77 Die As World Airways DC6B Crashes In Guam
A World Airways DC6B transporting American military personnel and kin crashed on Mt. Barrigada Guam after takeoff from refueling. Seventy seven dead, 17 survived initially. Navigator Edgar Schweyer of San Leandro survived.
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Agana
Guam
World Airways
Pacific Island
U.S. Military Air Transport Service
U.S. Naval Air Station Hospital
Clark Air Force Base
Manila
Asia
Travis Air Force Base
San Francisco
Oakland
Calif
Edgar W. Schweyer
San Leandro
Mobutu Foils Congo Gunman in Office Clash
Col. Joseph Mobutu described how he personally overpowered Maj. Vital Bakasa during an assassination attempt at his Leopoldville office. Bakasa was seized and confessed, as UN and Congolese forces respond to Katanga unrest and Lumumba’s faction.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Joseph Mobutu
Congo
Mobutu
Patrice
Lenin
Vital Bakasa
U.N
Bakasa
Leopold 1
Bakase
Seces
Weather stays warm in northeast Kansas through Tuesday
The region remains generally fair and warm with little temperature change. Tonight's low around 98 to 99 and Tuesday's high near 95 to 98 with light winds. past records note a 98 degree high in 1954 and 46 low in 1957. Rain is minimal, with 0.18 inch reported and humidity around 98 percent at morning.
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Kansas
A.m
Market Plunges As Khrushchev Arrives At UN
New York stock market sinks to a yearly low as Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrives for a pivotal United Nations session. Dow Jones drops to 580.94, down 12.24, with U.S. Steel, Chrysler, Douglas, Westinghouse Electric, American Telephone, and Eastman Kodak among notable losers.
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New York
Khrushchev
United Nations
United Na
Bre Erie
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
Douglas
Westinghouse Electric
American Telephone
Eastman Kodak
Khrushchev Arrives in New York for UN Session Amid Protests
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev lands at the East River pier to a muted welcome and anti Communist chants as he pledges to welcome serious negotiations at the United Nations on East-West disarmament. He reads a 34 page statement while Western officials stay distant as three satellite leaders speak on peace themes. Eisenhower warns no meeting unless two imprisoned U.S. fliers are freed.
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Eisenhower
United Nations
Khrushchev
United States
Baltika
East River
Gheorghe Gheorhiu-Dej
Romania
Todor Zhikov
Bulgaria
Janos Kadar
Hungary
General Assembly
Assembly
U.N
Baldwin to Host First Stop on TB Unit Visit
The annual mobile tuberculosis X-ray unit will tour Douglas County starting in Baldwin and visiting Lecompton and Lawrence communities including a schedule from Sept 22 to Oct 3. The age limit for free tests is now 20, with emphasis on targeting older age groups for TB detection and follow up X rays.
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Douglas County
Baldwin
Otto Luckan
Lawrence Survey
Lawrence
Lecompton
Eudora
Kansas State Board of Health
Kansas Medical Society
Open Letter of Warning From KU to Students
KU warns students after a series of farm animal killings in Douglas County carried out by a suspected sex deviate. Deans Alderson and Taylor urge careful planning of student activities and advise all housel Hall leaders to inform residents that safety is at risk while the killer remains at large.
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Kansas University
Donald Alderson
Emily Taylor
Douglas County
Yoga for All begins today in Journal-World
The Journal-World begins a fascinating Yoga for All series on page five. It describes yoga as an ancient Indian system of exercises and breath control said to improve health, build a beautiful body, and provide peace of mind.
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Journal-World
India
Private arrangement office advertisement
Rum sey Funeral Home advertises three day funeral service with color finishing by Kodak. Raney Dgue Stores promotes related products and services.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Kodak
Raney Dgue
Elevators Strain as Eastern Kansas Harvest Gathers Momentum
Eastern Kansas corn and milo harvests begin at a near record pace with storage tightness rising. Farmers Co-Op says 60 000 bushels of milo already received while Derby Grain Co. seeks 80 rail cars in 10 days. Richland and Perry elevators report rising yields from 60 70 to 100 bushels per acre as railcar shortages loom.
