Cheney Wins Ottawa City Commissioner Seat in City Election
J R Cheney a former Ottawa mayor won the city commissioner of finance and revenue post, defeating Lyle Hanes 1475 to 860. Dr John Hudelson Ray V Smith and Mrs Elizabeth Spencer were elected to School District No 30 board of education. other candidates were Ethel Rule Seymour Don McKelvey and Vern Chesbro.
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J. R. Cheney
Ottawa
Finance
Lyle Hanes
Board of Education
Isame
R. A. Gollter
Elmer Roth
Harry Rybolt
Olin Wollen
Robert B. Anderson
Pon Waymire
Hudelson
Smith
Spencer
Don McKelvey
Seymour
Vern Chesbro
Banvass
Cheney
Charles Queen
City Commission
Queen
Charles Williamson
James Grogan
SEC reports grave abuses in stock sales amid broader market praise
Washington AP The Securities and Exchange Commission unveiled a sweeping 1800 page report on a $1 million study detailing grave abuses in stock sales to unsuspecting investors while insisting overall market integrity remains, urging tighter regulation and industry self policing to curb crooked salesmen tipsters and hot issues. Cary said not all staff recommendations are adopted yet but abuses exist and a continuing study will follow. The commission warned more findings await congressional scrutiny.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
William L. Cary
Congress
Commission
Cary
Senate
House
Kansas City mother among Mrs. America finalists
A 37 year old mother of 10 children, Mrs. Maria Manning of Kansas City, Kansas, was named a finalist in the Mrs. America pageant to be held April 22 29 in Miami Beach, Florida. Officials said 45 of the 51 finalists have been announced, with the remaining six to be named locally.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Maria Manning
Kansas City
Kan
Ottawa Relays Set For Weekend At Ottawa University
Ottawa University hosts the annual Ottawa Relays with about 1000 high school athletes in running jumping and throwing events. Local volunteers manage the operation including Dick Peters as starter and Orlis Cox as official manager. Bill Frear oversees jumps and pole vault with student helpers, Bill Boucek handles shot put discus and javelin with assistants, and announcers include P. K. Worley and Conrad Downing. Workers from Friday and Saturday are listed with ticket sales by Bob Bundy. Events begin Friday and Saturday mornings with finals in the afternoon. Ottawa University Ottawa High School and the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce sponsor the program.
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Ottawa
Ottawa University
Peg Carr
Chamber of Commerce
Orlis Cox
Dick Peters
Cox
Harold Wallace
J. W. Emerson
H. K. Stevens
Bill Frear
Bill Boucek
Merle Willhite
E. E. Caylor
Bob Reiter
Harold Gahagan
V. O. Schultz
Floyd Coffman
Bob Dillon
Quincy Seymour
Bob Shields
Howard Doyen
Jerome ‘Minnick
Gail Nitcher
Lawrence Kramer
Bill Bryan
Earl Guist
A. D. White
Bob Grabham
Bill Osburn
Bob Killough
Ernie Watkins
Bob Pinet
Bruce Spears
Tauy’s Toot Election Mourning Hint
A brief column notes that the public may support candidates the majority did not choose, implying mixed reactions as 45 percent align with the options and 55 percent made the decisive choice.
Theater Has New Owner At Plaza Theatre Sale
The Plaza Theater at 209 8S Main changes hands to Tri-Lon Amusement Corp led by Leon Robertson of Leawood. Long Enterprises previously ran the theater and sold Iola and Fort Scott properties. Robertson, a long time Fox Midwest Amusement staffer, plans no immediate changes and will move here after selling his Leawood home.
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Plaza Theater
Tri-Lon Amusement Corp
Leon Robertson
Leawood
Long Enterprises, Inc
James J. Long
Long
Iola
Fort Scott
Robertson
Tri-Son
Mountain Home
Ark
Fox Midwest Amusement Corp
Kansas City
Costs Less To Call Someone Far Away
A new nationwide After Nine plan from Southwestern Bell lowers long distance charges. The Family Plan reduces interstate rates for calls from Ottawa to Kansas and beyond, with 9 pm to 4 30 am windows and tiered cuts for distances from 80 to 2 500 miles. Examples show reduced rates for cities such as San Francisco Seattle Washington and Houston, with substantial savings as distance increases.
