State To Take Bids On New US50 Bridges May 9
The Kansas State Highway Commission will open bids on May 9 at Chanute for two new US 50 bridges over the Marais des Cygnes River east of Ottawa. The twin bridges, 580 feet total length with four spans, 30-foot roadways, rise 8 feet from south to north, and cross the river and Missouri Pacific railroad. Piers stand 56 feet high. total structural steel 1,361,800 pounds. concrete reinforcing 275,400 pounds. aluminum hand railing 2,300 feet. Work may start after awards, with river widening part of flood-control projects along the new east of Ottawa US 50 route.
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Marais Des Cygnes River
Ottawa
State Highway Commission
Chanute
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
Army Engineer
Santa Fe
Olathe
Jurisdiction battle in Sedgwick Court over judge case
Wichita attorney general John Anderson challenged Sedgwick County District Court jurisdiction in a suit brought by Common Pleas Judge John Stice seeking both temporary and permanent injunctions to prevent actions affecting Stice’s duties. Hearing was continued to May 17. Stice seeks to shield his duties from interference while disbarment actions against Stice and Roy Trail proceed in the state system. Anderson argues any ouster or suspension actions belong in higher courts or in Shawnee County.
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Wichita
Kansas
John Anderson
Sedgwick County District Court
Common Pleas
John Stice
Anderson
Stice
Dist
William C. Kandt
C. H. Morris
Kandt
State Supreme Court
Roy Trail
Sedgwick
Morris
Sedgwick County
Shawnee County
Topeka
Rotary Pancake Day and Lions Broom Sale Benefit Charities
Rotary Club members served pancakes sage and coffee at the Masonic Temple at noon and again this evening while Lions Club volunteers sold brooms brushes and mops on Main Street. The Lions goods are produced for the blind and proceeds support local charitable programs. London government stationery office released several new publications including translations and unusual titles such as the Sex Life of the Elephant Seal and Seats for Female Shop Assistants.
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Ottawa
Rotary Club
Lions Club
Masonic Temple
Lions
London
Government Stationery Office
Another Light Rain Falls In Ottawa Area
Ottawa area saw more light rain last night with 0.05 inch recorded. The Marais des Cygnes river receded from near 8 feet in recent days as the stage rose to about 4.10 feet this morning. Skies were partly cloudy and mild with no severe weather hitting Kansas tonight.
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Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
Kansas
Weather Outlook for Kansas Mixed Skies and Cooler Nights
Generally fair west with clouds east and scattered showers mainly southeast this afternoon. Tonight southeast areas stay largely cloudy with a few showers. cooler conditions across the state. Saturday brings fair to partly cloudy skies, cooler in the afternoon and night, with southeast staying coolest. Tonight’s low ranges 30s northwest to 50s southeast, high Saturday 55 to 65. River stage noted at 4.10 and a free concert at City Auditorium at 3:00 p.m.
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Kansas
Manikin to Make Jump From 92 000 Feet Test
A balloon flight to 92 000 feet at New Brighton Minnesota will carry a manikin in place of a bailout tester. If successful, unmanned tests will proceed at Alamo Gordo New Mexico with a 14 foot stabilization chute and a 64 foot cargo parachute to deploy automatically.
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Baltimore
Air Force
New Brighton
Minn
Air Research and Development Command
Alamogordo, N.M
Flood hearing dates uncertain in Washington plan
Dates announced for flood control hearings in Washington were May 7 and 8 but now likely shifted to the week of May 13. Definite days for the Marais des Cygnes hearings have not yet been received from the capitol.
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Washington
Marais Des Cygnes
Capitol
Ottawa Declares Safety Week in 1957 Proclamation
The mayor K E Andrews proclaims April 29 to May 5 1957 as Safety Week in Ottawa Kansas urging citizens to be safety conscious during the observance. City Clerk Donald Capper attested the proclamation dated April 24 1957.
