OAS Faces Split Over Cuba At Inter-American Talks
Nations at the Punta del Este meeting divided into three blocs over Cuba and Fidel Castro. Argentina warned disintegration unless a compromise is found while Brazil pressed for postponement to shape a soft or punitive approach. US hopes for a condemned stance but no formula yet, with a likely majority vote possible by Wednesday night.
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Fidel Cas
Argentina
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U.S
Castro
Brazil
Cuba
Robert F. Woodward
United States
Woodward
Spanish Teachers to Attend Advanced Institute at KU
See OAS reports that Kansas University hosts a six week advanced summer institute for elementary Spanish teachers from June 19 to August 12 under a 97000 National Defense Education Act contract. The program, limited to those who completed prior NDEA summer courses, lists Domingo Ricart as assistant director and a diverse staff from U S and Mexico.
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Kansas University
NDEA
Domingo Ricart
Dolores M. Cid
Vincent A. Serpa
James A. Bennett
Cristina Escher
Amelia Gomez
Mexico City
Jose Perez
Sunflower Apartments
Havana University
Cuba
Mary Frances Smith
Arizona State University
Tempe
Flora Flores
Corinth
Prairie Village
Eliceo Nunez
North Kansas City
Odette Scott
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Doris Chavez
Glenn Unruffled Repairs Speeded On Oxygen for Capsule
NASA technicians replace a hose and a regulator in the Apollo capsule oxygen system as Glenn prepares for his first orbital flight. A new oxygen fix comes amid delays, with Glenn undergoing preflight tests and simulations at Patrick AFB.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Patrick Air Force Base
Space Agency
Atlantic
GOP Treasury Claims $1.5 Million From Feb Fundraiser
The Republican National Committee announced pledges of about 1.5 million dollars from its February 1 nationwide fund raising event. Publicity director William C. Sprague said receipts from dinners linked by closed circuit TV would be split between national and local groups, reducing funds for campaigns.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
William C. Sprague
Sprague
Congressional
Senate
Indoorsman May Win Bet With Spouse
Sandra Wedal and 14 friends bet $10 each that Tony Wedal could endure eight days in the snow with only a tent and dehydrated foods. At the halfway point he remains healthy and vigorous as Dr. J R Gerson notes. Mrs. Wedal fears losing the wager but praises his condition and cold tolerance as he logs days in Lake Beebe’s woodlands.
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Clare Mich
Sandra Wedal
Tony Wedal
Eisenhower Urges Open Military Discourse At Senate Hearings
Former President Eisenhower urges military and civilian leaders to speak out against international communism under proper civilian supervision as Senate probes open into alleged Pentagon muzzling of anti-Communist speeches. McNamara or Mc? details follow as the hearing begins.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Senate
Pentagon
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Napoleon
Rasputin
Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
Defense
Robert S. Mc
NATO Finishing Study of Films From Red Plane
NATO experts conclude film study from the Bulgarian jet crash near a secret southern Italy base. Indications point to espionage with Lt. Miluse Solakov likely to be tried by Italy. Solakov is recovering from injuries and awaiting transfer amid ongoing investigations.
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NATO
Perts
Italy
Defense Ministry
Miluse Solakov
Francis Gary Powers
Solakov
Acquaviva
Bari
Bulgaria
Foreign Ministry
Rome
Assessors Battle Weather Delays March Completion Target
Douglas County personal property tax assessors face snow ice and cold that slow work. They expect to finish sometime in March after starting as early in January as possible. County Clerk Delbert Mathia notes progress is behind normal pace but not by a critical margin.
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Douglas County
Delbert Mathia
Antarctic Studies By KU To Include Foreign Scientists
KU plans expand Antarctic research to include foreign and more American scientists. Dr. Edward J. Zeller, KU geology associate professor, would lead the program under NSF oversight. Zeller’s work on thermoluminescence ages rocks. he recently studied in Bern and lectured in Bern and Brussels, with a Vienna talk upcoming.
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Kansas University
National Science Foundation
Frank C. Foley
Kansas State Geology Survey
NSF
Foley
Antarctica
Edward J. Zeller
Zeller
EU Geology
Antarctic
Physikalisches Institute
Bern
Switzerland
Alps
Brussels University
Belgium
Vienna University
Austria
J. Geiss
Governing Board Has Many Duties in Douglas County
The three man Douglas County Board of Commissioners handles tax levies hiring and budgets and acts as a Board of Social Welfare. They also run Civil Defense, hear tax appeals, supervise the Welfare Department and elder care, and plan county roads with engineers and the state for secondary road construction.
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Board of County Commissioners
Elmer Ousdahl
Ousdah
Ousdahl
Walter Kampschroeder
Harvey Booth
State Welfare Department
Douglas County
State Department of Secondary Roads
Retirement hobbyist Shouse Amyx defies rocking chair
Shouse Amyx a 74 year old former utilities worker keeps active with wood and metal work gardening and traveling He lives at 725 Locust St and makes items by hand including a forged high carbon steel chisel and a large garden with exotic vegetables The gardener’s seed supplies come from his son Charles who works in entomology and with the federal government Amyx points to 480 chrysanthemum varieties in the garden and enjoys sharing his crafts with family through the years.
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Shouse Amyx
Amyx
Locust St
Hecur
Ren
Electrical and Gas Company
Charles
Kansas University
Baltimore
Senator Blasts KU Socialism on Senate Floor
Kansas state senator Ford Harbaugh denounced the University of Kansas for promoting liberal ideas and limiting conservative thought. He cited a Soviet appearance at KU and student addresses claiming no conservative instructors, plus a refusal to show Operation Abolition while hosting Fidel Castro supporters. He warned of scrutiny of future state funding.
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Topeka
Kan
University of Kansas
Ford Harbaugh
Wellington
Senate
Harbaugh
Kansas Senate
U.S.S.R
Kansas
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Senate Votes to Pay Late Senator Schoeppel’s Funeral Costs
The Senate adopted a resolution to pay the funeral expenses of the late Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel of Kansas, a customary act when a sitting senator dies in office.
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Washington
Senate
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Kan
Warmth Trend Foreseen Here For Wednesday
The area expects a Wednesday high in the 30s marking the first above freezing since Jan 14. After a record low of 3 below today the warming continues with snow melt expected as temperatures rise into the 30s through Wednesday.
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Journal-World
Kansas Highway Patrol
Topeka
Wamego
Abilene
Manhattan
Pittsburg
Wichita
Kansas City
Weather Bureau
Fence on Berlin Border Falls to Gale Winds
West Berlin police reported that gale winds of 70 mph toppled concrete posts and wire along the East German border fence. Parts of warning boards were knocked down and gaps formed. East German border guards repaired the breaches while two women with a baby and a man escaped to the West.
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Berlin
West Berlin
West Police
Wall
East Berlin
Weather readings record for Nantwich area date unknown
Temperature readings show a pattern with values for midnight and noon yesterday and the same date last year. A high and low are noted, with a record high low for the date and a comparison to recent days.
Weather outlook for Northeast Kansas through Wednesday
Warm air lingers in Northeast Kansas with considerable cloudiness. Lows tonight from 5 to 15 above zero and a high Wednesday in the 30s. Union Cab VI3-2800.
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Kansas
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