Farmers Night Baseball Trip Sparks Community Pairing
The Bowersock Mills and Power Co of Lawrence plans a free outing for Future Farmers of America and 4-H Club members to a Kansas City Athletics game. The event aims to host about 550 attendees, including 450 youths and 100 adults, with transportation tickets and refreshments provided.
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Bowersock Mills and Power Co
Lawrence
Kansas City Athletics
Bowersock
Kansas City Stadium
FFA
Fathers on TV Dads and Real Life Parallels
The piece notes Fred MacMurray's observation that father child problems are solved quickly in TV family comedies while real fathers face tougher, longer challenges. It reflects on dads writing their own scripts and the rewarding moments of fatherhood and Father’s Day sentiment.
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Fred MacMurray
Jin
Florida professor estimates wife value at 417000 in marriage
A Florida University economics professor testified in a negligence suit over a car train wreck death. He calculated a wife's lifetime economic contribution by adding a public school teacher salary to a domestic servant. The remarks sparked debate on women's perceived value and sparked a remark about diplomacy at home.
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Florida University
Roy Lassiter Jr
Dhahran Council Plants 15000 Trees Amid Harsh Desert
The Municipal Council of Dhahran Saudi Arabia plants 15000 trees in a parched region. Each tree requires a four foot square hole dug through shale and hand watering for life. The water table is too deep for taps, and daytime heat exceeds 110 degrees. The effort is praised as ambitious local improvement.
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Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Dhahran Council
Weather Thanks Dhahrans for Mild Clime Contrast
A Lawrence area writer contrasts local weather with harsher climates such as Saudi Arabia. He notes humidity heat and cold, elm disease fears, yet praises the ease of planting and growing trees here. The piece ends with a caution against smugness when comparing conditions.
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Lawrence Area
Saudi Arabia
Democrats fear Goldwater nomination could split GOP
Democrats in Washington wrestling with the 1964 Republican race see Gov. Scranton as a potential challenger but worry Goldwater's nomination would mobilize racial and extremist factions. Some insist a Romney or RomneY style split could ruin the GOP and modern conservatism, while Johnson’s camp eyes a likely victory. Washington Post News Service
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Washington
Times-Post
William W. Scranton
Johnson
Sen
Barry Goodwater
Arizona
Gov. Scranton
San Francisco
Sen. Goldwater
Goldwater
Democratic Party
Dallas
South
Kennedy
General Chemistry texts chosen for Armed Forces Institute
In 1954, KU professors Dr. Arthur Davidson and Dr. Calvin VanderWerf were named authors of the textbook for the first two courses at the United States Armed Forces Institute, with VanderWerf allotted a graduate grant to prepare summer study guides.
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Arthur Davidson
Calvin VanderWerf
United States Armed Forces Institute
VanderWerf
Lake of the Woods
Canada
George Melvin
L. H. Rose
Paul Harnar
Simon Hurwitz
Junius
Humility as Jesus set an example for us
The passage quotes John 13 15 urging believers to follow Jesus example of humility. A prayer thanks God for the model and asks for Spirit guided humble deeds to reflect Christ in daily life.
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John
Jesus
Leadership Reigns in Viet Nam Special Forces Mission
In Tay Ninh, a U S backed operation by Vietnamese Special Forces to locate and detonate American made bombs near the Cambodian border ends with two Viet Cong killed, no casualties among the strike team, and American support and guidance evident throughout. The mission highlights the uncertain line between advice and command as Vietnamese officers face tougher leadership expectations.
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Tay Ninh
South Viet Nam
Man’s-Land
Tay Ninh Province
Saigon
Oriental
Military Assistance Command
U.S. Air Force
Laos
Cambodia
Norodim Sihanouk
South Vietam
U.S. Army
USAF
Bunker Hill
Carl
GOP Platformers Gather Munitions
Republicans prepare a civil rights plank citing records from 1948 to 1960 on Johnson positions and poll tax and employment laws. Melvin Laird says the platform will defend civil rights and match congressional actions, bracing for a Goldwater attack.
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Washington
Johnson
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Platform Committee
Laird
Congress
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
FBI picks Edgerton to lead Knoxville bank robbery unit
Harold J. Edgerton, newly appointed special agent in charge of the Knoxville FBI office, declares bank robbery cases his specialty in his first moments on the job. A reporter notes his enthusiasm as he answers a call about a robbery during the interview.
