Landon urges moderation and flexible GOP path in 1964
Former GOP nominee Alf Landon calls for a voice of moderation and policy flexibility in 1964. He opposes favorite son obstruction at the convention to block Barry Goldwater, warns of a two major explosive issues in 1964, civil rights and the nuclear pact, and urges an open race with no smoke filled rooms.
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Republican Party
Alf M. Landon
GOP
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Landon
United States
Russia
Congress
Kennedy
Khruschev
Korea
India
America
Eisenhower
Democratic Congress
Lawrence KU Preview draws freshmen and locals
Lawrence residents are among 291 new students at KU Preview sessions to take tests, complete exams, meet counselors, and obtain IDs. The list includes names from Lawrence and nearby addresses. Also covered are a Belle Crest carnival for the Cancer Society, a reported Lawrence shock wave with no explosion found, a KU pottery feature by J Sheldon Carey, Kansas crop yields, and city traffic safety awards presented to officials.
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W. Gale Armbrister
Maple Lane
Robert Joseph Dema
Ala. St
Paul A. Dahlstrom
la. St
Stephen P. Foster
W. 21St St
Ronald A
Harold Horn
al Mader
Kansas Highway Commission
Fred Cooper
Bill Cox
George Williams
Horn
William Pendleton
Lee Zimmerman
Jack Evans
Ward’s Security Push Linked to Doctor’s Collapse
Ward, a 50 year old osteopath and artist, was found unconscious in a Chelsea flat by friend Noel Howard Jones after spending the night there. He reportedly left many notes including messages to Julia Gulliver and Barry O’Brien and his lawyers. Ward faces accusations of running a prostitution stable linked to Christine Keeler and Marilyn Rice-Davies, with Miss Keeler reacting to the hospital news.
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Noel Howard Jones
Chelsea
Julia Gulliver
Barry O'Brien
Christine Keeler
John D. Profumo
Marilyn
Mandy) Rice-Davies
Miss Keeler
Lawrence residents named Watkins and Summerfield scholars
Eleven Lawrence students are among 76 KU scholars for 1963 64. Watkins scholars Evelyn Twila Fearing Susan G McCalla and Susan M Whitley are juniors or seniors with ties to local families. Summerfield scholars include Dudley Dean Allen Peter Argersinger Arthur Byron Leonard Edward J McBride Charles A Marvin Lary Schiefelbusch Nicholas A Sharp and Gary Wayne White, all juniors or seniors. Recipients earned awards via competitive exams as high school seniors or early undergrad performers.
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Evelyn Twila Fearing
N. H. St
Albert Fearing
Susan G. McCalla
Ohio St
Wesley G. McCalla
Susan M. Whitley
Country Club Ct
Richard M. Whitley
Summerfield
Dudley Dean Allen
Ill. St
J. W. Allen
Peter H. Argersinger
Park Hill ‘Terr
W. J. Argersinger
Arthur Byron Leonard
la. St
A. B. Leonard
Edward J. McBride
Gary Wayne White
Harold W. White
Kansas High School
Italian President Segni Visits West Germany in Munich
Italian President Antonio Segni and his wife arrived in Munich for a three day state visit to West Germany, signaling renewed ties between Rome and Bonn and potential discussions on bilateral cooperation and regional security.
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Antonio Segni
Italy
West Germany
Ferguson Urges Trained Officers for Crowd Control at Garnett Races
Atty Gen William M Ferguson released a 39 page study on Independence Day rioting by about 1500 youths in Garnett Kansas. He recommended using officers trained in crowd control for future auto races and to fund off duty officers from other communities. The report urged local authorities to decide whether to continue the grand prix events and proposed a patrolled recreation area with a dance program and amateur contests to occupy visitors.
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Atty
William M. Ferguson
Garnett
Ferguson
Kansas
Garnett Racing Association
Anderson County
Space Voice Is Appointed Space Voice Is Appointed
Washington AP reports that on Sept 1 Paul Haney will replace John Powers as Houston Manned Spacecraft Center public affairs chief. Powers is reassigned as assistant to Robert Gilruth while Haney becomes the center’s public affairs director. Haney, 35, is described as quiet and careful with his words.
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Haney
Patricia Kirby Chosen For Recreation Center
Patricia Kirby, 35, named full time director of the new recreation center in South Park. She will start Sept 1 and oversee youth and adult activities and a program of physical activities for girls and women. Kirby previously led recreational activities at St Johns and St Pius in Kansas City and was an intramural assistant at Kansas University.
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Wayne Bly
Recreation Commission
Patricia Kirby
Kansas University
Kirby
St. John’s School
St. Pius School
Kansas City
KU Professor Safe After Yugoslav Quake
Mrs Herbert Galton of 1333 North H Street received a Red Cross telegram from Bitola Macedonia stating her husband Dr. Galton a 55 year old visiting professor of Slavic languages and literature at Kansas University is unharmed in Skopje after last Friday’s quake. He was in Yugoslavia this summer for research and was expected to travel to Bulgaria in September. The family thanks the Red Cross for its help in locating him.
