Thousands Greet Nixons Return From South America
President Nixon and Mrs Nixon returned to Washington to a massive welcome from thousands of well wishers and diplomats. An estimated 30 to 85 thousand lined the route from National Airport to the White House as Eisenhower praised the trip for strengthening inter American ties and the vice president noted the mobs were minority supporters.
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Anderson Seeks Reelection As Attorney General
The governor said he has considered a run for governor and has received encouragement from attorneys at the Kansas Bar Association meeting. He cited pending cases and the workload of a governor as reasons to stay for reelection. Current GOP candidates for attorney general include Glyde Reed Parsons Fred Hall and Walter Cherry. Democratic contender for attorney general is Wichita judge John Stice amid a pending disbarment action. Anderson, 41, is finishing his first full term after a long political career starting as a state senator. A stock market note appears at the end.
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Walter Cherry
Galena
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Dohneon County
Hall
Harold Fatzer
Supreme Court
Olathe
Kan
May Ai
Kar 3 Lege
Tee
University of Kansas
Giant Sputnik Seen Tonight Over United States
Cambridge reports that a bright satellite, Sputnik III or its successor, may be visible with the naked eye tonight as it orbits from north to south. Smithsonian officials and Dr. Allen J. Hynek caution view times are uncertain until more orbital data are available.
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Mass
United States
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Right to Work Debate Highlights Kiwanis Meeting Topic
Gene Courtney and Cecil B. DeMille spoke at the Kiwanis gathering in Lawrence promoting Right to Work. Courtney argued the issue boosts individual freedom and wages in 18 states while not harming unions, amid a showing of the Centron film Showdown. In Crestview Florida, Crestview’s assistant police chief John W. Dreading and Kay Arne face breaking and entering charges after a burglary.
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Explosions and Sniping Roil Beirut Amid Civil Unrest
Beirut endured new explosions and sniper fire as clashes between police and rioters disrupted daily life. Seven bombs struck overnight while demonstrations protested President Camille Chamoun's government. Police cordoned streets, arrests topped 100 as Americans and Cypriot women were brought into Beirut by armored vehicles, and a general strike waned but signs of order returning appeared in parts of the city.
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Camille Chamoun
United States
Saeb Salam
Tripoli
Bekaa
Weight of Huge Russ Satellite Set at 14 Tons
The Soviet Union launched its third and largest Sputnik, a 11.9 foot cone weighing about 2,919 pounds, with instruments to study outer space. It reports orbit every 106 minutes and reaches 1,168 miles altitude, with no living passenger aboard. It will cover most inhabited Earth, from near the Arctic to above the Antarctic Circle, with an expected life of around six months per Cambridge estimates.
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Death of Boy Brings Warning on Reptiles
Ottawa area officials warn residents after a nine year old boy dies from a rattlesnake bite. Coroner Dr Byron Walters urges leaving snakes alone and teaches caution near water and river banks. Medical guidance favors rushing to hospital with a tourniquet if bitten and avoiding drastic self treatment.
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Lawrence
Black Hired As C of C Official
Charles B. Black of 1709 La. St. has become assistant manager at the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. E. P. Addy, chamber president, noted Black will join United Fund efforts. Black, 30 years with Stewart-Warner Alemite in Kansas City, has resided in Lawrence since 1939.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
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United Fund Campaign
Stewart-Warner Alemite Company
Kansas City
Charles Black
Kansas University
James Black
Lawrence
Addy
Tex Winter Eyes Courtesy Visit To Iowa City
Kansas State coach Tex Winter says a preliminary courtesy visit to the Iowa City campus is possible but just a look, not a job hunt. Winter, coach of the year, notes he is content at Kansas State and has no date set for the trip as Iowa weighs candidates to replace Frank O Connor.
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Tex) Winter
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Iown
Pete Newell
California
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West Virginia
Phil Woolpert
San Francisco
Iowa
Weather trend shows little change with scattered showers
Predictions of scattered showers and thunderstorms continue for this area. A stationary cold front through the center of the state has produced rain up to three inches farther west but has not altered conditions here. No major temperature change is forecast. Downtown readings include a high of 84 on Wednesday and a low of 64 with at 2 p.m. readings around 60s.
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Von Braun Sees U S Lag In Satellite Launch
UAW told GM locals to stay on duty after May 29 regardless of a potential signed agreement. Dr Wernher von Braun said it could take 12 to 18 months to launch a satellite as large as Russia’s Sputnik. He warned the United States has not yet developed rockets capable of lifting such a payload.
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New York
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United States
City Population Hits New 1958 High in Douglas County
The 1958 Kansas census preliminary figures show Lawrence with 23,907 permanent residents, a 13th straight yearly record, and a federal total near 30,000 including KU students. Since 1950 Lawrence rose from 23,351 to about 31,000–32,000 by 1960 estimates, with Eudora and surrounding townships also posting gains. Rural areas held steady or declined, while the non Lawrenc e population reached 10,541, reversing a long downward trend.
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Kansas University
Tthe
U.S. Census Bureau
Lawrence
Mathia
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Wakarusa
Kanwaka
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