Johnson Campaigns When Vietnam Situation Allows
President Johnson weighs political moves as Vietnam war concerns loom. He praises North Dakota Governor Guy and meets with Vice President Humphrey in Fargo to build a potential ticket. The piece compares Johnson’s strategy to Truman’s 1948 bid and notes war critics among Democratic senators.
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Washington
Johnson
William L. Guy
North Dakota
Fargo
Hubert H. Humphrey
Guy
Humphrey
National Governors Conference
Milton R. Young
Senate
South
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Congress
Vietnam
Lawrence Marine Killed in Vietnam
Pfc. James R. Cooper, 19, of Lawrence, was killed May 10 in Vietnam from a chest wound after 16 days in country. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cooper, he enlisted in 1966, served with C Company 1st Battalion 3rd Marine Division. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery with services pending. He was born August 1, 1947 in Washington DC and attended Lawrence area schools. Survived by parents and four siblings.
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Lawrence Marine
James R. Cooper
Quang Nam
South Viet Nam
Cooper
Vietnam
Raymond E. Cooper
W. 25Th St
Buck Smith
Marines Corps Reserve
Topeka
Pfc
Marines
C Company
3Rd Marine Division
Warren Mortuary
Oak Hill Cemetery
Washington
D. C
Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Raytown High School
Keith
Michael
Karen
Claudia
Six Persons Hurt In Weekend Traffic Spin Outs
Six persons were injured in multiple area traffic accidents over the weekend. Fidel Jimenez 18 suffered three fractures of the left leg after a collision with Harry Gregg 78 near Kroger on West 23rd Street. Jimenez was hospitalized at LMH with an eight week stay planned.
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Fidel Jimenez
N. J. St
Harry S. Gregg
Gregg
Atth and
Mass. Sts
Rudolph E. Bogacki
Engel Rd
Franklin H. Shaulik
Avalon Rd
Bogacki
Kansas University Watkins Hospital
Kansas Turnpike
Bonner Springs
Samuel Carnahan
Redbud Lane
Joyce Back
Emery Rd
Carnahan
Rence
Raymond A. Cunningham
Topeka
Cunningham
Joyce A. Campbell
12Th
la. Sts
Robert C. Clapper
Ind. St
Clarence C. Buck
Shawness Mission
Buck
T West 23Rd Street
Gary L. Stauffer
Lecompton
Houston E. Keen
W. 22Nd St
Stauffer
Cattle Roundup Tracks Holsteins Through Lawrence Streets
Holstein cows owned by Kenneth W. Frank wandered from Route 4 Sunday evening into a Lawrence residential area. Sheriff deputies and city police pursued the herd through yards and gardens while bystanders and local helpers tried to keep the animals away from putting greens. Observers noted the property damage was minimal given the span of the cattle’s trek.
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Northwest
Lawrence
Kenneth W. Frank
Country Club
Fulbright Faces Tough 1968 Election Challenge in Arkansas
Arkansas leaders and observers say Senator J. W. Fulbright faces his strongest test as a Vietnam War critic in a hawkish state. Faubus and McMath doubt his reelection chances while Rockefeller praises Fulbright’s nerve. Fulbright delays announcing a run into year end as polls and public opinion swirl.
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Little Rock
Ark
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Fulbright
Orval E. Faubus
Sid McMath
Faubus
McMath
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vietnam
Marine Reserve
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Peter Jennings
ABC News
LBJ Democrats
Johnson
Congress
Fayetteville
Hal C. Douglas
Douglas
Bill Darby
National Old Line Insurance Co
W. R. (Witt) Stephens
Arkansas & Louisiana Gas Co
Ozarks
Huntsville
John L. McClellan
Jim Johnson
Bill Fulbright
Ernest H Kasold Dies At 70 After Long Illness
Ernest H Kasold 70 of Route 1 died Sunday morning in Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Funeral 2 PM Wednesday at Rumsey Funeral Home Rev Harold Hamilton in charge. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery with Masonic services. Survived by wife Ethel Kasold a son Capt Ernest H Kasold Jr a daughter Alice Brueggeman four sisters and six grandchildren. He founded the El Navajo tourist court then in real estate development. He was WWI veteran and member of Trinity Lutheran Church Acacia Lodge 9 Scottish Rite Eastern Star White Shrine Toltec Kaw Valley Lawrence Barracks.
