Registration Urges Kansas Campus Voters Ahead of Election
Kansas University students must ensure proper registration before leaving for the fall semester Lawrence City Clerk Harold Fisher notes. In Kansas except three cities, registration closes up to 10 days before the election. Topeka Wichita and Kansas City close 20 days prior. EU students may vote here with in state absentee ballots. no proof needed as checks occur when ballots go to home counties. Absentee ballots come with state and national candidates. write in local candidates.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
Harold Fisher
Fisher
Kansas
Topeka
Wichita
Kansas City
1964 campaign cast as Johnson and Goldwater eye race
The piece previews a bruising 1964 presidential contest between Johnson and Goldwater. It notes their Texas and California retreats, the aggressive vice presidential bets Miller and Humphrey, and Kansas GOP and Democratic optimism. It highlights campaign dynamics, youth vote appeal, and party strategies in Kansas.
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Johnson
Texas
Sen. Goldwater
California
Rep
William Miller
New York
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
San Francisco
Miller
Humphrey
Goldwater-Miller
Four patrolman trainees join Lawrence Police Department
Police chief William Troelstrup announced four patrolman trainees Perry Q O Buck III Dennis A Burgert Virgil O Foust and Jeffery H Spease will join the Lawrence Police Department on September 1 after intensive training They will bring department strength to near the maximum allowed Foust Buck and Spease have military or prior service while Burgert serves in the National Guard A new chain of command will take effect September 2 with sergeant Warner Newman III promoted to lead the services division Collins will head the operations bureau Stanwix leads the detective bureau and Evans the traffic bureau A manual detailing officer duties is awaiting presentation to the City Commission The added officers will enable hours reductions toward a 44 hour work week from the current 56 hours.
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Lawrence
William Troelstrup
Perry QO. Buck III
Dennis A. Burgert
Virgil O. Foust
Jeffery H. ‘Spease
Asst
Jim Collins
Troelstrup
Foust
Department
Kansas University
Buck
Air Force
Spease
Navy
Burgert
National Guard
Werner Newman III
Collins
Dick Stanwix
Jack Evans
City Commission
Tonganoxie Names New City Clerk Harriet Hughes
Harriet Hughes appointed city clerk of Tonganoxie replacing W. J. Stephenson Jr who resigns after over nine years in service. Hughes, a 17 year resident, and her husband Frank have three children Linda Steve and Carl.
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Harriet Hughes
Tonganoxie
W.j.stephenson Jr
Hughes
Frank Hughes
Linda
Steve
Carl
City Officials Report Disease Cases Across Multiple Cities
Health officials confirm disease in Hutchinson Chanute Topeka Kingman Colby and Salina. Dr Wilcox notes mosquito carried forms peak August to October with severe headaches neck stiffness fever nausea vomiting and possible paralysis. Mortality around two to five percent.
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Hutchinson
Chanute
Topeka
Kingman, Colby
Salina
Wilcox
Reopening Set for Youth at South Park Recreation Center
The South Park Recreation Center will reopen next week with fall and winter activities. Wayne Bly Lawrence Recreation Commission superintendent confirms regular hours for junior high students and youth programs.
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Bly
South Park Recreation Center
Lawrence Recreation Commission
Wayne Bly
Miller Attacks Johnson War Record In Upstate NY Tour
Rep. William E. Miller urged that Lyndon B. Johnson chose Congress over combat duty in World War II while Barry Goldwater served four years. Miller cited a convention film showing Johnson’s brief Navy service and return before fighting began. The 14 hour tour included stops in Olean Jamestown Bradford and culminated in a reception and news conference.
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Buffalo
N.Y
William E. Miller
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Miller
Navy
Pearl Harbor
South Pacific
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Stephanie
Elizabeth Anne
Mary Karen
Olean
Jamestown
New York
Bradford
Turbulent Philadelphia Looting Sparks Widespread Damage
Massive looting and fires erupt on Philadelphia Columbia Avenue from 12th to 15th streets as hundreds of police clash with rioters. Negro leaders and city officials intervene, but shops are looted, windows broken, and several cars set ablaze during the night.
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Columbia Avenue
12Th
15Th
Columbia Ave
Leary
Stanley Branche
Militant Committee For Freedom Now
Chester
Branche
Frank Rizzo
Cambridge
Rizzo
Cecil Moore
Philadelphia
NAACP
Moore
Vinland Grange Fair closes with amateur program
The 57th Vinland Grange Fair winds down with an amateur program at the Vinland Fairgrounds nine miles southeast of Lawrence. Prizes will be awarded and 300 attendees watched Friday's horse show with 160 horses across 13 events.
