Grogan Wins Ottawa City Commissioner Post
In Ottawa voters elected Jim Grogan city commissioner of streets and utilities by 1,681 to 1,110 over Larry Crater. They also kept the dog tethering ordinance, with 1,646 for keeping dogs tied and 1,131 against, as Ottawa enters a new 11-precinct division and Grogan prepares to qualify with a $5,000 bond.
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Jim Grogan
Ottawa
Grogan
Larry I. Crater
District Court
Ivan Brown
Rebel Uprising Reported in Paraguay Border Town
Buenos Aires reports disrupted telephone lines with Asuncion as rebels seized a town on the Paraguayan border. Braniff canceled its stop at Asuncion due to weather and a seaplane remained on schedule. The Paraguayan government said troops and police crushed a rebel raid in Coronel Bogada near the Argentine border yesterday.
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Buenos. Aires
Argentina
Asuncion
Paraguay
Braniff Airlines
Corone
Weather County Forecast Details Turn Cloudy
Considerable cloudiness this afternoon through Thursday with showers and thunderstorms tonight and shower activity continuing Thursday forenoon. Warmer tonight with highs around 70 this afternoon and a low 40s to 45. Thursday highs in the mid 60s.
House Quits For Easter House Quits For Easter
Washington reports the House adjourned until after Easter over an Agriculture Department funding bill and broader government appropriations. The measure totals about 3.22 billion dollars, with 22.27 billion in broader House spending. four Senate-cleared bills remain, and the 1.46 billion to the department funds normal activity plus 1.76 billion to the Commodity Credit Corp. and new loans up to 569 million for rural programs.
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Washington
House
Agriculture Department
Senate
Eisenhower
Department
Commodity Credit Corp
Rural Electrification Administration
Farmers Home Administration
Coin Flip Decides Use Of Cancer Drugs In Surgery
Chicago report says a coin flip determines whether cancer patients receive anticancer drugs during or after tumor surgery. Dr Warren H Cole notes early animals show strong results but human efficacy remains unproven with two years needed for clearer evidence. If proven, drugs may become standard in most cancer surgeries.
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Chicago
Warren H. Cole
University Oflinois
American Cancer Society
Cole
Aircraft Carrier Corregidor Sustains Hull Crack at Sea
In heavy Atlantic seas last night the aircraft carrier Corregidor sustained a crack in her hull and took on water but remained out of immediate danger of sinking according to officials.
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New York
Corregidor
Atlantic
Castro Backed By Communists Sparks Cuban General Strike
In Havana the Cuban Communist party endorsed Fidel Castro s call for a broad democratic coalition to topple President Fulgencio Batista s government. The manifesto claimed widespread joblessness and blamed Yankee imperialism while rebels carried out raids around Manzanillo. two buses burned, rail and sugar workers strike actions continued, and police seized a suspected rebel leader in Pinar del Rio.
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Havana
Cuba
Cuban Communist Party
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Ba
Castro
Manzanillo
Oriente
Baracoa
Pinar del Rio
Andres Orta Pajes
Revolutionary
Plans In Smrha s Hands Ottawa flood plans await approval
Ottawa flood control plans hinge on approval by the State Board of Agriculture Water Resources Board chief engineer Robert Smrha Topeka says he is studying Santa Fe Railroad objections and intends to dispose of the matter this week Approval needed before Ottawa can start selling bonds to fund land purchases for dike locations The Iansas Corporation Commission has approved the plan and only Smrha s sign off remains Smrha notes the Santa Fe is another property owner but a corporation and not outside the area
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Robert Smrha
Topeka
Board of Water Resources
Santa Fe
Ottawa
Smrha
Iansas Corporation Commission
Santa Fe Railroad
Iolltawa
H. B. Willson
Ling
Division of Water Resources
Kansas State Board of Agricult
Tulsa
Corps of Engineers
J. N. Landreth
Eastern Lines
The
Pomona
Eisenhower seeks $1.46 billion defense boost
President Eisenhower asked Congress for an extra 1.455 billion dollars in defense appropriations mainly for B52 bombers and Polaris submarines. The request would push fiscal 1959 defense spending beyond 40 billion, with 218 million for the Army, 180 million for space research, 206 million for two more Polaris subs, and 518 million for bombers refueling tankers.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Army
Navy
Ike Calls Soviet Test Ban a Gimmick at News Conference
President Eisenhower dismissed the Soviet Union’s nuclear test ban as a gimmick and urged continued efforts to reach common ground with Moscow. He defended the U S position as firm and in the world’s interest while noting long efforts for disarmament and a potential for agreement remains. He stressed the need to combat recession with thoughtful tax action and outlined defense reorganization plans. He rejected talk of a palace guard, saying he relies on his staff for information.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
U. S
United States
Congress
Pittsburg Coach To Speak At Ottawa Sports Banquet
Pittsburg State Gorillas coach Carnie Smith will headline the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Sports Banquet on April 22 at the Armory. Smith led his team to the NAIA championship in St Petersburg and was a KU Valley champion in 1930. Tickets are $3 and available from committee members or Wassmer's.
