Havana Forces Are Beefed Up
Havana tightened alert measures with larger troop and militiaman deployments at key sites after intelligence on possible anti-C Castro incursions from exiles. Reports tied the security push to threats from Nicaragua and other Central American refuges, amid Cuban exile and Soviet activity rumors.
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New York
Havana
Nicaragua
San Jose
Costa Rica
Manuel Artime
Managua
United States
Cuba
Mambises
Guatemala City
Caribbean
Florida
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Ex Harvard Dean Sentenced to 30 Days in Prison
Former Harvard Law School dean James M. Landis was sentenced by Judge Sylvester J. Ryan to 30 days in prison for income tax charges. Landis pleaded guilty to five counts for failing to file timely returns from 1956 to 1960, taxes since paid. The defense blamed his public duties and client work for neglecting personal tax matters.
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New York
James M. Landis
Harvard Law School
Sylvester J. Ryan
Landis
Banks Closed on Labor Day in Lawrence
Banks of Lawrence will not be open for business on Labor Day Monday September 2 a legal holiday.
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Lawrence
Man to Be Lowered Into Mine Chamber
Hazleton Pennsylvania AP A man will be lowered today down the escape hole to see if Louis Bova is in the same cavern 308 feet underground. State mines secretary Charmbury said a TV image of a body prompted the plan with a husky boy to descend the shaft.
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Hazleton
David Fellin
Henry Throne
Louis Bova
H. B. Charmbury
State
Charmbury
Sheppton
Hazleton State Hospital
Fellin
Ira Mills
Mills
Dan Vova
Throne
Dan Bova
U S Entangled in Global Crises From Vietnam to Asia
The report outlines U S involvement in Vietnam Korea Laos and other Asian crises. It cites daily Vietnam costs at 1.5 million dollars and 96 American deaths with a total Far East aid tally of 13.7 billion in economic aid and 8.1 billion in military aid from 1945 to 1962. The piece notes Asia's rising powers like Japan seeking to avoid entanglement and carry on with profits while Western powers fade.
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America
United States
Far East
Viet Nam
Laos
Japan Sea
Agency For International Development
Tokyo
Asia
Japan
Indonesia
Indochina
China
Five Negroes Enroll in Charleston Public Schools
In Charleston South Carolina five Negro students enrolled without incident at three previously all white schools Rivers Charleston high schools and James Simons elementary marking the first desegregation below college level. Police were present but there were no crowds as 15 of 202 eligible Negroes chose integrated classes in a calm move that followed the church’s opening of white elementary schools to Negroes and echoes the earlier Clemson College desegregation.
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Charleston
S.C
South Carolina
Rivers and Charleston
James Simons
Harvey B. Gantt
Clemson College
Five Utah Miners Rescued as Ten Die in Utah Mine Disaster
In Moab the potash mine blast trapped 25 miners 3000 feet down. Five survivors were found Thursday night in good condition in the east shaft after two rescuers McKinney and Hanna patched a broken air line. Ten victims were recovered in the other tunnel, bringing the final death toll to 18. Investigations will begin Monday by state and federal officials.
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June Crawford
Texas Gulf Sulphur Co
Grant Eslick
Crawford
Paul McKinney
Donald Hanna
Thomas Trueman
Toronto
Canada
Hanna
Tom
Trueman
Estick
Trudy
Moab
Utah
Kansas Patrol Uses Airplanes To Track Violators
Kansas Highway Patrol now uses two airplanes to spot traffic violators across the state. In a Lawrence area sighting, two violators were nabbed in two hours. Planes cover north and south halves, aiding ground units and rescue operations while aiming to reduce deaths and injuries on Labor Day travel.
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Highway Patrol
Cleo Morrow
Topeka
Gene Goldsberry
Dick Krasnicka
Lawrence
Kansas Highway Patrol
Morrow
Highway 59
Kansas University
Kvasnicka
Highways Planning Discussed With Local Group
John Cofer Eldridge Lovelace and Frank Hedgcock of Harland Bartholomew and Associates met with City Engineer George Williams in Topeka to review a preliminary traffic and transportation report for Lawrence. No major highway changes are planned. a second meeting will follow after the Committee of 100 reviews the draft in late September or early October.
