GOP Leaders Call for Vigorous Push on Vietnam Policy
Senate Republican Leader Dirksen and House GOP Leader Ford urged a tougher U S stance in Vietnam and opposed tax increases until a convincing case is made. They spoke to about 230 Republicans in the Capitol underscoring calls for social security, veteran benefits, tax reform, budget cuts, and a firm foreign policy amid Democratic criticism.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
U.S
Vietnam
House
Gerald R. Ford
Johnson
Supreme Court
Ford
GOP
Direc
America
Mike Mansfield
Dirksen
Albert Gore
Dtenn
Congress
White House
NBC
Mutual
Carl Albert
Hanoi
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Dean Rusk
Goldwater Sees U S Winning Vietnam War
Former Arizona senator Barry Goldwater, after four days in Vietnam, declared the U S is making progress and may win the war. He urged fewer restrictions on military targets, supported pinpoint bombing, warned civilians would be hurt, and questioned saturation bombing. He noted high troop morale and suggested possible incursions into Laos or Cambodia if needed.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Vietnam
United States
Goldwater
Washington
Air Force Reserve
Laos
Cambodia
North Vietnam
Fhe
South
Hanoi
New York Times
U.S
Harrison E. Salisbury
The
Times
Max McDowell Named State Press Secretary in Topeka
Gov. Docking appointed Max McDowell of Topeka as state press secretary and information coordinator for multiple agencies. The 25 year old begins Feb 1 with an $11 000 annual salary after studying at Kansas State and Ohio State and working as statehouse reporter for WIBW since 1963.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Max McDowell
McDowell
Manhattan
Kansas State
Ohio State
WIBW
Statehouse
Cost of living gains in December and 1966 rise
The Labor Department reports living costs rose 0.1 percent in December and 1966 saw a 3.3 percent increase, the largest in nine years. Commissioner Arthur M. Ross indicates prices may taper off with a forecast of about 2.5 percent for 1967, saying it would not be too high a price if recession is avoided.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arthur M. Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ross
Comparisons of Union Stands By Both Groups
Washington AP outlines side by side contrasts between President Johnsons State of the Union and Dirksen Ford GOP proposals on Vietnam East West trade missile defense taxes antipoverty Social Security crime civil rights and fair housing Johnsons positions seek restraint more aid and broader reforms while Republicans push for tax changes crime courts rights and rapid action to advance civil rights and defense measures
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Washington
Johnson
Everett M. Dirksen
Gerald R. Ford
Vietnam
U.S
Dirksen
North Vietnam
Ford
Congress
Wichita Building Firm Stops Its Stock Sales
Roe Messner Construction Co. of Wichita agrees to an injunction to halt sale of its stock. Attorney Robert Thiessen announced the agreement to District Judge Howard C. Kline at a hearing on appointing a receiver to preserve the firm’s assets.
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Wichita, Kan
Roe Messner Construction Co
Wichita
Robert Thiessen
Howard C. Kline
Clash Over Tuition Sparks Regents Showdown in California
Governor Reagan and Assembly leader Jesse Unruh clash over higher education tuition as the California Board of Regents holds a closed session after an open meeting. Reagan seeks a temporary plan amid a projected $473 million deficit and enrollment pressures, while Unruh backs a vote against tuition. Regents pledge to curb expenses and UC administration urged to economize as UCLA and Berkeley face funding fights.
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Berkeley
Calif
Ronald Reagan
Democratic Assembly
Jesse M. Unruh
California
University of California Board of Regents
Reagan
Unruh
University of California
UCLA
Massive Tunnel Reported as Viet Cong Headquarters
In Saigon, U S forces uncovered a vast tunnel in the Iron Triangle 25 miles northwest of Saigon, believed to be the Viet Cong 4th Military Region headquarters. Brig. Gen. Richard T. Knowles said maps weapons booby traps and guerrillas were found as about 30 000 American and South Vietnamese troops conduct the operation.
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Saigon
Cedar Falls
Iron Triangle
Viet Cong
U.S
196Th Light Infantry
Richard T. Knowles
Adult Enrollment For Spring At Lawrence High
Spring enrollment for Lawrence High School adult education begins Monday and runs through Friday at the Adult Education Office. Open to residents over 16 not in public school, with daytime in person and select evening enrollments by phone. Classes meet once weekly 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. riding class Saturdays. start dates vary Jan 30 31 and Feb 2.
