U S Considers New Increases In Viet Forces
Washington reports policy makers weigh more American troops in South Viet Nam to bolster security and logistics. Gen Johnson cites possible division deployment and ambassador Taylor in Washington for talks as Marines arrive near Da Nang.
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Washington
U.S
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Harold K. Johnson
Army
Saigon
Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
Maxwell D. Taylor
Gen. Johnson
United States
Num‘bers
da Nang
Touch-Go View On School Plan
TOPEKA AP Chances of the school fundation bill in the Senate were described as touch and go by the Education Committee chair. A modified version was approved and sent to the Senate for debate Wednesday. Governor Avery supported amendments allowing districts to expand expenditures if they qualify despite relaxing the 4 percent budget cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Senate
Joseph Harder
R-Moundridge
Zimmer Juror Qualification Moves Ahead in Kidnap Case
TOPEKA AP Attorneys in the kidnap murder trial of William Frederick Zimmer allowed initial juror qualification with four jurors seated by Monday. The Kansas City Kansas defendant, 44, faces a high profile trial as the panel begins to form.
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Topeka
Kansas City
Kan
William Frederick Zimmer
Local Group to Study Columbia Public Pool
Lawrence Supt. of Schools Carl S Knox City Commissioner Jim Schubert and City Manager Ray Wells plan to fly to Columbia Mo Wednesday to inspect a public swimming pool under construction there by Columbia City Commission and Board of Education. They will travel at 8 am and return in the late afternoon.
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Lawrence Supt. of
Carl S. Knox
Jim Schubert
Ray Wells
Columbia
City Commission
Board of Education
Lawrence Board of Education
Lawrence High School
Lawrence
Policeman Relates Selma March Confrontation Arrest
A Selma police captain testified in federal court that he disarmed and arrested a white man who brandished a pistol during the Martin Luther King Jr led march to a confrontation at the bridge. Another officer recounted finding a gun in a locked car near the march route as officials press a case on police interference.
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Montgomery
Ala
Selma
Thomas Pyron
Pyron
U.S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Martin Luther King Jr
Billy Bobo
Bobo
Justice Department
New Law Extends Urban Renewal To Unfit Housing
Kansas Senate committee recommends expanding urban renewal to cover all structures used by people not just housing. A public officer could deem a structure unfit for human use for rat infestation dead trees unsightly growth or unsightly stored items. The panel also backs a land sale to allow 72 acres near Topeka for an 18 hole golf course and a firefighting district unification bill for passage.
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Topeka
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
George Haley
Kansas City
Kansas Neurological Institute
Three American Film Firms Targeted by Indonesia Mob
A mob of 3,000 Communist demonstrators in Jakarta demanded expulsion of three American film companies Metro Goldwyn Mayer Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros from Indonesia. They claimed offices seized by the owners had been handed over to Subandrio after presenting their demand to the Foreign Minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarata
Indonesia
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Twentieth Century Fox
Warner Bros
Subandrio
New Cadet Group Meets Wednesday in Lawrence
Lawrence Civil Air Patrol cadet unit will meet 7 to 9 30 Wednesday night at the National Guard Armory. Dues are 7 dollars annually and uniforms are explained. The unit aims for aerospace education and leadership training with 25 to 30 members.
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Lawrence
Civil Air Patrol Cadet Group
National Guard
3Rd
Iowa Sts
CAP
D. P. Welling
Jack Dysart
Air Force
Dysart
Optimist Club
Armory
Union Makes Bid At Steel Parleys
The United Steelworkers Union presented basic contract demands to U S Steel Corp in Pittsburgh. The 150 member team read a statement detailing overtime pay grievance procedure vacations holidays and arbitration procedures. Key issues of job security and wages were not included.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
James Griffin
USW
Youngstown
Ohio
Ball Sees Error In U S Retreat
Undersecretary of State George W. Ball warned against retreating from global responsibilities in a keynote address to a State Department NGO conference. He argued nations must back their advice with resources and avoided naming France or De Gaulle, implying criticism of isolationist currents.
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Washington
George W. Ball
United States
State Department
Bail
France
Charles de Gaulle
Ball
Solon challenges Merger Claim in Army Reserve Plan
Washington AP report says Rep. F Edward Hebert of Louisiana criticized Secretary of the Army Stephen Ailes for calling 37 states plus DC compliant with merging Army Reserve Units into the National Guard. Hebert, chair of the armed services subcommittee, said Ailes' figures were entirely inaccurate amid expected hearings.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
District of Columbia
National Guard
Army
Stephen Ailes
Puerto Rico
F. Edward Hebert
Dla
Armed Services Subcommittee
CJHS students win party prize for clothing drive effort
CJHS ninth grade science homeroom earns first choice party prize after collecting a ton of clothing in the drive and placing second in the contest. Gary Langley’s eighth grade typing class is awarded third place with 3% of a ton collected.
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Dent Council
Herbert Rowland
Gary Langley
KU Coed Named Kansas Princess for Cherry Blossom Festival
KU student Miss Lister and her parents attended ground breaking for Perry Reservoir near Lawrence last August. U S Rep Robert Ellsworth named her Kansas princess to the Cherry Blossom Festival, with a Washington trip and a week of events among 50 state princesses. The queen will be chosen by chance at a wheel of fortune style draw. Miss Lister, a Kappa Alpha Theta member, awaits further details while classmates offer Washington prep tips.
