American Exhibit Shines at Moscow Fair Despite Criticism
In Moscow the American exhibit is the town’s draw as Soviet visitors flood the glass pavilion and ask many questions. Soviet press criticism sharpens interest, while guides report friendly inquiries and no personal hostility. The fair sees larger crowds with Khrushchev speeches, Ramac jokes, and recent dust-related repairs.
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Ukraine
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Ramac
Associated Press
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Ned Star
Japan schedules satellite launch plan for 1965
Tokyo reports Japan aims to launch its first earth satellite in 1965 as part of a five year program by the Japanese Aeronautic Development Committee. The program will also include rocket flights for typhoon studies space health and space communications.
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Japanese Astronautic Development Committee
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Massachusetts Parking Authority
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Funds in Bill For A Carrier Funds in Bill For A Carrier
A Senate House conference bill provides just under 40 billion dollars for the U S armed forces this fiscal year. It adds funds for a second nuclear aircraft carrier and increases Marine Corps strength to 200000, with other boosts for Army Reserves and National Guard. The measure aligns with President Eisenhowers request totals and transfer authorities, awaiting final approval.
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House
Eisenhower
Congress
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Army National Guard
Nuclear carrier funding debate narrows to start-up grant
The Senate approved 380 million dollars for the carrier’s full cost while the House did not fund it. Conferees agreed on 35 million dollars to begin construction, with an estimated four years to complete the vessel.
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Senate
House
Humboldt man injured in farm accident near Humboldt
Humboldt Narold Dean Whitaker remains hospitalized in Neosho Memorial at Chanute after Sunday tractor mishap. He fell in front of a moving truck, suffered serious back abrasions and internal injuries, and underwent abdominal surgery earlier this week. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Harold Whitaker of rural Humboldt.
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Georgia youth missing after Grand Canyon bike trip
Two companions died during a Grand Canyon biking trip. Park Service officials search for 16 year old John Manson Owens of Savannah, saying there is no hope of finding him alive. In Newburgh New York a clam yielded a pearl Mecca found while preparing clams in Salisbury Mills. A jeweler confirms the pearl. A Cuba boycott of a Western Hemisphere foreign ministers conference is discussed in Washington.
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Caribbean tensions loom as ministers meet in Chile
Opening talks in Santiago on August 12 focus on economic underdevelopment as a cause of instability. Ministers plan to discuss Caribbean tensions and the OAS rejection of a specific allied aid proposal.
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Hawaiians Cast 170 119 Votes in First State Election
Honolulu AP reports Hawaiians cast a record 170 119 votes in their first state election on Tuesday, surpassing the previous mark of 154 329 set last November.
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Emil E Lofgren Investments Promises Better Living
Westin Sec Inc memo outlines Emil E Lofgren Investments offering better living and better income through stock exchange opportunities. Chanute Kansas address listed for contact.
Missing Plane Hunt Continues as Search Expands
A fourth day of search for Dr. Hubert Larson of Columbia, Missouri, intensifies with Arkansas Air National Guard and Civil Air Patrol units from Arkansas and Missouri joining. Thirteen CAP planes from Springfield, Missouri, were to sweep areas north of Springfield toward Blue Mountain in the Boston Range, while leads from residents near Texarkana and Reeds Spring are being checked. His wife Betty, 28, and their two children wait in Texarkana as Larson recently became a resident surgeon at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia.
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Frank Bailey
Ken Watkins
Little Rock
Watkins
Arkansas Cap
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Betty
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Rail payrolls near five billion dollars in 1958
United States railroad payrolls totaled almost five billion dollars in 1958, reflecting substantial wage payments across the sector. The figure highlights the scale of railway labor costs during the late 1950s era of American transport and industry.
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Rusted Civil War cannon ball found near Kansas City site
A rusted iron ball filled with powder was unearthed Thursday near Fifth and Oak while excavating for a parking lot. Police ballistics expert William J. Myers examined the artifact at headquarters and dismantled it, confirming Civil War era origin.
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Fifth and
Oak Streets
William J. Myers
Atlas Nose Cone Aids Space Flight
The Atlas intercontinental missile, key to boosting the first American into orbit, also aids early manned space flight. A recovered 12 foot Atlas nose cone from the Atlantic last week held a small scientific laboratory to study effects of microgravity and related space conditions.
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Fla
Earth
Atlantic
Space Cone Recovered From July 21 Flight
Reporters were shown the recovered cone recovered off Ascension Island on the Atlantic missile range. The cone endured 12 000 degree heat on re entry and was the largest space produced by the country.
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Ascension Island
Atlantic Missile Range
Farming Ties 35 to 40 Percent in U S Population
A substantial share of Americans, around 35 to 40 percent, are involved in farming or in activities tied to farm supplies including production, processing, and distribution, highlighting agriculture's broad economic footprint.
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