Observers visit South Vietnam election sites
President Johnson's 22 observers tour poll sites across South Vietnam ahead of Sunday's vote for president vice president and a 60 member Senate. They assess election safeguards while noting concerns about military influence and ongoing campaigning.
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Saigon
Johnson
South Vietnam
Senate
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Vietnam
Mekong Delta
1St Corps
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Whitney Young
Kennedy Dispute Over Vietnam Overshadows Urban Plight
Senator Hubert H. Kennedy rejects Marine Corps Chief Greene’s view that Vietnam dominates U S priorities. He says Johnson can fight abroad while addressing urban and rural poverty at home. Other senators weigh optimism and doubt about the Vietnam war and South Vietnam elections.
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Washington
Hubert F. Kennedy
Wallace M. Greene Jr
Marine Corps
Vietnam
U.S
New York Democrat
Johnson
Greene
American Legion
Boston
United States
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Saigon
South Vietnam
John Stennis
D-Miss
Legion Convention
Stennis
Kennedy
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Aiken
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Haskell Institute Enrollment Rises With Housing Plan
After three days of classes Haskell Institute reports 1017 students enrolled up from last year’s 1100 plus. Superintendent Tommaney notes 20 or more boys not yet returned while 539 girls and 478 boys are enrolled. Dorm crowd eased by apartment living plan for 28 girls and four per unit with meals and budgeting.
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Haskell Institute
Haskell
Thomas Tommaney
Northwest
Tommaney
Allied Arts program explained by Missouri author
Leon Karel of Missouri State Teachers College spoke to about 35 Lawrence cultural and fine arts staff at Lawrence High School about teaching Allied Arts to be started this fall. He noted low arts awareness among students and adults and outlined pilot classes for five elementary rooms and phased material rollout. Wayne Nelson leads the elementary program, the only one of its kind in the nation.
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Leon Karel
Missouri State Teachers College
Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Karel
Allied Arts
Wayne Nelson
Rush Activity Near for Hill
Students prepare for KU fraternity and sorority rush as about 3 000 members from 28 national fraternities and 13 sororities arrive for rush体 350 men and 150 women are registered to rush. Open and formal rush timelines run from late July to September with pledging on selected days. Informal open rush remains available for nonpledging students throughout the year.
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Kansas University
Youth on LSD Slays Father Then Is Shot by Deputies
San Jose authorities report James Arthur Smith twenty charged at home after he stabbed Elden Smith to death Tuesday night and rushed deputies with a knife. Deputies shot Smith three times as he advanced at them. he later said he had been taking LSD for months and suffered bad effects.
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San Jose
Calif
Ken Cox
James Arthur Smith
Cox
Smith
Elden Smith
Young Smith
Baker Faculty Retreat Planned at Lake of the Ozarks
Baker University prepares a first of its kind faculty retreat at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. About 50 of 62 faculty members are expected to attend as Dr. James Doty leads discussions on the coming year and the Botswana project. Aims include sharing plans, strengthening bonds, and future growth.
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Lake of the Ozarks
Missouri
Baker
James Doty
New Hampshire
Mississippi Methodist Church
Doty
Lions Leap dance at Lawrence High announced
Lawrence High School Student Council sponsors the annual Lion's Leap dance from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday in the gym. Spider and the Crabs will headline. students may come stag or with dates, admission 75 cents with an activity ticket, new students receive free tickets, and only LHS students may attend. Also announced Summerfield Scholarships renewed for four Lawrence students: Christopher Saricks, Richard Whitley, James McCalla, and Russell Merrill.
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Lawrence High School Student Council
Spider and the Crabs
LHS
Bob Billings
Kansas University
Summerfield
Lawrence
Christopher Saricks
Mont
Richard Whitley
James McCalla
Ohio
Russell Merrill
Dakota
DePugh Office Blasted in Independence Mo
The Patriotic party headquarters and an antique shop in Independence are heavily damaged by an early blast. Four people slept inside. no injuries reported. DePugh, linked to right wing figures, cites a high level government source about assassination threats.
Kansas Selling Air In Campaign Promoting State Wind
The Kansas Department of Economic Development markets the state as a source of clean air in national magazines. Director Jack Lacy says inquiries come from several states and Puerto Rico as they promote a wind themed campaign with a $50,000 budget. The ads promise readers a "delicate scent" and fresh air as a selling point.
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Topeka
Kansas
Department of Economic Development
Jack Lacy
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Michigan
Puerto Rico
Iowa
Lavy
Socialist Workers Party Names 1968 Ticket
Fred Halstead of Manhattan is the SWP presidential candidate and Paul Boutelle, a Harlem native turned Newark taxi driver, is the vice presidential nominee. The party faults the Vietnam War and promotes Bring the GIs Home Now, announced at a news conference Wednesday.
