Danforth grant fuels Prof Myers leave for Yale program
Prof. William Myers head of Ottawa University's sociology department will take a one year leave starting in June to pursue graduate studies at Yale University. He received a Danforth Teacher Study grant of about $4,600. A replacement at OU will be announced soon. Myers has prior Yale work and must complete a PhD thesis. The Danforth grants total 61 nationwide. The program includes a summer stay and potential Yale relocation with family. Meanwhile Ottawa club pancake day proceeds support youth work with tickets sold by secretary club members.
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William Myers
Ottawa University
Yale University
Danforth Foundation of
St. Louis
Andrew B. Martin
O.U
Myers
Yale
Danforth
oRtary Club
Masonic Temple
Robert B. Anderson J
Proof of Tooth Transplants Demonstrated in Boston Meeting
Living proof was shown that tooth transplantation can succeed as four teenagers displayed their transplanted teeth before about 150 dentists and oral surgeons at the Harvard Dental Association annual meeting. Surgeon Dr. Walter C. Guralnick reported the first transplant occurred four years ago and all cases so far have been successful, though one girl lost her tooth after a sister struck her in the face.
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Boston
Mass
Harvard Dental Assn
Walter C. Guralnick
Massachusetts General Hospital
Ore
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Guralnick
Ike Will Spend Weekend At Augusta
President Eisenhower plans to fly to Augusta Georgia for a weekend of golf and rest contingent on weather and work. He will depart about 9 am on Columbine III for the two hour trip and return to Washington Sunday night or Monday morning. He is set to throw out the first ball at the season opener between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Augusta
James C. Hagerty
Columbine III
Washington Senators
Boston Red Sox
Weather COUNTY FORECAST
County forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions this afternoon and tonight brief breaks Friday with warmer temperatures. Highs today around 50 to 55 degrees lows tonight near 40 to 45 and Friday highs 55 to 60.
City Sells Dead Trees In Forest Park
City officials last night received bids and sold 250 walnut trees in Forest Park. The trees are dead and a hazard, Mayor Kenneth Andrews said. The winning bid was C. Nauman Lumber Co. of Ottawa at 2406 dollars, with other bids from M. O. Senior of Wellsville and W. J. Barnes of Louisburg. Trees to be replaced include seedless ash and several species, planted by Willis Nursery of Ottawa.
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Forest Park
Kenneth Andrews
C. Nauman Lumber Co
Ottawa
M. O. Senior
Wellsville
W. J. Barnes
Louisburg
Andrews
Willis Nursery
Maple Street
16Th
15Th
13Th Street
Gleason
George Ledom
Dream leads to discovery of body on river
In Charlottesville Virginia searchers found Barnette's body after a dream guided them to a large rock about 100 yards from the disappearance site. Earlier the same day Harry Lee Martin’s body had already been recovered, while Barnette and Martin were fishing when their boat capsized. Three dairy workers helped retrieve Barnette near the rock.
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Charlottesville
Rivanna
Barnette
Harry Lee Martin
Martin
Barnett
Broken Rail Cited as Cause of Rock Island Derailment
Washington report from the Interstate Commerce Commission says a broken rail caused a Rock Island passenger train derailment at Peabody Kansas on September 23. Investigators noted track inspections two days prior found no defect.
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Washington
Rock Island
Peabody
Kas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mystery surrounds Wortman island fortress near Collinsville
Collinsville Illinois reports an island fortress built by rackets boss Frank Buster Wortman in a wooded meadow near Collinsville. Workers and well dressed visitors have increased activity fueling talk of a hideout or gambling casino while federal indictments tie Wortman to a large betting operation. Local officials caution the site could be nonoperational and emphasize limited road access.
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Collinsville
Ill
Frank
Buster) Wortman
Wortman
Madison County
Dick Mudge
Mudge
Docking Open to Talks Ahead of Special Session
Gov George Docking said he is willing to meet with legislative leaders before the April 21 special session. He noted GOP leaders in McPherson urged careful consideration of his fiscal proposals and said a pre-session meeting could ease tensions. Docking declined to reveal specifics of his upcoming message, and said the session may proceed with leadership input.
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Topeka
George Docking
Docking
McPherson
GOP
Only Two Survive Of Frisco Quads
One of the quadruplets born to 19 year old Gladys McGraw died last night at Mary's Help Hospital. A girl was stillborn. The two surviving boys remained in incubators in fair condition but were premature and weighed just over two pounds each.
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San Francisoo
Gladys McGraw
Mary’s Help Hospital
Plane Crew Reports Spotting Satellite Near Baton Rouge
The Delta-American Flight 791 crew from New Orleans to Los Angeles reported sighting an object at 7 29 a m that they believed could be Sputnik II or another satellite. Capt S E Price first officer F O Heffley and second officer R L Boniol all in Dallas plus three passengers confirmed the sighting near Baton Rouge Louisiana.
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Atlanta WI
Baton Rouge
S. E. Price
Dallas
Tex
Delta-American
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Delta
F. O. Heffley
R. L. Boniol
Kiwanis Club Provides Vocational Aid Program
The Kiwanis Club votes to establish vocational counseling for city and Franklin County high school students. Jay Scott outlines a plan for class programs or personal interviews with club mentors. Bonnie Hughson speaks as a guidance counselor. guests include Ralph Gage and Dennis Ainsworth. John Hamerickhouse joins as a member. A club purchasing a small building will relocate it to the county fair grounds as a permanent installation.
