Kennedy resigns as attorney general to seek New York Senate seat
Robert F. Kennedy resigns as attorney general to campaign for the New York Senate seat held by Republican Kenneth B. Keating. President Johnson accepts the resignation and praises Kennedy for advancing equal justice. Acting attorney general will be Nicholas de B. Katzenbach.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
Kennedy
U.S
Department of Justice
New York Senate
Kenneth B. Keating
Senate
New York
John F. Kennedy
White House
Ethel
Arthur J. Goldberg
Supreme Court
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
Hearings Opened On Students Who Defied Cuba Ban
Washington AP The House Un American Activities Committee opened hearings into student travelers to Cuba with strict decorum. Witness George Sue testified that Yvonne Bond and Morton Slater arranged a 28 person trip to Paris before Cuba. Slater’s beard was missing signaling a changed dress code from last year.
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Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Cuba
Capitol
U.S
Comitteemen
George Sue
New York
Yvonne Bond
Paris
Luke
Morton Slater
Miss Bond
Slater
Edwin E. Willis
Dla
State Department
Conservation Gets Boost From Bills
President Johnson signed two major conservation bills at the White House. One protects 9.2 million acres of wilderness and the other funds future recreation land purchases. The land and water bill creates a 2 billion dollar, 10 year fund for recreation-area acquisitions, mainly in Eastern states.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Rose Garden
Armour Unions Reach Agreement on Three Year Pact
Armour & Co and two unions reached a three year contract covering 29 plants in 17 states for about 12 000 workers. The pact raises wages by three yearly increments and adds pension, major medical insurance and life coverage with a cost of living allowance folded into base pay. Ratification by union members is pending.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Afl-Cio
No Injuries in Wreck at 19th and Barker
A two car crash at 19th and Barker Ave Wednesday afternoon caused $250 damage with no injuries. At 4:25 p.m. an eastbound car on 19th driven by Robert W. Harris 16 of 2115 Mass. St collided with a southbound car driven by Gary L. Burton 18 of Baldwin. Each car sustained about $125 in damage.
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19Th
Barker Ave
Barker
Robert W. Harris
Mass. St
Gary L. Burton
Baldwin
National Geographic Society supports two hundred explorations
Since its founding in 1888 the National Geographic Society has funded more than 200 explorations and research projects across fields and regions.
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The
National Geographic Society
Builder Wants Investigation Into Stadium Kickback Case
Philadelphia contractor Matthew H. McCloskey says he is glad President Johnson ordered an FBI probe of charges he paid a 35 000 kickback on a 20 million Washington D C stadium contract. Sen John J Williams says 25000 of the kickback went to the Kennedy Johnson campaign fund via Bobby Baker. Williams also says 10000 went to Don B Reynolds who handled the bond. Baker declined comment. McCloskey, former DNC finance chair, resigned as ambassador to Ireland to resume fund raising. he says he did nothing wrong and is glad the matter is under Justice Department scrutiny.
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Washington
Matthew H. McCloskey
Philadelphia
Johnson
FBI
McCloskey
D.C
John J. Williams
R-Del
Senate
Bobby Baker
Williams
Don B. Reynolds
Baker
Los Angeles
Democratic National Committee
Ireland
Democratic Party
Justice Department
Maintenance and remodeling work across Lawrence schools in 1964 65
Work and groundsmen and three maintenance men added this summer bringing part time staff to about 40. remodeling added a counselor's office at West Junior High and a nurse attendance window at Lawrence High, plus refurbishing the Schwegler principal's office and Kennedy rest rooms. Major painting included Cordley and West Junior High exteriors. Portable buildings at Centennial Central Junior High McAllaster New York and Pinckney were painted externally. Two concrete entrances enlarged at Sunset and new sidewalks laid at Lawrence High and Central Junior High. Drapes for audio visual aids installed under a 4511 contract at six city schools with all elementary classrooms now equipped. Total operating cost for 1964-65 is 250235 with maintenance totaling 121293.
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West Junior High School
Lawrence High School
Schwegler School
Kennedy
Cordley School
Centennial
Central Junior High School
McAllaster
New York
Pinckney
Sunset School
Central Junior High
Red-Haired Orangutan Population Falls Below Five Thousand
Officials report the total number of Borneo and Sumatran red-haired orangutans now under 5,000, signaling a continued decline in the species. Conservation groups urge expanded protections and habitat preservation.
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Borneo
Sumatra
New ROTC Staff Additions at Kansas University
Kansas University announces two new assistant professors of military science for its Army ROTC unit. Capt Merrill F Steele Jr will instruct sophomore cadets and Maj Phillip E Ramsey will teach juniors. Ramsey replaces Maj Edwin J Paris who will pursue a MA this year. Steele, a Fort Benning trained officer with Ranger and airborne qualifications, resides in Leavenworth with his wife and three children. Ramsey, a 1953 Kansas State graduate, lives at 1934 Edgelea Rd with his wife and has served with the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii and the 7th Army in Germany.