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Raymond Call
Phu
Knoxville
Tenn
Harold J. Edgerton
FBI
Brooklyn horse bolts into furniture store in Brooklyn street chase
A runaway horse pulled from a wagon bolted three blocks in Brooklyn and barreled into a furniture store where dishes and other items were broken. The store owner sustained minor head injuries.
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New York
Brooklyn
Character of our young people shines in baseball effort
Alan Fisher commends along with Legionnaires and other adults the efforts of boys who labored in rain and mud to cover Municipal Baseball diamond, remove water soaked tarp, rake burn and haul sand to prepare for the Invitational Tournament, praising their sacrifice and community spirit.
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Alan Fisher
Commander Dorsey
Liberty Post
American Legion
No bra swimsuit trend and deadly police pursuit juxtapose
In the July 17 1964 edition readers see a Page 21 feature on no bra bathing suits for women while Page 2 reports a Tennessee police shooting capturing a murder suspect linked to the rape and strangling of a 21 year old pregnant bride. Rosemary Marzoli Miss 1215 Tenn St.
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Journal-World
Tennessee
Rosemary Marzoli
Tenn
Dear Dr Molner A safe wines for ulcers and child discipline tips
In the column Dr Molner notes wine should be avoided by ulcer patients due to alcohol. He also warns against harsh punishment of a defiant preschooler, suggesting professional help. A 74 year old asks about weight loss. Molner says age or thyroid issues could explain it and advises a medical checkup with blood count.
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Dr. Molner
H. S
R. S
F.P.E
Books by Selye and others in 1964 library notes
The list surveys 1964 titles across science and literature. Notable works include The Foundations of a scientist in Notes for & Successor by Hans Selye, Honored Society exploring the Mafia by Norman Lewis, Bay of Pigs leaders story by Haynes Johnson, Downstream by John Bardach, To Number Our Days by Pierre Van Paassen, Blues for Mister Charlie by James Baldwin, Fight Night on a Sweet Saturday by Mary Lee Settle, The Long Voyage by Jorge Semprun, This Was My Valley by Ray Wall, The Q Document by James Hall Roberts, and The Grandfathers by Conrad Richter, with brief descriptions of scope and themes.
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Hans Selye
Successor
Dr. Selye
Norman Lewis
Jan Mleming
Black Museum of the Mafia
Haynes Johnson
George Washington
George Athan
John Bardach
Bardach
Pierre van Paassen
van Paagsen
Ontario
Ontario; of His Soldiering In Iurance
Flanders
Mister Charlie
James Baldwin
Deep South
Mary Lee Settle
West Virginia
Jorge Semprun
MY Valley
Ray Wall
Mr Wall
University of Kansas
Texas
James Hall Roberts
Jesus
Best Sellers List From Publishers' Weekly Compilation
Current best sellers across fiction and non fiction include The Spy Who Came in From the Cold The Night in Lisbon Convention Candy Von Ryan's Express A Moveable Feast A Day in the Life of President Kennedy Four Days The Naked Society Diplomat Among Warriors and A Moveable Feast appears among top titles.
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le Carre
Lisbon
Remarque Convention
Knebel and Bailey Candy
Southern and Hoffenberg von Ryan’s Express
Westheimer
Packard
Murphy
Hemingway
President Kennedy
Bishop
Red Skelton Opens 40th Show Year With Secret Act and Painting Exhibit
Red Skelton begins his 40th year in show business with a secret straight act. He also begins a six week Las Vegas engagement featuring a 50-piece oil painting exhibit plus works created in the past year. The exhibit runs to July 14 at the hotel venue.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Red Skelton
Red
Chicago
Skelton
Georgia
Los Angeles
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Edward T. Folliard
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
Washington Post News Service
Old Home Town
Waldo Crowder
Hutchinson
William Frank March
Franklin Pierce Smith
Masonic Temple
Lakeview Club
Wis
Viet Nam
John Maffre
Goldater
Brooklyn Horse Bolts
Joseph G. Molner
New City Library Books
Thelma Helyar
Conrad Richter
Publishers’ Weekly
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