Johnson urges building a true national party at convention
President Johnson calls for converting wavering Democrats and winning back moderates as he and Humphrey outline strategy after securing the Democratic nomination. Johnson promises unity and lawfulness while framing the race as a choice between courage and timidity amid a push to expand the party nationwide.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Johnson
Texas
Hubert H. Humphrey
Lbj Ranch
Convention Hall
Democratic National Committee
Barry Goldwater
Humphrey to Hit All 50 States In Two Months
President Johnson announced Hubert H. Humphrey will campaign in all 50 states before Election Day. Humphrey’s acceptance speech drew strong applause at the Democratic National Convention as he pledged heavy barnstorming duty and batted away Goldwater taunts with a running joke.
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National Committee
Johnson
Humphrey
Live Oaks
Pedernales
Texas
America
Minnesota
Barry Goldwater
William E. Miller
All the People
Goldwater
Atlantic City
N. J
Hubert H. Humphrey
Democratic National Committee
Senator Goldwater
Senator Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey
Hubert
Weather Summary Northeast Kansas Fair Tonight Then Warmer Saturday
The forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Saturday with partly cloudy skies later. Cooler tonight, a bit warmer Saturday with a high near 80 and a low around 50s, plus a noted rainfall of .71 inches and a record high of 108 in 1954. Complete funeral facilities listed for Rumsey Funeral Home.
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Kansas
Stock Market Closes Higher on Mixed Trading
New York closing averages show 60 stocks up 0.49 with a final index at 314.7 as traders assess gains and losses in a varied session.
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New York
Margarets Case W 23rd Reopens with Free Coffee
The notice says Margarets Case on West 23rd Street reopens August 31 at 6 a.m. with free coffee offered to customers. Local ad briefs promote a soft reopening and welcoming atmosphere.
Security Officers Have a Nightmare
Atlantic City coverage details a lavish Johnson birthday fireworks display worth at least $10,000 amid heavy security. Demonstrators from the Freedom Democratic Party sat before the President with a casket bearing Mississippi murder victims, while delegates wrestled with internal splits and looming November consequences.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Kansas
Johnson
America
Democratic National Committee
Humphrey
Freedom Democratic Party
Bandit robs Holiday Inn in Kansas City for 1901 dollars
A masked gunman robbed the Holiday Inn motel in Kansas City at 2 45 am taking 1901 dollars from night auditor Dad Cartmel and switchboard operator Marjorie Haymes under threat of rifle fire. An accomplice with a rifle waited outside and the robber fled after 20 minutes. A similar Aug 7 robbery at a Howard Johnson hotel netted 650 dollars.
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Kansas City
Holiday Inn
Dad Cartmel
Cartmel
Marjorie Haymes
Barry Goldwater Criticizes LBJ Isolationist Speech
Republican nominee Barry Goldwater denounces President Johnsons nomination acceptance as a withdrawal from leadership in international affairs. He criticizes the address for not addressing communism or brush fire conflicts and warns of strained alliances and global crises during a cruise off the California coast.
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Newport Beach
Calif
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Goldwater
Paul F. Wagner
Wagner
Atlantic City
N.J
Santa Cruz Island
Sundance
Santa Catalina Island
Mrs. Nieder Again Named Douglas County Farm Bureau Woman of the Year
Mrs. Hugo Nieder of Route 5 has been named the Douglas County Farm Bureau Woman of the Year for the second consecutive year. She will be honored October 5 at the 4-H Fairgrounds and will advance to district competition with eight other counties. The Kansas Farm Bureau Convention in Wichita in November will announce the district winner.
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Hugo Nieder
Route 5
Douglas County Farm Bureau
Nieder
Kansas Farm Bureau
Wichita
Farm Bureau
4-H
HDU
John Metsker
Laurie Postma
Route 2
Jess O’connor
Baldwin
Lone Star Hdu
Lone Star Cooking
Clinton Township
Douglas County Extension Advisory Board
Enrollments Rise as Lawrence Schools Open
About 20 513 students return to local schools with 6 286 in Lawrence public schools, 2 980 in secondary, and Pinckney sees a sharp gain. Enrollment totals and shifts like Hillcrest and Pinckney districts shape the start of classes with half day mornings for elementary grades.
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St. John’s School
Lawrence Public Schools
Haskell Institute
Kansas University
Carl.s. Knox
Lawrence Public
Pinckney School
Pinckney
Knox
Hillcrest
Centennial School
Cordley
East Heights
Kennedy
McAllaster
New York
Schwegler
Sunset Hill
West Junior High School
Perry Reservoir public areas outlined near Lawrence
Public meeting in Valley Falls described ten recreational use areas totaling 4330 acres for Perry Reservoir with 159 miles of shore and the dam 16 miles northwest of Lawrence. Col. Wachendorf announced 1968 use start, 48 million dollar cost, 40 700 acres to be acquired, and zoning urged for areas around the reservoir including Jefferson Point as the largest.
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Perry Reservoir
Valley Falls
Miles L. Wachendorf
Kansas City Corps of Engineers
Lawrence
Jefferson Point
Rock Creek
Delaware
Longview
Old Town
Ozankie
Paradise Point
Corps
Col. Wachendorf
Perry
Ozawkie
Luncheon Ad Promotes Weekdays Businessmen’s Noon Banquet
Small classified ad notes a weekday noon luncheon for businessmen with a 97 cent price. The brief promotes a little banquet and highlights business gathering details.
RFK Faces Delegates in Silent, Tearful Convention Moment
At the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City Robert F. Kennedy fought tears as he honored brother John F. Kennedy. The scene showed a solemn Kennedy waiting to introduce a film on the late president, seven attempts to begin met with roaring applause from delegates.
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Atlantic City
Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
U.S. Senate
New York
Kennedy
See RFK'S Page 2 6 Hour Photo Finishing
Hixons at 721 Mass offers rapid color service and photo finishing options. Staff promise six hour turnaround for prints and same day processing for orders. Local shoppers seek affordable rates and reliable results.
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Hixons
Six Hurt In Pike Mishaps West of Here
Six people were injured in two Wichita area accidents on the Kansas Turnpike west of Lawrence during heavy rain. Dr Marian Brockway 52 and Melvin Zeferjohn 22 were among those treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital LMH. A separate single car crash near the west Lawrence interchange injured Bond Miles Ackers 43 and Blanche Silk 73. A third incident involved a 1959 Chevrolet owned by Herman Buckelew 47 destroyed by fire after a rear tire blowout near the east Lawrence interchange. Troopers Harold Tuttle and Jay Core investigated.
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Kansas Turnpike
Lawrence
Marian Brockway
Ind. St
Melvin Zeferjohn
Topeka
Harold Tuttle
West Lawrence
Bond Miles Ackers
Lawndale
Calif
Blanche Silk
Wilmington
LMH
Tuttle
Jay Core
Herman L. Buckelew
Lincoln
Neb
East Lawrence
Rainfall Totals Update as Weather Forecast Varies
Rainfall brings total near Lawrence to 7.22 inches for the month after Thursday evening showers. Skies should stay fair with mild temps this weekend, turning partly cloudy at night. Topeka-based forecast predicts cooler nights and warmer days with highs near the mid 80s. The year’s rainfall stands at 34.30 inches, toward the long term average of 35.95 inches based on 97 years of data.
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Lawrence
U.S. Weather Bureau
Topeka
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