Kennedy urges Navy graduates to lead in troubled world
President Kennedy addressed 1961 Naval Academy graduates in Annapolis, praising leadership as essential. He handed diplomas to the top 95, with Jerome F. Smith Jr. of San Diego as the top graduate. The 785-strong class included four noncommissioned members, and Filipino midshipman Victory L. Mamon will join the Philippine Navy.
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Annapolis
Kennedy
U.S. Naval Academy
Field House
John F. Davidson
Jerome F. Smith Jr
San Diego
Calif
Davidson
United States
Washington
Naval Operations
Adm
Arleigh A. Burke
U.S. Navy
Academy
Victory L. Mamon
Philippines
Navy
Six Electric Hardware Firms Face Federal Antitrust Indictments
The U S antitrust division indicted six major electrical hardware producers used by communications and power utilities for price fixing and noncompetitive distribution. The firms Oliver Electrical Manufacturing McGraw Edison Joslyn Hubbard and Co Utilities Service Co A B Chance Co are named. They supply 75 percent of transmission equipment east of the Rockies with annual sales around 30 million.
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Milwaukee, Wis
Rocky Mountains
U. S
Oliver Electrical Manufacturing Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Utilities Service Co
Allentown
McGraw-Edison Co
Elgin, Ill
Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Co
Chicago
A. B. Chance Co
Centralia
Hubbard and Co
D-Day Anniversary Seen With Eisenhower and Commanders
General Dwight D. Eisenhower marked the 17th anniversary of D Day by attending a ball game with 14 World War II commanders. The party dined at the ball park and watched Cleveland defeat the Senators 14 to 3, hosted by E R Quesada, former commanding general of the 9th Tactical Air Command.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ball Park
Cleveland
Senators
E. R. Quesada
9Th Tactical Air Command
Four Die in Falls City Highway Crash Near Dawson
Four Falls City residents died in a Tuesday highway crash at the U S 75 and Nebraska 8 intersection in the southeast corner of Nebraska. Charles Anderson 24 of Nevada Missouri a Pittsburg Kansas State College graduate survived with multiple injuries. The dead include John Grill 71 Mrs Grill 66 Luella Honea 61 and George Wilkerson 61. Honea and Grill were sisters. The party had been on a vacation trip when the accident occurred near Dawson Nebraska en route to Grand Forks North Carolina city.
Public Meter Meeting Friday in City Hall Room
Lawrence invites residents to a 7 30 p m Friday public session to discuss the meter system and free parking lot program. City officials will present reports and answer questions on fines time limits enforcement and off street parking plans with reports and background. If crowding occurs the meeting may move to the Community Building.
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Lawrence
City Hall
Harold Horn
Commission
Population center likely near St Louis, Missouri
Population experts say the U S population center may stabilize near St Louis Missouri about 200 miles east of the country’s geographic center. The current center is near Centralia Illinois.
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U. S
St. Louis
Centralia
Ill
Spring Rains Slow Kansas Road Work and Delays
Heavy spring rains bogged several Kansas road projects in April and May, delaying finishes into next year. The Highway Department reports widespread lost days, with Interstate 70 sections and a Kansas 99 east link among troubled sites, threatening October completions and tied-up contractor funds.
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Topeka
Kansas
Highway Department
J. D. Stephenson
Solomon
Salina
Wabaunsee County
Kansas 99
Memorial Day Guests and Baseball Game in Reno
Reno Memorial Day attendees included Mr and Mrs John Grintee and sons and guests Vaughan Coombs of Salt Lake City. The Reno Cubs lost 1 to 6 to Basehor at Reno stadium on May 29. Additional Memorial Day hosting parties included Mr and Mrs Willian Harbeck and sons of Prairie Village and Mr and Mrs Olimer Kaiser and daughters of Topeka.
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John Grintee
Vaughan Coombs
Salt Lake City
Utah
Reno Cubs
Basehor
Reno Stadium
Willian Harbeck
Prairie Village
Olimer Kaiser
Topeka
Othal Wiley
Walter Wiley
James Hamm
Kansas City
Kan
Sam Haas
Tonganonxie
Elsie Bab
Memorial Day Observances and Local Family News
Memorial services were held at Easton Cemetery with guests including Mrs Esther Burroughs and several Tonganonie residents. Visits to Easton church followed. Other reports note W F Morgan visiting Kansas City relatives, and local families in Mirabile and Mountain Grove observing Memorial Day with gravesite decorating and family gatherings.
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Esther Burroughs
Stella Stewart
Margaret Gallagher
Louie Cook
May Stevenson
Laura May Stevenson
Leona Babcock
Tonganonie
Jock Reardon
Eudora
Leona Handley
Lawrence
Charles Strong
Easton Cemetery
Easton
Strong
W. F. Morgan
Kansas City
Kan
Gordon Harman
Nancy
Sandra Harman
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lyman Frost
Mike
Pamela
Mr. Frost
Ben Frost
Mirabile
Melvin Ledbetter
Mr. Ledbetter
Bill Ledbetter
Mountain Grove
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Reno
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Save
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Bell's Music Store
Union Ticket Center
Ray Stoneback
Life Saver Sarrsr
Kress
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Romney
American Motors
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