Disarmament Talks In Trouble Ahead Of Geneva Start
Washington reports the Geneva disarmament conference set for March 14 is in serious trouble a month before opening. The next week could reveal the depth of the problem as Soviet Premier Khrushchev probes a summit meeting and whether he will attend the opening sessions in person.
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Washington
Geneva
Khrushchev
U. S
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
United States
Gale in Atlantic Forces Cancelling Glenn Journey
Weather delays forced NASA to cancel John Glenn orbit attempt due to a 54 mile per hour gale in the central Atlantic. The ninth postponement left Friday’s launch in doubt with a weather forecast deeming Saturday a lost cause.
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Central Atlantic
United States
Weather Bureau
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Walter C. Williams
NASA
Glenn
John A. Powers
Atlantic
Bermuda
Cape Canaveral
Cape
Paul Haney
Steel Talks Begin To Shape Early 1962 Labor Pact
Pittsburgh AP reports top steel negotiators McDonald and Cooper opened formal bargaining aimed at a fast, non inflationary three year deal for 11 major producers. early talks suggest 10 to 12 cent hourly gains and job security plus possible tax relief for industry, while avoiding price hikes. about 430000 workers earn 2284 to 43814 annually.
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Pittsburgh
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
R. Conrad Cooper
U.S. Steel Corp
Cooper
McDonald
Industry Union Human Relations Committee
White House
Kentucky Fried Chicken Big Buy Reported
A GALE Page 2 item notes a large purchase involving Kentucky Fried Chicken, details unclear but indicates a significant corporate or franchising move.
Eisenhower to Dedicate His Library in Abilene
Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower will return to Abilene Kansas on May 1 to open the $3 million Eisenhower Memorial Library. He will be joined by his wife and three brothers and their families for a three day stay with hundreds of dignitaries expected. Governance officials and local leaders have organized a parade and a special train arrival.
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Abilene
Kan
Dwight E. Eisenhower
Eisenhower Memorial
Eisenhower
Europe
Eisenhower Library Commission
Harry Darby
Kansas City
John Anderson
Kenneth Olson
H. W. Keel
Rockefeller dodges on New York divorce reform
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller, amid a 31 year marriage dissolution, declined to comment on liberalizing New York’s sole ground for divorce adultery. He bristled when the divorce question was raised at a Wednesday news conference in Albany.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York State
Rockefeller
Unions Seek Accord to Prevent Missiles Base Strikes
About 60 construction labor representatives from four councils in Missouri met in Kansas City to preempt jurisdictional disputes over the Minuteman base project. They aim to harmonize wage scales and working conditions across 14 counties before bids open March 15, with a follow up meeting set for February 26 to finalize agreements.
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Kansas City
Missouri
L. E. Kinser
Building and Construction Trades Council
Ice floods devastate Husted farm near Williamstown
Thousands of tons of ice from the Kaw River covered 500 acres and left 600 acres largely buried in debris. The Husted farm suffered heavy soil and crop damage, loss of livestock valued at tens of thousands, and long-term reconstruction needs across levee areas and river banks.
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Kaw River
Clyde Husted
Williamstown
Kaw
Husted
Journal-World
Kaw Valley
Wesley Brune
Brune
Lakeview
Santa Fe Railway
Lawrence
Mickey Cohen Cleared for Release on Bond
Supreme Court Justice Douglas cleared the way for Mickey Cohen to be released on a $100,000 bond. Cohen, a former Los Angeles gambler, is imprisoned on a federal income tax conviction, and the court struck down a Los Angeles judge’s requirement that $30,000 of the bond be applied to Cohen’s fine.
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Washington
Douglas
Supreme Court
Mickey Cohen
Los Angeles
U.S
George H. Boldt
Cohen
Weather Outlook for Lawrence Area Through Friday
Inclement weather brought .39 inch of rain and a low of 38 degrees overnight. Expect lingering rain and cloud cover to clear to partly cloudy skies by late today and through Friday with highs near 40s and overnight lows in the upper 20s. The sequence followed a mild spell with highs of 55 on Wednesday, 64 Tuesday, 74 Monday, and 69 Sunday.
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Lawrence
KUY board to launch fund raising after state aid cutoff
The KUY advisory board directed its budget and finance committee to pursue funding for 1962-63 after Kansas Attorney General opinion bars further university financial support. KUY seeks about $6,000 to maintain programs and plans targeted fundraising from prior supporters. A broader campaign is not planned this year.
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Kansas University
Ku-Y
Kansas Atty
William Ferguson
Kennedy says White House tour will make history come alive
President Kennedy praises Jacqueline Kennedy's White House restoration as a way to bring Americans closer to the people who shaped history. He notes objects like Grant's table and Lincoln's bed help visitors feel the earlier era, hoping more youths will become interested and perhaps live in the White House one day. The tour aired on CBS and NBC with ABC not shown.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Grant
Lincoln
Monroe
U.S
America
CBS
Charles Collingwood
Religious building boom drives Lawrence growth in 1961
Local leaders report more than 350000 in church construction in 1961 with additions and new buildings planned at Trinity Methodist Good Shepherd Lutheran First Presbyterian West Side Presbyterian Evangelical United Brethren Centenary Methodist First Southern Baptist and others. Fire and redevelopment spur larger facilities. new churches rise in suburban areas as population grows.
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Trinity Methodist Church
Maple Lane
Edgewood Park
Harvard Road
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
First Presbyterian Church
23Rd and
Iowa Sts
West Side Presbyterian Church
Maine St
Evangelical United Brethren
15Th
Massachusetts Sts
Centenary Methodist
4Th
Elm Sts
First Southern Baptist Church
Naismith Drive
First Methodist
Vt. St
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
University Drive
First Christian Church
Ky. St
Full Gospel Christian Church
N. Y. St
Plymouth Congregational Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
Watershed Board Sets Special Meeting February 27
The Waka rusa Watershed board schedules a 7 30 p m gathering at Richland to hear a State Soil Conservation Commission report on the 335 000 acre district. Leslie Johnson and Joe Wentz will attend to explain the report while watershed engineers prepare an extensive presentation. President Hugh Moore calls the meeting very important and invites all interested to attend.
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Wakarusa Watershed Board
Richland
State Soil Conservation Commission
Soil Conservation Commission
Leslie Johnson
Joe Wentz
Commission
Hugh Moore
Moore
Weather readings. Northeast Kansas forecast
Partly cloudy and cooler in Northeast Kansas. Tonight lows in the upper 20s, Friday highs in the 40s. Historical notes record high 78 in Wisconsin. rainfall and temperature comparisons listed for yesterday and a year ago today.
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Bowen
Noi
Pete
Old VA
Wis
Dow
Kansas
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Lecompton
Kp&l
Cameron Bluff
Ku-Y Board
Tom Moore
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JFK
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ABC
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