States Ordered To Reapportion
Supreme Court orders state legislatures reallocated by population. Ruling affects both houses and expands city and suburban influence. Decisions challenge existing maps and trigger reforms in Alabama New York Maryland Virginia and New Jersey contexts.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New Jersey
David Friedland
State Supreme Court
Alabama
New York State
Maryland
House of Delegates
Virginia
Self Incrimination Protection Extends to State Cases
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Fifth Amendment privilege against self incrimination applies to state as well as federal proceedings under the 14th Amendment. The decision overturned the Connecticut Supreme Court on a gambling conviction, with Justice Brennan delivering the majority opinion and Justice White dissenting.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Connecticut
High Court
William J. Brennan
Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors
Byron R. White
Potter Stewart
Murder Charges Filed In Biscoe Case In Platte City
Two counts of first degree murder were filed against Andrew J. Walker, a Kansas City ex convict, for the deaths of Mrs. Marion Biscoe and her mother Mrs. Hattie Biscoe. Walker is held on $30,000 bond on two strong arm robbery charges. The Metro squad says he admitted being in the area the day of the slayings but claimed he was hunting groundhogs.
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Platte City
Marion Biscoe
Hattie Biscoe
Andrew J. Walker
Kansas City
Robert P.C. Wilson III
Walker
Metro
Gene Doane Seeks Insurance Agent Role
Local advertisement announces Gene Doane seeking appointment as an insurance agent. It highlights services offered and contact methods for potential clients.
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Gene Doane
Adv
Anderson backs Scranton in Kansas delegation split
Gov John Anderson endorsed Gov William Scranton for the Republican nomination and said Scranton could win more than half of Kansas 20 delegation votes at the convention. He noted Kansas had Goldwater five votes and several uncommitted, with Scranton gaining early support on a midwest delegate hunt.
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Topeka
John Anderson
William Scranton
Toasy
Kansas
Scranton
Midwest
Anderson
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller backs Scranton for Republican nomination
New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller declares full support for Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton for the Republican presidential nomination. He says he will work toward a moderate forward looking platform and will meet campaign leaders in New York on Tuesday.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Rockefeller
Lodge Denies Report He's Due Back Soon
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge dismissed a Washington report that he plans to resign within 30 days as untrue. The Times had cited health reasons, while CBS and ABC reported Lodge denying any resignation and denying plans to return before the Republican National Convention in San Francisco. Lodge, 61, remains a key GOP figure with 46 delegates pledged to him on the first ballot.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
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Lodge
New York Times
White House
Johnson
Columbia Broadcasting System
American Broadcasting Co
ABC
Charles P. Arnot
United States
New Hampshire
San Francisco
George Cabot Lodge
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
The
Times Dispatch
Max Frankel
Lawrence
Getto
Alf M. Landon
Harry Darby
Sam Mellinger
Emporia
Richard Rogers
Manhattan
Scranton Visit To Kansas Has A Local Flavor
Mike Getto Kansas chairman for Scranton for President plans a Topeka stop with Gov William Scranton arriving Tuesday from Des Moines for a luncheon at the Hotel Jayhawk. U S Rep Robert Ellsworth and local officials will introduce Scranton and attend the news conference if held.
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Mike Getto
Lawrence
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Topeka
Kansas
San Francisco
Scranton
Getto
Scranton For President
Des Moines
U.S
Robert F. Ellsworth
Jayhawk
Rep
Ellsworth
Paul Davis
Lawrence Plymouth Congregational Church
Mine Blast in Afghanistan Kills 74 in North
An explosion at a coal mine in northern Afghanistan last Friday killed 74 workers who were part of a repair gang. Six others were rescued alive from the mine after the blast.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Radishes Grow Best to Beatle Music Says Teen Scientist
Lynn Boshkov a 15 year old at White Plains High School conducted an in class radish growth experiment. Four trays received 45 minutes daily of Beatles Lily Pons or Dvorak while a control tray had no music. Beatle fed radishes showed highest foliage and root growth with 322 percent weight, 142.5 percent leaves, and 247 percent top growth versus the others.
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New York
Lily Pons
Lynn Boshkov
Columbian University
White Plains
Stefan Boshkov
Lynn
Beatles
Dvorak
New World Symphony
Pons
Boshkov
KU Camp Starts With Loud Crash at Murphy Hall
KU music and arts camp opens with 1002 students from across the nation, featuring 65 KU faculty and six week program. A window accident injures a camper from Illinois. he recovers after treatment. Enrollment totals span music art science engineering journalism speech theater and dance with a junior camp to follow.
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Ronnie Wachholtz
Plainview
Neb
Kansas University
Wachholtz
Murphy Hall
Journal-World Photo
Russell L. Wiley
Wiley
Illinois
Lewis Hall
Watkins Hospital
Weather Ahead in Northeast Kansas Partly Cloudy and Mild
Partly cloudy and mild through Tuesday in northeast Kansas with moderate southwest winds by Tuesday afternoon. Highs nearby the 80s, tonight's lows around the 60s. Temperature readings show highs in the mid 80s and a rainfall note from the prior weekend.
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Kansas
Weekend Rain Sets Back Kansas Wheat Harvest Pace
Rainfall totals around Lawrence reach 1.03 inches in a weekend, boosting June moisture to 5.5 inches and delaying early harvest. Farmers report muddy fields and ripe grain, with Sedgwick County noting 30 to 35 percent harvest progress as humidity bleaches stalks and lowers test weight.
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Lawrence
Sedgwick
Don Ingle
Ingle
Kansas
Weekend stock roundup hints at summer paper delivery
New York closing: 60 stocks average at 305.3, up 1.3. Advertisement urges readers to have the Journal-World mailed daily during a two week summer absence.
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New York
Journal-World
Adv
Mathematician Adams to be promoted at Kansas University
Editor notes Robert D. Adams assistant professor of mathematics at Kansas University since 1960 will be promoted to associate professor on July 1. He earned a B S from Northwestern University in 1946 and a Ph D from Minnesota University in 1960, served in the U S Navy, and worked for Minneapolis Honeywell between 1954 and 1956. He and his wife live at 6387 Wy 21st St with two children.
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Robert D. Adams
Kansas University
Northwestern University
Minnesota University
U.S. Navy
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