Spring Creek Students Tour Ottawa Plant Visit
Side Swipes recounts Spring Creek School students led by Mrs. Letha Figgins on an Ottawa tour that included the Ottawa Herald plant. Participants include Carolyn Brittingham Bradford ODea Albert Carpenter Marilyn Brittingham Lonnie Broers Linda Broers Tamara ODea Dena ODea Nancy Broers Kathy Callaghan Terry Broers Sharon Brittingham Jerry Carpenter and preschooler Pat Callaghan. In New York a monkey incident ends with court action and a dairy day is set for Ottawa with a dairy princess contest to feed into a state fair title.
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Spring Creek School
Ottawa
Letha Figgins
Ottawa Herald
Caroyln Brittingham
Bradford O'Dea
Albert Carpenter
Maralyn Brittingham
Lonnie Broers
Linda Broers
Tamara O'Dea
Dena O’eDa
Nancy Broers
Kathy Callaghan
Terry Broers
Sharon Brittingham
Jerry Carpenter
Raymond
Parolee Kills Three In Denver
Denver area murder tale details a parolee David F. Early killing Merrill Knight his wife Regina and daughter Karen in a Greenwood Village home four days after his release from Leavenworth. Knight’s son Kenneth escaped as Early bound and terrorized the family, stole about 127 dollars, then killed the woman and two children before the weapon jammed. Dist. Atty. O Kane said charges will follow and a recorded confession was made.
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Denver
David F. Early
Merrill A. Knight
Swank
Greenwood Village
Knight
Denver Bar Assn
Regina
Karen
Early
Kenneth Knight
Leavenworth
Kan
Arapahoe
Barney O'Kane
O'Kane
O’kane
Canon City
Colo
Charles Foster
Kansas
YMCA
Kenneth
Mrs. Knight
Wichita doctor, two women charged under narcotics law
Dr Charess Boutros aged 65 and two patients, Clara Crawford and Martha Cumsford, were charged with illegal prescriptions for 376 Demerol tablets. The case cites preemptions for 25 to 40 pills on dates from July 25, 1957, to March 4, with fraudulently used prescriptions in relatives’ names. Capt Delbert Selby and Det Harlan Groves led the investigation amid drugstore prescription requests in Wichita.
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Wichitap
Wichita
Keith Sanborn
Charess E. Boutros
Clara Crawford
Martha Cumsford
Sanborn
Harlan Groves
Delbert Selby
Selby
Weather County Forecast Mostly cloudy and cool through Sunday
The county forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and continued cool conditions through Sunday. Widely scattered showers and a few thunderstorms are expected this afternoon through Sunday forenoon with lows around 50 and highs near 60. Yesterday’s high was 61 at 1:30 p.m. and today’s low was 43 at 4:30 a.m. Records show 91 in 1901 for high and 27 in 1907 and 1910 for low. Hourly readings are listed for the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. with temperatures ranging and a river stage noted this morning.
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Seo
Sane
Navy May Launch Vanguard Missile Next Week
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla The Navy plans another attempt to launch a Vanguard three stage rocket with a 20 inch satellite next week after two setbacks from technical faults It could be tried as early as next Monday The launch was scrubbed early yesterday morning and again last night due to faults in the rocket’s complex mechanism during the final countdown
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Vanguard
Kansas Science Academy To Hold Meeting Here
The Kansas Academy of Science will hold its 90th annual meeting at Ottawa University May 1 2 and 3 with about 200 attendees. Deputy assistant administrator Arthur D Morrell of the Federal Civil Defense Administration will be featured speaker replacing Gerald R Gallagher. Sessions include six scientific sections led by university officials and a geology field trip on May 3. A luncheon and banquet are planned for May 2 at University Commons.
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Kansas Academy of Science
Ottawa University
W. D. Bemmels
Ottawa
Arthur D. Morrell
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Washington, D.C
Gerald R. Gallagher
House Committee On Government Operations
Elmer A. Roth
Ottawa U
John A. Davis
0. U
Washburn University
D. S. Simonett
University of Kansas
A.C. Carpenter
Academy
E. G. Dick
John A. Bacon
O. U
Carpenter
Ward Science Hall
Lewis Spencer
O. U. Physics Department
Elizabeth Claiborne
Chemistry
Junior Academy of Science
One Killed In 2 Car Crash in Missouri
A collision on U S 71 involving a car carrying three government employees to a bowling tournament in Omaha and a car driven by Air National Guard jet pilot left one dead and several injured. Ralph William Blessman 43 Kansas City Kansas, the dead man, was a passenger in Steven J. Vache's car. Carl V. Auch 21 Kansas City was injured. Henry Kemp Free 26 Shawnee Kansas, a University student, was in critical condition after returning from a training flight with the Missouri Air National Guard.
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ST. Joseph
Omaha
Air National Guard
U. S
Ralph William Blessman
Kansas City
Kan
Steven J. Vache
Carl V. Auch
Henry Kemp Free
Shawnee
University Neck
Missouri Air National Guard
Ten Mile Ice Jam Blocks Peace River Flood
A 10 mile long ice jam on the Peace River in northern Alberta backed water 10 feet deep over 500 square miles of bushland. Four helicopters and search planes scouted for possible marooned people as the area was described as one big lake by Pilot John Mallan daine.
