Civil War Legends in Missouri and Kansas Highlight Era Figures
A retrospective links Missouri and Kansas Civil War era figures to names like John Brown, Atchison, Blair, Lane, and Fremont, noting leaders on both sides, key battles, and the lasting memory through statues, place names, and grave markers as the centennial approaches.
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J. R. Anderson
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
John Brown
Beecher Bibles
Jayhawkers
Bleeding
Wilson’s Creek
Quantrill’s Guerillas
Abraham Lincoln
Jim Lane
U.S
David Rice Atchison
Francis P. Blair
St. Louis
Lane
Atchison
Blair
Frank Blair Jr
Montgomery
Lincoln
Frank Blair
A. S. Grant
Phil Sheridan
East
William T. Sherman
Robert E. Lee
Sterling Price
Jo Shelby
John S. Marmaduke
Thomas T. Crittenden
John S. Phelps
Arkansas
James Shields
Carrollton
Fort Riley
Jeb Stuart
Joseph E. Johnston
Stuart
Episcopal Church
Junction City
Kaw
John C. Fremont
Pathfinder
Fremont
Republican Party
Mark Twain
Hannibal
Eugene Ware
Daniel Anthony
Leavenworth
Susan
Pershing Scores Perfect Launch in Cape Canaveral Test
The Army marked its second straight launch success with a two stage Pershing missile at Cape Canaveral. The 34 foot solid fuel rocket carried a simulated warhead about 140 miles down range. Brig Gen Richard M Hurst hailed the flight as a complete success as Army Ballistic Missile Agency and Martin Co push a mobile weapon with 50 to 700 mile range.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Army
Richard M. Hurst
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Martin Co
Less Radiation For Discoverer VIII Satellite
Air Force scientists report Discoverer VIII received far less radiation than Discoverer XVII during a space flight. The gold plated capsule from Discoverer XVIII opened Monday showed radiation levels not registering on needle dot meters during its 48 orbits. Detailed radiation data on seven tissues and other specimens are expected within two weeks.
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San Antonio
Tex
Air Force
George Crawford
School of Aviation Medicine
California
Pacific
Katanga Province Drives Congo Revenue From Minerals
Katanga Province accounts for nearly two thirds of the Republic of the Congo's revenue due to its rich mineral deposits, highlighting the region's economic importance and reliance on mineral resources.
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Republic of the Congo
Katanga
Soviet warning on bases risks near British waters
The Soviet Union warned Britain that the Scottish base harboring U.S. Polaris submarines could be attacked if an incident occurred, even beyond British territorial waters. The statement said Prime Minister Harold Macmillan wrongly believed only the submarine would be targeted.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Harold Macmillan
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Lawrence
Jesse James
West
William F
Buffalo Bill) Cody
James B
Wild Bill) Hickok
James
Quantrill
Fin Thas
Patterson
Sears
Habilly
Dacron
du Pont
T.M
Delicate
N. Main
Pershing
Inland Gold
McClung - Payne
Grant Garden City
Garden City