First H Bomb Ever Inside United States Set Off in Nevada
President Kennedy weighs immediate income tax cut against the economy's health. He says decisions will hinge on indicators in coming months with tax changes likely next year if warranted. He urges Congress to push modernization credits and anti depression measures while pursuing a broader unity with Europe.
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New Flurry at Test Locale Linked to Far East Action
CAMP MERCURY Nev A mighty underground blast the most powerful in the United States and the first announced use of an H-bomb type device shattered the desert calm. The 100 kiloton shot, Project Sedan, was fired 650 feet underground at Yucca Flat to explore peaceful large scale earth moving. AEC called it 100 kiloton range with potential for canals and harbors. testing resumed after a moratorium.
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Nevada
Las Vegas
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Philippine Sea
Vandenberg Air Force Base
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OAS Leader Dies Singing at Execution in Paris
Roger Degueldre, 37, condemned for commanding the Secret Army Organization killers in Algiers, was executed by firing squad at dawn near Paris. He died after singing the Marseillaise with a French flag on his chest as shots rang out, amid disputed postscript about multiple coup de grace attempts and a physician’s final intervention.
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France
Jean-Louis Tixier-Vignancourt
Moroccan Troops Reported Seizing Algerian Territory
Algerian officials said Moroccan infantry occupied the Saf-Saf post 16 miles inside Algeria with other areas seized. In Oran fighting continued amid curfews as authorities reported over 100 dead from Thursday’s clashes. European residents fled as Moslem gunfire erupted and tensions between rival Muslim factions persisted.
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Youssef Ben Khedda
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Oran
Algeria
Arab League
Cairo
Mohammed Yazid
Secret Army
Warm humid conditions forecast with scattered storms
The forecast warns of continued warmth and humidity through tonight into Saturday with scattered showers and possible thunderstorms. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low near 70 and Saturday expected to reach the upper 80s after a warm night. No precipitation fell in Lawrence though two funnels were sighted south of St. Joseph, Missouri, with no ground contact reported.
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Famed Novelist William Faulkner Dies at 64 in Oxford
Nobel prize winner William Faulkner died at a hospital in Oxford Mississippi from a heart attack at age 64. He had recently returned from the University of Virginia where he lectured on American literature and owned a 366 acre farm near the town. Funeral plans were announced as relatives traveled to join Estelle Faulkner and Dorothy Oldham with his daughter Mrs. Paul D Summers Jr. of Charlottesville Virginia.
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Dorothy Oldham
Paul D. Summers Jr
Charlottesville
Ambulance Service Seeks City Subsidy Amid Bad Debt Debate
Capitol Ambulance Service reports 520 dollars in bad debts about 7.2 percent of gross income. Glenn Hatfield Jr. says the 27.7 percent figure cited earlier was a typing error. City Commission weighs a 450 dollar monthly subsidy plus rate increases and possible take-over or cooperation with county or hospital.
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Cooper-Warren Mortuary
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Rusty Springer
Funeral Home Closes as Markets Dip
Rumsey Funeral Home in Virginia reports closure amid a stock market round of declines with the Dow averaging 214.9 and down 1.9 points as the page notes a brief financial update and service details from 1920.
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Kiwanis Drive Promotes Local Tree Planting Project
The Jayhawk Kiwanis Club raises support for Dutch Elm disease defense by urging Lawson residents to buy and plant trees. A July 28 29 nursery sale at Blair's Nursery runs 7am to 8pm and 1pm to 7pm respectively. The effort aims to become annual and features a list of suitable trees by nursery recommendations.
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Les Furlong
Furlong
Blair
Christine Buisman
Paul
Parallel Plan Starts For Massachusetts Street 600 Block
Massachusetts Street widens a block to parallel parking in the 600 block. City and local businessmen remove angle parking to ease congestion and improve traffic flow amid bus routes and bank drive ins. Parking meters move to North Park Street behind the Community Building as plans consider extending the pattern downtown.
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US delays third high altitude nuclear test above Johnston Island
The United States postponed for 24 hours its third attempt to explode a high altitude nuclear device above Johnston Island in the Pacific test series. Officials gave no official reason for the delay, but unofficial sources suggested technical problems. The blast was to be the largest and highest yet in the current series.
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United States
Johnston Island
Antigone Returns Tonight at KU University Theatre
Jean Anouilh's Antigone is staged at 8 pm on KU's University Theatre stage in Murphy Hall Murphys. The final performance of KU’s first summer theatre production presents a clash between divine and human laws with a listed cast including Antigone Carol Strickland and Creon Bob Strack.
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Antigone
University Theatre
Murphy Hall
Kansas University
Steve Callahan
Carol Strickland
Nurse
Barbara Guiles
Ismene
Nancy Rate
Haemon
Bill Evans
Creon
Bob Strack
Sergeant Jonas
Mike Stevens
Delbert Smith
Barry Maxson
Messenger
Dave Berey
Page
Randy Laushman
Harvest of Wheat in Douglas County Ends Strong Quality
Douglas County wraps up a short wheat harvest with high quality and reduced acreage. Local elevators report little grain arriving this week while experts estimate county yields around 33 bushels per acre on about 21 000 seeded acres, 6700 idle due to federal programs. State totals approach 202 million bushels as harvest ends statewide.
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Douglas County
Roy Vandeventer
Derby Grain Co
Paul Gabriel
Farmers Co- Op
Harold Erickson
Bowersock Mills
Melvon Wertzberger
Agricultural Stabilization and Cnservation Service Office
Wertzberger
Japan Pessimistic on Kennedy Plan for U S Investment
Tokyo business leaders and government officials reacted with doubt to the Kennedy administration proposal that Japanese industries build factories in the United States. They argued that U S wages and advanced industry would make competition difficult for Japan. Toshiya Hiramatsu of Mitsui Petrochemical Industries voiced concern.
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United States
Toshiya Hiramatsu
Mitsui Petrochemicals Industries, Ltd
Travel Free for Reds
The United States informed Russia it will lift travel restrictions on all Soviet visitors to the United States and urged Moscow to remove limits on American travelers to Russia.
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United States
Russia
Weather Outlook for Northeast Kansas This Week
Warm and humid conditions continue through Saturday with scattered showers and storms tonight. Low temperatures near 70 and a high in the upper 80s for Saturday, plus record highs and lows noted for this date.
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