Westmoreland urges reassessment of Vietnam on college tour
General Westmoreland tours campuses arguing for sober reevaluation of Vietnam. He says U.S. aims and decisions from Kennedy to Nixon strained by political pressure, cites Cambodian bases, Haiphong mining, and air strikes as pivotal steps toward negotiation. He urges draft reentry, responsible media, and wary use of undeclared wars.
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John Chamberlain
William C. Westmoreland
Lyndon Johnson
Vietnam
Indochina
U.S
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Laos
South Vietnam
Gen. Westmoreland
Jane Fonda
Ramsey Clark
Kennedy
Diem
Johnson
Westmoreland
Hanoi
Washington
Pans
Richard Nixon
Haiphong Harbor
Paris
Watergate
Congress
Who Should Pay for Governors Conference Meeting
Robert Bennett criticizes the National Governors Conference for planning a two hour Washington meeting on June 9. He argues Kansas taxpayers would cover a $500 trip cost, suggesting telephonic or mail meetings instead. He questions who sets meeting locations and notes potential restraint on travel could reduce meetings.
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Robert Bennett
National Governors’ Conference
Washington
Kansas
Iowan
Alaska
Congress
Carter shifts stance on human rights policy debated
President Carter faces questions as he seeks greater congressional flexibility on human rights while critics claim he is softening his global stand. He cites Paraguay and other nations for progress and argues private diplomacy can complement aid cuts and denouncements.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Carter
Congress
Argentina
Uruguay
Ethiopia
House
Nicaragua
Philippines
White House
Rep
Louis Stokes
Ohio
Paraguay
United Nations
Peru
America
Stokes
U.S
Panama Canal Zone
Pentagon
State Dept
Pat Derian
Henry Kissinger
Chile
Brazil
Latin America
Terence Todman
Robert Hill
Lucy Benson Wilson
Senate
Ford appointees cash in on public service after the presidency
A survey shows over 300 former Ford administration appointees quickly moving into private sector roles. Notables include Malcolm Currie at Hughes Aircraft and Donald Rumsfeld leading G D Searle. About a third joined private business, 25 percent on government payroll, with many staying in the Washington area.
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Carter
Ford
Malcolm R. Currie
Defense Research
Pentagon
Hughes Aircraft Co
William F. Gorog
The
Council On International Economic Policy
Arbor Group
Edwin H. Yee III
Treasury
First National Bank of Chicago
Mary T. Brooks
Mint
Paramount International Coin Corp
Transportation
William T. Coleman Jr
American Can Co
Housing and Urban Development
Carla Hills
IBM
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
G.D. Searle & Co
Capitol Hill
President Ford
Brookings Institution
American Enterprise Institute
Washington
Denio Nev saga of failed town move and faded gambling dreams
Nearly 30 years ago Denio residents tried moving the town across the Oregon Nevada border to spur growth and a gambling boom. The effort fizzled as population stayed tiny, a few card games persisted, and most slot machines disappeared leaving only a battered shack and wind swept memories.
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Denio
Nev
Ore
Nevada
Harrison Grove
New
Winnemucca
Reno
Oregon
Old Denio
Daisy Sherburn
Stark Denio
Fishing trip yields forty eight fish for First Baptist class
Verdun Thomas led his Sunday School junior boys from First Baptist Church on a fishing trip accompanied by L B McGee Ralph Albertson and L Thomas. They returned with 48 fish as part of church activity. Sam Ridley spoke at the Abilene NAACP chapter officer installation. J G Somers Rex M Moody and McCulley Ashlock attended an American Legion past commanders meeting in Wichita. Milk prices in Kansas towns show counter prices 16 cents quart standard 17 cents homogenized. A Marion man suffered a broken nose and facial cuts while a Capell Bros Carnival Shows employee was jailed for investigation after a fight in Athletic Park.
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Kansan Files
Verdun Thomas
First Baptist Church
L.B. McGee
Ralph Albertson
L. Thomas
Sam Ridley
Abilene
NAACP
J.G. Somers
Rex M. Moody
McCulley Ashlock
American Legion
Wichita
Kansas
Marion
Capell Bros
Athletic Park
This Day in History June 3 1977 Highlights
Chronology of notable events on June 3 across years including 1621 charter of New Netherlands, 1808 birth of Jefferson Davis, 1937 Windsor Simpson wedding in France, 1942 Dutch Harbor raid, 1962 Paris airliner crash, 1966 Surveyor 1 lunar images, 1973 Paris show crash, 198? Pyrenees crash, hijacking in 197? with ransom, Buenos Aires murder of Bolivian ex-president.
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Associated Press
Dutch West India Company
New Netherlands
New York
Jefferson Davis
Todd County
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Baltimore
France
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Paris
Atlanta
America
French Pyrenees
Seattle
Algiers
Juan Jose Torres
Bolivia
Argentina
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Wes
Commerce
Juanita Kreps
Sidney Harman
Kreps
Editor’s Mail
Kansan
K-Mart
McDonald’s
Newton
Linda Pankratz
P.S
Angle and Walters
Martha Angle
Robert Walters -Hington
NEA
Srooding
Gerald R. Ford
William Simon
Jim Meredith
Howard Murrah
Diamond Inn
Lakeview
Burns
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