Hungarian Edict Cuts Homework Load for Young Pupils
Communist Hungary cuts homework time to 30 minutes for 7 year olds and 1 hour for 8 year olds while 10 to 14 year olds face a two hour limit. Textual repetition of texts is banned except for poems as part of the education decree. In Missouri, police and a school official found a home made incubator with an automatic heating ramp in a Joplin school after a nighttime light sighting.
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Budapest
Hungary
Ministry of Education
Joplin
Ronnie Latch
Tall Blonde Is Miss Ottawa as City Seethes in Riots
Algiers troops stood by to halt rioting by European rightists while Ottawa celebrated Miss Ottawa 1958 pageant in Memorial Auditorium. Luanne Raymond, 21, an Ottawa University senior, won the title over runner up Judith Jamison and third place Deanna Dunham. Contest sponsored by Lions Club. scholarships awarded. Raymond will compete in Miss Kansas in Pratt in June and possibly Miss America in Atlantic City.
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Ottawa
Luanne Raymond
Deanna Lea Dunham
Ottawa University
Miss Raymond
Memorial Auditorium
Ottawa Lions Club
Judith Jamison
University of Kansas
P. R. Jamison
College
Soroptimist Club
Chanute
Elks Club
Miss Jamison
Miss Dunham
Steve Ralph
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Pratt
Atlantic City
Salt Lake City
Miss Ray
Sional Woman's Club
Reading
Rotary Club
Ciology
Howard Larson
William Bowers
AliYost
Lions Club
Gib Hammons
State Lions Organization
William Bischoff
Gordon Nordquist
John Jones
Jack Day
Jack Goss
William H. Wright
Loren Latimer
Edgar D. Kerr
Dale R. States
Lawrence
Fire Devastates Hollywood Hills Homes Near Griffith Park
A brush fire swept the Hollywood Hills Friday night driven by 40 mph winds, burning or threatening homes on hillside near Griffith Park Observatory and prompting evacuations. About 24 homes were destroyed or damaged as crews fought to control the blaze which began around Beachwood Canyon. one report cites a downed power line as a possible cause. There were no serious injuries reported. Author Aldous Huxley’s home was among the losses.
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Hollywood
Calif
Hollywood Hills
Sunset Boulevards
Griffith Park Observatory
Aldous Husses
Beachwood Canyon
Weather county forecast cloudy and cooler with showers
Cloudy conditions in the county forecast with showers tonight then cooler windy weather Sunday with rain. Tonight lows around 50 and Sunday highs near 60.
Science Fair Winners Named
Kansas City AP report names six top high school scientists among 905 finalists from 45 states and five countries. Duplicate first places awarded to girls in physical and biological sciences. Winners include James Michael Hosford 14 Atlanta Georgia and Victoria Sue Richards 17 Terre Haute Indiana for biological sciences and Karen Hodges 17 San Antonio Texas, Richard Brusch Jr. 17 Hammond Indiana, Mary Frances Anderson 17 San Diego California, Joyce Lea Yucker 17 Albuquerque New Mexico for physical sciences.
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Kansas City
James Michael Hosford
Atlanta
Victoria Sue Richards
Terre Haute
Ind
Karen Orton Hodges
San Antonio
Tex
Richard G. Brusch, Jr
Hammond
Mary Frances Anderson
San Diego
Calif
Joyce Lea Yucker
Albuquerque
N.M
Hosford
Victoria Richards
Miss Hodges
Texas
y _ Young Brushh
Miss Yucker
Miss Anderson
Formal Cease-Fire Signed In Laos Open Talks Set Sunday
A cease-fire was signed between Lao government and pro Communist rebels in Ban Namone paving open talks on Sunday for a coalition government. Delegates from Pathet Lao and neutralist groups attend with International Control Commission observers as three-way discussions loom in Geneva.