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Vinland Grange
Vinland Fairgrounds
Lawrence
Crisis in Saigon as Khanh seizes power
In Saigon Ngo Dinh Diem era turmoil grows as Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh proclaims emergency powers and declares himself president. Buddhist and Catholic clashes erupt while hoodlums loot and burn amid a government crackdown with soldiers barricading streets and schools closed. U.S. personnel are urged to stay off streets.
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Ington
International Monetary Fund
U.S
Nguyen Khanh
Plymouth Church Re-roofing Under Way by Local Firm
Everly Roofing and Heating Co. workers replace the roof at Plymouth Congregational Church. Full reroofing needed after leaks were found. interior repairs underway. Project to finish in the next few days says Rev. Ron Wade associate pastor.
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Everly Roofing and Heating Co
Plymouth Congregational Church
Ron Wade
Congo troops plan fresh assault on Albertville city
Congolese forces led by white mercenaries are expected to attack the rebel-held Albertville in the eastern Congo, signaling a renewed effort after earlier combat.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Albertville
Congo
Mrs Graham Guest At the Johnson Texas Ranch
Mrs. Philip Graham publisher of the Washington Post and Newsweek visits the Johnsons at their Texas ranch as a last minute guest after a spontaneous invitation. She is seen at Atlantic City airport as the presidential party departs by Air Force jet and agrees to join.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Philip Graham
Washington Post
Newsweek Magazine
Johnson
Texas
Graham
American Ornithologists Union to Hold 82nd Meeting at KU
The American Ornithologists Union will hold its 82nd meeting at the Kansas University Museum of Natural History Sunday through Thursday. About 300 scientists from 3,300 members will attend, presenting 52 papers and a Thursday field trip to the KU Natural History Reservation northeast of Lawrence.
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American Ornithologists’ Union
Kansas University Museum of Natural History
Richard F. Johnston
EU Natural History
Lawrence
Austin L. Rand
Chicago Natural History Museum
Robert W. Mengel
Auk
Henry S. Fitch
Natural History Reservation
Erwin E. Klaas
Jon C. Barlow
Sanford Leffler
San Carlos
Calif
Rex O. Bare
Wichita
David F. Parmelee
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
Ralph Ellis
Lawrence Lamb Expected to Leave Hospital Sunday
Lawrence Lamb, 52, city clerk of Baldwin and former Baldwin mayor, is improving after a severe heart attack Friday night. He will likely be dismissed from Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Sunday and return home to Baldwin. Lamb runs the Lamb Funeral Home and ambulance service.
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Lawrence Lamb
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Baldwin
Lamb
Wheel proves Norse voyage to America, says archaeologist
Norwegian archaeologist Anne-Stine Ingstad says a soapstone spinning wheel found in Newfoundland supports Leif Ericson discovering America five centuries before Columbus. The tiny wheel, about an inch wide, was unearthed on August 14 and reached Oslo this week in a cigarette box for transport.
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Oslo
Norway
Newfoundland
Leif Ericson
America
Anne-Stine Ingstad
U S Urges Viet Nam To Strive for Calm
Washington reports the United States pressing South Viet Nam's leaders to resolve internal disputes quickly and focus on the anti Communist war. Ambassador Tay lor remains in Saigon to push for a rapid political settlement while military operations continue.
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U.S
Viet Nam
Washington
United States
South Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Saigon
Committee of Unification
Military Revolutionary Council
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Red China
Red Chinese
North Viet Nam
Red
China
Southeast Asia
Laos
Paris
Cyprus Crisis Deepens as Makarios Talks in Egypt
Archbishop Makarios meets Egyptian President Nasser to press for military and diplomatic backing for Greek Cypriots amid a Cyprus crisis over Turkish troop replacements. Across the U S, labor and political news unfold with UAW actions, Goldwater vacationing aboard a borrowed yacht, and a racially tense incident in Keansburg New Jersey.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Makarios
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Boardwalk clash between white and Negro visitors erupts
Police tangle with residents as 20 local reserves and four state trooper carloads quell a near hour long brawl on the boardwalk. Officers reported fists and feet were used in the violent clash.
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Keansburg
N.J
Packers Recall Workers Amid NFO Livestock Action
Des Moines Iowa AP reports several Midwest meat firms plan recalls of workers laid off during the NFO cattle withholding. Wilson & Co. aims to ramp up as cattle and hog receipts hold steady, with about 660 workers affected across Nebraska Minnesota Iowa and Missouri. Armour and Co. at South St Paul Minnesota expects recalls Tuesday if receipts improve and about 350 laid off will return.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Farmers Organization Action
Wilson & Co
Nebraska
Minnesota
Missouri
Armour and Co
South St. Paul
Minn
M. E. Barnes
German Youth Slain While Fleeing East Berlin
A 19 year old East German youth was killed by East German border guards as he attempted to flee to West Berlin. A 23 year old companion survived and reached the West.
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Berlin
West Berlin
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