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John Cofer
Eldridge Lovelace
Frank Hedgcock
Harland Bartholomew and Associates
George Williams
Topeka
State Highway Commission
Lawrence
Cofer
Lovelace
St. Louis
Hedgcock
Highway Commission
Committee of 100
Miner describes 49 hour rescue in Moab mine disaster
An ex miner from Scott City Kansas recounts the Utah potash mine explosion that trapped five men for 49 hours. He recalls darkness heat and a room full of smoke while a comrade screamed until rescue. He tells of hope fear and the moment of salvation.
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Scott City
Kaninan
Robert Dune
Moab
Utah
Stock Market Index Ends Higher On 60 Stocks Rise
New York closing averages show 60 stocks up 0.7 points to 279.6, a 1963 high. Major gains led by listed firms as market breadth remained positive in the session.
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New York
Mild Weekend Weather in Lawrence With Limited Rain Risk
The Lawrence area is set for clear to partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with a low around 60 to 65 and a Saturday high near unspecified. A few showers may affect parts of the state during Labor Day weekend with western Kansas seeing thunderstorms late today and more widespread rain by Saturday night. Spotted showers were noted in southern Kansas with 3.07 inches east of Wichita. no local moisture. High winds damaged utility poles and trees in the area. downtown Lawrence records 68 low and a 108-degree daily high in 1947. The general outlook is mild weather for the Labor Day weekend.
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Lawrence Area
Kansas
Lawrence
Wichita
Baldwin Rival Wins Top Prize In Tractor Event
Carl Russell of rural Baldwin won 45 silver dollars at the Vinland Grange Fair tractor pull, topping his 207.92 percent weight tow. He previously won at the Douglas County Free Fair in Lawrence. Karl Gantz led the Vinland tug by moving 26,772 pounds, with Richard Dunn and Joe Quinlin taking second and third. The Vinland fairgrounds host 10 events, including horse show classes, with prizes from 1 to 4 dollars in each division.
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Carl Russell
Rural
Baldwin
Russell
Lawrence
Karl Gantz
Route 3
Richard Dunn
Rural Baldwin
Joe Quinlin
Grantville
Max Moore
Gene Randel
Vinland Fairgrounds
KU Rush Week For Fraternities Set Next Week
Prospective fraternity men at Kansas University arrive next Wednesday for three days of rushing. Active members from 27 fraternities have arrived early for work week, with registration continued through Tuesday in the dean of men's office and Wednesday at Templin Hall. No women's rush is held. Panhellenic Council schedules formal rush periods for women between fall and spring.
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Kansas University
Dean of Men's
Templin Hall
Panhellenic Council
Templin
Ellsworth Hally
Interfraternity Council
Rush
John Mays
Lyons
Clark R. Mandigo
Kansas City
Kan
IFC
William A. Anderson
Park Ridge
Acacia
Alpha Ka Lambda
Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Tau Omega
Beta Theta Pi
Delta Chi
Delta Sigma Phi
Delta Tau Delta
Delta Upsilon
Kappa Alpha Psi
Kappa Sigma
Lambda Chi Alpha
Phi Delta Theta
Phi Gamma Delta
Phi Kappa Psi
Phi Kappa Sigma
Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Theta
Pi Kappa Alpha
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Chi
Sigma Nu
Sigma
Phi Epsilon
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Theta Chi
Theta Tau
Triangle
Weather Outlook from Kansas City Stays Mild and Cloudy
Weather notes report continued mild conditions with a cloudy sky in Kansas City through Saturday. Temperatures to rise to around 90 today, with a high near 87 today and a past record high of 108 in 1947. Rain chances are low until Saturday night.
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Stile Techs Kansas
Cilear
Seresenens
Reeves
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Ed Shafer
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Mrs. Bennett
Patsy
Robert Jr
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