Baltimore Republicans shift party ties after Goldwater Nomination
In nine days 175 Baltimore Republicans joined Democrats, 10 Democrats moved to Republican, and 14 independents aligned with Republicans. Democrats outnumber Republicans 8 to 1 among new registrations, with 675 of 705 new Negro voters registering as Democrats and 379 of 481 new whites joining Democrats. Officials cite racial attitudes and civil rights politics as factors and note daily party-switch requests were unusually high.
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Barry Goldwater
Baltimore City
Goldwater
Election Board
Arthur W. Sherwood
Betty Silbert
Walter E. Black Jr
Pennsylvania
William
W. Scranton
Maryland
Helen Cassidy
Death notices for William O. Coffman of Lawrence
William O. Coffman aged 97 died this morning at Guardian Angel Rest Home. Born April 16, 1867 in Council Grove, he leaves two daughters Mrs. Orville Ray and Mrs. Mae Hood, six sons Albert Earl Jim Frank and Charles, a brother Richard and sister Mrs. Laura Snow, plus 21 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Rumsey Funeral Home will be announced.
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Lawrence
Guardian Angel
Council Grove
Orville Ray
E. 12Th St
Mae Hood
Galveston
Tex
Albert Coffman
Ottawa
Earl Coffman
Conn
Jim Coffman
Kansas City
Kan
Frank Coffman
Topeka
Charles Coffman
Tenn
Richard Coffman
N. 6Th St
Laura Snow
Indiana
Rumsey Funeral Home
Water usage steady despite monthly variance in Lawrence
Lawrence water use shows little change overall from year to year. Through June 30 the six month total is 879 million gallons this year versus 899 million in 1963, with monthly totals varying due to weather. Water department revenues stay roughly level as demand shifts with rain and temperature.
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Lawrence
Bob Mounsey
Water Department
Sanitation Department
Mounsey
Water use soars in heat as May drought hits city
Officials note dry May boosted consumption by 38 million gallons over last year while April and June saw lower rainfall. Lawn watering drives high use with Kan sas University students in town. Record daily demand reached 8.2 million gallons in May amid near 100 degree heat. July 4 brought the lowest day at 3 million as many shops closed.
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Mounsey
Kansas University
Lawrence
Johnson opposes violence and outlines Vietnam stance
President Johnson says violence must stop and the federal government is doing all it can. He describes the SR71 aircraft for reconnaissance, stresses no U S aim for a wider war, rejects De Gaulle’s four power conference proposal, and defends U S Europe policy.
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Lessness
Johnson
Viet Nam
United States
Charles de Gaulle
Europe
de Gaulle
Laos
Lawrence Needs a First Class Municipal Pool Now
The Saturday Column argues Lawrence should hold a summer election to approve a large municipal swimming pool. It notes past defeats and voter apathy, praises local institutions, and urges civic pride plus a summer voting window to boost support. The piece discusses race, taxes, and private clubs while advocating for a city led recreational facility.
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Journal-World
Olympic
Lawrence Country Club
Carl Hird
New Holiday Park
Plaza Club
Virginia Inn
Holiday Inn
College Inn
Kansas City
Topeka
Baldwin
Tonganoxie
Kaw
Lone Star
Rioting erupts in Rochester neighborhood with police response
Gangs of white teenagers joined looting as violence spread through a two mile square area bounded by Clinton Avenue and Central Avenue. Police sealed off the area using tear gas and nightsticks as state troopers arrived to enforce a curfew amid riots over racial brutality and long standing tensions.
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Hudson Avenue
Central Avenue
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Joseph Avenue
Baden Street
Harlem
New York City
Mildred Johnson
Rochester
The
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Baha'is Present Sunday Panel in Lawrence
The Baha'is of Lawrence will host an 8 p.m. Sunday panel discussion at the Community Building. Panelists include James Schroeder, Bill Borland, Thomas Boyd, and Mrs. Jan Conley from local addresses.
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Lawrence
James Schroeder
Mass
Bill Borland
Tenn
Thomas Boyd
Jan Conley
Kansas Texas Home Series Renewed For 1965 66
Kansas University and Texas Tech sign a two year home and home football contract to run 1969 and 1970 in openers for both schools. Kansas hosts Lubbock September 18 1965 and again in 1969 while Texas Tech visits Lawrence September 19 1970 and 1969. The scheduling mirrors the earlier 1965 66 arrangement.
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Kansas University
Texas Tech
Jayhawkers
Lubbock
Red Raiders
Lawrence
Kansas
Capacity crowd attends CPA Picnic in Eudora
A capacity crowd of about 3 500 packed Eudora city park for the 55th CPA Picnic opening. The program featured a talent show, square dance with KU professor Karl Edwards as caller, and a dance by local high school musicians. No prizes were awarded.
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Eudora
CPA
City Park
Homer Broers
Claude Williams
Karl Edwards
Holiday Amusement Co
Joplin
Eudora Catholic Church
Delbert Adams
Pam
Jane Reese
Martha Thorpe
Angela
Janet
Mary Kay Sommer
Anna Vargas
Judy
Jan Broers
Joani Holloway
Brigette Lothholz
Linda Slapar
Karen Wehner
Cherry Lane
Valerie Taylor
Judy Schehrer
Merlene Morriss
Lynda Graham
Donna Wilson
Amarette Wright
Nell Trefz
Darla
Annette
Nancy
Deve Hefley
April Miller
Sid Simons
Theft Suspects To Be Returned
Three suspects who allegedly stole 155 dollars from the Tidd service station on U S 40 six miles west of Lawrence were to be returned to Douglas County today after arrest in Riley County. The trio Joe Louis Brown Theodore Hudson and Jean Williams all of western Kansas were stopped on I 70 near the Riley Wabaunsee County line by Trooper Richard White. Mrs Walter Tidd owner of the store said two men and a woman entered the shop and made small purchases before one man slipped in a back door and took the cash from a box under the counter the register not being entered. The money was missing when she opened the box to pay a delivery man.
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Tidd
Lawrence
U.S. 40
Douglas County
Riley County
Joe Louis Brown
Theodore Hudson
Jean Williams
Kansas
I-70
Riley-Wabaunsee
Highway Patrol
Richard White
Wayne Schmille
Walter Tidd
Schmille
Thanking friends for support after loss of husband
The Bruce McKee Family expresses gratitude to relatives and neighbors for flowers food and acts of sympathy during the illness and death of their husband and father. They thank the nursing staff at Lohmeyer's Restitorium Dr R L Braunsdorf and Dr James Campbell and the Post Office staff former co workers. The firing squad of the American Legion and the Masonic Lodge receive thanks for funeral rites at the graveside and Rev Paul Davis for comforting words.
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Lohmeyer
R. L. Braunsdorf
James Campbell
American Legion
Masonic Lodge
Paul Davis
Bruce McKee
Thanking Doctors and Nurses After Hospital Stay
A note of gratitude from Herman E. Meyer thanks Drs. Manahan and Jones and the hospital nursing staff for flowers gifts and cards from friends and relatives.
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