June rainfall in northwest Kansas doubles normal
Topeka AP reports June rainfall in northwest Kansas nearly doubled the monthly average, with 7.57 inches and the second highest June total since 1887. Dry spells earlier slowed crops, while statewide totals varied by region. Highs reached 100 degrees at Fredonia and Sharon Springs. Eureka's 38-degree low marked June’s coldest in that town.
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Topeka
Kansas
The
Weather Bureau
Northwest
Paola
Mankato
Fredonia
Sharon Springs
Eureka
Networks Prepare to Receive French Telstar Telecast
The three U.S. networks announced a plan to try tonight to receive a French television transmission via the Telstar satellite. They will monitor at 5 p.m. Ottawa time with the potential to air the program live in the United States. Earlier, France and the British Isles successfully received a transmission from the U.S. in the first test.
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New York
Telstar
Ottawa
United States
France
British Isles
Soviet Praise For Telstar Launch Reports From Major Cities
Soviets declare Telstar fully successful in dispatches from New York Paris and London as reported by Tass. The combined reports total just over a hundred words and emphasize successful transmission demonstrations abroad.
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Tass Today
Telstar
New York
Paris
London
Europe Applauds Telstar Success
London and Europe hailed Telstar as a space-age television triumph in headlines and street chatter. The Times noted prior U S reception history with Douglas Walters in 1930, while audiences enjoyed clearer pictures from Telstar's seventh orbit across Britain.
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London
Europe
United States
America
Daily Herald
L'Aurore
The
Times
Palmer Fires 71 At Troon
Arnold Palmer opened defense of the British Open at Troon with a 1-under 71 on the drenched Old Course. Notables like Peter Thomson led with 70 while Sam Snead struggled to 76 and Gary Player shot 74 amid heavy winds and heather.
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Troon
Scotland
Arnold Palmer
Sam Sneed
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Peter Thomson
Australia
Gary Player
South Africa
Donald Swaelens
Belgium
Peter Butler
England
Jimmy Martin
Gene Littler
San Diego
Calif
Don Essig
U.S
Indianapolis
RCA Founder Dead At 87
New York AP Owen D Young 87 industrialist and international monetary expert died today at his St Augustine Florida home after weeks of illness He chaired General Electric for 17 years founded and first chairman of Radio Corp of America coauthor of the Dawes Plan for German reparations and key figure in the Young Plan for German fiscal rehabilitation
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New York
Owen D. Young
St. Augustine
Fla
Young
General Electric Co
Radio Corp. of America
Charles G. Dawes
Weather COUNTY FORECAST Vari able clouds and storms tonight
Variable cloudiness continues through Thursday with locally heavy thunderstorms likely tonight across the area. Temperatures show little change with Thursday highs near 85 to 90 and tonight’s lows around 65 to 70.
Camp Dudley Postcards Share Summer Humor
Side Swipes reports lighthearted notes from Camp Dudley boys at Lake Champlain. Messages reveal missing trunk keys homesickness and jokes about the trip and mom. A separate item notes a homemade wren home at Paul Garrett farm. In Los Angeles a dog connects with its owner through a phone call to a kennel.
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Westport
N.Y
Camp Dudley
Lake Champlain
Young Men’s Christian Association
America
Telstar satellite uplink prompts four million joke
New York AP reports AT and T spent 4 million dollars to place Telstar in orbit. A Bell operator jokingly asks deposit four million dollars when a vice president dials via the satellite, reflecting the era's milestone and corporate humor.
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New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Telstar
Bell
Cooly
Lots of Luck at Wellsville for 11-Year-Old Alice Elder
Alice Elder, 11, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lindsey Elder of Wellsville, found 700 four or five leaf clovers this summer. She also discovered three six leaf and one seven leaf clovers indicating extraordinary luck ahead.
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Wellsville
Alice Elder
Lindsey Elder
Alice
Vote Registration Deadline July 27
City Clerk Don Capper announced the August primary registration deadline is Friday, July 27 at 9 p.m. The books are open during office hours at city hall except during the 10 day pre election blackout. Evening hours will be available just before closing. In person registration requires ward residency of 30 days and eligibility rules for first time voters, address changes, and name changes. New residents must have six months in Kansas and 30 days in the ward to vote.
