Rusk Urges Senate Probe Vote On Viet Nam Policy
Secretary of State Dean Rusk invites Congress to reconsider Viet Nam policy, signaling support for another overwhelming vote like 1964. Senator Morse aims to rescind the Gulf of Tonkin resolution by amending a defense bill, while Fulbright signals possible closed sessions with McNamara and Humphrey.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Congress
Rusk
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Morse
Senate
U.S
Viet Nam
Gulf of Tonkin
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
House
Foreign Relations Committee
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Hubert H. Humphrey
Baltimore
Wmar-Tv
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Gore
Tennessee Democrat
State Demos Meet In Political Arena
Democratic leaders in Kansas launch the 1966 campaign at Washington Day events in Topeka. Speakers include Sen. Fred Harris and governor candidate Robert Docking. Democrats forecast gains and criticize GOP reapportionment as unfair and costly.
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Topeka
Kansas
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
Robert Docking
Harry Wiles
Wiles
U. S. Senate
J. Floyd Breeding
Senate
Breeding
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Frank Theis
See RUSE Open Bowls Hilt Pret He-Ming Sat Sun Hillcrest
Local notices advertise bowling events at Hillcrest with Hilt and Mimic entries set for Saturday and Sunday.
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Sun
Hillcrest
West Germany Expands Support for Vietnam Effort
Bonn moves to back U.S. Vietnam policy with growing aid and a hospital ship planned for May. Berlin sees protests and officials insist no German troops will be sent, while Washington seeks quieter public support to avoid domestic backlash.
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Viet Nam
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Erhard
Johnson
Washington
West Germany
U.S
George C. McGhee
Helgoland
Amerika House
West Berlin
Bailey Dares Dirksen on House Seats Bet
Senate Democratic Chairman John M Bailey rejects Everett Dirksens bet that Republicans will win 50 House seats in November. Bailey vows to collect the $100 if the tally favors Dirksen and to donate it to help elect another Democrat from Illinois.
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Theis
Tom Corcoran
Corcoran
Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court
House
Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
John M. Bailey
Dirksen
Bailey
Sen
Illinois
Adm Nimitz In Serious Condition In San Francisco Home
Navy hero Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is in serious condition at his Yerba Buena island home in San Francisco. His condition has worsened since leaving Oak Naval Hospital two weeks ago.
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San Francisco
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Yerba Buena Ete
Naval
Oak Oak Knobl Naval Hospital
Bad Weather Rakes Midwest Goes Northeast
Severe wintry weather gripped the nation as bone chilling cold and heavy snow spread from the Midwest into the Northeast. International Falls plunged to 40 below zero, while Milwaukee saw nearly a foot of snow and Wisconsin reported multiple deaths from shoveling and accidents. Flooding in the Davenport Rock Island area forced hundreds from homes as ice jams surged along the Mississippi River. Florida enjoyed mild conditions as much warmer air contrasted with the deep freeze elsewhere.
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International Falls
Minn
Minnesota- Canadian
Midwest
New England
Montana
Wyoming
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
Maine
Vermont
New York
Milwaukee
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Buffalo
N.Y
Great Lakes
California
Davenport
Rock Island
Mississippi River
Florida
Key West
Fla
Stillwater Hosts Big Eight Showdown With KU Challenge
Kansas coach Ted Owens nerves over a potential upset as Kansas faces Oklahoma State in Stillwater. OSU, 1-9 in the league, seeks wins to stay in the title race after KU’s 59-38 win at Lawrence and OSU’s 3-17 record. Owens vows to win both remaining road games to stay competitive.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma State
Kansas
O-State
Lawrence
Owens
OSU
Gallagher Hall
Slight Weekend Warmth Forecast for Lawrence Area
The Lawrence area should see slightly warmer temperatures Sunday though tonight remains chilly with a low around 10. Friday brought a brief 49 degree high before freezing again as cold air moved in. Topeka and KU reports note little to no snow, with a trace overnight into this morning and a Sunday high near 40.
