FBI Nabs Garnett Youth During Lawrence Stop
A Garnett youth was arrested by FBI agents in Lawrence after a campus sighting led to the ousting of Byron Byerly, a Centerville freshman, charged in the Centerville bank robbery. Phares and Bruce Jackson witnessed the exchange as Byerly was escorted away.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Philip Phares
Garnett
Bruce Jackson
K. A
Byron Eugene Byerly
Centerville
Jackson’s
Byerly
Appanoose High School Commencement Speakers Named
Commencement exercises for 18 Appanoose High School seniors will be held at the school on May 19 with Prof. Kim Giffin of the University of Kansas as speaker. The baccalaureate service is May 15 with Cliff Burke of Ottawa University as speaker. The 1955 graduates include LeRoy Barnhart James Beau champ Carol Browning Bonnie Detwiler Dick Dillon Jo Ann Foltz Richard Farris Howard Fowler Juanita Foster Norma Gottschamer Arthur Hufford Harold Myers Donald Pegg Virginia Pegg Richard Powers Carol Ann Randel Florence Waterbury and Dottie Watts.
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Appanoose High School
Kim Giffin
University of Kansas
Cliff Burke
Ottawa University
Appanoose
LeRoy Barnhart
James Beauchamp
Carol Browning
Bonnie Detwiler
Dick Dillon
Jo Ann Foltz
Richard Farris
Howard Fowler
Juanita Foster
Norma Gottschamer
Arthur Hufford
Harold Myers
Donald and Virginia Pegg
Richard Powers
Carol Ann Randel
Florence Waterbury
Dottie Watts
Fewer Americans on Millionaire List in 1952
IRS records show 148 Americans earned over a million dollars in 1952, 23 fewer than the prior year. The 148 reported income of 289,224,000 dollars and paid 180,198,000 dollars in federal taxes. Personal income tax receipts reached a record 28 billion dollars.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Revenue Service
Traffic fatalities in Kansas recorded in 1955 totals
Topeka reports state accident records show 159 deaths in the last 24 hours to date in 1955. The same period in 1954 also lists 159 fatalities, reflecting no change in the reported figures.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Holstein Show Draws Ottawa Crowd At County Fair
About 150 people attended a smorgasbord at Memorial auditorium as visiting dairymen joined Ottawa area farmers for the Kansas Holstein-Friesian Association state show at the county fairgrounds. Local officials welcomed guests. two Franklin County boys will receive registered Holstein calves from the Ottawa Lions Club Dairy Foundation, with calves later returned to the foundation and the original heifers becoming theirs.
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Memorial Auditorium
Ottawa
Kansas Holstein-Friesian Association
County Fairy Grounds
J. F.s Barr
Alen Hells
Flo. Atkinson
Wis
Martin Dickinson
Homewood
Art Jensen
Olathe
Grover Meyer
Basher
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
Russell Shipps
Don Machin
Edwin Snyder
R. A. Bruce
Richard Smay
George Lister
Lyle Grier
Max Reneau
Franklin County
Ottawa Lions Club Dairy Foundation
Clarence Higdon
Everett Higdon
Route 1
Jerry Reser
Gerald Reser
Wellsville
Lions Foundation
Ottawa High School Junior Senior Banquet Out of This World
Juniors and seniors of Ottawa High School enjoyed the annual banquet at Eugene Field school with a lunar themed decor and a turkey dinner followed by a country club party. Attendees included faculty, board members, and families. prize winners at the Country Club were Jack Price, Hazel Marks, Richard Stavens, and Naomi Dengel.
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Ottawa High School
Ottawa ‘High School
Eugene Field School
Ottawa Country Club
John B. Pierson
Jim Green
Charles Senter
Jack Day
OHS
Jim Springfield
Gay Roslind
Lew Nickerson
Bill Haffner
Weather forecast preview with warm, partly cloudy conditions
Partly cloudy and warm with moderate southerly winds this afternoon and tonight. Scattered late thunderstorms possible in the west. Dust blowing west this afternoon. Lows in the 60s, highs near 90 in the southwest and the 80s elsewhere. Record highs and lows noted. river at 0.73 feet and yesterday's sky was clear.