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Don Capper
State of
Kansas
Underground nuclear test at Camp Mercury Nevada
A low power underground device at Camp Mercury Nevada produced a white cloud and blast, with observers unable to confirm a sun bright flash or fireball. Officials said the test likely buried shallowly, throwing millions of tons of earth skyward and possibly creating a crater in the Yucca Flat area 65 miles north of Las Vegas.
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Camp Mercury
Nev
Nevada Desert
Yucca Flat
Las Vegas
City Faces Blustery Storm Across Kansas and Missouri
Ottawa endured a mid morning blustery storm with hard winds and .21 inch rain. A tornado dipped west of Lecompton, damaging a barn and utilities. Warnings covered an 80 mile wide zone from Lawrence to Sedalia, with further alerts for Kansas City area.
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Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Kansas
Lecompton
Kaw River
Lawrence
Topeka
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Sedalia
Kansas City Storm Lashes Area With Tornado Alerts
Rain and wind hit the Kansas City region as storms moved in from northeast Kansas. Tornado alerts were issued with reports of funnel clouds near Lecompton. No injuries reported, property damage is minor, but power outages affected northeast Johnson County and other areas.
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Weather Bureau
Phillipsburg
Kansas
Manhattan
Kansas City
Spring Hill
Johnson County
Ottawa
Leavenworth
Wyandotte
Johnson
Miami
Douglas
Jefferson
Atchison
Bates
Vernon
Cass
Platte
Jackson
Clay
Buchanan
Henry
St. Clair
Missouri
Lecompton
Kan
James Sprague
Miami County Sheriff's Office
Paola
Nuclear test planes drop device over Pacific region
Washington AP says the United States fired another aircraft dropped nuclear test device, the 27th announced since last April, described as low megaton yield. An intermediate range device followed in another air drop. Both detonations occurred near Christmas Island.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
Christmas Island
Lake Garnett races worth saving editorial note
Editorial highlights Lake Garnett races as worthy of preservation while condemning the heavy farm death toll and praising county farms conservation efforts. It mentions Brown's Bylines and references new medical insurance plans. Aims to guide readers on livestock care and farm safety.
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Lake Garnett
Brown
Ottawa Drive In Stand Foils Bank Robbery Attempt
Cecil Hood, operator of Dari Treat in Ottawa, reported a failed holdup by three teens at about 11 p.m. One suspect drew a small gun as Hood offered service, but a passing station wagon drew attention and the youths fled east on Grant. About $100 was in the cash drawer. police set roadblocks and coordinated with surrounding counties to locate the trio.
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Ottawa
Cecil Hood
N. Main
Hood
Grant
Eugene Flaherty
U S Student Faces Trial Behind Closed East Berlin Doors
Robert Mann, 19, an American university student, went on trial in East Berlin on charges of luring people from the East to the West under a law with a 1 to 15 year penalty. The hearing was closed for state security reasons. Mann appeared with Uwe Sturberg, 25, whose role was not disclosed. Mann studied near Stuttgart under Stanford in Germany. his father Charles Mann and a U S mission official attended.
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Sturberg
Charles Mann
Sepulveda, Calif
Frank Meehan
U.S
West Berlin
Beutelsbach
Stuttgart
Stanford University of Palo
Tony's Toot Dashes Away From Storm
A lighthearted note describes Tony's Toot failing to dash to the basement as a storm blew off in another direction leaving feet idle and plans unsettled. The fragment hints at a near mishap but avoids graphic detail.
Kills Withholding Provision In Bill
The Senate Finance Committee voted 10 to 5 to remove the withholding system and the dividends and interest plan from President Kennedy's tax revision bill. It marks a setback for the President while Sen. Harry F. Byrd leads opposition. The committee backed a 7 percent investment credit for modernization, with Byrd also opposing this section as discussions continue.
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Senate Finance Committee
Kennedy
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
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