Ottawa High School Wins TV Quiz Battle in Kansas City
Ottawa High School's five member team defeated Olathe High School 24 to 17 on the WDAF TV Categories quiz show in Kansas City. Team captain Dan Zerbe and members Janet Nesch, Tom Wellington, Dan Harkins, and Ann Gensman answered questions on science math history geography current events literature and fine arts.
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Jean Geiss
Ottawa High School
OHS
Olathe High School
WDAF
Kanesas City
Dan Zerbe
Janet Nesch
Tom Wellington
Dan Harkins
Ann Genseman
Parthenon
Pantheon
Canada
Campabello
Jane Feuerborn
Janet
University of Kansas
Footsball
Dan
Tom
Quill and Scroll
Ottawa
Kansas
Northewestern University
Navy Lt Dengler Weds Marina Adamich in Reno Civil Ceremony
Navy Lt Dieter Dengler, famed for escaping a Communist prison camp in Laos, married Marina Adamich in a Reno civil ceremony Friday night. Adamich had announced earlier that their engagement was off, saying she would never marry him, with no further explanation provided.
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Reno, Nev
Navy
J.g
Dieter Dengler
Laos
Marina Adamich
Reno
Foreign Ministers Gather for Geneva Talks Reopen
British Foreign Secretary George Brown and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko plan talks at the U N mission in New York to press for reopening the 1954 Geneva Conference on peace in Indochina and Viet Nam. Indonesia seeks to mediate as Brown seeks Gromyko’s aid to reconvene. Additional discussions involve Canada and other ICC members and a Johnson-U Thant dialogue on Viet Nam proposals.
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United Nations, N.Y
Britain
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
George Brown
Andrei A. Gromyeko
U.N
New York
Indonesia
Adam Malik
Brown
Labor Party
Gromyko
China
United States
U.N. General Assembly
Paul Martin
Canada
India
Poland
International Control Commission
Indochina
Johnson
United Nations
U Thant
President's Proposal Draws Mixed Congressional Reaction
Washington AP President Johnson proposes gradual force reductions in Europe and easing East West trade limits drawing guarded bipartisan support. Senators highlight tripartisan approach while Democrats and Republicans debate defense needs and Russian responses.
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Washington
Johnson
Europe
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
New York
Moscow Plans to Stabilize Population and Beautify City
MOSCOW AP reports the government aims to hold Moscow’s population at 6.5 million, ban new industries, curb migration, and pursue a plan to make the capital “the most beautiful city in the world.” Designs show tall, spaced skyscrapers with parks, moving away from Khrushchev era brick boxes.
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Moscow
U Thant Campaign Gets Surprise Boost
U.N. Secretary-General U Thant gained a moral boost for Viet Nam peace talks after a surprise meeting with President Johnson. Johnson praised Thant’s leadership and asked him to remain in office beyond his term. The talks touched on peace proposals as George Brown and Andrei Gromyko prepared to meet on Geneva-era possibilities.
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U.S
Thant
Johnson
National Conference of Editorial Writers
New York
U.N
Arthur J. Goldberg
Weather county forecast partly cloudy mild tonight and Sunday
Partly cloudy and mild tonight and Sunday with scattered showers mostly in the extreme east tonight and early Sunday morning. Southwest winds 16 to 20 mph. Low tonight 54 to 58. Sunday high in the lower 80s. Friday high 81. Today low 61. Record highs and lows listed. Hourly temps shown ending at 8 a.m. Barometer 29.94.
Ellsworth Backs Winn Candidacy in Kansas City
Rep. Robert F. Ellsworth urged the election of Larry Winn, Republican candidate for the 3rd District seat in Kansas. Speaking at Wyandotte County Republican headquarters, Ellsworth said his six years in the House reinforce his belief in Winn and a return to responsible government. He stressed the campaign transcends the 3rd District and hinges on the two party system and restoring balance of power in the next Congress.
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Kansas City, Kan
Robert F. Ellsworth
Kan
Larry Winn
Elsworth
Wyandotte County
Ellsworth
Ree
Cuban Refugees Lost In Storm
A Coast Guard search for 44 Cuban refugees on La Esperanza continues after the 24 foot boat sank in the Florida Straits amid Hurricane Inez. Survivors say eight women and children were aboard with 10 scrambling to a raft as waves grew deadly. Garcia died later in Homestead base hospital. Escorted to Miami, Enrique Gonzalez recalled rivals slipping away one by one while eight ships and aircraft comb the 12,000 square miles from Fort Pierce to the Florida Keys.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Inez
Enrique Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Jorge Garecia
Garcia
Homestead Air Force Base
Florida Straits
Key West
Coast Guard
Cuba
Nicholas Bowater
la Esperanza Dee
Pinar del Rio
Fort Pierce
Marequesas Keys
Johnson Campaign Speech Steers Toward Texas Stop
President Johnson delivering a partisan Newark address denounced Republicans, praised welfare gains for workers, and urged turnout while noting a Texas ranch visit after news of Percy Brigham's death. He linked Kennedy's memory to his own defense of administration policies and warned voters Republicans fear tactics.
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Johnson
Newark
N.J
LBJ
Washington
Texas
White House
Percy T. Brigham
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Pattettsfelter
Viet Nam
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Ann
Girls’ Athletic Association
National Honor Society
Kansas City
Robert Wellington
H. R. Nesch
Donna Simpson
Dorothy Spencer
Rosedale
J. W. Emerson
Cyclones
Geneva
Eugene Field
Western
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Nikita S. Khrushchev
L.K. Dyubek
Ppaign
Andrei A.gro
Myko
America
Jonson
General Assembly
Swaran Singh
Marko Nikezic
Yugoslavia
Assembly
North Viet Nam
Winn
San Antonio
Tex
New Jersey
Molly
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