Humphrey Sees Amendments Likely to Civil Rights Bill
Sen. Hubert Humphrey said amendments will be added to the civil rights bill and President Johnson will accept some changes. He noted a limited jury trial for criminal contempt in civil rights cases and endorsed a 90 day waiting period before court action on complaints. He doubted a cloture petition will be needed.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Johnson
Humphrey
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Leverett Saltonstall
Rmass
Saltonstall
Catholic Bishop Wallace attack on high court prayer ruling
The Catholic bishop Fulton J Sheen and Alabama Governor George Wallace condemned the Supreme Court decision banning official prayer in public schools. They accused the court of bypassing elected representatives and pursuing a godless state while defending the First Amendment and religious liberty.
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Washington
Fulton J. Sheen
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Supreme Court Today
Sheen
New York
House Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Wallace
United States
Instant foxhole digger developed for infantrymen
A U S Army team at Ft Benning demonstrated an instant foxhole digger that uses a two part system to blast and crater a foxhole within 30 seconds. Tested in rock and frozen ground, the device dig varies 20 to 36 inches deep and about two feet wide and could enter field testing by October.
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Columbus
U.S
U.S. Combat Development Command
Infantry
Ft. Benning
Engineer Research and Development Laboratory
Ft. Belvoir
Northeast Kansas Weather Forecast Update
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with lows in the 40s and highs in the upper 60s to 70. Temperature readings show 6 p.m. values around 68, with 10 p.m. near 56 and midnight around 48. Yesterday’s high 66 and low 42, rainfall trace, record highs and lows noted.
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Kansas
Seceereense
Classified Ads Are Fun to Read and Pay Dividend
A brief note on the appeal and financial payoffs of reading classified ads, highlighting their entertainment value and potential returns.
Two Elderly Women Die in Kansas City Suburb Slaying
Two elderly women a mother and daughter were beaten and shot and killed along rural roads on the north edge of Kansas City. Investigators seek a dark skinned man in a battered old car, linked to a prior similar slaying in October involving Patricia Willoughby.
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Smithville
Kansas City
Marian Biscoe
Hattie Biscoe
Patricia Willoughby
Frank Maudlin
Clay County
Camden Point
Platte County
John Montgomery
Smith Cemetery
James Devenny
David Miller
Devenny
Lloyd Allman
Cemetery Lane
Allman
L. R. Robert
R. E. Anderson
Missouri Highway Patrol
Biscoe
Mississippi GOP elimination effort averts blow in House
In Jackson Mississippi the drive led by Gov Paul Johnson to curb the Republican party with new election laws faced strong House opposition after two setbacks. Rep Roy Strickland conceded defeat while noting GOP chair Wirt Yerger and Rep M L McAllister. Sen Everett Dirksen praised by critics. The package would force the party to meet major party standards.
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Jackson, Miss
Roy Strickland
Wirt Yerger
M. L. McAllister
Sen. Dirksen
Yerger
GOP
McAllister
Mississippi
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
Senate
Johnson
Abie Miller
Greene
House
Strickland
Tonga Fire Rages But Help Lacking
Fire destroyed a shop building of the Clark Construction and Equipment Co near Tonganoxie on U S 24 40. No loss estimate is available. Local fire departments could not respond due to jurisdictional limits as the blaze continued smoldering. The plant was relocating to Joplin, Missouri, and neighbors reported explosions from a propane tank.
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Tonga
Clark Construction and Equipment Co
U. S. 24-40
Tonganoxie
Harold Clark
Joplin
Journal-World Photo
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Leon Crook
F. C. Sanders
Grant Township
Sanders
Wakarusa
Cloudy Skies Contend With Warmer Temperatures In Lawrence
Weather notes from Lawrence show a cloudy day with a brief shower around noon. Temperatures ranged from 58 to 66 degrees with a 66 degree high downtown and 65 at the KU station. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
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Lawrence
U.S
Topeka
Kansas University
False Teeth Lost, Recovered After Lake Sneeze
G M Rip Taylor of Hutchinson was trying to start a boat motor at Lake Kanopolis when he sneezed. A splash sent his false teeth sinking 12 to 14 feet to the lake bottom. Divers later recovered the teeth after about 15 minutes.
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Hutchinson
Kan
G. M
Rip) Taylor
Lake Kanopolis
Taylor
Russell Stover Candies for Mother's Day Ad
Russell Stover Candies featured for Mother's Day with a Key Rexall advertisement highlighting gift selections and seasonal boxes.
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Russell Stover
Key Rexall
Business School at KU Plans Special Day Events
Richard Burke of Dodge City led Kansas University’s Business School Day planning with a 6:30 p.m. Tuesday banquet in the Kansas Union Big Eight Room where Dean Joseph McGuire will speak and Beta Gamma Sigma awards will be given. Wednesday classes are canceled from 10:20 a.m. for activities including a 10:30 a.m. debate on Planned Obsolescence and a 1:30 p.m. softball game at the Little Red Schoolhouse, followed by a 7:30 p.m. dance at the Big Barn.
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Richard Burke
Dodge City
Kansas University
Burke
Business School Council
Kansas Union
Joseph McGuire
School of Business
Beta Gamma Sigma
Summerfield Hall
Charles Saunders
Bertram Trillich
Ronald Calgaard
Bob Keeny
Business School
Little Red Schoolhouse
15Th St
Lawrence
Eudora
Big Barn
U.S. 40
Michael Ritchey
Greenbrae
Calif
Janice Shelley
Wichita
Tom Woods
Arkansas City
Larry Shelton
Salina
Frank Kearny
Shawnee Mission
Roger Singleton
New York Stocks Close Down Slightly
New York market closed with the Dow Jones average at 301.7, down 0.6 points as 60 stocks finished in the red, signaling a modest decline in the session.
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New York
Graduation Plans For Area High Schools Highlight May Ceremonies
Graduation activities roll out across 12 area high schools with about 840 seniors. In Lawrence 505 will graduate from Lawrence High and Haskell Institute, including 395 from LHS at 8 p.m. May 29 in Hoch Auditorium. Haskell holds 400 graduates May 22 at 9:30 a.m. in the stadium. Speakers include Robert Bennett, Juneau Alaska, and Rev. Weldon L. Patton. Other events feature baccalaureates, awards, receptions, and alumni gatherings across Perry and Tongoxie.
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Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Haskell Institute
Haskell
Hoch
Kansas University
William Moore
School of Religion
Robert Bennett
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Juneau
Alaska
Weldon L. Patton
National Council of Churches
Haskell Stadium
Pocahontas Hall
Queen and Brave
Perry High
Henry Shenk
Robert Bechtel
St. Theresa Catholic Church
Perry
Tonganoxie High School
Iola Teacher's Definitions A Treasure of Child Humor
Mrs. J. Q. Allen, 84, recalling 37 years teaching in Kansas, shared witty pupil definitions at a local service club. Highlights include a myth as a female moth and Christians allowed but one wife, among other playful misreadings and wordplay.
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The
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Adv
Lawrence-Ku
Cathy Bergstrom
Miss Bergstrom
Arthur J. Bergstrom
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Pratt
Connie Crum
Manhattan
Norma Sharp
Jack Druart
Iola
Bill Conrad
Iola Register
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