Johnson tours poverty areas in push for 1964 campaign
President Johnson travels through Pittsburgh Inez Kentucky and West Virginia to assess poverty and highlight his “war on poverty” strategy. He shakes many hands meets Tom Fletcher in Inez and visits a Paintsville vocational school while urging education and opportunity for the nation’s impoverished.
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Washington
Johnson
Pittsburgh
Inez
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
Secret Service
John F. Kennedy
Tom Fletchers
Fletcher
Hatfield-and-McCoy Country
Johnsons
Block House Bottom
Paintsville
White House
Weather prospects for northeast Kansas with possible storms
Partly cloudy this afternoon with a high in the low 80s. Evening storms may be severe, followed by cooler, partly cloudy conditions Sunday. Tonight's low 60, Sunday highs 65 to 70. Temperature readings show a 4 p.m. high of 74 and a 54 low. a year ago highs and lows were 72 and 49.
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Kansas
Lady Bird Johnson Joins Unscheduled Poverty Tour
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson joined a four state poverty swing at short notice traveling from Washington with President Johnson. In Huntington West Virginia she praised American initiative and said the trip energizes Johnson, while she admitted catching her breath after a long day and noted her slower pace during crowd handshakes.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kentucky
Inez
Chicago
Lyndon
Mrs. Johnson
Johnson
Huntington
W.va
America
Writer Held as Mastermind of Houston Bank Robberies
Houston police say a Las Vegas bridegroom, 27, identified as John L. Burke, confessed to masterminding four suburban bank robberies aided by hired messengers. Burke, reportedly using the alias Charles Hudson, planned the loot and fled with about $12 000 from one teller while four young men involved were later released.
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Houston
Tex
Las Vegas
Nev
Texas Employment Commission
Joe Singleton
John L. Burke
Burke
Charles Hudson
Belfort State Bank
Hudson
Pensacola
Fla
Harrisburg National Bank
MacGregor Park National Bank
Spring Branch
Showers Loom With Cooling Air In Kansas
A new wave of cold air moves toward Kansas this morning predicting possible severe thunderstorm activity this evening. The U S Weather Bureau Topeka forecast calls for partly cloudy skies today with a high in the low 80s, then storms tonight. Sunday cools with a low near 60 and a high 65 to 70. Friday’s high 74 and low 54, with 58 at 12 midnight. All time highs were 88 in 1949 and 38 in 1950. Ads for Russell Stover Candies and Hillcrest Plaza appear in the page footer.
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Kansas
U. S. Weather Bureau
Topeka
New Yorker Held in Deaths Of Career Girls
A 19 year old unemployed laborer, George Whitmore Jr., is charged with homicide in the fatal stabbings of 21 year old Janice Wylie and 23 year old Emily Hoffert in their East 88th Street apartment. He also faces charges for a Brooklyn stabbing and an attempted purse snatching.
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New Yorker
New York
Janice Wylie
Emily Hoffert
Upper East Side
Manhattan
George Whitmore Jr
Brooklyn
Whitmore
Minnie Edmonds
Miss Wylie
Miss Hoffert
42Nd Street
Janice
Philip Wylie
Newsweek Magazine
East 88Th Street
Patricia Tofles
Ballgame Youth Night Erupts Into Field Brawl at Forbes Field
At Forbes Field a youth night during the Pittsburgh New York baseball game ended in a melee. Three people were injured and four youths were arrested as disorder spread after the contest with hundreds of teens on the field ripping numbers from the scoreboard.
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Pittsburgh
Forbes Field
Vote on rights proposal eyed for Wednesday in Senate
Senate leaders say a Wednesday vote on an amendment to the civil rights bill is likely. The Mansfield Dirksen measure would permit jury trials in discrimination cases when penalties exceed 30 days or a fine, aiming to ease Southern opposition and end the stalemate. Leaders forecast a test vote by Tuesday or Wednesday amid potential Southern delays.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Mansfield
Johnson
House
Herman E.talmadge
Dga
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Thomas H. Kuchel
Rcalif
Russians Denounce Peking Tactics in Isolation Bid
In Moscow the Soviet Union attacked China as engaging in slander and cheating to isolate Russia from Asia and Africa. Pravda blasted China over Jakarta events that blocked an invited conference in Africa next March. The piece accuses Chen Yi of deception and seeks to sever Soviet ties with Afro Asian nations.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Red Chinese
Russia
Asia
Africa
Communist Party
Pravda
Peking
Chen Yi
Jakarta
Indonesia
Chen
Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen destroyed by vandal
The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen harbor was found headless after a nighttime vandal sawed off the head and removed it. The iconic sculpture, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen, drew thousands of tourists and stood at the harbor entrance.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Hans Christian Andersen
Douglas County Social Security beneficiaries reach 4022 in 1963
Richard A Deck reports 4022 Douglas County residents received monthly Social Security checks at year end 1963, up 134 from 1962. Total benefits exceed 3.2 million yearly with retirees the largest group at 2408. Other totals include 607 spouses, 392 widows, 422 mothers and children, and 190 disabled workers and dependents. Deck notes benefits support local economy. He predicts continued growth, slower than past decade.