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Ottawa
Kansas
K. E. Andrews
Kan
Israel balks at Egyptian Suez plan
A Foreign Ministry official in Jerusalem stated that Egypts new Suez plan is unacceptable to Israel. He emphasized freedom of passage through the canal as vital and pledged to vigilantly secure this inalienable right.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Pleads Guilty In Spy Case
Jacob Albam 64 pleaded guilty to conspiring with Russians to obtain U S defense data for transmission to Russia. He is the third member of an espionage ring seized by the FBI to admit guilt. Jack Soble 53 and Myra Soble 52 also pled guilty, seeking mercy to avoid the death penalty. Sentencing set for next Friday. max 10 years and a $10,000 fine on the one-count plea. The three, refugees from the Iron Curtain, faced six counts. photos and documents were to be sent to Russia. Albam, born in Lithuania, arrived in 1947 and later married an American wife. the trio were arrested February 25.
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New York
Jacob Albam
U. S
Russia
Albam
FBI
Jack Soble
Soble
Myra
Richard H. Levet
Iron Curtain
Brooklyn
FSI
Sable
Manhattan
West 78Th St
Riverside Drive
Royce H. Savage
Tulsa Tribune
Nolen Bulloch
Savage
Martin Edwards
John Hood
Six Burglaries Reported In Franklin County Area
Sheriff Jay Brown investigated six break ins from Friday to Saturday. Princeton saw thefts at the grocery store and cafe with small losses. Richmond stores including Co op Hardware Co op Feed Cafe and Dietrich Mercantile lost about 145 dollars plus 20 cartons of cigarettes and clothing. Entry used a pry bar, same method as Cannady store in Ottawa Wednesday night.
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Jay Brown
Princeton
Breakins
Richmond
Co-op
Dietrich Mercantile
Brown
Ottawa
El Dorado Fisherman Reels Horn Rim Glasses as Bait
W L Clifton of El Dorado fishing in Lake Bluestem northeast of here reportedly caught a pair of horn rim glasses. He described using worms as bait and acknowledged the tackle.
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EL Dorado
Lake Bluestem
Here
W. L. Clifton
Oklahoma jury convicts 15 in liquor trial in Tulsa
Tulsa police commissioner Jay L Jones and police chief Paul Livingston along with 13 others are found guilty of conspiring to import liquor into Oklahoma and evading taxes. Two long-time bootleggers face additional charges. Sentencing set for May 3. bonds set at 1,000 each.
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Oklahoma
Tulsa
Okla
Jay L. Jones
Paul J. Livingston
U.S
Docking Praises Republican Figures in State Welfare Board
Governor Geo Docking lauded retiring Republican E A Briles for public life quality and reform of mental hospital programs. He names Topeka Republican Martin Trued as Briles’ successor as chairman for the year and appoints Winfield Democrat William Monypeny to fill Briles’ seat alongside Mrs. Helen Nickell of Smith Center.
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Docking
E. A. Briles
Stafford
State Social Welfare Board
Briles
Kansas
Martin Trued
Topeka
William, Monypeny
Winfield Demolcrat
Helen Nickell
Smith Center
Liquor Sales To Be Allowed Near Kansas Border
Kansas allows close out liquor sales as dealers may discount slow moving stock before June 1. Control Director William Murphy cited a store selling at 2 cents above cost, about 1.75 per quart below regular price. He noted mixed reactions to a law banning out of state liquor and urged Kansans to obey state tax stamp rules.
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Kansas Liquor Control Office
William Murphy
Murphy
Kansas
Missouri
Communists Rounded Up In Jordan Crisis Deepens
Washington said U S diplomats urge caution with Jordan crisis to prevent a Middle East war. Defense Minister Suleiman Toukan named military governor as martial law tightens. Curfewed Amman sees arrests of leftists while neighboring Syria and Egypt face Iraqi pressure over troop withdrawal.
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Lincoln White
United States
Jordan
Middle East
Amman
Suleiman
Toukan
Hussein
Ibrahim Hashen
Tanker Makes Emergency Landing on Foamed Strip
At Salina near Schilling Air Force Base a KC97 tanker landed on a 3000 foot foam-covered strip after the fuel boom failed to retract. All eight aboard were uninjured and the aircraft escaped damage. Maj. Johliv piloted the emergency landing as foam slick dragged along the runway.
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Salina
Schilling Air Force Base
Maj
Johliv
Jothers
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