Engineer calls for cutting water waste and pollution controls
Lt. Gen. Emerson Itschner told the National Rivers and Harbors congress that U S water demand could reach 600 billion gallons daily by 1980 and urged reduced waste and stronger pollution measures. He favored reservoir expansion, stricter river regulation, and preservation of sites to ensure future supply.
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Washington
Chief of the Army Engineers
Emerson C. Itschner
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
U. S
Mississippi
Baton Rouge
Columbia River
Dalles
Ore
Potomac
Itsehner
Itschner
Look to Rocky If Nixon Errs
The report notes Republicans in Congress discuss President Nixon's missteps and weigh Governor Rocky's slim odds for the nomination as the party seeks a path forward.
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Rocky
Nixon
Congress
Rockefeller Draft Pressure on Nixon in GOP Tilt
Republicans in Congress see Rockefeller as a potential pressure point if Nixon falters in the race for the GOP nomination. Senator Aiken of Vermont notes a faint prospect for Rockefeller’s candidacy but says Nixon would be pressed to articulate broader liberal policies before the convention.
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Washington
Congress
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
G.O.P
New York
George D. Aiken
Rvt
Rockefeller
Aiken
Eisenhower
G. O P
Cliburn Opens 50 Day Soviet Tour
American pianist Van Cliburn arrived in Moscow to begin a 50 day concert tour of the Soviet Union with performances planned across multiple cities and venues.
Gift seal carving exposes Soviet spying at U.S. embassy
In Moscow an engraved wooden replica of the U.S. seal with a hidden listening device was shown to the Security Council by Henry Cabot Lodge as proof of a Soviet espionage ring. Lodge presented the artifact amid debate on a Soviet resolution to condemn the United States.
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Moscow
United States
Security Council
Henry Cabot Lodge
Ambassador Lodge
Andrei Gromyko
Lodge
Council
Llewellyn Thompson
Richard Pedersen
U. S
United Nations
N. Y
U. N. Security Council
Andrei A. Gromyko
What Is the National Purpose
Adlai Stevenson contributes the first Life magazine viewpoint on national purpose to The Star with Archibald Mac Leish the next in the series. The exchange reflects an election year climate as eminent Americans share guiding aspirations for the nation.
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New York Times
The
Star
Life Magazine
Adlai Stevenson
Archibald MacLeish
Parade for Memorial Day Procession Route Declared
A memorial day parade will march from Thirtieth and Main to the Mall. The note appears on Inside Pages with page references for additional details.
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Thirtieth
Weather Summary: Mild Skies and Cooling Tonight
Weather forecast notes fair and mild conditions with a cooler night and a low in the mid 50s. Tomorrow will see highs around the upper 70s, with a 35 percent chance of precipitation by 1 p.m. River stage today at 10.6 feet, down 1.4 feet. Lake of the Ozarks at 4.4 feet below full reservoir.
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Lake of the Ozarks
House agrees on school plan to avert veto and extend program
The House voted 112 to 87 to approve a compromise school construction bill. It accepts matching funds locally, extends the program from three to four years, and raises cost estimates from 75 million to 1,300 million dollars.
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Washington
House
Israeli Air Clash Over Sinai Intercepts Egyptian Planes
Israeli fighters shot down an Egyptian army plane near the border after four MIGs crossed from the Sinai. In Sinai clashes two Israeli planes and two UAR aircraft exchanged fire with one Israeli plane damaged and all UAR planes returning safely.
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Tel Aviv
Sinai Desert
Cairo
United Arab Republic
Egypt
Sinai
Mild and Bright Weather Dims Missouri Kansas Rain Totals
The Kansas City area enjoys pleasant resort like weather with fair skies through tomorrow. Edward L Norris, forecaster, says highs will reach upper 70s after a mid 50s overnight. Rainfall totals vary in Missouri from .02 in Joplin to .98 at Butler and across Kansas from .01 at Salina to .51 at Chanute.
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Kansas City
Edward L. Norris
Missouri
Kansas
Columbia
Joplin
Butler
Salina
Chanute
Woman describes forced landing after Soviet shootdown
Mrs. Barbara McCash 24 of Atlanta was aboard a U S Air Force C 47 flying from Copenhagen to Hamburg that strayed into East Germany where Soviet MIGs forced it down. She said the crew kept calm as gunners fired and the plane landed in East Germany. Russians later allowed departure after weather delays.
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Barbara McCash
Atlanta
U. S. Air Force
Copenhagen
Hamburg
East Germany
West Germany
McCash
Air Force
Associated Press
Iesbaden
Germany
Mack
Capt
Paul McCash
Wiesbaden
London
James Lundy
Findlay
Lundy
Poland joins Russians as Tunisia and Ceylon abstain
A vote records Poland aligning with Russia while Tunisia and Ceylon abstain. The decision shifts regional support in the delegation and signals divergence among neighboring states.
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Poland
Tunisia
Ceylon
U N Security Council rejects Soviet U 2 protest
The U N Security Council voted 2 to 7 with 2 abstentions against a Soviet resolution condemning U S spy flights over Russia. Gromyko denounced Eisenhower speech and warned of repulsed flights while Lodge displayed a Moscow listening device. Eight members said U 2 flights did not prove aggression.
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Gromyko
L Eisenhower
Lodge
United States
Soviet Union
U. S
Eisenhower
Council
Security Council
Gary Price paralyzed in trampoline accident at Junction City
Gary Lee Price, 242 ninth graders at Junction City junior high Kas paralyzed after trampoline accident May 11. He is a football team tackle and track letterman with B average and is at University of Kansas Medical Center. Larry Hohman witnessed as Gary and friend tried trampoline. Gary failed to spring and loss of balance led to the accident.
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Junction City
Kas
Gary
Gary Lee Price
University of Kansas Medical Center
H. D. Karns
Karns
Larry Hohman
Larry
William Sleight
Eisenhower backs full congressional inquiry on summit
President Eisenhower pledged full cooperation with congressional inquiries into the Paris summit collapse after a White House breakfast with Democratic and Republican leaders. Senate leader Lyndon Johnson and others described the session as friendly, and Dirksen said Eisenhower fully approved of Senate foreign relations committee inquiries.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Democratic
Capitol
Paris
Johnson
Congressional Inquiry Committees
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee.” Dirksen
Sen
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Reds Say She Fails to Make Case
Tass, the Soviet news agency, claimed Eisenhower's summit report did not justify U S policy inside and outside the country. White House communications chief Hagerty cited tremendous favorable public reaction to the president's radio television summary with only two critical telegrams among 300.
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London
Tass
Eisenhower
U. S
Washington
Moscow Radio
The
White House
James Hagerty
Pledge by IEE He Tells Legislators of Cooperation
An IEE official pledged full cooperation to legislators during the Summit Inquiry. He affirmed willingness to share information and assist investigators, signaling a cooperative stance amid the inquiry process.
El Gallo Rafael Gomez Ortega Dies at 77
Rafael Gomez Ortega known as El Gallo dies in Seville at age 77 from a kidney infection. He was a famed bullfighter during his prime and passed away on May 25 in Seville, Spain.
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Seville
Spain
Rafael Gomez Ortega
el Gallo
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