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Kansas University
Merrill F. Steele Jr
Phillip E. Ramsey
Maj
Ramsey
Edwin J. Paris
Capt. Steele
Fort Benning
Leavenworth
Edgelea Rd
Kansas State University
Manhattan
25Th Infantry Division
Hawaii
7Th Army
Germany
Khanh Takes Full Command in South Viet Nam
Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh resumes full control of the shaky Saigon government after a five day retreat. The premier says Buddhist leaders back his rule and the military pledges support as he plans to retain Dai Viet party members. Nguyen Ton Hoan, former vice premier, resigned amid clashes over Khanh's legality.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Dalat
Nguyen Xuan Oanh
Dai Viet Party
Nguyen Ton Hoan
Hurricane Dora Passes Away From Caribbean Land
Hurricane Dora veers away from the northern Leeward Islands and Caribbean coasts as winds ease to 115 mph. The Weather Bureau notes recurving motion toward a more northerly path, with no land danger expected though heavy surf may affect exposed beaches.
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Miami
Fla
Dora
Leeward Islands
Weather Bureau
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Leewards
San Juan
St. Maarten
Lesser Antilles
Worden Precipitation in 64 Matches Normal
Rainfall at Worden eight months into 1964 is exactly normal at 26.26 inches, the first time accumulation equals the norm. August total was 4.31 inches, .29 below the 4.59 inch average, contrasting with Lawrence where 8.88 inches fell. Baldwin’s August 1964 total was 8.49 inches, bringing Baldwin’s year to 30.38 inches.
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Worden
U.S
Walter Schwarz
Lawrence
Schwarz
Ivan Boyd
Baldwin
Man Falls From Empire State Building Tower
Harlen Jordan, a 34 year old electrician, died after falling 160 feet from the Empire State Building television tower in New York. He slipped from his safety belt near the tower summit, 1,472 feet above the street, as he worked 45 feet from the top.
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New York
Empire State Building
Harlen Jordan
Wagstaffs in Post feature and local notices in Lawrence
The Saturday Evening Post highlights former Lawrence residents Charles Wagstaff and Nancy Van Bebber in Wichita this summer. Local items note Labors Day activities, Driver’s License Office closure, Curriculum Committee meeting at Lawrence High, Labor Day work attire guidance, traffic station updates, counterfeit money reports, and upcoming Project 800 parking lot work in Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Charles Wagstaff
Nancy van Bebber
Saturday Evening Post
Wagstaffs
Topeka
Wichita
Jim Hershberger
Program Planned To Aid Kansas In Federal Work
Gov. John Anderson announced a two day conference in Topeka to help Kansas manufacturers and contractors win federal contracts. Sponsoring groups include the Department of Economic Development the Kansas State Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business Administration with officials from government and industry to answer procurement questions. He noted a decline in Kansas contracts over five years and urged local firms to pursue government business to level seasonal fluctuations.
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Lawrence
William Troelstrup
Troelstrup
Denver
Wichita
Kansas City
Kansas
Topeka
John Anderson
Anderson
Department of Economic Development
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Topeka Chamber of Commerce
Associated Industries
Federal Business Council of Kansas City
The
Small Business Administration
State of
Poor Man's Candidate Enters 1964 Presidential Race
SECAUCUS New Jersey AP Henry Krajewski 52 a former pig farmer tavern owner and father of five formally enters the 1964 presidential race on the Poor Man's party ticket He runs against two millionaires and has previously sought the presidency in 1952 1956 and 1960 and campaigned for U S senator and governor without victory.
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Secaucus
Henry Krajewski
Poor Man’s Party
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
U.S
United States Space Program Discussed at KU Recital Hall
A KU program titled The United States Space Program will be presented at 3 30 p m on September 30 in Swarthout Recital Hall Murphy Hall. Lieutenant Colonel G E Hallas, KU professor of air science, directs the program sponsored by the Department of Aerospace Engineering and the ROTC Department of Air Science at KU.
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Swarthout Recital Hall
Kansas University
Murphy Hall
G. E. Hallas
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Rotc Department of Air Science
Highway Blocked for New Post Office Sewer Work
Street blocked to through traffic as a sanitary sewer for the new post office building is stalled. Street Superintendent A. T. Hodges said the busy street will probably be closed off for the rest of the week.
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City Street Department
Lawrence Municipal Abort
A. T. Hodges
Dogs Help Delinquent Boys Find New Life at Lincoln Hall
At Lincoln Hall in Lincolndale New York 245 delinquent boys aged 11 to 15 turn to dogs as companions to relax gain confidence and learn loyalty while moving toward a new life at the 900 acre Catholic protectory Operated by the Brothers of the Christian Schools the program pairs dogs with youths including Tony a 14 year old with a history of assault larceny and shoplifting with a Newfoundland named Tiny Bear as a key mentor Dogs from donors keep residents company with other animals also on site and some may take home pets upon leaving Lincoln Hall
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Lincolndale
N.Y
Lincoln Hall
New York
Brother Christian
Brothers of the Christian Schools
Amator
Michael
Tony
Bronx
Tiny Bear
Hearing Set For Unification Suit In Kansas
TOPEKA AP A first hearing in Shawnee County district court on a suit challenging the constitutionality of school unification is set for Sept. 16. George D. Keith of the state Department of Public Instruction noted the date while outlining plans for about 39 counties to hold elections next Tuesday on district unification. The suit is brought by representatives of several school districts. Previous Kansas unification acts in 1945 and 1961 were ruled unconstitutional. Thirty five counties approved unification plans in a first round of referendums last June.
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Topeka
Shawnee County
George D. Keith
State Department of Public Instruction
Kansas
Hospital gratitude note to doctors and staff
Edith Samuels thanks friends and relatives for cards flowers and visits during her hospital stay. She specifically thanks Drs Jones Manahan and Mitchell and the Third Floor Nurses and staff for their wonderful care.
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Allison
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