Westmoreland visit stirs Vietnam policy debate
The Johnson administration brings Gen. Westmoreland back from Vietnam to address Congress and editors, aiming to bolster support for Vietnam policy. The column notes the move risks backfiring, fuels dissent, and paints Westmoreland as a pawn in Johnson’s strategy while lawmakers push for clearer troop questions and accountability. It also cites New York editors predicting Rockefeller as a likely GOP nominee and assessing Romney and Nixon dynamics.
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William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
House
Senate
U.S
Westmoreland
America
Congress
U. S. Senate
Fulbright
Kennedy
Percy
McGovern
Church
New York
Rockefeller
Sen
Nixon
Romney
Red China Rejects U S Drug Sales Move
Tokyo AP reports Communist China denounced a Johnson administration plan to permit U S drug sales to combat epidemics on the mainland. Peking's People's Daily decried the move as a dirty trick and anti Chinese propaganda aimed at discrediting the Chinese people and portraying U S mercy as deception.
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Tokyo
China
Johnson Administration
Peking People’s Daily
United States
U.S
Lawrence C. McQuade
Vietnam
Richland Legion Post Installs New Officers
Brown Leonard Woodward Post 391 in Richland will install new officers at 8 p.m. Monday in the Legion Hall. Stephen Crockett, past commander of the first district, will oversee the ceremony and install John R. C. Sanderson as commander, with Joseph Hill as sergeant at arms, Joseph Clough as chaplain, Lloyd Sisco as finance, John Rooney as historian, and Bobby Bowen among others on the executive committee.
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Brown- Leonard-Woodward
Richland
Legion Hall
Stephen Crockett
First District
John R. C. Sanderson
Joseph Hill
Joseph Clough
Lloyd Sisco
John Rooney
Bobby Bowen
Crockett
Albert Smith
Charles Morgan
Lloyd Wolfe
Charles Smith
Wedel Named Top Kansas FFA Awardee
Lawrence High School senior Gerald Wedel is named Top Kansas FFA Awardee for 1960 61. He receives a certificate and 100 from the FFA Foundation at the 39th annual convention in Manhattan Tuesday. Wedel tolls a seven cow dairy herd producing 15300 pounds milk and 552 pounds fat. he started the herd in 1960.
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Gerald Wedel
Lawrence
FFA Foundation
FFA
Manhattan
Lawrence High School
Wedel
Clay Lawsuits Tactics After Draft Refusal
Casius Clay and his lawyers prepared fresh legal tactics to avoid jail and a fine for defying the draft. News of his protest drew swift sports sanctions as the New York State Athletic Commission and World Boxing Association stripped him of the heavyweight title and announced elimination tournaments to crown a successor.
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Houston, Tex
Cassius Clay
New York State Athletic Commission
World Boxing Association
Clay
Go Go Girls May Need Earmuffs to Save Ears
Duke Medical Center hearing expert Burton King warns that workers in loud settings risk hearing loss. He cites go go girls in discotheques and manufacturing plant workers, urging periodic hearing tests and noting that hearing damage is cumulative.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Duke University
Burton King
Duke Medical Center
North Carolina
The
Accoustical Society In America
King
Alf Landon to Receive KSU Degree on June 4
Alf M. Landon of Topeka will be awarded an honorary doctor of laws from Kansas State University. President James A. McCain announced that the degree will be presented June 4 at the 104th annual commencement exercises. Landon, former Kansas governor and 1936 Republican nominee, is praised as a spokesman of unusual spirit and dedication on public issues.
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Manhattan
Kan
Alf M. Landon
Topeka
Kansas State Univesity
James A. McCain
McCain
Landon
Kansas
KU Symposium lists participants and committee figures
The continuation from page 1 names participants from Kansas City public schools Maurice Weed and others including Northern Illinois University Jean Berger Colorado University Karl Kroeger Eugene Oregon Robert Moore Oklahoma City Johan Franco Virginia Beach Gary White Michigan State Roy Hamlin Johnson Maryland University. The KU Symposium Committee includes Thomas Gorton dean Howard Boyajian Stanley Shumway James Ralston Lawner and Pozdro.
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Kansas City, Mo
Maurice Weed
Northern Illinois University
Jean Berger
Colorado University
Karl Kroeger
Eugene
Ore
Robert Moore
Oklahoma City
Okla
Johan Franco
Virginia Beach
Gary White
Michigan State University
Roy Hamlin Johnson
Maryland University
Thomas Goton
School of Fine Arts
Howard Boyajian
Stanley Shumway
James Ralston
Lawner and Pozdro
South Recreation Center Hosts Senior High Dance After Show
A senior high dance at the South Recreation Center will follow the Girls Sports Show tonight and run until midnight. Girls may wear slacks but no shorts. Music by the Cobwebs. Admission charged and membership cards required.
