Johnson pushes tax cut civil rights and poverty fight in slow Congress
President Johnson urged rapid action on a 97.9 billion budget and an 11 billion tax cut while pressing Congress to pass civil rights, housing, and job programs. Republicans warned of a performance gap between proposals and enactment as Senate Finance moves ahead.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
House
House Rules Committee
Bank orders smoking ban for Franklin National employees
Franklin National Bank chairman Arthur T. Roth bans smoking at work for 1,350 employees across 50 Long Island branches. Smoking allowed only in washrooms. customers unaffected. Roth notes directors and officers should model non smoking at meetings and desks.
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Franklin Square
N.Y
Arthur T. Roth
Franklin National Bank
Long Island
Roth
Weather Brief Northeast Kansas Tonight And Friday
Fair and colder tonight with partial cloudy skies Friday and moderating temperatures. Low tonight 12 to 16, high Friday in the lower 40s. Temperature readings show varied times and values, with yesterday’s high 46 and low 27 and record highs and lows noted for the date.
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Kansas
Lawrence
U.S
Topeka
Goldwater criticizes Johnson on hate theme and budget
Sen. Barry Goldwater told reporters in Portsmouth that President Johnson misuses Kennedy’s assassination to push a hate theme. He condemned the "untruthful" charge, argued federal spending overestimates, and warned against unilateral disarmament while noting defense cuts would rely too heavily on others.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Barry Goldwater
Johnson Today
John F. Kennedy
Arizona
Johnson
Kennedy
John Kennedy
Goldwater
Congress
Defense Leader Slams Goldwater as Irresponsible
Defense Secretary McNamara accused Senator Goldwater of damaging national security by saying U S long range missiles are not reliable. The statement, read by Arthur Sylvester, defended the missile program and cited Joint Chiefs support as proof of reliability while Goldwater campaigned in New Hampshire.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Barry Goldwater
U.S
McNamara
Goldwater
Arizona
New Hampshire
Johnson
Asst
Arthur Sylvester
Sen. Goldwater
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Colder Readings Grip Lawrence Area
Temperatures fell across Lawrence with a low near 15 degrees at KU and a 27 degree reading downtown. The forecast calls for fair skies and colder weather tonight with moderating temperatures Friday.
Ex-convict cites statewide burglary ring tied to banks
William Howell of Wichita named a nationwide crime ring active in Colorado, Oklahoma, Illinois, Nebraska and Kansas. He linked banks at Barnes, Burns, Galva and other towns to the scheme and identified associates including Dana Clark, Robert Lomax, Roy Trail, and Howard Bristol. Howell said he faced danger for talking and described broad operations across the region.
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Salina
Kan
Kansas
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Clark
Robert Lomax
Wichita
Roy Trail
Howard Bristol
Barnes
Lomax
Trail
Burns
Barnes, Burns and Galva
Walton
Marysville
Howell
City Mishaps Are Fewer but More Dangerous in ’63
Lawrence Lt. Jack Evans reports 1963 saw 1,031 traffic accidents with 4 fatalities and 374 injuries, up in death and injury from 1962 though crashes decreased. Pedestrians and cyclists suffered several injuries. speed and yielding violations were major factors. Residents and male drivers numbered 1,471 and 1,263 respectively.
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Lawrence Streets
Jack Evans
Lawrence
Speed
First 1964 county traffic fatality near Lawrence
Douglas County recorded its first 1964 traffic fatality shortly before 1 15 pm in a one car crash five miles west of Lawrence on U S 40. The driver James F Sgarlat 33 Forty Fort Pa died. Passenger John S Marks Lehman Pa was in critical condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The Cadillac ended in a ditch atop a concrete culvert. Officials noted Pennsylvania plates and possible military affiliation. No cause was determined by late afternoon.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
U.S. 40
Kanwaka Corner
James F. Sgarlat
Forty Fort
John S&s. Marks
Lehman, Pa
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Cadillac
Marks
Pennsylvania
Lawrence records show 1963 rise in living units and permits
In 1963 Lawrence built 308 new living units, the fifth highest in eight years, with 108 single dwellings valued at $1.52 million and 186 units in 14 new apartment buildings. Total building permits reached $4,839,499, led by home construction, while 15 business permits and 3 church permits were issued. Public projects included the South Park Recreation Center.
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Lawrence
Louis Stone
South Park Recreation Center
KU Student Hurt In Traffic Wreck
A Kansas University student from Belleville Illinois suffered a crushed vertebra in a one car crash on Emery Road. Leslie Clyde Mueller 18 was treated at Watkins Memorial Hospital and transferred to KU Medical Center after the wreck. The car struck a stone fence and slid down an embankment near Terrill Lake. Damage to the car was about $60.
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Kansas University
Belleville
Ill
Emery Rd
Leslie Clyde Mueller
9Th St
Kansas University Medical Center
Citizens Ambulance Service
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Mueller
Terrill Lake
Watkins
Scranton Says He Is Not Seeking GOP Nomination
Gov. William W. Scranton of Pennsylvania says he wants to discourage any efforts to project him as a Republican presidential candidate. He plans a Washington trip for a dinner with the Pennsylvania GOP delegation and a reception of the Republican National Committee, noting the dinner was scheduled long in advance.
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Harrisburg
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Washington
Republican National Committee
Greek Week Plans At Kansas University Set For March
Plans for 1964 Greek Week at KU were announced by Jim Johnston a Kansas University junior and co chairman. The events begin March 26 with a banquet in the Kansas Union followed by a March 27 musical program in Hoch Auditorium. March 28 features service projects a chariot race a relay meet and a tug of war with a picnic dinner and evening concert. Nancy Egg is co chairman.
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Kansas University
Jim Johnston
Independence, Mo
Kansas Union
Hoch Auditorium
Memorial Drive
Memorial Stadium
Potter Lake
Nancy Egg
Topeka
Mrs Marina Oswald Plans Life Story Book in Russia
The Dallas Morning News reported that Marina Oswald, 22, widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, plans to write a life story and marriage in Russia. Her business manager said she accepts as fact her husband assassinated President Kennedy and will hire professionals to help with the book.
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Dallas
Marina Oswald
Russia
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas Morning News
John F. Kennedy
KU Drama Students Chosen for Europe Exchange T
Kansas University announces a first demonstration team of theater students to study and perform in Warsaw Belgrade and Bucharest under a 15000 contract with the State Department. The group includes Mimi Frink and others slated for April and May travel.
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Kansas University
U. S. State Department
Lewin Gaff
Mimi Frink
Anid
Russell Frink
Stratford Rd
Dennis Dalen
Ohio
Vincent Angotti
Independence
Sharon Scoville
Kansas City
Karin Gold
Overland Park
Paul Hough
Topeka
Goff
Jack Brooking
William Kuhlke
Brooking
State Department
Warsaw
Poland
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Bucharest
Romania
Europe
United States
U. S
Washington
Demos to Attend Meeting on 1964 Convention Delegates
Mrs. Georgia Neese Gray of Richland and Frank Theis of Arkansas City will attend a Democratic National Committee meeting in Washington Saturday. They will help apportion delegates to the 1964 Atlantic City convention.
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Topeka
Georgia Neese Gray
Richland
Frank Theis
Arkansas City
Kansas
Atlantic City
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