Goldwater Opens Tour With Tax Cut Plan Attack
Sen Barry Goldwater launched his presidential bid from Phoenix charging the Johnson administration would regiment Americans at home and ruin alliances abroad He carried a 25 percent five year tax cut proposal to 11 cities in seven states with San Diego as the first stop He outlined a plan to cut both personal and corporate taxes five percent annually while curbing federal spending and funding it with growth revenues The campaign statement contrasted freedom with conformity and framed the choice as liberty versus tyranny in the election.
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Ariz
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
San Diego
Los Angeles
Goldwater
Arizona
Detroit
Calif
Humphrey
Miller
Washington
Cadillac Square
Candidates Fire Salvos in Weekend 1964 Campaign
In the first major skirmish of the 1964 presidential race, Johnson and Goldwater traded contrasts on nuclear weapons, taxes, and civil rights. Miller and Humphrey covered taxes and civil rights in Indiana and Ohio, while Goldwater outlined a proposed 5 percent yearly tax cut. Goldwater rested in Phoenix as Johnson and Humphrey returned to Washington after Labor Day events and a Detroit AFL-CIO rally where Johnson pressed unity and prosperity.
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Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Detroit
Indiana
Ohio
William E. Miller
New York
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Goldwater
Arizona
Weather outlook keeps warmth in northeast Kansas
A warm humid spell persists through Wednesday with clear to partly cloudy skies. Widely scattered thunderstorms expected tonight. Wednesday highs near 90s, lows around 70. Temperature readings show 4pm to 10am values and a record high of 100 in 1963 with 44 low in 1958.
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Kansas
Miller Bar B Q Opens Weekdays From Eight To Ten
Miller Bar B Q announces new weekday hours from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. The change reflects extended service times for lunch and dinner and aims to attract more customers. Local patrons can visit the restaurant during the updated schedule.
Dora grows into a massive hurricane threatening Florida coast
Hurricane Dora, a huge storm with winds near 125 mph, swept toward Florida and neighboring states. Forecasts warned of 10 foot tides and coastwise danger as residents from Melbourne to Myrtle Beach prepared. Emergency crews lowered rockets at Cape Kennedy while forecasts noted the storm's large size and uncertain landfall.
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Dora
Florida
Cape Kenendy
Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Georgia
South Carolina
Weather Bureau
Melbourne
Cape Kennedy
Brunswick
New England
Palm Beach
Myrtle Beach
D. C
Cleo
Caribbean
North Atlantic
Raymond Kraft
Local traffic injuries rise with August counts
Twenty seven persons were injured in eighty Lawrence traffic accidents in August, raising the year total to 658 accidents, one death and 223 injuries. Police note bicycle and pedestrian traffic increasing with school opening, and expect higher totals through December.
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Lawrence
William Troelstrup
Heat and humidity persist in Lawrence forecast
The U S Weather Bureau in Topeka says warm humid weather continues in Lawrence with clear to partly cloudy skies. Expect highs in the lower 90s through Wednesday and tonight's low near 70. Monday's high reached 89 and humidity was 89 percent at 8 a.m., dropping later.
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Lawrence
U.S. Weather Bureau
Topeka
KU Student Finds Government Work a Summer Lesson
Ronald Leslie of Goodland spent the summer in Washington as a legal intern on the Post Office and Civil Service Committee of the U.S. House. He helped write a report on obscenity in mail, analyzed pay raise differences, prepared bill synopses, studied Supreme Court impacts, and assisted members and staff while engaging in Washington Student Citizenship Seminar activities.
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Ronald Leslie
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KU School of Law
Washington, D.C
U.S. House of Representatives
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Robert Ellsworth
R-Kan
Ellsworth
Tom Murray
Washington
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Senate
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National Ymca
Frustration in Jungle Red Tape Protects Red Gun
In Vietnam five US helicopters and a Viet Cong machine gun battle 25 miles northeast of Saigon, highlighting Vietnamese red tape hindering escalation. An American gunner’s burst triggered fire, but refusal by Skyraiders to alter mission left the helicopter crew pressured as a single hidden Viet Cong gun repelled air and artillery attempts.