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Kiwanis Club
Franklin County
Jay Scott
Bonnie Hughson
OHS
Ralph Gage
Dennis Ainsworth
John Hamerickhouse
C. W. Henning
County Fair
Rummage Sale At Memorial Auditorium
Memorial Auditorium hosts a rummage sale on Saturday April 12. Beauceant group sponsors the event with proceeds directed to community activities.
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Memorial Auditorium
Two Convicts Flee From Honor Farm
Two inmates escaped from the honor farm at the U S penitentiary in Leavenworth. Identified were Wesley Carmack, 31, from Muskogee Oklahoma, serving a 10 year term for white slavery, and William Eugene Morton, 33, of Columbus Ohio, serving three years for a Dyer Act violation. They were seen on Missouri Highway 92 near Beverly wearing blue denim prison clothing.
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Leavenworth P
U. S. Penitentiary
Wesley Carmack
Muskogee
Okla
William Eugene Morton
Columbus
Ohio
Beverly
OSU Student Locked in Box For Sensory Experiments
Oklahoma State University psychology graduate assistant J N Harber conducts a NIH funded study placing Richard Ogan 25 Tulsa in a box 21 by 2 5 by 5 feet for up to 72 hours with heavy gloves shuttered goggles and ear plugs. A microphone polygraph and other sensors record responses to minimal sensory stimulation to explore mental fitness treatment prevention and potential selection for space missions.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma State University
J. N. Harber
OSU
National Institutes of Health
Harber
Richard Ogan
Tulsa
Ogan
Harker
Warber
Rainfall report from Ottawa and statewide showers
A .24 inch rainfall occurred in Ottawa overnight while rains covered most of the state. Central and eastern Kansas saw about 0.83 inches, southwest reports ranged from a quarter to half an inch. The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with light showers southeast ending this afternoon, then partly to cloudy tonight and Friday.
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Ottawa
Kansas
New Long Range Drive Aims at Top 100 Hoodlums
Attorney General Rogers announced a new nationwide push to attack organized crime focusing on the nation s 100 top hoodlums. The Justice Department will coordinate across agencies and expand the organized crime and racketeering division. A special team of former federal prosecutors will lead the effort in New York City under Milton Wessel.
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Washington
Rogers
Justice Department
Criminal Division
New York City
Milton Wessel
U. S
New York
Big Aid Bill Is Predicted by House Panel
Washington reports that two House Foreign Affairs Committee members predict committee approval of a foreign aid bill with cuts smaller than in recent years. Chairman Morgan and Rep. Vorys spoke in separate interviews as the panel prepares to draft next week after Easter recess. Eisenhower requests 3.942 billion dollars for the year starting July 1, about 42 percent above last year's appropriations after a large cut from the president’s request.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Morgan
D-Pa
Rep
Vorys
Rohio
House
Eisenhower
Congress
Foreign Affairs Committee
Winter Wheat Crop Forecast Reaches 963 Million Bushels
The Agriculture Department forecasts this year's winter wheat crop at 963,636,000 bushels, up from 906 million last December. If the spring crop reaches 171 million, total wheat would total 1,134,636,000 bushels, versus 947,102,000 last year and the ten year average of 1,131,000,000.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Experimental Bone Marrow Rescue of Fatal Cancer Treatments
Houston researchers explore a controversial approach that uses lethal doses of drugs or radiation to kill cancer cells then revives patients with a strong bone marrow transplant. Trials in mice show promise, with Dr. John J. Trentin and Dr. Arthur Kirschblaum报道ing bone marrow as the lifesaving element amid thio tepa’s toxicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texa
John J. Trentin
Baylor University Medical School
Arthur Kirschblaum
Baylor
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital
American Cancer Society
Near Riot at Pittsburgh Store End of Recession Sale
A Pittsburgh department store sale advertised as end of recession turned chaotic as a crowd of shoppers formed two blocks long. Five women were injured by a broken plate glass window and treated for lacerations, with Betty Casabena detained for shoulder injury evaluation. Over 30 police struggled to control the crowd. the store closed temporarily, then reopened with orderly entry supervised by officers.
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Pittsburgh
Betty Casabena
Ambridge
Explosion of Jet Bomber Reported in New York
A B47 jet bomber exploded today over western New York near North Collins and crashed in a field. An unconfirmed report said the bomber collided with a smaller plane. Griffiss Air Force Base, Rome, said the aircraft came from Lockbourne AFB, Ohio.
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North Collins
N. Y
New York
Griffiss Air Force Base
Rome
Locksbourne Afb
Ohio
Strife in Santiago Cuba as Rebels Clash with Troops
Street fighting erupts in Santiago de Cuba as rebels and government forces clash across the city and Oriente province. Bombings, arson, and strikes cripple utilities, with the death toll rising past 40. Rebels bombarded stores, vehicles, and a church refuge while authorities seize arms and suppress uprisings in Havana and Las Villas.
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Havana
Santiago da Cuba
Alberto del Rio Chaviano
Santiago
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Santiago de Cuba
Oriente
Batista
Camaguecy
Holguin
Mariel
Marcelo Salado
Santa Clara
Las Villas
Pinar del Rio
1 000 Delinquents Pay Back Taxes
Nearly 1 000 delinquents have paid back state income taxes and penalties under the Revenue Department enforcement program. Revenue Director J. E. Kirchner reminded taxpayers of the April 15 deadline for filing 1957 income tax returns. Delinquent returns carry a one percent penalty for the first days, after that the penalty increases. Interest on delinquent payments is one percent per month.
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Topeka W
Revenue Department
J. E. Kirchner
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