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N. H. St
Dr. Galton
Skopje
Yugoslavia
Red Cross
Bitole
Macedonia
Kansas University
Lightning Triggers Power Outage in Downtown Lawrence
A 19 minute outage hit three phase lines in downtown Lawrence after lightning struck a transformer at Kansas Power and Light Co. at 6th and Ky Streets during a heavy storm. KPL manager Austin Stedham said surrounding areas reported minor outages, but only the downtown block was severely affected. The outage lasted from 9:10 to 9:29 p.m. as crews rerouted power and repaired the damaged unit, with a 48 second total loss during the switch.
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Lawrence
Kansas Power and Light Co
6Th and
Ky. Sts
Austin Stedham
KPL
Watershed project eyed as recreation hub near Clinton region
Plans call for 6 500 surface acres of water at normal pool with completion and operation possible by 1970. The Clinton region is expected to become a recreational mecca as the Wakarusa Watershed, including soil conservation practices and a chain of small lakes, would integrate with the reservoir. Fred and Oscar Rumsey, sale owners, Rumsey Funeral Home, VI 3- Sill-Adv.
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Wakarusa
Fred
Oscar Rumsey
Rumsey Funeral Home
Mississippi Senator Attacks Kennedy Over Civil Rights Inquiry
Senator John C. McLaurin accused Attorney General Kennedy of a brazen cover up regarding evidence of Communist influence in civil rights groups. He urged massive Negro relocation to about 10 percent state populations and repeated earlier charges by Governors Barnett and Wallace. Negro leaders pressed for a fair employment practices bill as House hearings consider strengthening civil rights legislation.
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Senate Commerce Committee
Kennedy
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Mississippi
Ross Barnett
George Wallace
Alabama
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Martin Luther King
Highlander Folk School
Tennessee
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
House Committee On UnAmerican
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House Judiciary Committee
Patrolman Admits To 18 Burglaries In Kansas City
Kansas City police chief says 24 year old patrolman Homer Wayne Martin admitted to 18 burglaries on the South Side since May 15. He joined the force June 1, 1962, and implicated neighbor John Strong in five cases. About $2,100 in merchandise and money were taken. Martin, divorced with three children, cited mounting debts after an April divorce and a $240 monthly support order. his Class B salary was $427.
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C. M. Kelley
South Side
Homer Wayne Martin
Memphis
Kelley
Martin
John Strong
Strong
Seven Seek $10 Million Over Railroad Job Switch
Seven African American men sue Missouri Pacific Railroad and the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks in U S District Court for $10 million alleging racial discrimination in job distributions at the St Louis office. Attorney Wilson Gray says Missouri Pacific is automating laborer tasks and reallocating work to clerks and messengers, with about 97 percent of clerks and messengers white and 97 percent of laborers Black.
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U.S. District Court Today
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Wilson Gray
Gray
Associated Press
Missouri Pacific
Mortician challenges high cost of dying figures
Lawrence funeral home spokesman objects to nationwide cost data cited by Journal-World editorials. He claims local average funeral and burial cost is about $750, with top service price around $2,150, and notes many Lawrence funerals occur for $200 or less when cremation is involved.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
United States
Morticians
Earl T. Newcomer
Newcomer
Hurley Dies at 80 Former diplomat and general passes away
Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley, World War II ambassador and former secretary of war, died in his sleep at home in Santa Fe at age 80. The Republican veteran began service in 1902, later serving as ambassador to Chiang Kai-shek’s government and as a diplomatic troubleshooter for FDR. He contested New Mexico Senate bids after his China duties and cited opposition to Truman’s Yalta policies.
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Yalta
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Stalin
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Ulbricht May Restrict West's Military Access In Berlin
East German leader Walter Ulbricht accused Western forces of illegal speculation in East Berlin and hinted at possible limits on Western military movements in the Communist sector. He charged buying East Berlin goods with West Berlin marks at favorable exchange rates, without stating whether entry would be blocked or searched. American British and French troops may move between sectors only in uniform.
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Walter Ulbricht
East Berlin
Ulbricht
West Berlin
East
Tresh Blast Beats A's in Ninth for Yankees Victory
Tommy Tresh hit a two out ninth inning homer to lift the New York Yankees to a 3-2 win over the Kansas City Athletics. Ted Bowsfield pitched 3 2 3 innings in relief after Diego Segui left in the sixth, holding the Yankees scoreless before the decisive blast.
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Tommy Tresh
New York Yankees
Kansas City Athletics
Ted Bowsfield
Athletics
Diego Segui
Yankees
Tresh
Miss Itkin Directs Off Broadway Play After KU stint
Dr Bella Itkin guest directs and coaches at Kansas University summer theater, ends a unique KU experience and heads to New York for eight weeks to direct the first U.S. performances of Nikos Kazanzakis Burn Me to Ashes in an off Broadway production. She has long directed at Goodman Memorial Theater in Chicago and spent two decades on stage.
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Kansas University
Miss Itkin
Goodman Memorial Theater
Chicago
New York
U.S
Nikos Kazanzakis
Murphy Hall
Nudists to Attend National Convention Amid Controversy
The nudist group will stay over for a national convention with an outgoing board meeting tonight and officer elections Thursday morning. Planned events include athletic contests and a king and queen pageant. Members resisted being labeled sun worshipers and clarified no formal ties with Carl Brown.
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Georgia Family Thankful For Support During Mother's Illness
We thank friends and neighbors for their sympathy during the illness and death of our mother Sarah Georgia. The Georgia Family.
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Sarah Georgia
Georgia
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