City To Consider New Sanitary Plan
Ottawa city commissioners will meet Friday at 9 a m to map a new garbage disposal system for the city. A wide area plan would aim to collect trash from homes and businesses with a landfill method while river and flood-control projects loom. A long meeting covered park lights for rural youths, parking meters, and plans to use delayed on Main street as the city expands.
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Ottawa
Army
Ivan Brown
Streets and Utilities
Milo Reimer
The
Humane Society
Reimer
Main Street
Flood Central
Budge Reusch
Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Hickory Street
Blast Wrecks Ammonia Plant at Marcus Hook
A massive blast at Sun Oil Co. ammonia plant near Marcus Hook Pa. injured eight and caused about three million dollars in damage. The explosion sent flames 200 feet high, shattered windows in nearby towns, ripped apart four buildings and a 75-foot steel structure, while the main refinery remained operating. debris flew as far as 100 feet pieces of metal 10 to 20 feet long were hurled distances. The shock wave was felt up to 20 miles.
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Marcus Hook
Sun Oil Co
Atvits
Chester-Marcus Hook
New Jersey
Delaware River
Girl Killed By Father's Truck at Family Farm Home
A 34 year old girl, Janice Sowell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sowell, was run over by a truck driven by her father while she played in the yard at the family farm home three miles east of Manhattan. Sheriff B E Deckert reported the accident occurred as the father picked up ashes in the truck. Janice is survived by six sisters. she was the youngest, five days old.
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Manhattan
Janice Sowell
Charles Sowell
B. E. Deckert
Janice
Bribe Scheme Figure Il On Stand In Senate Probe
Samuel Leider of Millville New Jersey fainted at the witness chair as Senate investigators accused him of backing away from a confession about giving five thousand dollars for bribes to government employees. Leider invoked the fifth amendment and refused to say if he gave funds to Herman Kravitz. Kennedy noted private statements to staff and asked about his oath in a public hearing. Leider fainted and was cared for by a nurse as the hearing recessed.
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Washington
Senate
Samuel Leider
Millville
N. J
Herman Kravitz
Robert F. Kennedy
Subcommittee
Leider
Joey Abrams
Mr. Abrams
McClellan
June Draft Call in Kansas Set at 152 Men
Maj. Gen Joe Nickell announces a June draft call for 152 men in Kansas. The June quota compares with 190 in March 11 in April and 144 in May.
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Topeka
Kansas
Joe Nickell
Selective Service
Urges Action By Congress On Open Government
President Kenneth MacDonald of the American Society of Newspaper Editors called for new federal open government legislation during the society's three day meeting. He urged free press laws to end federal secrecy and urged members to avoid active lobbying while supporting open door policies and balanced political coverage.
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Washington
Kenneth MacDonald
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Congress
MacDonald
Des Moines Register & Tribune
ASNE
Promise of Support at Baghdad Pact Meeting
In Tehran four day Baghdad Mid east Defense Pact talks concluded with a pledge of moral and material support from the United States. Deputy Undersecretary of State Lou Henderson, the U.S. observer, said Washington would back the pact members Iran Iraq Turkey Pakistan and Britain. Egypt-led Arab bloc objects to Iraq joining the alliance amid tensions over regional security concerns.
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Iran
United States
Lou Henderson
U.S
Iraq
Turkey
Pakistan
Britain
Middle East
Egypt
Semi Conscious After A Year In Zurich
ZURICH Kas Ai A 58 year old man remains semi conscious nearly a year after an auto accident May 31 1955. J W McClellan a former farmer and automobile dealer has been taken to four hospitals and several specialists since the crash. His wife says he lies there and looks at people but cannot speak or respond. Specialists say brain damage may be involved and there is no clear sign he will recover.
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Kas
J. W. McClellan
Kansas
America
Wittsburg
Hart Scott Pribune
Cat Completes 200 Mile Trip to Reunite with Family
Missy the cat, missing 14 months after a fire destroyed the Bass home in Lyles Tennessee, arrived back in Chattanooga dirty and worn. Edward Bass and his wife said their daughter Wanda, six, was saddened by the separation, and they now believe the feline is their Missy after a 200 mile journey.
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Chattanooga
Tennay
Missy
Edward Bass
Lyles
Tenn
Wanda
Hickman County
Bass
Test Postponed for Pacific Hydrogen Bomb Test
The planned hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific has been moved from about May 1 to May 8 due to technical difficulties in preparing the device. Defense Department and Atomic Energy Commission announced the postponement today.
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Washington
Pacific
Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Legislative Council Hears Need For Water And Right To Work
Wichita hearing urges water use prioritization for industry and a right to work law. Kansans for the Right to Work backs the proposal, opposed by unions. Gov. Hall vetoed in 1955. Wichita officials demand priority in industrial water rights and annexation revisions to support growth.
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Need
Wichita
Kansas
Kansas Legislative Council
Louis Weiss
Augusta
Kansans
Vernon L. Williams
Sedgwick
TAM
A. E. Howse
Wichita City Commission
Howse
Equis
Thal
Kansas Editors Rally Behind Ike Veto Across State Press
Kansas editorials react to Eisenhower veto of the farm bill, praising his conscience and conviction while noting political risk. Newspapers from Abilene to Lawrence comment on farmer impacts, party politics, and the national toll, with varied expectations for votes and farm policy.
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Orske
Presidentenbawer
Kansas
AL Abilene
Reflector-Chronicle
Israel Egypt Agree to Cease-Fire Border Accord
United Nations secretary general Hammarskjold announced a conditional cease-fire between Israel and Egypt effective 6 p.m. April 18. Both governments issued confirmations and pledged to observe armistice terms along the frontier, while ongoing talks aimed to reduce border tensions and expand compliance with the armistice agreements with neighboring states.
