Macmillan orders new inquiry into Profumo scandal
Prime Minister Macmillan, returning from golf, orders a security inquiry led by Lord Dilhorne into potential breaches or negligence linked to John Profumo’s affair with Christine Keeler. The probe’s findings may affect Macmillan’s career as the court case against Stephen Ward proceeds and political pressure mounts ahead of possible elections.
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London
Macmillan
Profumo
Lord Dilhorne
Britain
John Profumo
Christine Keeler
Yevgeny
Eugene) Ivanov
Ivanov
Dslhorne
Harold Wilson
Stephen Ward
Christine
Marlborough St
Herbert
Ward
House of Commons
Labor Party
Santa Fe derailment causes heavy damage near Well ngton
Twenty one cars of an eastbound Santa Fe SRX freight derailed at the city power plant spur near Well ngton. No injuries but damage exceeds 100000 dollars. The wreck started 17 cars behind the diesel units. heat from a hot box caused the incident.
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Wellngton
City Power Plant
SRX
U.S. 81
Olive Street
H. B. Cobb
L. J. Dwyer
Waynoka
San Francisco
Kansas City
Chicago
Mayors back Kennedy plan to ease racial rifts nationwide
At the national mayors conference in Honolulu, New York Mayor Wagner joined Chicago's Daley Detroit's Cavanagh and Pittsburgh's Barr in supporting President Kennedy's five point program to reduce racial tension in cities. Cavanagh called civil rights the most critical national problem, surpassing Cuba or Berlin. Kennedy urged a peaceful revolution toward equal rights during a 30 minute speech after a five day Western tour.
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Kennedy
New York
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Jerome Cavanagh
Detroit
Joseph Barr
Pittsburgh
Cavanagh
Cuba
Berlin
Andrews Air Force Base
White House
Government surveying sites for post office and federal building
Two GSA reps visit Wellington to inspect possible sites for a post office and federal building with funds reportedly approved for next year. Also notes band tryout postponement due to LaDana Johnson’s finger injury and other local happenings including Elks, Knights of Columbus meetings, 4-H camp trips, and local anniversaries.
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General Service Administration
Wellington
Congress
Wendell Mercer
WHS
LaDana Johnson
Mercer
Elks
Elks Men's Bridge Club
Marcia Shoup
Lettye Russell
Belle Plaine
Gaila Busch
Milan
Rock Springs
Arlene Schultz
Knights of Columbus
Eugene Heasty
Tom Woods
Ethel Yehle
L. D. Webster
Charles Epperson
Lloyd Coffelt
Ernest Easterly
Karen Schwartz Pratt Wins Miss Kansas Crown in Pratt
Karen Raye Schwartz Pratt 20 a Friends University junior with a dramatic soprano voice was named Miss Kansas. Entered as Miss KAKEland from Wichita she will represent Kansas in Miss America in Atlantic City next February. She won a $1000 scholarship and trophy. Runners up and other finalists earned scholarships up to $450. Ten finalists were chosen from 29 entrants Saturday night.
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Kakeland
Wichita
Kansas
Atlantic City
Nancy Juden
Arkansas City
Patricia Smith
Haysville
Carol Wilcox
Kansas City
Suzanne Beck
Manhattan Estate
Wanda Lee Edwards
Iola
Ottawa
Marilyn Belton
Wamego
Marion County
Terry Lynn Douglas
Larned
Judith K. Waller
el Dorado
Emporia State
Patty Sue Drake
Abilene
Karen Raye Schwartz
Pratt
Schwartz
Friends University
Glenn Shriver
Syria renews rebel battle in four northern provinces
The Iraqi government renews war against Kurdish rebels of Barzani in Kirkuk Sulemaniya Mosul and Erbil. A martial zone is declared and rebels are given 24 hours to surrender or face army fire. Curfew imposed near Habbaniya, civilians near oil zones warned.
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Damascus
Syria
Mullah Mustafa Barzani
National Revolutionary Council
Kirkuk
Sulemaniya
Mosul
Erbil
Baghdad
Said Fathi el Saqali
Saqali
Ein Zala
Habbaniya
Abdel Karim Kassem
Iraq
Shrewd bandit pockets payroll instead of benefits
A clever thief last week held up the paymaster at an industrial plant and replaced the payroll with welfare fund payments group insurance premiums pension deductions and withholding taxes, leaving the workers' funds missing.