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Kansas
Morrow
Jack Morrisey
Ottawa
Southwestern Bell
Kan
New
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington
Houston
Traffic Toll Topeka Report For 1963-96 Comparable Period
Kansas traffic death toll over a 24 hour span ending at 9 a.m. Wednesday is reported for April. The AP summary compares the 1963-96 period with the 1962 baseline, noting a rise in fatalities and urging caution on roadways.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather forecast for county fair and cool stretch
Fair and cool through Thursday with freezing temperatures tonight. Low around 30. Highs tomorrow around 55 to 60. Prescriptions Raney CH 2 3092 Adv.
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Raney
Soviet Moon Probe Lunik 4 Speeds Toward Moon
Moscow reports Lunik 4 covered 134215 miles in the first 24 hours of flight toward the moon. The probe, fired from an orbiting rocket, is on a 238850 mile journey. Officials say speed may slow and the mission details remain secret.
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Moscow
Moon
Fight It Out In Argentina
Loyalist forces attacked a rebel air base by air and ground and claimed surrender at Pun a Indio base though unconfirmed. A rebel fleet with ships and an aircraft carrier neared Buenos Aires threatening an attack on the capital. Bahia Blanca radio said navy would not surrender, vowing to fight to the death.
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Buenos Aires
Bahia Blanca
Explorer 17 Satellite Circles Earth on Delta Launch
Cape Canaveral reports Explorer 17, a 410 pound instrument satellite, placed in an egg shaped orbit from 150 to 570 miles high after a Delta rocket launch. The mission aims to gather atmospheric data surpassing centuries of knowledge in the field. This marks the Delta’s sixteenth straight successful launch.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Delta
Rules Whipping Not Inhuman
Delaware Supreme Court ruled public whipping does not violate cruel and inhuman punishment clauses of state or federal constitutions. The decision came on appeal by Franklin W. Cannon Jr., 20, from a 26 lash sentence for probation violation. Delaware remains the only state to permit whipping, though such sentences have not been carried out in years.
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Dover
Del
Delaware Supreme Court
Franklin W. Cannon Jr
Delaware
Space official warns USSR may use space for war
New York report quotes Dr Edward C Welsh executive secretary of the National Aeronautics and Space Council saying the Soviet Union could deploy space power for military purposes if expedient and the United States must be prepared He also links the moon landing goal of 1970 to boosting U S military defensive capabilities in space
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New York
Soviet Union
United States
Edward C. Welsh
National Aeronautics and Space Council
America
Fears Chinese Planning Attack Emerging from Road Building
Washington AP reports U S intelligence experts worry about extensive road building by Red China along its southern border. They fear it could enable incursions into Thailand, Burma, or other parts of Southeast Asia. Observers recall prior Chinese road and base development before attacking India last year.
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Washington
U.S
Red China
Thailand
Burma
Southeast Asia
India
Yunnan
Tom Sawyer play stars at Ottawa Junior High Dramatics Club
Eddie Sheldon plays Tom Sawyer in the Ottawa Junior High Dramatics Club production to be presented in the senior high auditorium at 8 pm Friday April 5. Bob Latimer portrays Huck Finn and Beck Sievers appears as Becky Thatcher with supporting cast listed.
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Tom Sawyer
Ottawa
Tom
Eddie Sheldon
Cedar
Huckleberry Finn
Becky Thatcher
Huck
Bob Latimer
L. W. Latimer
Beck Sievers
E. €. Sievers
Herald
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John Hudelson
Lewis Spencer School Board
RAY Smith School Board
Cheney, Spencer
Hudelson, Smith
Ray V. Smith
Tauy
Theater
Lunik
Argentina
Earth
Russia
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