Supreme Court Keeps One Person One Vote Rule Across States
The high court upheld the one vote per person standard in apportionment cases. It declined to block New York’s special election under a revised plan, handed Illinois a supervisory role, allowed California’s Senate redistricting to proceed, and stayed out of Idaho’s reapportionment, signaling ready state action within federal oversight.
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Washington
High Court
New York
Illinois Supreme Court
Chicago
California
Senate
Idaho
U.S
Supreme Court
Illinois
Illinois State Senate
State Senate
John M. Harland
Low Court
Ein
Har- Yahd
Ae C. Clark
Potter Stew
Harlan
Arthur J. Goldberg
fed@al
Samuel H. Rifkind
Lawrence High summer school start time revised
Students taking summer courses at Lawrence High School will report at 7 a.m. Monday June 7 to the Business Education Building per Max Stalcup director of the program. The testing time was previously announced as Friday June 4.
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Lawrence High School
LHS
Max Stalcup
Only One Union Still Not in Full Agreement
The Aluminum Company of America reached wage and work pattern accords with three AFL CIO unions on the eve of a potential industry strike. Pacts were signed with United Steelworkers United Auto Workers and Aluminum Workers International Union leaving Reynolds Metal talks unsettled with Aluminum Workers.
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New York
Aluminum Co. of America
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers
United Auto Workers
Aluminum Workers International Union
Air Strikes Hit North Viet Nam Across Six Raids
US Air Force and Navy planes attacked Hoi An depot roads ferries patrol boats and bridges in six raids. Two Navy F8 Crusaders were lost with one pilot killed and another rescued. Viet Cong ambushed a government convoy on Pleiku Le Thanh Road with two US advisers killed and one wounded. Paratroopers pressed a search near Saigon as casualties mount to 396 American dead.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hoi An
North Viet Nam
Central Highlands
Red
Pleiku
le Thanh
Quang Ngai Province
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Viet Nam
Navy Crusaders
Vinh
Hanoi
Dong Phuong Thuong
U.S
Navy
France Signals Openness to NATO Nuclear Control Plan
Paris reports France will study the U S proposal for a nuclear executive committee within NATO. Defense Minister Pierre Messine indicated Paris will not reject Mc Namara’s plan outright, signaling cautious support for sharing nuclear decision making.
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Paris
France
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Pierre Messine
NATO
Robert S. McNamara
Charles de Gaulle
McNamara
America
Tradition of Cap and Gown at Kansas University Commencement
The article details the history of academic dress from medieval Europe to American usage, noting color codes for gowns and hoods. It explains gown styles for different degrees at KU and the tassel color indicating degree, with specific hues for various schools. It also covers historical adoption by American colleges and the enduring tradition of black caps and gowns at commencements.
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Intercollegiate Commission
Law School
American Council On Education
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Business School
School of Education
School of Engineering and Architecture
School of Fine Arts
School of Journalism
School of Pharmacy
Peach
KU Medical School
Fire crews battle shed blaze at 26th and Iowa
The Wakarusa Township Fire Department was called to 26th and Iowa at 6 15 p m Monday to fight a fire in a shed containing empty pop bottles and cartons. The property owner is John Skie operator of the Dr Pepper Bottling Co. No damage estimate was available today.
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Wakarusa Township
26Th
Iowa
John Skie
Dr. Pepper Bottling Co
Memorial Day Observances Draw Crowds in Lawrence Area
Memorial Day services at Lawrence cemeteries drew crowds similar to prior years. 35 to 50 people attended a 10 a.m. service at Memorial Park Cemetery per Roy Laughlin of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Jack Tatum of the American Legion said attendance across three services was comparable to other years. Legion services occurred at Oak Hill Cemetery and Maple Grove Cemetery with a salute to Dick Shanafelt at his home nearby.
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Lawrence Cemeteries
Memorial Park Cemetery
Roy C. Laughlin
Alford Clarke
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jack Tatum
Dorsey Liberty Post
American Legion
Legion
Veterans Plot
Oak Hill Cemetery
Maple Grove Cemetery
Lawrence
AL Managers Age Leader Al Lopez Heads 56
The season's average AL manager age is 47. Al Lopez of the Chicago White Sox is the senior at 56, leading in both years of life and service.
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al Lopez
Chicago White Sox
President Johnson Addresses National Cathedral Graduation
President Johnson spoke at the National Cathedral School for Girls commencement, urging debate on national policy amid danger while pursuing his course. He praised young Americans, noted his daughter Luci graduated, and recalled addressing an earlier class where daughter Lynda also graduated.
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National Cathedral School For Girls
Luci
Johnson
Lynda
Strong
White House
Former Local Resident Named to Honor Unit
E. H. Owens of Kansas City has been named an honorary member of the Heart of America Section of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping. Owens, a former KU student and basketball player under Dr James Naishmith, is called the Dean of Surveyors for his 50 years of work on property survey standards triangulation nets, the Kansas City grid system and independent grid. His sister Alpha Owens lives at 1329 Ky Street. He is a registered engineer and surveyor in Missouri and a charter member of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.
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E. H. Owens
Kansas City
Heart of America
American Congress On Surveying
Owens
Kansas University
James Naismith
Alpha Owens
Ky. St
Missouri
American Congress On Surveying and Mapping
House Jurisdiction Maze Baffles Ailing Congressional Help
Representative John J. Flynt Jr complains the House lacks clear lines of authority for offices and services. He cites cases from rug cleaning to parking to fire safety in the Capitol as examples of overlapping duties and distant accountability across the clerk of the House architect of the Capitol and sergeant at arms.
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John Beckler
Washington
House of Representatives
House
Architect of the
Capitol
John J. Flynt Jr
D-Ga
Flynt
J. George Stewart
Capitol Police Board
Senate
Stewart
Capitol Police
Emmanuel Ridgell
George W. Andrews
Dala
Charles A. Henlock
Disney recalls Mary Poppins success and future caution
Hollywood reports Walt Disney weighing projections after Sam Goldwyn praised Mary Poppins. Rentals may reach fifty million and boost Disney’s profits. Disney warns against repeating the hit while crediting Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke for the film’s appeal.
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Hollywood
Walt Disney
Disney
Sam Goldwyn
Sam
Poppins
Hollywood Times
Walt
Julie Andrews
Dick van Dyke
Supreme Court Rules FPC Jurisdiction Over Gas Leases
The Supreme Court holds the Federal Power Commission has jurisdiction over a natural gas producer's underground gas leases to interstate pipelines. Justice John M. Harlan delivers the Court's 81 decision with Justice William O. Douglas dissenting.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Federal Power Commission
John M. Harlan
William O. Douglas
Thanks for kindness to Mrs Edna W Planz family notes
The family of Mrs Edna W Planz expresses sincere thanks to Dr R W Hughes nurses of Lawrence Memorial Hospital and many friends for the kindnesses shown during the illness and loss of their mother. Naomi Planz Mr and Mrs M H Stewart Mr and Mrs J C Kennedy Mr and Mrs J H Nichols Mr and Mrs V L Planz
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Edna W. Planz
R. W. Hughes
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Naomi Planz
M. H. Stewart
J. C. Kennedy
J. H. Nichols
V. L. Planz
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