Kennedy Plea Raises Hopes In Steel Price Clash
President Kennedy urged restraint on steel price increases to avoid a broad industry wage clash. United States Steel Corp said it would study prices and Easter delays any statement while Wheeling Steel posted a six dollar per ton rise on key products. Analysts weighed whether selective increases will be viewed as general by the administration.
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Kennedy
United States Steel Corp
Wheeling Steel Corp
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers
Congress
West Virginia
Wheeling
Navy Hums With Grief as Thresher Disaster Probed
The Navy paid solemn tribute to 129 men lost with the nuclear submarine Thresher during a Portsmouth ceremony. A court of inquiry in Groton resumed, hearing that Lt Cmdr John W Harvey deemed the ship sea worthy before its final voyage. Navy officials stressed there could be no survivors at crush depth, as families awaited further word.
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Washington
Navy
America
Portsmouth
N. H
Boston
Christ
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Thresher
Cmdr
John W. Harvey
C. James Zurcher
Atlantic Command
Harvey
Adm
George W. Anderson
Naval Operations
Groton
Conn
Fred Korth
Atlantic
Seawolf
Korth
Bureau of Ships
New London
Submarine Thresher Sinking Scene Hit by Radio Interference
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution reported that radio transmissions from the Atlantis II ship appear garbled and then halted, with officials noting apparent Russian interference. Navy and Coast Guard spokesmen say such interference is common, not usually intentional, and can occur over long distances near George's Bank.
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Woods Hole
Mass
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Atlantis II
Thresher
Atlantis
Portsmouth
N.H
Navy
Boston
Coast Guard
George's Bank
Cape Cod
Flags at Half Staff for Thresher Loss
President Kennedy ordered all flags on U S government buildings and vessels flown at half staff until sunset Monday to honor 129 men lost aboard the submarine Thresher.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
U.S
Thresher
Sub crewman warned wife before Thresher voyage
Los Angeles AP report cites crewman George J. Kiesecker 38 who told his wife he feared the missing atomic submarine Thresher’s last cruise would end in tragedy. Relatives said he called the Thresher a coffin and feared he would be a wealthy widow.
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Los Angeles
George J. Kiesecker
Jacqueline Clover
Lily
Exeter
N.H
George
Miss Clover
Kiesecker
Andrea Keele
Torrance
Israel Gains In Power Tilt In Middle East
Cairo dispatch notes overall military balance favors Israel despite Egypt Iraq and Syria. Sources say Arab gains are gradual while a unified Arab force would take time to shape. Israel could mobilize about 250000 troops in 48 hours and maintains superior training and concentrated forces.
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Cairo
Middle East
Israel
Egypt
Iraq
Syria
Nasser
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Senate Approves 15 Billion in Military Hardware
The Senate authorized spending 14.95 billion for missiles ships aircraft and R D starting July with 363.7 million for two RS70 reconnaissance aircraft. The vote was 58 to 16 after a secret session requested by Strom Thurmond.
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Washington
Senate
House
Orakt
Ate Vosce
Research Agency Facing Uncertain Future in Topeka
A bill to create a non profit research foundation to coordinate university research in Kansas faced an uncertain fate in Topeka. The measure would shift some funds from state budget control to the foundation and impose administration rules, sparking questions about a possible veto by Gov. John Anderson and delaying economic development plans.
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Topeka
Senate
John Anderson
Research Foundation
Kansas
State Department of Economic Development
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Kansas State University
State Department of Administration
K-State
Raymond Nichols
Kansas University
Modern Spacious Facilities Rum ee Funeral Home Vi 25
Readable fragments describe a funeral home facility expansion with emphasis on modern design and spacious rooms. The item notes renovations completed or underway at Rum ee Funeral Home and cites a date code 25 in the segment.
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Rumeee
Blossoming Colors Flourish Across Lawrence and KU Campus
Warm dry weather brings a rapid, all at once bloom of trees and shrubs in Lawrence and at Kansas University. Prof. Ronald McGregor notes heightened colors from 70s to 80s temperatures, with many varieties like crab apples redbuds and lilacs creating a vivid spring display.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
Union of South Africa
Ian Macdonald
Johannesburg
Lawson Lobb
East London
Illinois University
Ronald McGregor
KU Botany Department
Prof. McGregor
Kansas
Mt. Oread
Lindley Hall
Miss Lawrence Pageant Set for April 19 at High School
Ten finalists will compete for Miss Lawrence in a pageant April 19 at 8 p.m. in the Lawrence High School auditorium with the theme When You Wish Upon a Star. Contestants include Jane Booth Carol Synovec Joan Burger Kemp Wiehkliff Loretta Marcoux Sharon Richmond Mary Todd Elaine Milett Bonnie Ward Peggy Dewey and Mimi Frink will crown the new queen who will advance to Miss Kansas in Pratt in June. Top prize is a 100 scholarship with two runners up earning 50 scholarships from Pepsi Cola. Tickets are sold at local banks and shops. admission is 1 for adults and 50 cents for children.
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Jane Booth
Naismith
Lawrence High School
Carol Synovec
Morrowville
Kansas University
Watkins Hall
Joan Burger
Prairie Village
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Kemp Wiehkliff
Mission
Delta Gamma
Loretta Marcoux
Onaga
Alpha Phi
Sharon Richmond
Louisburg
North Corbin
Reading
Mary Todd
Arkansas City
Lewis Hall
Elaine Milett
Ind
Bonnie Ward
Topeka
Peggy Dewey
Kansas City
Kan
Delta Delta Delta
Mimi Frink
Pratt
Pepsi Cola Co
First National Bank
Round Corner Drug
Bill Medlin
Adission
Banking Officials From 17 Counties Meet In Lawrence
More than 800 bank employees from 17 counties attend a Kansas Bankers Association dinner in the Kansas Union ballroom in Lawrence. Larry Ros of Shreveport La speaks on business development and bank salesmanship. Local arrangements are led by Harold Scheve with Fred A. Dunmire attending from Kansas City Kan. The event aims to boost bank service sales and community economy through improved money services.Entertainment includes the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Dixieland Five and group singing led by Clayton Krehbiel.
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Kansas Bankers Association
Kansas Union
Larry R Os
Shreveport
Lawrence
Baldwin
Eudora
Harold Scheve
Douglas County State Bank
KBA Personnel Commission
Fred A. Dunmire
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Dunmire
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Dixieland Five
Clayton Krehbiel
Kansas University
Daniel DeBlock
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Pleasant Easter Weekend Forecast For Lawrence
Pleasant weather is indicated for Lawrence with fair skies Saturday. Temperatures should reach 70 after a low around 35 to 40. No rain is forecast. Readings: 66 today after an overnight low of 36 as nights stay cool and days warm gradually.
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Lawrence
Weather: Northeast Kansas fair tonight and Saturday
Forecast shows fair conditions across Northeast Kansas tonight and Saturday with cooler lows. Record high and low figures for today are noted, including a 1901 high of 82 and a 1940 low of 26.
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Kansas
Five Day Forecast For Kansas Region
Forecast shows a stretch from Saturday to Wednesday with near normal high temperatures in the 61 to 68 range and lows around 46 in the southeast and 4 in the northwest. Precipitation expected as showers or thunderstorms after Sunday, totaling one tenth to one quarter inch.
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Kansas
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