Ford reports record May auto sales in first 10 days
Ford Motor Co said its combined May 1-10 auto sales rose to 59 065 units across Ford division and Lincoln Mercury, topping the previous Ford high set last year. Ford also noted a 4 percent rise from Jan 1 to May 10 with 760 065 vehicles sold, while truck sales rose 16 percent.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Ford Division
Lincoln-Mercury
Lincoln- Mercury
Lincoln
Comet
Mercury
Arjay Miller
General Motors
Chrysler
New York Stock Exchange
Senate
Donald N. Frey
Frey
Nixon Sees Brightest GOP Campaign Since 1946
In Wichita AP report Nixon predicts the strongest Republican year since 1946 across House Senate and governors. He cites Viet Nam prices and inflation as major issues and urges a tougher Vietnam policy to end the war. He avoids comment on Kansas Senate primary while noting support from Pearson Shubitz and Dole and silence for Ellsworth.
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Wichita
Richard Nixon
House
Senate
Nixon
Viet Nam
Johnson
Kansas
U.S. Senate
James B. Pearson
Robert Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Oliver Hughes
Pearson
Joe Shubitz
Robert Dole
Garner Shriver
U.S
North
Enterprise
Haiphong
North Viet Nam
Dong Hoi An
101St Airborne Brigade
Fishermen Slayer Receives Three Life Terms
Paul Eric Krueger, using the alias Vic Solo, shot three Corpus Christi fishermen off a pier 30 miles south of the city and pleaded guilty. He received three concurrent life terms in prison, described by District Attorney Sam Jones as the Gulf Coast’s most heinous crime.
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Dallas
Tex
Paul Eric Krueger
Vic Solo
California
Sam Jones
Corpus Christi
Texas Gulf Coast
John D. Fox
Noel D. Little
van D. Carson
Coin Show and Comm Building Sale Ad
Weekend event advertisement noting a coin show and a building commission sale scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. Details indicate public participation and potential bidding or viewing times.
Combat Deaths For Americans 82 Last Week
In Saigon the U S military reports 82 American combat deaths last week while 61 Vietnamese soldiers died. The year’s totals show 1 386 American combat deaths unofficially and 3 234 since Jan 1 1961, with Viet Cong losses at 456 killed and 121 captured.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
NASA Poised to Launch Gemini 9 Tuesday Rendezvous
NASA backed by two straight days of major tests plans Gemini 9 flight next Tuesday from Cape Canaveral. Stafford and Cernan rehearse launch, rendezvous, and a 2 hour 25 minute space walk with Atlas Agena and Titan 2 rockets. Final checks and simulations continue ahead of the three day mission.
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Cape Kannedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
Eugene A. Cernan
Atlas
Stafford
Cernan
Agena
KU Camp Enrollment Expected At Record 1500
About 1,500 students are expected for the 29th Annual Western Music and Art Camp at Kansas University June 19 to July 31. Camp director Russell Wiley cites rapid advance registrations and housing accommodations, with dorms arranged as needed.
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Kansas University
Russell Wiley
Wiley
Lewis and Templin
Corbin Hall
Mount Oread
Lewis Hall
Summerfield Hall
Robert Elkins
Herbert Rankin
Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
Alan Squires
Baldwin- Wallace College
Ohio
Allen Hein
West Junior High School
Topeka
Jim Sellards
Crane Junior High
University Theatre
Hoch Auditorium
Capt
J. H. Howe
Scots Guards Band
London
England
Robert Holliday
Hamline University
St. Paul
Minn
Russell Stranger
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Weston Noble
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Harry John Brown
Milwaukee Symphony
Elyakum Shapira
Baltimore Symphony
Victor Alessandro
San Antonio Symphony
Paul Salamanivitch
Mount St. Mary’s College
Richard Brummett
Winfield Junior High
Loren Crawford
Weber College
Ogden
Utah
Marilyn Curt
Meadowbrook
Shawnee Mission
Sadie Hawkins
Roosevelt enters Democratic race for New York governor
Franklin D. Roosevelt son of the 32nd president declares candidacy for the Democratic nomination for New York governor. He resigns as chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and faces rivals Eugene H. Nickerson Howard Samuels and potential Frank D. O'Connor as other declared or expected contenders.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Washington
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Eugene H. Nickerson
Nassau County
Howard Samuels
Frank D. O’connor
New York City
Chrysler sales drop in early May amid Ford gain
Chrysler Corp reports its early May auto sales were 13.6 percent below its 1965 pace. The data comes as Ford Motor Co. announces a new early May high, highlighting competing manufacturer results.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Ford Motor Co
New York Stocks End Lower At 1966 Low
The closing average for 60 stocks fell to 324.4, down 3.6 points, marking a new 1966 low amid market volatility.