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Lawrence Area
Topeka Weather Bureau
Kansas University Weather Station
First Women Nurses Die in Vietnam Helicopter Crash
Two Army nurses among seven killed in an Army helicopter crash near Saigon were the first American military women to die in Vietnam. Identified as 2nd Lt. Carol A E Drazba of Dunmore Pennsylvania and 2nd Lt. Elizabeth A Jones of Allendale South Carolina, both attached to the 51st Field Hospital.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Saigon
Defense Department
Carol A.E. Drazba
Marcella Drazba
Dunmore
Elizabeth A. Jones
George L. Jones
Allendale
S.C
51St Field Hospital
Mrs George Wallace to Run for Alabama Governor
A Wallace source says Lurleen Wallace will announce her candidacy for governor of Alabama at noon Thursday. Mrs George Wallace appears poised to run as a candidate.
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Montgomery
Ala
George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Lurleen Wallace
Miller resigns KU Medical Center dean post for study abroad
Dr. C Arden Miller chief administrative officer at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City resigns as dean and provost to spend a year studying abroad in London on a program for handicapped children. He will return as director of the children's rehabilitation center after the leave, effective July 1.
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C. Arden Miller
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Kansas Board of Regents
Topeka
W. Clarke Wescoe
Miller
Regents
KU Medical School
Yale University
Children’s Rehabilitation Unit
Medical School
Kansas State and Wichita University coaches receive pay raises
Kansas Board of Regents approved raises for K State coaches led by Douglas Weaver from 16 500 to 17 160 and George Karras at Wichita rising to 12 500. Other K State assistants and KU coaches also saw increases with funding from athletic departments.
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Topeka
Kansas State University
Wichita University
Kansas Board of Regents
Kstate
James McCain
Douglas Weaver
Edward Dissinger
Robert Hailey
Kenneth LaRue
Richard Towers
Jerry Thompson
K-State
George Karras
Wichita
Gary Wyant
Richard Johnson
William Turnbow
Bill Parcells
James Maddox
Weaver
McCain
W. Clarke Wescoe
Jack Mitchell
Mitchell
George Bernhardt
Ellis Rainsberger
Don Fambrough
Bernie Taylor
Floyd Temple
Vere Wellman
Bennie Lee
Wescoe
Meschke to Speak at Lawrence Chamber Luncheon
Addison Meschke Kansas director of highways will address the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce at noon Tuesday in the Eldridge Hotel. Chamber president Arthur Heck expects about 125 to 140 attendees and hints the talk will cover local highway plans. A buffet lunch will be served and the meeting adjourns by 1 30 p.m.
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Addison Meschke
Kansas
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge
Arthur Heck
Chamber
Meschke
Heck
Seven Hurt In Two Car Crash At 23rd And Haskell
At 12 04 a m a two car collision at 23rd Street and Haskell Avenue left seven of eight occupants injured. Rosemarie Roche 39 and son Greg 13 of Manhattan Emily Benson 18 KU freshman from El Dorado Roy Ranney 18 KU freshman from Wichita were hospitalized. The other driver Jack Roche 39 Manhatta n and passenger Bonita Wingard 17 from Independence escaped serious injury.
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Jack Roche
George Kasten
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
23Rd Street
Haskell Avenue
Kansas University
Journal-World
D. D. McCleery
Rosemarie Roche
Greg
Manhattan
Emily Benson
el Dorado
Roy E. Ranney
Wichita
Bill Wilson
Highway 10
George D. Kasten
Independence
Roche
Frank
Kasten
Miss Benson
Ranney
Bonita A. Wingard
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Miss Wingard
Watkins Memorial
Mont Bleu
Lawrence
Roches
Wilson
Don Schwartz
Douglas County to gain two House seats under apportionment
Rep. John Vogel of Lawrence said Douglas County will have two House seats after redistricting. Eastern district includes Grant Township North Lawrence East Lawrence Wakarusa Eudora Palmyra Baldwin Willow Springs. Western district covers Lawrence west of Massachusetts and western Wakarusa. Eastern population about 17 000 western about 18 000. Elections in November with terms starting January.
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Douglas County
John Vogel
Lawrence
Vogel
Jefferson
Osage
Grant Township
North
East Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
Wakarusa
Eudora
Palmyra
Baldwin
Willow Springs
Massachusetts
Wakarua Township
Weather Outlook for Northeast Kansas Turns Warmer
Clear to partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Warmer on Sunday with a low near 10 and a high around 40.
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Kansas
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