Cronkite Advocates Keeping Newsmen Off Convention Floor
CBS anchor Walter Cronkite, honored by the William Allen White Foundation, urged that newsmen be kept from convention floors to preserve deliberation. He proposed side booths for interviews, stressing a genuine democratic process during national conventions and reflecting on coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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William Allen White Foundation
Walter Cronkite
Columbia Broadcasting System
Cronkite
The
Kansas Union
Kansas University
Chicago
St. Joseph, Mo
Kansas City
Hoch Auditorium
Union
William Allen White
New York City
Cronkite Defends Press Freedom Against Broadcasters' Control
Cronkite argues that government oversight of airwaves is outdated as stations outnumber newspapers and networks outpace news agencies. He warns against bureaucratic censorship and recalls probes by FCC, Congress, and FBI that threaten press freedom and fair coverage of national turmoil.
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Cronkite
Congress
Commissions
Downtown redevelopment questions ahead of April public hearing
The Journal-World will publish a series of questions and answers about the proposed federally assisted downtown redevelopment project to prep citizens for the April 1 hearing. Readers may send questions to the Downtown Redevelopment Editor at 609 N.H. St and must include name, phone, and address.
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Journal-World
N.H. St
Furor at Inn May Be Ended
Indications are that Mrs. Della Hamilton former Holiday Inn chief housekeeper and two other housekeepers Vivian Johnson and Doreen White have been offered their former positions after a Topeka meeting between Kansas Civil Rights Commission and Inn Operations Inc Reports say a satisfactory agreement was reached Spokesmen were unavailable for comment and over 100 people picketed the Holiday Inn on March 16 protesting Mrs Hamiltons dismissal and alleging racism against manager Gary Anderson
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Della Hamilton
Holiday Inn
Vivian Johnson
Doreen White
Kansas Civil Rights Commission and
Inn Operations Inc
Topeka
Hamilton
Gary Anderson
Mrs. Hamilton
Hypnosis Claim Emerges in Kennedy Murder Trial
AP reports psychiatrist Dr. Bernard L. Diamond testified Sirhan Sirhan acted in a self induced twilight trance when killing Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Diamond said he reproduced the state with Sirhan under hypnosis as a defense witness. In Jordan, Prime Minister Bahjat Talhouni resigned and Abdel Moneim Rifai was asked to form a new government.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
Bernard L. Diamond
Kennedy
Amman
Jordan
Bahjat Talhouni
Abdel Moneim Rifai
Teen shot in leg during isolated target practice near Lawrence
Keith D. Bowers, 17, of 817 Murrow Ct, suffered an acci dental gunshot wound to the calf at about 3 30 pm Sunday two miles northeast of Lawrence near Mud Creek. He and a 17 year old had been target shooting when the rifle discharged as they placed it in the car before returning to Lawrence. He was treated and released at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, per the Douglas County sheriff s office.
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Keith D. Bowers
Murrow
Wagon Wheel Cafe Break-In Reported in Lawrence
John Wooden reported a break-in at the Wagon Wheel Cafe 507 W 4th St. between 1 am Saturday and 5 30 am today. Food and beer valued at 11 dollars and change from coins were taken after the back door was forced. A separate theft at Gatehouse Apartments 2140 W 26th St. involved a 99 dollar carpet and a 68 dollar sign.
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John Wooden
Wagon Wheel Cafe
Lawrence
Gatehouse
26Th St
Americans Sent to Europe on WWII Troopships Losses at Sea
Troopships carried 4,453,061 Americans to Europe during World War II. Of these, 1,094 persons were lost at sea.
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Europe
Wrecks Bring 4 Treated and 11 Shaken Up in Local Police Checks
Four persons were treated and released at Lawrence Memorial Hospital while 11 others complained of being shaken up in 17 weekend accidents investigated by the Lawrence Police Department. Notable crashes included a two vehicle collision on E 28rd Street injuring three from Lois Tyler’s car and three from the Walter Fredericksen pickup. Additional fender benders across the city caused minor injuries and property damage with varying estimates.
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Lawrence
E. 28Rd St
Lois I. Tyler
Eudora
Tyler
Whitten
Carol A. Tyler
Diane Tyler
Beverly G. Revels
26Th St
Debra S. Sheppard
Tenn. St
19Th
Iowa Sts
Candace E. Moberly
Sheppard
Lola M. Steele
6Th St
LMH
Mark L. Yates
Stewart Ave
Iowa St
Yates
Steele
Virginia G. Craig
24Th St
Arnold D. Morgison
Maple Lane
13Th
Mass
Sts
Vernon E. Vanoy Jr
Venhaus resigns as Lawrence assistant city manager
Don R. Venhaus, 35, will leave his Lawrence post effective April 18 to become Director of Community Development in Little Rock Arkansas. He cites growth and intergovernmental cooperation prospects and notes a strong planning relationship with Lawrence's Planning Commission. He previously led Tulsa planning efforts and holds degrees from Tulsa University and Kansas University.
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Don R. Venhaus
Lawrence
Ray Wells
Venhaus
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
City Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission
Tulsa University
Kansas University
Judy
22Nd St
Monte
Dana
Connie Kay
Hospital Notes List Reveals Local Births and Names
A hospital notes section lists numerous residents and addresses with several birth announcements. Entries include Mr. and Mrs. Michael Penner of 2231 Princeton a daughter Sunday and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crain of 1817 La a daughter Sunday alongside others noting births and patient names across Kansas and nearby states.
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Princeton
Sunday
Robert Crain
Marvin Franklin
Forrest
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Omaha
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1635
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