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Bannamone, Lacs
Geneva
Ban Namone
Suvanna Phouma
Souvanouvong
Pathet Lao
Phoum
International Control Commission
Ogden appeals KCC move to abolish conservation post
TOPEKA AP Jewel M Ogden former conservation director for the Kansas Corporation Commission appealed Friday to the state Civil Service Board the KCC order abolishing its position He also filed for rehearing arguing the KCC blocked his appeal to courts and that the move was an attempt to seize political control by removing technical staff The Republican majority defended the action saying it aimed to gain direct greater control over the Conservation Division The move drew criticism from Democrat Richard Byrd who questioned the process and motives Prescriptions Raney Drug CH2-3092 Injuries Fatal COFFEYVILLE AP Mrs Bernice R Hanson 36 of Coffeyville died at University of Kansas Medical Center after injuries from a collision south of Chanute
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Topeka
Jewel M. Ogden
Kansas Corporation Commission
State Civil Service Board
KCC
Paul M. Aylward
Ogden
Aylward
Richard Byrd
Commission
Conservation
Harry G. Wiles
Coffeyville
Bernice R. Hanson
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Chanute
U S Admits Cubans Concealed On Vieques Island
A U S official confirms survivors of the Cuban invasion were hidden on Vieques Island Puerto Rico and later shipped to the mainland Some were hospital cases and departed Vieques on May 2 The incident follows Cuba's Cochinas Bay raid with 12 invaders facing Cuban troops and Castro's claim of hundreds killed
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Washington
U. S
Caribbean
Associated Press
Vieques
Fidel Castro
Thunderstorms Move Through Western Kansas
AP reports storms broke out in western Kansas and were forecast to spread across the state tonight with lingering activity Sunday. Cooler air is expected afterward. Weatherman Tom Arnold noted most Kansas streams will stay below flood stage before new precipitation. Friday highs ranged 79 to 92 degrees and morning lows from 46 to 167 at Pittsburg.
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Peka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Tom Arnold
Marais Des Cygnes
Neosho
Goodland
Garden City
Pitsburg
Congo Parliament Recalled to Address Political Chaos
President Kasavubu called Parliament back into session to resolve Congo’s political crisis after ten months of confusion and privation. He said the move aims for stable order based on public morality and legality, challenging the Lumumbist rebels in Stanleyville to negotiate with the central government. Rebel leader Gizenga insists Parliament alone can designate a legal government.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Joseph Kasavubui
Kasavubu
Stanleyville
Antoine Gizengathas
Gary Cooper Near Death Amid Katanga Crisis Man's treason charges loom
Hollywood star Gary Cooper lies gravely ill with cancer as Katanga's political turmoil continues. A spokesman says Cooper, 60, remains critical and heavily sedated while his condition sees brief improvements. Parliament meeting in Leopoldsville aims to address Katanga's status under central government.
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Katanga
Kat Hollywood
Garytanga
Moise Tshombe/Cooper
Tshombeang
Parlia-L
Kasayubu
United Na Noon
Daniel Sullivan
Parlia Lof Good Shepherd
Jerry Hills
U. N
Leopolds
Ville
Coquilhatville
Spain
Cooper
Kasayuou
Cooperess
Rusk Hopes Laos Talks May End Differences
In Geneva US Secretary of State Dean Rusk said a Laos meeting may settle questions the great powers have failed to resolve. A 14 nation Laos conference could not start as Soviet and Western sides disagreed on representation. Rusk, after a curbside chat, noted Laotian politicians seek a single government and may be nearing agreement ahead of Sunday Lao actions.
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Geneva
U.S
Dean Rusk
Laos
Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
U S and South Viet Nam pledge stronger aid drive
A joint communique from Vice President Johnson and President Ngo Dinh marked a major stiffening of U S resolve to halt the Communist drive to topple the Diem government. The plan calls for 20 000 more Vietnamese troops, raising forces to 170 000 if needed, with total aid around 200 million dollars in military and economic support.
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United States
South Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ngo Dinh
U.S
Viet Nam
Youths Killed in Wichita Accident
Two youths died and three were injured when a speeding car missed a curve, snapped utility poles, hit a tree and stopped at a Wichita porch. Victims were Paul Messier 19 of New York City and Jerry Schaeffer 19 of Wichita. Others injured were Cheater Winegarner 20 Stephen Wenser 10 and James Wheat 16 all listed in fair condition at St Francis Hospital.
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Wichita
Kan
Paul Messier
New York City
Navy
Jerry Schaeffer
St. Francis Hospital
Cheater
Winegarner
Stephen Wenser
James M. Wheat
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Deanna Jane Wittman
Pomona Lions Club
Lana Kay Booth
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Keller
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Carl Hornbuckle
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David Yates
Tom Chappell
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