Accidents Rise on 70 MPH Colorado Highways
A Colorado highway meeting reports a 47 percent rise in accidents on 70 mph zones in the last six months of 1959 south of Greeley, with injuries up 47 percent and fatalities up 200 percent. Statewide 70 mph incidents were 90 percent higher in the first five months of 1960, as officials note a need for longer study and caution on speed zone effects.
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Robert Wichuna
A.M. Pepper
Colorado
Pepper
U. S
Greeley
Weld
Larimer
Boulder
Morgan
State Highway Department
Bureau of Public Roads
Manile
S. W. Neilson
Northeast Vision
State Patrol
J. C. Bower
Highway Department
Hie
W. J. Lamberth
Darrel G. Vail
Bower
New Western State College Names Dr Veon President
Gunnison Colorado announced today the appointment of Dr Veon as president of Western State College succeeding Dr P P Michelson who resigns effective June 1 to take an educational post in Hawaii. Veon, sixth president since founding, is a Washington State alum with master and doctoral in education and has served as naval pilot and educator in Washington.
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U.S. Navy
Washington’ State
Vena
Schol
Yakdron
Bellegus
Wash
Othello
Carning
Executive Magazine
New York State
New York
Barbara Moore Enters Colorado on Hiking Trek
Barbara Moore, a 1-year-old vegetarian doctor, begins a transcontinental hike into northwestern Colorado. She plans to pass Artesia near the Colorado Utah border, then Blue Mountain and Massadena, continuing along U S Highway 40 toward Berthoud Pass, 131 feet above sea level, as showers threaten later in the day.
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Artesia
Colo
Barbara Moore
Colorado
Moora
Blue Mountain
Here
Massadena
Moore
Berthoud Pass
Windsor School Bonds Sold In Weld County
Windsor district approved a bond issue to raise 225900 for a new primary school building on Oak Street. Boettcher and Co were the underwriters and bids are expected in about three weeks with construction planned to include eight classrooms and an all purpose room.
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Bob Beard
Moore
Cole
Red
Windsor
Boettcher and Co
Colorado
Artesta
Robert Talmage
Tipsttcher Company
Talmage
Weld County
Fred Cuckow Elected AS president at college
Fred Cuckow of Colorado Springs was elected president of the Associated Students for the next year after a run-off with Monte Otte of Greeley. He has served on the student council for two years and held roles including sophomore class president and at large representative, with memberships in Blue Key Intercollegiate Knights and Pi Omega Pi. Next year’s senior and sophomore officers and student council representatives were also announced.
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Fred Cuckow
St ¢Se
Colorado Springs
Associated
Nest
Ife
Monte Otte
Greeley
Yim
Cuckow
Blue Key
Intercollegiate Knights
Pi Omega Pi
Ivho
Independent Students Assn
Millie Harris
Littleton
Rick Jacobus
Grea Jey
Carolyn White
Denver
Karan Hein
Cheyenne
Claire Monson
Vickie Myers
Pueblo
Linda Phillips
Wheat Ridge
Donna Holdemag
Grand Dunelion
Don Carpenter
Pam Carleton
San Jose
Calif
Terry Curian
Fort Morgen
Sue Haney
Walsenbur
Ann Wheeler
Rick
Werntz
Lady Chiristensen
Audubon
Iowa
Jeannine Olsen
Orchard
Jane Woodhar
Nance
Neb
Circus worker killed as elephant pins handler to wall
Albert Boyette, an animal handler for the Rani Brothers Circus, was critically injured when a four ton elephant trapped him against a trailer wall. He suffered broken ribs, a fractured arm, head injuries, and back trauma as the elephant wrapped its trunk around him and tossed him out of the trailer. The incident occurred in Newark, New Jersey.
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Newark
Albert Boyette
Rani Brothers: Circus
Breiken
Bovetde
Storm Wets Weld County with Snow in South. Rain Delays Utilities
A cold wind driven storm drenched Weld County with rain and snow, washing over Greeley and towns like Keenesburg and Briggsdale. Rain and snow measurements varied from trace to over an inch with notable moisture in Prospect Valley and surrounding areas. Power and telephone outages followed wet cables and a transformer fault near east Greeley as crews worked to restore service while forecasts warned of continued unsettled weather.
