Oregon Voters Hear Final Pleas From GOP Contenders
In Oregon ahead of the Friday primary, Rockefeller tours the state while Lodge defends his father’s potential ticket. Goldwater and Nixon supporters push for a second ballot showdown. Scranton and Smith have no active campaigns. Rockefeller criticizes a poll dominated race as he seeks broad GOP support.
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McNamara Comments on Vietnam War Outlook and Troop Requests
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara says he has received sympathetic responses from other governments on sending troops to South Vietnam but declines to name the countries. He offers to testify before the House Armed Services Committee on obsolete equipment and the war’s prospects, noting it will be a long hard war.
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Viet Nam
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Kennedy Books Hold Lead In Best-Selling Publications
New York AP reports Kennedy themed titles dominate sales with The Torch Is Passed selling over 3.6 million copies via member newspapers and overseas editions. Four Days by UPI and American Heritage nears two million sold through papers and stores. Life magazine memorial edition reaches 2.85 million copies.
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Chancellor to Present Cadets Their ROTC Awards Friday
Kansas University's Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe will award ROTC cadets and midshipmen at 3 45 p m Friday during the Chancellor's Revue on the intramural athletic field across from Allen Fieldhouse Two Lawrence students Edward McBride and Tyson Travis are among those to receive gold medals from the Kansas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution David Richwine Shawnee Mission joins them Slated to receive Chicago Tribune awards are Kent McCain Douglas Pickersgill and Eldon Franklin Swords for study of military naval and air science go to Jerald Pullins Lewis Felton and Palmer Smith
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Chicago Tribune
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Akron
Ohio
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Kansas City
Eldon Franklin
Overland Park
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Jerald Pullins
Council Grove
Lewis Felton
Fort Scott
Palmer Smith
Medicine Lodge
Ledoux Class Members Honored at Scottish Rite Banquet
Twelve members of the Ford J. Ledoux class of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite were honored at a spring banquet at the Lawrence Masonic Lodge. Lt. Richard D. Davis introduced the class, Dr. Harold G. Barr delivered the welcome, and Russell E. Smith spoke as class orator The Keynotes provided music. Dr. W. L. McGrew addressed the group. Officers include Davis as president Smith as orator Phillips secretary Treasurer Cassity Cook Evans Fitzpatrick Herbel Keefer Mall McBride and Wiley.
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Glen A. Wiley
Solons Aim to Prove Poverty Among Lady Bird Farm Tenants
Rep. David T. Martin and Rep. M. G. Snyder announced a poverty tour of Lyn don B. Johnsons pine lands in Autauga and Chilton Counties Alabama. The two Republicans on the Education and Labor Committee plan a Capitol Hill press conference detailing findings as Congress hustles to finish the antipoverty bill.
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Chilton
Montgomery
Ala
Escape plots detected at Kansas penitentiary
A Kansas Legislative Council committee reported two escape plots at the state penitentiary were discovered before execution. One plan targeted six to eight life-term inmates, and another involved at least five men, according to the committee on charitable benevolent and penal institutions.
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Free Snakes Alarm Edinburg Residents Near Schools
In Edinburg Texas residents faced 10 to 20 hungry rattlesnakes roaming near town schools after 25 to 35 reptiles were released as a joke from a box on Wednesday. A massive snake hunt to 1 am and resumed at dawn killed 15, with over 150 people aiding police, volunteers, and residents using flashlights guns and radios. Roger Miller planned to sell snakes to a Laredo firm for 75 cents a pound and kept them in a wood box in an old car body when the top was pried off and they escaped.
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Rio Grande Valley
Roger Miller
Edinburg
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Miller
Wunsch Backers Form Committee for Wunsch Campaign
A Lawrence group named Win With Wunsch Committee formed with Travis Glass as chairman to back Sen. Wunsch in the Kansas Republican primary. The committee includes Carl Mingus John McGrew Robert Oyler Jack Miller Larry Flannery and Charles D Stough. Plans include city and county outreach coffees door to door campaigning and a downtown headquarters opening in July to boost Wunsch's nomination bid.
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Carl Mingus
John McGrew
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Jack Miller
Larry Flannery
Charles D. Stough
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Kingman
Douglas County
Traffic signal project near 9th Street in Lawrence advances
Lawrence officials report progress on installing traffic signals on 9th Street at Tennessee, Kentucky, and Vermont. Completion is expected by May 25 with terminal boxes ordered and wiring soon, while poles, lights, and cables are to be installed.
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Plane crash near Las Vegas leaves seven dead and homes damaged
A plane unable to retract landing gear aimed for a desert area near Las Vegas at 1,000 feet before crashing. The Lowry home bore the impact as neighbors aided survivors, with six other houses damaged and initial reports listing seven dead, later amended to include two animal fatalities.
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Lawrence man charged with fourth degree manslaughter in fatal crash
A 26 year old Lawrence man Eliseo H Rodriguez faces fourth degree manslaughter charges after a two car crash Tuesday night in DeSoto that killed 60 year old Alvin P Floray and injured 43 year old Helen Honeycutt of Leavenworth. Rodriguez previously arrested with 30 year old Helen Louise Dover for DUI and eluding police. Honeycutt remains in fair condition at the KU Medical Center while Floray's family did not comment. A hold was placed on Rodriguez at the hospital and he is to be arrested upon release.
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Johnson County
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Rodiguez
Olathe
Overland Park
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Classified Ads Fun to Read and Pay Dividends
A lighthearted classified ad item notes that reading sections of classifieds is enjoyable and can yield financial returns, reflecting a playful local note about ads.
Worry Clinic Returns For Parents Tonight
The third annual Worry Clinic for parents of pre-school and school-age children is at 8 tonight at the South Park Recreation Center. Sponsored by the Douglas County Association for Mental Health with Mental Health Week, it will be a question and answer session moderated by KU psychology head Dr. James Stachowiak. Panelists include Rev. M. C. Allen, Dr. Erik M. Wright, Dr. June Smith, and Mrs. Janet Russell.
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June Smith
Lawrence Public Schools
Janet Russell
KU Psychological Clinic
Franklin lawyer files for Republican attorney general nomination
Don White Franklin County attorney filed for the Republican nomination for attorney general. He resides in Ottawa. William M. Ferguson is a candidate this year. Tom Boone of Hays had previously filed as a Republican candidate.
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Don White
Franklin County
White
Ottawa
Atty
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Tom Boone
Hays
Radio Group Plans Severe Weather Watch for Douglas County
The Kaw Radio Emergency Group met with Civil Defense authorities to plan a severe weather watch for Douglas County. Club representative Ken Giffen said the plan would be in operation within the week.
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Cunningham Speaker Highlights Kansas Olympian At Assembly
Glenn Cunningham, former Kansas University distance star and U S Olympic performer, was the featured speaker this afternoon at a Central Junior High School assembly program.
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Glenn Cunningham
Kansas University
Brazil Cuts Ties With Cuba After Goulart Ouster
Rio de Janeiro reports severed diplomatic relations accusing the Castro regime of spreading communism in Latin America’s largest nation after the ouster of President Joao Goulart on April 1.
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Brazil
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Latin America
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Goulart
Plays Open Tonight at KU Murphy Hall
Two one act plays The Typ ist and The Tiger open at 8 15 tonight in Murphy Hall Kansas University The comedy satires star Mr and Mrs Richard Scharine KU graduate students living at 112 Stouffer Place The Experimental Theatre presents through Saturday.
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Kansas University
Richard Scharine
Stouffer Place
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