Johnson Campaign Emphasizes Civil Rights In Florida
President Johnson opened his 1964 bid with a firm civil rights stance before a Southern audience in Miami Beach. He urged full participation for all Americans, praised constitutional rights, and pledged to push legislation and education to end intolerance while crisscrossing Florida on a four stop campaign swing.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Palm Beach
Tony Martin
Cyd Charisse
Florida
Washington
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Palatka
Atlantic
Gulf
Joseph P. Kennedy
CORE abandons shop-in but keeps picketing
AP reports CORE ends the shop in tactic after protests at Lucky Stores locations in San Francisco Berkeley and Palo Alto while continuing street picketing. Tensions rise with Negro leaders and workers amid disputes over hiring and alleged reverse discrimination. The Baptist Ministers Union threatened to sever ties if shop-ins persisted.
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San Francisco
Congress of Racial Equality
Lucky Stores, Inc
Berkeley
University of California
Palo Alto
Stanford University
Lucky
Baptist Ministers Union
CORE
George L. Bedford
Bay Area Independent
10th Juror Found For Ruby's Trial
AP reports the 10th juror was accepted for Jack Ruby's murder trial in Dallas. J Wayman Rose, 40, former Navy pilot and furniture salesman, born in Chattanooga, married with three children, Presbyterian, sat on a civil case jury 12 years ago and on two courts martial. He watched the televised Oswald shooting and said he could not recognize Ruby.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
J. Wayman Rose
Navy
Rose
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Kennedy
Melvin Belli
KU Student Critical After One-Car Crash Thursday
A 22 year old Kansas University senior from Scott City Frank C Roark was listed in critical condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a one car crash on Wellman Road eight miles northwest of Lawrence. Officers said he apparently fell asleep causing the vehicle to miss a curve cross a creek hit a bank and overturn. Roark was found unconscious and transported by Citizens Ambulance. The car was demolished.
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Kansas University
Scott City
Frank C. Roark
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Wellman Road
Lawrence
Roark
Jefferson County
Citizens Ambulance
Hearing on Baker Called Off Today
Washington AP The Senate Rules Committee postponed its hearing in the Bobby Baker investigation as U S marshals search for two missing witnesses Edward Levinson Las Vegas hotel owner and gambling figure and Benjamin Sigelbaum Miami real estate operator The subpoenas have not caught up with them and special counsel L P McClendon said there is no conclusive proof they are evading the committee The panel has testimony they aided stock purchases and loans for Serv A Corp where Baker is a major but unlisted stockholder
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Bobby Baker
U.S
Edward Levinson
Las Vegas
Nev
Benjamin Sigelbaum
Miami
Levinson
Sigelbaum
Serv-A Corp
Baker
FBI Sends 30 Agents South to Fight Rail Violence
The FBI will deploy a chief inspector and 30 agents to crack down on violence tied to the Florida East Coast Railway strike. President Johnson, who condemned the violence, asked Labor Secretary Wirtz to consult Florida Governor Bryant and report federal action options. The strike has seen over 200 sabotage acts since Jan 23 1963, with recent explosions near St Augustine as Johnson watched from Palatka.
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Miami Beach
Fla
FBI
Johnson
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Florida
Farris Bryant
Hoover
Wirtz
St. Augustine
Palatka
cross-Florida
President Johnson to hold first full dress TV news conference
Washington AP reports President Johnson will conduct his first full dress news conference on live television at 10 am CST Saturday. The briefing will be in the State Department Building’s international conference room, a smaller chamber adjacent to Kennedy era briefing spaces, seating about 400 reporters.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
State Department
John F. Kennedy
Finley signs 4 year lease for Municipal Stadium
Kansas City owner Charles O Finley signed a four year lease for the use of Municipal Stadium by the Kansas City Athletics. The signing ended a two month dispute with city officials over the team's future in Kansas City. The lease reportedly cannot be canceled.
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Kansas City
Charles O. Finley
Kansas City Athletics
Municipal Stadium
Finley
Athletics
City
Roger Allen Jr Named Leader of KU Loan Drive
Roger Allen Jr was named chairman of the 1964 Lawrence Higher Education Loan Program campaign at KU. Chancellor Wescoe and HELP Board announced the three year effort with a completion target of March end. Allen, 41, Fritz Co manager, urged strong Lawrence support for student loans amid rising KU enrollment. See Roger Allen, Page 3.
