Congress under threat from executive power, says columnist
The Saturday Column notes remarks by Lewis Dexter and Clinton Rossiter on Congress becoming less capable of independent initiative. Dexter warns Congress could become a ratifying body similar to Britain’s Lords if presidents like Lyndon Johnson prevail. Rossiter questions Congress’s ability to initiate action, suggesting the executive holds greater perspective, sparking debate on balance of power and potential autocratic drift.
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American Political Science Association
Washington
America
Lewis Dexter
Massachusetts
U. S
Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Great Britain
House of Lords
Britain
Johnson
White House
Lee Hamilton
D-Ind
Clinton Rossiter
Cornell University
Rep. Hamilton
Rossiter
Santa Claus
Dexter
U S Presses Pakistan to Allow Evacuation of Americans
U S officials urged Pakistan to permit aerial evacuation of about 1500 American dependents. A stronger second request was delivered after an earlier appeal by Ambassador Walter C McConaughy failed to yield results for U S planes to provide air support.
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U.S
Pakistan
Washington
United States
State Department
Walter C. McConaughy
Lodge Notice of Acacia and Lawrence Lodges Joint Meeting
Acacia Lodge 9 and Lawrence Lodge 26 AF AM announce a joint meeting on Monday September 13 honoring 25 and 50 year Masons. Official visit by Most Worshipful Owen E Hodgson Grand Master. Buffet at 6:30 p.m. meeting at 8:00 p.m. Open to Masons wives and guests. W Ms Hodgson W M G W Mole and C E Kerns Secretarys.
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Acacia Lodge
Lawrence Lodge
AF & AM
Owen E. Hodgson
K. A. T.vis
W. G. Hodgson
W.m.’S
G. W. Mole
C. E. Kerns
Secy’s
Evacuation Delay Noted Amid Pakistan Tension
U S officials theorize refueling issues in Pakistan delayed replies while Pakistan seeks to show it can protect foreigners during military actions. About 6 000 Americans are in Pakistan and plans to evacuate 900 from Lahore and 600 from Dacca were requested.
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Tehran
Iran
Bangkok
Thailand
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
U.S
Pakistan
McConaughy
Lahore
West
Dacca
East
Rickover Gets 2-Year Active Duty Extension
President Johnson orders a two year extension for Vice Admiral Hyman G Rickover delaying mandatory retirement. Rickover will be 66 in January and remains the driving force behind the atomic submarine program.
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Washington
Johnson
Hyman G. Rickover
Rickover
Ouster Forces Dominican General Into Miami Consulate Post
Brig. Gen. Ilias Wessin y Wessin, 42, exiled from the Dominican Republic, arrived in Miami as general consul amid a government crackdown on communists. He condemned his ouster as a Communist victory and said he would serve in Miami while vows to oppose Communist influence continue. His family awaited in Miami as he checked into the Brickell Avenue consulate.
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Miami
Fla
Dominican Republic
Reds
Ilias Wessin Y Wessin
U.S. Air Force
Panama
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Panama Canal Zone
Wessin Y Wessin
Miami International Airport
Wessing Wessin
Alberto Arbelo
Arbelo
Brickell Ave
Kansas Group Proposes State Air Pollution Program
Anthony Resnik of Kansas City Kansas and Wyandotte County chairs a legislative committee on air pollution. He plans to urge a state program and standards for control at a Topeka meeting, noting Kansas as an agricultural state with many small industries expanding.
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Kansas City, Kan
Kansas
Anthony Resnik
Kansas City
Kan
Wyandotte
Topeka
Resnik
City Treasurer to Attend Data Processing Course
City Treasurer Ethan Smith will travel from Lawrence to San Jose California for a one week IBM sponsored training course on data processing. The program aims to show potential business uses of data processing rather than its technical mechanics. City uses data processing for water billing payrolls expenditures and police statistics.
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Ethan Smith
Lawrence
San Jose
Calif
International Business Machines
IBM Corporation
Smith
Miss Alabama and Kansaspolitan vie for Miss America title
Miss Alabama, a Methodist, hopes to blend singing with church work and organ study after winning a preliminary in Birmingham. Miss Kansaspolitan, a 20-year-old Birmingham Southern College junior, claimed the talent award singing Caro Nome. Preliminaries grant at least 1000-dollar scholarships. the eventual Miss America receives 10000 dollars plus appearance contracts around 80000 dollars.
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Politan
Miss Folsom
Alabama
James
Jim" Folsom
Birmingham Southern College
Miss Alabama
Miss Kansas
Vonda Kay van Dyke
Phoenix
Ariz
No N Y Teacher Strike Ends With Two Year Contract
New York public school teachers accepted a new two year contract Friday ending the possibility of a strike. The agreement costs the city 66 million dollars and covers 50 000 teachers.
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New York
Mengel Elected Fellow and Editor with AOU Honor
Robert M. Mengel of Kansas University faculty was elected a fellow of the American Ornithologists Union in Columbus Ohio at the annual meeting. He was also re elected editor of The Auk the union's scientific journal.
