Rights Not So Important for Rep Smith Judge Is Set to Paint Barn
A Los Angeles Times piece profiles Rep Howard W. Smith as a potent foe of civil rights legislation. It notes his dominance of the Rules Committee and his use of delaying tactics, including a famed barn painting excuse, to block Kennedy's civil rights program.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
House Rules Committee
Senate
Smith
Eisenhower
Capitol Hill
Virginia
House of Representatives
Rules Committee
House
Rules
Mr. Kennedy
House Judiciary Committee
Final Exercises and Vacation School Highlight Local Methodist Activity
June 1968 reports from Lawrence Kansas describe final exercises at a Methodist church with 90 children at a vacation service. Mrs. Fern Kercheval reviewed the Methodist conference in Johnson County. Rev. James M. Starkey serves as camp counselor at Camp Hermon with son Bert among the campers. Mrs. Pansy Penner attends Baker University summer school.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Lawrence
Kansas
National
Rotary Meeting
Belice Rane Edaieesa
St. Louis
Virginia Mahan
Hutchinson
Fern Kercheval
Old Mission Church
Johnson County
James M. Starkey
Camp Hermon
Tonganoxie
Local families headline community notices and travels
Miss Linda Stumpff sails Sunday for Emporia with Methodist youth on a 10 day missionary tour across southwestern states. Mrs. Malcolm Steele travels to Ohio then Minnesota. Coker families gather at the governor's mansion with about 90 attendees. Patsy Schultz visits Kansas City. Gardner families return from Colorado trip. Della Welch rests at daughter E E Feese's home after convalescence.
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Linda Stumpff
Charles D. Stumpff
Emporia
Linda
MYF
Methodist Church
Malcolm Margaret Steele
Ohio
Minnesota
Wesley Coker
Leon Coker
James Edward
Steven
Mary
Roy
Lloyd Coker
Loya Lou
Gayla Sue
Coker
John Anderson
Kansas
Bernard Gardner
Donnie
Maynard Gardner
Barbara
Colorado
Della Welch
E. E. Feese
Sunny Day for Death in Guatemala
Jose Luis Carey waited for a sunny day to leap 150 feet to his death in Guatemala. The report notes the decision followed a long period of contemplation and a final jump from a high location.
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Guatemala
Jose Lucas Carey
Postponed Meeting Takes Place Amid Rain
An event scheduled for June 22 at 5 p.m. was postponed due to rain and held today. The note ends with a farewell to friends.
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Dent
Earnhearts Visit Kin After Midwest Trip
Desoto Mr and Mrs Paul Earnheart return home following visits with son in law Kenneth Quinlan and family in Conins Illinois and with son in law Charles Linden and family in Indianapolis Indiana. Mr Earnheart attended events during the trip.
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Paul Earnheart
Kenneth Quinlan
Quinlan
Conins
Ill
Charles Linden
Linden
Indianapolis
Ind
Earnheart
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Rep. Smith
John H. Averill
Mittee
Los Angeles Times News Service
Bert
Pansy Penner
Baker University
Patsy Schultz
Leonard Beecroft
Kansas City, Mo
Prescriptions
Round Corner Drug Co
Mel Fisher
Desoto
Ben Franklin
Cannon Terry
Diara
Sky Emai Tissue
Vewveriecee
Senereee
Don McDow
Mgr
Chatham
Dreamland
Duraloom
Chatham Winston
Ale Ee
Cannon North Bay
Chatham McAlister
Cannon
Massachusetts
Dillon's Plaza
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