Mine Tragedy: 22 Trapped in West Virginia Mine
An explosion at Clinchfield Coal Co Compass No 2 mine near Clarksburg WV trapped 22 miners. Fourteen bodies were recovered by noon, with eight others believed dead deeper in the mine. Rescue crews faced slim hopes as families waited outside and officials assessed drifts and methane risk.
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Clarksburg
W.va
Clinchfield Coal Co
Harry Chapman
Chapman
Coal Company
Leonard Timms
Khrushchev backs Laos neutrality in Laos accord
Premier Khrushchev assured Undersecretary Harriman that the USSR and United States fully support the Laotian neutrality accord. The two leaders issued a joint communique after a Kremlin meeting detailing mutual backing, with Kennedy sending a letter on the Laotian situation.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Laos
Kremlin
Harriman
Kennedy
Council of Ministers
U.S
Foy Kohler
Andrei A. Gromyko
Anderson Names Two Regents
Gov. John Anderson appointed Arthur H. Cromb of Prairie Village and Larry Morgan of Goodland to the Board of Regents. Cromb succeeds Charles Kincaid and Morgan succeeds Leon N. Roulier. Cromb is a tool and die firm president and KU Alumni leader. Morgan is a farmer rancher and former Kansas State Alumni Association president.
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Topeka
Arthur H. Cromb
Prairie Village
Larry Morgan
Goodland
Board of Regents
John Anderson
Morgan
Leon N. Roulier
Colby
Sherman County
Kansas State Alumni Association
Turnpike tolls eyed for possible rise at meeting
TOPEKA AP The Kansas Turnpike Authority may approve a toll increase at a Monday meeting in Wichita. Addision Meschke state highway director and authority member said a rise is certain but likely a small hike in highway use fees for trucks.
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Topeka
State Turnpike Authority
Wichita
Addision Meschke
Weather County Forecast Sees Cloudy Skies Through Saturday
Most ly cloudy through Saturday with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight into Saturday. Low tonight in the mid 50s. High Saturday in the mid 70s.
Kennedy urges moderates to curb racial tensions in US
Atlanta AP Kennedy warned moderates must unite to prevent rising militancy from both sides of the racial issue. He praised Georgia’s civil rights progress and said he does not consider Black Muslims subversive. He denied presidential or Massachusetts gubernatorial ambitions, hoping to stay as attorney general. He warned of worse unrest in ten years if real progress is not achieved.
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Atlanta
Robert Kennedy
America
Kennedy
Newrocs
U.S
Carl E. Sanders
Georgia
Massachusetts
John F. Kennedy
Dixie
Columbia
D.C
Newsman Claims Attack Plane Bombed Havana Refineries
Former Cuba photographer Alexander Rorke Jr described four men flying a plane over Havana oil refineries on a Thursday night dropping five bombs. He said bombs caused little damage, noted napalm bombs, and called the mission defensive. He spoke at an anti-Communist seminar and claimed NBC had limited knowledge of him.
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Washington (Ap
Alexander Rorke Jr
Cuba
Havana
Rorke
White House
Pierre Salinger
State Department
National Broadcasting Co
Fidel ‘Castro
NBC
New York
Assembly
Laureano Batista
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
Castro
Morro Castle
Ile
Workers Share Kaiser's Profits
Kaiser steelworkers at Fontana and 3930 employees split nearly a million dollars as savings from March were distributed. The plan gives two thirds to the company and one third to workers, averaging about 55 cents hourly plus 2.15 regular pay, with some bonuses nearing $200.
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Fontana
Calif
Kaiser Steelworkers
Kaiser
Tany's Toot shines with dazzling beauty on display
A striking spectacle named Tany's Toot captivates onlookers with intense visual brilliance. The piece draws attention for its bold, luminous presentation and dramatic styling, creating a memorable, if overwhelming, impact on viewers.
Pick Captain To Direct Sub Hunt
The Navy recalls Capt. William R. Anderson to lead the submarine section of a new group to consolidate oceanographic and deep salvage studies. The Thresher sank deep in the Atlantic with 129 men and no salvage plan is set. Anderson, 41, a former Nautilus skipper, will not directly join the Thresher search.
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Washington
Navy
William R. Anderson
Anderson
Atlantic
Cmdr
John W. Harvey
Truman recovers after stomach upset on work day
Former President Harry S. Truman, 78, suffered a stomach upset but reassured aides and reporters that he is all right. The AP checked on his condition, and Truman answered the phone saying he was fine. He was back at work Thursday at Brown's Hardware on Main Street.
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Kansas City, Mo
Harry S. Truman
Associated Press
Truman
Weather expert warns drought risk without rain
Washington AP reports government crop expert Peter D. Weber of the Agriculture Department warns that crop production in many regions could face real trouble within a week or 10 days without widespread rainfall. He notes subsoil moisture is not yet depleted and drought status requires lower moisture. current shortages are mainly in topsoil with state by state impacts including dust storms in Colorado and short topsoil moisture in Arkansas Nebraska Missouri Oklahoma Kansas.
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Washington
Peter D. Weber
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Weber
Arkansas
Colorado
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Driest Soil Moisture in Kansas Since 1956
Kansas agencies report soil moisture in western two thirds at 3.12 inches in mid April versus 5.85 a year earlier and a 6.5 inch five year average. Tests across 3000 miles show drought stress. grain stocks on April 1 were below last year with wheat 521.5 million bushels, sorghum 126.5, corn 48.1, barley 8.9, oats 3.2.
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Topeka
Kansas
Departments of Agriculture
Chance For Rain In Kansas Briefly Improves Outlook
Scattered showers moved across southern Kansas with a generally good chance of light rain statewide. Drier conditions earlier in the year have harmed crops, while radar indicated developing thunderstorms and best rain chances in the south central and eastern sections.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Kansans Vote No On Grains
In Washington the House passed the administration bill on feed grains by 208 to 194 with all five Kansas Republicans voting against the measure.
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Washington
Kansas
House
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