UN Troops Exit Congo as Chaos Flares Across Provinces
Leopoldville and Brazaville report dimmed lights and tense streets as 3,405 U.N. soldiers from 12 nations wrap up their Congo mission by June 30. Rebellions in Kwilu and Kivu, a curfew, and violence leave the country on edge, while Adoula struggles to steer a fragile state amid tribal, racial, and Cold War tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Manno
TK i
Kivu
Congo
Bukavu
Albertville
Katanga
Jasson Sendwe
U.N
Kasai
Mwene-Ditu
Stanleyville
Patrice Lumumba
Paul Isombuma
Leopoldville
Pierre Mulele
Kwilu
Makala
Brazzaville
Cyrille Adoula
Défas
United Nations
Adoula
Africa
Underwood Sets Record at Kansas Junior Olympics
Doug Underwood set a pole vault record with 10 feet 11 inches at the Kansas Boys Juvenile Olympics in Lawrence, beating last year’s mark by 1 foot 5 inches. He also took second in high jump at 5 feet 2 inches, with Ottawa juniors earning several places in 12 and 13 year olds events including Tom Drake fourth in softball throw, Tom Stephenson fifth in pole vault, Scott Wallace third in 100 yard dash, and the 220 yard relay team placing third. In 14 and 15 year olds, Dudley Calder won the shot put with 59 feet 10 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug Underwood
Kansas
Lawrence
Underwood
Tom Drake
Tom Stephenson
Scott Wallace
Production Costs Rise as Metal Prices Advance
Rising metal prices reflect stronger industrial demand and higher production costs with only modest impact on consumer prices. Aluminum ingots rose to 24 cents a pound, back to December 1962 levels, as producers balance competition at home and abroad and seek to avoid curbing demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Dawson
AP Business News
NEW York
Library reading room to close for heating vent work
The main reading room of the Library of Congress will close in summer and fall while workmen install a new heating ventilating system and replace antiquated book conveyors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library of Congress
Heat and dry winds spur rapid wheat harvest in Kansas
Heat and dry south winds push the wheat harvest at a swift pace across southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Test weights run 60 to 62 pounds per bushel with yields reported from 20 to 40 bushels per acre in various counties. Farmers and co op workers note shortages of combines and labor as harvest accelerates toward weekend cuttings in several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kansas
Oklahoma
Jim Irwin
Medford
Okla
Vardin
Dan Jensen
Farmer Co. Op
Anthony
Kan
Harper County
Jensen
Paul Emerie
Sawyer Co-op
Medicine Lodge
Barber County
Kingman
Dale Schilling
Kingman County
Arkansas City
State Employment Service
Edwards
Lyons
Reno
Meade
Ford
Seward
Gray
Ellsworth
Sedgwick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ays Ats
Doug
Ottawa
Welborn
Otasco
Aluminum
Aspen
Redwood
Jeeze Box
Howrarchy of
MOO
California
Toda
Reek
Frost
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!