Weekend forecast brings pleasant weather in Kansas
The weather bureau predicts a weekend of partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with moderate southerly winds. This afternoon or evening a duststorm and scattered thunderstorms are possible in the western part of the state. Ottawa reported a low of 5 and a high of 76 yesterday.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Ottawa
Posse Seeks Jailbreakers in Swampy Area
Seventy five state troopers entered a swampy wooded region in North Lawrence New York as authorities pursue three armed jailbreak suspects believed trapped.
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North Lawrence
Top Experts Confer On Polio Serum
Public Health Service and 11 outside experts convened in Washington and California to study 29 polio cases after Cutter vaccine inoculations. Jonas Salk and Thomas Francis head the review with Cutter Laboratories officials, seeking causes while continuing the nationwide program.
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Washington W
Public Health Service
Jonas K.salk
Pittsburgh
Thomas Francis
University of Michigan
California
Berkeley
Robert K. Cutter
Cutter Laboratories
Karl Habel
J. T. Tripp
U.S. Public Health Service
Cutter
Idaho
San Diego
Calif
Washington State
St. Louis
Washington
Ilinois
Colorado
Missouri
Georgia
Bao Dai Deposed as Viet Nam Chief of State by Saigon Assembly
In Saigon a revolutionary assembly voted Bao Dai deposed as Viet Nam's chief of state and backed Premier Ngo Dinh Diem. The body ripped Bao Dai's portrait from walls and dissolved his government while urging Diem to form a new administration. The move followed Diem’s claimed victory over rebels and US support for his government.
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Saigon
Indochina
Ban Dai
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Bao Dai
Diem
Bao Dui
Binh Nuyen
French Riviera
France
United States
Nguyen van Vy
Revolutionary Committee
Sinatra Sues Film Group Over Waterfront Lead
New York crooner Frank Sinatra sues the producers of On The Waterfront for 500000 claiming an oral agreement for the lead role and profits was breached. The suit, filed as Sinatra feuds with Ed Sullivan, names Samuel Spiegel and Horizon American entities as defendants.
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New York
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Ed Sullivan
Sullivan
Samuel Spiegel
S. P. Eagle
Horizon-American Corp
Horizon-American, Inc
Horizon-American Pictures Inc
State Supreme Court
Six Killed In Head-On Crash Near Olathe Kansas
Six people died in a head on collision about a mile southwest of Olathe Kansas, with a seventh in fair condition. Victims named include Thomas Connors Jr and Donald Grauberger of Kansas City, Lloyd Mellyvane and his wife from Emporia, Edith Ann Fowler and Floyd Rice of Emporia and Rice's wife Violet. Witness Donald L Anderson of Toledo Iowa said Emporia bound car crossed toward the curve and the northbound car swung centerward causing the crash. Anderson estimated speed between 50 and 55 mph, three car lengths behind.
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Olathe
Kas
Here
State Highway Patrol
Thomas Connors Jr
Donald Grauberger
Kansas City
Lloyd Mellyvane
Emporia
Edith Ann Fowler
Floyd Rice
Rice
Violet
Ip St. Alary’s Hospital
Donald L. Anderson
Toledo
Iowa
Anderson
Lawan
No 1 No 2 and No 3 Size Bags of Crushed Ice
Crushed ice available in No 1 No 2 and No 3 size bags at Zero Food Market. Prices listed as 123 per liter. Limited stock with signs directing customers to the icy display.
Richmond man cited after car rear-ends truck
A Richmond man, Richard C. Smith, 28, was cited for following too close after his southbound 1955 Chevrolet Corvette struck the rear of a line truck driven by Olin Cazier, 811 N. Main, about 1 p.m. Thursday three miles north of Ottawa on S59. Smith is to appear in county court soon.
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Richmond
Jay Brown
Richard C. Smith
Smith
Olin Carcier
N. Main
Ottawa
Concert by Swing Kings at Memorial auditorium
A high school jazz concert by the Swing Kings is set for Monday evening at Memorial auditorium. Director Biul Barker says admission is charged to cover expenses. tickets are 50 cents. The student group provides its own equipment with no school funds. Featured numbers include Betty Nichols, Judy Jamison, and Judy Blair.
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Memorial Auditorium
Biul Barker
Swing Kings
Betty Nichols
Judy Jamison
Judy Blair
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