Scientists Report Arctic Site for Giant Soviet Bomb Test
Swedish seismologists in Uppsala say a new Soviet atmospheric explosion near Novaya Zemlya far exceeds earlier tests with estimates around 50 megatons. Reports from Norway Denmark and Denmark confirm strong readings while Paris Tokyo and Washington weigh in on the blast and its diplomatic fallout.
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Arctic
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Uppsala
Sweden
Marcus A. Baath
Uppsala Seismological Institution
U.S
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Khrushchev
Communist Party
U.N. General Assembly
French
Atomic Energy Commission
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
London
Denmark
Vancouver
B.C
Norway
University of Bergen
Copenhagen
Radio Moscow
Adlai Presses UN on Soviet 50 Megaton Nuclear Test
United Nations talk pits Adlai Stevenson against Soviet delegate Semyon Tsarapkin over a claimed 50 megaton bomb test. Stevenson denounces the blast as intimidation and warns the world risks disaster. Debate followed on a voluntary moratorium on nuclear testing.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Soviet Union
United States
General Assembly
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Berlin
Tsarapkin
Stevenson
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Yugoslavia
Weather summary for Northeast Kansas cools with drizzle
Colder tonight with diminishing drizzle across Northeast Kansas. Lows 35 to 40, highs Tuesday in the upper range. Temperature readings show variable times and a rainfall figure of about .477 inches. Sunrise and sunset noted at 6:20, with historical highs and lows listed for the date.
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Kansas
Pin
Five Day Kansas Forecast With Cooler Weekend Turn
Temperatures Tuesday through Saturday average 3 to 5 degrees below normal with a weekend turn cooler. Normal highs in the mid 50s to around 60, lows in the 30s to near 40. Precipitation ranges from about .10 inch west to .25 inch east, mainly near period end.
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Kansas
Kennedy Boosts Budget Projections to 88 Billion
President Kennedy raises the current fiscal year estimate to 88 billion with an expected 6.8 billion shortfall. He says the 1963 budget to Congress will be balanced barring extraordinary defense needs, while Eisenhower’s earlier surplus forecast is challenged as overly optimistic.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Census Occupation Question Yields Seated Answer in Italy
In Trent Italy an Italian census asks what is your position and a Pergine Valsugana village shoemaker writes Seated as his reply. The lighthearted exchange highlights census routine amid ordinary local life.
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Trent
Italy
Pergine Valsugana
U.S. to Seek Bargain With Soviet on Document Checks
The United States considers a bargain with the Soviet Union over Berlin border checks. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson will approach Andrei Gromyko to discuss credentials for East German police and Western crossing points. Officials stress no full East Berlin dealings, but openness to force if borders close.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Berlin
Soviet Union
U. S
Llewellyn Thompson
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kennedy
East Berlin
West Berlin
Britain
France
Record Tax Bills Out in the Area
The Douglas County Treasurer mailed 33 312 tax statements for 1961 totaling 5 256 874 57 dollars a record, with real estate and personal abstracts listed. First half deadline for personal property taxes is December 20, and most payments by mail are encouraged to ease processing.
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Douglas County
Bessie Bennett
Bennett
Lawrence
Baldwin-Lecompton-Eudora
Murderers Sentenced in Elizabeth Double Slaying
Joseph W. Maxey and Lorelle Parks Jr. were among three men sentenced to life imprisonment for the May slayings of Eleanor Ewell of Westfield and Eleanor Tyson of Plainfield. The defendants, 23 year olds and both Black, were convicted last Friday. the jury chose life terms over death sought by Union County Prosecutor H. Douglas Stine.
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Elizabeth
N.J
Joseph
W. Maxey
Lorelle Parks Jr
Maxey
Parks
Eleanor Ewell
Westfield
Eleanor Tyson
Plainfield
Union County
H. Douglas Stine
Midwest States Caught Napping by Growth Gap
Missouri University president Dr. Elmer Ellis told the Lawrence Rotary Club that the Midwest has grown at about half the national rate since 1930 and has been caught napping. He highlighted a new Mid-America Universities Association joining MU and Kansas to push a mass recovery. MAUA, formed by school heads and governors, will promote inter-state research, share facilities, and save money by avoiding duplication, with student exchanges and site selection for regional industry. It includes all Big Eight schools plus Colorado.
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Elmer Ellis
Missouri University
Jayhawks
Rotary Club
Kansas University
Keith Lawton
Midwest
Lawrence Rotary Club
Mid-America Universities Association
Ellis
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
Missouri
Kansas
MAUA
Colorado
1961 Rain totals push Lawrence toward record wettest year
The 1961 rainfall reaches 48.12 inches to date, ranking as the fifth wettest year in Lawrence history. Drizzle may add a fraction more before a cooler night and partly cloudy Tuesday, with a statewide tally near the all field record of 51.61 inches set in 1915.
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Lawrence
Haskell junior wins Journal-World football guessing contest
Haskell Institute junior from Clinton Oklahoma Irvin Goodblanket won last week’s Journal-World football contest, predicting only four games correct in a weekend of upsets. He receives a 15-pound dressed turkey, with runners up Stanley G. Brown of 1702 Del. St. and Ellen Gentry of 1323 Oak Hill Ave earning 10-pound turkeys.
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Irvin Goodblanket
Haskell’ Institute
Clinton
Okla
Goodblanket
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Stanley G. Brown
del. St
Ellen Gentry
Oak Hill Ave
Ku-Oklahoma
Man Sought After Grain Company Burglary Near Overbrook
A second man linked to the Bulmer Grain Company burglary in Michigan Valley eluded patrols near Overbrook after a high speed chase. Max Mercer of Topeka was captured. the other suspect is described as about 45, six feet tall, 140 pounds, wearing a brown jacket and dark trousers. Local deputies from Shawnee Osage and Douglas counties and state troopers hunted the area overnight.
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Michigan Valley
Overbrook
Max Mercer
Topeka
Bulmer Grain Company
Lawrence
Shawnee
Osage
Douglas
Highway Patrol
Charles Scott
U. S. 56
Grain Company
Drexel Bulmer
Bulmer
Douglas County
Fred Broeker
Rex Johnson
UF Total Here Far Short And One Week Leff
With one week to deadline, the Lawrence United Fund total trails at 27,096 dollars, about 47 percent of the 58,000 goal. Drive chair Austin Stedham cites lapses in the business section and calls for canvass acceleration as precinct captains and block workers intensify efforts. the effort includes a Sunday fundraiser by Erhart Flying Service at Lawrence Airport aiming to raise about 130 dollars.
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Stedham
Doris Stubeck
Mary Kincaid
Erhart
Lawrence
del Erhart
Three men face new charges after Wyandotte jail break
Five additional counts filed against William D. Osborne William E. Johnson and Claude W. Cooper for jail break assault with intent to harm robbery of a motor car and aiding a federal prisoner escape. Osborne previously faced federal escape charges. all were captured near Topeka about five hours after fleeing.
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Kansas City, Kas
Wyandotte County
Topeka
William D. Osborne
Long Beach
Calif
California
William E. Johnson
Lawrence
Claude W. Cooper
Kansas City
Shooting good on Saturday in Kaw Valley duck season opening
Local duck hunters report a strong opening weekend with thousands of ducks in the Kaw Valley area. Green wing teal and pintail were common. many bagged three ducks on opening day as the Kansas 30 day season runs through November 26 with a daily limit of three and six in possession after opening day.
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Kaw
Kaw Valley
Kansas
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