Ottawa Woman Killed By Train
An elderly Ottawa woman, Mrs. Sarah B. Hicks, 716 Ash, was struck and killed by a northbound passenger train on the Santa Fe line near 1th Street. The engineer reported seeing her, the train stopped after 320 feet, and the body was taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital and then Towner's Chapel. Hicks, about 77, widow of James Hicks, had worked at Ransom Memorial Hospital and the Royal cafe. She left surviving Colorado relatives.
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Ottawa
Sarah B. Hicks
Ash
W. J. Whitlow
Kansas City
The
Tulsan
Tulsa
Okla
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Towner’s Chapel
Hicks
James Hicks
Royal Cafe
Colorado
Minnie Hicks
W. 7Th
Driest April in Ottawa History So Far
The Ottawa month of April 1962 looked headed for a weather record with only .61 inches of rain by 7 am. The prior record for April was 1.06 inches in 1905. A morning shower added .27 inches, bringing the total prior to that shower to .34 inches as sprinkles continued through the day.
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Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Weather County Forecast Clears Then Warmer Tuesday
Forecast calls for clearing and colder tonight then Tuesday with fair skies and a return to warmth. Lows tonight expected 40 to 45 degrees and Tuesday’s highs around 70.
No Review For Cohen No Review For Cohen
Washington AP reports Mickey Cohen former Los Angeles gambling czar was denied Supreme Court review of his tax evasion convictions and 15 year sentence He contended double jeopardy after two tax charge convictions including a prior 344 year term and fines.
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Washington
Mickey Cohen
Los Angeles
Supreme Court
Cohen
Tauys Toot At a Buck a Degree
Tauys Toot reports the thermometer rising slowly under a buck a degree as urban weather tracking notes a stubborn chill in the air. The light humor underscores a mood of cautious optimism amid fluctuating temperatures and seasonal change.
Wellsville Meth Church awards 67225 building contract
Wellsville Constant Construction Co of Lawrence won the bid for the new Methodist educational building at Wellsville. The $67,225 contract was approved at a special quarterly conference meeting. A loan of up to $24,000 may be arranged, with $40,000 in the building fund existing. Construction to start after a soil survey, with excavation likely in about three weeks. A new 100 week campaign to repay the loan was approved, starting Nov 15. Rev Melvin Booth presided. architect Glenn Horst attended.
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Wellsville
Constant Construction Company
Lawrence
Wellsville Methodist Church
O. H. Carroll
Wellsville Bank
Melvin Booth
Glenn Horst
Topeka
Manhattan Orbit Tough For Titov
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov and his wife Tamara arrived at Idlewild Airport then visited the Soviet United Nations mission before touring Manhattan. Titov said he looks forward to meeting John Glenn and attending a space conference in Washington, with smiles and friendly gestures during the visit.
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New York
Gherman A. Titov
Tamara
Anatoly Dobrynin
U.S
Titov
Washington, D. C
John Glenn
U. S
Earth
Gherman Titov
Globe
Manhattan
Idlewild
United Nations
Park Avenue
John H. Glenn Jr
Washingon
D.C
Doughnuts In Spain to be Introduced by Kansas Group
Dodge City Kansas AP The Kansas Association of Wheat Growers plans to introduce yeast raised doughnuts to Spain. James Gunn executive secretary says a doughnut machine will serve fresh doughnuts to crowds at the Great Plains Inc exhibit during the Madrid Food Fair May 23 to June 23. Afterward the machine will be used in Spain's Donut Corporation's commercial production. The project aims to boost use of wheat flour products in Spain.
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Dodge City
Kan
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Spain
James Gunn
The
Kansas Association
Great Plains Inc
Madrid
Gunn
Donut Corporation
Boy Starts School Fire In Irondequoit Suburb
An AP report states a 10-year-old boy admitted starting a fire at St. Ambrose School in Irondequoit, Rochester area. The two-story brick building sustained about half a million dollars in damage. The boy, unnamed due to age, will be turned over to juvenile authorities. He reportedly confessed to setting three fires in the school.
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Rochester
N.Y
Irondequoit
St. Ambrose School
Traffic Toll Topeka 1962 Death Log
Kansas traffic death log reports 48 hours to 9 am Monday recording 6 deaths in 1962 and compares to 151 during the same period in 1961 and 163 in 1960, reflecting year over year trends.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kennedy urges free force economy to curb inflation
President Kennedy told the United States Chamber of Commerce that stability comes from free competition with minimal government price intervention. He urged cooperation among business, labor, and government to protect the dollar, grow foreign trade, and avoid inflation while pursuing profits within productivity gains.
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Washington
Kennedy
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Richard Wagner
Chambers of Commerce
H. Ladd Plumley
State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of America
Worcester
Mass
Wagner
Chicago
Supreme Court Justices Call for Public Defender Rule
Three Supreme Court justices led by Justice Black urged requiring defense counsel for anyone tried on state criminal charges. The move would overturn a 20 year old discretionary standard. The call followed the Willard Carnley case in Florida where he received a harsh sentence after an illiterate man lacked legal aid. Frankfurter and White did not participate.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Black
Warren
Douglas
Willard Carnley
Florida
Carnley
Frankfurter
White
Arn Files For Senate Nomination In Kansas
Former Gov Edward F Arn filed to day for the Republican nomination to the U S Senate to fill the unexpired Schoeppel term. Arn, two term governor from 1951 to 1955, faces interim appointee James Pearson for the nomination. Arn cites defending conservative Republicanism and pushing fiscal responsibility as key goals.
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Arn
U. S
New Frontier’ Administration
Sizzler Contest at Peoples National Bank in Ottawa
The Peoples National Bank in Ottawa launches the Sizzler Contest starting May 1. Readers enter by coupon from bank ads in The Herald, guessing the first time the bank thermometer hits 100 degrees. Prizes up to 100 dollars, with entries due 48 hours before 100 degrees, judged by bank officials.
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Peoples National Bank
2Nd and Main
Ottawa
Herald
The
Eisenhower At Abilene Tomorrow
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower returns to his boyhood home in Abilene Kansas for the dedication of the Eisenhower Presidential Library. Mrs Eisenhower, former President and Mrs Truman, U S senators, congressmen, cabinet members and other dignitaries will attend. Herbert Hoover declined invitation on doctors advice. The dedication and parade cap Tuesday events before the pair depart for Gettysburg Pennsylvania.
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Abilene
Kan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
U. S
Herbert Hoover
Eisenhowers
Arizona
Gettysburg
Kansas City
X15 Reaches New Space Altitude Record
At Edwards Air Force Base the X15 rocket plane climbed beyond 250000 feet in a record flight piloted by Joe Walker, aiming to exceed its designed ceiling of 250000 feet. Ground radar data caused initial uncertainty, with preliminary calculations suggesting the limit was surpassed, replacing the previous 217000 foot mark by Bob White.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Joe Walker
Air Force
Bob White
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