Side Swipes and Local Events Highlight Ottawa News
Side Swipes reports B D Bennett’s 91th birthday luncheon and a Civil War date. Ottawa University debate team members Eilenstine and Evans posted a 4 2 record at the Pi Kappa Delta Plains tour in Omaha, with wins over Colorado State and others, and top placements in extemp and oratory. Ground Observer Corps plans a 7:30 pm storm warning meeting at city hall led by Don White and Army personnel from St Joseph. Kansas photographers association to honor K Eitner at Wichita meeting April 27 28 29. Salisbury Md woman driver crashes into Sgt Wilson’s police car. reporter Kathryn Miller comments on luck and grin.
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Ottawa University
Don Eilenstine
Dennis Evans
Omaha
Neb
Eilenstine
Evans
Colorado State
Omaha University
Adams State
Southwestern
Washburn
Gardner
Ottawa Ground Observer Corps
Civil Defense Rooms
City Hall
Don White
Army
GOC
St. Joseph
K. Eitner
Ottawa
Kansas Professional Photogaphers’ Association
Wichita
Eitner
Poland
Germany
Salisbury, Md
Guy Wilson
Kathryn Miller
Story Hour Series To Begin Saturday
Carnegie Free Library announces a series of story hours in the children's room starting Saturday. Kindergarten through third grade meet 10 to 10 30 a.m. with Donna Malotte and C U student. Second session 10 30 a.m. for intermediate grades led by Janyce Gilland, an O U student. Fourth through sixth graders invited to the second session. Series through May 24. Four students conduct hours including Lea Ann Hook and Sping.
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Carnegie Free Library
Donna Malotte
C. U
Janyce Gilland
O. U
Traffic Toll In Kansas Sees Rising Deaths
State Accident Records Section reports 107 fatalities in last 48 hours To date in 1958. The same period in 1957 saw 144 deaths. Officials warn of increased road danger amid ongoing travel conditions.
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Topeka
Kansas
County Forecast: Mild with Clouds and Showers
Mostly cloudy with occasional showers this afternoon and extreme east tonight. Otherwise partly cloudy and mild with highs around 60 to 65. Tonight lows 40 to 45. Tuesday highs reach the upper 60s.
Sputnik II Down In Flames Over Atlantic West Indies
Sputnik II, carrying a passenger satellite, reportedly broke apart over the West Indies with later sightings suggesting the heavy rocket motor may have completed one more orbit. Denver Moonwatch reported a bright orange-red object at 10:12 p.m. EST, gliding then burning over the West Indies as observers noted a glowing tail and the craft tumbling through dense atmosphere. Smithsonian officials noted no further sightings after Denver, indicating the satellite demise.
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Cambridge
Mass
West Indies
Denver
Colo
John Whitle
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
New England
Moonwatch
Milford
Kenneth Steinmetz
Denver Moonwatch Team
Steinmetz
Mitra
Virgin Islands
Navy
Antigua
Bre-Fred-Ba
Whipple
Truman proposes five billion dollar tax cut plan
Former president Harry S Truman urged a five billion dollar tax cut for low and middle income taxpayers and called for increased government spending. He spoke to the House Banking and Currency Committee urging unemployment relief, social security boosts, and a two billion dollar public works loan program while proposing closing tax loopholes to offset revenue losses.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
House Banking and Currency Committee
Truman
Congress
Two Slashed In Homewood Tavern Brawl
A brawl at the Homewood Tavern Saturday night left two men, Leslie Brock of Pomona and Eugene Bryan of Lawrence, severely slashed in the face. Police and Undersheriff Willard Lister investigated as bystanders reported blood on clothes and several minor injuries. Brock remained sober. Bryan had been drinking. The doctor noted Brock and Bryan suffered deep facial lacerations. Brock retrieved his jacket amid the melee. Full investigation underway.
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Homewood Tavern
Ottawa
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Willard Lister
Leslie Brock
Pomona
Eugene Bryan
Lawrence
Lister
Brock
Bryan
White
Fleet Poised For Invasion At Padang
In Sumatra, an invasion fleet lies off Padang with a detachment three miles out. Landing forces, believed over 7,000, brace for a knockout strike on insurgent headquarters in Central Sumatra. Rebels alert troops and vow to prevent any landing as Jakarta forces prepare a two-front attack within 24 hours.
