Johnson leads with 671 Democratic delegate votes for 1964
President Johnson has secured 671 first-ballot Democratic delegates, about 58 percent of the 1,158 delegate votes needed for the Atlantic City nomination. Gov. George C. Wallace holds 38 votes from Alabama with potential scattered support elsewhere.
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Washington
Johnson
Associated Press
Atlantic City
George C. Wallace
Alabama
South Carolina
Louisiana
Mississippi
Ohio
Indiana
Maryland
Wisconsin
Dairy Day Events Set on Wednesday in Douglas County
Douglas County Dairy Day features a custard and butter cake contest dairy demonstrations and the 1964 Dairy Princess crown announced at the 4H Fairgrounds. Junior and senior demonstrations are planned with entries due by 10 a.m. Wednesday and judging at 7 30 p.m. crowning to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Pete Wempe
Margaret Metsker
Steve Wempe
Claudia Harris
Karen Bigsby
Christy
Carol Bigsby
Pat Phantz
Russell Houk
Route 1
Douglas County Farm Bureau
Fairgrounds
Dee Ann Crawford
Baldwin
Route 2
Lawrence
Marlene Vaughn
Route 5
Carolyn Johnson
Overbrook
Scranton Joins Governors in Hungarian Polka Scene
Gov William Scranton of Pennsylvania shocked peers at a National Governors Conference reception in Cleveland by suddenly dancing a vigorous Hungarian polka with his wife Mary. He remained expressionless as the couple whirled to strolling gypsy violinists before costumed dancers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Mary
U S jets damaged over Pathet Lao areas in Laos
The AP reports Chinese radio said six U S jet fighters over Khang Khay and Phong Savang in Plaine des Jarres exchanged fire with Pathet Lao ground forces, damaging two U S jet planes today.
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TORY
Pathet Lao
U.S
Laos
Peking Radio
Khang Khay
Plaine Des Jarres
Phong Savang
Plain
Stevens Named Assistant Director at KU Aids and Awards
Dana Stevens, director of KU's business placement bureau since 1960, is named assistant director of the Office of Aids and Awards effective immediately. He assists in undergrad scholarships, NDaid Act programs, and student loans, while teaching written communication. He will work with Bob Billings and continues his KU course duties.
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Dana W .Stevens
Kansas University Business Placement Bureau
Endowment Association
Bob Billings
Stevens
School of Business
Smith Center
Wichita University
WU News
Coleman Co
Boeing Co
Wichita
Girls State delegates begin campaign activities and elections
Patty Kuhn Miss Kopek Kickapoo and Vicki Dietz WaKeeney join a list of prefects and committee women for Girls State. The American Legion Auxiliary and University Extension program continues with campaigning tonight. General elections are at 10 a.m. Wednesday with an address by Ralph King on administration of justice in Kansas. Paul R. Shanahan to speak Thursday. delegates inaugurated Friday evening in Fraser Theater followed by a 6:30 p.m. banquet.
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Miss Kopek
Kickapoo
Miss Brecheisen
Kiowa
Vicki Dietz
WaKeeney
Osage
Julianne Fowler
Norton
Pawnee
Julianne Bryant
Arkansas City
Piankeshaw
Pamela Gardner
Wichita
Pottawatomie
Linda Chanay
Baldwin
Comanche
Jeanne Yenni
Glasco
Arapaho
Barbara Massie
Vermillion
Cherokee
Janice Person
Fort Scott
Cheyenne
Marilyn Pond
Cherryvale
Chippewa
Frances Everett
Scott City
Kaskaskia
Alene Zimmer
Lindsborg
Valarie McCarty
Plains
Sue Briggs
Strong City
Jane Blackwell
Valley Center
Carolyn Kiahr
Holton
Karen Hesser
Copeland
Lillie Mae Hulbutta
Haskell Institute
Kissie Condulle
Wewoka
Okla
Miss Kuhn
Miss Winn
American Legion Auxiliary and
University Extension
Ralph King
Douglas County
Kansas
Fraser Hall
Paul R. Shanahan
Fraser Theater
Two Die As Car Hits Open Intersection In Douglas County
De Graffenried explained a 50 mph approach left only a one second window to react. It was an open intersection blocked by high trees and shrubbery, with four fifths of a second for reaction and one fifth to stop. The fatalities mark Douglas County’s sixth and seventh this year. Funeral plans for Silvius set at Wellsville Methodist Church with burial in Wellsville Cemetery. surviving relatives listed. Robinson funeral arrangements incomplete with Coughlin's Mortuary handling.
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de Graffenried
Douglas County
Lawrence
Robinson
Silvius
Wellsville Methodist Church
Wellsville
Coughlin’s
John Silvius
Marjorie Lohn
Omaha
Neb
Terry Silvius
Warrensburg
Henry S. Silvius
Kenneth C. Gimbel
Near Blue Mound
Kan
Coughlin
Romney declines to seek national office this year
Michigan Governor Romney says he will not seek the presidency this year and would only accept a convention draft if needed. He cites commitments and says decisions will align with his prior positions while noting discussions with Rockefeller and Scranton focused on platform proposals. Nixon remarks claim moderates aim to unite behind a candidate.
