France weighs siege powers as Algeria violence rises
French authorities studied harsher measures to curb Algeria violence as Oran killings raise the toll to 20. Officials met in Rocher Noir to discuss declaring a state of siege and tighter civil restrictions while a bank holdup and European attacks fueled tension across Algiers and Oran.
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Algeria
Oran
Louis Joxe
Rocher Noir
Algiers
National Liberation Front
Bone
Mostaganem
European Secret Army Organization
Byrd Seeks Inquiry as Kennedy Proposes Debt Increase
Sen. Harry F. Byrd says President Kennedy asks for a 10 billion dollar increase in the national debt limit to 308 billion and orders a sweeping inquiry into spending and taxation. Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon seeks 2 billion by March 1 and 8 billion for the next fiscal year to cover peak debt and provide operating room. Byrd favors a temporary 300 billion ceiling but calls for full financial disclosure and an assessment of deficits and revenue trends.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Kennedy
Byrd
Virginia
Senate Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Dillon
Congress
Lawrence Industrial Development Co. Delays Annual Meeting
The Lawrence Industrial Development Co. Inc delayed its annual meeting after postponement and lack of a quorum. An afternoon session scheduled for Monday was not conducted due to an insufficient number of members.
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Lawrence Industrial Development Co., Inc
First Elements Of Army Force Flown To Reich
The first 6000 man U.S. Army contingent arrived in Frankfurt to test rapid troop airlift to Europe. A C135 carried 72 officers and men of the 4th Infantry Division arriving from McChord Washington. The operation code named Long Thrust II involves three groups and 87 transports with routes to Frankfurt Mannheim and eastern Bavaria for a NATO exercise and supply staging.
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United States
4Th Infantry Division
Rhine-Main Base
McChord Base
Washington
James Grimsley
Florence
S.C
U.S
Europe
Berlin
Charles D. Palmer
William F. Train
Frankfurt
Bavaria
Mannheim
Germany
Gizenga Loses Congo Power in Premier Adoula Move
Premier Cyrille Adoula announced Gizenga is stripped of his post and will face legal action. Gizenga remains under protection until the courts decide the outcome while the Stanleyville rebel leader faces proceedings.
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Leopoldville, Congo
Antoine Gizenga
Cyrille + Adoula
Gizenga
Stanleyville
Adoula
Congo
Cyrille Adoula
Leopoldville
Kivu
Katanga
Groundhog defended as weather prophet amid charges
Groundhog clubs in Quarryville and Punxsutawney challenge National Geographic Society claims that the animal sleeps through Groundhog Day. Proponents insist the groundhog emerges February 2 and signals weather, romance and food, prompting calls for a formal inquiry by their governing board.
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Quarryville
Pennsylvania
Punxsutawney
National Geographic Society
The
Geographic Society
Society
Robert Herr
Lodge of
Groundhogs
Herr
Board of Governors
David E. Davis
Pennsylvania State University
Sukarno Claims Loss of Torpedo Boat In Pacific Clash
Indonesia admits losing a torpedo boat in a clash with Dutch forces near West New Guinea while denying invasion charges. Dutch sources report sinking one Indonesian boat and possibly another, with 50 Indonesians captured and rubber landing crafts recovered, in territorial waters.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
West New Guinea
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
New Guinea
Reed Named New Head of Regents in Topeka
Clyde M. Reed Jr., Parsons publisher and 1958 Republican gubernatorial candidate, was elected Monday as chairman of the Board of Regents succeeding Whitley Austin. He will serve a one year term with Leon Roulier elected vice chairman and Max Bickford reelected secretary. The KU engineering units will merge into the Department of Engineering Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering effective February 1.
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Topeka
Clyde M. Reed Jr
Parsons
Board of
Regents
Reed
Whitley Austin
Salina
Leon Roulier
Colby
Clement Hall
Coffeyville
Max Bickford
Engineering Mechanics
Aeronautical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Flu Vaccine Backing Cites Local Low Flu Rates This Winter
Health director Dr. Dale Clinton says widely used flu vaccine may explain the Douglas County area’s mild season. Nationally the flu cycle is up and vaccines protect four strains at 60 to 70 percent. He urges shots through family physicians for seniors, chronically ill, pregnant women, and ages 5 to 15.
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Dale Clinton
Clinton
Health Department
Douglas County
Gore to Launch Public Inquiry on Congo UN Operations
Sen Albert Gore of Tennessee announced a full-scale public inquiry into United Nations operations in the Congo, set to begin on Thursday. He aims to scrutinize activities by UN forces and related international actions in the region.
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Washington
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
United Nations
Congo
Domestic Troubles Rise in Douglas County in 1961
Douglas County records show a peak in domestic issues in 1961 with 91 divorces granted and 232 divorce filings, the latter an all time high. Foreclosures rose late in 1961 while births reached 1,063 and 434 marriage licenses were issued. Deaths totaled 372 with population growth noted as a factor. District Court handled 113 other civil cases and 146 criminal cases linked to domestic matters.
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Douglas County
Palmyra
Willow Springs
Baldwin
Douglas
Ottawa
Franklin County
District Court
Great Music Great Poetry Unite in KU Dramatic Oratorio
The KU Music and Drama Departments presented Joan of Arc at the Stake by Arthur Honegger and Paul Claudel at University Theatre. Vera Zorina starred as Joan delivering clear dialogue amid orchestral and choral forces in a dramatic oratorio about the saint’s heavenly visions, trial, and martyrdom.
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University Theatre
Joan of Arc
Arthur Honegger
Paul Claudel
Music Department
Kansas University
Drama Department
Joan
Vera Zorina
New York
Dominic
Missionaries slain as Congo troops strike Kongolo area
Eighteen Roman Catholic missionaries were killed by Congo central government troops near Kongolo in Katanga on January 1. Affected missionaries reported the massacre to Bishop Bukavu and said bodies were recovered. One missionary was missing. The attack came as Tshombe claimed invaders killed hundreds and burned villages while advancing on Kongolo.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Kongolo
Katanga
Associated Press
Bukavu
Kivu
Congo Central
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Central
Stanleyville
Gizenga
Victor Lundula
Lundula
Cold to Persist Across Area Amid Arctic Surge
The region endures a cold spell with zero to 20 degrees above temperatures. Tonight ranges zero to five above while Wednesday's high hovers near 20. Downtown read three above at 5 30, rising to six within half an hour. Monday set a new daily low record as three above. Hill City reached 41 for the state's high while Topeka logged two above for the low. Western Kansas saw snow melt but eastern snow remains, with no major precipitation expected.
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Hill City
Topeka
Kansas
KU Chancellor presses KU funding in Topeka plea
Kansas University Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe told a joint House and Senate committee in Topeka that restoring budgeted items cut by Governor Anderson is essential. He urged restoring 30000 for special repairs and 30000 for campus traffic stations, noting risks of deferred maintenance and safety concerns on the Lawrence campus.
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Kansas University
W. Clarke Wescoe
House
Senate
Ways and Means
Topeka
John Anderson
Wescoe
Anderson
Lawrence
James McCain
Kansas State University
Pittsburg
Emporia
Hays
Continued cold in northeast Kansas with near freezing highs
The weather page notes continued cold conditions in northeast Kansas through Wednesday. Tonight’s low is expected from zero to five above, with a high around 20 on Wednesday. Call Union Cab VI32800 for service.
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Kansas
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