Side Swipes Weather Sparks Easter Bonnet Uncertainty
Ottawa forecasts show spring sun giving way to possible showers and thunderstorms in southeast and west parts of the state. Saturday calls for occasional rain in the north and partly cloudy skies statewide. Sleepy Eye ad thanks voters while wife jokes about nonvoters after city council election loss. Easter Eye hunt set for Sunday at 4 p.m. for children eight and under, led by Art Wagoner, Joe Terrill, R. W. Lantis, and Charles Williamson associations.
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Weather
Sleepy Eye, Minn U
Joe Schieffert
Sleepy Eye
Country Club
Art Wagoner
Joe Terrill
R. W. Lantis
Charles R. Williamson
Down Payment On VA Home Loans Dropped by Administration
President Eisenhower announced immediate removal of the 2 percent down payment on Veterans Administration home loans as part of seven actions to combat the recession. The change, not in the housing bill, returns loan terms to the 1954 setup with borrowers still paying closing costs in cash.
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Eisenhower
Veterans Administration
White House
Lamb Insured Payment Plan
Weather forecast shows increasing cloudiness this afternoon followed by showers and scattered thunderstorms tonight. Mostly cloudy Saturday with some rain along the eastern border in the forenoon. Temperature trends show a high near 65 to 70, a low tonight in the mid 40s.
87 Schools Entered In 12th Ottawa Relays
The Ottawa Relays at Cook Field will draw 87 high schools split among Class AA A and B. Qualifying rounds start 9 a.m. finals at 1 30 p.m. Admission for finals 50 cents adults 25 cents children. Medals to top three individuals and relay teams. Last year records included three mile marks and notable names such as Jerry Kraus and Archie San Romani Jr. representing Conway Springs and Wichita East.
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Cook Field
Ottawa University
Jerry Kraus
Conway Springs
Billy Mills
Haskell
Archie San Romani Jr
Larry Wagner
Coffeyville
Shawnee Mission
Jerry Gardner
Wichita East
Douglas
Orlis Cox
Shawnee
Leavenworth
Wyandotte
Washington
Bumner
McPherson
Wichita Hast
Junction City
Chanute
Lawrence
Emporia
Highland Park
Fittsburg
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Ottawa
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Marion
Clearwater
DeSoto
Sasman
Humboldt
Yates Center
Fredonia
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Paula
Osage City
Holton
Valley Falls
Immaculata
Sabetha
Stafford
Iola
Garnett
Bélie Plaine
Harper
Spring Hill
Effingham
Bonner Springs
Douglass
Norwich
Lynwood
Dwight
Parker
Eskridge
Peabody
LaCy
Ottawa Flood Control Plan Wins Final Approval
The Kansas Board of Agriculture water resources division approves Ottawa flood control plans. Mayor Andrews vows rapid steps to secure bond money and real estate for construction as work on condemnation proceeds, appraisers, and bond sales moves forward with Topeka clearance.
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Ottawa
Kenneth Andrews
Don Capper
Smrha
District Court
Docking May Not Seek Extra Highway Funds
Gov. George Docking says he will not submit specific recommendations to Kansas lawmakers for additional highway revenue. Congress sent an $1,800,000 anti recession highway measure to President Eisenhower, with $11,700,000 in federal funds available to Kansas, requiring about $2,600,000 more state funds to match. Highway officials will refigure needs based on new federal allotments and present them to Docking and the Legislature.
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George Docking
Kansas
Eisenhower
Congress
Highway Commission
Highway Department
Docking Stands Firm on Revenue Proposals in Topeka
Gov. George Docking said he will not retreat from two key proposals despite legislative rejection. He wants to combine general revenue and sales tax funds and delay distribution of 12.5 million dollars in sales tax residue to local units of government. He called it doing what is right and warned delays would leave state agencies in a mess.
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Topeka
George Docking
Kansas
Docking
Rebel Chief Ignores Amnesty Offer in Cuba War
From his mountain hideout Castro declared total war against Batista and set action to begin at one minute past midnight. He warned Batista must resign by Saturday and claimed 50,000 revolutionaries would flood Cuban towns to battle troops as rebels move into Orrante province and surround Santiago de Cuba.
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Body Of Missing Woman Found Near Hutchinson Home
The body of 26 year old Frances Carolyr Easterday, wife of Navy man Tom Easterday, was found in a field near their south Hutchinson home. Coroner G A Chickering ordered an autopsy. Undersheriff Db O Mathias found her face down in a shallow puddle, wearing a bright yellow dress and barefoot. The disappearance was noticed after neighbors saw her 3 year old son wandering on the highway. The husband had been traveling to Corpus Christi and returned to join the search. Their son Jeffry Allan cared for meals and the dogs during the ordeal.
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South Hutchinson
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Tom
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G. A. Chickering
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Corpus Christie
Tex
Jeffry Allan
Holy City Filled With Pilgrims and Passover Preparations
In Jerusalem the Old City hears master hymns mingling with Ramadan calls as Christians and Muslims observe holy days. In the New City, Jews stock up for Passover feasts tonight as the city faces a day of religious observance and preparation.
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Ottawa flood control plan gains state permit
The State Board of Water Resources approved Ottawa flood controls including channel changes at Marina and dike construction. The permit clears bond sale requirements, enabling funding for river property and upstream ripple effects. Santa Fe objections were addressed after Gov. Docking intervened. construction expected to start east of Main in June or July with widening of the river and dikes.
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State Board of Water Resources
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Santa Fe Raily Aad
Neka
Kansans Corporation Commission
Santa Fe
Smithy
Corps of Engineers
Congress
Main
Large Jerusalem gathering unites multiple faiths for Holy Week
About 5,000 Christians from a dozen nations joined the Way of the Cross in Jerusalem. Moslems gathered at the Dome of the Rock for Friday prayers as Ramadan began. Jews prepared for Passover while visitors crowded Old City sites. The rare convergence marks a new peak in postwar Jerusalem attendance since 1955.
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Questionable conduct by FCC members under scrutiny
A House subcommittee report cites questionable conduct by some FCC members and industry figures regulated by the commission. It says this pattern has undermined public confidence and affected the administration of law by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Uph
House
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
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Open Fire On Ike's Military Reorganization
Washington observers clash over President Elggenhower's defense plan as Congress debates the secretary of defense spending powers. Easter recess follows April 14 while Congress returns. Debates center on whether the secretary can transfer funds among services, potentially eroding service identities and congressional control.
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Elggenhower
Secretary of Defense
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Congress
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Air Force
Eisenhower
Bridges
Hold Two On Murder Charge In Oklahoma Case
Police identified James Spence and Eddie Oxendine as suspects in an Oklahoma murder and arrested them in Albuquerque. Oxendine used the alias Don Locklear. The pair were charged in Lawton with abducting Ruth Zimmerman after her husband, Reggie Zimmerman, handed over $300 from his store. he was shot three times and seriously injured. Authorities found cash register tapes and keys at the suspects’ residence.
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Oklahoma
James Spence
Eddie Oxendine
Oxendine
Don Locklear
Lawton
Ruth Zimmerman
Reggie Zimmereman
May Seek New Law On Credit Charges
Topeka reports that Atty General John Anderson and motor car dealers discuss standardizing credit charges and interest rates for time purchases. The idea emerged from a suit Anderson filed against Commercial Credit, which seeks to bar contracts with excessive charges and is now appealed to the Supreme Court.
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John Anderson
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