SNCC Leader Backs Civil Rights Draft Evasion
SNCC chairman John Lewis calls for legal conscientious objection to the draft noting civil rights work is vital to the nation. He says winning racial equality matters more than Vietnam and urges civil rights workers to pursue exemptions while criticizing US policy abroad.
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Atlanta, Ga
United States
Viet Nam
John R. Lewis
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Lewis
SNCC
U.S
Atlanta
Sato Buoyed by Talks With Harriman on Vietnam Peace
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Eisaku Sato was greatly encouraged after a 1 hour 40 minute meeting with U S envoy Harriman. Japan aims to persuade North Vietnam to enter peace talks as U S pressure and Soviet delegation dynamics shape the Hanoi scene.
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Tokyo
Eisaku Sato
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Japan
Viet Nam
Sato
Harriman
North
Alexander N. Shelepin
Hanoi
Peking
Li Hsien-nien
Communist Party
Moscow
Ho Chi Minh
Shelepin
Etsusaburo Shiina
Shiina
Laos
Cambodia
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
United States
Red China
Soviet Union
Mediator Sees Hopeful Note In New York Strike
New York Transit Authority asks a state court to fine two unions 322000 dollars a day for damages from the week long subway and bus walkout. Chief mediator Dr Nathan Feinsinger senses an atmosphere of possible agreement as federal officials seek a path to solution.
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New York
City Transit Authority
Transit Authority
Supreme Court
Arthur N. Geller
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Johnson
Wirtz
Nathan Feinsinger
Feinsinger
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John V. Lindsay
City Hall
Lindsay
Michael J. Quill
Johnson to Deliver State of the Union Address Wednesday
President Johnson will speak to a joint session of Congress at 8 p.m. next Wednesday. The timing was set after talks at the White House with Senate Majority Leader Mansfield and House Speaker McCormack as Congress opens its new session.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
House
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
White House
Unemployment Near Nine Year Low in December 1965
Washington AP reports unemployment fell to 4.1 percent in December, a nine year low, with total employment at a record 72.7 million. Labor shortages loom in some sectors as the Viet Nam war build up and job training programs boost the workforce.
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Washington
Arthur M. Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ross
Armed Services
Department of Labor, Defense and Commerce
Bled Recenter Sivns
Bureau
Weather Summary Northeast Kansas Fair to Colder Shift
Forecast calls for mostly fair conditions tonight and Saturday in northeast Kansas. Temperature highs reach the 20s, with tonight's low between 5 and 10. Paved and lighted parking facilities at Rumsey Mineral Home advertised.
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Kansas
Rumsey
Humane Unit Honors Dr. John Ise For Humane Work
Dr. John Ise of Kansas University received the American Humane Association certificate for humane contributions in Lawrence. The honor was presented at the Ise home by Lawrence Humane Society president Mrs. James S. Moore. Since 1958 the Charles Ise Memorial Animal Shelter has served the community funded by Dr. and Mrs. Ise in memory of their son Charles who died in a 1955 plane crash.
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John Ise
Kansas University
American Humane Association
Lawrence
James S. Moore
Lawrence Humane Society Inc
Ise
Lawrence Humane Society
Charles Ise
East 19Th St
Charles
Moore
Dr. Ise
Charlie
See HUMANE Key Rexall and Russell Stover Candies
Russell Stover Candies and Key Rexall are mentioned in a humane interest item on page 2. The advertisement notes product availability and placement within the newspaper's feature section.
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Russell Stover
Rexall
Cold Front Forecast Drops Kansas Temperatures Tonight
A Canadian cold front moves into Kansas bringing low temperatures in the teens to twenties across Lawrence and northeast Kansas. The weather bureau warns of a stalled cold air mass with highs Saturday in the 20s, contrasting last year’s record highs.
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Weather Bureau
Lawrence
Kansas
Grants surge at Kansas University Center for Research
Kansas University and its Center for Research in Engineering Science report record grant and contract inflow for fiscal year 1966 with $1,427,098 received in October to December and a six month total of $3,145,670. Major grants include $180 from the Atomic Energy Commission, $110,900 from NSF for graduate research in systematics and evolutionary biology, and $102,800 from NSF for Raymond Moore's Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology.
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Kansas University
Center For Research In Engineering Science
William J. Argersinger Jr
Faculties For
Atomic Energy Commission
Physics Department
National Science Foundation
NSF
Raymond Moore
Baker date set for arraignment in Baker case
Bobby Baker's arraignment was scheduled for January 24 before Chief Judge Matthew McGuire in U.S. District Court. The report notes Gene Doane Wants to Be Your Insurance Agent as a separate ad item.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Matthew McGuire
U.S. District Court
Gene Doane
Adv
Nursery Village: From War Boom to Private Ownership
Sunflower Village once housed Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant workers under government ownership. Today a private firm owns the apartments and about 20 percent of its 1,799 residents work at the plant. Population includes 900 to 1,000 children with most families having children. SAAP employment expected to top 3,000 by mid summer as plant production expands.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States of America
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Nick
Dynament Junction
Powdertown
Jayhawkville
Sunflower Village
Nursery Junction
Charles Myrick
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
Myrick
S.A A.P
Microwave Link at KU Debuts With Scannell Lecture
A 37 mile microwave television link between the Kansas University campus and the KU Medical Center in Kansas City debuted this week. Dale P. Scannell, education professor, taught the first two hour class for graduate students in Lawrence and Kansas City. The two way system allows distant student exchanges and was funded by a National Fund for Medical Education grant.
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Kansas University
KU Medical Center
Kansas City
Dale P. Scannell
Bailey Hall
Lawrence
Dean Scannell
School of Medicine
National Fund For Medical Education
Stock Market Closes Higher at New 1965-66 High
New York AP reports the closing average for 60 stocks at 364.1, up 3 points to reach a fresh 1965-66 high as the market ends the session.
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New York
Open Bowl Sat Sun Hill Crest EBowl Kay
Open Bowl schedule features Kay at Hill Crest EBowl with events listed for Saturday and Sunday. Organizers announce timed sessions and local entries, inviting fans to attend.
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Sat
Sun
Hillcrest Ebowl
Kay
City Fire Loss Record in 1965
Lawrence's 1965 fire loss reached a record 395219 dollars with two deaths. The Oct 7 1965 gutting of T N T Food Products inc at 826 Pa St led the tally, plus a March 4 house fire at 1631 Ill St and several other high value blazes. Fire hours, causes, and personnel hours are detailed along with past years figures and two fatalities Colleen Riegar and Frank Scott.
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Lawrence
F. C. Sanders
T-N-T Food Products Inc
Pa. St
Sanders
Ill. St
Lawrence Fire Department
Colleen Riegar
Frank Scott
Garrett Reaps $450000 Bonus Mix With Chiefs
AP reports Heisman Trophy winner Mike Garrett signed with the Kansas City Chiefs for a $450,000 package. Mel Durslag notes Garrett earned a $300,000 bonus over 19 years and a five year no cut deal worth $150,000 plus his signing amount.
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LOS Angeles
Mike Garrett
Kansas City Chiefs
Herald-Examiner
Mel Durslag
Garrett
Douglas County sees record high year-end employment in 1965
December boosted non farm wage and salary employment by 175 despite expectations of a drop. From December 1964 to mid December 1965 the gain reached 1 025 as manufacturing and government added jobs. Farm payrolls stood at about 15 600, with government employment up 675 over 1964.
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Douglas County
Walter T. Johns
Lawrence Employment Service Office
Johns
Sunflower
DuPont
Lawrence
The
State Employment Service
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Charlene Hyland
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