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Bukittinggi
Sumatra
Padang
Jakarta
West Sumatra
Compromise On Utility Problem To Be Heard
Compromise proposals to settle a dispute between private power companies and REA cooperatives over overlapping certificates will be considered by the Kansas Corporation Commission tomorrow. A joint committee drafted rules to prevent parallel service in certified areas without written consent and to determine which utility serves a new customer when lines are near competing providers.
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PEKA
REA
Kansas Corporation Commission
ECC
Commission
Weather report on light rain across eastern Kansas
The weather bureau notes 17 hundredths inch moisture in Ottawa and light showers across eastern Kansas. Rain fell overnight across the eastern half, with lighter precipitation in some areas today. The forecast calls for rain to drift east today, clearing in the west with partly cloudy skies elsewhere tomorrow. Southeast Kansas saw the heaviest points under an inch.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Recession Seen as Prime Issue by Congress Members
Congress returned to work amid voter concern over unemployment and the recession. An AP survey of 172 lawmakers found the recession and farm issues top of mind, with mixed views on tax cuts and spending, and varied stances on foreign trade and national security.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Associated Press
Breaks Arm At Elevator At Ottawa Co Op
Harold Hoover an Ottawa co op employee suffered a severe arm injury Saturday in an elevator accident. His left arm was caught in a conveyor that moves corn to an upper shelter. The belt restarted when an ear jammed the line and Hoover had released the motor after pushing the stop button but did not fully stop. He was unable to work for about three months. Lyle Grier, manager, estimated Lamb Insured Payment Plan.
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Harold Hoover
Ottawa
c-Op
Hoover
Lyle Grier
Weatherman in Ottawa Discusses Warning Plans
Richard Garrett of Topeka visited Ottawa to map improved severe weather alerts for all areas. He urged a centralized teletype weather network and a block wardens system to speed warnings to key points, sirens, and hospitals, aiming to avoid phone line overload during emergencies.
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Richard Garrett
Topeka
Ottawa
Johan Weidmann
Civil Defense
John Kelsey
Weather Observer
Weather Bureau
Douglas County
Lawrence
Disgruntled pastor fires at Harlem church crowd
Rev Moody Dunning 54, a former pastor, burst into Monumental Baptist Church in Harlem and opened fire with two shotguns, injuring none of worshippers but wounding his arm. An off duty officer detained him. Dunning also carried a .38 revolver and was charged with felonious assault and weapon possession. He claimed the church as his.
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New York (m
Harlem
Moody Dunning
Dunning
Joseph Robinson
Monumental Baptist Church
Harlem Hospital
Bellevue Hospital
Nev
Nelson C. Dukes
Moldenhauer Pleads Innocent On Horse Welfare Charge
Floyd Moldenhauer of Wellsville pleaded innocent in County Court on Saturday to a charge of mistreating about 100 horses. Judge Winton A. Winter released him on $100 bond for trial April 18. The case stemmed from charges filed last week by Franklin County Humane Officer Leo Edington alleging inadequate feed and shelter for the animals.
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Floyd Moldenhauer
Wellsville
Winton A. Winter
Moldenhauer
Franklin County Humane
Leo Edington
Costly Adventure Ends With Crow Nests And Bruises
Richard Speer, 14, at 924 S Hickory, spotted a crow's nest high in a pine over the Ottawa Country Club. He climbed the tree and retrieved two golf balls, injuring his arms. In the clubhouse his golf spikes slipped and he fell, bruising himself, and his mother says he is now suffering a severe poison ivy reaction from the venture.
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Richard Speer
Speer
Ottawa Country Club
Haitian Minister Slain By Ride
Washington reports Samuel De vieur Haitian Embassy minister counselor was shot and killed by Andre Toussaint first secretary. An embassy official said the minister had just received a letter ordering Toussaint’s dismissal and the shooting likely stemmed from that matter. Roger Dreyfuss said he witnessed Toussaint with a gun firing several shots from about four feet away.
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Washington
Samuel Devieur
Andre Toussaint
Toussaint
Roger Dreyfuss
Devieux
Dreyfuss
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B. D. Bennett
E. R. Bennett
Fr. Sumter
R. A. Gollier
J. S. Barr
Homer Henning
C. A. Tucker
F. R. Bennett
Robert B. Anderson
F. R. Bennett Jr
Jep Bennett
Jack Bennett
Lea Ann Hook
Sping
Brazil
Ole
HST
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Homewood
Lamb
Linda Kirkledste i
Kirkland
Chuck Langs
Weatherman
Garret
Franklin County
Kansas City
Garrett
Fay
Gara Rett
White House
Executive Mansion
Ride
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