Johnson hunts with former governor at LBJ Ranch
President Johnson and former Governor Bu ford Ellington hunted in Blanco County Texas and shot two bucks before returning to the ranch. A. W. Moursand hosted them nearby as Johnson ordered federal payroll cuts and monitored the Cyprus crisis with Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
Blanco County
LBJ
Washington
Ellington
A. W. Moursand
Moursand
Cyprus
Dean Rusk
LBJ Ranch
Hope for State Demos From Topeka Views 1964 Chance
AP reporter John Montgomery says the Democratic party has a tremendous opportunity in Kansas in 1964. He cites President Johnson's forceful and effective leadership after the assassination of President Kennedy as a factor boosting the party's prospects.
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Topeka
John Montgomery
Junction City
Kansas
Johnson
Kennedy
Erhard Heads to Johnson Talks With New West German Clout
West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard sails to Texas for a weekend with President Johnson. This first big test of his leadership follows the Common Market crisis and his pushback against Charles de Gaulle to secure a liberal tariff stance in Geneva.
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Bonn
Germany
Ludwig Erhard
Johnson
West Germany
Erhard
Johnson Ranch
Texas
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Charles de Gaulle
United States
de Gaulle
De Gaulle and Erhard Reach Joint Tariff Stance in Brussels
After a prolonged foreign ministers conference in Brussels, De Gaulle agreed to a joint tariff stand while Erhard yielded on farm policy. The deal, praised in Bonn, boosted Erhard's 1965 re election bid and strengthened his leverage with Johnson.
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Hard
Brussels
de Gaulle
Erhard
Bonn
Johnson
KU debated as possible A's base ball home in 1964
Speculation in Lawrence suggests Kansas University could offer Quigley Field or Memorial Stadium for the Kansas City baseball team during the 1964 season. A's owner Charles Finley threatens to move to Municipal Stadium if a better deal is not reached, while officials deem the plan unlikely and note issues over Memorial Stadium rights and alcohol rules. Ice safety concerns dampen local skating plans as temperatures fluctuate. Sunset Hill gym delays 5th and 6th grade basketball. Robinson gym annex offers free play slots.
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Kansas University
Quigley Field
Memorial Stadium
Kansas City Baseball Athletics
Charles Finley
Los Angeles Coliseum
Dodgers
A’s
Finley
Sunset Hill School
Wayne Bly
Robinson Gym
Education Costs Hiked This Year
The average cost to educate a public school child this year is 352 dollars, up 17 dollars or 5 percent from last year. Total national spending is projected at 20.3 billion dollars, with 16 dollars per pupil for bus transportation and 47 dollars for new construction.
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Washington
School Management
Orlando F. Furno
Baltimore City
Furno
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Goldwater Attacks Johnson Over Holiday Foreign Aid Push
Senator Barry Goldwater charges President Johnson with pressuring Congress during Christmas to pass the foreign aid bill. He calls Johnson's tactics political manipulation and accuses him of treating lawmakers as personal errand boys. Goldwater, recovering in Phoenix from heel surgery, notes the all night session and votes shaping a 3 billion dollar aid package and wheat sale rider.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Johnson
Congress
Goldwater
Senate
Phoenix
House
Soviet Union
Moscow-bound family enjoys Portsmouth Christmas visit
Nina Pozdneev and her husband Victor with two children spent Christmas in Portsmouth as guests of the McKenzies under Operation Peace on Earth. They received gifts including dolls and a football while the family shared hospitality and a fond farewell. Nina, an automotive engineer in Moscow, admitted homesickness as they prepare for Friday’s flight home to Moscow.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Nina Pozdneev
United States
Moscow
Pozdneev
Olga
Santa Claus
McKenzie
Anatoly
Tom Norman
Robert Hansen
Carl Adolphson
Osage City
Carolyn McPherson
Greenleaf
Leland McPherson
Glenn Wear
Marsha
Otterville
Larry J. MacPherson
Sylvia
Sylvia of Haviland
Guilford Ridgway
Topeka
Larry Speakman
Barney Means
Eureka Country Club
Herman Watson
Brethren Church
A. R. Toussaint
Verle Shoemaker
Wertzberger Started Soil Conservation Work and Local Civic Roles
The article notes Wertzberger’s long career with the Soil Conservation Service beginning after college, including a 1946 move to Lawrence to establish the local office. He was active in civic affairs as chair of the Pelathe District Boy Scout activities committee and a Kaw Council member, and belonged to Plymouth Congregational Church Elks Club Masonic Lodge No 18 Ottawa. He was a World War II veteran and a member of the Soil Conservation Society of America.
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Wertzberger
The
Soil Conservation Service
Ottawa
Lawrence
Soil Conservation Office
Pelathe District
Boy Scout Activities Committee
Kaw Council
Plymouth Congregational Church
the Elks Club
Masonic Lodge No. 18
A.F
A.M
Soil Conservation Society of America
Car Crash East of East Lawrence Ends With Minor Injuries
Two drivers involved after a tire blew near the East Lawrence interchange. One car bounced off a guard rail and hit a bridge. Loma E. Rouse of 3214 Cardinal Dr. sustained cuts and bruises, Miss Glanville sprained her neck. Both treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and released. Damage estimated at 1000 dollars. Kansas Highway Patrol probes fatality patterns with Maj. E. P. Moomau directing the study.
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East Lawrence
Loma E. Rouse
Cardinal Dr
Kansas Highway Patrol
E. P. Moomau
Douglas County Gains From KCPL Tax Figure
Kansas City Power and Light Co will pay 9 471 077 in 1963 property and franchise taxes to 28 counties and 84 communities in Kansas and Missouri. Douglas County will receive 10 836 in tax payments with local schools getting 5 051 of that amount.
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Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City Power & Light Co
Douglas County
Kansas City Power & Light
Community Notes Trimmed For Holidays and Visits
Weekend visits span St. Louis Omaha and Independence with relatives In Leavenworth funeral services and Christmas gatherings mark social activity The Neighborhood Circle held carols bingo and refreshments while Allen Hehn buys a home near Os kajloosa and the Nifty Needle Club meets midweek
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Harry Harker
Prin
C. C. Reynolds
California
Ronald Berger
Omaha
Neb
Helen Bartlett
Tom Norman
Jennie Hayes
Independence
Ed Hendrix
Kenneth Slack
Paola
Robert Nickels
Oskaloosa
Milton Nickels
Joseph Ritchie
Olathe
A. C. Ritchie
Pearle White
Ruth McHenry
Leavenworth
Loretta Umholtz
Margaret Davison
Allen Hehn
Mattie Schmidt
Helen Hehn
Beulah Hehn
Richard Bowen
Frank Nyfeler
Nifty Needle Club
Local families host weekend visits and birthday gathering
Linwood Mr and Mrs Jim Elder with Sandra and LeRoy stayed with Wayne Townsend in Minneapolis over the weekend. Don Dooley and children Kate and Nancy visited Mrs Goldie Frederick. A birthday party for 14 year old Mary Ann Bowen drew guests including Sharon Hearne from Kansas City and Jane.
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Jim Elder
Sandra
LeRoy
Wayne Townsend
Minneapolis
Don Dooley
Kate
Nancy
Goldie Frederick
Mary Ann Bowen
Sharon Hearne
Kansas City
Jane
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Linwood High School
Charles Gensler
St. Louis, Mo
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