Kansas GOP Faces Crucial Topeka Council Decision Day
Republican leaders from across Kansas meet in Topeka next Tuesday to pick a new state chairman and national officers. The session follows the resignations and deaths that reshaped the party, with factions vying for influence as Avery seeks a strong, unifying chair.
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Topeka
Kansas
Oliver Hughes
Emporia
Sam Mellinger
GOP
Donna Addington
Avery
Williams
Jobless Rate Falls in Six-County KC Area
The July unemployment rate in the six-county Greater Kansas City area hit 3.9 percent, the lowest since 1952. James A. Writesman of Missouri Division of Employment Security announced the rate for Jackson, Clay, Platte, Cass counties in Missouri and Johnson, Wyandotte in Kansas, noting the 1965 July rate was 4.4 percent.
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Kansas City
James A. Writesman
Missouri Division of Employment Security
Jackson
Clay, Platte
Cass
Missouri
Johnson and Wyandotte
Kansas
World Court Is Target of Change
Africans at the United Nations push to reform the International Court of Justice in The Hague to avoid future rulings against them. The court had ruled on July 18 that Ethiopia and Liberia lacked legal rights to claim judgment that South Africa violated a League of Nations mandate by imposing racial segregation in South West Africa.
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United Nations, N.Y
United Nations
International Court of Justice
Hague
South-West Africa
Ethiopia
Liberia
South Africa
League of Nations
Lawrence Lodge AF and AM Special Communication Notice
Lawrence Lodge and 6 AF and AM announce a special communication on Monday August 29 at 7 PM. Work will be in the third degree. Visiting members are welcome. C. W. Schroeder W M and G. W Mole Secretary.
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Lawrence _ Lodge
AF & AM
C. W. Schroeder W. M
G. W Mole
Acadia Lodge to Hold Funeral for Wm Kollen Der
Acadia Lodge 9 AF and AM announces a special communication to attend the funeral of Brother William Kollen Der on Monday August 29 at 1 15 p m Ellis King W M and C E Kerns Secretary urge members to attend and participate in the service.
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Acadia Lodge
AF & AM
Bro
Wm. Kollender
Ellis King
W. M
C. E. Kerns
KU Opens 1966 67 Academic Year With Welcome Events
Fall term plans outline New Student Convention and Induction at Memorial Stadium followed by Activities Carnival in the Kansas Union. Freshman orientations include adviser conferences and physicals, Sept 15 16, with evening activities Sept 15 at AWS Owens Inter-Residence and a traditions rally. Texas Tech game Sept 17. All-University Convocation Sept 19 in Hoch Auditorium marks opening. Chancellor Wescoe to address gathering.
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Memorial Stadium
Kansas Union
AWS
Owens
Inter-Residence Association
Templin Hall
Texas Tech
Hoch Auditorium
W. Clarke Wescoe
Lawrence Chamber Seeks State’s Most Active Role
Winter, 31, new Lawrence Chamber manager, aims to make the chamber the state’s most active. The goal is job creation and community improvement through local committees and non members. focus on attracting industry to Lawrence between Topeka and Kansas City, leveraging rail, highway, airport, and University research. Housing and labor pose challenges as the chamber’s Industrial Development and Research Co promotes city prospects. Winter predicts Lawrence becoming a Midwest showplace.
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Lawrence
Topeka
Kansas City
University
Lawrence Chamber
The
Industrial Development and Research Co
Winter
Midwest
Lawrence C of C
United States
NFO Meeting Set at Douglas County Fairgrounds
A Douglas County wide National Farmers Organization meeting will be held at 8 p.m. next Tuesday in Building No 1 at the County Fair grounds. I J Stoneback local NFO official says the group will discuss behind the scenes activity and bargaining committee chairmen will give reports. The grain committee asks wheat producers to bring warehouse receipt numbers bushels and grading factors for assignment in the wheat pool.
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Douglas
National Farmers Organization
NFO
County Fairgrounds
I. J. Stoneback
Vandalism and Theft Reported in Local Incidents
Police logged two incidents Friday. Steve Hill reported a broken car window and slashed upholstery in his vehicle at the Village Green lot on West 23rd Street, with $150 in damage. Mrs. C R Stewart said coins worth $17 were stolen from a box in her Tennessee Street home.
