Kansas Wheat Quality Stands Strong Across Kansas
Kansas wheat remains superior with about nine-tenths graded No. 1 and defects below average. Tests from 2,496 cars in 65 counties show average test weight 62.2, protein 11.5, moisture 13.4. June price averaged $1.27 per bushel, down from May and June last year. Harvest three-fifths done. rains aided crop development. greenbugs rising in eastern Kansas. alfalfa second cut about 40 percent complete. livestock condition generally very good.
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Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Kansas
U.S
Campaigning Style Persists Despite Risks After Wallace Shooting
After Governor Wallace is wounded by an assassin, presidential candidates press on with public appearances. Nixon greets crowds and attends events, while Muskie and Humphrey defend campaigning in crowds, warning fear harms voters and urging continued openness amid heightened security measures.
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Washington
George C. Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Wallace
Nixon
White House
Key Biscayne
Fla
Harrisburg
Edmund Sr. Muskie
Dmaine
Muskie
United States
Alabama
Frisbie Pushes Job Climate for Kansas Governorship
Ray Frisbie, Republican candidate for governor, urged a Independence Day rally in Manhattan for a climate of opportunity to keep young Kansans. He called for a restructured school finance formula offering equal education opportunities and property tax relief, criticizing current anti business policies and noting Kansas property taxes rose by 167.3 million over six years.
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Manhattan
Kan
Ray Frisbie
Kansas
Frisbie
The
Kansas Farm Bureau
State Advisory ‘Committee For
Citizens Tax ‘Study Committee
Security measures tightened for Democratic National Convention
Miami Beach AP reports delegates will enter by ticket and guard, not machines. Secret Service backed by a military style sweep at the convention hall, metal detectors, bomb squads, and plainclothes police. McDonnell-Frain won the security bid with experience from major events. Seven potential candidates receive protection as a coordinated command center monitors inside and outside security.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Secret Service
Convention Center
McDonnell-Frain
Local Servicemen Receive Navy Promotion and Germany Transfer
Kevin C. Barron of Basehor was promoted to Navy Aviation Machinist Mate Second Class in a ceremony at Kingsville Naval Air Station Texas. Ronald E. Forshee of Tonganoxie was transferred from Ft Sill Oklahoma to the 38rd Artillery near Kirch Gens Germany as a supply clerk in Battery A of the 2nd Battalion.
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Kevin C. Barron
Eugene D. Barron
Basehor
Navy Aviation
Naval Air Station
Kingsville
Tex
Ronald E. Forshee
Gene Forshee
Rt. 1
Airman Dardis Assigned to Keesler for Training
Airman Patrick M. Dardis son of Mr and Mrs Michael A Dardis of Eudora has been assigned to Keesler Air Force Base Mississippi for training in communications electronics systems after completing basic training at Lackland Air Force Base Texas.
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Patrick M. Dardis
Michael A. Dardis
Eudora
Keesler Air Force Base
Miss
U.S. Air Force
Lackland Afb
Tex
Nostalgic Curtiss-Wright plane crashes claim jet captain
Junius D. Morrison 59, an Eastern Airlines 747 captain, died when his Curtiss-Wright pusher aircraft crashed in a northwest Missouri field after a nostalgic cross country flight from Moses Lake to Florida. The wreck showed a Snoopy emblem. investigation deferred. Morrison had flown since 1939 and faced mandatory retirement in eight months. His wife Lil and one son were abroad at the time.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Junius D. Morrison
Omaha
Morrison
Moses Lake
Wash
Eastern Airlines
Miami Shores
Fla
Florida
Curtiss-Wright
Missouri
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Lil
Topeka Tornado Landmark Rebuilt Into Senior Apartments
A ceremony in Topeka marks the start of rebuilding a 10 story former office building damaged in the 1966 tornado. Gov. Robert Docking attends as the project aims to turn the frame into a modern apartment building for seniors with 82 units and 5,500 square feet of commercial space across nine floors totaling about 60,000 square feet.
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Topeka, Kan
Topeka
Robert Docking
Political sign rules limit posters on poles and roads
County administrator Kellum outlines regulations for campaign signs in Douglas County. Posters may not be attached to utility poles or road rights of way and must be on private property with permission. Larger signs require a permit. violations incur fines from ten to one hundred dollars per day. Utility safety concerns and law actions for pole signs are noted by Bell Telephone and law enforcement.
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Lawrence
Douglis
Valunty
Wayne Kéllur
Kellum
Lawrence Southwestern Bell
Sumner High School Band Wins Paris Jazz Festival Prize
Sumner High School Stage Band of Kansas City won first prize among American high school groups at the International Jazz Festival in Paris. They earned a $300 cash award and three members Felicia Smith John Weatherspoon and Charles Williams joined the festival all-star band. Harold Dwight and Reginald Watkins received John Lewis scholarships. The band, directed by Leon Brady, raised about $25 000 for the trip, which ran from June 24 to Saturday. They performed in London clinics, then Paris, and planned a VOA taped concert on return.
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Paris
Kansas City
Felicia Smith
John Weatherspoon
Trummpet
Charles Williams
Harold Dwight
Reginald Watkins
John Lewis
United States
Sumner
Leon Brady
Ray Charles
Jimmy Smith
London
Voice of America
X Rays Ordered For Truman Amid Hospital Stay
Former President Harry S. Truman, 88, remains in satisfactory condition at Research Hospital after a lower gastrointestinal ailment. Additional X rays were ordered for his back and continued monitoring noted by Dr. D. Wallace Graham and a hospital spokesman. Bess Truman accompanies him at the hospital in Independence, Missouri.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Truman
D. Wallace H. Graham
Bess
Independence
Koreans Told Not to Expect Quick Agreement
South Korea warned not to expect speedy results from talks with North Korea on improved relations and reunification. Premier Kim Jong-pil said promises in the North’s paper mean nothing without action and cautioned that ideological differences block rapid reunification progress.
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Seoul
North Korea
Kim Jong-pil
Kim
National Assembly
Park Sung-chul
South
Pyongyang
Fireworks, Water, and Weekend Happenings in Lawrence
Spectators at Memorial Stadium noticed blue stains on clothing from dry or chipped paint in seating areas during Tuesday’s Jaycee Fireworks Display. Perry Lake current conditions are fair with 0.45 inches rainfall last week and water 891.52 feet elevation. Water discharge at the Delaware River is 25 cu ft per second. Lawrence police logged over 25 fireworks complaints after the 11 PM deadline, plus canine disturbances and nine noninjury traffic collisions. The Musicians Union Band performs tonight in South Park at 8, with Lawrence High School orchestra members selling ice cream for fundraising. Fireworks sales and use remain banned in Douglas County after midnight July 4 under stricter county rules in effect since 1971.
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Memorial Stadium
Perry Lake
Lynn Myers
Delaware River
Lawrence
Douglas County
City of
Kentucky Governor's Discharge Scheduled
Doctors at Methodist Hospital predict Kentucky Governor Wendell Ford will be discharged Thursday after surgery on June 18 to replace a weakened abdominal artery segment with a dacron graft.
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Kentucky
Houston, Tex
Methodist Hospital
Wendell Ford
Ford
Horse Show Set at Lucky Spur Saddle Club
Oskaloosa hosts the district 4-H horse show, a Kansas State Fair qualifier, on July 26 at the Lucky Spur Saddle Club. Showmanship starts at 10 a.m. with pole bending barrel racing reining Western pleasure and horsemanship events to follow.
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Oskaloosa
Kansas
Lucky Spur Saddle Club
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