France Blamed For Action by Russia
Washington officials attribute the collapse of nuclear test ban talks to a rift in the Western alliance caused by Charles de Gaulle. Khrushchev ends the latest talks, with Geneva as the next stage, while the U S promises to press on with disarmament efforts.
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Washington
Khrushchev
Atlantic Alliance
Charles de Gaulle
Soviet Union
de Gaulle
Western Alliance
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Senate Committee Okays Wichita U to Join State System
Kansas Senate Education Committee approves introducing a bill to place Wichita University in the state higher education system. Voice vote with some members absent. The panel amends the measure to grant the Board of Regents budgeting power and pre July 1 1964 contract authority with faculty.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Wichita University
Board of Regents
Squeeze Is On For Steel Men
New York AP reports mounting cost-price pressure in the steel industry as Bethlehem Steel, Jones & Laughlin, and U S Steel post large profit declines. Executives warn wage talks after May 1 could worsen conditions while describing weak demand and shipbuilding losses. Bethlehem earns 88.7 million in 1962, down from 122.3 million in 1961, the lowest since 1947.
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New York
United Steel Workers Union
Bethelehem Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem
Arthur B. Homer
Roger M. Blough
U.S
Homer
Kennedy
Ankara Air Collision Kills 62 With 100 Hurt In City Square
A passenger Mid East Airlines Viscount and a Turkish C47 Dakota collided over Ankara. Wreckage rained on Ulus Square killing 62 and injuring about 100 as fire and smoke engulfed the central area. Most victims were on the ground around shops and a bank.
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Ankara
Turkey
Ulus Square
Old City
Times Square
Middle East Airlines
Nicosia
Cyprus
Turkish Air Force
Radio
Ulus
Kemal Ataturk
MEA
Beirut
Mr. Stillwell
Middle East
Speaker Named for Lincoln Day Luncheon in El Dorado
Mrs. Dorothy Elston of Middlesex Delaware was named today speaker for the women's luncheon at the Lincoln Day meeting to be held February 11 in Independence. Mrs. Richard Tramble of El Dorado announced the selection as vice president of the Lincoln Day Club.
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EL Dorado
Dorothy Elston
Middlesex
Delaware
Independence
Richard Tramble
Lincoln Day Club
Move Is Taken After Ban Talks Collapse Again
President Kennedy orders resumption of preparations for a new underground nuclear test shot in Nevada after Soviet talks on a test ban treaty collapsed. Secretary of State Rusk cites broken discussions in New York and warns of Cuba troop status while urging renewed East West agreement as a step toward disarmament.
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Soviet Union
Geneva
U.S
Kennedy
Nevada
Russia
Dean Rusk
Rusk
United States
Canada
Ottawa
Cuba
Khrushchev
Charles de Gaulle
Pilea
February Brings Warming Trend In Lawrence Area
February ended a 21 day cold spell as Lawrence temperatures reached 40 degrees by 2 PM. Light rain fell under overcast skies but residents enjoyed the most pleasant weather in weeks and noted January 1983 as notably unpopulous in local history.
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Lawrence
Alabama cashier charged in $427000 theft case
FBI charged Hugh Edward Campbell a 65 year old teller at the National Bank of Selma with embezzling 427000 over 35 years. Bank president Roger Jones said losses are insured and pose no depositor risk. An investigation followed a late credit statement and led to the federal charge.
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Selma
Ala
FBI
Edwin Tully
Hugh Edward Campbell
National Bank of
Tully
Roger Jones
Robert Frye
Campbell
Frye
East German trapeze artist escapes to West Berlin on power line
Horst Klein a 36 year old professional entertainer scales a steel power pylon on the East German side of the Berlin wall on December 27 and slides 70 yards along an in use 110000 volt cable to reach West Berlin. He lowers himself to the Western zone with a rope but falls 40 feet into the canal towpath breaking both arms. Police and firefighters rescue him three hours later.
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Klein
Berlin Wall
West Berlin
Teltow
East Berlin
Dillons Purchase Calhouns Stores In Wichita Lawrence
J S Dillon and Sons announces acquisition of Calhouns department stores at Wichita and Lawrence. Max Ontjes will head the wholly owned subsidiary, with Calhouns stores retaining their names and operating separately from the Dillon supermarket arm. Four Wichita locations plus Lawrence store and Hutchinson site under construction. Lawrence store opened in August 1962. No changes planned to current operations.
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J. S. Dillon and Sons, Inc
Hutchinson
Calhoun’s Department
Wichita
Lawrence
Max Ontjes
Calhoun’s
J. S. Dillon and Sons
Calhoun's
Calhoun
Dillon Plaza
Dillon
Ground Hog Day Folklore and Weather Forecast Debate
Folklore holds that a shadow on February 2 signals six more weeks of winter while a cloudy sky portends spring. The ground hog’s accuracy is debated, with modern forecasts suggesting temperature shifts and readers split between myth and belief.
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Sol
World Book
Lawrence
Giant Center Envisioned Downtown Lawrence Shopping Hub
Mayor Ben Barteldes discusses a future downtown Lawrence as a vast shopping center with thousands of parking spaces and new streets. The plan envisions 10 to 20 years to full realization, funded by parking meter revenue and multiple new lots, including 450 to 500 extra stalls and free primary lots.
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Lawrence
Ben Barteldes
Journal-World
Barteldes
Kentucky Street
Vermont
New Hampshire
Kentucky
North Park Street
Massachusetts Street
Harold Horn
Engineers Draw Top Pay Checks Among KU Grads
KU reports engineering graduates lead in starting salaries with average offers around 585 dollars monthly for aeronautical and metallurgical engineering. Dana Stevens notes a national rise of about 15 dollars monthly across engineering, business and liberal arts, with aerospace fields driving higher offers nationally and at KU.
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Kansas University
Dana W. Stevens
KU Business Placement Bureau
U.S
Aeronautical
Weather notes for Northeast Kansas cooler Saturday
The forecast calls for slightly cooler conditions across northeast Kansas on Saturday with cloudy skies. Tonight's low near 30 and Saturday's high around the upper 40s to 50s, compared with year ago highs in the 40s.
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Kansas
Five Day Forecast Improves Temperatures Across Kansas
The five day outlook shows Kansas experiencing above normal temperatures from Saturday through Wednesday. Expected highs range from the mid 80s in eastern areas to near 90 in western regions with mild conditions overall.
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Kansas
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