FBI files sought in Baker Rometsch probe deepen Senate hearings
In Washington, Senate Rules Committee investigators request FBI records on Ellen Rometsch as the Baker inquiry stalls. Attorney Lennox McLendon vows action, while Paul Aguirre faces Fifth Amendment refusals amid testimony of New Orleans parties with Rometsch, Baker, and secretary Nancy Carole Tyler.
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Washington
Senate
FBI
Bobby Baker
Senate Rules Committee
Baker
Ellen Rometsch
Lennox P. McLendon
McLendon
Justice Department
Paul Aguirre
New Orleans
Rometsch
Nancy Carole Tyler
Senate Democrats
Aguirre
Samuel J. Scott
San Juan
P.R
Scott
Probers Study Files on Female In Baker Inquiry
FBI arrests 21 white men in Mississippi in connection with the 1964 murders of civil rights workers Michael Schwerner Andrew Goodman and James Chaney. Charges include civil rights violations and accessories. possible state murder prosecutions to be studied. Philadelphia residents react with anger and fear as questions linger about indictments and local officials.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Mississippi
FBI
Neshoba County
Lawrence Rainey
Cecil Price
Meridian
Price
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
James Chaney
William H. Johnson, Jr
Red Clay Hill
Martin Luther King
Paul B. Johnson
Rainey
Otha Neal Burkes
Edgar Ray Killen
Weather Forecast for Northeast Kansas
Generally fair conditions prevail across the region today tonight and Sunday with highs in the 30s and overnight lows in the teens. Sunday will see similar temperatures with a mid 30s high and a chilly night ahead.
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Kansas
Mohawk LavVilla Fair Ad Promotes Carpets From Looms
An advertisement highlights carpets produced from Mohawk and LavVilla looms at the fair. It touts durable designs and rich textures to attract shoppers seeking home decor. The piece emphasizes value and style with period showroom language.
No Trace of Worry Shows On Sheriff Rainey's Face
Sheriff Lawrence Rainey of Neshoba County appears calm as he and 17 white defendants face a federal conspiracy charges in the slaying of three civil rights workers. Twenty one white men were arrested. Rainey and Deputy Price were arraigned at Meridian Naval Auxiliary Air Station. Bonds were set at 5000 dollars each and the men released on property bonds.
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Neshoba County
Lawrence Rainey
Philadelphia
Miss
Meridian
Naval Air Station
Rainey
Neshoba
Cecil Price
Meridian Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Miss Carter
FBI
Warmer Readings Predicted After Cold Lawrence Night
Cold snaps gripped Lawrence with overnight lows near 4 degrees downtown and a record low for the date of 68 degrees all time. Forecasts from the Weather Bureau in Topeka expect warmer readings today and Sunday with highs in the low 50s and mid 30s and a low near 15 degrees.
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Lawrence
U. S
Topeka
Birth Defects Center Set At KU Medical Center
A $25,000 National March of Dimes grant funds a new birth defects treatment center at the Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City. Dr. C Arden Miller will lead the center, which starts Jan 1 in the pediatric outpatient clinic to provide evaluation, rapid physician communication, and long term follow up for children with birth defects.
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Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Kansas
National Foundation of the March of Dimes
C. Arden Miller
KU School of Medicine
U. S
Herbert C. Miller
March of Dimes
National Foundation
Weber Crowned Queen of KU Military Ball in 1964
Carol Jo Weber of Raytown Missouri, a Kansas University junior, was crowned queen of the 1964 KU military ball sponsored by Scabbard and Blade. She led six finalists including Tina Barnes and Jane Speirs, with judges from KU leadership and athletics. The event drew several hundred couples at the Kansas Union as The Notables played.
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Kansas University
Kansas Union
Carol Jo Weber
Raytown
Gamma Phi Beta
Journal-World Photo
Scabbard and Blade, Tri-Service Military Fraternity
Army
Navy
Air Force
Tina Barnes
Hugoton
Jane Speirs
Dodge City
Lynn Bickmeyer
Shawnee Mission
Karen McRae
Wichita
Nancy Jeffries
Miss Weber
Keith Lawton
Russell Wiley
Bill Easton
A. C. (Dutch) Lonborg
Lawrence
Jim Owens
Gamma Phi Beta Sorority
Associated Women Students
AWS
House of Representatives
Vox Populi Sorority
Young Republicans
Chi Delphia
Little Sister
Delta Chi Fraternity
Strateic Air Command
Omaha
Neb
Unchurched Americans Weigh Reasons For Nonmembership
Editor Jerome Nathanson notes that 66 million Americans or 36.4 percent are not affiliated with any church. The piece explores motives for joining or avoiding churches, including habit, family tradition, social status, and fear during wartime. It argues most churchgoers are sincere, while many stay away due to pressures and varied personal reasons. See WHO ARE, Page 8.
Planning Event To Be Tuesday In Lawrence
Public hearing on Lawrence comprehensive plan continues Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the South Park Recreation Center. City Manager Ray Wells and City Planner Kenneth Thompson expect approval with potential changes as land use questions and zoning changes are debated.
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Lawrence
South Park Recreation Center
Lawrence Planning Commission
Ray Wells
Kenneth Thompson
Planning Commission
Lawrence City Commission
City Commission
County Commission
School Board
Lawrence High Senior Gay Cook Cited Nationally in English Studies
Lawrence High School senior Gay Cook is named one of five Kansans among National Council of Teachers of English outstanding English students. She receives a certificate at the honors assembly and is recommended for college scholarships. The LHS English department also earns a merit certificate.
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Lawrence High
LHS
Gay Cook
Lawrence High School
National Council of Teachers of English
Edward G. Cook
Lawrence High Honors Assembly
Council For College Scholarships
Gay
Wesley Keltcher
States
District of Columbia
Kansas
Wichita
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Mmsee
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Aan, Nook
LavVilla Fair Adv
Sheriff Rainey
Esther Carter
U.S
Jerome Nathanson
Fraternity of Leaders
The
American Ethical Union
New York Society For Ethical Culture
International Humanist and Ethical Union
National Child Labor Committee
New York
Planned Parenthood
Theta Sigma Phi
National Journalism Sorority For Women
Douglas, Franklin and
Jefferson
Watkins
Cook
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
Radcliffe College
Cambridge
Mass
Nancy Gallup
Elizabeth Bates
Miss Cook
Robert Wright
Nomi Camin
Roberta Smith
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