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New York
Fred Halstead
Manhattan
Garment Center
Socialist Workers Party
Paul Boutelle
Harlem
Newark
N.J
Vietnam
Murder Of Woman In Pennsylvania Delaware Matron Beaten
Police probe a brutal homicide in Pennsbury Township, Westchester County. 74 year old Katherine Thompson Wood, a Delaware and Philadelphia society figure, was found beaten in her home. Her brother James Thompson, a Thailand silk magnate, disappeared in Malaysia last year.
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Westchester, Pa
Delaware and Philadelphia Society
Katherine Thompson Wood
Pennsbury Township
James Thompson
Thailand
Malaysia
Wood
Great Bend Man Named Assistant Kansas Workmen’s Director
J. Fred Brower, 40, a Great Bend attorney, was appointed Wednesday as assistant Kansas workmen's compensation director. He earned a law degree from Washburn University in 1965 and a BA from the University of Missouri in 1950. Brower is a Kansas City native.
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Topeka
Kansas Workmen's Compensation
J. Fred Brower
Great Bend
Washburn University School of Law
Brower
University of Missouri
Kansas City
Pike Resurfacing Completed Ahead of Holiday Span
Kansas Turnpike finishes extensive 1967 resurfacing program ahead of Labor Day weekend. 64 miles of 2 lane pavement resurfaced with hot mix and 120 miles sealed on the southern asphaltic concrete section. Work covered 4 miles near the Oklahoma line and key segments around El Dorado, Cassaday, Matfield Green, Emporia, and the Lawrence area.
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Wichita
Kansas
Newcomer
Oklahoma Line
el Dorado Area
Cassaday
Matfield Green
Flint Hills
Emporia
Lawrence
Kansas City
Wellington
el Dorado
Admire
KTA
One Wreck in City Kills No One
Police report a single accident Wednesday afternoon near Homewood and Bullene Streets. No injuries occurred. A truck driven by Everett L. Cox age 16 of 1009 Wellington Road collided with a car driven by Douglas B. White age 17 of 2108 Barker Avenue. Vehicle damages were $165 and $175 respectively.
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City
Homewood
Bullene Sts
Everett L. Cox
Wellington Rd
Douglas B. White
Barker Ave
City Employment: Slim For High School Youths
A Lawrence Hu man Relations Commission sub committee heard five representatives discuss teen employment. W. Robert Hayles said area youth employment prospects were dim while Walter Johns reported 551 summer job applications, 91 in agriculture and 182 in non agricultural positions, with about 275 youths remaining jobless among 785 employers.
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The
Lawrence Human Relations Commission
City Hall
W. Robert Hayles
State Employment Security’ Division
Topeka
Walter T. Johns
Lawrence Employment Service
Dan Pherigo
Douglas County Agricultural Extension
Max Stalcup
Lawrence
William P. Smith
Kansas University, Engineering and Architecture School
Chamber of Commerce
Hayles
Johns
Local Students Win Donnelly Scholarships At KU
Eight Lawrence students at Kansas University join 17 recipients of Donnelly Scholarships for the next school year. The First National Bank administers the program. Recipients include Sandra Crumer Richard Hornsby James Knoop Phil lip Paden Katherine Reed Robert Simmons Martha Williams and Virginia Wulfkuhle plus Michael Atwood Elizabeth Butler Keith Culver Thomas Jones Pamela Pratt Mary Sauer Suzanne Schardein Michael Weber and Jeanne Worthington.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Donnelly
The
First National Bank
Sandra Crumer
Tenn
Richard Hornsby
James Knoop
Stratford Rd
Phillip Paden
W. 22Nd St
Katherine Reed
Almira
Robert Simmons
Craig Ct
Martha Williams
Virginia Wulfkuhle
Michael Atwood
Kansas City
Elizabeth Butler
Ottawa
Keith Culver
Olathe
Thomas Jones
Topeka
Pamela Pratt
Mary Sauer
Sioux Falls
Iowa
Suzanne Schardein
Great Bend
Michael Weber
Hutchinson
Jeanne Worthington
Tecumseh
In Memoriam Melvin Perdue Aug 31 1966
In loving memory of our dear husband and father Melvin Scoop Perdue who passed away one year ago today August 31 1966. Your smiling face before us your loving hands to guide our way. Sadly missed by Mrs Mable Perdue Children Grandchildren Brother and Sisters.
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Melvin
Scoop) Perdue
Mable Perdue
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