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Michigan
Romney
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Goldwater
Nixon
GOP
George Romney
Republican Party
San Francisco
Sen. Goldwater
Republican bid to suspend rules fails in civil rights call
The move to suspend conference rules for a civil rights declaration failed 25 to 18 with 15 GOP governors opposing. Democratic governors from Iowa Alaska and New Mexico joined in support. Nixon urged Goldwater to adapt on national issues, signaling uncertain GOP unity ahead of the San Francisco convention.
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Towa
Alaska
New Mexico
Goldwater
Dwight D. Eisenhower
School board discusses room use for special needs students
Board members note the Children Hour room was used this year by severely retarded children and suggest housing them in a vacant Cordley School room. Knox cites overcrowding and pressed facilities as factors for relocation.
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J. Caro Russell Jr
Cordley School
Knox
Lawrence Y Teens elect junior aides at Camp Hyde conference
Janice Altenbernd and Pam Zwink were elected junior program assistant and junior executive assistant at the Y-Teen Conference last week at Camp Hyde Lycla. They join efforts to plan future Y-Teen Conferences. former Kansas University stars Oerter Alley and Yost headline a June 17 London meet for the U S. A 51 48 Senate vote backed jury trials in criminal contempt tied to the Civil Rights Bill with Kansas senators Carlson and Pearson voting yes. Dr H Penfield Jones celebrated his 58th birthday at a Board of Education meeting and the group teased steaks as a birthday joke.
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Cordley
Ray Culbertson
H. Penfield Jones
J. J. Wilson
14Th and
Mass Sts
Paul Rogers
Mass
Lawrence
Douglas County
Culbertson
Jones
Ethan Allen
Carol Gollier
Wanda Langley
Shirley Roberts
Bonnie Spomer
Judith Bogartz
Dawna Martin
Virginia Ramsey
Judith Wilkinson
Evelyn Wolff
Ruth Elaine Harris
Karen Kliewer
Sandra Oakley
Gracia Seekins
Judy Thomas
Thomas
Kansas University
al Oerter
Bill Alley
Yul Yost
United States
England
London
Oerter
Alley
Yost
Kansas
U.S. Senate
Frank Carlson
James Pearson
Board of Education
Brick Building Falls in Parkersburg renovation
A three story brick building collapsed during renovations in downtown Parkersburg West Virginia. Workers on a scaffold warned pedestrians and residents to stay clear as the structure gave way. Police reported about four people with minor injuries.
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Parkersburg
W.va
Second Negro Joins Faculty at Texas U
The University of Texas appoints a second Black faculty member. Cora Eiland Hicks, a graduate student, will take a full time teaching assistantship in English in September. Dr. Ervin Perry, the first Black faculty member, serves as assistant professor of civil engineering.
Police and Negroes clash after parade ban in Tuscaloosa
In Tuscaloosa Alabama police and African Americans clashed with clubs rocks and bottles after officers refused a racial demonstration. Demonstrators were repulsed from downtown and forced back to the First African Baptist church where missiles flew from the building. Police used water hoses and tear gas as blows and arrests followed with several injuries reported.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
First African Baptist Church
Court Action Expected to Halt Space Site Pickets
In Cape Kennedy Florida, court action was expected to stop picketing that halted most construction at the space facility. The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes joined 10 other non operating unions on strike against Florida East Coast Railroad since January 23 1963. About 3 445 of 4 541 building trades workers walked off, leaving Saturn moon rocket complex Titan 3 project and Kennedy Space Center headquarters at a standstill.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Brotherhood of Maintenance Way
Florida East Coast Railroad
Florida East Coast Rails
Cape
Kennedy Space Center
Flood Strikes Montana Communities River Dams Burst
Widespread damage across Valier Chateau Browning and Dupuyer left several hundred Indians marooned in Blackfeet lands while over 200 resort workers were cut off near Glacier National Park. Washouts shut Great Northern trains. Helena officials seek disaster designation as Col McKinney and Maj Kincheloe lead rescue.
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Valier
Chateau
Browning
Dupuyer
Blackfeet
Glacier National Park
Great Northern Railroad
Helena
Dave Manning
Johnson
Howard A. McKinney
Larry Kincheloe
Swift Reservoir
Hays Candidate Campaigns in Lawrence for AG Race
Republican attorney general hopeful Tom Boone visited Lawrence with multiple meet and greet events. Campaign events included two coffee gatherings at local homes, another at the Floyd residence, and a luncheon at the Eldridge Hotel, all hosted by local supporters.
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Tom Boone
Hays
Lawrence
Boone
Robert Floyd
Jack Curtis
Floyd
Eldridge Hotel
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Fred Brooker
Bryce A. Silvius
Barbara Robinson
Kathleen
Sheriff's Office
Doug McCleery
Dana Stevens
Patty Kuhn
Lawrence Memorial Co
Norman Endacott
East 13Th
Kard Rubber Stamp CO
Massachusetts
TravLepy
Calvin Fuduguce
Texas U
Montana
Yellow Cab CO
Ward Thompson
OLDS
General Motors
Stevenson Olds
West 23Rd Street
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