Avery enters Kansas Senate race amid GOP turmoil
Bill Avery announces he will seek the Republican nomination for U S Senator from Kansas after losing his bid for a second term as governor to Democrat Bob Docking. A top Kansas Republican calls the move an exercise in futility as party rivals, including Former Gov John Anderson and Wichita lawyer Paul Kitch, may join the race, causing intra party strife and diverting funds from defeating the Democratic candidate.
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Bill Avery
U. S
Kansas
Avery
Rimary
John Anderson
Wichita
Paul Kitch
Senate
Frank Carlson
Bugsy Siegel Biography Promises Complex Underworld Tale
A new biography titled We Only Kill Each Other portrays Bugsy Siegel as a paradoxical American success story. It recounts his rise through Las Vegas and Hollywood circles, his ties to famed mobsters, and his violent 1947 death. Police suspect rival gangsters killed him to weaken his rackets.
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Bugsy Siegel
Underworld
Vegas
Hollywood
George Raft
Countess di Frasso
Virginia Hill
Mickey Cohen
Lucky Luciano
Tony
Anastasia
Inc
West Coast
Murder, Inc
Siegel
Bonnie
Clyde
Clyde Barrow
Parker
Bugsy
Curtis
High Ridge Fire Department Lets House Burn Over Tag Policy
The High Ridge Missouri fire department allowed an $18,000 home to burn after the owner did not buy a $7 fire protection tag. Chief Ed Hill said no one was inside, but the policy ensures funding for equipment and operations. Volunteers advertise no tag no service and provide tags to pensioners churches and relief cases.
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High Ridge
Ed Hill
Oklahoma Senate Eyes Youth Justice and Academic Freedom Debate
The Oklahoma State Senate considered a bill to prosecute minors as adults, with unanimous support noted. Law enforcement concerns were cited while opponents warned it could shape college and university policy and trigger debates on academic freedom.
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Oklahoma’ State Senate
Eouiagel
Oklahoma Senate
State tightens use of college facilities to curb crime
The article notes Oklahoma takes a sterner approach than most states in restricting college and university facilities to avoid crime. It suggests other states might benefit from a quicker follow suit, as future policy could curb misuse and violence.
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Ble
Oklahoma
Business Executives Move for Vietnam voices antiwar plea
New York AP reports the group Business Executives Move for Vietnam aims to mobilize 100000 businessmen with mailed solicitations in the war protest. Notables like David M. Shoup and Theodore Yatema attach to the effort, while others hesitate citing corporate implications. The organization formed in 1966 and now counts 1600 to 2000 members with chapters nationwide and distributes a film outlining its stance.
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New York
Vietnam
Peace
Marine Corps
David M. Shoup
Theodore Yatema
Ford Financial
Henry E. Niles
Baltimore Life Insurance ‘Co
Niles
BEM
Cochairman
Harold Willens
Los Angeles
Charles Simpson
United Gas Improvement
Philadelphia
Washington
Thurston B. Morton
R-Ky
Eugene J. McCrathy
D-Minn
United States
Lawrence students sweep district festival honors one act play stars local cast
Old Home Town notes a 1958 district festival where Lawrence Law rence speech and drama students dominated awards. The one act script featured Jerry Schafer Jerry Morton Steve McNown Sharon Dobbins Karen Ott Joanna Denton Joy Skinner and Carolyn Shull. Other honors went to David Gray Bill Cohen Randy Williams Sandra Lee Courtney King Skip Franks and Dolores Harris in various speaking categories.
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Baker University
Emil L. Telfel
Lawrence
Jerry Schafer
Jerry Morton
Steve McNown
Sharon Dobbins
Karen Ott
Joanna ‘Denton
Joy Skinner
Carolyn ‘Shull
David Gray
Bill Cohen
Courtney King
Randy Williams
Sandra Lee
Keith Jochim
Skip Franks
Dolores Harris
Bowersock
R. C. Jackman
Henry Asher
Bible Message and Prayer Exhortation
A devotional note cites Colossians on being alive in Christ and asks God for forgiveness. The prayer pleads for guidance into a life pleasing to God and ends with an Amen in Jesus name.
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Jesus
Kennedy and Johnson in a fight to shape 1968 race
European observers note Kennedy tests as opportunist while McCarthy and Kennedy eye fusion to deny Johnson renomination. The Times of London suggests Kennedy may overpower McCarthy before Chicago as Johnson remains the odds-on favorite to quell the insurgency in Southeast Asia.
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Berne
Robert Kennedy
Bobby
McCarthy
Chicago
Sen. Kennedy
Rockefeller
Romney
Kennedy
Sunday Times of London
Johnson
Minnesota
Gene
England
Gene McCarthy
Lyndon Johnson
Southeast Asia
Letters to the Editor on housing, Kennedy speech, and motorcycle safety
A reader notes applause for efforts to end hunger and housing equality contrasted with Kansas legislative inaction on fair housing. The letter cites Gov. Docking and Sen. Kennedy as benchmarks. Separate items report four Lawrence motorcycle dealers partnering with the Lawrence Wheel Sport Motorcycle Club to ban high bars and megaphones for safety and image reasons.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Wheelsport
Larence
Thyroid treatment and growth concerns for a 19 year old girl
A 19 year old asks if thyroid medicine will cause growth. Advice notes that growth ends earlier and thyroid deficiency may affect growth via the pituitary, but finished bone length cannot extend after 19. Other signals of thyroid issues are listed.
Hanoi ministers hear Dao Tri on U S politics
Dao Tri, captured and abused, testifies to a panel of Hanoi ministers about U S election details. He alleges Kennedy plans to oppose Johnson, McCarthy aims to defeat Johnson, and Nixon leads Rockefeller in Republican polls. His tale ends with a surprising question about Harold Stassen running again.
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Washington
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
Dao Tri
Dao Tzi
Sen
Robert Kennedy
New York
Johnson
Vietnam
Sen. McCarthy
New Hampshire
Sen. Kennedy
Kennedy
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Dao
CIA
Harold Stassen
Fate of F111B hinges on April carrier test results
Senator John Tower says the fate of the F111B Navy version rests on swing wing carrier tests in April. The committee weighs a $350 million Navy request for 30 F111Bs amid reports the panel may shift position before test outcomes and contractor proposals are reviewed.
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Washington
John Tower
Texas Republican
Senate
Armed Services ‘Committee
Navy
Tower
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
General Dynamics
Boeing
FIA
Thailand
Vietnam
Air Force
Grumman Corp
Long Island
N.Y
Fort Worth
Texas
General Dean Lnta
Armed Services Committee
Wichita Chief Sees Calm Summer Ahead in Riot Scene
Wichita Police Chief Eugene Pond predicts a quieter summer with no major racial demonstrations. He cites a shift from militant groups to black pride and urges improved cooperation with minority communities while warning against vigilante activity and contagious unrest seen in other cities. Pond notes local progress since last year's violence and new Negro businesses under new ownership.
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Wichita
Eugene Pond
Pond
Temple Emanue
Detroit
Cleveland
Santa Fe Railway Proposes Exchange To Hold Company
Santa Fe Railway filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a plan to swap its stock for securities of Santa Fe Industries Inc. Industries, a new Delaware holding company, would own diversified businesses and keep the railway as a subsidiary.
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Chicago
Santa Fe Railway
Securities and Exchange Commission
Santa Fe Industries, Inc. Industries
Delaware
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