Samuel Sheppard Freed On Habeas Bond For New Trial
Dr Samuel H Sheppard former Cleveland osteopath and central murder figure left Ohio Penitentiary in custody of a warden after signing a $10000 bond at a federal court in Dayton The ruling vacated his 1954 murder conviction on grounds of unfair trial and could lead to a new trial or permanent release depending on state action The judge criticized trial publicity and methods prompting immediate notice of appeal by prosecutors and possible stay of execution by the state
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Columbus
Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Cleveland
Marilyn
Old Stone
Ernie Maxwell
U.S. District Court
Sheppard
Dayton
Shepard
David L. Kessler
U.S
Weinman
Enitawyonk Ininaaooidr
Cuyahoga County
John Corrigan
William Saxbe
Corrigan
Edward Blythin
Bicycle Stop Sign Resistance Raises Summer Safety Alarm
Police report numerous summer complaints about bike riders running stop signs and entering intersections. Chief Collins warns drivers to exercise extra care as many cyclists are young. He sees no traffic relief soon and urges parents to teach traffic safety to children.
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Collins
Milk production per cow rises toward mid century peak
At the turn of the century a cow yielded 3600 pounds of milk annually. By 1963 the U S average climbed to 7545 pounds reflecting steady gains in dairy productivity.
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U.S
Heat Forecast for Lawrence Through Friday
Hot weather continues in the Lawrence area with diminished winds tonight and highs in the middle to upper 90s by Friday. The KU Weather Station logged a Wednesday high of 90 and a low of 71, with no moisture expected and a year-ago high of 95 and low of 68.
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Lawrence
Rosy Report on U S Economy Highlights Jobs and Wages
President Johnson received upbeat data from Secretary of Labor Wirtz showing June nonfarm employment at 59.1 million, up 1.5 million from a year earlier and a record high. Weekly factory earnings rose to 103.50, hours worked reached 40.9, and overtime averaged 3.2 hours, with unemployment dipping to 5.3 percent earlier in the month.
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Washington
Johnson
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Department
Goldwater campaign chief stays in post amid major shifts
Senator Goldwater keeps Burch as chief organizer while he reshapes the campaign. He letters all state chairmen to meet after his first ballot victory, promising visits to every state and stronger precinct level activity to broaden GOP support. Rogers notes Goldwater pressed party-wide responsibility and a shift from a presidential party focus.
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National Post
Sen. Goldwater
Goldwater
Rogers
GOP
Burch
Arizona University
Arizona
Washington
Kitchel
Socialist Raps Goldwater Nomination as War Prep
Norman Thomas six time Socialist party presidential candidate denounces the Republican nomination of Sen. Barry Goldwater and the party platform calling it a prescription for World War III.
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New York
Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
Barry Goldwater
Congo Leaders Announce Boycott of Cairo Summit
Congolese President Kasavubu and Premier Tshombe will boycott the A U O meeting in Cairo after African leaders refuse to sit with Tshombe. Foreign ministers call Tshombe undesirable. Gizenga released from detention as reconciliation moves.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Moise Tshombe
Cairo
Tshombe
Kasavubu
Organization of African Unity
Katanga
Patrice Lumumba
Congo
Antoine Gizenga
Staleyville
Lumumba
Gizenga
Congo River
Communist Bloc
Casablanca
Ghana
Guinea
Mali
United Arab Republic
Morocco
Alberia
Algeria
Uganda
Record Kansas Turnpike safety beat despite high traffic June
In Lawrence six injury accidents affecting six people occurred on the Kansas Turnpike in June. The tollway logged 30 property damage incidents and one fatal crash, marking one of its best safety records since 1956. Traffic reached a June high of over 563 000 vehicles, with a total of 32 812 000 Turnpike miles driven. Speed on wet roads blamed for 14 incidents. Twenty eight Journal-World carrier boys earned top salesman prizes at Shrine Rodeo in Kansas City after a two week contest with 165 participants. Two time capsules buried at the New York World’s Fair are to be opened in 1939.
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Kansas Turnpike
L. W. Newcomer
Tollway
Journal-World
Kansas City
Dick Bailey
Bailey
Miller seen as tough GOP VP pick in 1964 race
William E. Miller, a 50 year old Republican congressman from New York nicknamed a gut fighter, is described as a pugnacious leader with a long record as head of the Republican National Committee. Born in Lockport, he plans retirement this year and is married with four children.
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San Francisco
William Edward Miller
Niagara Frontier
Congressional Campaign Committee
Republican National Committee
Miller
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Vienna
Senate
Johnson
Dayton
Ohio
Texas
Washington
Bobby Baker
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Russia
Lockport
N.Y
Niagara Falls
Olcott
Congress
Notre Dame and
Albany
Stephanie Wagner
Windup Program for GOP Session at Cow Palace
In San Francisco AP reports the Republican National Convention program at the Cow Palace. Central standard time outlines the order including oath, pledges, national anthem, invocations, committee appointments, roll calls, vice presidential nominations and the Nixon speech. Charles H. Percy introduces Richard M. Nixon, followed by Nixon’s speech and the vice presidential acceptance. Benediction closes services.
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San Francisco
Cow Palace
Morton
John Benton Bellamy III
John Gary
J. Clifford Wallace
San Diego
Roll Call of States
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Benediction
John Geranios
Respite for Pope Paul VI at Castel Gandolfo
Pope Paul VI rests at his summer residence near Rome while carrying mountains of work for the upcoming session of the Ecumenical Council.