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Judith Lister
Ottawa
Kansas University
Kansas
Washington
Miss Lister
U.S
Robert Ellsworth
Journal-World Photo
Delaware River
George E. Lister
Perry Reservoir
Lawrence
U. S
Rep
Ellsworth
EU Coed
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
1433
Tenn. St
Potomac
Atlantic Ocean
Teamster Official Urges Labor Back Civil Rights Movement
Harold J. Gibbons vice president of the Teamsters Union criticizes labor for not aligning with civil rights efforts in Selma and Washington. He and Southern VP M. W. Miller plan to push a Miami Beach resolution urging stronger union involvement in the movement at the upcoming vice presidents meeting. He says labor has forgotten its earlier ideals and notes failures to endorse the 1963 march and be present in Selma.
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ST. Louis
Harold J. Gibbons
Teamsters Union
Labor Monday
Selma
Ala
Gibbons
Southern
M. W. Miller
Miami Beach
Fla
Ebbons
Washington
Queen and Windser Duke Meet Amid Abdication Reunion
Queen Elizabeth II visited the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield Simpson at the London Clinic. The 70 year old duke is recovering from eye surgery and discussion swirled that the Windsors may return to Britain and be invited to Windsor Castle.
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London
Elizabeth II
Duchess of
Windsor
Duke
Windsor Castle
Britain
Irish Official in Kansas City Seethes Over Irish Election Call
Noel Lemass son of the Irish prime minister criticizes his father for dissolving parliament and calling a general election. He attends St Patrick's Day events in Kansas City and asks about Irish nomination dates while noting Ireland's brewing license scarcity and distillery sales. He comments on whiskey markets and new vodka.
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Kansas City
Noel Lemass
Ireland
Noel
Lemass
Emmetsburg
Iowa
Lockes Kilbegan
County Westmeath
Six Demo Senators Say Avery Setup Is Not Necessary
TOPEKA AP Six Democratic state senators call Gov William H Avery tax hikes unnecessary to fund next year’s budget and propose alternative financing. They cite using $25 million of accumulated balances and extending tax approaches to corporations, small adjustments in income tax, and a limited half cent sales tax increase coupled with other reforms to meet 1966 requirements. They oppose Avery’s $60.9 million package emphasizing a one cent sales tax rise and a one percent income tax bracket boost.
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Harder
House
William H
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Topeka
William H. Avery
Richard Liebert
Coffeyville
Jack W. Janssen
Lyons
Harold S. Herd
Coldwater
Eugene F. Gastl
Shawnee
T. D. Saar
Pittsburg
Wade M. Ferguson
Parsons
School Foundation
Avery
Public hearings on zoning and plat requests set
A public hearing on the Guy Keeler proposal for a zoning change at University Drive and Spencer Drive will be considered. Bud Moore's high density land request along Ousdahl between 24th and 25th was deferred until a public hearing. Meadowbrook Addition plat for north and west of 15th and Iowa Street will be resubmitted after the planning group denied the plat this month.
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Ner
University Drive
Spencer Drive
Guy Keeler
Ousdahl
Bud Moore
Meadowbrook
15Th
Iowa Sts
Wirtz Ordered to Hold Union Ballots in Custody
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals directs Labor Secretary W Willard Wirtz to hold the AFL CIO IUE presidential ballots in custody during a Labor Department probe. Access to ballots is allowed for union officials under supervision and only with Labor Department oversight.
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Washington
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
Labor Department
James B. Carey
Scottish Rite Reunion Opens at Lawrence Lodge to May Banquet
The 133rd Scottish Rite reunion begins Wednesday at Lawrence Masonic Lodge with a banquet set for May 12. Members and families will see degrees from the fourth through the 32nd conferred on the James Parsons Class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Masonic Lodge
James Parsons
KU cancels organ recital and schedules Hague Philharmonic concert
Lawrence reports cancellation of Richard Gayhart’s 3 30 p m organ recital at Hoch Auditorium with plans to reschedule. The Hague Philharmonic directed by Willem Van Otterloo will perform at 8 20 p m Thursday in Hoch Auditorium with tickets at Murphy Hall box office and Bell Music Company.
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Richard Gayhart
Hoch Auditorium
Thomas Gorton
School of Fine Arts
Kansas University
Gorton
Hague Philharmonic
Willem van Otterloo
Murphy Hall
Bell Music Company
Sunflower Girls State
Strong Hall
George B. Smith
University
Fraser Hall
Burglar On Roof Claims He Sought Pigeons
Malcolm Armstrong testified he was intoxicated and looking for pigeons when he climbed a drug store roof on October 13, 1964. Police arrested him for attempted burglary after catching him on the roof with a companion, who received a three year sentence earlier. The Anderson case jury failed to reach a verdict and a retrial is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Malcolm Junior Armstrong
Armstrong
Anderson
Kansas Senate Rejects Right to Work Bill and Passes 10 Others
The Kansas Senate moved to kill the weakened right to work amendment and gave final approval to 10 bills while tentatively approving 11 more. Gov. Avery signed three measures, including transferring funds from the state education building fund to higher education and extending state control over some Fort Leavenworth highways.
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PEKA
Kansas Senate
Judicial Committee
L. Claude Bell
R-Mcdonald
Kansas
Insurance Committee
Municipalities
House Appropriations
Governor’s Department
Department of Post-Audit
William H. Avery
State Education Building Fund
Kansas State University
Emporia State College
Pittsburg State College
Kansas University
The
University Medical Center
State Board of Regents
Avery
Ft. Leavenworth
Rights protesters hauled from Capitol after sit in
Eleven civil rights demonstrators from the Congress of Racial Equality and the Students Nonviolent Coordinating Committee staged a three hour Capitol sit in to press Alabama’s eight member delegation be reduced. They demanded action after speaking with House Speaker John McCormack and faced police removal when the deadline passed.
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Washington
Capitol
Alabama
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
House
The
Congress of Racial Equality and Students Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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