Extended Draft Law Awaits Senate Vote
The four year draft extension cleared the House 387 to 3 and moves to the Senate Armed Services Committee with Norman S. Paul as lead witness. The measure extends the draft to July 1, 1967, preserves the manpower ceiling suspension, maintains dependents' allowances, and prolongs the doctors' draft and special pay for medical personnel.
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Senate
Washington
House
Senate Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Norman S. Paul
Homer E. Abele
Ohio
H. R. Gross
Iowa
George E.brown Jr
Calif
Armed Services
Gross
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
House Armed Services
Roman Pucinski
D-Ill
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
Congress
Pucinski
Goodell
Republicans Shift Tone on Cuba War Policy Debates
Senate Republican leaders show drift from labeling opponents a war party and praise firm Cuba moves. Senator Kenneth Keating of New York endorses tougher policy and support for actions against Communist agents in the Caribbean, while Everett Dirksen notes he does not seek war and backs restraint.
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Washington
Kennedy
Kenneth B. Keating
Rn.y
Cuba
Keating
Dirksen
Rockville Centre
N.Y
Organization of American States
Robert S. McNamara
United States
Compromise proposed to bring University of Wichita into state system
In Topeka legislative leaders unveiled a compromise in the Wichita controversy. The plan would make the University of Wichita an associate of the University of Kansas within the state system. Rep. John Conard said the proposal originated from talks between opposing sides and has been reviewed by state and Wichita regents and Senate leaders, proposing a loose association to ease fears on both sides.
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Topeka
Wichita University
House
Ways and Means
University of Wichita
University of Kansas
John Conard
State
Wichita Boards of Regents
Senate
Conard
Twoves
McNamara Defends TFX Contract Amid Probe
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara argues General Dynamics earned the $28 million TFX contract for Air Force and Navy use, saying the probe undermines public confidence in DoD leaders. The Senate subcommittee questioned Boeing’s bid and design superiority, while McNamara and aides defend the process.
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Boeing Co
Seattle
Wash
Boeing
General Dynamics
Fort Worth
Tex
Air Force
Navy
McNamara
Public
Arthur Sylvester
Subcommittee
Sylvester
Ex Premier Bidault adamant on De Gaulle role in asylum bid
Former French premier Georges Bidault refuses to renounce politics as a condition for asylum in Germany. Bavarian officials weigh a quiet residence while France seeks his fate amid treason charges. Bidault, 63, was found at a lakeside resort and aided by a Bavarian editor.
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Munich
Germany
Georges Bidault
Charles de Gaulle
Bidault
Oscar Stammler
Bavaria
de Gaulle
Secret Army
France
Konrad Adenauer
European Movement
Adenauer
Paris
Italy
Switzerland
Britain
BBC
Steinebach
Kansas House Endorses Anti Poll Tax Amendment
AP reports the Kansas House recommended adoption of a resolution to ratify an anti poll tax amendment to the federal constitution. A final vote was scheduled for later, after which the measure would go to the Senate.
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PERA
Kansas House
Senate
Two LHS Juniors Named Delegates to Sunflower Girls State
Lawrence High School announces Nancy Gallup and Marilyn West as delegates to the 1963 Sunflower Girls State at Kansas University June 9 to 16. Gallup and West will participate in mock government activities and enact legislation while staying in KU dormitories.
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Lawrence High School
Kansas University
Marilyn West
Nancy Gallup
Journal-World Photo
A. F. Gallup
West 21St St
M. W. West
Ind. St. Sunflower
Kansas American Legion Auxiliary
LHS
Legion Auxiliary of
Dorsey-Liberty
Lawrence
First Presbyterian Church
Miss West
Thespians
Senate panel kills tax bill easing local property tax
The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee voted to kill a bill that would have allowed Kansas cities and counties to levy a one half cent sales tax. The League of Kansas Municipalities backed the measure as a way to ease local property tax burdens.
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Topeka
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Kansas Cities
League of Kansas Municipalities
KU Officials Consider Realignment Of Athletic Director
Kansas University officials keep plans secret as realignment of the athletic directorship looms. Football coach Jack Mitchell may become athletic director in name with A C Lonborg remaining as executive assistant while a third party could serve in an advisory role. A recommendation to Chancellor Wescoe and the Board of Regents could be made as early as Friday.
