U S and East Berlin clash over commandant access
Berlin AP U S command brushed off Communist orders banning Maj. Gen. Albert Watson II from East Berlin. East Germans and Soviets cited retaliation for the Solovyev travel ban. An American car was delayed 40 minutes by border police before being waved through. Checkpoint Charlie saw a Soviet vehicle pass without issue.
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U.S
Albert Watson II
East Berlin
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Karlshorst
Col
Andrei
Solovyev
United States
U.S. Army
West Berlin
Col. Solovyev
McNamara Allows Early Release For Teachers And Students
Secretary McNamara signed an order permitting early release from active duty for about 600 to 700 teachers and 2,500 students called up as reserves or guardsmen. Eligible individuals may leave up to 90 days early to take teaching jobs or enter college, with demobilization not before the school or college registration date. Some could depart as soon as July, with most by late August, though overall Berlin crisis status remains unchanged. Affected Reservists must show acceptance by an institution.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Berlin
Pentagon
General Nickell Released After Kansas Turnpike Crash
Maj. Gen. Joe Nickell adjutant general of Kansas was discharged from Lawrence Memorial Hospital after injuries from a one car crash on the Kansas Turnpike February 20. He was alone in the vehicle and was en route from Atchison to Topeka when the car overturned about 15 miles east of Lawrence.
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Topeka
Kansas
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kansas Turnpike
Nickell
Atchison
Lawrence
Tampa Apologizes To Miss Universe
Tampa city leaders apologized to Miss Universe Marlene Schmidt after a private citizen chased her party from the council chamber claiming noise. Mayor Julian Lane met Schmidt and presented her with the key to the city. The council voted unanimously to send an official apology.
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Tampa
Marlene Schmidt
West Germany
Julian Lane
Miss Schmidt
Khrushchev backs Geneva summit talks against delay
Soviet Premier Khrushchev pressed for a summit level Geneva disarmament conference with all participants. He rejected Amintore Fanfani and other leaders’ calls to delay until a final stage and urged early inclusion of top leaders in negotiations. He sent notes to Fanfani De Gaulle Diefenbaker and Erlander outlining his stance.
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Khrushchev
Geneva
Charles de Gaulle
John G. Diefenbaker
Tage Erlander
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Mural Unveiled On Kansas Turnpike Honors Flint Hills
A 3 by 4 foot mural depicting the Flint Hills and Rolla A. Clymer of El Dorado is unveiled informally at a Kansas Turnpike service area. Guests include Clymer and Mrs. Clymer, with L. W. Newcomer noting the event is limited to a small family group. Fred W. Brinkerhoff also attends as a longtime Kansas newspaperman colleague.
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Kas
Flint Hills
Kansas
Rolla A. Clymer
el Dorado
Kansas Turnpike
Clymer
el Dorado Times
Fred W. Brinkerhoff
Pittsburg
Motors Rush To Get '62 Tags In Douglas County
Douglas County motorists flocked to buy 1962 vehicle registration tags as 1961 tags faced enforcement starting at midnight. Police issued warnings for stations with stalled vehicles while moving ones with 61 tags were ticketed. extra penalties and tag sales figures were reported with growth expected for 1962.
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Douglas County
Bill Cox
Spectacular Wallops Island Rocket Show At Dawn
At Wallops Island Virginia the civil ian space agency staged a dawn rocket test sequence. A sodium vapor rocket released a 26 to 84 mile high glow visible along the coast. A second rocket spread water vapor to 89 miles and a third dropped grenades detonated from 24 to 55 miles.
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Washington
Civilian Space Agency
Wallops Island
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Committee Urges Bomber Development Over McNamara Stand
The House Armed Services Committee again urges the Defense Department to resume strategic bomber production and push the B70 proposal toward production as a combat aircraft. Secretary McNamara has refused the requested funding, while Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. LeMay backs the manned bomber program in congressional testimony.
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Armed Services Committee
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Curtis E. LeMay
Senate
Ray Scarborough Scouts for Orioles
Former American League pitcher Ray Scarborough is scouting opportunities with the Baltimore Orioles, evaluating potential coaching or advisory roles for the organization.
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Ray Scarborough
Baltimore Orioles
KU Professor Returns From GOP Politics Fellowship
KU assistant professor Dr. Earl A. Nehring spent a year as Citizenship Clearing House National Committee Faculty Fellow in Washington. He helped develop a manual on big city politics and a study on permanent party registration while noting the GOP’s broader academic ties and the anti intellectual image.
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Thurston Morton
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Birds sighted by Lawrence resident raise notes
Mrs. Harry Sommer reports spotting twelve redbirds at once along with a robin and an unidentified speckled bird with a red head. Kansas University foreign students will visit Kansas City over the weekend for tours of stock yards art gallery and local industry plus Big Eight finals.
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Ward St
Kansas University
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Kansas Citians
Nelson Art Gallery
Lawrence
Eight KU law students named to Moot Court Board
Eight Kansas University second year law students were chosen for one year terms on KU Law School Moot Court Board of Advisers. They will compete on March 12 in the semi finals for the official team with one finalist chosen March 24 on Law Day.