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Steve Hill
Greener Terr
Village Green
W. 23Rd St
C. R. Stewart
Tenn. St
Lawrence Dog Leash Ordinance Sparks Seasonal Roam
Lawrence enforces a leash rule from April 1 to September 1 with a subsequent free roam period. Vets brace for a yearly surge in demand as September’s dog related injuries rise, and medics urge caution by motorists. Y Teen at Lawrence High plans a 3 PM party in the Little Gym to recruit new members.
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Lawrence
Lawrence High School
LHS
Local district fills new posts as vacancies linger
Ram sey notes a statewide admin shortage with six admin posts unfilled and three new district hires in three days. A speech therapy shortfall could trim services to two therapists if qualified staff remain unavailable. No fall admin openings, 24 pupils per teacher, and district No 497 believes it compares favorably with others.
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Ramsey
District Faces Escalating Teacher Shortage Amid Drafts and Grants
Ramsey notes rising school quality and expanded federal programs boost competition for teachers. Drafts and graduate grants pull qualified staff away, with vacancies peaking after April 15 as resignations loom. The district aims to add two new elementary schools and hire about 20 more teachers next year.
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Ramsey
Companies match employer gifts to alma maters now widespread
The practice of corporate matching of employer contributions to employees' alma maters has grown to about 300 companies pouring over 11 million dollars annually into education, reflecting broader charity trends.
U S Warplanes Set Record For Strike Missions
American warplanes set a record for strike missions in North Vietnam with 156 missions Friday, no losses reported. Navy pilots attacked over 300 transportation vehicles and watercraft, while Air Force jets hit storage areas and fuel dumps in the southern panhandle. Marines fought a hand to hand clash near Cam Lao, and new U.S. troops replaced a unit after a napalm incident north of Saigon with light casualties. Viet Cong carried out multiple terrorist attacks across the country.
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Viet Nam
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Hue
da Nang
Marines Foiled Drive Near Viet Nam Buffer Zone
U S Marines report a renewed North Vietnamese push just south of the six mile buffer zone with forces returning in strength. Artillery survived the attack. one tank and a retriever vehicle were destroyed. In Operation Allegheny 15 miles southwest of Da Nang, nine enemy snipers were killed, raising five day total to 107. South Vietnamese troops killed 12 in the Tan Tru area 25 miles south of Saigon.
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U.S
da Nang
Saigon
Tan Tru
No CAB Action Soon on Rates
The Civil Aeronautics Board indicated no immediate action to cut air fares as urged by President Johnson aides. CAB chair Murphy cited a delayed fare-structure study due to a six week airline strike and extended temporary charges for jet services and discount Excursion fares through April 23.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Gardner Ackley
Johnson
Council of Economic Advisers
CAB
Charles S. Murphy
Associated Press
Discover America
Murphy
Ackley
Avery selects J. D. King for Kansas GOP Platform Committee
J. D. King Douglas County Republican chairman chosen by Gov William Avery to serve on the Kansas GOP Platform Committee for the 1966 general elections. King will attend party meeting in Topeka next Tuesday as a committee member.
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J.D. King
Douglas County
William Avery
Kansas
GOP
King
Topeka
Two Injured In City Mishaps
Four accidents in the city Friday left two people injured Lora Westhoff six of 1311 E 19th St treated by a private physician and Marian Clark 41 of 2 ½ Winona with minor injuries.
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Lora Westhoff
E. 19Th St
Marian L. Clark
Winona
Marian Clark
9Th and
Tenn. Sts
Gary W. Turner
Lawrence Ave
Turner
16Th and
Mass
Sts
Fern M. Anderson
Overland Park
Massachusetts Street
Jane Fonda Sues for 19 Million Over Playboy Photos
Actress Jane Fonda filed a 19 million dollar suit in New York State Supreme Court against HMH Publishing Co and Hugh Hefner over seven Playboy pictures described as almost fully nude and exposing her breasts. The photos allegedly were taken by a freelance photographer on a Paris film set. Fonda and husband Roger Vadim were told their Las Vegas marriage is not valid in France due to lack of French consular registration.
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Jane Fonda Friday
Playboy Magazine
HMH Publishing Co
Hugh M. Hefner
Supreme Court
Miss Fonda
Paris
Roger Vadim
Las Vegas
France
Nevada
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