Warren Commission weighs advance release plan for Kennedy report
The Warren Commission met in secret to discuss contracts with media to obtain the Kennedy assassination report before others, with assurances of security and simultaneous publication on the release date. Rankin and White House officials gave guarded replies as AP and other press leaders condemned any unequal access.
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Warren Commission
Commission
J. Lee Rankin
Earl Warren
The
John F. Kennedy
Rankin
George Reedy
White House
Reedy
Rochester
N.Y
Paul Miller
Associated Press
Gannett
Princess Marilyn Wasmund Heads District Two Dairy Contest
Franklin County dairy princess Marilyn Wasmund will compete in the District Two dairy princess contest Friday at the Eldridge Hotel Lawrence. Contestants from Franklin Jefferson Leavenworth Wyandotte Douglas Johnson and Miami counties will attend with interviews at 2 p.m. and a 5:30 p.m. dinner, then presentation at 7 p.m. at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Joy Rutter current Kansas Dairy Princess will crown the winner who advances to the state contest.
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Franklin County
Bennett’s Creamery
Marilyn
Lawrence
Eldridge
Franklin
Jefferson
Leavenworth
Wyandotte
Douglas
Johnson
Miami
Miss Wasmund
Douglas County
Rodeo
Joy Rutter
Kansas Dairy Princess
Johnson urges registration and voting in democracy duty
President Johnson declares voting the first duty of democracy and urges all eligible Americans to register and vote this fall. He spoke Tuesday at a White House meeting sponsored by the American Heritage Foundation, attended by about 170 bipartisan leaders from politics, civic, business and government spheres.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
American Heritage Foundation
Bids Taken At Kansas U for Memorial Stadium Project
Five bids were submitted for a guest room at Memorial Stadium KU. An alternate provision creates a decision gap to be resolved by university athletic officials and the state purchasing department. Base bids ranged from 55,300 to 56,177 dollars with alternates subtracting up to 2,850.
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Topeka
Memorial Stadium
University of Kansas
University
State Purchasing Department
Constant Construction Co
Lawrence
Martin K. Eby
Wichita
B. A. Greene Lawrence
Kansas GOP Leaders Gauge Goldwater Support in Midwest
At a GOP conference in Hershey Pennsylvania Governor John Anderson of Kansas and candidates William Avery of Kansas Ethan A Shepley of Missouri joined talks on Barry Goldwater. Avery predicted Kansas would vote Republican but not by a large margin while Anderson said Goldwater must work in the Sunflower State. Shepley offered no clear view on effects for his campaign and the trio joined Governor Scranton at a social gathering at Indiantown Gap.
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Kansas
Missouri
Barry Goldwater
GOP
John Anderson
Rep
Willam Avery
Ethan A. Shepley
Anderson
Goldwater
Sunflower
Avery
Gen
Eisenhower
Dewey
Truman
Shepley
Mrs. Shepley
Pennsylvania
Gov. Scranton Scranton
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation
Miss California named at International Beauty Congress
In Long Beach California 18 year old Lincola Ann Taylor of San Diego was chosen Miss California at the International Beauty Congress. She was selected from 14 semifinalists to compete against 46 nations for the Miss International Beauty crown to be awarded Friday afternoon.
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Long Beach
Calif
California
Lincola Ann Taylor
San Diego
Miss Taylor
Bondsmen Picket Police Chief After Retirement
Five bail bondsmen picketed San Bernardino police chief C I Robb demanding his resignation. The chief announced his retirement the day before, and the demonstrators complained they were barred from offices beside six other bondsmen in the jail.
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San Bernardino
Calif
C. I. Robb
Security Council on Standby After Cyprus Tensions
The United Nations Security Council placed itself on standby after an emergency session on Cyprus. It urged governments to halt flights over Cyprus violating sovereignty and asked UNFICYP to reinforce in the zone for civilian protection amid Turkish air activity and Greek Cypriot tensions.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Turkey
Cyprus
Council
Sivert A. Nielsen
Norway
Polis
Mediterranean
Theil-Nation Council
Nielsen
Arsene Assouan Usher
Ivory Coast
U.N
Goldwater Promises Civil Rights Support and Peace Policy
Barry Goldwater insists he and William Miller back the GOP civil rights law and will use presidential influence to promote peaceful observance. He supports the ticket but campaigns mainly in New York, vows strong federal action against rights violations, and defends U.S. leadership in foreign affairs while criticizing past Democratic war decisions.
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Goldwater
Rockefeller
New York
William E. Miller
GOP
Senate
Goldwater-Miller
Goldwater - Miller
Negro Vote Returns Fire in Tuskegee City Council Race
In Tuskegee Alabama two Negro candidates won runoffs against white opponents while three white candidates won outright. Rev K L Buford and Dr Stanley Hugh Smith led Negro candidates with 635 and 670 votes respectively as they move to faces incumbents for two council seats.
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Tuskegee, Ala
K. L. Bueford
Stanley Hugh Smith
Tuskegee Institute
Buford
Riley Lumpkin
Tuskegee
Dr. Smith
Jimmy Braswell
Spy Novelist Ian Fleming Dies At 56 In England
Canterbury England AP Ian Lancaster Fleming creator of James Bond died at 56 from a heart attack at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital He was a best selling author and earned from books and two films Dr No From Russia With Love Goldfinger was completed He vacationed at Sandwich Bay with his wife and son before illness struck Tuesday night
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Canterbury
England
Ian Lancaster Fleming
James Bond
Fleming
Russia
Sandwich Bay
Parsons Checker Match Draws Extend As Frazier Holds Lead
Parsons Kansas AP Eue gene Frazier clung to a 2 1 advantage entering the final four games of a 20 game checker match with British champion Derek Oldbury. They split four draws Tuesday with a $600 purse at stake if the match ends deadlocked. Frazier has not lost a checker match since 1956 and holds Kansas state titles in 1958 59 60 and 61.
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Eue
Gene Frazier
Derek Oldbury
Frazier
American Checker Federation
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