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Israel
Beeler M—Dag Hammarsh Jelt
U.N
New York
United Nations
Egypt
Hammarskjold
Ben-Gurion
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Suez Canal
Jordan
Lebanon
Syria
U. N. Security Council
Cairo
Kansas youths embrace new six month training program
TOPEKA the Kansas Military District chief says a six months military training program for Kansas youths is gaining popularity and expanding participation among young residents across the state.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kansas Military District
Hire New Music Instructor At O U
Toward G White of Stafford to lead instrumental music at Ohio University starting next fall. He replaces Harold Hansen who resigned. White is a Stafford high school music teacher and will direct the band orchestra and instrumental ensembles and teach some music history courses. He earned a bachelor’s in music education from South Dakota University in 1951 and a master’s from Columbia University. he is pursuing a PhD this summer. He is married with one child.
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Stafford Willower
Othwa University
Andrew B. Martin
Harold Hansen
White
Stafford High School
ACO. UU
University of South Dakota
Columbsia University
New York
Lane Seniors Hear Dr Southard at Commencement
Dr. Charles Southard of Ottawas University will speak at Lane high school commencement on May 17. Baccalaureate services at the Methodist church are May 1 with Rev. George M. Boicourt as speaker. The 195¢ Lane graduates include Harold Black Mary Cunningham Sean Pay Tegra Fuller Norman Johnston Donna Prothe Barbara Long and David Stockson. Twelve eighth grade graduates will participate: Billy Beals John Bhick Peggy Burns Loree Fuller Alan Johnson Frances Jones Jack Kelley George Lee Billy LaFollelle Margaret Medaniel Eileen Servais Wanda Taylor.
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Ottawas University
Lane High School
Lane
Methodist Church
George M. Boicourt
Harold Black
Mary Cunningham
Sean Pay
Tegra Fuller
Norman Johnston
Donna Prothe
Barbara Long
David Stockson
Billy Beals
John Bhick
Peggy Burns
Loree Fuller
Alan Johnson
Frances Jones
Jack Kelley
George Lee
Billy LaFollelle
Margaret Medaniel
Eileen Servais
Wanda Taylor
Farm Tragedy Claims Overbrook Man on Tractor
William Banta 72 died in a farm accident west of Overbrook when his tractor and barrow toppled a 20 foot embankment. Born September 16, 1883 in Douglas County he had lived on the US-50N farm for about 50 years. Survived by his wife. funeral services set for tomorrow at 2 p m at the Overbrook Methodist church followed by cremation.
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Overbrook
Douglas County
Overbrook Methodist Church
Weather forecast signals mild pattern with cool nights
The forecast calls for fair northern areas and partly cloudy southern regions with no temperature change. Tonight lows around 35 to 45, highs Friday near 70 to 73. Earlier temps noted include yesterday at 64, with record highs and lows listed for the date.
More Fine Weather Forecast to Continue Through Friday
The weather bureau said Ottawa will enjoy continued fine weather through Friday. Temperatures climbed toward 70 degrees after a low near 40 as light winds and fair skies prevail, with northern areas clear and southern parts partly cloudy tonight and Friday.
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Ottawa
Surrenders After Escaping From Jail
Billie Lee Foster, 26, Coffeyville, who escaped from Montgomery County jail in Independence Kansas, surrendered voluntarily to Sheriff Floyd Huggins. He had jumped from a ledge causing a back injury and sawed two bars in a cell window while awaiting sentence on charges of concealing and removing mortgaged property and transporting a female across state lines for immoral purposes.
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Kas
Whyn
Billie Lee Foster
Coffeyville
Montgomery County
Floyd Huggins
Foster
Ottawa U Open House Draws Franklin County Residents
Ottawa University invites all Franklin county residents to Sunday Open House in Wilson Field house at 2 30 with a 3 00 guided tour. The campus program highlights university progress and KTJO FM features, reflecting decades of community support and athletic tradition.
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Andrew B. Martin
Ottawa University
Franklin County
Ottawa
Midwest
Kansas College Athletic Conference
U. U
Ktjo-Fm
W. D. Bemmels
Tony Jones
Near Record For Highway Contracts
The Kansas Highway Commission awarded $4,710,000 in contracts yesterday, a session described as the second largest ever. The total so far this year reached $10,370,900, as the agency continues to push highway construction nationwide.
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Kansas Highway Commis
Federal
Sion
Communications Commission
Committee OK 1.2 Billion For Soil Bank Plan
The Appropriations Committee voted 30 to 70 to provide 1.2 billion dollars for President Eisenhower to immediately implement a soil bank farm plan. The move, tied to the farm bill vetoed by the President, allows payments to farmers for taking surplus cropland out of production.
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Appropriations Committee
Hisenhower
Tisenhower
House
Cannon
D-Mo
Uink
GOP
Taber
R-Ny
Newsman
Hall appoints two to Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Gov. Fred Hall announced the appointment of Elliott Belden and Robert Snowden to the Kansas Industrial Development Commission replacing Neil Fuller and H. W. Machine whose terms expired March 31. Belden, a regional life insurance manager, and Snowden, chief of an Atchison lumber firm, will serve four-year terms.
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Topeka
Elliott Belden
Salint
Robert 'S
Snowden
Atchiison
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Fred Hall
Neil Fuller
Beloit
HW. E. Machine
Atchison
Belden
How They Voted on Eisenhower Farm Bill Veto
Kansas Republican votes show four for override Avery George Hope and Smith. Scrivner and Rees voted to sustain. The House upheld the president’s veto on the farm bill yesterday.
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Uum
Kansas
House
Eisenhower
Avery
George
Hope
Smith
Scrivner
Rees
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