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New York
Stock Market Dips as Autos Suffer in Today’s Trading
New York AP reports a market downturn with 8.22 million shares traded. The Dow Jones fell 9.86 to 885.57 as GM dropped 1 percent and Polaroid slid 9 percent among notable declines. 1,062 issues declined and 190 advanced. New yearly highs reached five while lows hit 236.
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New York
Dow Jones
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Polaroid
Zenith
IBM
U.S
Zerox
Kennecott
Flaming airliner lands after engine fire near Norfolk
In Norfolk Nebraska a North Central Airlines DC3 with Captain A T Bergum at the controls landed in a sunken alfalfa field after an engine caught fire. All 16 passengers and three crew members escaped unharmed.
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Norfolk, Neb
A.T. Bergum
St. Paul
Giant Dorm Complex Planned at KU in Lawrence
Jayhawk Investments of Bartlesville plans four six story dormitories plus a central building with dining and recreation to house 1,056 KU students on a five acre site south of West 15th Street. Construction to start late this summer with occupancy for fall 1967 for some buildings.
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West 15Th Street
Engel Road
West 15Th
Irving Hill
Lawrence
Jayhawk Investments, Inc
Bartlesville
Okla
Kansas University
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Jayhawk Investments
E. R. Zook
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Zook
Lawrence Chamber
Secretary of State
Topeka
W. A. Hensley
F. W. Middleton
Glenn Jam
The
Journal-World
Phillips Petroleum Seeks Half Interest in Silver Wing Mines
Silver Wing Mines Inc announced an option with Phillips Petroleum Co to acquire a 50 percent interest in the Nevada mining company. The agreement, revealed Wednesday, covers potential ownership with Phillips to determine development steps for the silver venture.
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Ely
Nev
Silver Wing Mines Inc
Phillips Petroleum Co
Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips
Johnson Presses Restraint as Key to Vietnam Policy
President Johnson and Secretary McNamara frame restraint as the Democratic defense of policy in Vietnam. They argue limited, controlled force is needed to avoid wider conflict, while urging academics to support the chosen course despite dissent. Johnson warns against withdrawing power and questions liberal critics who favor pullout.
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Washington
Johnson
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Viet Nam
Princeton, N.J
McNamara
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
North Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Senate
House
Asia
Chilly Weather and Drought Persist in Local Area
Dry spell continues with well below normal rainfall through May. May totals only 5.46 inches versus a 10.19 inch normal for mid May. Skies remain cloudy with a chance of light rain tonight and cooler temperatures through Friday. No local damage reported after Wednesday’s storm, with lows near 35 to 40 and highs in the 50s.
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Lawrence
Kansas University Weather Station
Weather Bureau
Douglas County
Sheriff’s Office
Shawnee County Sheriff Cited for Meritorious Rescue Act
Washington AP The National Sheriffs Association named Shawnee County Sheriff F T Jim Chaffee the lawman of the year for a March 1 rescue of a mother and child and the capture of their kidnapper. He was chosen from 127 nominees nationwide for outstanding peacekeeping actions.
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Washington
National Sheriffs’ Association
F. T
Jim” Chaffee
Shawnee County
Kan
Weather Outlook Northeast Kansas Cool With Cloudy Skies
Considerable cloudiness and cooler conditions continue through Friday with a chance of light rain tonight. Highs reach the 50s, tonight's lows around 35 to 40. Temperatures show a mild day yesterday with a high of 72 and a low of 47. Sunrise 5 10 a m Sunset 17 25 p m.
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Kansas
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