Numbers that frame a nation’s costly defense and debt
The column argues Americans lose perspective on large figures like the 330 billion debt ceiling and trillions in defense costs. John Martin of Hercules explains moon and missile programs with vivid analogies to help the public grasp megatons and daily costs, urging informed public interest.
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Viet Nam
U. S
John Martin
Hercules Powder Co
Wilmington
Del
Lawrence
Martin
George Hamilton Wins Best Dressed at Costume Guild Dinner
Bearded George Hamilton and Lynda Bird Johnson attended the first annual Costume Designer's Guild dinner dance in Los Angeles. Hamilton, 26, won best dressed American male entertainer, receiving a six inch gold plated butterfly from Barbara Parkins as Lynda Bird Johnson looked on in a yellow gown. The event, a benefit for the National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation, drew about 500 guests at Century Plaza Hotel with dinner at $50 a plate.
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Los Angeles
George Hamilton
Lynda Bird Johnson
Hamilton
Abraham Lincoln
Lynda Bird
Magnificent Century Plaza Hotel
National
Lynda
George
Peyton Place
Barbara Parkins
Jaycees Pony Show Nears Readiness in Kansas
Jaycees report progress on a Class A pony show with ring setup and snow fence completed. Donations approach 5000 while prizes total about 6000. expected gross around 12000 and net 3000 to 4000 for Achievement Place. Event runs nightly at 6 30 with daytime practice. Richard Reinking chairs, Mike Murphree leads donations, Les Proctor handles fundraising. The Charity Show, once by a riding club, is Kansas’ largest. sponsor Legion left in 1963 and local promoters maintain growing prestige drawing entrants from 13 states and as far as Georgia and the Carolinas.
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Wallack
Jaycee
Richard Reinking
Mike Murphree
Les Proctor
Kansas
American Legion
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Traffic Accident Reported In City Friday Night
One accident was reported in the city Friday when a car driven by Robert E. Newman 22 of 1809 Tenn St collided with a parked car owned by Sylvia A. Foose of Eskridge at 11 44 p m in front of 1809 La St Damages were 200 to Newman's car and 250 to Foose's vehicle.
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Robert E. Newman
Tenn. St
KU Summer Theatre Presents Wide Repertory Schedule
The KU summer repertory lines up "Romanoff and Juliet" "The Adding Machine" "She Stoops to Conquer" and "Stop the World I Want to Get Off" with performances July 6–29, plus a "Rehearsal" show July 25–27 opening fall dates. Cast includes KU repertory regulars and newcomer Jo Anna March Schneider. directing teams comprise Griffin McDonald Thornhill and Soller.
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George Paro
Theatre Academy
Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Goff
Romanoff
Juliet
Jo- Anna March Schneider
Lawrence
KU Repertory Company
Reverend Grant Assigned To Baldwin First Methodist Church
Raymond S. Grant Jr. is reassigned at the Kansas Conference of Methodist churches and will serve Baldwin First Methodist Church. He previously led the Salina pastorate and served in New Jersey, succeeding James Nabors who moves to Hoyte Mayetta churches after two years in Baldwin.
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Kansas Conference of Methodist Churches
Topeka
Baldwin
Grant
Salina
New Jersey
James Nabors
Baldwin Church
Hoyte Mayetta
Providence Veteran Pleads Guilty to Drunken Wheelchair Drive
Ralph A. Miller a 71 year old Providence Rhode Island disabled veteran with amputated legs pleaded guilty to drunkenness and related charges after police said he drove a wheelchair down Main Street prompting swerving cars before his arrest Friday night He was ordered to a hospital for examination Judge Ann T Mikell announced Miller claimed he was on a bus stopover en route to Detroit
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Buffalo
N.Y
Ralph A. Miller
Providence
R.I
Miller
Ann T. Mikell
Detroit
TVA Awards First Nuclear Plant Contract in Tennessee Valley
The Tennessee Valley Authority chose atomic power as cheaper than coal and awarded General Electric a $122.7 million contract to build two 1.1 million kilowatt nuclear generators for Browns Ferry near Decatur Alabama. An initial nuclear fuel supply is estimated at $66 million.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Browns Ferry
Tennessee River
Decatur
Alabama
TVA
General Electric Co
Big Movingbands Lead Summer Camp at Lawrence Campus
The 29th annual camp brings 160 students for ballet art journalism science German and speech with new emphasis on German. High schoolers from 48 states visit Lawrence alongside about 4 000 summer session attendees and 5 000 conference participants. Law rence campus enrollment rose to 3 955 with 620 at KU Medical Center, a net gain of 146 from last year.
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Lawrence
KU Medical Center
Kansas City
Huge Cold Canopy Grips Two Thirds of U S
A vast cool air mass covers the eastern two thirds of the United States driving temperatures to record lows. In Pennsylvania St Marys hit 31 above, while Missouri towns Springfield and St Joseph set June cold records. Tornadoes struck the Texas Panhandle with 94 mph winds and heavy rain across Amarillo, Reese AFB, Olton, Levelland and Spade.
