would be kept. Truman birthday could move to May 8. Senate warned of costs, House seeks conference. Gov Hearnes plan to sign by Monday in Independence in doubt as session ends for weekend.
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The
Star
Jefferson City
Missouri House
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Harry S. Truman
House
Senate
Lincoln
Jefferson
Truman
Warren E. Hearnes
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