Lid Tipped On Secrets Of Potsdam Talks
Reports claim Stalin with Truman approval halted a Japanese peace feeler weeks before the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Articles based on Potsdam papers allege Stalin praised Eisenhower for returning 135,000 German troops. Papers by Knebel and Bailey cite over 2,000 pages with Bohlen notes. Truman silent. State Dept seeks leak inquiry.
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Washington
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Harry S. Truman
Hiroshima
Moscow
Stalin
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Minneapolis Tribune
Des Moines Register & Tribune
Fletcher Knebel
Charles W. Bailey
Cowles
Truman
State Department
Lincoln White
Department
Christian A. Herter
Knebel and Bailey
Charles E. Bohlen
Herter
Bohlen
Millions Mobilized in Shantung for Field Work
Hong Kong AP reports twelve million people in the northern Shantung province have been mobilized for agricultural labor after two months of persistent rains, signaling a major rural mobilization effort and potential impact on crop production.
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Hong Kong
China
Shantung Province
United States Aims Manned Moon Orbit in Three Years
AP reports rocket scientist Wernher von Braun said the United States hopes to launch a manned spacecraft around the moon within three years. The statement reflects continuing ambitions for crewed lunar exploration and the program's timeline.
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Berlin
United States
Wernher von Braun
Melvin Miller Week Draws Hollywood Offers in Laguna Beach
In Laguna Beach California Melvin Miller of Peoria is hailed as the man of the hour as offers to entertain him flood in from Hollywood and beyond The chain of events began when Capt Joe Gestson a Camp Pendleton veteran placed a prank call that sparked a nationwide joke culminating in Melvin Miller Week with gifts cards and invitations from states including Indiana Florida and California The Michigan area Peoria man plays along yet remains amused by the national attention he never sought.
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Calif
Melvin Miller
Peoria
Mel
Hollywood
Joe Gestson
Melvin
Illinois City
Laguna Sun
Gestson
Camp Pendleton
el Toro
Gestison
Prank ends in teen camper’s death at Florida camp
In Homestead Florida camp officials report 13 year old Charles J Devaul Jr of Miami was killed when a flag pole toppled during a prank at Camp Owaissa Bauer. He and three other boys were attempting to recover shorts hoisted to the top of the pole as a joke, when the pole snapped.
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Homestead
Fla
Camp Owaissa- Bauer
Charles J. Devaul Jr
Miami
Doubts Wisdom Of Nixon Talks In Deep South
AP reporting from Washington notes Senator Henry M. Jackson criticizes Nixon planned speeches in Birmingham and Atlanta after Detroit remarks, questioning political wisdom. Jackson predicts Georgia and Alabama will likely stay with Democrats, while Nixon hopes to influence electors though most Alabama and Georgia electors are uncommitted. Klein says Nixon not ruling out any state but odds are lower in these Deep South states.
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Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Richard M. Nixon
Deep South
Nixon
Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta
Detroit
Mich
Jackson
Len
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Georgia
Alabama
Herbert G. Klein
Klein
Seek A Kansas Musical Work Seek A Kansas Musical Work
Kansas composers are invited to submit a 10 to 16 minute centennial themed composition. The Kansas Centennial Commission and Wichita Symphony Society sponsor a $500 prize with $200 to the sponsor’s chosen recipient. Premiere by Wichita Symphony on Jan 15 with five repeats and nationwide radio TV recording. Nov 1 closing date.
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Wichita Symphony Society
Wichita Symphony
Symphony
University of Kansas
iEmporia State College
State University
Bethany College
Winfield
Newton
Pittsburg State College
Kansas City
Kan
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