1964 Cited as Outstanding Political Year in the State
Kansas politics saw Republicans retain state control while voters backed President Johnson in a first Democratic presidential win since 1936. Governor candidates Avery and Anderson faced career shifts as Wunsch lost the GOP primary. Chase and Ferguson also exited as candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Johnson
William H. Avery
Congress
U. S. Senate
John Anderson
Senate
Olathe
Anderson
Avery
Paul Wunsch
Wunsch
Kingman
Harold Chase
William M. Ferguson
Chase
Salina
Ferguson
Europe
Harry G. Wiles
Kansas Corporation Commission
Chester L. Mize
Atchison
Kansas Senate
Barry Goldwater
Richard Rogers
Manhattan
Goldwater
Frank Theis
Theis
Sam Mellinger
Emporia
Harry Darby
Donna Addington
Effie Semple
Georgia Neese Gray
Marie Vickers
Oliver Hughes
Wichita
Maurice Martin
Martin
Air Base Restrictions Lifted After Manila Rally
American servicemen were allowed out of Clark Air Base after a weekend of U S Air Force restrictions following a protest rally in Angeles. About 2,000 Filipinos attended urging removal of U S bases and recalling Ambassador Blair. No violence was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Clark
U.S
Benjamin Ligot
Diosdado Macapagal
Liberal Party
United States
Philippines
Formosa
Johnson to stress full potential of resources in State of the Union
President Johnson will deliver the State of the Union to a joint session at 9 p.m. on January 4. His remarks echo themes from a 1958 Texas Quarterly article, emphasizing achievement of the full potential of physical and human resources, opposition to waste, and a call for national answers to problems. A separate note mentions a petition urging a cease-fire and a negotiated settlement in South Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Congress
The
Texas Quarterly
Senate
South Viet Nam
Monroney Says Pullout In Viet Nam Is Idiotic
Senator Mike Monroney asserts the United States will win the Vietnam war and calls a withdrawal “an act of idiocy” after a three week Asia trip. In a CBS Face the Nation interview he notes 20 or 30 years means little to the Communists. Clergy in Washington reveal Irish surnames O and Mac trace to 11th century King Brian Boru era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroney
Viet Nam
Washington
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
United States
Mac
Brian Boru
Fitz
Ireland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rhonda Duckett
Eugene Duckett
Marion
Ind
Dayton Blair
Associated Press
Justice
Salvador Marino
Macapagal
Marino
Arizona
Yellow Cab CO
Ward Thompson
Ciety
Washington Area
Jim Clark
Wilbur Criss
Mer
Limerick
Massachusetts
Dennis Adams
Lawrence
Dacron