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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1964

Page

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Scranton Presses Farm Policy Challenge in Midwest Tour

Pennsylvania Governor William W. Scranton accused Senator Barry Goldwater of courting disaster with farm subsidy proposals as he toured the Dakotas seeking delegate votes. Scranton urged gradual farm policy reform while defending a moderate Republican approach. He planned stops with Gov. Archie Gubbrud, rode a promotional balloon in Sioux Falls, and scheduled meetings with Lodge and delegates in Harrisburg, Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee, and Wisconsin.

Fargo N.D Pennsylvania William W. Scranton Barry Goldwater Scranton Sioux Falls M.D Archie Gubbrud Johnson Harrisburg Henry Cabot Lodge Washington Chicago St. Louis Missouri Southern Illinois Milwaukee Wisconsin

U S Fighter Crashes During Demonstration Killing Pilot

An American test pilot Don Papish, 32, of Los Angeles, and Spanish Maj. Perez D Guzman died when a new Northrop F5B supersonic fighter crashed during a demonstration in Madrid. Witnesses said the jet failed near the runway during a landing or low pass. NATO air units in Europe plan to equip with the FSB.

Madrid Spain U.S Northrop North Atlantic Treaty Organization Europe FSB Don Papish Los Angeles California Maj Perez D. Guzman

Tim McCoy Headlines Armory Show Tonight

Tim McCoy, a film and television actor, headlines a night of entertainment at 8 in the Armory south of the Hallmark plant. Sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the program includes a hootenanny stage show with the Hollywood Hillbillies and the Harry Heads, plus circus acts with animals clowns a head chopping act and whip work.

Tim McCoy Armory Hallmark Veterans of Foreign Wars Col. McCoy Smith Bros. Circus Hollywood Hillbillies McCoy

Electric Fan Fatal To a Youth at Home

Stephen Thompson aged 15 was electrocuted by an electric fan in his bathroom in Atchison Kansas. He was a carrier for the Atchison Globe and the incident occurred after stepping from the tub when the fan, not running, was touched. Ray Gardner the acting coroner stated the fan caused the electric shock.

Atchison, Kan Stephen Thompson Albert Thompson Atchison Globe Ray Gardner

Goldwater Fears Civil Rights Tension Across Campaign

Senator Barry Goldwater warns the presidential race could trigger a civil rights backlash fueled by fringe supporters. He seeks clergy counsel to avert trouble while pledging vigorous enforcement of the civil rights bill. Dirksen will nominate Goldwater at the San Francisco GOP convention.

Washington Barry Goldwater Goldwater Senate Everett M. Dirksen Illinois San Francisco

Paralyzed Boy Awarded 1 215 140 in Gym Injury Case

Morristown New Jersey A Superior Court jury awarded 1 215 140 to Stanley Miller 17 and his parents for injuries from a January 1962 gym stunt at Chatham Borough High School The verdict found negligence by the Chatham Borough Board of Education and gym instructor Joseph C Cloidt The accident involved a spring board leap over an obstacle ending in a forward tumble leaving Miller with a broken neck vertebra and damaged nerve

Morristown N.J Stanley Miller Stuart Miller Miller Chatham Borough High School Chatham

Linwood To Get New Sewer System In Two Months

Linwood plans a sanitary sewer system 11 miles northeast of Lawrence with a $75 000 to $80 000 project cost. Construction may start in about 30 days and be completed in about two months, aided by a $13 200 Public Health Service grant. The plant sits a half mile north on Nine Mile Creek. Engineering by Shockley and McLanhan of Raytown. Contracts to be let by city council.

Linwood Lawrence Paul Jones U.S. Public Health Service Washington, D. C Nine Mile Creek Stranger Creek Shockley and McLanhan Raytown Jones

Key West Name Origin Ties to Spanish Words

Key West derives its name from the Spanish cayo and hueso meaning key and bones. The island was once a battleground for prehistoric Indians whose bones were found scattered across the island.

Key West Cayo Island

Miller Seen as Goldwater Running Mate Choice

Los Angeles Times reports Rep William E Miller of New York is Sen Barry Goldwaters favored running mate option. Miller, 50, former district attorney and longtime national GOP chair, would step aside from the chairmanship to campaign with Goldwater. He says he could serve as an advisor and make nationwide appearances for the candidate.

