Daring Air Force Pilot Up 18 Miles In Balloon
In St Paul Minnesota a Luft test pilot Capt J W Kittinger Jr rode a metal capsule attached to a giant balloon to a record altitude of 96 000 feet eight miles he called it inspiring the proudest of my life surpassing the prior 76 000 feet by Navy Cmdrs last November over Rapid City South Dakota
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South St, Paul
Minn
Air Force
J. W. Kittinger Jr
Rapid City
Navy
Fleming Field
Weaver
Kittinger
KU Confers 1 844 Degrees At Commencement
The University of Kansas awards 1 844 degrees at tonight's commencement as Rev Emerson G Hangen urges graduates to think beyond narrow limits. New officers and directors are named for KU Alumni Association and the U U Endowment Michigan, along with updates on the manned balloon test from Fleming Field to Weaver Minnesota and details of the ascent duration and capsuled flight.
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K.U
Assa
Paul J. Adam
Kansas City
Clyde M. Reed
Parsons
Sterns N. Belden
Topeka
Reed
Galen W. Fields
Sead City
Maurice L. Breidenthal
Kas
U. U. Endowment
Michigan
Asin
Charles
B. Holmes
Lawrence
Irvin Hill
Treas
Irvin Youngberg
Lloyd H. Ruppen Jwon
McPherson
Byron T. Shuta
Dolph Simons
Voice Radio Fa Sr
Power Executive Dies At Salina Three Killed In Hotel Fire
Salina Kansas Power and Light Co vice president Clifford Edward Brock, 63, died in a hotel fire that killed three and seriously injured eight others. Brock, a gas operation pioneer, had risen to vice president with supervision of gas and electric properties. Firefighters rescued many from the burning Worcester hotel as investigators sought the fire origin.
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Worcester
Mass
Salina
Clifford Edward Persons
Oth Brock
Kansas Power and Light Co
Story
Ness
Ant
Brock
Bureau of Mines
Ieason
City Hos
Theodore Austin
Marland Oil
Idenfining Co
Barkesville
Okla
Sadie Mason
Anna
Salina/O’Brin
Mary Walton
Kansas
Tokyo
Wake Island
Guam
Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Hawaii
Prince Abdul Rahman
Crete
Britain
Office Building For President Is Recommended
A study commission proposed an $82,350,000 plan to replace the old State War Navy building west of the White House with a new presidential office and to remodel the west wing for visiting dignitaries. It also envisions a new executive office building across Pennsylvan ia Avenue, though Congress' current economy mood and Speaker Rayburn's opposition lessen chances of approval this session.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Lew
Pennsylvana Ave
Congress
Study Commission
House
Rayburn
D Tex
Don't Be Afraid To Gamble Says Hollywood Producer
Hollywood producer Robert Rossen advocates taking risks in creative work. He discusses balancing triple duties as writer director producer, his views on environment shaping films, and lists favorite early gangster films and All Quiet on the Western Front.
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Hollywood
New York
Robert Rossen
Rossen
Darryl F. Zanuk
East Side
John Huston
Billy Wilder
Nunnally Johnson
Alexander, the Great
Lower East Side
Informer
Lewis Milestone
Curfew Lifted for Americans in Formosa After Riots
Formosa authorities ended the curfew and restrict ions on U S military personnel following May 24 riots. Martial law remained, but patrols limited to watching for civil unrest. Bars, restaurants, theaters and entertainment venues reopened to GIs. service clubs resumed normal hours. Nine Chinese Boy Scouts presented Ambassador Karl Rank with a new American flag to replace the one torn down at the U S Embassy.
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Taipei
Formosa
U. S
Karl L. Rank
Gov Docking seeks federal aid for Kanopolis park
Topeka Gov George Docking hopes Kansas can obtain federal money to develop a park site at Kanopolis Reservoir near Salina. He spoke with Howard Baker, regional director of the National Park Service, who promised to send information. The 1957 Legislature declined funding for the Kansas Park Authority, leaving the agency without money starting July 1.
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Topeka
George Docking
Kansas
Kanopolis Reservoir
Salina
Docking
Howard Baker
National Park Service
Baker
Kansas Park Authority
Kanopolis
Books Appeal To Elder Residents
Ottawa librarians highlight growing senior readers amid rising over 65 population. News notes popular retirement titles from Ray Giles and Joseph Buckley. Additional works on aging and planning are listed, emphasizing practical guidance for later life.
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Ottawa
Neil Barnaby
Carnegie Free Library
Ray Giles
Joseph Buckley
Peckwele
Okla
George Friston
Alfred Barr
Perry
Ee Aries
Lone Horizons
Bob_ Sills
Gleason Brew Cree
Barr
Schlumberger Well Logging Service, Inc
Americans Held In Hungary Questioned By U S Diplomat
In Budapest the head of the U S diplomatic mission asked Hungary's Foreign Ministry for permission to see two University of South Carolina students detained in Communist Hungary. Mike A Gilbert and Warren Hair, both 20, disappeared last Wednesday after staying at an Austrian youth hostel. They reportedly went into Hungary seeking excitement. Hungarian officials denied knowledge of their whereabouts when questioned by Western reporters.
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Budapest
U.S
Foreign Ministry
University of South Carolina
Hungary
N. Spencer Barnes
Mike A. Gilbert
Water- Jhora
Warren Hair
North Augusta
Keen Radio TV Repair in Main Street
The Keen Co. offers radio and television repair services at 13 S Main street with telephone contact 637.
Lebanon Expels Syrians After riot Violence borders tighten
In Damascus Syria Lebanon orders large numbers of Syrians out as undesirable following last week's riots. Reports say Lebanese border guards search all Iran cars thoroughly and Syria retaliates with similar checks. The move signals unusual cross border actions between Arab neighbors.
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Damascus
Syria
Lebanon
Arab Republic
Iran
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