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Kangsas
Larry Lefholz
Farmers Co-Op
Kansas City
Lefholz
Roy Vandeventer
Derby Grain Co
Vandeventer
Pleasant Grove
Lone Star
Globe
Richland
Topeka
C. K. Bean
Perry
Glen Rice
Local Resident Tops Journal World Football Guessing Contest
Anna Klingenberg of 2012 La. Street won the season's first Journal-World football guessing contest with 18 correct picks out of 20, predicting KU to beat Texas Christian, and receiving a 15 pound dressed turkey. Runner up was H. K. Proudfit, a KU basketball letterman and Kansas City businessman, with three misses and a 21 to 7 score pick. Third place went to Stanley G. Brown, tied with Dick Krogh on misses, with Brown awarded a 10 pound turkey along with Brown and Proudfit winners for second and third. Entries came from across Kansas and other states, with postmark deadline noon Friday.
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Anna Klingenberg
la. St
Missouri
SMU
Nebraska
Texas
Klingenberg
Kansas City
H. K. Proudfit
Wyandotte
Jayhawks
Proudfit
Denver
Wichita
Tulane
California
UCLA
Pittsburgh
Stanley G. Brown
Del
Brown
Dick Krogh
Krogh
John Harrell
St. Brown
Harrell
Kansas
Lawrence Quarterback Club Meet at Hotel Eldridge
The first fall meeting of the Lawrence Quarterback Club is at 8 15 tonight at the Hotel Eldridge. Five dollar season tickets can be purchased at the door. Chief quarterback Rusty Springer expects a record turnout after KU’s 21 7 upset of TCU last Saturday. KU coach Jack Mitchell will speak and narrate game movies.
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Lawrence
Eldridge
Rusty Springer
TCU
Jack Mitchell
Wescoe Inaugurated as KU's 10th Chancellor in 4000-Plus Crowd
Dr. W. Clarke Wescoe was inaugurated as Kansas University's 10th chancellor before more than 4,000 at Hoch Auditorium. Enrollment reached a record 9,800 with 10,000 anticipated by October as Wescoe promised growth while preserving academic quality and faculty morale.
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W. Clarke Wescoe
Kansas University
Hoch Auditorium
Wescoe
Journal-World Photo
Hoch
Clement
Harry S. Truman
Stachel Paige
In National Amity
Enrollment Sets Top KU Record At 9 786 Here
Kansas University reports a record enrollment of 9 785 to 9 786 as the 95th year begins. 9 118 students are on the Lawrence campus with 668 at the Kansas City Medical Center, led by about 2 000 fresh men and a larger graduating class.
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Kansas University
James K. Hitt
Lawrence
KU Medical Center
Kansas City
Medical Center
Summer Weather Returns To Local Region
A warm spell returned with highs near 95 on Saturday and 91 on Sunday while a 84 degree afternoon reading occurred. Rainfall Sunday afternoon totaled .13 inches with overnight low near 56 degrees and a forecast of near 96 again Tuesday.
Vigilantes of Texas Fail to Stop Jayhawks in Heat
The Texas Vigilantes faced Kansas University with a fierce crowd of 32 000 but fell behind 14 0 at the first quarter. A late Frog touchdown sparked brief hope before Hadl and a final surge sealed a Jayhawk victory amid scorching 92 degree heat.
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Vigilantes
Dalton Gang
Texas Christian
Kansas University
Texas
Buster Brown
Kansas
New Orleans
Tell Texan
Mason-Dixie
Batt Field
Hadl
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Associated Press
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Ismarck
Fort Worth
Los Angeles
Miami
St. Paul
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Phoenix
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Nist
TB Unit
City Hall
Lee
North Lawrence
National Guard
Westevaco
Farmer Co-op
East Twenty Third Street
Stokely-Van Camp
East Tenth Street
Rusty’s
23Rd and
la. Sts
Oread
Regent Clement Hall
Hall
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