Signs of Life Cease In Lost Wreckage Of Big Radar Tower
Storm wrecked Texas Tower 70 miles southeast of New York. divers probed the submerged wreckage as Navy teams scavenged for 28 crewmen reported missing after the tower collapsed in high winds. No alive signals remained as of 8 20 a m. Coast Guard and salvage vessels pressed the grim search.
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Eisenhower seeks over eight million for coal conference funds
President Eisenhower asks Congress to provide more than 8 million dollars in the new fiscal year starting July 1 to support a coal conference program. The request comes as part of the administration's budget proposals to expand energy sector initiatives and research funding. The plan targets federal support for coal industry studies, development, and policy coordination.
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Kennedy Cabinet Diversity Highlighted in coming Administration
President-elect John F Kennedy announces a diverse cabinet with seven Protestants two Jews and one Catholic brother Robert F Kennedy as Attorney General. Members span business scholarship and government all earning 25000 dollars annually.
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John F. Kennedy
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JFK Inauguration to be among largest in history
Washington AP says Kennedy’s inauguration will be massive with 58 000 seats sold for the parade and all concert tickets sold. Former presidents Hoover Truman Eisenhower and 45 governors will attend. Inaugural events raise funds for the Democratic debt and future committees.
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Hults Named Highway Chairman In Kansas Senate
Sen Don Hults of Lawrence becomes Roads and Highways chairman and joins the Kansas Turnpike Authority. Sen William B Ryan of Norton leads the Assessment and Taxation Committee. Sen August Lauterbach Colby and Sen Laurin Jones Dodge City retain Ways and Means and Education chairs. Republicans assign key committee posts.
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Ike appoints Anderson to Intergovernmental Relations panel
President Eisenhower named Gov. John Anderson Jr. of Kansas to serve on the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations for two years. He succeeds former Gov. William Stratton of Illinois.
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Cyprus Leader John Clerides Dies in Court
Cyprus anti Makarios party leader John Clerides died of a heart attack in a Nicosia courtroom. The former president candidate was in the proceedings when he collapsed.
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Six Are Dead As Train Rams Gasoline Truck
The City of New Orleans passenger train struck a gasoline truck at a Magnolia crossing killing six and injuring six. The crash lit flames along nine cars and left the truck driver unaware of the oncoming train. Among the dead are engineer J. A. Livingston and fireman John Collins.
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Jimmy) Livingston
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Claude Pettey
Percy Nelson
Admiral Rickover Receives Top Navy Award
Vice Admiral H. G. Rickover was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by Secretary of the Navy William B. Franke on behalf of President Eisenhower in Groton Connecticut. The ceremony honored his pivotal role in developing nuclear power for ships, marking six years since the Nautilus first operated on nuclear power.
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Integration views clarified by Lawrence officials meeting
Lawrence tavern owners met with local officials to clarify stance on tavern integration after a campus newspaper misrepresented police policy. Police chief John Hazelet said officers will protect lives and property but stay neutral, and will arrest if complaints are filed. County Attorney Wes Norwood added he will assess discrimination complaints case by case.
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Eisenhower to address nation in final presidential report
President Dwight D. Eisenhower will deliver a farewell speech from the White House at 7 30 p m CST marking the end of his two term presidency. The address will be carried by major television and radio networks nationwide.
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Memo to editors allows dropping Jr in dispatches
In Topeka John Anderson Jr. says he has no objection to dropping the Jr. from news dispatches. He notes his father would not mind being called governor, while the senior Anderson lives in Olathe and one of the governor's sons is named John Anderson.
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Embezzlement Admit, Iowa Bank Loses Over Two Million
Burnice Iverson Geiger, 58, admitted embezzling 2,126,859 dollars from Sheldon National Bank where she served as assistant cashier and director. The bank was closed temporarily and FDIC plans depositor payments. Geiger is in custody, hearing waived, FBI investigates the shortage in this major Iowa bank case.
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Progress Toward Site for New Lawrence Post Office
Officials seek a 70 000 square foot site between Vermont and Kentucky streets south of Seventh Street for a one story 27 000 square foot building. Private investors would develop and lease to the government for 10 years with a possible 10 year extension. The current 7th and N H Street post office is deemed inadequate as the city grows.
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Khrushchev Plans West African Tour Including Togo Visit
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev will add Togo to his West African itinerary. Tass reported Khrushchev and Togo Premier Sylvanus Olympio agreed to exchange visits during the planned tour.
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Payne Elected to Lead Lawrence UF for 1961
Robert D. Payne, Hallmark Cards Inc. plant manager in Lawrence, was elected president of the Lawrence United Fund Inc. for 1961. New officers include Austin W. Stedham as first vice president and William Collinson as second vice president. Board terms announced with several long-time directors named. Payne, a Pattenburg, Missouri native, has headed the local Hallmark operation for nearly two years after five years as general manager elsewhere.
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Mercury Sets Local Record As Warm Weather Returns
The 2 p.m. reading reached an all time high for the date at 62 degrees, a third daily record in January. Forecasts call for generally fair and mild conditions with lows 25 to 30 and a Wednesday high, as Pacific air keeps cold masses north and limits moisture.
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KU Hopeful Budget Report For Kansas University
Kansas University officials welcomed Gov. Andersons budget outline noting proposals on faculty retirement and a 5 percent salary rise plus an additional 5 percent retirement contribution. Regents seek 2.7 million for Lawrence campus projects and 3 million of a 4 million KU Medical Center program with four building plans including a new Engineering School and library expansions.
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Roger Tubby Named Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
Roger Tubby, 50, publisher and editor of the Adirondack Daily Enterprise at Saranac Lake, New York, was reported to have been selected by President-elect John F. Kennedy as assistant secretary of state for public affairs. Official announcement is expected soon. Tubby will succeed Andrew H. Berding.
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Weather calm with mild conditions across northeast Kansas
Weather remains fair and mild through Wednesday in northeast Kansas. Lows tonight expected 25 to 30 degrees and Wednesday highs in the 50s. Temperature readings show varying figures with some humidity around 52 percent and another noted 57 percent at a nearby location.
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