Kansas Court Rules Kansass Redistricting Unconstitutional
A three judge federal court in Kansas City ruled the state congressional redistricting law unconstitutional. The order delays enforcement until after the 1964 election to allow the 1965 state legislature to act. The decision notes population disparities between districts and cites a Supreme Court mandate for equal representation.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Delmas C. Hill
Wichita
10Th Circuit Court of Appeals
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Hill
Sas
Defense cuts announced by McNamara shrink bases and jobs
Secretary McNamara unveil 63 actions to close or shrink bases depots and arsenals and consolidate offices in 29 states. The moves aim to save about 68 million dollars annually, with total operating cost savings reaching 551 million and 81,600 civilian and military posts eliminated.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Johnson
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Air Force
Fears of Godless Prayer Power in Congress Debate
Washington AP reports House Judiciary hearings on the Supreme Court ban on school prayers. Rep. Robert L. F. Sikes urges a constitutional amendment to undo the decision, arguing religion belongs in public life beyond church and home. Few support the ruling. Rep. John W. Davis backs it.
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Washington
Supreme Court
House
America
Robert L. F. Sikes
D. Fla
House Judiciary Committee
Sikes
John W. Davis
D-Ga
Craig Hosmer
Calif
Hosmer
Congress
Bantam Hens Help Cranes at Lafayette Research Station
In Lafayette Louisiana two bantam hens Patience and Petulance sit on two eggs as whooping cranes near extinction hang in the balance. At the government Wildlife Research substation the hens endure a week more Easter morning to try to coax hatchings for the national effort to preserve the five foot tall cranes with seven foot wingspans.
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Washington
Lafayette
Wild Life Research
Policy On Cuba In Narrow Run
Undersecretary of State George W. Ball says U S policy toward Communist Cuba must stay within a narrow range between war and negotiation, with emphasis on strengthening Latin American nations to resist subversion and limiting Havana’s ability to advance communism by nonwar means. He endorsed the embargo and warned against locomotive sales to Cuba, urging economic denial and NATO cooperation while ruling out talks, invasion, or concessions.
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Roanoke
George W. Ball
U.S
Cuba
Washington
Ball
Havana
Omicron Delta Kappa Society
United States
NATO
France
Wheat program explained at community meeting
A meeting at 8 p m on Tuesday April 28 in the Co Op meeting room will detail the provisions of the new wheat program. Local ASC Committee members and Don Brown County Agricultural Extension Agent will lead. Farmers may sign up by May 15 at the County ASCS office.
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Co-Op
ASC
Don Brown
Congress
ASCS
Weather Forecast Mostly cloudy with isolated storms
Mostly cloudy through Saturday with showers or thunderstorms this evening and recurring late Saturday. Low tonight 55 to 60. High Saturday 65 to 70.
Normalcy Returns To Life Of Famous Girl
Cathy May Baker, seven, returned to ordinary grade school life in Park Forest after two days in the public eye with President Johnson. The Chicago AP report notes the girl was lifted from obscurity and settled back into routine at school and home.
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Chicago
Cathy May Baker
Johnson
Cathy
Suburban Park Forest
John T. Baker
McCormick Place
O'Hare International
Peaceful Use For Plants Reviewed
Nuclear reactors slated for shutdown may be converted to large scale civilian power plants. AEC invites utilities to study feasibility and economics of taking over two heavy water type reactors at Hanford and Savannah River for peaceful generation. Savannah River group of 11 utilities to invest about 300000 to 406000 dollars in studies. other groups show interest. Conversion could yield hundreds of megawatts, surpassing current civilian plants. AEC seeks private ventures at Hanford to offset job losses in Richland Pasco and Kennewick.
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Washington
Johnson
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Hanford
Wash
Savannah River
S.C
Rural Electrical Co
Pacific Northwest
Hanford Center
Tricity
Richland
Pasco
Kennewick
Levee Gates Closed as Crest Forecast Dims Flood Threat
Ottawa area locks all three sluice gates as crest expectations drop to about 17.5 feet by 6 p.m. The river level has been falling since morning while pumps handle industrial wastes. Weather Bureau notes crests at Melvern 17.5, Quenemo 21, Osage soils near 21.5, with Pomona Reservoir moderating expectations. Rural floods loom above 27 feet. a crest near 40 feet would be needed to breach Ottawa levees.
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Robert Lister
Topeka Weather Bureau
Lister
Ottawa
Hickory
Tecumseh
Keokuk
Weather Bureau
Melvern
Quenemo
Pomona Reservoir
Conservation Pool
Marins Des Cynes
Lynedon
Marias Des Cygnes
Emporia
Franklin County unification plan review near boundary decisions
The Franklin County planning board will meet next week to decide on boundary changes for the state plan. State Rep Harry Dean outlined recommended changes and Adel Throckmorton’s approval is needed. If approved, four unified districts would form with one school board each and state aid tied to accreditation. If not approved by May 1, elections shift to September. failing both by October could push the Legislature to create unified districts.
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Franklin County Unification Planning Board
State Department of Public Instruction
Harry Dean
State Department
Dean
Adel Throckmorton
Lauren Gadedis
Gaddis
Roy Herring
Williamsburg
Throckmorton
Herring
Ottawa
Franklin County
Barry Goldwater rejects Johnsons intelligence briefings offer
Washington AP Johnson proposed intelligence briefings to Republican nominees to avoid a campaign clash on foreign affairs. Senator Barry Goldwater refused for now, while Senators Smith and Scranton signaled varying responses. Names on the list include Goldwater Rockefeller Smith Nixon Scranton Stassen Wallace.
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Washington
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Dean Rusk
Defense Robert S. McNamara
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Goldwater
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Richard M. Nixon
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Harold E
Parallels Seen In US Europe Booms
Ted Van Dyke of the European Community Information Service told a Kansas State University regional Common Market conference that postwar U S demand for consumer goods is about to surge in Europe. He said removing trade barriers on an Atlantic and world scale will help strong American industries prosper while weaker ones must modernize. He noted Europe’s market is at a takeoff point as prosperity grows and millions gain access to supermarkets, TV sets, and summer homes.
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Manhattan
Kan
United States
Europe
European Common Market
Ted van Dyke
European Community Information Service
Kansas State University
van Dyke
Mississippi
President Johnson mobbed by crowd in South Bend Ind
President and Mrs Johnson faced an engulfing crowd of school children upon arrival in South Bend for a four state poverty tour. They were not injured though several greeters required first aid as Secret Service and police struggled to clear a path amid cheering throngs and press of humanity.
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South Bend Ind
Johnson
South Bend
Mra. Johnson
Secret Service
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J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Arkansas Democrat
Marais Des Cygnes
Santa Fe
Board Reviews Boundaries
Barry
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