Lodge Return Offers A Republican Choice
Washington reports Henry Cabot Lodge may help Gov. Scranton’s bid by resigning as ambassador to South Vietnam to campaign for the Pennsylvania governor. Lodge says he is not a candidate, while Scranton calls the move a boost to his presidential effort amid Goldwater opposition.
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Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Viet Nam
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Lodge
Saigon
Gov. Scranton
United States
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Goldwater
Scranton
Ambassador Lodge
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Oregon
GOP
U S Firms Eye Egypt Port Said Valley Project Bid
American engineering firms seek the nonbinding bid to reclaim a 312000 acre delta tract south of Port Said to feed millions, tying to the Aswan Dam. The $223 million plan involves FMC Corp Utah Construction Morrison Knudson with financing from U S aid and World Bank affiliates.
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Cairo
Aswan Dam
Egypt
Soviet Union
Nile River
Port
Aswan
United States
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Valley of Port Said
Salhia Desert
FMC Corp
San Jose
Calif
Utah Construction Co
Salt Lake City
Morrison Knudson Co
Boise
Idaho
FMC
Nasser
U.S
Suez Canal Authority
Osman Osman
Osman
International Development Agency
World Bank
Romney Almost Ran for President Says Romney Almost Decided
In Lansing sources close to Gov. George Romney say he was nearly ready to seek the Republican presidential nomination earlier this month. A Michigan GOP push and further soul searching led him to decline urged runs by Pennsylvania Gov. Scranton, with sources not identified.
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Lansing
Mich
George Romney
Michigan
Subway Car for State Dedicated by Governor
Governor John Anderson Jr of Kansas led the Sunflower state's World’s Fair delegation in dedicating a Kansas subway car at Flushing Meadow. He sprinkled wheat on the car instead of champagne, with New York Transit Authority representatives present as Kansas firm LFM Manufacturing Co. contributes the underframes. The Kansas song Home on the Range was played during the tour of the pavilions.
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New York
John Anderson Jr
Kansas
State of Kansas
Flushing Meadow
New York Transit Authority
LFM Manufacturing Co
Fairgrounds
Kansas Agriculture, Business
State Chamber of Commerce
Reuter Organ Co
City
Eldridge Hotel
Jack Landreth
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
KU Grads Sworn In as Kansas Bar Members
Two Lawrence law school graduates were sworn in Wednesday as new Kansas bar members. Harry W. Craig Jr. recently moved to Topeka and Robert L. Serra of 517 West 14th Street were among those sworn in at ceremonies before the Kansas Supreme Court.
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Lawrence
Kansas Bar
Kansas Supreme Court
Harry W. Craig Jr
Topeka
Robert L. Serra
14Th St
Linwood Notes on Local Residents and Recent Visits
Mrs. Calvin Sullivan returned home Monday after surgery at Lawrence Hospital two weeks prior. Howard Jones couple vacationing in Washington DC and New York. Edward Meinke family and son Richard visited Fred Meinke household Monday. Methodist Ladies Aid last met June 24 with Mrs. Earl Ezell as hostess.
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Calvin Sullivan
Lawrence Hospital
Howard Jones
Washington, D. C
New York
Edward Meinke
Richard
Fred Meinke
Methodist Ladies Aid Group
Earl Ezell
KU football foes miss Sooter renditions due to study abroad
Lawrence KU fall football games to feature no renditions of the Star Spangled Banner as Edward Sooter and his wife plan a year in Hamburg Germany on German government and Fulbright grants. they will be joined by their son Erich in August. Mrs Sooter leaves July 24, they depart August 22 for Hamburg.
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Kansas University
Edward Sooter
Sooter
Germany
Route 2
Hamburg University
Hamburg
Lawrence
Erich
Lawrence Elm Disease Control Receives Boost With Bidrin Injections
Lawrence city officials report a significant boost in Dutch elm disease control after Bidrin injections treated 4 852 public trees this spring. Arborist Hugh Thompson confirmed some stumps previously infected for up to four years, with private trees mostly untreated. Officials monitor treated sites, plan further checks, and may continue the program with budgeted funds, while noting another local threat wet wood raising internal tree pressures.
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Lawrence
City Park Department
Vernon Cooper
Hugh Thompson
Kansas State
Manhattan
Cooper
Emporia
Atchison, Coffeyville
Independence
Kan
Thompson
Park Department
City Commission
13 Year Old Boy Dies After Train Accident
Los Angeles report of Walter E. Felder a 13 year old who fell under a moving freight train losing limbs and dying today after a six and a half hour operation during which 32 pints of blood were infused. Witnesses described him jumping between train cars when he fell.
