Beirut Rioters Burn U.S. Information Library In Lebanon Crisis
In Beirut rioters attacked the U.S. Information Agency library and set it ablaze amid a general strike sparked by anti-Western groups. A pipeline near Mansoura was blown, with authorities reporting multiple casualties and security forces strengthening patrols as clashes spread to Tripoli and Basra.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U. S. Information Agency
Iraq Petroleum Co
Tripoli
North Lebanon
Baath
Khrushchev Tightens Grip as Yugoslavia Struggles
Soviet Premier Khrushchev moves to tighten Moscow’s line against Yugoslavia amid reports of internal pressure from Stalinists and Chinese allies. Pravda hints at halting economic aid unless Tito bows to Moscow, as Belarus and Warsaw sources note a hardening stance and calls for unity in the socialist bloc.
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Associated Press
Yugoslavia
Nikita Khrushchev
Warsaw
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Tito
Belgrade
Ivan Zamechevsky
Moscow
Klementi Voroshilov
Pravda
Mikhail Suslov
Piotr Pospelov
Hungary
Central Committee
Suslov
Pospelov
First Unknown Soldier chosen in Epinal ceremony today
In Epinal France a gray general selected one of 13 flag draped caskets symbolizing unidentified American World War II dead in Europe and Africa. The chosen casket to be buried at sea near Norfolk, Virginia, will represent the Unknown Soldier of World War II, with the other unidentified being laid to rest in the Pacific. The ceremony at the Vosges hillside cemetery featured 13 soldiers, a wreath, taps, and prayers from Jewish Catholic and Protestant chaplains, highlighting the nation's 7,500 unidentified WWII dead and 175,000 still listed as missing.
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Ce Hae
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St. Albans
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James L. Holloway, Jr
Atlantic
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Naples
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Ludington
Mich
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Honolulu
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Capitol
U.S
Military
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Erwin
Tenn
Glenn T. Eagleston
Alhambra
Calif
Nixon Ready On Colombia Talks
Vice President Nixon prepared to address Colombia's workers as crowds welcomed him amid police control of a 5,000-member Communist party. Authorities arrested at least 12 demonstrators after Sunday clashes with about 200 jeering students and 8 youths in two separate groups. Nixon placed a wreath on a Bolivar statue and then avoided a Red demonstration by shifting his Santander visit. He heads next to Caracas, Venezuela, where Perez Jimenez was recently ousted.
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Bogata
Colombia
Nixon
Communist Party
Simon Bolivar
Santander
Caracas
Venezuela
Perez Jimenez
Secret Service Doubt Nixon Assassination Plot
Washington says A E Baughman received an unverified report an attempt may be made on Vice President Nixon in Caracas Venezuela during his Latin American goodwill tour. No extra guards assigned. traveling party warned. Information came from former agent Jack Barry. source not known.
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m—Secret Service
A. E. Baughman
Nixon
Venezuela
Baughman
Nix
Caracas
Secret Service
Jack Barry
Barry
Ike and Dulles Discuss Soviet Note on Nuclear Test Ban
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles meet over a new Soviet note proposing talks on policing a ban on nuclear tests. Moscow radio quotes Khrushchev backing limited talks while urging swift completion, and he again calls for an immediate halt to tests. Dulles returns to Washington after a European trip and reiterates interest in a polar inspection system.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
White House
Khrushchev
State Department
Moscow Radio
Russia
United States
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Moscow
Rain and Cooler Readings Forecast for Tuesday
A pattern of scattered showers and cooler temperatures is expected Tuesday as Lawrence exits a brief hot spell. After a high of 88 Saturday and 85 Sunday, today’s low fell to 53 before warming to around 66 at dawn and reaching the upper 70s by afternoon.
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Lawrence
Bud Hess
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Green's Lake
2Nd and Miss. Sts
Journal-World
Leonard Bacon
Weather Bureau
Hearing continued in Fisher prison guard case at Topeka
In Topeka the state Civil Service Board stayed a prison guard dismissal hearing for Franklin D. Fisher until Wednesday to allow witnesses. Fisher denies the charges of allowing inmates to make home brew and get drunk, saying he will tell his story at the hearing. Separately in Wichita, former Kansas University track star Hershberger led a golf marathon at the Wichita Country Club, averaging around 87 per 18 holes and pacing toward a 180-hole, 15-hour schedule.
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Topeka
State Civil Service Board
Franklin D. Fisher
Fisher
Tracy
Hand
Wichita
Hershberger
K. U
Prisoner Hurt by Leap at Leavenworth Hospital
Richard William Vaughn, a prisoner held for Cook County Illinois authorities, leaped from a second floor hospital window in Leavenworth. He suffered paralysis on his right side and injuries from landing on an iron fence, with abdominal punctures and possible spinal fractures.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Cook County
Illinois
Richard William Vaughn
Chicago
St. John's Hospital
Vaughn
Northwestern University President Emeritus Franklyn Snyder Dies
Franklyn Bliss Snyder, 73, former Northwestern University president from 1939 to 1949 and longtime literature scholar, died Sunday of a heart attack. He served Northwestern as a faculty member from 1908 until his 1949 departure and later held the title of president emeritus.
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Evanston
Franklyn Bliss Snyder
Northwestern University
Snyder
Northwestern
Stock Market Index Reports Decline in New York Close
The closing average of 60 stocks in New York fell to 169.1, a drop of 8 points. Investors reacted to market movements as overall activity cooled and supply concerns influenced trading. The index ended lower across sectors with notable declines in major blue chips.
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New York
Lebanon in Flames of Arab Nationalism Across Borders
Lebanon, a small Arab nation with a Christian majority, is stirred by nationalist fervor linked to Nasser. Chamoun and Solh face pressure as pro Western leaders seek reelection, while Syrian influence and Palestinian refugees fuel bombings and unrest amid Eisenhower Doctrine backing.
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Lebanon
Middle East
Gamel
Nasser
Eee Pga
Ince
Chamoun
Solh
Eisenhower
Grain Sorghum Crop For County Reveals One of Best Yields
Douglas County reports a near half million bushel sorghum harvest averaging 39 bushels per acre. The 1957 crop ranked third in Kansas for yield, reflecting a statewide shift from wheat to sorghum due to acreage restrictions and market trends.
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Douglas County
State Federal Crop Reporting Service
Kansas
Finney County
Kansas Traffic Fatalities in 1958 Compared to 1937
In the last 48 hours fatalities totaled six, bringing the year to date to 153 in 1958 versus 190 for the same period in 1937. State accident records section notes the ongoing comparison of traffic deaths between the two years.
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Topekap
Kansas
AlL About Men review in Journal kicks off today
Larry Lawrence notes a controversial feature titled AlL About Men, a serialization of a book by former family doctor dor Peek, starting on page 3. The piece argues men’s perspective in the ongoing clash, urging readers not to miss this discussion.
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Dor Peek
Journal
City Budget Plan Aims for Detailed New System
City Manager Harold Horn and department heads will meet to launch a comprehensive budget reform. The planRequires clear objectives, crime and service measures, and district maps to show how funds affect police work and other services. It includes capital budgeting, itemized pay schedules, and long term savings from early purchases.
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Harold Horn
City Commission
Baste
Weather Forecast Northeast Kansas Shows Warm, Showers Likely
Warm, partly cloudy tonight with a low near 60. Tuesday will be cooler with a high in the upper 70s and scattered showers. Rest of the week expected to average 8 to 18 degrees above normal, with cooler Tuesday night.Normal minimums 40s west to mid 50s east. rainfall 0.4 to 0.8 inches, mainly tonight and Tuesday night.
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Kansas
Juan
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