X15 pilot Joe Walker tops 255000 feet in winged rocket plane
Edwards base reports Joe Walker flew the X15 to about 255000 feet, beating the 217000 foot record by 38 miles per hour and suggesting winged craft could reach orbit. He described survivable, controlled reentry and noted instruments varied on height data. The flight opens the door to higher aims, possibly 75 miles, later this year.
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Space Agency
Air Force
Bob White
Joe Walker
Edwards Air Force Base
Rusk Urges End to Soviet Secrecy at CENTO Session
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk told CENTO ministers that ending the East West arms race requires the Soviet Union to abandon secrecy. He said the U S may conduct limited atmospheric nuclear tests while secrecy and disarmament remain incompatible. Rusk pledged U S cooperation to defend the Middle East amid Communist threats. He travels next to Athens for NATO talks and then to Australia for ANZUS discussions.
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U.S
Dean Rusk
Soviet Union
Central Treaty Organization
CENTO
Rusk
United States
Rush
America
Middle East
Pakistan
Iran
Turkey
Britain
Abbas Aram
K. M. Sheikh
Feridum Cemal Erkin
Anderson Attacks Reapportionment Challenge as Politics
Gov. John Anderson called Democratic plans to challenge Kansas congressional reapportionment politically motivated. State Democrats said a suit is being prepared to declare the 1961 reapportioning law invalid, a measure enacted by the Republican legislature and signed by Anderson.
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PEKA
John Anderson
Kansas
Anderson
High Court Justices Urge Right To Counsel In State Trials
Three Supreme Court justices call for mandatory defense counsel in state criminal trials. The stance, supported by Chief Justice Warren and Justice Douglas, stems from a 7-0 ruling overturning Willard Carnley’s Florida incest conviction. Justice Brennan notes a lawyer could have invoked a hospital-commitment state law.
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Supreme Court
Justice Black
Warren
Douglas
Willard Carnley
Florida
Carnley
Frankfurter
White
Brennan
Weather data snapshot with 83 high and 61 low
Readings show high 83 and low 61 for Saturday with rainfall 0.3 inch by 1 p.m. A record high of 93 dated 1859 is noted with unclear other figures.
Weather Forecast Northeast Kansas
Scattered showers end tonight as cooler air moves in Fair and warmer conditions expected Tuesday Temperatures fall to around 10 to 45 degrees tonight and rise to about 70 degrees on Tuesday
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Kansas
Democrats Prepare Suit On Reapportionment In Kansas
Kansas Democrats said they will file a federal suit over the 1961 reapportionment, seeking to restore equal protection. They argue the plan creates a 58 county western district and splits Wyandotte County, potentially forcing at large or reconfigured congressional races this fall.
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Poizner
Kansas
Wyandotte
Betwen
U. S. Supreme Court
Stock Market Index Slips as Investors Push Shares Lower
New York closing averages show 60 stocks at 245.9, down 2 points amid light trading. Investors weigh economic signals and company results as the market trends downward.
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New York
Market Reports Move Up With Daylight Saving Time
With eastern areas on daylight saving time market trading ends an hour earlier. Daily market reports in the Journal- World will include closing figures and the stock market index will appear daily on Page 1.
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Journal- World
Fleeing Kilpatrick Shot By Olathe Police
Richard Kilpatrick 21 of Greenwood Kan was shot and killed by Olathe police after a 20 minute chase for a stop sign violation. Officers say Kilpatrick approached a roadblock and a patrolman fired multiple shots striking him in the head. Kilpatrick’s car crashed into a utility pole.
