Effects Of White Backlash On Vote Subject Of Debate
Washington AP reports some members of Congress foresee a white backlash among voters this November while others doubt it. Rep Michael J Kirwan of Ohio, chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, says voters are unpredictable and cannot be easily forecast. He has long tested voter reactions to politics.
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Washington
Congress
Michael J. Kirwan
Ohio
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
California
Lester G. Maddox
Georgia
George P. Mahoeney
Maryland
Maddox
Atlanta
Mahoney
Mareyland
Ellis G. Arenall
Carlton R. Sickles
Shekles
White House
Johnson
Sickles
Melvin R. Laird
Wiscconsin
House Republican Conference
Laird
Viet Nam
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Garnett Races Still Topic Of Much Discussion
Garnett consideration of a Grand Prix race hinges on petitions and a city commission vote. Garnett Racing Association President Jim Cooper and City Commissioner Mark Payne discuss ballot timing and public support. Proposals include amateur or professional formats and potential to attract larger crowds next summer.
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Garnett
Perasons
Jim Cooper
Garnett Racing Association
Mark Payne
Cooper
National Racing Association
The
Racing Association
Herald Wedensday
County Weather Forecast Delivers Colder Night and Cool Saturday
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with a low in the 40s. Saturday will be clear to partly cloudy and cool with highs in the 60s. Record highs and lows noted for the date include 101 in 1953 and 27 in 1908. Precipitation measured at 0.32 inches in the past 24 hours. barometer at 29.92.
Baptists Name James W McCrossen New Minister
Rev. James W. McCrossen, 34, named minister of First Baptist Church at 410 S. Hickory. A Tulsa, Oklahoma native, he studied at Ottawa University and Berkeley Divinity School and served pastors in Topeka and Tulsa. He led local ministerial and alumni groups in the early 1960s.
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First Baptist Church
S. Hickory
James W. McCrossen
Tulesa
Oklahoma
McCrossen
Montgomery
Ottawa University
Berkeley Baptist Divinity School
Berkeley
Calif
East Orange
N.J
Dorothy Devor
Scottie Bluff
Neb
West Side
Experiment Aims to Curb Race Violence in San Francisco
In Hunters Point volunteers wearing police armbands patrolled the streets to prevent a racial truce from sparking renewed violence. Police limited patrols to the business thoroughfare as city and federal authorities join to tackle unemployment and alleged labor union discrimination.
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SAN Francisco
Hoteshake
Hunters Point
John Shelley
Wallace begins campaign attacks both major parties
Governor George C. Wallace opened his wife Lurleen Wallace’s run for governor with a broad critique of both major parties. He drew 8,000 to 10,000 in Birmingham praising states’ rights, said central government trends threaten liberty, and hinted he would remain a force in national politics despite campaigning for his spouse.
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Wallace
Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lurleen Wallace
George Wall
Johnson
Richard M. Nixn
Lester G. Maddox
Georgia
United States
Barry Goldewater
Vatican mission seeks peace in Vietnam without limits
The Vatican disclosed Pope Paul VI sent a three member papal mission to Saigon led by Archbishop Sergio Pignedoli. The pope promised to cooperate without limits to end the war, urging a just and pacific solution and marking his first public message to the theater of conflict.
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Papal
Vatican City
Vatican
Paul
Viet Nam
Sergio Pignedoli
Ponetifical
Saigon
Kansas Grows Rapidly As Population Hits New High
Kansas total population reached 2,220,362 at the start of 1966, a gain of 22,574 from 1965, with 71 of 105 counties reporting increases. Johnson County led with 8,848 new residents, while Kansas City added 177,790 due to annexation. Wichita remained largest city at 268,285, followed by Topeka 118,081 and Overland Park 61,894. The report lists the 10 largest counties and multiple cities over 10,000 population, noting Basehor as a newly incorporated city of 715 in Leavenworth County.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Couery Assessors
Johnson County
Sedgewick
Wyandotte
Douglas
Reno
Labette
Sumner
Kansas City
Wichita
Topeeka
Overland Park
Hutchinson
Salina
Pittsburg
Great Bend
Emporia
Junction Shawnee
Newton
Arkansas City
Dodge City
Liberal
Garden City
Olathe
Hays
Parsons
Atchison
el Dorado
Ottawa
Indepenence
Winfield
Chanute
Roeland Park
McPherson
Basehor
Leavenworth County
Inez Smashes Into Cuba Haiti Toll Feared High
Hurricane Inez struck eastern Cuba with 127 mph winds causing outages and fears of heavy losses in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Death toll stood at 39 across Guadeloupe and DR, with hundreds more feared dead as the storm battered valleys and poor homes before curving away from the U.S. mainland.
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Inez
Cuba
Haiti
Miami
Fla
Gordon Dunn
Misami
Dominican Republic
U.S. Navy
Guaneanamo Bay
Guadeloupe
Inez Fsom
Dunn
U.S
Women voters urged to harness power at local meeting
Mrs Victor Haflich Kansas Farm Bureau state women s chairman spoke to Ottawa and Franklin County women on how voting strength can reshape the nation. She urged voters to seek moral candidates, defend patriotism, and maintain self reliance rather than yield decision making to government.
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Victor Haflich
Kansas Farm Bureau
Ottawa
Franklin County
Haflich
First Methodist Church
Harlich
Byron Robison
The
Franklin
America
Victor Harlich
Docking Urges Constitutional Convention At Ottawa University
Democratic candidate Robert Docking told about 800 Ottawa University students that Kansas needs a constitutional convention to address growth gaps and outdated provisions. He criticized the current leadership and called for a stronger two party system while highlighting sections protecting dueling bans and military service funds for schools. Averyt introduced Keith Shumway and urged an active, principled campaign to elect Democrats.
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William Avery
Robert Docking
Ottawa University
Kansas
Kane Sas
Docking
Wayne Schmidt
The
Young Democrats
America
Kennedy
State House
Ronnie Averyt
Keith Shumway
Shumway
Wayne Angell
Averyt
U Thant May Stay At United Nations Post
U Thant said he would give serious consideration to serving a second term as UN secretary general. Council supporters expect him to stay, though he offered no timeline. Diplomats noted mixed signals after a 35 minute private meeting and a council communique.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
Security Council
United Nations
Thant
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Rev. McCrossen
Baptists
Peoples National Bank
Adv
A. C. Richeson
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Women’s Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
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