Kennedy and Macmillan Press for Global Nuclear Test Ban
President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Macmillan urged Soviet Premier Khrushchev to accept an immediate atmospheric nuclear test ban to protect humanity from fallout. They aim to reach a three power pledge and push for a broader Geneva agreement with France likely to join later. Paris and Geneva were noted as key venues for advancing the talks.
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Hyannisport
Mass
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Khrushchev
Cape Cod
White House
Macmillan
Andrew T. Hatcher
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Soviet Union
Geneva
U.S
France
United Nations
Traffic deaths near pre holiday U.S. estimates
Highway fatalities rose slowly before the peak homeward rush of Labor Day weekend. The National Safety Council projected 420 deaths from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight tonight, with 317 highway deaths, 18 boating, 36 drownings and 49 misc. deaths.
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National Safety Council
Rocky Mountain
Midwest
Kennedy Family Celebrate Labor Day on Cape Cod
President Kennedy and family blend Labor Day with homecoming and birthday celebrations on Cape Cod. Joseph P. Kennedy joins the weekend fun as Ethel Kennedy greets them at Barnstable Airport. The elder Kennedy neared his 73rd birthday while the President, Jacqueline and Caroline toured Nantucket Sound aboard the 52 foot boat Martin.
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Hyannisport
Mass
Kennedy
Cape Cod
Nantucket Sound
Joseph P. Kennedy
French Riviera
Barnstable
Ethel Kennedy
Shadow of Batista Blurs Cuban Exile Government Plan
Miami AP report says Fulgencio Batista’s influence colors a proposed Cuban exile government. Carlos Pino Socarras leads the effort with U S backing but many exile leaders boycott the meeting over pro Batista ties. Jose Miro Cardona and others warn of Batista loyalists in the revolutionary groups.
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Miami
Fla
Fulgencio Batista
Carlos Pino Socarras
Cuba
Victor L. Anfuso
D-N.y
Socarras
Jose Miro Cardona
Democratic Revolutionary Council
Piio Socarras
United States
Prospects Dim for Atmospheric Nuclear Test Ban
U.S. officials see limited hope Khrushchev will accept a U.S.-British proposal to ban atmospheric nuclear tests. They cite the Friday Soviet explosion as a likely first in a series of aerial bursts and fear continuing blackmail tactics, while Kennedy and Macmillan push for a trilateral ban and a Geneva meeting by Sept 9 to report to the UN.
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Moscow
White House
Khrushchev
Dangerous road conditions during holiday travel urged by law officers
Douglas County police sheriff and Kansas Highway Patrol label roads dangerous with Labor Day traffic counts set through midnight. Radar and safety checks planned on major highways as drivers cooperate. One minor accident reported at 1:35 a.m. near 7th and Mich Sts involving Nancy Calahan, no injuries.
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Douglas County
Sheriff's Force
Kansas Highway Patrol
Rex Johnson
Johnson
Nancy Calahan
Schwarz Rd
7Th
Mich. Sts
Advance Guard Arriving on Hill
KU prepares for fall rushing as 10 000 plus students move into Lawrence. About 700 pledges arrive Wednesday with 600 men among them. Enrollment on the Lawrence campus may exceed 10 000 for the first time, with 9 200 last fall and 670 at the Medical School in Kansas City.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
Medical School
Kansas City
Rainy Labor Day weekend floods 1961 moisture total
A weekend storm dropped 2.66 inches adding to a 1961 moisture tally of 35.45 inches, well above 1960’s rainfall. The region expects more rain with cooler, cloudy conditions through Tuesday. Farmers welcome the precipitation for crops as rains remain widespread but not excessive. The Kaw River stays mostly in check as a five day Kansas forecast predicts cooler then warmer days with normal highs around 83 to 87.
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Kaw
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Graham Urges Nation to Return to God or Face Doom
Philadelphia AP Billy Graham warned 14 000 in Convention Hall that the United States faces destruction unless the nation repents and returns to the Lord. He compared U S churches and colleges to Jeremiah era Israel, saying prosperity bred forsaking God and that pagan powers punished his people. A crusade spokesman said about 330 people made decisions for Christ.
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Billy Graham
United States
Greater Philadelphia
Convention Hall
Dr. Graham
Khrushchev
Jeremiah
Israel
Christ
Banker Samuel Stedman Dies in New York Firm
Samuel Lee Stedman, 45, a partner in Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. in New York City, died Saturday of cancer. He was born in Sedalia, Missouri, and was living in New York.
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Los Angeles
Samuel Lee Stedman
New York
Carl M. Loeb
Rhoades & Co
New York City
Sedalia
Emergency Ambulance 24 Hours Rumsey Funeral Home
Ambulance service operates around the clock with Rumsey Funeral Home contact VI3-5111 listed in the Adv notice. The brief item indicates urgent transport and funeral home coordination services.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Snow and Cold Snap Hit Rockies and Plains
A fast moving winter storm dumped four inches of wet snow in Denver and up to two feet in mountains, closing Loveland Pass and Trail Ridge Road. Record low temperatures and a 33 degree minimum disrupted travel as tourists hurrying home crowded mountain hotels. Rain spread across the Plains with two tornadoes touching down in Texas and Wisconsin reports of strong winds and chilly highs in Eagle Colorado Springs and Las Vegas New Mexico.
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Denver
Colo
Rockies
Loveland Pass
Trail Ridge
Colorado Capital
Weather Bureau
Fairplay
Chuck Powell
Alhambra
Calif
U.S. 285
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Plains
North Atlantic Coast States
Gulf States
O'Brien
Texas
Knox City
Munday
Controversy At City Meeting On Parking And Traffic
City Commission meeting set for 3 p m Tuesday will tackle Massachusetts Street left turn bans between Sixth and North Park Streets and removal of parking on both sides from South Park to 23rd Also considered is adding daylight saving time to the Sept 12 pool bond election ballot A public hearing on Broadview Terrace street assessments will continue Five commissioners expected with Commissioner Springer away in Europe for the summer
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City Commission
Massachusetts Street
Traffic Commission
Sixth Street
North Park Street
Massachusetts
South Park Street
23Rd
Lawrence
Broadview Terrace
V. C. Springer
Europe
Weather Outlook Northeast Kansas Rain Early Tuesday
Rain recurs tonight into Tuesday morning in northeast Kansas. Lows near 56 tonight. Highs Tuesday expected from 65 to 70 degrees.
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Kansas
Fair and Rodeo Crowds Set Attendance Records
The Douglas County Fair and Jayhawk Rodeo drew more than 10 000 spectators for rodeo performances and at least double that for exhibits and midway events. The 4H livestock auction raised 11540.82, about 2000 meals were served at Business Farm Day, and despite forecasts, weather stayed clear for the finale. Don Baughman suffered scalp lacerations and a concussion, while top auction bids reached 29 per cwt for a champion Shorthorn and 30 for a cross breed. premiums totaled 1554.08. The fair plans shift toward Topeka and Hutchinson state events.
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Duane Stevens
Don Baughman
Archer City
Tex
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kansas City
Roy Henry
Brenda O'Connor
Bill Spray
Topeka
Hutchinson
Bridge collapse in Sikkim kills 62 near Tibet border
A bridge under construction in north Sikkim near the Chinese occupied Tibet border collapsed killing 62 people. Victims included 40 Tibetan refugees and two Indian army lieutenants.
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Calcutta
India
Sikkim
Tibet
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