Double Donnybrook Due for Congress
Washington AP reports the 88th Congress opens amid liberal versus conservative clashes likely to shape Kennedy’s agenda and the 1964 elections. Democrats hold 67-33 Senate and 258-176 House margins, but Southern Democrats often side with conservatives. The rules fight centers on expanding the Rules Committee and curbing filibusters as caucuses prepare before Wednesday votes.
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J. Howard Edmondson
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Rules Committee
Soviet China clash grows fiercer in editorials
Moscow and Beijing traded sharp accusations over communism and imperialism in editorials in Pravda and Red Flag. Pravda urged collective discussion to settle disputes while reaffirming unity against Albania and defending Cuba, calling for peaceful coexistence despite Cold War strains.
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Fidel Castro
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Sunshine Boosts Kansas Temperatures After Cloudy Week
After a week of dense fog and cloud cover, Kansas braces for milder weather with sunshine returning. Sunday's high reached 44 and a low of 26 as a high pressure system from the Rocky Mountains pushes east, keeping winter weather north of the state and signaling more pleasant conditions into the week.
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Topeka Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountain
Weather outlook and historic temps Northeast Kansas
Northeast Kansas foresees fair and mild conditions through Tuesday with nights near 30 and highs around the 50s. The record section notes yesterday’s high 44 and low 26, with Saturday’s 33 and 27, and year-ago 88 and 23. Historical records list various highs and lows from 1948 1954 and 1942.
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Kansas
Cress
Midwest Weather Outlook Sparks Mild Start then Cold Turn
Temperatures Tuesday through Thursday are expected to run 8 to 5 degrees above normal with a milder start, then turning colder with light precipitation around Thursday. Normal highs near 37 to 41 and lows from 12 in the northwest to the lower 20s in the southeast. total precipitation below a tenth of an inch. Gosmetics by Marcelle, Key Rex all-Ady.
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Kansas
Absence to Be Just One Term Says Meredith Today
James H Meredith announced at a dormitory news conference that he will not attend the University of Mississippi next semester under the present circumstances. The 29 year old Air Force veteran and first admitted Black student at Ole Miss said he plans to remain at least through finals January 18 to 22, while continuing efforts for educational training at Ole Miss under federal protection.
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Mississippi
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Eporters
Tight Race For Kansas House Speakership Faces Ballots
In Topeka three GOP lawmakers- Odd Williams Charles Arthur and John Conard- vie for Kansas House speaker as a caucus of 89 Republicans opens at 3 p m. None appears set with 45 votes likely needing several ballots. Williams leads Arthur. Conard trails amid talk Gov John Anderson and GOP Chair Richard Rogers joined the race. Also chosen will be floor leader speaker pro tempore and caucus chairman.
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Greensburg
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Bill Fribley
Douglas County Rethinking Property Values Re appraisal Plan
Douglas County commission approved a resolution to re appraise all county properties at a projected cost of 100000 over about two years. No contracts signed yet as officials plan to interview local groups and discuss potential bidding while holding explanatory public meetings.
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Ay Anak
Third Polio Vaccine Phase Is Scheduled Next Monday
Douglas County enters the third phase of mass polio immunization using Sabin oral vaccine. Clinics run in Lawrence from 1 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Community Building, with county sites January 15 at Eudora Municipal Building Fellowship Hall Baldwin Methodist Church Lecompton Grade School. Additional doses offered at schools and Watkins Hospital with goal to immunize 25 000 residents. prior rounds reached just under 23 000.
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Clinton
British claim of sneak H-bomb attack sparks denials
London papers say four Vulcan bombers slipped past U.S. defenses in a mock attack feared to threaten major cities including New York Washington Chicago and Los Angeles Officials in NORAD and the British Air Ministry deny any substantiation with the last Vulcan flight recorded on December 9 at Eglin AFB Florida The British ministry later defends its position as incorrect reports about a two month old exercise are contradicted by officials on both sides
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New York
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Chicago
Los Angeles
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United States
NORAD
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Eglin Air Force Base
Florida
Air Ministry
Stamp switch causes rush as rates rise in Lawrence
Postal rate increases take effect with new five cent first class stamp, but many in Lawrence still use one cent stamps by adding extra stamps to reach required postage. Rates rise for first class from four to five cents per ounce, post cards to four cents, air mail letters to eight cents. higher second through fourth class rates follow over three years, aiming to boost revenues by six hundred million. Postmaster James Parsons reports heavy one cent stamp rush but no last minute rush to beat the change.
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Lawrence
George Washington
Sam Rayburn
Journal-World
James Parsons
What makes Kansas Kansas and its future warned
Editorial notes Kansas University professor Bates an early staff member and outlines Kansas strong individualist heritage. It argues against welfare state trends and neo Darwinism, urging Kansas to model a citizen driven capitalist society, despite modern mass conformity and global conflict.
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