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Kansas University
Board of Regents
Topeka
Jack Mitchell
A. C. Lonborg
Lonborg
Mitchell
Mitch
Ell
Allen Fieldhouse
Hope College
Holland
Mich
Charles Oldfather
Athletic Board
W. Clarke Wescoe
Powell Spends Less Abroad Than Some Colleagues
Rep Adam Clayton Powell spent $1 543.50 in American funds during 35 days in five foreign nations, far below some peers on official travel. Women aides Tamara Wall and Corinne Huff spent $1 653 and $1 775, while Carroll D. Kearns reported over $2,000 for a seven-country swing. The House Administration Committee released travel costs noting counterparty funds used for official business abroad.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Congress
Powell
United States
House Education and Labor Committee
Tamara Wall
Corinne Huff
Carroll D. Kearns
Pennsylvania
Congressional Record
House Administration Committee
The
New Yorker
Washington Post
Post
Senate House Economic Committee
Joint Committee
Snow and cold to hit Northeast Kansas tonight
A surprise winter storm will move into the region bringing up to two inches or more of accumulation by Wednesday. Lawrence sits near the snow belt with rain turning to snow tonight and colder windy weather on Wednesday.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Kaw
Valley Falls Couple Die At Home In Apparent Gas Incident
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Olden of Valley Falls were found dead in their residence. Police say fumes from a gas stove caused the deaths, ruled accidental by the coroner. Neighborhood neighbors reported missing newspapers Saturday night. The couple leaves a son H. C. Olden of Topeka and two daughters.
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Charles E. Olden
Valley Falls
Gradion Johnson
Harry Hampton
Johnson
Olden
Chamber Board backs pool bond and opposes Lecompton annexation
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce directors endorsed a $195 000 municipal swimming pool bond issue for the April 2 city election and urged County Superintendent Earl Wilson to disapprove a Lecompton high school district petition to attach Kansas Power and Light Co. plant property at Cameron Bluff. The board announced 14 nominees for seven chamber seats and Ballots were mailed with a March 30 return deadline.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Earl Wilson
Lecompton
Kansas Power and Light Co
Cameron Bluff
Eldridge
Chamber
Jim Clark
KPL
Earl J. Wilson
Douglas County
Wilson
Clark
Austin Stedham
W. Clarke Wescoe
Jack Arensberg
Larry Flannery
Robert Pulliam
Don Robertson
Travis Glass
Paul Smart
Robert Shmalberg
Warren Decker
Mel Huxtable
Bill Bodin
Don Crane
James W. Black
Hamble Resigns CJHS to Direct Topeka Seaman High
William R. Hamble music teacher at Central Junior High School resigns to become choral director at Topeka Seaman High School. He has taught CJHS six years and leads the Lawrence Barberhawks chorus. The Hamble family attends Trinity Episcopal Church.
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Central Junior High
William R. Hamble
Topeka
Seaman High School
Hamble
CJHS
Lawrence Barberhawks
Belle Crest Dr
Trinity Episcopal Church
East Heights
Lawrence Music Club
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
Kansas University
Lawrence Education Association
County Aid May Save Douglas County Mental Health Center
County Commissioner Harvey Booth said the county will raise the quarter mill levy as needed to fund the Douglas County Mental Health Center. A budget review and possible $4,000 federal grant are under discussion to cover 1964 deficits and avoid a closure.
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Douglas County Mental Health Center
Harvey Booth
Booth
Military Pay Hike Approved by House Subcommittee
A House Armed Services subcommittee backed a 1.5 billion dollar annual pay raise for U S servicemen, 278 million more than the Kennedy proposal, plus 87 million for retirement allowances and eight future retirement programs tied to cost of living.
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Washington
House
Armed Services
Weather outlook for northeast Kansas follows snow
Fragments indicate snow and colder conditions for northeast Kansas with temperatures near the upper 20s tonight and a high around 33 on Wednesday. No specific locations or times are clearly identifiable in the text.
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Kansas
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Illinois
Wichita
A.D
Powells
Chamber Board
William Hamble
U.S. Public Health Service
Kansas Bureau of Community Health Services
Division of
Institutional Management
Ead
Masansas
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