Los Angeles Times - Post William E. Miller N. Y Barry Goldwater Los Angeles Times Arizona Goldwater Miller Gerald R. Ford Mich National Committee Congress GOP Republican Policy Committee

Lawrence Bells Sound To Let Freedom Ring This Independence Day

Bells of Lawrence ring at noon on the Fourth as part of the Let Freedom Ring observance led by BPO Elks Lodge No. 595 Ed Carleton directs the local event and KU Carillon neur Albert Gerkin will give a 15 minute recital on the World War II Memorial Carillon with city churches joining for two to four minutes of ringing nationwide origin traces to 1963 campaign by Eric Hatch and Eric Sloane

Lawrence BPO Elks Albert Gerkin Kansas University Ed Carleton BPOE Connecticut Yankees Eric Hatch Eric Sloane

Postmaster Harold E. Good Installed in Wellsville

Harold E. Good will be sworn in as Wellsville postmaster at 8 tonight in a ceremony in the multipurpose room of the Wellsville School Building. Robert W. Domme of Topeka oversees the event as postmaster installation manager for northeast Kansas.

Harold E. Good Wellsville Robert W. Domme Topeka Kansas

Negro Youth Gets Haircut Test At Muehlebach Hotel

A 13 year old Negro boy Eugene Young from Jackson Mississippi was refused service at the Hotel Muehlebach barber shop in Kansas City after CORE staged a pre dawn confrontation. The shop later agreed to provide haircuts to Negro delegates and CORE leaders vowed more demonstrations to test the civil rights bill in public accommodations. Delegates from 114 chapters with 75 000 members travel home asserting full access to services and amenities.

Eugene Young Jackson Miss Muehlebach Kansas City Congress of Racial Equality Lloyd Soper Soper CORE Phillip Pistilli Pistilli James Farmer Farmer Floyd McKissick North Carolina McKissick Durham N.C

Top Stock Car Racer Fred Lorenzen Hurt at Daytona

Fred Lorenzen, noted stock car racer with a record last year of 113000 in winnings, sustained serious injuries during a Daytona qualifying race. Hospitalized with possible internal injuries, broken ribs, a back injury and severe bruises, he was helped from his wrecked car as ambulance crews acted. Lorenzen was a teammate of Glenn Roberts who died in Charlotte from injuries and burns.

Daytona Beach Fla Fred Lorenzen Daytona International Speedway Lorenzen Elmhurst Glenn Fireball) Roberts Charlotte

U S Motorists Crowd Roads

Traffic safety officials project a busy Independence Day weekend with 83 million vehicles traveling 8.4 billion miles over three days amid scattered showers. The National Safety Council estimates 450 to 550 road deaths, compared with 442 record deaths in 1940 for a three day holiday period.

National Safety Council Associated Press

Senators Pearson and Carlson Back Pay Raise Amendment

Lawrence lawmakers vote on the Senate amendment to cut Supreme Court pay from 7500 to 2500 dollars annually while supporting a 564 million federal employee pay increase. Carlson favors passage. Pearson opposes. Local party switch deadline set back to Monday due to weekend holiday. Citizens urged to protect pets during July 4 festivities after reports of lost dogs in 1963.

Kansas James Pearson Frank Carlson Senate Supreme Court Congress Carlson Pearson Delbert Mathia Mathia Helen Melton Douglas County Humane Society Lawrence

Hunt Continues For Missing Civil Rights Workers In Mississippi

In east central Mississippi a ground search for three missing civil rights workers moved into Kemper County. The missing group includes Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman of New York City and James Chaney of Meridian. They vanished after posting a $20 bond for speeding in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Miss Mississippi Kemper County Here Moscow Alabama Michael Schwerner Andrew Goodman New York City James Chaney

Ratner Offers to Open Private Files in Disbarment Case

Former Kansas governor Payne Ratner testified he offered to reveal his private files to the state attorney general at any time. He denied unethical conduct as disbarment proceedings against him and his son proceed, with hearings led by Jerry Driscoll for the Kansas Supreme Court to issue recommendations.