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Los Angeles
Walter E. Felder
King pledges no setup in St Augustine integration drive
In St Augustine Florida Dr Martin Luther King Jr says there will be no setup in a three week old push for racial integration following a week absent return to lead demonstrations by the SCLC. A Wednesday night parade of about 100 Negro and white civil rights demonstrators met twice with about 30 marching white segregationists, but several hundred police separated the groups.
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ST. Augustine, Fla
Martin Luther King Jr
St. Augustine
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Red Arms Depot Taken By South Vietnamese In Mekong Drive
U S backed forces report overrunning a Viet Cong arms depot in the Mekong Delta and seizing a Red Chinese 75mm recoilless cannon. Three American servicemen are missing or confirmed killed from the Friday ambush 60 miles northwest of Saigon. Sgt Harry A Walling is dead, with widow Barbara of Spring Lake NC. Capt Thomas I Ledbetter and SP4 James L Talley are missing. their next of kin include Irma Jean Ledbetter of Fort Bragg NC and Mrs Jess B Pace of Mesa AZ. Guerrillas say the two are dead and bodies were displayed.
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U.S
Saigon
Harry A. Walling
Barbara
Elizabeth St
Spring Lake
N.C
Thomas I. Ledbetter
Irma Jean
N. Lucas St
Fort Bragg
James L. Talley
General Johnson's Career Highlighted in Army Updates
Locals recall Gen. Johnson as a survivor and leader. He previously commanded infantry battalions in Korea and led in major battles against North Koreans and Chinese. He later served at Army headquarters in Washington and as chief of staff of the Army Corps in Europe. Lt. Gen. Creighton W. Abrahms Jr. is named vice chief of staff and has commanded the Third Armored Division in Europe.
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Jones
United States
Fort Leavenworth
Johnson
Calavry
Korea
Army Headquarters
Washington
8Th Infantry Division
General Army Corps
Europe
Creighton W. Abrahms Jr
Third Armored
Fifth Corps
Germany
Wales Embraces Englynion Verse Tradition Nationwide
In Wales, writing englynion an intricate form of verse epit gram remains a national pastime as poets practice the compact Welsh quatrains. Enthusiasts gather in clubs schools and festivals to craft tight meters and celebrate the rich stylistic heritage.
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Wales
Englynion
Revision of Driver License Suspensions in Kansas tightening rules
Kansas motor vehicle superintendent L A Billings announced a revision of the driver license suspension system. Suspensions now depend on violation type, with 10 day suspensions for many traffic faults and 120 days for severe offenses, plus escalating penalties for speeding and multiple violations within a year.
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Topeka
L. A. Billings
Kansas
Billings
Early American Wampum Beads Of Shell Origin
Wampum served as colonial exchange media between explorers and Native peoples. It consisted of small purple and white beads pierced and made from clam shell inner layers, with colored beads commanding higher value.
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America
Man Claims Longest US Last Name At 666 Letters
Hubert B. Wolfeschlegelsteinhauserdorff welchevoralt ernwareen gewissenhaftschafer swessenschafe warenwoh Igepflege and sorgfaltigkeit bewa in a Philadelphia interview explains his 35 letter signing name while his full moniker stretches to 666 letters plus 26 given names. He notes the 1942 draft used a clipped version and his surname history spans interstellar lore and a long line of ancestors as a cautionary tale about identity.
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Philadelphia
United States
Hubert B. Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff
Hubert
John Hancock Mutual Life
John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman
Thomas One
Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus
Sieben
Constance
Timothy Wayne
Social Visits Round Big Springs Residents
Big Springs residents hosted and visited relatives and friends from Topeka Meriden DeSoto Olathe Lawrence Lawrence Stull Silver Lake Denver and Newton over the past week. Notable stops included camps and Bible school trips and a regional Soil Conservation Society meeting at Kansas University.
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Ray Sayler
Srl Davis
Meriden
George Sumner
Eugene Sumner
DeSoto
Charles Krone
Olathe
George Simmons
Charles Bennett
Topeka
John Bahnmaier
Emporia
Andrew Bahnmaier
Esther Spencer
Harley Spencer
Robert Holloway
Camp McCoy
Wis
Arthur Holloway
Arthur Zeeb
Leroy Burd
Albert Johnson
Jo Ann
Laramie
Wyo
John Mannen
Arthur Johnson
Carbondale
Mildred Hutchison
Lawrence
Harold Rothrock
Jacob Plants
Denver
Colo
A. W. Schwanke
W. P. Henry Sr
William Henry Jr
George Henry
Tecumseh
Steven
Alan Shaw
Silver Lake
Stull
Steven Shaw
Alan
Lloyd Spencer
Vicky
Frank Spencer
Dorothy Spencer
Pearl Montfoorte
E. J. Green
Allan
Marcia
Newton
Sam Dark
Mr. Green
Kansas Council of Chapters
The
Soil Conservation Society of America
Kansas University
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