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Roger Allen Jr
Allen
Clarke Wescoe
Help Board of Governors
Fritz Co
Mrs Earl Wilson Named Douglas County Master Teacher
Mrs Earl Wilson teaching honoree at Eudora High School named Douglas County Master Teacher for 1963 64 and submitted to the state Master Teacher Awards committee at Emporia State College. The 25 year educator will be honored at the Douglas County Teachers Association dinner April 21 at the Little Banquet.
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Earl Wilson
Douglas County
Eudora High School
Emporia State College
Wilson
Kansas
Douglas County Teachers Association
Douglas County Teachers Assn
Joe Hargrave
Faye Thomas
Vera Dixon
Bernice Gottstein
KU Coeds Aren't Proposing Despite Prerogatives in 64
KU coeds say they will not propose to male students, preferring to let men initiate romance. Men attend home economics courses to learn cooking and sewing, while some plan blind dates and chance encounters to meet coeds. One senior Kay Cash, 20, aims for law school and a demanding legal career, delaying marriage.
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Kansas University
Kay Cash
Fairview Park
Ohio
Miss Cash
Shooting Case Delayed in Edwards Murder Hearing
A preliminary hearing for John Sanford Edwards, 32, KU Spanish instructor, on a first degree murder charge was moved to March 5. Edwards is jailed without bond after the fatal shooting of Pedro Escobar, 36, another Spanish instructor, during a party at 121 W 14th St. Witnesses testified eight people attended the Wolfe apartment party. Escobar danced flamenco after dinner, leading to a dispute over noise. Edwards reportedly retrieved a gun from a bedroom and confronted the Wolfe party.
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John Sanford Edwards
Kansas University
Edwards
Pedro Escobar
John Wolfe
W. 14Th St
Wolfe
Escobar
Gene Doane Seeks Insurance Agent Role
An Adv. note indicates Gene Doane aims to become your insurance agent. Details on services or contact are not provided in the fragment.
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Gene Doane
Weekend Weather in Lawrence Bright and Mild
Fair skies and mild temperatures prevail in Lawrence with a mid 20s low tonight and a Saturday high around 50. Thursday's high reached 49 in downtown Lawrence and 47 at the KU weather station, while overnight lows dipped to the mid teens.
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Lawrence
U.S. Weather Bureau
Topeka
Kansas University
Frank McDonald Resigns as Douglas County Democratic Chairman
Frank McDonald of 1124 Emery Rd resigns as Douglas County Democratic Central Committee chair after state convention April 11 in Hutchinson. Citing a need for a younger leader and his neutral stance in the primary, he endorses Jules Doty for governor, notes rising Democratic turnout since 1930, and says he will stay active in the party. McDonald, a Wyandotte native, long tied to Haskell football and stadium projects, recalls his career before entering the cereal malt business.
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Frank McDonald
Emery Rd
Douglas County
Democratic Central Committee
Hutchinson
Las County
McDonald
Lawrence
George Docking
Wyandotte County
Kansas City
Rosedale High School
Baldwin
Baker University
Haskell Institute
Matty Bell
Haskell
Haskell and
Unified School Board hearings outline two unit plan
The Douglas County unification board reviewed a two unit plan at two public sessions drawing 500+ attendees. Lawrence Riverside Grant India would form one district with the rest of the county in a second. Vote set for June 2 with both units required to approve.
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Douglas County
State Superintendent of Schools
Lawrence High School
LHS
Lawrence
Riverside
Grant
India
Baldwin
Eudora
Lecompton
Carl Althaus
Kaw Valley
Wakarusa Valley
Althaus
Roland Kraft
Gilbert Gilges
Marion Springs
Russ Mosser
Ethan Allen
Oscar Broers
Earl Wilson
Broers
Pleasant Grove Hill
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FRANK Page 2 Journal-World Classifieds Ad Offers Payoff
Classified ad note promotes trying an advertisement in the Journal-World with a call to action and contact line for placement and potential payoff. The text urges readers to call the listed number to place an easy ad.
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Journal-World
Weather Fair and Mild Northeast Kansas
Weather page reports fair and mild conditions across the northeast Kansas region through Saturday. Tonight low in the mid 20s, high Saturday around 59, with a mix of readings including yesterday’s high 43 and low 28. Sunrise at 6 55 a.m. and sunset around 6 13 p.m.
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Kansas
Bam
Amy
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