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Robert Widlund
Gretley
Weld
Fort Lupton
Greeley
Great Western Sugar Company
Ray L. Reynolds
Great Western Sugar» Company
Keenesburg
Tne Ju
Prospect Valley
Great Western
Brighton
Eaton
East Greeley
Friday Straw Hat Day Begins The Season
Fr iday will be straw hat day nationwide as men swap winter felt hats for lighter summer styles. New straw hats in fresh colors and shapes fill store shelves while sportwear and summer outfits adapt to the warmer season.
Soviet Leader Threatens Rockets After Downing U S Plane
Nikita Khrushchev told the Supreme Soviet the Soviet armed forces shot down an American plane and warned of retaliatory rocket strikes if American bombers appear over the Soviet Union. He linked the incident to the forthcoming summit, lampooned Nixon, and urged allied nations to recognize their risks. The downing followed a border incursion from Afghanistan on April 9 and May 1, with Khrushchev pledging a protest and defense measures.
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Paris
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
White House
Heli ‘Vopter
Hadeen
Richard M. Nixon
Christian A. Herter
Thomas
Stanley Johnson
Nikita Kirshchev
U.S
Ussfon
Takas
Nixon
Giliawt
Russia
Supreme Soviet
Det
Turkey
Pentagon
Lake van
Armenia
U. S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States
Soviet Union
Khruchchev
Britain
France
Unarmed U S Lab Plane Shot Down by Reds
The U S State Department and NASA issued reports on Khrushchev’s claim that an American research plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. The plane, from Adana Turkey, carried a civilian pilot, had no armament, and likely suffered oxygen equipment failure causing unconsciousness while on a flight planned to Lake Van before returning to Adana. NASA confirmed the pilot’s oxygen problem and a non combat mission with a NASA seal on the tail.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Die Nnassa
Dows
National Security Council
NSC
House
James C. Hagerty
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Department of State
Congress
Khrushchev
Waaenvisiton
Miarep Department
U.S. Y Research
Nikita Khrushchev
The
Department
Soviet Union
State Department
Adana
Turkey
Walter T. Ranney
NASA
Khrishchev
Fier
Incirlik
Lake van
Lake Wan Beseo
Khrushchev Dashes Hopes for Paris Summit
Associated Press analysis notes Khrushchev’s Paris address weakens prospects for real talks. A three hour ovation amid a Soviet power shake signals a shift away from détente. Khrushchev promises consumer gains including tax abolition by 1985 and higher take-home pay, while old Stalinists intensify within Moscow.
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William L. Ryan
Associated’ Press
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
Khrushchev
Washington
Khrushkehev
Weather Outlook Regional Wyoming and State
Regional forecast notes partly cloudy conditions in Wyoming with west portions facing colder air tonight and subfreezing temperatures. Strong winds ease tonight. Friday expected partly cloudy skies and rising temperatures. Lows tonight 10-20 in the mountains and 20-30 elsewhere.
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Sugar
College
Colorado
Wyoming
Sam Taylor Withdraws From Congressional Race
Colorado State Senator Sam Taylor of Walsenburg pulled out of the Democratic bid for Congress in the Third District after a new medical evaluation in Denver. Doctors warned of possible surgery if he fails to improve in weeks, and he suggested Florissant County colleague Rep Albert Tomsic should receive the nomination.
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Walsenburg
Fluerfano County
Albert Tomsic
Tomsic
Subdivision Approval Moves Forward in City Planning
The city planning commission granted final plat approval for Highland Park First Addition between 47th and Sith Aves and W. 24th and We ath Sts, with 1481 building lots. They also gave conditional approval to Weidenkester subdivision of 18 lots near N. 26th Ave, with building conformances required. The panel tabled a zoning change to allow clinics in business zones.
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City Planning Commission
Highland Park
47Th
Sith Aves
W. 24Th
Weath Sts
Weidenkester
4Th Sts
N. 26Th Ave
B. H. Grace
VA Hospital Chief Receives Promotion
Washington AP reports Dr. Hy Marlin Engle 45, manager of the Veterans Hospital in Denver, promoted to deputy chief medical director of the Veterans Administration effective May. He succeeds Dr. Roy A. Wolford, who retired April 90 after more than 40 years of federal service. Engle's salary rises from 13760 to 18420 annually.
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Washington
Hy Marlin Engle
Veterans Hospital
Denver
Ase
Veterans Administration
Wistransto
Engle
Roy A. Wolford
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