Lay Claims Libel Attacks Opponent in Senate Race
Democratic candidate Charles Lay accuses the Ottawa Herald of libel over an editorial about his remarks on opponent William Bowers and attendance and voting records. Lay cited 1963 figures and argued Bowers missed or avoided votes, while Bowers pledged to respond after reviewing the journal and bills.
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State Senate
Ottawa Herald
Charles Lay
Gardner
the Herald
Lay
Senate
William Bowers
Bowers
Senate report on Estes released
The Senate Investigations subcommittee faulted the Agriculture Department for disinterest and stagnation in handling Billie Sol Estes fake cotton deals in Pecos Texas. It praised swift action after notification, noted Estes’ bond status amid fraud appeals, and cited Republican charges of favoritism and department timidity while defending Undersecretary Murphy and the general counsel.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Billie Sol Estes
Agriculture Department
Texas
Pecos
Tex
Orville L. Freeman
Estes
Abilene
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Curtis
Mundt
Department
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Edmund Muskie
D-Maine
McClellan
Ervin
Muskie
Charles S. Murphy
Murphy
John Bagwell
Curtis and
Birds Prevail In Battle With State Officials
In Topeka Kansas officials discussed paying 3000 more to expand a 6000 grant to keep pigeons and starlings from nesting in air shafts of the Statehouse. The shafts provide ventilation while birds persist atop the building. Officials noted spikes failed and discussed a serum idea, while Gov Anderson and Atty Gen Ferguson offered cautious commentary. Other council members present were State Treasurer Peery and State Auditor Hedrick.
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Topeka
Kansas
Paul Shanhan
Puncil
John Anderson
William M. Ferguson
Walter E. Peery
Clay Hedrick
Kansans expected to set presidential voting record in 1964
Secretary of State Paul Shanahan predicted Kansas may cast over one million votes this year, based on military absentee ballot requests. By Monday 8,500 military ballots were requested and about 150 more were expected Tuesday, signaling a new peacetime high beyond the 1960 total of 928,825.
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Topeka
Kansas
Paul Shanahan
Shanahan
Joyce Griner
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Prohibition
Prohibition Party
Barry Goldwater
William E. Miller
Miller
Goldwater
Weather highs and lows for Tuesday and past year
Tuesday reaches a high of 76 and a low of 43. Record highs 95 in 1938 and record low 29 in 1895. Temperatures tracked hourly from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with readings in the 50s to 70s and overnight 40s.
Living Costs Up Again in August CPI dips slightly
The Labor Department reports August consumer prices fell a tenth of a percent from July. The CPI stood at 108.2, 1 percent higher than August last year and 108.3 in July. Food prices loosened with fresh fruits and vegetables down three tenths. potatoes and other produce fell after seasonal crops.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
New Risks In SE Asia Could Follow Blast
U S policy faces possible expansion of the Vietnam war amid broader East Asian tensions. Bundy warned that Chinese nuclear advances could pressure Washington to widen the conflict, while Johnson cautioned against triggering a wider war. State Department officials said there is no real policy conflict.
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Asia
Washington
Red China
United States
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
Tokyo
William P. Bundy
Japan
Korea
Bundy
Southeast Asia
Johnson
New England
State Department
Ottawa University Trustees Approve Record Budget
Ottawa University trustees meeting yesterday approved a record breaking 1 300 500 operations budget for the current year and formed a committee to study immediate and future needs. They backed a debate and forensic endowment fund and named Ransom Bennett Jr vice president and John Dodgen to the board. Construction on the chapel auditorium may start March 1 once pledges reach 225 000. President Andrew B Martin reported enrollment at 804.
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Ottawa University
University
Robert A. Anderson
Ottawa
A. J. Martin
Olathe
Ransom Bennett Jr
John Dodgen
Humboldt
Iowa
Andrew B. Martin
Legal Aid For Prisoners In Kansas Suggested
Topeka AP Kansas Attorney General William M Ferguson urged studying a plan to provide legal aid to prisoners seeking release from state penitentiaries and reformatories He spoke with Wichita lawyer Wesley E Brown and noted judges already face frequent petitions from inmates Ferguson said the rise in petitions follows a U S Supreme Court ruling mandating indigent legal aid through appeal stages Kansas offers court appointed lawyers for trials but not for appeals except in capital cases He argued that current arrangements force judges to dispense legal advice and a separate independent legal aid system may be needed to protect inmates constitutional rights
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Topeka
William M. Ferguson
Kansas
Ferguson
Wesley E. Brown
Wichita
Kansas Bar Association
U.S. Supreme Court
Brown
Victim Sought Release Of Killer Husband
Detroit AP report says William Gravlin, accused of killing seven relatives, was released from a mental hospital last year largely due to pleadings from his wife Bette 40. He admitted ax and hammer slayings of his wife daughter and stepchildren. arraigned for first degree murder in Judy’s death.
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Detroit
William Gravlin
Gravlin
Bette
William Ladg
Bette Sue
Ben
Judy
Corrie
Paul
Walter
Lang
Pontiac State Hospital
People On Relief Ordered To Work In Los Angeles
Los Angeles County welfare changes mandate work or loss of relief with field hand labor as the contemplated task. Supervisors cited underutilization of able bodied men, noting many do not pursue schooling or trades, while the bracero program continues to supply farm labor. The program is set to end in December.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Relief
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
California
Ernest E. Debs
Stage Door Johnnies and County Welfare Work Rules
Supervisors adopt a five point program on relief labor, setting conditions for employers hiring from relief rolls. State official calls plan legal while a labor spokesman doubts its feasibility. Kenneth Kahn cites 30,000 unemployed youths may fill bracero jobs after December 31. Requirements include sanitary facilities, minimum wage of 1.25, steady work when possible, transportation to farms, and no undue hardship on public assist recipients.
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Kenneth Kahn
Los Angeles County
Picture Brighter For Area Crops
The wet stretch in Franklin County boosts farm production after a drought hit Kansas hard. Farmers report better silage and hay, with milo and bean yields improving though corn moisture remains high. Late rains aid wheat seeding and pasture recovery, with livestock water and ponds returning toward normal.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Franklin County
Kansas
Associated Press
Ottawa
Don Brown
Brown
Arlen Frank
The
Ottawa Co.Op
Frank
Dogs Eat Gibsons Out Of Barrel Into Barn
Raymond Gibson and his wife Marguerite built a dog food business from a barrel on 40 acres near Ottawa. With 150 dealers and 100000 pounds of corn flakes monthly, they study nutrition and run trials at Kansas State University. The Bing-Go Dog Food is praised as a complete ration for kenneled dogs and even reportedly attracts cows and wildlife to its balanced diet.
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Rosie
Raymond Gibson
Gibson
Mrs. Gibson
Franklin County
Marguerite
Ottawa
Gibsons
Kansas State University
Thave
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