Statewide voter registration urged by Kansas clerks
Delbert Mathia leads a Kansas County Clerks Association push for statewide voter registration and a comprehensive study of election laws. The proposal asks counties to require registration, with township plans for larger populations if statewide reform fails. Observers call for uniform return publication rules across counties.
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Topeka
Kansas County Clerks Association
Kansas Legislative Council
Delbert Mathia
Douglas County
Kansas County Clerk’s Association
County Clerks
Janice Huggins
Miami County
Vera Mercer
Labette County
Burris Lurber
Wilson County
Mathia
Sedgwick
Johnson
Shawnee
Willard Cook
Johnson County
Faith Cited By Carlson At Mayor's Prayer Breakfast
Sen Frank Carlson addressed 200 attendees at Leavenworth Kansas fourth annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast urging faith in God and community. He warned progress brings moral challenges describing a "blanket of sin" and urged personal and group reform citing a former ambassador who valued schools and churches over military power.
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Leavenworth, Kan
Frank Carlson
Kan
Carlson
Washington
Court of St. James
Two Vehicle Crashes Damage City Streets Thursday Afternoon
Two accidents occurred Thursday afternoon causing about 815 in damage. Shirley A. Gross 35 of 1415 W 2nd St Terr collided with Kenneth G. Kempter 42 of 908 Rockledge Rd in the 600 block of Vermont Street causing 265 in vehicle damage. Kenneth L. Weeks 32 of 1146 N Y St collided with Phillip T. Woods 19 of Kansas City Kan at 3rd and Me Sts causing 550 in damage. Woods sustained minor injuries not requiring treatment.
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Shirley A. Gross
W. 2Nd St. Terr
Kenneth G. Kempter
Rockledge Rd
Vermont Street
Kempter
Kenneth L. Weeks
N.Y. St
Phillip T. Woods
Kansas City
Kan
3Rd and
Me. Sts
Woods
Weeks
U S Cavalry Reaches 438 Viet Cong Dead in Lincoln Drive Operation
The U S 1st Cavalry Airmobile raised its toll to 438 as it wiped out a Viet Cong platoon during two weeks of operations around the Chu Phong Mountains 220 miles north of Saigon. Air and naval strikes hit targets along the coast and inland, with losses on both sides and one American plane lost.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
1St Cavalry
Chu Phong
Tuy Hoa
Navy
7Th Fleet
Enterprise
Hancock
Air Force
17Th Parallel
Quang Xa
Strategic Air Command
Guam
da Nang
Long An
Royal Queen Hunt Begins in Region
Applications for the 1966 American Royal Queen contest have been sent to colleges in the eight state Kansas City region. Chairman Robert D. Hovey says selections will be made October 6 with the coronation on October 8 at the Coronation Ball.
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Kansas City
Robert D. Hovey
Deborah Fowler
Topeka
Kansas University
Fowler
Lawrence
Mary Arnett
Carolyn Parkinson
Mimi Frink
Observatory Sends Two Ton Satellite Toward Orbit
A two ton orbiting astronomical observatory carrying 10 telescopes launched from Cape Kennedy at 1 36 p m CST aboard an Atlas Agena rocket. The bat shaped satellite is expected to reach a 500 mile earth orbit to study stars and origins of the universe.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory
OAO
Cape Kennedy
Atlantic Ocean
Teacher Selection Focuses On Child Concern In Lawrence
Dr. Robert Ramsey of Lawrence public schools argues that concern for children is the key quality in teachers and the hardest to judge during hiring. He notes interviews occur in the teaching building and administration center with multiple interviewers. The district faces a shortage of elementary Spanish teachers and seeks top academic graduates. Next Curriculum Committee meeting is May 12 at Lawrence High Room 105 to discuss kindergarten trends.
