Labor Dept Reveals Higher Unemployment Undercount
The Labor Department reports that total unemployment may exceed 4.5 million as figures include those not in the labor force. Wirtz notes new data show education gaps, with 221 of 1000 white men aged 45 to 54 with minimal schooling not working, 84 unemployed and 137 not in the labor force, while college graduates show 39 not working.
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Washington
Labor Department
Congress
Johnson
Labor
W. Willard Wiriz
Wirtz
Foes Vow No Compromise In Civil Rights Fight
The epic Senate civil rights battle opens with Southern leaders pledging no compromise and a lengthy filibuster while debates begin on the House passed 10 point bill. Senate leaders aim for careful sessions as committees prepare for morning meetings and talks with Dirksen on substitutes.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
House
Dixie
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Snowstorm Overshadows New Hampshire presidential primary
Concord voters faced a heavy snowstorm while early write-ins shaped the GOP race. Goldwater led with seven votes, Lodge trailed, Nixon received five, and Rockefeller had three as Dixville Notch Hart's Location and Ellsworth tallied early returns. Maine Senator Smith led all with eight write-ins for vice president.
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N.H
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
New Hampshire
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Lodge
Mountain Hamlets
Johnson
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Goldwater
Nixon
North Country
Dixville Notch
Hart’s Location
Ellsworth
Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
Smith
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Cooler Weather Forecast for Lawrence Area
The U S Weather Bureau Topeka forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies tonight and Wednesday with a warm spell followed by a drop in temperatures midweek. Low near 30 tonight and high in the 40s Wednesday. Monday’s high 44 and low 27 in Lawrence. Overnight low 20 at 7 am with 45 by 2 pm. Record highs and lows for this date are 75 and 3.
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Lawrence
U. S. Weather Bureau
Topeka
Kansas University
Mercury
Anset
Weather Outlook Northeast Kansas Cool Down Midweek
Most of the region remains cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Winds shift as temperatures fall from the upper 20s to 30s tonight to a high in the 40s on Wednesday.
Local Boy Receives Personal Reply From Governor
A Lawrence boy Ronnie Drinkard wrote Gov. Anderson asking for a Kansas map and state symbols plus noting his five sisters and being the only boy. The governor sent the map and a directory and replied you are lucky to have five sisters, since the governor had none.
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Topeka
Lawrence
John Anderson
Ronnie Drinkard
Vermont
Kansas
Anderson
Ronnie
Conservation Agent Chosen for Douglas County Office
Chester F Paxson of Kansas City Kansas named Work Unit Conservationist for Douglas County and head of the local Soil Conservation office replacing Melvon Wertzberger who died in December Paxson age 41 has 14 years with the Soil Conservation Service and has led Wyandotte County since 1954 He will assume duties Monday from conservation technician Leonard Kasky who has been acting in Wertzberger’s absence Paxson is a Coffey County native a World War II veteran and studied at Kansas State University after graduation he worked in Miami County for the conservation service before joining the local office.
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Chester F. Paxson
Kansas City
Kan
Douglas County
Melvon Wertzberger
Paxson
The
Soil Conservation
Wyandotte County
Leonard Kasky
S. Park St
Wertzberger
Coffey County
Osage City
Kansas State University
Conservation Service
Miami County
Lawrence school veteran Dad Perry to retire this year
LHS veteran Dad Perry after 38 years will retire at the end of the current school year. Robert Rector of Independence Kansas will replace him and bring a strong gymnastics record from Kansas State University. Perry helped establish the state gymnastics meet and the Lawrence Invitational.
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Dad
L. A
Dad) Perry
Lawrence
Midwest
Robert Rector
Independence
Kan
Colorado University
Rector
Independence High
Kansas State University
Kansas State
Perry
Kansas High School Activities Association
Lawrence School Board pursues cautious sex education ruling
The Lawrence Board of Education will not implement the sex education report until staff curriculum findings are reviewed and officially released. Dr. George R. Learned submitted petitions with over 500 signatures urging reconsideration, while about 50 people attended the Central Junior High session.
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Committee On
Board of Education
George R. Learned
Wellington Rd
Lawrence
Central Junior High
Carl Althaus
Learned
Carl S. Knox
Ikaster
Senators Hear of Outrageous Promotions Targeting Elderly
A Senate subcommittee heard testimony that elderly fraud involves potency pills skin rejuvenators and vitamin schemes. Officials described quackery via mail for cancer diabetes and heart disease and warned of nutrition rackets selling vitamins and natural foods.
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Washington (Ap
Irving Ladimir
National Better Business Bureau, Inc
Henry B. Montague
Montague
Reconnaissance Bomber Lost Over East Germany
A U S Air Force reconnaissance bomber with three crew members is missing and believed shot down over East Germany. In Washington the SEC estimates 43.2 billion dollars in new plant and equipment spending this year, up four billion from last year. In London Queen Elizabeth is in labor with her fourth child.
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Germany
U.S. Air Force
U.S
East Germany
Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
London
Elizabeth
Landscape Lawn Clinic Set For Friday in Douglas County
The third annual Douglas County Landscape and Lawn Clinic will run all day Friday in Lawrence at the Community Building. Exhibits accepted 10 to 11 am. judging starts 1 pm with ribbons for the top four in each class. Kansas State University specialists will assist with garden and lawn issues, while a planning committee from local flower clubs and garden groups oversees the event.
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Lawrence
Douglas County Flower Clubs
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Flower Shops
Kansas State University Extension Service
Douglas County Agricultural Extension Council
Kansas State University
Charles Parks
Claude King
Dell Gates
J. Fred Brooker
Lawrence Flower Club
William Duncan
Prairie Acres Garden Club
Mabel Dunlap
Eudora Flower Club
Marvin Garrett
John McNicoll
Green Thumb Garden Club
Ethel Moore
Home Garden Club
George Baxter Smith
Countryside Garden Club
Cecil Thiry
Baldwin Flower Club
Austin Turney
Robert Walton
Tonganoxie Garden Club
Vernon BE. Carlson
Sunset Dr
Ollie Parsons
Barker Ave
H. W. Sherman
Ohio St
Turney
Truman says he will beat any Republican nominee
Former President Harry S. Truman at age 79 declared he does not care who the Republicans nominate and vowed to defeat them, adopting his famed "give ’em hell" tone after a meeting with President Johnson.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Johnson
Johnson and Truman to Attend Greek King Paul Funeral
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson and former President Truman will fly to Greece to represent President Johnson at the funeral for King Paul on Thursday. The trip marks a major diplomatic gesture amid regional tensions and solidifies U.S. ties with Greece during the royal period.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Truman
Greece
Johnson
Paul
City County Health Board Forms Plans for Mental Health
Special committees were authorized to draft policies for the city county health board and study a federally financed mental health project. The sessions in Lawrence City Hall drew about 30 attendees as Dr. George Learned urged clear guidelines and a return to a formal advisory group for operation of the center.
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George Learned
Dr. Learned
W. C. Boardman
Thie Center
Learned
Booth
Kansas University
Advisory Board
Gary Lee
Ted Mathews
Mathews
Dr. Lee
Ted
See GROUP Page 2 Classified Ads
Classified notices on page 2 offer a mix of ads and small listings. The column title playfully notes ads are fun to read and pay dividends, attributed to Ady. The brief item signals a light, local readership feature within the classified section.
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Nashua
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New Ohampshire
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Key Rexall
Adv
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Dad Perry
Mankato
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Minneapolis
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Frederick J. Stare
Harvard School of Public Health
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Michigan State University
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