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South Recreation Center
Girls Sport Show At Lawrence High Tonight
The Girls Sport Show at Lawrence High School starts at 8 tonight with doors opening early for attendees. Tickets are available at the door.
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Lawrence High School
Connie Kingry Named Spring Fling Queen at KU
Connie Kingry, Kinsley freshman and McCollum Hall resident, was crowned Spring Fling queen after a Friday night dance on Memorial Stadium tennis courts. The 5 6 student, majoring in elementary education, will lead a weekend of events including gymkhana activities in Lewis Hashinger parking lots and egg toss, pie eating, and relay races in Potter Lake area, culminating with a 12:30 p.m. recognition banquet in Lewis Hall and a 7 p.m. Spring Sing in Murphy Hall.
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Connie Kingry
Kinsley
Kansas University
Association of University
Miss Kingry
McCollum Hall
Memorial Stadium
Lewis and Hashinger Hall
Potter Lake
Lewis Hall
Murphy Hall
American Planes Duel With Reds Migs Near Hanoi
American F105 Thunderchiefs fought six duels with MIGs over North Vietnam near Hanoi on Friday. U S Air Force pilots claimed two MIG 17s shot down. Hanoi radio said four U S planes were downed. Ground actions continued in South Vietnam with Beaver Cage coastal operations and mortar strikes. United States B 52s conducted four strikes against enemy camps and storage areas across provinces near Saigon and Kontum. One U S Army helicopter was downed north of Saigon with four crew injured.
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Hanoi
South Vietnam
U.S
Beaver Cage
da Nang
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
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4Th
Quang Ngai
Kontum
North Vietnam
Thailand
7Th Fleet
Kitty Hawk
Hancock
Bon Homme Richard
North Vietnamese
Panhandle
Dan Phuong
KU Varsity Band Concert Sunday at University Theatre
Lawrence notes that the Kansas University Varsity Band will perform at 3 30 p m Sunday in University Theatre. A concert featuring the Mitchell Trio the Four Freshmen and the Sandpipers begins at 8 p m in Hoch Auditorium, sponsored by Student Union Activities.
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Kansas University
University
Mitchell
The
Four Freshmen
Sandpipers
Hoch Auditorium
US warns North Vietnam on major DMZ offensive
Washington AP reports US officials say any major North Vietnamese offensive across the DMZ into South Vietnam will be met with force. Westmoreland agrees, noting buildup and continued Viet Cong infiltration. Pentagon says two MIG bases near Hanoi may be back in operation as shifts in leadership occur. Romney and Wallace view the war as a key issue for 1968 politics.
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U. S
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
State Department
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Saigon
North Vietnam
Dmz
Defense Department
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Kep
Pentagon
Johnson
Bruce Palmer Jr
Westmoreland
Palmer
Jean E. Engler
William B. Rosson
Central Highlands
Frederick C. Weyand
Michigan
George Romney
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Romney
Hanoi
Justice Department
Rudolf Hess Claims Health While Still in Spandau Prison
Berlin AP Rudolf Hess the last inmate at Spandau says he is mentally and physically sound aside from occasional stomach troubles Lawyer Alfred Seidl reported after a 30 minute visit noting Hess asked him to counter reports of mental illness Seidl said Hess looked good with color in his face and asked questions about a House of Lords debate on releasing him to humane grounds.
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Rudolf Hess
Adolf Hitler
West Berlin
Spandau War Crimes
Alfred Seidl
Hess
Seidl
Nuernberg
Seid
House of Lords
Lord Chalfont
United States
France
Spandau
Two Thefts and Assault Reported to Officers
Lawrence police logged two thefts and an assault today. Gary Young reported a 55 gallon grease drum worth 55 dollars stolen from behind Allen’s Drive In on 1404 W 23rd St at about 4 30 p m Friday. Fred Stebbins said $20 was taken from Deep Rock Service Station cash register around midnight. Jack Cole said his 15 year old son Jack was assaulted around midnight at 11th and N Y Sts.
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Lawrence
Gary Young
Allen’s
W. 23Rd St
Fred Stebbins
Deep Rock
N. 2Nd St
Jack Cole
E. 15Th St
Jack
11Th and
N. Y. Sts
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