Session Builds Unity for GOP
In Hershey Pennsylvania Republican leaders welcomed Sen. Barry Goldwater’s unity manifesto as a step toward party solidarity yet visible cracks remained. Former President Eisenhower opened the unity keynote praising Goldwater and Miller and pledged to assist their 1964 campaign.
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Hershey
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Goldwater
William E. Miller
United States
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ku Klux Klan
Rockefeller
John Eoe
Robert Welch
West Germans Remember 53 Killed Escaping the Wall
West German officials honor 53 people who died trying to cross the Berlin Wall on its third anniversary. Mayor Willy Brandt lays wreaths on crosses along the 26 mile barrier as East German guards fire 160 flares and police stay alert. Nearly 20,000 have escaped since Aug 13, 1961. public transport halts at night in a show of observance.
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Berlin
East Berlin
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
East
West Germany
Brandt
Reedy Says LBJ Hasn't Okayed Nuclear Usages
White House press secretary George Reedy stated President Johnson has not authorized nuclear weapons use in Viet Nam. He answered Goldwater's remarks about fleet orders and noted no statements or papers justify nuclear action. Goldwater pressed the issue amid a Hershey unity conference and Johnson’s prior Southeast Asia remarks.
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Reedy
LBJ
Washington
White House
George Reedy
Johnson
Viet Nam
Barry Goldwater
7Th Fleet
Dean Rusk
Robert
McNamara
Sen. Goldwater
Goldwater
Hershey
Southeast Asia
New York
American Bar Association
U.S
Weather Outlook Northeast Kansas With Showers Possible
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with showers or thunder showers through Friday in northeast Kansas. Winds will be light to moderate from the south, with a low around 60 tonight and a Friday high near 80. The article includes past readings and historical highs and lows for context.
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Kansas
Stock Market Closes Higher As Major Index Up 1.1 Points
The New York stock market finished with the average of 60 stocks at 316.4, rising by 1.1 points. Investors shifted funds into blue chips and tech leaders amid cautious trading and modest gains across sectors.
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New York
Cyprus Peace Wobbles as UN Fears Break in Cease Fire
In Nicosia the cease fire frays as Turkish Cypriots hurl insults across the green line and Greek Cypriots denounce US and Britain for backing Turkey. UN observers fear a single insult could derail talks while Turkey halts reconnaissance flights but warns of strikes if fighting resumes. Glafcos Clerides demands self determination under UN shelter amid mounting tensions.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
U.N
Turkey
Kokkina
United States
Britain
Glafcos Clerides
United Nations
Clerides
NATO
Great Britain
Makarios
Crops in County Generally Good Despite Drought Pressure
Douglas County crops are largely in good condition with rainfall above normal in key Kaw and Wakarusa valleys. Total county precipitation for seven months trails state averages, while Lawrence records higher totals. irrigation and water bodies show varied levels as crops mature.
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Kansas
Douglas County
Kaw
Wakarusa
Lawrence
Lone Star Lake
Lakeview
Baldwin
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Zsa Zsa Fights City Hall Over Pool and Chimneys
Zsa Zsa Gabor confronted Los Angeles officials at City Hall after the city cleared her Bel Air property, removing a pool and chimneys from her million dollar home damaged by a 1961 fire. She blasted delays, accused the city of unfair practice, and threatened legal action while vowing to study law to challenge the decision.
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Zsa Zsa
Europe
Bel Air
Los Angeles
City Department of Building and Safety
Paul Williams
Building and Safety Commission
Paul Caruso
Jayhawk Rodeo Set for Friday and Saturday
The fifth annual Jayhawk Rodeo opens Friday at 7 30 p m on the Douglas County 4 H Fairgrounds with 1500 in prizes for a two night event. Stock from Abbeyville will total 50 to 75 head. The District Dairy Princess will be crowned Friday at 7 30 p m in the arena. Dee Ann Crawford of rural Baldwin is the Douglas County entrant. Bulldogging calf roping bull riding bronc riding and baton twirlers Joyce Rice appear among attractions.
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Douglas County
Dee Ann Crawford
Baldwin
Joyce Rice
Holiday Amusement Company
Clyde Husted
Kansas
Holstein Association
Farmers of America
Eldridge Hotel
Janet Eggleston
Miami County
Mary Anne Martin
Jefferson County
Ruth Schlagel
Johnson County
Phyllis Jean Smith
Leavenworth County
Marilyn Wasmund
Franklin County
Iowa
Record Low Temperatures Hit Lawrence As Rain Forecast
Lawrence set a second straight record low of 54 degrees at 6 am tying the Aug 13, 1953 and 1955 marks and surpassing a 52 degree record. The Topeka Weather Bureau forecasts occasional showers and thundershowers through Friday with a high near 80 and winds light to moderate from the south.
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Lawrence
Topeka Weather Bureau
Kansas
Citizenship topics at National Explorer Delegate Conference
About 1 000 Explorer Scouts from 523 councils attend the five day event at Kansas University with themes Seek the Truth in All Things Seek the Truth in Citizenship and Seek the Truth in the World of Tomorrow. Leaders include William Walker III and Leslie Worthington with talks by John Macy Jr Maj. Gen Warren and Miss Jeanine Zavrel.
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World of Tomorrow
Kansas University
Boy Scouts of America
United States
Templin, Lewis and Gertrude Sellards Pearson
William C. Waller Jr
Nashville, Tenn
William H. Spurgeon III
Irvine Company
Santa Ana
Calif
Explorer
Leslie B. Worthington
United States Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh
Henry Gregor Felsen
Des Moines
Iowa
John W. Macy Jdr
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
J. H. Browne
New Brunswick
N.J
Jeanine Zavrel
Robert H. Warren
United States Air Force Academy
Free Fair Opens With Rodeo and Full Schedule
The Douglas County Free Fair begins a three day run at the 4 H Fair grounds on East 19th Street. The Jayhawk Rodeo anchors Friday and Saturday at 7 30 p m with the Scrambler ride drawing crowds. Judging and auctions for Holstein cattle and 4 HFFA events highlight a busy opening day.
Girl Swept Down Sewer Rescued Near Willimantic River
Rita Racette a nine year old girl was swept into a storm drain and carried 75 feet into the Willimantic River after a car stalled in heavy rain in Willimantic Connecticut. Three men jumped in to rescue her and pulled her to shore returning her safely to Springfield Massachusetts.
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Leo Racette
Rita
Willimantic River
Springfield
Mass
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