Johnson lamented life’s end as biographer recalls remarks
Lyndon B. Johnson, near death, told biographer Doris Kearns that he felt he had blown it all. Kearns recalled his regret over not seeing his predecessors clearly and imagined future generations could not fully see him. She described his mood after leaving office and his attempts to recreate the White House at his ranch, including Oval Office routines and daily staff meetings.
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New York
Lyndon B. Johnson
Doris Kearns
White House
Johnson
Vietnam
Nixon
L.B.J
Public Shut Out Of GOP Session In Kansas
The 1976 Kansas Republican convention in Topeka remains closed to the public despite Ronald Reagan slated to speak. GOP leaders cite space and security as reasons while supporters plan public appearances outside the auditorium.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Ronald Reagan
GOP
Jack Ranson
Peka
Don Concannon
Reagan
Concannon
Little Theater
California
Irene Whitlock
Ranson
Secret Service
Salvatore Soli Convicted in Knight Murder Case
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jury found Salvatore Soli guilty of first degree murder in the Dec. 7 1989 stabbing death of John S. Knight 3rd editor of the Philadelphia Daily News. Soli also received burglary robbery and conspiracy convictions as Steven Malono faces trial later. Felix Melendez was killed days after the Knight murder. The jury will determine Soli’s sentence between life in prison and the electric chair.
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Philadelphia
Common Pleas
Salvatore Soli
John S. Knight
Soli
Knight
Philadelphia Daily News
Steven Malono
Felix Melendez
Knight Murer
Robert Williams Jr
Williams
Pennsylvania
Bequest Boosts KU Larremore Singers Scholarship
The Kansas University Endowment Association received a 5000 dollar bequest to augment the Thomas and Amy Larremore Singers Scholarship Fund from the estate of Thomas Larremore. Awards aid KU choral group members. Larremore died in 1975 and led the Jayhawks to third place in the 1926 national intercollegiate glee club championships at Carnegie Hall. surviving members mark the trip's 50th anniversary this weekend.
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Kansas University Endowment Association
Thomas and
Amy Larremore
Thomas Larremore
Larremore
Jayhawks
Carnegie Hall
New York
Glee Club
Fine Arts Department
Dean Jordan
John Phillip Sousa
Marsha Price
Mark Green
Susan Shumway
National School Orchestra Assn
Dennis Haack
Karen Laushman
Mahlon Preffey
Susan Hyde
Jay Pestinger
Janet Chicks
Coleen Cole
Mike Craig
Anne Marie Kites
Scholastic
Mary Whitaker
Kodak
Kennedy open to a genuine draft for 1976 ticket
The New York Daily News reports Senator Edward Kennedy would accept a genuine draft for the presidential nomination or as a vice presidential choice on a Humphrey ticket if Carter falters. Kennedy had maintained he would not seek the nomination or accept a draft, though he urged Humphrey to run in New Jersey, and Carter’s rising lead worried him.
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NEW York (Ap
Edward Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
New York Daily News
Washington
Kennedy
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Massachusetts
Humphrey
New Jersey
Carter
Castro plot known on day JFK killed
The Senate intelligence committee is to receive FBI documents showing a CIA plot to kill Castro was active on the day Kennedy was assassinated. Schweiker says the materials could be vital to determine who in the FBI or Warren Commission withheld the information, with Belin noting chilling implications for Castro's possible involvement.
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JFK
Washington
Senate Intelligence Committee
FBI
CIA
Fidel Castro
John F. Kennedy
Warren Commission
Intelligence Committee
Richard Schweiker
R-Pa
Schweiker
Kennedy
David W. Belin
Students honored at assembly ceremony highlights list of awards
The assembly recognized numerous students with scholarships and awards from schools clubs and local organizations. Notable honorees include Doug Warner John Marzluff Linda Trybom Kenneth Patterson Teresa Sheaffer Winnie Pinet Scott Greene Matt Haverty Chris Larsen Dennis Haack Pat Chamney Thomas Carmody and others.
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Lawrence High
Pat Chamney
Lynn Leban
Winnie Pinet
Scott Greene
Lawrence National Bank
Teresa Sheaffer
Lawrence Area Association of Educational Secretaries
Chris Larson
Lawrence Breakfast Optimist
Doug Warner
L. R
Dad” Perry
Nancy van Meter
Kansas State High School Activities Assn
Clair Keizer
Kshsaa
Steve Aubrey
Teresa Wolfe
Danforth
L.R. Perry
Bob Manning
Kansas University
Mrs. Perry
Bausch and Lamb
John Marzluff
Ralph Hazel
Linda Trybom
Vic Johnson
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Education Commission
Cooperative Industrial Training
Kenneth Patterson
Max Stalcup
Lawrence Kiwanis Club
Office Education
Peggy Bocquin
Business and Professional Women's Club
Charles Haverty
Carol Wallace
Association
Journal-World
Matt Haverty
Ron House
J W
Lawrence Breakfast
Chris Larsen
Clifford Wallace
Betty Crocker
Dennis Haack
Ray Wilbur
Jeff Lindenbaum
Carl Mibeck
Thomas Carmody
Cynthia Whitenight
County weighs CETA funded summer jobs for youths
Douglas County negotiates using 181 federal CETA jobs for area youths this summer amid existing local programs. County officials cite income guidelines and non profit partnerships with United Tribes in Horton to determine if CETA funds can supplement or replace current low income youth employment efforts.
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Arthur Heck
Heck
Ceta’s
Ernest Coleman
Federal Funds
CETA
Kansas
United Tribes
Horton
Kan
Coleman
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