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Leavenworth
Michael T. Mills
McPherson
Charles E. Wetzler
Marysville
Charles A. Chartier
Clyde
Roger D. Stanton
Graham McIntyre
Livonia
Mich
Charles H. Hostetler
Manhattan
Edward A Riley
Atchison
Carlson Named Chairman of Senate Republican Committee
Sen. Frank Carlson of Kansas was named to succeed the late Sen. Andrew Schoeppel as chairman of the Senate Republican Committee on Committees. The group handles GOP committee assignments, pending approval by the Republican conference.
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aKn
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Kansas
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Republican Committee On Committees
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OU Professor to Lead KU Slavic Studies Program
Oklahoma University historian Dr. Herbert J. Ellison will join Kansas University as chairman of the Slavic and Soviet Areas Studies Committee and associate professor, taking over from Dr. Oswald P. Backus. Ellison specializes in late czar and early Soviet history and will oversee on campus operations whereas Backus handles external activities.
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Oklahoma University
Kansas University
Herbert J. Ellison
Oswald P. Backus
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Ellison
Lyn Glenn Wins 9th Grade President at Williamsburg Junior High
Lyn Glenn, 14, elected 9th grade president at Williamsburg Junior High after her father astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. completed his earth orbit. She outpolled two male opponents and was not present to accept the honor due to a ticker tape parade in New York honoring her father.
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Arlington, Va
Carolyn Glenn
Williamsburg Junior High School
Lyn
New York
John H. Glenn Jr
Lone Star Lake Association elects nine to board
Nine members of the Lone Star Lake Association have been elected to the board of directors. They are Emory Scott Carl Lavery Walter Morton three year term Jim mie Brooks Dr Mary Boyden Hugh Boyce two year term Richard Anderson John Emick J J Lavery one year term Elected officers are Scott president Dr Boyden vice president Morton secretary treasurer.
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Lone Star Lake Association
Emory Scott
Carl Lavery
Walter Morton
Jimmie Brooks
Mary Boyden
Hugh Boyce
Richard Anderson
John Emick
J. J. Lavery
Scott
Boyden
Morton
Kennedy urges eight new parks plus historic site
President Kennedy asked Congress to authorize eight new recreational areas and one historic site. The proposal includes Prairie National Park in Kansas and Ozark Rivers National Monument in Missouri in a conservation message to Congress Thursday.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Prairie National Park
Kansas
Ozark Rivers National Monument
Missouri
Holmes Released After Two Month Hospital Stay
C. B. Holmes of 754 Sunset Dr. was discharged from Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a nearly two month stay. He is reported to be making a very satisfactory recovery from a leg fracture suffered in a fall. On Saturday, Jan. 6, events were noted.
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C. B. Holmes
Sunset Dr
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Opinions From the Hill KU Faculty Weekly Series Begins
The Journal-World announces Opinions From the Hill a new weekly feature starting Monday. KU teachers and administrators will share insights into the university's academic program and the people behind teaching, research, and planning. Dr William J Argersinger associate dean of the Graduate School writes the first article.
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Journal-World
Hill
William J. Argersinger
95 Passengers on Jet Airliner Die in Jamaica Bay Crash
New York AP reports aboard an American Airlines Astro-Jet 95 persons including notable figures such as W Alton Jones and Adm Richard Conolly perished when the plane plunged into Jamaica Bay. Others singled out include Irving Rubine and John Dieckman. Survivors and families react as details emerge.
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American Airlines
Jamaica Bay
W. Alton Jones
The
Cities Service Co
Dwight D. Eisenhower
California
Richard Lansing Conolly
Westbury
N.Y
Conolly
Naval Operations
Long Island University
Irving Rubine
Farmer Corpstein Seeks Kansas U.S. Senate Nomination
Nortonville farmer and cattleman Joe Corpstein announced he will seek the Republican nomination for the U S Senate seat held by Frank Carlson. He faults government controls on agriculture and said he will take the issue to voters after paying a 5135 dollar penalty for crop quota violations. Corpstein previously ran for Congress in 1934 and for the Senate in a later write in campaign.
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Nortonville
Kas
Joe Corpstein
U. S
Senate
Frank Carlson
Corpstein
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U.S. Senate
Radar Project Aims to Improve Storm Warnings at KU
Dr Bates states a radar facility may stay at the airport with his KU commitment. The system will track storms and tornadoes earlier, refine warnings, and reduce false alarms. Residents would shelter only when essential as warnings could be delayed to maximize safety.
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Bates
Speaker for Rotary Looks at Lawrence Challenges
Lawrence Rotary Club will host E. R. Zook secretary of the Chamber of Commerce as speaker. He will discuss "The Challenges Facing Lawrence During the Next 10-15 Year Period."
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Lawrence Rotary Club
E. R. Zook
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
New York Racing Commission Licenses 179 Jockeys at Aqueduct
The New York State Racing Commission issued licenses to 179 jockeys to ride at Aqueduct Bel mounts winning $1,031,382.
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New York State Racing Commission
Aqueduct
Belmounts
Service with Quiet Dignity and Thoughtfulness Ady
Rumsey Funeral Home advertises a service with quiet dignity and thoughtfulness. Contact VI3-5111 for Ady arrangements.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Ady
Card of Thanks for Care and Sympathy
We thank those who cared for our mother Clara Oehlert during her long illness and to friends neighbors and relatives for sympathy. George and Jake Oehlert Mrs Edith Landis express sincere thanks for cards flowers calls and gifts during our recent hospital stay and for the wonderful care from Dr Godwin and the nurses.
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George and
Jake Oehlert
Edith Landis
Dr. Godwin
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