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Douglas County
Richard A Deck
Topeka
Deck
KU student overdosed on sleeping pills Friday night
A Kansas University student took an overdose of sleeping pills Friday night and was admitted to Watkins Memorial Hospital around 9 p.m. The patient’s condition was described as good by Dr. Ralph Canuteson this morning.
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Kansas University
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Ralph Canuteson
Classified Ads are Fun to Read and Pay Dividends
Ad page note from the newspaper highlights classified listings as entertaining and potentially profitable, urging readers to browse the section for deals and opportunities.
Charter Revision at KU Model UN Aims New Security Council
A KU Model United Nations session will host a charter revision proposal to set a 14 member Security Council with five permanent members China France USSR United Kingdom and United States and 9 non permanent three year terms. Other resolutions cover South Africa China admittance disarmament Israel Kashmir Poland Oder-Neisse borders and peace-keeping operations.
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United Nations
Model United Nations
Hoch Auditorium
Crystal Room
Eldridge Hotel
Keith Adamson
Voice of America
United States Information Agency
Douglas County
KU _ provides
Security Council
Republic of China
France
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
United Kingdom
United States
South Africa
People’s Republic of
Parade Highlights Sec ond District Legion Meet
Legionnaires from Kansas and neighboring towns paraded through Massachusetts Street as part of the Second District convention activities. More than 400 attendees attend events at Dorsey Liberty Legionacres, with a banquet featuring Robert Gadberry of Wichita and a Sunday memorial service scheduled.
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Massachusetts Street
Sixth
South Park
Lawrence
Haskell
Eudora
Overland Park
Dorsey-Liberty Legionacres
U.S. 40
Legionacres
Post Home
Robert Gadberry
Wichita
Russia
Auxiliary
Eldridge
Lepionacres
Legion
Wayne Nelson
Supreme Court Refuses Stassen Ballot Appeal
In California the U S Supreme Court refused Harold Stassen's appeal to appear on the Republican ballot for the June 2 presidential primary. California's Supreme Court had upheld Secretary of State Frank Jordan's rejection citing insufficient certified signatures.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Harold Stassen
U.S. Supreme Court
Stassen
Supreme Court
Frank Jordan
Jordan
Minnesota
Dread Jazz festival opens at KU union with bands and judges
The KU Union hosts the first Midwest jazz festival labeled Dread Jazz. Twelve college bands compete from 10 am to 5 pm, with winners performing at 8 pm with Woody Herman and later an eight hour jazz marathon in Kansas City. Judges include Herman and notable critics. Prize packages offer trips to Europe and auditions with Verve and Columbia.
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Kansas Union
Midwest
Kansas University
Woody Herman
Hoch Auditorium
Kansas City
Herman
Robert Share
Berklee School of Music
Boston
Mass
Martin Williams
Saturday Review
Downbeat Magazine
George Salisbury
Conservatory of Music
Missouri University
Matt Betton
Stan Kenton
Manhattan
Creed Talor
Verve Records
Europe
Verve
Columbia Records
Mitch Farber
Greencastle Ind
Leonard Carnagey
Cougarland
Houston Tex
Bill Farmer
Denton, Tex
North Texas Laboratory Band
Denton Tex
Jazz Winds
Washington University
St Louis
Joplin
Cerritos College
Norwalk
Calif
George Southgate
Normal
Ill
Green
Chicago
Denver University
Quincy
III
Mike Bush
Glendale
Michael Maher
Miss Lawrence KU Pageant at Kansas Union Ballroom
The Miss Lawrence KU Pageant is scheduled for April 29 at 8 p.m. in the Kansas Union Ballroom with advance tickets advertised.
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Wylie
Dennis Copp
Haskell Ave
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Pa. St
Pelathe District
Pioneer Cemetery
15Th
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Journal-World Photo
Ussr
Kremlin
Red China
Little Mermaid
Old Spice Cosmetics
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