Pageantry Opens XVII Olympic Games in Rome Heat
Rome hosts the XVII Olympiad with about 100000 spectators as President Gronchi arrives late. Rafer Johnson leads the United States parade and the Soviet Union enters with 232 athletes as officials highlight a cooling ceremony. The Nationalists protest Taiwan designation, while Pope John XXIII and Khrushchev attend. The games begin with boxing and water polo actions tonight.
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Carl Hinkle
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West Point
U.S
Castro Unit Likely to Quit OAS Session
Latino American foreign ministers abandoned hopes of mediating between Fidel Castro and the United States as the OAS began drafting a resolution condemning foreign meddling in the hemisphere. Castro sent a special envoy after pledging friendship with the Soviet Union and Red China, signaling a walkout by Cuba.
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Christian A. Herter
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Eisenhower gains over Kennedy with congressional support
President Eisenhower narrows the gap with Kennedy as Congress backs his foreign aid bill worth 3.989 billion dollars and advances his medical care plan. The Senate approves an Antarctic treaty and a 600 million dollar Latin American aid program while Kennedy faces Senate hurdles and a failed civil rights bill.
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Weather prospects for Northeast Kansas with varying clouds
Scattered thundershowers this evening and partly cloudy skies through Friday. Lows tonight near 70, high Friday around 90. Temperatures show 4 am readings at 92 with a 72 low, year-ago high 71. Humidity 6 pm today 86 percent, 42 percent at 6 pm Wednesday.
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New York Stocks End Lower Amid Mixed Trading
Wall Street ends with the Dow and broader averages drifting lower as 60 stocks average 224.3 with a 0.9 point decline amid mixed trading conditions.
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Manners Are Vital Even For Broncs at Jayhawk Rodeo
Charles Tuck of Wichita Falls Texas rode a bronc from the fairgrounds to Happy Hats restaurant during the Jayhawk Rodeo and Douglas County Fair in Lawrence. After the horse broke reins and bolted, Tuck chased it back to the grounds, then resumed breakfast to find his meal cold and cooler nerves.
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Kodak color finishing 3 day service offered by Raney Drug Stores
Raney Drug Stores announce a three day turnaround for color finishing services from Kodak. This advertisement highlights fast processing and in store drop off for customer convenience.
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Top Hands Expected For County's Rodeo
The second annual Jayhawk Rodeo runs September 1 to 3 at the Douglas County 4 H Fairgrounds with top professional rodeo contestants from the United States and Canada. A $1,500 purse and world championship stakes attract big crowds and a possible sellout, as advance reports indicate strong ticket sales and local merchant contests to boost attendance.
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Interior Department funds Haskell student union project
The Interior Department awards a 30700 dollar contract to a Lawrence firm for Haskell Institute student union construction. Constant Construction Co. secures piling and grade beams work while superintendent Solon G Ayers expects a one year build period. The facility for 1100 Indian students will cost 200000 to 250000 and sit on Barker Avenue facing south.
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Still a Promise of Rain Here
Lawrence forecast thunderstorms and unstable air across Kansas through Friday. Central Kansas saw rain earlier while tonight lows near 70 and Friday highs near 90. Wednesday reached 92 with a 72 low. record highs and lows noted. Wichita area downpours lifted the Arkansas River to near bankful at Oxford and two feet above bankful at Arkansas City with only minor flooding expected.
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Two Booths Draw Largest Crowds At Tonga Fair
Leavenworth County fair at Tonganoxie opens with stalls from the Kansas Game Breeders Assn and the Kansas Fish and Game Commission drawing thousands. Displayed were wild geese pheasants quail and wild turkeys in the breeders booth and live fish from Fish & Game. Judging began Wednesday and continues. 4-H clubs will be honored and a new conservation building is dedicated.
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Passenger train wreck injures 23 in East Chicago
A New York Central passenger train derailed near East Chicago Indiana injuring 23. The locomotives and 11 cars slid about half a mile along the right of way causing the injuries and disruption.
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City School System braces for 1960 61 enrollment rise
Lawrence officials predict 300 more students this year, with total enrollment near 5 800 across elementary and secondary levels. Plan includes shifting grades to new and expanded buildings, bus routes for Edgewood students, and staggered enrollment dates in September. Milk fee drops to two cents per day.
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Edgewood
Enrolment Near 1,000 at Haskell Institute This Fall
Principal Floyd Stayton reports about 1,000 students from high school and post graduate levels are expected at Haskell Institute before September 12. Housing is tight, with planned buildings to ease the housing problem, while federal funds and new dormitories are sought to support expansion.
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