Federal Reserve raises discount rate to curb inflation
A dated analysis argues the Fed lifted its discount rate by half a percentage point mainly to slow the economy and bolster the balance of payments. It questions the move’s impact on bank costs while warning of a broader crash in the dollar and gold markets, urging U.S. restraint on overseas spending.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Fed
Midwest
U. S
Uncle Sam
U.S
Sam
Congress
Washington
United States faces dreary finances and possible bankruptcy
The speaker warns that the US cannot avoid national bankruptcy unless Washington ends overspending. The message portrays a tightened fiscal stance and the risk of debt growth outpacing revenue, urging immediate budget restraint.
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United States
Washington
Judge Walter Thiele Remembered For Justice And Mercy
The Kansas Supreme Court jurist and former Chief Justice Walter G. Thiele died in Topeka after a short illness. He mentored students and counseled legal problems while balancing firm law with compassion, notably guiding a paint-throwing teen into public statue cleanup as a humane lesson in law and order.
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Walter G. Thiele
Lawrence
Kansas Supreme Court
Topeka
Judge Thiele
Statehouse
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Thiele
Walter Thiele
Guided Youth and Girl Scout Week Highlight Citizenship
The article extols youth guidance through Girl Scouts emphasizing immediate community projects and long term civic benefit. It credits leaders and past members for shaping positive citizenship and urges spotlighting the program’s nationwide impact during Girl Scout Week.
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America
Historic Kansas Notes From the 1940s and 1920s
A retrospective listing Kansas events includes Sedgwick County teaching with many new nondegreed teachers in Wichita. University women model fashions. KU hires Donald Metzler from Iowa University and notes past All American Charlie Black. The 1928 Flower Club sells Scarlet Rose Bushes and the Lawrence Business College hosts the Stew and Struggle party.
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Sedgwick
Wichita
L. N. Flint
Robert Beer
Betty Broat
Weaver’s
Donald Metzler
Iowa University
Charlie Black
Pic Magazine
Hayworth Hall
James Postma
Douglas County
Hawaii
George Seetin
Perry
Armed Services
Paul Scarlet
City
Lawrence Business College
Thimble
Daily Bible Message and Prayer
Today’s Bible message cites Galatians 5 25 urging living and walking in the Spirit. A prayer thanks God for life and asks to be our best, filled with love patience and understanding so others may receive the comfort of love in Jesus name Amen.
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Jesus
Is There a Bobby Kennedy at KU This Spring
The piece questions whether a Bobby Kennedy will appear at Kansas University in Allen Fieldhouse next Monday at 1 30 PM with questions accepted until 11 AM. It notes prior cancellations and debates if a real person or a myth stands behind the Bobby Kennedy name.
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Kennedy
Virginia
Kansas University
Gentle Jack Man
Allen Fieldhouse
Bobby Kennedy
Lawrence
Vietnam in New Hampshire McCarthy gains unexpected momentum
In Nashua New Hampshire on March 2 1968 two voters signaled a shift in McCarthy campaign dynamics. A businessman pledged to write in Johnson while a Sanders Associates worker said he would vote McCarthy to stop further Vietnam War suffering for his two sons. The incidents reflected a broader war weariness shaping New Hampshire support beyond academics, as Kennedy advised broadening appeal.
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Washington
Eugene McCarthy
Johnson
Nashua
N.H
McCarthy
New Hampshire
White House
Vietnam
Sanders & Associates
Wertnam
Gene McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Spring rose care guidelines from Journal-World letter
The letter urges careful spring rose care after winter protection. It advises minimal removal of straw or topsoil in March, pruning broken limbs, trimming by rose type, and delaying major fertilization until early April. It recommends lime sulfur dormant spray, proper dilution, then feeding with complete fertilizer, plus soil preparation with sphagnum moss and topsoil for bare root roses.
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Journal- World
Kansas
An Enlarged Battle Appears in Vietnam War Coverage
An influential analysis notes 542 Americans killed weekly with Khe Sanh besieged by 40,000 Viet Cong, signaling a broader, intensified conflict. It questions optimistic briefings, warns of expanded war risks, and calls for stronger U.S. resolve and potential mobilization.
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Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Hue
Imperial
Mekong
Will
William C. Westmoreland
Ellsworth Bunker
United States
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
Cam Ranh Bay
South Vietnam
Atomic cocktail explained and nursing pregnancy note
An explanation of the atomic cocktail, iodine uptake, and thyroid treatment by radioactive iodine. It emphasizes physician administration, potential uses, and safety cautions. Also notes no increase in leukemia from such treatment and that pregnancy is possible during breastfeeding.
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J.B
W.C
L. J
George E. Thoma
Eugene L. Saenger
University of Cincinnati
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