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Olathe
Kan
Richard Raymond Kilpatrick
Greenwood
Kilpatrick
Tom Lawrenkiewicz
Gerald Brown
Shooting at Santa Fe Lunch Leaves Two Wounded
In Lawrence a 60 year old man Gus Carlson and a 27 year old Donny Readen were hit by shotgun pellets when a .16 gauge weapon discharged during a struggle over a gun at the Santa Fe Lunch. Carlson remains in fair to poor condition. Readen treated and released. Beatrice Brooks arrested on drunkenness charge with $100 bond.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Sante Fe
E. 7Th St
Gus A. Carlson
Det. St
Donny C. Readen
Beatrice I. Brooks
N. Y. St
Brooks
Aaron Brooks
Santa Fe
Carlson
Railway Express Agency
Iola Entomologist L A Calkins Dies at 55
L A Calkins state entomologist from Iola died Saturday evening at Iola aged 55. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at the First Methodist Church in Iola with Waugh Funeral Home directing arrangements.
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L. A. Calkins
Iola
First Methodist
Waugh
Rain totals dip. slight tornado near Edwardsville reported
A morning rainstorm brought 0.3 inches to Lawrence pushing April totals to 1.23 inches while Oswego and McCune logged higher rainfall. A tornado funnel sighting near Edwardsville caused alarms but did not touch the ground. Tuesday forecast calls for fair and warmer weather.
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Edwardsville
Kansas City
Douglas County Beef Breeders Show Draws Strong Turnout
The Douglas County Beef Breeders Association Show drew 75 cattle from 42 exhibitors at the 4H Fairgrounds. Alan Cox won overall with an Angus steer, Tom Hoff took reserve in the all breeds with a Hereford, and Charles Walter and Arden Booth tied for first in the adult judging division. Junior winner was Larry Tucker, with Charles Walter winning the Angus bull championship and Tom Hoff reserve. Beck's Hereford Farm claimed both champion and reserve Hereford bulls, with Suzanne Lewis taking the female reserve. William Henry Jr. won the Shorthorn titles and the female reserve, Roy Henry the female champion, while Caylen Rose and Owen Turner secured junior division honors.
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E. H. Dimick
Beck
Hereford
Baldwin
Suzanne Lewis
William Henry Jr
Lecompton
Roy Henry
Caylen Rose
DeSoto
Angus
Owen Turner
Suzanne
Nobel Winners Dine With Kennedy At White House
President Kennedy hosts 173 dinner guests including 49 Nobel Prize winners and notable writers at the White House in a landmark gathering praised for its breadth of talent. Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. and Linus Pauling mingle as autographs are sought on engraved menus.
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Kennedy
White House
Western Hemisphere
Air Force
Linus C. Pauling
U.S
America
Lester Pearson
Canada
Thomas Jefferson
Large KU Role In Abilene Fete
Kansas University involvement marks the Eisenhower Presidential Library dedication in Abilene. KU Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe will deliver the dedicatory address on resources for the future. The 115 member marching band 150 midshipmen and EU bands will participate in a 10 a.m. parade and 1 p.m. ceremonies. Gen. Eisenhower Gov. John Anderson and Archivist Wayne Grover will speak.
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W. Clarke Wescoe
Russell L. Wiley
Wescoe
John Ise A KU Emeritus Economics Professor
Editor notes that John Ise, professor emeritus of economics at Kansas University, joined KU as associate professor in 1920s, taught until retirement in 1955, later taught at Goucher College, then lived in Lawrence. He earned degrees from Wisconsin and Harvard, and resides at 1208 Miss St with Mrs. Ise.
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Kansas University
Tse
University
Goucher
Lven
Lawrence
Ise
Harvard
Miss, St
Those Dangerous Liberals Opinion Piece
A lengthy critique defends liberalism in education and politics, arguing liberals are open minded and wary of communism. It contrasts liberal welfare states with reactionary regimes, warns against Birchers and Goldwater, and asserts private property under liberal governance is safest. The piece cites Russia, Cuba, China, and Western Europe to argue liberal policy dampens communist appeal.
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Nixon
Birchers
China
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
North Vietnam
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the Birchers
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Europe
Goldwater
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Bircher
Eisenhower
Allan Dulles
Earl Warren
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