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Lawrence High School
Adult Education
LHS Adult Education Office
Colorado Man Heads Mid America State Universities Association
President W. E. Morgan of Colorado State University will chair the 1967 MASUA meeting at Kansas University Medical Center. Officers include John Lott Brown, Kansas State University, vice chairman. Dr. Marvin Edmison, Oklahoma State University, secretary treasurer. Executive committee picks Dr. John C. Weaver, Dean James C. Olson, and D. W. Robert Parks. MASUA offices and first executive director Dr. Paul M. Young outlined.
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W. E. Morgan
Colorado State University
Mid- America State Universities Association
Kansas University Medical Center
John Lott Brown
Kansas State University
Marvin Edmison
Oklahoma State University
John C. Weaver
Missouri University
James C. Olson
Nebraska Univerty
D. W. Robert Parks
Iowa State University
Parks
MASUA
Eaton
Kansas City
Kan
Paul M. Young
Young
Arkansas University
Kansas University
W. Clarke Wescoe
Mount Oread
William P. Albrecht
William J. Argersinger Jr
Mid-America
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Oklahoma
No evidence found in DeSalvo case, says Middlesex D A
Cambridge Massachusetts AP reports District Attorney John J. Droney of Middlesex County says that despite disclosures in the trial of Albert DeSalvo the self professed Boston strangler no evidence exists that could form the basis for a prosecution as the strangler.
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Cambridge, Mass
John J. Droney
Middlesex County
Albert DeSalvo
Boston
Five Douglas County farmers to receive Kansas Banker Awards
Five Douglas County farmers will be cited Monday January 30 for completing soil and water conservation work in 1966. Awards will be presented by John Peters vice president of Lawrence National Bank at the Douglas County Soil Conservation District meeting at 6 30 p m at the 4 H Fairgrounds. The district board members and terms are listed with Demeritt’s term expiring February 1.
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Douglas County
Douglas County Soil Conservation District Board
Kansas Banker
Douglas County Soil Conservation District
Dick Wise
Lawrence
Elmer Rappard
Overbrook
Richard Butell
Flory and
Hack
Butel
Wise
Rappard
Name's the Same KU Student and Instructor Spur Local Banter
Lawrence notes blend culture and commerce with Judith Mendelsohn and Darrell Handel in a Kansas University music theory class. Bank debit data show Lawrence up 25 percent from the prior year to 520000000, outpacing statewide gains and trailing only Hutchinson’s 27 percent.
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Judith Mendelsohn
Kansas University
Darrell Handel
Miss Mendelsohn
Prairie Village
Handel
Graduate Fellowships Boost KU Graduate Program Costs Rise
Kansas University expands its four year Graduate School Honors Fellowships to attract top scholars. Twenty five of more than 300 applicants will receive stipends up to $2,700 in year four, with summer support and research travel funded. Costs rise from $24,900 in 1965 66 to an estimated $147,000 by 1970 as more students join and some drop out.
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Kansas University
William Albrecht
Albrecht
Turnpike Feasibility Report Spurs Wichita Meeting
A Bankers Group reports financial feasibility for three state turnpikes, boosting a Wichita Kansas meeting of city representatives seeking toll road construction. The discussions center on financing and possibly bundling the Wichita Hays segment with other routes to link Wichita and Kansas City to southeast Kansas.
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Bankers Group
Wichita, Kan
Turnpike Authority
Hutchinson
Wichita-Hays
Wichita
Kansas City
Kansas
KU Senior Morgenthaler Wins Sixth in Editorial Contest
Eric Morgenthaler a Kansas University journalism major from Prairie Village placed sixth in the December editorial writing competition sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. He earned $100. First prize went to Fred W. Thomas a junior at North Carolina University and editor of NC's campus paper who received a $500 scholarship.
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Eric Morgenthaler
Prairie Village
Kansas University
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Fred W. Thomas
North Carolina University
Thomas
North Carolina
Regents Seek Opinion on Union Move at KU Medical Center
Kansas Board of Regents asked the attorney general for guidance on forming a union for non professional workers at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City. About 1,600 staff include housekeeping, laundry and dietary workers with salaries set by the state. union supporters estimate 300 to 400 members.
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Topeka
Kansas Board of Regents
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Dwight Klinger
Ashland
Regents
Public Service
Medical Center
Russell Miller
The
Journal-World
Thanks to Dr Clark and Hospital Staff
W P Sharp expresses gratitude to Dr Clark and the first floor staff at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, KU buddies, and others for flowers and cards received. They are appreciated.
Thanking Relatives and Red Cross for Help After Fire
Edith Sumners thanks relatives friends and the Ride a Wee club along with the American Red Cross for kindness after her apartment in the Wren Building was destroyed.
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Ride-a-Wee Club
American Red Cross
Wren Bldg
Edith Sumners
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