Admiral meets rebel as Santa Maria nears Recife
A U S Navy Admiral Allen Smith met Capt Henrique Galvao at sea near Recife in a conference over the captive liner Santa Maria. Galvao hopes the new Brazilian administration will allow the ship to enter Recife and passengers may be granted safe haven. The exchange accompanied Brazil’s inauguration of Janio Quadros and Juscelino Kubitschek’s handover.
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Recife
Brazil
U. S
Henrique Galvao
Santa Maria
Atlantic Fleet
Norfolk
Adm
Allen E. Smith Jr
Galvao
Smith
Navy
Damato
Wilson
Vogel- Besang
Carlos Lacerda
Guanabara
Brasilia
Janio Quadros
Juscelino Kubitschek
Portuguese Colonial Navigation Co
Lacerda
Vera Cruz
Rec
Monkey Hero Flight Ends Safely After 16 Minute Suborbital Ride
A chimpanzee named Ham rode a Redstone rocket 155 miles into space and was recovered alive 420 miles downrange in the Atlantic. NASA reported the mission involved 16 minutes of flight with satisfactory behavior tests as the capsule bobbed about 130 miles beyond the target area.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Ham
NASA
Space Agency
Weather preview Northeast Kansas mild through Wednesday
The forecast calls for fair and mild conditions in northeast Kansas through Wednesday. Lows tonight range 20 to 25, with Wednesday highs around 60. Temperature readings show afternoon values near noon and 6 pm, while humidity sits around 41 percent at 8 am today.
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Kansas
Lyme
Hughes and Meschke Named To State Patrol and Highway Spots
Gov. John Anderson appoints Addison H. Meschke of Hutchinson as Kansas highway director and Lawrence E. Hughes of Stockton as highway patrol superintendent. Hughes is a former FBI agent. Meschke is a business leader and city official with ties to multiple firms and banks.
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Topeka
Kan
John Anderson
Addison H. Meschke
Hutchinson
Kansas Highway
Lawrence E. Hughes
Stockton
Highway Patrol
Hughes
FBI
Meschke
Garden City
Brent Bend
Salt City Building and Loan Association
State Banking Board
Durham
Marion County
Hoisington High School
University of Kansas Business School
John A. Meschke
California
June Ann
Maurice Martin
Martin
Anderson
Walter Johnson
Harvey E. Schmedmann
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kansas Highway Patrol
Stockton, Salina and Plainville
Kansas State University
E. P. Mooman
Lawrence
Maj
Walter Dunn
House expands Rules Committee in Kennedy era clash
The House voted 217 to 212 to enlarge the Rules Committee from 12 to 15, a victory for Speaker Sam Rayburn over Chairman Howard Smith and a boost for President Kennedy’s program. The panel will now have 10 Democrats and five Republicans, signaling tougher road ahead for Kennedy initiatives. Republicans then delayed a Kennedy aid bill for chronically low spirits areas, pushing Senate action past February 15 after requesting more witnesses.
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Washington
House
Rules Committee
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Kennedy
Smith
William M. Colmer
Mississippi
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Kennedy Faces Senate Skepticism Over Economic Plans
President Kennedy's State of the Union proposals meet GOP resistance as Sen. Dirksen signals slow hearings and warns against rushed action. Republican leaders and conservative Southern Democrats threaten to block or constrain early enactment of the food for peace, peace corps, and conservation programs amid debate on the economy and defense and education funding.
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Kennedy
U.S
GOP
America
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate Gop
Congress
Dirksen
Peace Corps
Conservation Corps
Morton
Capitol Hill
102 Year Old Silver Communion Service Found At Church
A silver plated Communion service dated 1859 was found in an abandoned closet at First Baptist Church in Lawrence Kansas Territory. Rev M C Allen notes its value and historic links to Bible Class No 1 Rowe Sr S S Boston. The set includes a pitcher four goblets and two serving trays. The relic will be displayed at Church for Communion Sunday and then permanently in the sanctuary.
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First Baptist Church
8Th
Ky. Sts
Journal-World
Ays
Boston
M. Co
8Th and
M. C. Allen
L. E. Rice
Lawrence K.T
Kansas Territory
Rowe
Rice
Allen
Howard Koelb
Koelb
Record High of 61 Topped January Temperatures
An all time January 31 high temperature of 61 was recorded by the Journal World thermometer at 2 pm, breaking the 57 degree mark set in 1953 and 1954. While January ends mild, the record low of 5 on this date remains. The Weather Bureau forecasts a 20 to 25 degree low tonight and a Wednesday high near 30, with a chance the February 1 high could top 58 set in 1952.
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Journal-World Thermometer
Weather Bureau
Kennedy Calls Ambassador Thompson to Washington
President Kennedy orders Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson back to Washington for consultation on all aspects of Soviet American relations. Thompson expected to arrive by Monday February 8, per White House statement.
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Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Russia
Llewellyn Thompson
White House
Pierre Salinger
Spy Rocket Samos Launch Aims to Spur Satellite Cold War
A two stage rocket roared aloft from Point Arguello California in the United States second attempt to reveal a satellite spy named Samos. The test marks an advance in the space and Cold War competition as officials report the lift off went as planned.
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Point Arguello
Calif
United States
Iron Curtain
Samos
June Allyson Divorces Dick Powell Over Career Absence
Actress June Allyson tearsfully divorces Dick Powell citing his television production empire as the reason. She seeks a 2.5 million settlement and custody of their children Pamela 12 and Richard 10.
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Santa Monica
Calif
June Allyson
Dick Powell
Pamela
Richard
Three Lawrence board members seek another term
Lawrence Board of Education members Jos eph J. Wilson H P Jones and Carl B Althaus announced Tuesday night they will run for four year terms. Wilson director of dormitories at Kansas University has chaired the board for four years and has resided locally since 1935. Althaus a local resident since 1926 serves as board secretary and is seeking a second term.
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Lawrence Board of Education
Joseph J. Wilson
H. P. Jones
Carl B. Althaus
John Weatherwax
Ted Kennedy
Russell Mosser
Harold Fisher
Wilson
Kansas University
Althaus
Miller
Smith
Red Cross
East Twenty Third Street
Mitchell
Township Plans Bigger, Better Fire Unit Soon
Wakarusa Township officials told residents that the fire department will expand and improve its service. The department seeks more volunteers, repairs a wrecked truck for under 2500 dollars, and aims to staff with additional full time firefighters.
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Wakarusa Township
Don Grob
Owen Mitchell
Carl Miller
Wakarusa
Albert Smith
Paul
Lawrence
Kansas River
Grant Township
Europe lauds Kennedy speech as Moscow notes excerpts
Western European newspapers praised Kennedy's State of the Union while Moscow published lengthy excerpts. Coverage highlighted his calls on U.S. Soviet cooperation in space, economic woes, and warnings against expansionism, with mixed reactions and comparisons to Churchill.
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London
Kennedy
Europe
Moscow
U.S
Soviet Union
China
Preston Grover
United States
London Daily Express
Die Welt
Hamburg
West Germany
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican National Committee
Eldridge
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T Ownship Board
By Hal Cooper
Rome
I ‘Tempo
Paris
West Berlin
Britain
Daily Mail
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