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G. B. Dailey
Guy A. Barnes
Pittsburg
Carnie Smith
Pittsburg State Gorillas
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Armory
Smith
University of Kansas
Paola High School
Red Saunders
UCLA
Gorillas
St. Petersburg
Fla
Wassmer’s
Chamber of Commerce
Jack Morrisey
Tom Porter
Winton Winter
Rod Mce- Clay
Quincy Seymour
Tom Gleason
Ottawa University
Ottawa High School
Ottawa Herald
Names Replacement For License Agent TOPEKA M G Trabue
Wichita automobile dealer M G Trabue appointed Sedgwick County drivers license agent replacing Ty Lockett who was fired after a $4768.75 check written to cover license fee collections was returned marked insufficient funds. Jack Jenkins said an audit of the office was expected today and so far no irregularities found. Gov. George Docking said there were sufficient funds in Lockett s account to cover the check.
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Topeka
M. G. Trabue
Wichita
Sedgwick County
Ty Lockett
Jack Jenkins
Jenkins
George Docking
Lockett
Santa Fe objects to Ottawa flood levee plans
The Santa Fe railroad disapproves of Ottawa flood control plans. In a letter from chief engineer H B Wilson, the railroad argues levee elevations would raise mainline tracks three feet west of Ottawa, risking mainline flooding and nullifying millions in investments. Wilson urges plan revision or alternative protection to avoid affecting the transcontinental track and Ottawa’s rail service.
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Ottawa
Wilson
Good Friday Services At First Methodist Church
Ottawa ministers sponsor a Good Friday service at First Methodist Church from 11 55 a.m. to 3 p.m. with seven meditations on Jesus seven words. Merchants close 1 to 2 p.m. to allow staff attendance. Participants include Rev. Edwin O Neal Rev Anthony Oddo Rev Charles Gross Rev Warl Fuller Rev Jeremy Tyler Rev Charles Knight Rev William Ward Rev Gordon Miller with soloists Anita Vann Gary West Gordon B Noland C J Milton Jr Harold Tickner and Al Williams and organists Mrs C A Hawley and Mrs J R Henning. The service proceeds without announcements and attendees may enter or leave during intermissions.
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Ottawa Ministerial Association
Chamber of Commerce
Jesus
Paradise
Edwin O'Neal
Anthony Oddo
Charles Gross
Warl Fuller
Jeremy Tyler
Charles Knight
William Ward
Gordon Miller
Anita Vann
Gary West
Gordon B. Noland
C. J. Milton Jr
Harold Tickner
al Williams
C. A. Hawley
J. R Henning
Eisenhower seeks new civilian space agency
President Eisenhower urged Congress to create a National Aeronautics and Space Agency to absorb the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and run a civilian space program. The agency would conduct research and manage space projects while cooperating with the Defense Department on peaceful outer space efforts. An interim space technology plan, including unmanned missions, would begin under ARPA guidance.
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Eisenhower
Secretary of Defense
Space Agency
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Defense Department
National Aeronautics and Space Agency
Penetagon
Advanced Research Prospects Agency
Hisenhower
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