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Kansas GOP loses four giants in one year 1987
The deaths of Alf Landon Frank Carlson Huck Boyd and Harry Darby in 1987 mark a passing of the old guard as Bob Dole and Mike Hayden rise in Kansas Republican leadership Hayden notes the year signals a new generation while recalling the long public service of the four leaders Landon died at 100 eight months after his birthday and led the state as governor while Carlson Boyd and Darby held diverse roles in politics and party building.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Alf Landon
Frank Carlson
McDill
Huck” Boyd
Harry Darby
GOP
Bob Dole
Mike Hayden
Boyd
Phillipsburg
Republican Party
Kansas City
Carlson
Concordia
Landon
Ronald Reagan
Hayden
London
Dole
Old Guard
U.S
Darby
William Avery