Nixon Warm Reception at Soviet Agricultural Expo
Vice President Richard Nixon drew about five thousand visitors at the Soviet agricultural and industrial exhibition in Moscow. He met Anastas Mikoyan and Frol Kozlov, spoke with Mir Matskevich, and quashed a heckler’s charge that the USSR enslaved nations. Nixon planned a Poland trip before Captive Nations Week protests.
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Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
U.S
Anastas Mikoyan
Frol Kozlov
Soviet Union
Matskevich
Nikita Khrushchev
Senate
Nik Nixon
Khrushchev
Moscow
Llewellyn Thompson
Poland
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Siberia
Eisenhower
Akiko Kojima Becomes Miss Universe First Japanese winner
Akiko Kojima of Tokyo, 22, wins Miss Universe at Long Beach California, the first Oriental crowned. Runners up include Miss Norway Jorunn Kristiansen Miss United States Terry Lynn Huntingdon Miss England Pamela Anne Searle Miss Brazil Vera Ribeiro, with Kojima set for Hollywood movie tests next week.
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Norway
Jorunn Kristiansen
California
Hollywood
United States
Terry Lynn Huntingdon
Mount Shasta
Calif
UCLA
England
Miss Searle
Brazil
Vera Ribeiro
Rio
Miss Kojima
Colombia
Luz Marina Zuluaga
Gladys Zender
Peru
First Words From Winner Oh My Gosh
Miss Universe winner speaks through an interpreter about her surprise at victory in Long Beach. She recalls timidness with English and credits American girls for help while sharing her Tokyo fashion modeling career and wartime family displacement.
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Long Beach
Calif
Kay Matsumoto
Tokyo
Paris
Rome
Kochi
Tatsu
Heiress Admits Kidnapping Tale Was Hoax
New Jersey socialite Jacqueline Hart 21 admitted her account of being kidnapped from Newark airport, driven to Chicago, and released because she was “too hot” was a hoax. FBI reviewing details as Hart recovers from nervous exhaustion in Chicago with her fiancé Stanley Gaines and father Ralph Hart.
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Chicago
New Jersey
Newark
Jacqueline Gay Hart
Ralph A. Hart
Colgate - Palmolive Co
FBI
Miss Hart
Grant Park
Touneau
Hart
Short Hills
N.J
Stanley Gaines
Fayetteville
W.va
Ottawa Man Admits Fatal Beating Over Loan Refusal
Ottawa 63 year old Samuel L Mc Laughlin confessed to fatally beating Edgar Smiley with a baseball bat after Smiley refused to lend $50. Mc Laughlin arrested after a billfold with Smiley’s social security card was found under a mattress. County Attorney Don White said a first degree murder charge would be filed.
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Ottawa
Samuel L. McLaughlin
Don White
White
McLaughlin
Edgar Smiley
Smiley
Jay Todd
Weekend Heat Forecast With Temperatures in the 90s
Lawrence is in for a hot weekend with sunny to partly cloudy skies. Sunday highs are expected in the 90s, with no rain forecast. The day began with noon temperature near 89, following a Friday high of 96 and a morning low of 65. Tonight’s low should fall to about 68.
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Lawrence
Mercury
Pena
Weather Outlook for Northeast Kansas Signals Warm Weekend
The forecast remains warm in northeast Kansas with generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 68 tonight and highs in the 90s Sunday, with continued warmth into the weekend.
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Kansas
Gardeners Report Top Growing Year
Local gardeners enjoy a bountiful growing year with early strawberries and strong corn and tomato yields. Irrigation and fertilizing ease effort while weed control remains persistent. Many cite gardening as their preferred hobby for fresh produce and healthy exercise.
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Gardeners Report
Bert Chewning
Lawrence Post
Chewning
Gov Earl Long Arrives in Kansas City for Talks with Truman
Gov Earl Long of Louisiana lands at Kansas City airport amid a 300 strong crowd. He backs U S Senate candidate Stuart Symington for president and cites a Symington Kennedy ticket as national winner. Long praises Truman's frankness and simplicity and to stay in Kansas City until Sunday before returning to Louisiana.
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Kansas City
Earl Long
Louisiana
Harry S. Truman
West
Denver
Russell Willie
Louisiana State Police
Long
U. S
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Symington
Sen
John Kennedy
Massachusetts
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
District Softball Meet Planned at Municipal Park
The Kansas District Softball Tournament sponsored by Lawrence VFW Post 852 runs Aug 6 to 18 at Municipal Park. Sixteen teams, first come first served entries, deadline Aug 1, double elimination, $20 fee. Local entries include VFW, American Legion, Happy Hal's, Happy Hal Jr., Lawrence Sanitary, and Callery Chemical. The VFW team defends its title.
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Kansas
Happy Hal's
Happy Hal Jr
Lawrence Sanitary
Callery Chemical
VFW
Campers Head Home After 22nd Midwestern Camp Ends
About 675 high school students from 36 states complete six weeks at the Midwestern Music and Art Camp at Kansas University. Auditions and displays conclude with ballet on Hoch Auditorium, art exhibit in the Union Lobby, and orchestra chorus and concert events through Sunday.
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George Puckett
Cabool
Sue Wilmarth
Ft. Collins
Colo
Midwest Music and Art Camp
Kansas University
Journal-World Photo
Hoch Auditorium
Union Building
Music and Dramatic Arts
Russell L. Wiley
Wiley
Marjorie Whitney
Arvid Jacobson
Welfare costs in Douglas County rise for 1960
Douglas County welfare budget rises to 607160.80 for 1960 with a state boost of 3185.86 and local levy changes. The budget, approved by the county board and state, awaits public hearing before final approval.
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Douglas County
County Budget Division
State Welfare Department
Welfare Department
Frances Leckton
County Board of Commissioners
L. McEachron
State Board of Social Welfare
Sedewick
Star Bright Bikini Test Sparks Seattle Beach Controversy
Four Seattle police officers confronted exotic dancer Darlene Smith known as Star Bright after she wore a bikini on a public beach. The park board left indecent exposure decisions to police, and after discussion the officers withdrew, leaving Smith to wonder about guilt as she posed in her 40 26 39 measurements.
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Seattle
Darlene Smith
Star Bright
Park Board
Miss Smith
Bikini
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Leggy
Long Beach Memorial Auditorium
Associated Press
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