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Coffeyville Journal
Weather Update For Topeka And Wellington Area
Cooler temperatures and lower humidity ease weekly heat in Kansas. Wellington area expects fair skies through Tuesday with tonight not as warm, lows in the 60s and highs in the 80s. Sunday forecast shows a high around 89, low 65, and overnight 64 with about .15 inch rain.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wellington
Cardinal Cushing urges easing Catholic marriage rules
Richard Cardinal Cushing proposes removing mandatory promises in Catholic mixed marriages and loosening controls on the Index of Prohibited Books. He argues nonCatholics rarely uphold such promises and sees ecumenical council reforms as likely, while not altering dogma.
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New York
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Cardinal Cushing
United States
America
Walter M. Abbott
Church of Scotland
Rome
Cushing
Alabama Governor Faces University Desegregation Clash
Governor George C. Wallace travels to Tuscaloosa amid a desegregation showdown with Vivian Malone and James Hood set to register for the summer session. Wallace warns of jail risk and mobilizes 800 police and 500 National Guard troops to prevent violence without blocking the students. He vows to stand for Alabama sovereignty while federal court injunctions limit his actions. Hood and Malone hope for admission despite the governor’s stance.
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Ala
George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
Alabama
New York
People of Alabama
Vivian Malone
Mobile
James A. Hood
Gadsden
Wallace
Montgomery
University Board of Trustees
University Center
Huntsville
National Guard
Hood
Miss Malone
Anthony Celebrates 85 Years Without Race Betting
In Anthony Kansas the 85th birthday theme sets the tone for the annual fair July 16 to 20. For the first time in six decades there will be no betting on races though horse and dog races continue with six events daily. The fair board bans bookies while dances, chuck wagon breakfasts, and parades fill the celebration each night.
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Anthony
Kan
Anthony Fair Board
Boys' State names eight Wellington, two Mulvane appointees
The Boys' State governor Tom Rader of Greensburg announced interim appointments to state bodies at Lawrence as part of the government-in-action program sponsored by the American Legion and held at K U under University Extension. Appointees include David Dickensheets, Steve Feaster, Steve Schaefer, Edgar Young, Steve Livengood, Samuel Felt, Wayne Weber, Danny Cole, Darrel Jones, and Charles Swan with multiple agency assignments in Administration, Water Resources, Tax Appeals, Labor, Corporation, Highway Patrol, and Atomic Energy.
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Mulvane
Tom Rader
Greensburg
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Department of Administration
Boys State
Lawrence
The
American Legion
K.U
University of Extension
David Dickensheets
Commission
Steve Feaster
Board of Regents
Water Resources Board
Steve Schaefer
Edgar Young
Board of Tax Appeals
Steve Livengood
Labor Commission
Samuel Felt
Corporation Commission
Wayne Weber
Highway Patrol
Danny Cole
Atomic Energy Commission
Darrel Jones
Board of Healing Arts
Charles Swan
Brother Dies in Idaho Funeral Planned for Thursday
E. F. Gilyeat received word of the death of his brother Arthur Gilyeat in Pocatello Idaho. A former Wellington resident he worked for the Santa Fe railroad here years ago. His wife Ada died a year ago. E. F. Gilyeat and his brother A. B. Gilyeat of Kansas City will attend the funeral in Pocatello on Thursday.
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E. F. Gilyeat
Arthur Gilyeat
Pocatello
Idaho
Wellington
Santa Fe Railroad
Ada
A. B. Gilweat
Kansas City
Black Muslims seek autonomous Negro nation says leader
AP profile of Muhammad Elijah, head of the Black Muslims, as he advocates complete separation for Negroes. He describes a plan for a self governing territory or state within the United States and outlines beliefs on race, origins, and a possible return to Africa.
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Associated Press
Relman Morin
Little Rock
Ark
Muhammad Elijah
Phoenix, Ariz
United States
Phoenix
Autonomous
Africa
Ter
Detroit
Wallace Fard
Fard
God
Jesus
America
Earth
Kennedy Seeks High Level Talks on Nuclear Test Ban
President Kennedy announced that he, Soviet Premier Khrushchev, and British PM Macmillan will send negotiators to a mid July Moscow conference to pursue a new nuclear test ban. He also ordered an immediate US atmospheric test ban while other states pause, and urged renewed effort toward peace amid civil rights reflections.
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Kennedy
Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
Moscow
American University
United States
Soviet Union
John J. McCloy
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
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