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Robert Ramsey
Lawrence Public Schools
Parent Teacher Association Council
Lawrence High School
Ramsey
Robert Taylor
Dale Scannell
Kansas University
Lawrence High
Kansas University faculty procession schedule announced
A KU notice outlines gown pickup for faculty before 8 45 a m at Strong Hall, noon ticket sales for the seminar luncheon, and dinner and luncheon ticket options. Monday bus service, procession lineup, convocation with former Chancellor Deane Malott, and a 10 45 a m reception in the Kansas Union are scheduled.
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Strong Hall
Business Office
Kansas Union Ticket Center
Lawrence
Allen Fieldhouse
Hoch Auditorium
Jayhawk Boulevard
Deane W. Malott
The
Kansas Union
FCC Chairman Resigns Amid Johnson Cabinet Shakeup
President Johnson received the resignation of E William Henry chairman of the Federal Communications Commission effective May 1. Deputy press secretary Robert Fleming said the resignation reached the White House today. Henry is expected to return to Tennessee to practice law.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
E. William Henry
Federal Communications Commission
Robert H. Fleming
White House
Henry
Tennessee
Hughes Tool Proposes Public Sale of TWA Stake
NEW YORK AP Hughes Tool Co plans to sell its 75.18 percent interest in Trans World Airlines to the public. The tool firm is owned by Howard Hughes known for his film, aviation, and business ventures.
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New York
Hughes Tool Co
Trans World Airlines
Howard Hughes
Easter travel and religious observances cross many nations
The report notes 40,000 at Daytona Beach and 7,500 in Fort Lauderdale, with eight arrests as crowds blocked traffic. Mexican resorts draw 250,000 travelers, rail lines add runs, and Veracruz Tampico Monterrey Acapulco feel the tourist impact. In Europe Easter travel strains transport and leaders vacation.
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Fort Lauderdale
Veracruz
Tampico
Monterrey
Acapulco
Mexico City
Spain
Berlin
Blain
Britain
the Automobile Association
Harold Wilson
Scilly Isles
England
Brezhnev Re-elected Leader at Soviet Congress
Leonid Brezhnev won unanimous reappointment as general secretary at the 23rd Congress closing session in Moscow. The Politburo and Secretariat retained most members while Kosygin Podgorny Suslov and others kept top posts.
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Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Brezhnev
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Stalin
Central Committee
Lawrence Grants Fund Plans for Local Schools
The U S Department of Health Education and Welfare approved two grants to plan projects for Lawrence public schools announced by U S Congressman Robert Ellsworth Lawrence The first funds a Lawrence Youth Diagnostic and Opportunity Center directed by Dr June Smith to coordinate educational and cultural agencies The second finances a closed circuit television system for the district led by Robert J Lowther principal at Centennial Amounts were not fixed pending negotiations with no final figures disclosed
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U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Lawrence Public
U.S
Robert Ellsworth
Lawrence
June Smith
Lawrence Public Schools
Robert J. Lowther
Centennial
Ellsworth
Dr. Smith
Lowther
Two Vallejo Officers Shot Dead After Traffic Stop
In Vallejo California a motorist killed two patrolmen Calin Thacker and William Eason after police trapped him on a dead end street during a traffic stop. The city and surrounding agencies sealed exits and hunted a restaurant worker from El Cerrito linked to the crime with prior Napa Oakland records and a weapon charge.
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Vallejo
Calif
Calin Thacker
William Easson
California Highway Patrol
San Francisco Bay Area
el Cerrito
Napa
Oakland
Thanks for flowers and kindness at J. D. Shoemaker’s death
The family of J. D. Shoemaker expresses sincere thanks to friends for beautiful flowers cards and acts of kindness shown after the death of our beloved husband father and grandfather.
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J. D. Shoemaker
Thankful note from Lillie Stone for kind wishes
Lillie Stone extends sincere thanks to friends neighbors and clubs who sent cards flowers and gifts during her illness. The note expresses appreciation for the thoughtful підтримка.
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Lillie Stone
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