Memories of a Soviet Tour by the Robert Shaw Choir
Clayton Krehbiel recounts the 1962-63 US Soviet cultural exchange tour with the Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra. He describes performances in Berlin Belgrade Skopje Moscow Minsk Leningrad Kiev Lvov Chernovssey Kishinev and Kiev through lavish concert halls and crowded venues while noting political tensions and a Cuban crisis backdrop.
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Robert Shaw Chorale
Idlewild
New York City
West Berlin
Yugoslavia
U.S.S.R
United States State Department
Soviet Union
United States
Skopije
Times Square
Sarajevo
Zagreb
Moscow
Stalin
Leningradskia
Tchaikovsky Hall
Conservatory
Tchaikovsky
Carnegie
New York
Minsk
Leningrad
Peter the Great
Hermitage
Winter Palace
State Museum
Peter Hof
Cuba
State Department
Kiev
Ukrainian Republic
Ussr
Mossourgsky
Lvov
Chernovssy
Kishinev
Defense Leader Quits in Canada Defense Leader Quits in Canada
Rep. Donald C. Bruce cites diplomats claiming 40 or more Soviet missiles in Cuba. Sen. Keating argues Moscow bases remain and threaten the United States. Defense Dept says bases dismantled but reports persist of renewed missiles and shipments. White House and State Dept hedge on final counts while Bruce urges denial of his informants.
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Washington
Donald C. Bruce
R-Ind
United States
Cuba
House
Bruce
Kenneth B. Keating
Defense Department
Keating
Kennedy
The
State Department
Edwin Martin
ABC
Senate
White House
Pierre Salinger
Internal Security
Kennedy Sets Cuba Shipping Ban Nears Publication
Administration sources say President Kennedy will issue a Cuba shipping order soon with last minute revisions. It would ban shipments of U S government cargo on ships stopping at Cuba after Jan 1 and target non Communist vessels to isolate Castro's regime. The move, part of a broader four point plan, aims to raise costs for Cuba bloc shipping and pressures rivals to curb trade.
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Washington
Kennedy
Cuba
U.S
Fidel Castro
United States
First U S Group Aims for Everest
Fifteen scientists and climbers depart San Francisco for Nepal to become the first American expedition to scale Mt. Everest 29028 feet. Leader Dr William E Simi calls the climb rugged and notes extensive training and testing before the May assault. Expedition head Norman G Dyhrenfurth of Santa Monica travels ahead to India and will meet the team in Katmandu.
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San Francisco
Nepal
Mt. Everest
William E. Simi
Norman G. Dyhrenfurth
Santa Monica
Calif
India
Katmandu
Weather forecast for Northeast Kansas
The region remains warm through Tuesday with fair skies and mild nights. Highs reach the 60s on Tuesday while overnight lows hover near the upper 30s to 40s. past readings show variability with yesterday’s high 38 and low 10, and Saturday’s high 41 low 13.
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Kansas
Famed Pictures Arrive in U S For Two Month Display
Two famed paintings Whistler's Mother and The Penitent Saint Mary Magdalen arrived from France for a two month U S display. Atlanta Art Association president James V. Carmichael called the event a delight for Americans. The works are bound for exhibit at Atlanta Fred and Oscar Rumsey sole owners Rumsey Funeral Home.
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New York
Whistler
Saint Mary Magdalen
France
America
James V. Carmichael
Atlanta, Ga
Art Association
Atlanta
Cabinet Crisis Deepens as Harkness Resigns in Nuclear Split
Canada faces a potential dissolution of Parliament after Defense Minister Douglas Harkness resigned over nuclear weapons policy. Prime Minister John Diefenbaker seeks a spring election to restore a Conservative majority, amid cross-party backlash over U.S. warhead plans and the Bomarc missiles.
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John G. Diefenbaker
Harkness
Diefenbaker
National Defense
Canada
U.S. State Department
Europe
Washington
City Commission Set To Decide On West Side Rec Center Annex
Lawrence city commissioners will decide Tuesday whether to award a contract for the Community Building Annex on the west side of South Park. The bid from Constant Construction Co. was $47,672, above the $45,000 estimate, requiring three alternate deductions to reach $44,533. If approved with extras, final cost could exceed $50,000. The site is the current shuffleboard court south of the baseball diamond, and plans include a meeting room usable as a teen center, outdoor recreation area, office, lounge, and mechanical room.
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Constant Construction Co
Don McConnell
Fred Cooper
Jim Owens
Ben Barteldes
Rusty Springer
City Hall
Warm Weather Returns to Lawrence After Cold Snap
Sunshine pushed Lawrence into 60s by mid afternoon ending a record cold spell that began January 10. Forecasters expect temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal for the week with highs in the 60s through Tuesday and a low in the 30s tonight. Residents enjoyed outdoors as ice on the Kaw River melts, with no repeat of last year’s placierette risk expected.
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Lawrence
Kaw River
Companion Escapes from Submerged Car Clings to Life
Brown Valley Minn AP report says three college men drove over Lake Traverse ice at 2 a.m. after the car plunged 12 feet. Jerry Hahn survived after swimming 75 feet then crawling a half mile to shore. Philip Anderson and Paul Vergeldt died. Their bodies were found in the back seat by a skindiver. The youths were from South Dakota State College in Brookings. Temperature was 10 below zero. Hahn recovered after shelter and medical aid.
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Browns Valley
Minn
Lake Traverse
Jerry Hahn
Hahn
Philip Anderson
Paul Vergeldt
Wheaton
Final Enrollment At KU Expected To Reach 10 800
Kansas University's spring enrollment climbed to 10,467 after late registrations. Lawrence campus counted 9,542 and 925 at the Medical Center in Kansas City. Registrar James K. Hitt projected a final total near 10,800 with a low 5.4 percent drop from fall.
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Kansas University
James K. Hitt
Lawrence
KU Medical Center
Kansas City
Hitt
Meti
Pope John Improves After Illness in Vatican City
Vatican sources said Pope John XXIII is gradually recovering from a bad cold that has sidelined him for two days. This is his first illness since recovering from severe anemia and a stomach disorder that sent him to bed on November 27 after his 81st birthday.
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John XXIII
Vatican
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