Thurmond cites Soviet Cuba base with missiles and troops
Senate Armed Services subcommittee probes Cuba threat as Thurmond warns of 30,000 to 40,000 Soviet troops and missiles in Cuba. Pentagon disputes figures and notes limited missiles and no nuclear warheads. Secretary Rusk confirms a significant Soviet presence.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Cuba
Thurmond
Senate Armed Services
Dean Rusk
United States
Russia
Pavil B. Dankevich
C. O. Slazenko
Kennedy
Pentagon
450 Children Trapped In Ecuador School Collapse
A convent school in Biblian near Quito collapsed trapping 450 children during services. Early reports cited 103 deaths mostly girls with several nuns injured as rescuers work amid unclear causes of the disaster.
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Ecuador
Quito
Biblian
Very Cold Northeast Kansas Weather Outlook
The forecast calls for much colder conditions in northeast Kansas with fair skies through Sunday. Lows near 5 above zero and highs around 13 to 19 degrees, with record and past readings noted for context.
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Kansas
Raney Hillcrest and Plaza Sun Ad Hours
Advertises complete service hours from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Raney Hillcrest and Plaza Sun locations.
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Raney Hillcrest
Plaza Sun
Trial Stage Set For Gov Barnett In Unusual Case
The criminal contempt trial of Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett and Lt. Governor Paul B. Johnson Jr. focuses on state versus federal law as they blocked James Meredith’s admission to Ole Miss. The case raises the issue of willful disobedience of federal orders with a Feb. 8 hearing already set by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Paul B. Johnson Jr
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Justice Department
Barnett
Meredith
Ole Miss
Johnson
Dewey Greene Jr
Greenwood
Miss
Chamber backs state research foundation plan in Topeka
The Topeka Chamber of Commerce committee endorsed creating a state research foundation. E R Zook of Lawrence, chair of the governor's Economic Development Committee, called the proposal the key to advancing Kansas economy.
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Topeka
Topeka Chamber of Commerce
E. R. Zook
Lawrence
Kansas
Turkish Crews Lift Wreckage After Tragedy
A two aircraft collision over Ankara killed 79 people on Friday including five Americans from Beirut via Cyprus. Over 100 were injured as Ulus Square closed and investigators searched debris while officials visited the scene.
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Ankara
Turkey
Middle East Airlines
Beirut
Lebanon
Cyprus
Caroline Hopp
American University
Fulbright
Ralph H. Hopp
University of Minnesota
Paul Dragnic
Vanderbilt University
C. W. Bartholomew
The
National Supply Co
Robert Harrison Richard Or Pritchard
Schromberger Overseas Oil Co
Miami
Fla
Ulus Square
Cema Gursel
Lieselotte Sophel
Nicosia
Bay of Pigs Veterans Seek Cuban Regime Change
A 125 member Bay of Pigs invasion veteran group in Miami announced an international mission to topple Fidel Castro. Emissaries were sent to Latin American and European nations to gain backing for a government in exile to be organized in an unnamed country.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Enrique Llaca Jr
Committee For Liberation of Cuba
Douglas County Sheriff Reports 554 Arrests in 1962
The Douglas County Sheriff's Department booked 554 persons in 1962, mostly for check violations, with 653 total including federal and Kansas Highway Patrol prisoners. Deputies logged about 150000 patrol miles mostly outside Lawrence, while Baldwin and Eudora areas used local vehicles. The year saw the addition of a check bureau, boosting bogus check arrests to 122, under Wayne Schmille and Don Schwartz.
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Federal
Kansas Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
Lawrence
Baldwin
Eudora
John Miler
Gale Gimbler
Fred Broeker
Kanssa Bureau of Investigation
Douglas County Sheriff's Department
Broeker
Wayne Schmille
Don Schwartz
District Rejects Lawrence's Offer
The Grant School District board refused to join the city system despite an invitation from the Lawrence School Board. The unanimous vote came after a lengthy discussion with about 75 residents attending. The move is not deemed advantageous for Grant at this time. Local Supt Carl Knox had sent consolidations to districts potentially affected by annexation plans. County zoning officials discussed establishing a three mile zone around Lawrence.
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Grant School District Board of
Lawrence School Board
Grant District
Carl Knox
City of Lawrence
Riverside
India
Ralph Pine Jr
Elmer Ousdahl
Lawrence City
Grant Area
Walter Heck
Raymond Pine
Myron Dicker
Dick Topping
W. W. Wempe
Chet Spray Jr
Don Julian
Boy Smothered in Refrigerator Death In Topeka Home
A six-year-old boy, Daniel Schmitter, was found dead in an empty basement refrigerator at his home in Topeka. Dr. J L Lattimore ruled death accidental after the boy supposedly climbed into the appliance while playing. Discovery occurred shortly after 4 30 p m.
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Topeka
Daniel Schmitter
Marjorie Schmitter
J. L. Lattimore
Shawnee County
Schmitter
Fed Chief Backs Kennedy Tax Plan Support
Federal Reserve Chairman William McC. Martin Jr. endorsed the goal of tax revision and reform but did not back the specifics of the $13.5 billion plan. He cautioned on structural unemployment, warned about the large proposed budget deficit, and urged financing the deficit from savings rather than expanding bank credit.
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Washington
Federal Reserve System
William McC. Martin Jr
Martin
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Economic Committee
Federal Reserve
George W. Mitchell
Kennedy
Federal Reserve Board
Mitchell
Cold spell returns after mild weekend and Groundhog Day
A sharp drop follows a 43 degree warmup Friday as Lons nears five above zero tonight and Sundays high rises to 13 to 19 above. The Groundhog's shadow signals six more weeks of winter amid sunny skies and a sudden return to cold by Sunday with a light precipitation trace Friday night.
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Lons
Women robbed in Plaza district bank drop
In Kansas City AP says a gunman robbed two Trail House restaurant workers of 1533 dollars as they carried receipts to a bank across the street. The victims Ruth Burney 34 and Ozella Allen 23 tried to guard a money sack dropped by Miss Allen, but the robber snatched it and fled through a parking lot.
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Atlantic
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Mid-West
California
Sierra
Truckee
Reno
Napa
Feather River
Yuba City
Marysville
John Carter
San Rafael
Kansas City
Trail House
Plaza District
Ruth Burney
Ozella Allen
Charles B Holmes Dies At KU Med Center In Lawrence
Charles B Holmes 70 longtime Lawrence businessman and civic leader died Friday night at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City after a year of ill health. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Rumsey Funeral Home with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. He survived by wife Hilda, a brother Julius C Holmes US ambassador to Iran, a sister Opal Scanlan and several nephews and nieces.
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Charles B. Holmes
Lawrence
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Rumsey Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Holmes
Hilda Holmes
Sunset Dr
Julius C. Holmes
U.S
Iran
Opal Scanlan
Pleasanton
Kan
J. R. Holmes
Charles Bolivar Holmes
Lawrence High School
Kansas University
Army Corps of Engineers
France
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Lawrence Country Club
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J. D. King
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Senate
House Economic Committee
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