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Ernest H. Kasold
Route 1
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rumsey Funeral Home
Harold Hamilton
Oak Hill Cemetery
Lawrence
Kasold
Trinity Lutheran Church
Acacia Lodge No. 9
Scottish Rite
Eastern Star
White Shrine of Jerusalem
Toltec
Kaw Valley
Lawrence Barracks
el Navajo
Ethel Kasold
Ernest H. Kasold Jr
Yuma
Ariz
Alice Brueggeman
Rimsey Funeral Home serves Lawrence area since 1920
A Lincoln area funeral home has served the Lawrence community since 1920 offering full service arrangements. Rimsey Funeral Home VI 3 HL-Adv appears in the station’s display.
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Lawrence
Rimsey Funeral Home
Doberman Wins Best in Show at Jayhawk Kennel Club Show
A Doberman named Sultana von Marienburg owned by Mary B. Rogers of Sun Valley Calif won first in the working group and then best in show at the 11th annual Jayhawk Kennel Club dog show drawing 750 plus entrants at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds. Judge results listed multiple group winners including a 199 point Shetland sheepdog Randland Kerry Lad.
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Mary B. Rogers
Sun Valley
Calif
Jayhawk Kennel Club
Sultana von Marienburg
Douglas County
G. Burton Perdue
Route 1
Randland Kerry Lad
Gail Sutton
Joplin
Sporting Group
Golden
Cheyenne Golden
Cheyenne Golden Kennels
Wichita
Kan
Braxton B. Sawyer
Fort Smith
Ark
Baros
Marie DeShance
Tulsa
Okla
Toy Group
Tom Pinch
Hazel Thrasher
Kansas City
Blackshots
Captain Cook
May. A. Dickens
Oklahoma City
Matrimony Rush in United States as Youth Marriages Rise
The report notes a strong trend toward early marriage with two thirds of women and over a third of men wed by age 21. It cites social and economic factors driving the move toward matrimony among young adults.
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United States
New York City Police Stop Counting Marchers
New York police abandoned head counts after long estimates clashed with newspaper tallies for the Vietnam parade. The sixth avenue march drew 70 thousand by the Times and 75 thousand by the Daily News, while sponsor figures reached 200 000 to 250 000 per organizer Gimmler.
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New York Times
New York Daily News
Ray Gimmler
Gimmler
Vietnam
Martin Luther King
King
War Mothers Meet in Lawrence Chapter
About 27 members attended the Lawrence chapter of American War Mothers meeting Friday in the Police and Fire Building. Hostesses were Mrs. C. Morton Mrs. C. Stallard and Mrs. H. White. A sewing session was planned at Mrs. A. T. Hodges home. Four members will host and serve dinner while others donate money. Hazel Vogler, a new member, was installed.
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Lawrence
American War Mothers
C. Morton
C. Stallard
H. White
A. T. Hodges
Hazel Vogler
Fiery Truck Bearing Burns Inbound To City Fire
Firefighters responded to a cattle truck crash on the Kansas Turnpike causing a rear wheel bearing to fail and the vehicle to ignite in the city. Driver Merkie D. Rice of Cullison escaped unharmed as $500 in damage accrued.
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2Nd
Lincoln Sts
Kansas Turnpike
Merkie D. Rice
Cullison
Kenneth Beck
R. I. St
Beck
Massachusetts Street
13Th Street
Haskell Avenue
Alaska Purchase: A Century Later Bargain For US
One of history's greatest real estate bargains, the United States bought Alaska from Russia 100 years ago for 7.2 million dollars, equating to about two cents per acre. The deal reshaped geography and resources, marking a bold expansion of American territory.
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Alaska
Russia
United States
Card of Thanks from Cora Lutz
I thank my relatives and friends for their visits and cards while in the hospital and the nurses for their kind attention.
Thanks for support during husband's illness from family friends
The Joe L. Willenburg Family expresses gratitude to all who offered kindness during the illness, the nurse for attentive care, the Pastor for calls, and relatives and friends who sent flowers cards and visits to their home.
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Joe L. Willenburg
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John E. Felible
Plymouth Congregational Church
Roma Lee
Roma
Felibles
Seattle
Journal-World Photo
Pfc. Cooper
National Geographe Society
UC Neemee SD Ae
Ethan A. Smith
Larry Smith
Pennsylvania
Elemeel
WJHS
Robert Seaver
David Butler
Hillcrest
Roberta Candlin
Lawrence Ave
Journal- World Photo
New York City
New York
Police Department
Fifth Avenue
Cora Lutz
University Theatre
THE
Wicked
Experimental
Murphy Hall
New Hampshire
Cooper-Warren Mortuary
William C. Warren
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