Despoilers of Democracy Highlight Washington Corruption
The column reviews Clark Mollenhoff's Despoilers of Democracy, naming figures like Eisenhower Kennedy Johnson and others, detailing alleged abuses of power and calls for informed voter scrutiny. It argues Congress and investigative committees are essential to uncover truth and curb corruption.
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Clark Mollenhoff
Washington
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Billie Sol Estes
Defense McNamara
U. S
Mollenhoff
Dixon-Yates
William Allen White
Raymond Clapper
Heywood Broun
Nieman
Sigma Delta Chi
Congress
House of Democracy
America
House
Senate
Launch Due Tuesday Crew Ready for Gemini 8
The Gemini 8 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott are deemed physically ready for the mission. A Titan 2 launch is scheduled for 11:41 a.m. Tuesday along with an Atlas Agena launch at 10 a.m. to begin the 54 hour pursuit and planned 20 hour space walk.
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Cape Kennedy Fla
Neil A. Armstrong
David R. Scott
Scott
Armstrong
Air Force
Gemini 8
Fred Kelley
KU Librarian To Top Position
George Caldwell longtime KU librarian and chief reference librarian since 1961 resigns to lead the Library of Congress public reference section in Washington DC He and his wife will depart Lawrence in early April Caldwell a Holton native and KU graduate earned degrees from Harvard Columbia and KU Phi Beta Kappa Summerfield Scholar
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George Caldwell
Kansas University
KU Library
Library of Congress
Washington, D. C
Lawrence
Belle Haven Dr
Cladwell
Legislative
European Exchange
National Library
Caldwell
Holton
Wichita University
Summerfield
Phi Beta Kappa
Harvard
Columbia
Armour Center Opens at East Turnpike Junction
Armour unveils a new farm service center at the U S 59 and I 70 East Turnpike entrance with Holly Kellisom as manager. Armour representative Ray Orlowski expects about 500 attendees for free refreshments gifts door prizes and educational films. The center offers a full line of Armour farm chemicals and fertilizers.
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Armour Farm Service Center
U. S. 59
I-70
East Turnpike
Holly Kellisom
Ray Orlowski
Armour
Armour Farm
Professor to Speak at Westminster Center Sunday
Dr. Walter E. Wiest, professor of the philosophy of religion at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, will deliver a 10 45 a m sermon at Westminster Center on In Defense of Doubt. He will also participate in a 7 30 p m NSCF program on God Without Religion and Religion Without God.
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Walter E. Wiest
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Pennsylvania
Westminster Center
Canterbury Association
KUY
Lutheran Student Association
Roger Williams Fellowship
United Campus Christian Fellowship
United Church of Christ
The
Wesley Foundation
Lafayette College
Easton
Princeton Theological Seminary
New Jersey
Columbia University
New York
Famed Bill Bailey Dies in Singapore
Iowa born expatriate Bill Bailey linked to the jazz era song Please Come Home died at age 80 in Singapore where he ran the Cocoanut Grove nightclub. He left the United States in 1929, later survived wartime internment, and reopened his club on Christmas Day 1945.
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Singapore
Bill Bailey
Bailey
Cocoanut Grove
Hughie Cannon
Far
Maxwell
Iowa
United States
Australia
Engineering Exposition Promotes “Blueprints for Your Future”
The Engineering Exposition will open Friday noon April 22 in front of the New Engineering Building with a ceremony and tours until 9 p.m. Exhibits run again 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday April 23. Trophies will be awarded by a panel of judges, including the Sigma Tau trophy for best overall exhibit.
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Sigma Tau
NLRB Rules Teamsters Picketing Unlawful in Ottawa Case
The National Labor Relations Board finds Teamsters Local 696 unlawfully picketed Ottawa Wholesale Grocery and related stores. A formal hearing is set for April 21 in Kansas City to resolve the dispute amid vandalism incidents at Retter's Grocery in Lawrence.
