California Democrats fail secret summit amid party disarray
A planned February 21 Democratic meeting at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco was canceled as California and national leaders clash. The absence of Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty and Johnson Humphrey hesitations show Johnson will not intervene in internal California factional fights, signaling a bleak 1968 campaign outlook.
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Washington
Mark Hopkins
San Francisco
Nob Hill
California
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Sam Yorty
Los Angeles
New York City
Arthur Krim
United Artists
Democratic National Committee
Krim
John Bailey
Eugene Wyman
Bailey
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Stanford University
Stanford
Wyman
Charles Warren
Assembly
Jesse Unruh
Thomas Lynch
Lew Wasserman
Music Corp. of America
Unruh
W. Marvin Watson, Jr
White House
William Connell
New York
John Criswell
National Committee
Yorty
Robert F. Kennedy
Coordination for Ambitious Public Building Plans
Local officials urge coordinated planning for a large building program to modernize the city and county. Citizens face a proposed 11 million dollar package including a city hall, fire stations, library, hospital, airport upgrades, convention center, and school bonds, with emphasis on need and prudent spending.
Space program may lag due to engineer shortages
Dr. Ralph E. Fadum, dean at North Carolina State University, warns the nation’s space program and critical infrastructure may stall unless engineering degree graduates rise. He notes engineering degrees fell from 48,160 in 1950 to about 35,000 last year, risking inadequate future growth.
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Raleigh
N. C
Ralph E. Fadum
United States
Fadum
School of Engineering
North Carolina State University
U. S. Army Scientific Advisory Panel
Department of Defense
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Ford Foundation
Consolidating City Buildings for Efficiency and Savings
City planners weigh consolidating schools churches and auditoria to cut costs. Critics argue small separate facilities waste funds while proponents cite unified civic centers with gymnasium pools and meeting halls as better for taxpayers. Officials urge careful planning to maximize tax money and public use.
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America
Lawrence
Midwest
YMCA
KU appoints Keith Nitcher as comptroller in new role
Keith Nitcher becomes KU comptroller after leading the State Department of Administration accounting control. Karl Klooz will retire from the bursar post but stay in the office in a non administrative capacity. Frank Sullivan serves on the State Board of Administration. D. J. Fair leads Highway Department.
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Keith Nitcher
Kansas University
State Department of Administration
Topeka
Karl Klooz
John Brown
Lawrence
Kansas
American Legion
Baltimore
Milton Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
Ross Channell
Pontiac Company
Winter Chevrolet
Earl Stuenkel
Frank Sullivan
State Board of Administration
D. J. Fair
Ku’s Hoch Auditorium
Chekhov Theater
Ridgefield
Boulder Dam
Colorado
Bowersock
J. J. Shubert
New York Winter Garden
George Washington
Today’s Bible Message on Confession and Prayer
A devotional note urges admitting sins to one another and praying for each other. It asks believers to listen to others and to God, practice confession and communion, avoid judgment, and grow in grace through Jesus Christ.
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James
Phillips
Father
Jesus
U N Party Problem Prompts Secret Task Force
A spoof about United Nations officials facing an overload of after hour gatherings averaging 700 parties yearly. The piece jokes that all this socializing fuels potential policy gains yet boosts drunken misadventures, prompting a fictional secret group to curtail evening work.
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United Nations
U.N
Jack
The
Are You Solving the Sanity Quiz of Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle presents a humorous self quiz to judge if one is losing sanity or staying balanced. The questions probe patience, fairness, temper, finances, and self awareness through everyday scenarios. The piece reads as a light, reflective column rather than hard news.
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New York
Yorself
Academy Award Nominations Span Non English and British Talent
Oscar selections unfold with international nods as Sophia Loren and Anouk Aimée lead foreign language bids. Vanessa Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave appear, Mako is up for supporting actor, and Toshiro Mayuzumi scores for The Bible. Some questioned placements for Matthau Lemmon Segal Dennis alongside stars Burton Taylor.
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Hollywood
Gregory Peck
Webster
Academy
Sophia Loren
Anouk Aimee
Ida Kaminska
Main Street
Walter Matthau
Jack Lemmon
George Segal
Sandy Dennis
Virginia Woolf
Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Dear Dr Mother Health Letters on Child Deformity and Diet
A reader asks about a 12 year old with a shoulder tilt breathing oddities and short toes. Dr answers possible spine or hip defect and urges professional evaluation. Other letters discuss safe dental X rays, and critique on diet fads advocating citrus and milk avoidance.
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Hal Boyle
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