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United States
Texas Panhandle
Plains Country
Amarillo
Reese Air Force Base
Lubbock
Olton
Levelland
Spade
Manslaughter Charged in De Soto Area Crash
Warren A. Zimmerman of Clathe A Lawrence faces fourth degree manslaughter charges after a head on crash on a two lane road near De Soto on May 29. Randolph Cooper of Kansas City died in the collision four miles east of De Soto on K-10. Zimmerman and his wife were treated at KU Medical Center for injuries.
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Clathe
Lawrence
Johnson County
DeSoto
Warren A. Zimmerman
Randolph Cooper
Kansas City
Zimmerman
Cooper
Highway Patrol
Kansas University Medical Center
Johnson deflects polls while pressing Vietnam strategy
In remarks on polls showing a dip in his popularity, President Johnson said he values approval but will accept introspection without worry. He refused to discuss bombing tactics in Vietnam or wartime escalation while backing continued strikes. He noted ongoing fermentation in South Vietnam but expressed confidence in a democratic, constitutional outcome. Johnson announced Crimmins as ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Humphrey to lead the inaugural delegation to the Dominican Republic, and Connolly to Guatemala. The first rent subsidy programs for the poor were approved.
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Haiphong
Johnson
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Ford
McNamara
Robert S. McNamara
Saigon
Washington
South
Viet Nam
John Hugh Crimmins
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
W. Tapley Bennett
Bennett
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S
Joaquin Balaguer
John Connolly
Texas
U. S
Guatemala
Mendez Montenegro
Two Persons Treated After Friday Hospital Visit
Two men were treated and released at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Friday. Jim Thornton, 33, of 1036 Conn., had a small foot sore possibly due to blood poisoning. Dennis Herren, 18, Route 1, injured his ankle in a motorcycle crash.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Jim Thornton
Dennis Herren
Route 1
DeSoto Bank President Files for 17th District Run
Arthur Gabriel, president of DeSoto State Bank, files as a Republican candidate in Johnson County Kansas for the 17th House district. His sole primary foe is Paul R. Heitzman, both from DeSoto. George M. Lang of Shawnee Mission runs as the Democratic candidate.
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Arthur Gabriel
DeSoto State Bank
Johnson County
Kansas
DeSoto
Paul R. Heitzman
George M. Lang
Shawnee Mission
Mets Farm Teams Span Several Cities in 1st Draft
The New York Mets list spring training affiliates and farm teams spanning Jacksonville Williamsport Pa Auburn N Y Greenville DC and Marion Iowa, reflecting a broad minor league network across multiple regions.
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New York Mets
Jacksonville
Williamsport
Auburn
N. Y
Greenville
D.C
Mariona
Rustys Market Rebuild Nearing August Opening
After a March fire causing over 500000 dollars in damage Rustys Super Market in Hillcrest Shopping Center will reopen in early August. Owner Rusty Springer says the new 2600 square foot building will house all three stores offices and retain the same services. Heavy rains delayed roof work pushing the target opening to the first week of August. Applications for Bakers exploratory college session run July 5 to 29 for underqualified high school students with potential to succeed in college and earn admission.
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Rusty’s
Hillcrest
Rusty Springer
Springer’s
Springer
Baker University
Baker
Kansas counties declared disaster areas allow cattle grazing
Leavenworth County is among 41 Kansas counties declared disaster areas enabling cattle to graze on land no longer in production. The order also permits hay harvest on the land. Secretary Orville Freeman said approvals will be granted early to farmers who agree to pay back or relinquish otherwise earned payments.
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Leavenworth County
Kansas
William Avery
Orville Freeman
Self immolation death raises protest at Buddhist Institute
A protest escalated when Dao Thi Tuyet died after setting herself ablaze at the Buddhist Institute compound in Saigon. A policeman was killed with his own revolver and four suspects, including a monk, were seized as police pursued the slayer. The institute remained closed as about 200 demonstrators gathered.
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Dao Thi Tuyet
Phan Hua Tran
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Doctor Dies in Rented Plane Crash at Fairfax Airport
Dr. Arnold W. Matera, a Gladstone Missouri physician and instrument rated pilot, was killed when a rented plane caught fire after takeoff from Fairfax airport in Kansas City. The craft circled then crash landed in a grassy area as witnesses described.
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Kansas City
Kan
Fairfax
Arnold W. Matera
Gladstone, Mo
Dr. Matera
Debutante Eleanor Ford Hosts Grand Detroit Party
Eleanor Clay Ford debuted Friday night at the Little Club in suburban Grosse Pointe attended by over 600 Detroit society members. She is the eldest daughter of Walter Buhl Ford II and is named for her maternal grandparents Mrs Edsel Ford and the late Mr Ford.
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Detroit
Eleanor Clay
Nonie) Ford
Walter Buhl Ford II
Little Club
Grosse Pointe
Miss Ford
Edsel Ford
Mr. Ford
Card of Thanks for Sympathy After Death of Ira Moore
The family thanks all who offered sympathy and kindness after the death of our loved one Ira Moore. Betty Jean W. H. Whitington and family express gratitude for support during their loss.
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Ira Moore
Betty Jean W. H. Whitington
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