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National Labor Relations Board
Teamsters Union
Ottawa
Kansas City
Ottawa Wholesale
Lawrence
Retter’s Grocery
Mass. St
Labor Relations Board
Food Land Clover, Farm Company
Cannon’s Clover Farm
School House Market
Service Grocery
Local No. 696
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs
Barn Burns Near Lawrence Damages Hay, Crop, Equipment
The sheriff reports a barn owned by Vern Swallow of Lecompton burned to the ground before 9 30 p m Friday about eight miles southwest of Lawrence. Lightning reportedly caused the fire. Inside were 600 bales of hay 600 bushels of shelled corn a new combine and a plow all destroyed with no damage estimate available.
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Vern Swallow
Lecompton
Lawrence
Sheriff's Office
Plane Crashes In Fog Near Kirksville
Four die when a Beechcraft twin engine plane owned by Northern Natural Gas Co. crashes 18 miles west of Kirksville and plunges into a creek bed. Four other occupants are seriously injured, with two later reported as no longer in critical condition.
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Kirksville
Here
Robert J. Marland
Overland Park
Kan
Kansas City
M. Howard Benton
Burton S. Simmons
Omaha
Neb
Dewayne Murphy
Council Bluffs
FAA
K State student charged with impersonating officer
John C. Taylor, 22, of Topeka and Kansas State University student, was charged in Riley County Court with impersonating a law enforcement officer. He posted 500 bond and a hearing is set for 3 30 p m Friday. Undersheriff Vern Humphrey said Taylor was arrested after reports of a man with a pistol and red light ordering people away near Turtle Creek River Pond. He was taking notes from couples on a tape recorder.
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Manhattan
John C. Taylor
Kansas State University
Topeka
Riley
Taylor
Riley County
Vern Humphrey
Turtle Creek River Pond
Humphrey
Prince Philip Praised as Pilot at U S Charity Tours
Prince Philip of Great Britain earns praise as a pilot and fundraiser during a U S tour. He piloted a Gemini mockup at the Manned Spacecraft Center and impressed Gemini 4 astronauts McDivitt and White while charity dinners in Miami and Houston raised over 400000 dollars for Variety Clubs International. He plans further stops in Dallas Palm Springs and other cities while hoping to top one million dollars for charity.
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Houston, Tex
Prince Philip of
Great Britain
U.S
Miami
Fla
Houston
Air Force
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
White
Prince
Manned Spacecraft Center
Dallas
Braniff International Airways
Philip
Los Angeles
Chicago
New York
Toronto
Variety Clubs International
Palm Springs
Calif
Tucson
Ariz
Neil A. Armstrong
David R. Scott
McDivitt
Weather report and KU game notes from Topeka
The Topeka weather station logged .72 inches of rain on Friday, bringing the month total to .73 and 1966 year total to 1.68 inches. The forecast calls for a pleasant weekend with temperatures near 60 on Sunday after a chilly night. Skies were clear with a low of 44 degrees at 8 am and a 50s morning temperature. KU weather and team remarks reference a radios and a transistor, praising the KU players.
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Moundview Dr
Topeka Weather Bureau
Two Break-Ins Reported in City Night
Police investigate two break-ins from the night. A cement block was thrown through a window at Frey and Williams liquor store, 2324 La. St., with no theft. At Woods Lumber Co. burglars opened an uncowed safe and took $60.
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Frey and Williams Liquor
la. St
Woods Lumber Co
Pigeon Feeder Faces County Court Over Union Square Ban
In San Francisco Monica Witt stock 52 was charged with violating an ordinance that bans feeding pigeons in Union Square. She argued pigeons have a right to happiness but her case was continued in Municipal Court.
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San Francisco
Union Square
Monica Wittstock
Testimony Varies On Rural Aid Plan
Senators heard conflicting testimony on President Johnson's request for 5 million dollars to help rural areas gain city-like benefits. Proponents praise regional planning, while critics urge local control and a delay. Officials urged coordination with existing urban grants and broader federal support.
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Washington
Johnson
Hugh Denney
University of Missouri
Senate Agriculture Committee
Bernard F. Hillenbrand
National Association of Counties
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Travis Price
Springfield
Tenn
National League of Cities
Edward L. Felton
Holland
Card of Thanks to Friends and Nurses
I thank friends for cards and flowers and the nurses on third floor south for their kindness during my hospital stay. Special thanks to Dr Hughs for their thoughts and care. Mrs. Margaret E. Hill.
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Dr. Hughs
Margaret E. Hill
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