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Edmonton
Alta
Peace River
Alberta
John Mallandaine
Two Union Men Cited In Altercation At Kansas City
Kansas City report states two Union Local 41 officials Stanley Clevenger and Carl Ivey accused of beating two freight workers Vernon Carson and Don Combs after leaving a restaurant Wednesday. Carson says Clevenger had previously accused him of doing another man’s work.
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Kansas City
Teamsters Union Local 41
Stanley B. Clevenger
Carl R. Ivey
Vernon Carson
Navajo Freight Lines
Don Combs
Wednce“ay
Carson
Clevenger
Youth Center Closed as Voglers Resign
Voglers Mrs and Er, and Mrs Fred Vogler resign as Youth Center chaperones, may operate Forest Park swimming pool this year. Center closed past week after youth disturbance. Randolph Bundy says it will not reopen until new chaperones hired. Mayor Kenneth Andrews cautious on pool operation. pool may run after a health test. river levees likely end pool after flood control project. C A Novak built pool and may not operate it in future.
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Fred Vogler
Forest Park
Randolph Bundy
Kenneth Andrews
C. A. Novak
Regents Aim at Salaries to Curb Out-of-State Recruitment
Emporia Kansas. McDill Boyd chairman of the State Board of Regents says Kansas cannot afford to let out-of-state colleges raid high quality faculties. The five state schools will stress salary schedules in appropriation recommendations with hearings set for May 22-23. All board members attended the Emporia State College meeting.
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Emporia
Kas
Kansas
State Board of Regents
McDill Boyd
Emporia State College
Severance Tax Debate Moves Through Kansas Legislature
In Topeka the Kansas House debated reenacting a 1 percent severance tax on oil and gas as part of a broad revenue plan with higher income and sales taxes. The measure, tied to a 23.7 million dollar revenue goal, faces a conference committee after House Senate tax revisions.
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Topeka
Kansas House
George Docking
Senate
House
Docking
Ottawa officials head to Washington for river hearings
Six Ottawans including Mayor Kenneth Andrews Commissioner Howard Duncan Commissioner James Grogan Lamar Phillips George Lister and Paul Gaynor will testify May 12 13 before House and Senate appropriations sub committees in Washington D C. They seek 950000 in the President budget for the Ottawa river project and funds to start Pomona reservoir construction. About 50 others from the Missouri and Arkansas basins will join to press allocations for river projects and orderly basin development.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Marais Des Cygnes
Kenneth Andrews
Howard Duncan
James Grogan
Lamar Phillips
George Lister
Paul Gaynor
Congress
Ottawa River
Pomona Reservoir
Missouri
Arkansas River
Mother Finds Baby Dead
Ricky Lee Scott infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fredrick Scott of RFD 3 died yesterday about 6 30 pm at home. Coroner Dr. R E Roberts said accidental suffocation likely. Born Jan 8. Surviving are parents daughter Retta Mae and grandparents Joe Scott Pomona and John L Montgomery 10387 N Sycamore. Funeral Monday at Towner's Chapel at 2 pm with Rev. Jerry Tyler officiating. Burial Highland Cemetery.
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Ricky Lee Scott
Joe Fredrick Scott
RFD
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Roberts
Retta Mae
Joe Scott
Pomona
John L. Montgomery
Sycamore
Towner's Chapel
Jerry Tyler
Highland Cemetery
McElroy Signals Tough Stance on Military Promotions
Washington reports Secretary McElroy has ordered all future recommendations for officer promotions to three and four star ranks be submitted to him rather than the President. The directive also covers assignments for those ranks as part of Eisenhower’s defense reorganization plan. No congressional approval required for this provision.
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Washington
McElroy
Eisenhower
Cold Weekend Forecast For Kansas With Light Snow Possible
Below normal temperatures are forecast to linger through the weekend across Kansas with a chance of light snow in the northwest tonight. The Weather Bureau says if snow occurs it will be light. Last night Goodland saw .24 inch of moisture from rain and snow, Hill City and Concordia reported rain traces. Showers appeared statewide this morning but should clear by noon then reappear Sunday with little temperature change. Yesterday's highs ranged from 62 at Chanute to 46 at Goodland and 52 at Pittsburg.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Goodland
Hill City
Concordia
Chanute
Pittsburg
Jayne Mansfield Shifts From Dumb Blonde Roles
Jayne Mansfield declares she will stop playing a dumb blonde as she lands a Western titled The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw in Copenhagen. She co stars with Anneth more and will play a nightclub queen in her first truly dramatic part, traveling with husband Mike Hargitay and her daughter.
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Copenhagen
Jayne Mansfield
Los Angeles
Fractured Jaw
Anneth More
Jayne
Mike Hargitay
Weather Halts Mass Air Drop at Fort Campbell
Bad weather postponed a 24 hour mass parachute jump for dawn at Fort Campbell Kentucky during war games. Five thousand paratroopers were assembled for the assault led by Maj. Gen. Westmoreland of the 101st Airborne. Five paratroopers were killed and 155 injured due to abrupt ground level winds.
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FT. Campbell
W C. Westmoreland
101St Airborne Division
101St
Harmony Tonight in Ottawa Barbershop Show
Ottawa barbershop singers perform Harmony Tonight at Memorial Auditorium presenting the Barber Shop Harmony Show. A program features a chorus of 23 Ottawans four fiscal quartets and guests from other cities. Performers will appear in costumes.
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Ottawa
Harmsony
Memorial Auditorium
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