Russell, Kan Payne Ratner Ratner Payne Jr State Board of Legal Examiners Jerry Driscoll Kansas Supreme Court Supreme Court Code of Ethics The Kansas Bar Association Wichita Bar Association State Bar’s Ethics Committee Board of Law Examiners Association of American Railroads

Ex Coffeyville Pilot Hurt In Jet Explosion At Sea

Lt Cmdr William R O Connell 35 of San Diego a former Coffeyville resident suffered burns when his F4B Phantom jet exploded and crashed at sea about 40 miles southwest of San Diego. Radar man Lt Galen Powers 34 of Falmouth Mass was killed. Powers body recovered from raft while O Connell was rescued by a helicopter crew.

San Diego Calif William R. O'Connell Coffeyville Kan Sea Thursay O'Connell Galen Powers Falmouth Mass Powers Miramar Naval Air Station O’connell Thomas Harold O'Connell

Kansas City Man Admits Choking Woman to Death

John Maurice Franz, 47, a maintenance man, admitted choking Mrs. Dorothy Haworth, 54, with a pillow slip after walking her home from a tavern. Haworth was found dead in her apartment Wednesday. Franz was arrested and held for investigation after a signed statement.

Kansas City Dorothy Haworth Franz

Castro Sister Aided CIA With Data

Castro sister Juanita Castro Ruz allegedly supplied information to the CIA for four years before fleeing to Mexico. Officials say she opposed Fidel and Raul Castro and cooperated with contracts to expose the regime’s Soviet ties. Fidel called the Embassy statement expose a hostile act.

Castro CIA Miss Castro Havana Fidel Castro Raul Central Intelligence Agency Cuba Fidel Juanita United States U.S Mexico City

Khrushchev offers to cook on Kon-Tiki voyage

Soviet Premier Khrushchev proposed joining Thor Heyerdahl as a cook on a future Kon-Tiki raft expedition. Heyerdahl said he would organize a voyage only on that condition, while Khrushchev warned he is not a good cook. The two toured Heyerdahl’s raft near Oslo as Heyerdahl noted Khrushchev’s knowledge of the expedition.

Oslo Norway Khrushchev Thor Heyerdahl Pacific Heyerdahl

Ethiopian Student to Attend Republican National Convention

Shibru Seifu, a Kansas University political science graduate student from Addis Ababa, will pause his master’s thesis to attend the Republican National Convention July 12 18. A U S State Department grant via the Institute of International Education funds the trip, enabling firsthand exposure to U S political processes.

Kansas University Shibru Seifu Addis Ababa Ethiopia U. S. Department of State Institute of International Education San Francisco United States Seifu Pi Sigma Alpha Clifford Ketzel

Emerson Wins Wimbledon Singles Title In Dramatic Final

Roy Emerson, 28, of Australia defeated Fred Stolle 6-4 12-10 4-6 6-3 to win the Wimbledon men’s singles title on his 10th try before a sellout 18 000 crowd on center court. Rain interrupted play during the second set.

Wimbledon England Roy Emerson Fred Stolle

KU Professor Studies California Politics From Gov Brown Office

Kansas University political scientist John G. Grumm will spend a year in Sacramento California studying political parties and pressure groups from Gov Pat Browns office. The Ford Foundation fellowship funds the project and Grumm may work on Pierre Salingers Senate campaign and Californias poverty program.

Kansas University California Pat Brown Sacramento Calif John G. Grumm Lawrence Ford Foundation National Center For Education In Politics Grumm California University Berkeley California Democratic Club

Bride Follows Medieval Italian Wedding Band Custom

A modern bride carries a ring bearer’s procession to the altar echoing a medieval Italian custom. The image highlights timeless wedding traditions and their cultural roots in historic Europe.

Italy

Card of Thanks from Edith Rhodes

Sincere thanks to many friends for prayers visits calls cards and gifts and to Drs Campbell Jones and Manahan and nurses on 3rd floor for care during my stay at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Edith Rhodes.

Campbell, Jones and Manahan Lawrence Memorial Hospital Edith Rhodes

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Barry U.S. Farms Bill Miller Negro Youth Rumsey Funeral Home Hunt K.C. Man Nikita Dread Emerson Gov. Brown Lawrence Memorial Co AMAN New Hampshire
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