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Castel Gondolfo
Italy
Paul VI
Rome
Thousands Flood Kennedy with Letters After Crash
A flood of mail and gifts pours in for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy as he recovers from a broken back in Boston hospitals. About 42 000 letters and 700 telegrams, plus flowers and gifts, have reached him since the June crash, with thousands more from children and adults sharing personal notes and memories of the late President. Kennedy reads much of the correspondence, and his wife Joan plans to answer or acknowledge all items when possible.
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Boston
Edward M. Kennedy
John-John
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Nor
Thampton
New England Baptist Hospital
Edward Martin
Martin
Joan
John F. Kennedy
Sen Margaret Chase Smith Makes Historic Nomination Moment
In San Francisco at the Cow Palace, Senator Margaret Chase Smith received 27 votes as the first woman to seek a major party presidential nomination. Supporters waved roses, the band played, and Smith appeared composed in a rose-red suit while her backers called her a woman of courage. Clare Boothe Luce praised the day for women.
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San Francisco
Margaret Chase Smith
Cow Palace
Mrs. Smith
Smith
Maine
Clare Boothe Luce
Education in Family Finance Workshop at Kansas University
City teachers Miss Mary Gauthier and J L Rogers attend the second annual Education in Family Finance Workshop at Kansas University from June 22 to July 17. Gauthier teaches business at Lawrence High School and Rogers teaches business law at Haskell Institute. Participants studied curricular and instructional problems in teaching finance topics such as budgeting banking credit savings investments insurance social security home ownership wills estates and taxation.
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Mary Gauthier
Vermont
J.L. Rogers
Kansas University
Gauthier
Lawrence High School
Rogers
Haskell Institute
United School of Missions gathers 328 at Baker University
The United School of Missions and Christian Education holds a session at Baker University Baldwin where Rev. Wylie Lathan of Kansas City Kansas acts as dean. Courses cover mission work among new nations Spanish Americans new church school curriculum for children and U S responsibility in the world of new nations.
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United School of Missions and Christian Education
Baker University
Baldwin
Wylie Lathan
Kansas City
Kan
Church
Mission Among New Nations
New Church
United States
Hope Sub for Kennedy at Pittsburgh Milwaukee Game
Comedian Bob Hope will substitute for U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy Democrat of Massachusetts at a fund-raising appearance Friday between games of a Pittsburgh at Milwaukee doubleheader. The event marks Hope stepping in as a pinch-hitter for the senator at the baseball fundraiser.
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Hollywood
Bob Hope
A. U.S
Washington’s
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Hope
Pittsburgh - at-Milwaukee
Southern senators urge obedience to civil rights law
Washington AP: Democratic lawmakers who fought the civil rights bill urge Southerners to obey the law "for as long as it is there." Leaders like Richard Russell urge nonviolence and legal challenges, with Ellender and Robertson echoing the stance that the law must be observed until modified or repealed or ruled unconstitutional.
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Washington
Senate
Dixie
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Russell
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Ellender
Louisiana
Johnson
Congress
Robertson
Fourth in a Row for the GOP Nomination
The report notes the GOP convention marked a fourth straight ballotless nominee selection. It recalls 1948 and 1924 Democratic nominating battles, contrasting with today’s majority vote rule for both parties. John W. Davis is cited as a distant historical reference.
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San Francisco
Times Post
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
John W. Davis
West Virginia
New York
Garnett Votes to Stop Auto Races on July 4
Lawson Warner of the Lake Garnett Racing Association said the board voted to cancel sport car races scheduled for July 4 in Garnett Kansas. Rioting by race enthusiasts in prior years prompted the decision.
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Garnett
New Downey to Staff Catholic Center in September
Fr. James Downey a brother of Fr. Brendan Downey of St. Lawrence Catholic Center will join the Catholic Center staff in September. He previously served as alumni director at St. Benedict's College Atchison and is a graduate of St. Benedict's with graduate work at Illinois University and Fordham University.
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James Downey
Brendan Downey
St. Lawrence
Stratford Rd
Catholic Center
St. Benedict's College
Atchison
St. Benedict’s
Illinois University
Fordham University
New York
Lecompton Plans For Big Picnic Weekend Event
Lecompton prepares a two day Old-Fashioned Picnic with square dance Friday at 8 30 p m on Main Street. Pat Patterson and Karl Edwards of Lawrence to call. Saturday features a luncheon sack and concession meals, races, pet parade, model plane show, tug of war, variety show with Lawrence Sweet Adelines, fireworks and dance with an Topeka orchestra. Antique cars from Lawrence will be shown along with pony rides and bingo. Officials are Elton Dark Roy Kitt Evelyn Smith and George Bahnmaier. Lecompton lies ten miles northwest of Lawrence.
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Lecompton
Lecompton High School
Main Street
Pat Patterson
Karl Edwards
Lawrence
Lecompton Pta
Perry- Lecompton
Lawrence Sweet Adelines
Topeka
Antique Automobile Club of America
Elton Dark
Roy Kitt
Evelyn Smith
George F. Bahnmaier
Card of Thanks and Personal Gratitude
Card of Thanks from C. M. Williamson and family expresses appreciation for sympathy and comfort after sorrow. Aleen Edwards thanks friends for visits cards gifts and flowers during a hospital stay and notes the kindness will not be forgotten.
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C. M. Williamson
Aleen Edwards
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