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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1957
Page
8
New York broadcasts tell of Robert Strom, a Bronx 10 year old, becoming the youngest quiz money winner in CBS The $64,000 Question history with $192,000 in winnings. He earned the sum by answering science questions and remains eligible for the grand prize of $256,000. Earnings are paid in three yearly installments for tax reasons.
A church bird house replica of a New England meeting horse makes a home for martins. It stands 18 inches high with 10 nest compartments pattern 340 includes actual size cutting guides mailed for 25 cents. A bird house and feeder packet of 7 designs costs one dollar from Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept Bedford Hills New York.
The constellations listed include Scorpius Virgo Leo Boötes Cygnus Aquila and Lyra. Bright stars named are Antares Deneb Vega Altair Arcturus Regulus and Spica as Strom circled the brightest points on the wall map in his soundproof booth.
Jordanian premier Hussein Fakhri Khalidi urged steps toward a federal union of Syria Egypt and Jordan saying an economic and cultural federation is the first step to unity He argued US opposition would be a serious mistake and favored a United States of Arabia while noting instability persists due to Israel
The speaker recalls centuries of Jewish Arab coexistence but blames leaders like Prime Minister Ben-Gurion for sowing discord with "poisoned ideas." He says there is no hope for peace while those attitudes prevail and warns against mass violence, while opposing genocide as a solution.
TOPSITAM Maine Humane Agent Lionel Dionne found an unexpectedly large welfare situation when he checked a residence on a missing owner case. He discovered 8 puppies 9 adult dogs 2 cats 15 chickens and 15 birds including canaries and parakeets. The animals were brought to the Brunswick shelter as authorities appeal to animal lovers for help.
In Montgomery Alabama an exchange of blows involved a white man and three Black women on an integrated city bus. Police charged all four with assault and battery after the incident sparked by a dispute over seating following the late December Supreme Court ruling ending segregation on buses. James E. Grice Jr 31 said he moved to sit and asked a Negro woman to shift rearward. she allegedly slapped him and later Grice was accused of striking her with a wrench. The other two women Annie Butch 37 and Johnnie Mae Eaves 32 backed the woman. No serious injuries were reported by Detective Captain E P Brown.
A spectator was injured when a rocket motor exploded during a Fort Hays State College science exhibition. Rex Cursteder, Protection, suffered injuries and was treated on site. Police investigated the incident and safety protocols are under review.
An employee was struck in the leg by a large fragment of metal after an explosion at a local plant. The cause of the blast was not determined.
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