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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1964
Page
17
Goldwater backers push toward first ballot nomination as Scranton claims momentum. Curtis and Tower cite strong delegate numbers while Eisenhower neutrality looms. Miller canvasses vice presidential options with Goldwater support and Catholic, Eastern Upstate NY profile noted.
Kansas Republicans prepare to depart by special train Friday for the Republican National Convention in San Francisco. About 225 delegates officials and guests will join in Chicago to form the delegation and selections are split among Goldwater Scranton and uncommitted with Mellinger undecided. Gov. John Anderson travels as a private citizen and governor.
New York stock market ends with a slight advance as the 60 stock Dow Jones benchmark sits near 317.6 points. Trading featured modest gains and late session buys. Miller Furniture appears in trade listings as part of consumer goods activity.
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Friday with a few thunderstorms in the area. High Friday mid 80s, low tonight mid 60s. Temperature readings show 87 and 67, with year ago highs of 91 and lows of 62. Record for this date: high 99 in 1942, low 56 in 1952. Friday sunrise 6 03 a.m. and sunset 7 49 p.m.
KU Police say vandals removed bolts from a car drive shaft behind Joseph R. Pearson Hall. The owner is a Steelworkers Institute attendee. Chief E P Moomau noted officers have suspects’ names and car license numbers.
Partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures give way to a chance of rain tonight and Friday in Lawrence per the U S Weather Bureau Topeka. Forecast calls for partly cloudy to cloudy skies with a few thunderstorms tonight and early Friday. Tonight’s low mid 60s, Friday’s high mid 80s.
Gov. William W. Scranton urged the Republican Platform Committee to condemn the John Birch Society by name saying its alien philosophy harms the party and recalling Democratic missteps in the 1930s. He argued the GOP must dissociate from extremism while contrasting broad policy views with Goldwater's positions.
In Washington, Sen Strom Thurmond and Sen Ralph Yarborough staged a brief wrestling bout in a Senate Office Building corridor over whether to attend a committee meeting on Le Roy Collins' nomination. The pair, both 61 and Army reserve members, ended the ten minutes still arguing as Magnuson halted the bout. The group later confirmed Collins's nomination 16 to 1.
Sen. Barry Goldwater told a San Francisco airport rally that the Republican party faces a tough race against President Johnson but will win this year. He promised unity against Johnson's policies and indicated Rep. William E. Miller or Rep. Gerald R. Ford Jr. may be his running mate.
Approximately 100 gallons of a liquid sealing mixture called X-33 were destroyed today by the Lawrence Fire Department under a deputy U S marshal. The mixture sold for $10.50 a gallon and was stored about a year. It is highly inflammable and burned hotter than gasoline. The liquid was used to seal concrete and other items in homes and farms. explosions and burns have occurred in earlier incidents.
Kansas University expects a record in season football ticket sales with 38,000 to 40,000 crowds anticipated for the Oklahoma and Nebraska games. Total capacity may reach 46,000 with special arrangements, and sales projections suggest 15,500 to 16,000 total public and faculty tickets by the opener.
Gary Ray of the American Legion baseball team was hospitalized for a checkup after a 6-0 victory over Blue Springs, Mo. He improved to satisfactory, with his father noting fatigue and a high heart rate. The KU sophomore prospect, catcher for Kansas University on a baseball scholarship, sustained two hits including a home run while catching most of the game.
The Legion announces Deluxe is now open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. except Mondays. It advertises Kentucky Fried Chicken as a featured item and invites patrons to visit for a finger-lickin’ meal.
The third annual Douglas County 4 H and FFA Livestock Auction will be at 7 p.m. Aug 1 at the Douglas County 4H Fairgrounds. Sponsored by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, the event shifts to the fair and promises minimum premiums above market price. Last year 43 local firms paid premiums totaling 6366 43. Seventy six head sold in 1962 and 98 in 1963 with Tommy Taul’s grand champion steer bringing 67 50 per cwt.
Mrs. Mary C. Mathis, 83, fought a robber who entered her room in Kansas City. He demanded money, she grabbed a revolver, and after a scuffle he fled with $283 after knocking her down and kicking her. She yelled for help but no one heard.
Under sheriff Rex Johnson reports nine firearms valued at $700 to $900 were taken from Johnnie Wilson’s Route 1 residence sometime Wednesday. Both pistols and shotguns were stolen, authorities say.
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