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Robert M. Mengel
Kansas University
American Ornithologists Union
The
Union
Columbus
Ohio
Mengel
Auk
AOU
Turner Appointed to PERA Assistant Attorney General
Dan Turner of Newton Kansas was named assistant attorney general by Attorney General Robert C Schonholm. Turner, 29, is a Kansas University law graduate and has served as a law clerk in the office since this summer.
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Pera
Dan Turner
Newton
Kas
Robert C. Sonderholm
Turner
Kansas University Law School
Peak Corn Yield And No. 4 Rating For State Crops
The Federal State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service predicts a record Kansas crop year 1965 with high yields across crops. Corn at 58 bu/acre, wheat 25 bu/acre, sorghum and soybeans strong, total corn 56.8 million bushels, soybeans 19,593,000, hay 5,201,000 tons, sorghum 128,898,000 bu, wheat 249,000 barrels, sugar beet 320,000 tons. based on conditions at September start and August weather.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Federal
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Betsy Flood Tests New Orleans Refugee Efforts
A National Guardsman is missing after an amphibious vehicle mishap as buses cars and a police horse van move evacuees to high schools and the Municipal Auditorium. About 5 000 refugees sleep on cots await Red Cross food while families search for missing relatives.
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Port
Red Cross
Betsy
Pig Hit by Car Injures Two in Kansas Ditch Crash
An automobile struck a 65 pound pig on K-74 in Potter Kansas and plunged into a ditch injuring Charles Peters of Easton and William Morris of Atchison. Two other youths in the car were uninjured. The pig was killed.
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Potter
Kan
Charles Peters
Easton
William Morris
Atchison
Foot Ball Contest Entries To Open Monday
Lawrence Journal World announces the 1965 football contest starts next Monday with entry blanks on Page 2. Forecasters will submit 10 weekly guesses. past entries averaged over 1000 weekly. Prizes include three weekly awards a 15 pound dressed turkey and two 10 pounders.
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Journal-World
Gridiron
Ex-con Mandel Skar Shot Dead Outside Chicago Car Court
Mandel Skar, 41, an ex-convict and alleged crime syndicate associate, was killed early today outside a North Side parking court after dropping his wife at their Lake Shore Drive apartment building. Police hunt three men seen fleeing in an old car. Skar faced tax evasion charges and had a history of burglary and mail fraud.
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Chicago
Mandel
Manny) Skar
Lake Sheare Drive
Skar
Skars
Bearice
Sahara Inn
Schiller Park
Underworld
Judge Won't Set Aside Ruby Murder Conviction
Dallas Texas AP Dist Judge Louis T. Holland refused to set aside Jack Ruby's murder conviction for killing Lee Harvey Oswald. The ruling came after a two day habeas corpus hearing where Ruby's lawyers sought to disqualify Judge Joe B. Brown over a claimed monetary interest due to a book on the trial. Brown had removed himself from the case.
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Dallas
Tex
Louis T. Holland
Jack Ruby
Holland
Ruby
Joe B. Brown
Brown
Lee Harvey Oswald
Montague, Tex
Steel price trend questions after wage deal to raise costs
After a 35 month steel labor pact worth about 47.3 cents an hour, analysts weigh potential selective price increases. Officials say the rise may be gradual with no broad hike, as producers face higher costs and productivity gains.
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New York
Steel Industry
United Steelworkers of America
Johnson
Gardner Ackley
Thomas F. Patton
Republic Steel Corp
Patton
Savings Bond Returned After Tornado Scatters Items
A tornado at a farm near La Porte City Iowa blew possessions far and wide. Oscar Schubert of Kent Illinois 130 miles away found a $25 savings bond addressed to Benjamin Wilson and returned it, confirming the owner's name and address.
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LA Porte City
Iowa
Benjamin Wilson
Oscar Schubert
Kent
Ill
Schubert
Wilson
Fair Winners at Mid America Fair Expose Douglas County Honorees
Shirley Flory won a purple ribbon for a wool garment at the Mid America Fair in Topeka’s Kansas 4 H Exhibit Hall. Six Douglas County 4 H members topped judging Friday with blue ribbons awarded to Nelta Harris Nancy Webb Nancy Penny Judy Robertson and Cheryl Dodder for garments and knits.
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Shirley Flory
Topeka
Douglas County 4H
Nelta Harris
Nancy Webb
Nancy Penny
Judy Robertson
Cheryl Dodder
Kansas Union orientation week opens with auditions and classes
Orientation students begin Wednesday afternoon in the Kansas Union and run through Friday. Band orchestra and choir auditions take place all week. Classes start Monday at 7 30 a m with the 9 30 period reserved for opening exercises in Hoch Auditorium where Chancellor Wescoe will address students and faculty. The first home football game is September 25 against Arizona University. Fee payments run September 27 to October 2.
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Kansas Union
Hoch Auditorium
Wescoe
Arizona University
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