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Phuoc Vinh
South Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
D Zone
Networks Reject AMA Bid To Run 1 Minute Ads
Three major networks NCBS CBS and ABC rejected a $750000 bid from the American Medical Association for one minute TV spots opposing the Johnson health plan. AMA plans local station buys in 20 to 30 cities via Fuller Smith and Ross in New York.
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New York
American Medical Association
AMA
National Broadcasting Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
American Broadcasting Co
Fuller & Smith & Ross, Inc
Arthur E. Duram
Nixon's Pooch Checkers Dead at 12
Checkers, the Nixon family cocker spaniel who rose to fame after a 1952 telecast, has died at age 12 while under a veterinarian's care. The former vice president and his wife Pat owned the dog, which became a national symbol during the early Cold War era.
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New York
Checkers
Richard M. Nixon
Fraternity Rush Leads KU. Sorority Rush Gaining Ground
Kansas University reports about 600 men in fall rush versus roughly 100 women in sorority rush. Open August pledging allowed, with fall schedules set for both fraternities and sororities. Events include dinners, house tours, invitations, and pledging ceremonies through Sunday. Miss Emily Taylor, dean of women, hosts multiple meetings and dinners for presidents, rush chairmen, and Panhellenic counselors.
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Emily Taylor
Avalon Rd
Taylor
Miss Taylor
Knox Optimistic On Lawrence High School Addition
Lawrence Sept of Schools leader Carl S. Knox said the 204067 addition to Lawrence High School should be completed by September 15. General contractor B A Green and architect Charles Marshall expect finishers unless problems arise. The added space will house business education classes and central administration offices with interior work to follow after January 1, 1965. First classes are planned September 21 and an open house will be part of parent visitation night with date announced later.
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Lawrence
Carl S. Knox
Lawrence High School
B. A. Green
Charles Marshall
Topeka
Area Residents Vote Today On School Change
Douglas County and 38 Kansas counties held a second round of elections to unify districts into a single unit. Lawrence residents voted as a unit while other areas voted separately, with final passage needing approval from both areas and the state Department of Public Instruction. The plan follows June results and aims to reduce Kansas 106 unification units to a streamlined system.
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Douglas County
Kansas
City of Lawrence
Lawrence
Department of Public Instruction
Douglas County school unified election polling places
Voters in Douglas County will cast ballots today at designated polling sites for the school unification election. Township halls and city schools in Clinton, Eudora, Grant, Kanwaka, Lecompton, Marion, Palmyra, Wakarusa, Willow Springs, and Lawrence districts are open from early morning to early evening with ward specific locations in Lawrence.
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Clinton
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Grant—Grant School
Kanwaka
Lecompton—Ioof
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Marion Center
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Wakarusa—India School
Willow Springs
City of
Lawrence
Pinckney School
Hillcrest School
Lawrence High School
Central Junior High School
New York School
Woodlawn School
Kansas county school district unification proposal outlined
A plan to reduce 784 districts across 39 counties to 95 by unifying districts aims to equalize tax wealth and remove overlaps. Counties listed include Anderson Clay Cloud Douglas Ellis Ellsworth Gray Greenwood Harper Harvey Haskell Jackson Jefferson Kingman Kiowa Linn Leavenworth Marshall McPherson Miami Ness Osage Phillips Pottawatomie Rawlins Reno Republic Rice Riley Saline Shawnee Sherman Stafford Stanton Thomas Wabaunsee Wichita Wilson Woodson.
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Greenwood
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Harvey
Haskell
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Jefferson
Kingman
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Ness
Osage
Phillips
Pottawatomie
Rawlins
Reno
Republic
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Riley
Saline
Shawnee
Sherman
Stafford
Stanton
Thomas
Wabaunsee
Wichita
Wilson
Woodson
Stock Market Index Report Drops Briefly In New York
AP notes average of 60 stocks around 319.1 rise amid market jitters. Names Schendel Quality Pest Central and others appear in brief ticker mentions with unclear addresses and locations, reflecting a mixed day for investors.
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New York
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