Ottawa Scouts Return From Philmont Ranch Trip
Eleven Ottawa Boy Scouts and their advisor arrived in Ottawa after a two week bus trip from Philmont Boy Scout Ranch in New Mexico. C D Hood said most feet were blistered but spirits stayed high as he noted everyone had a good trip despite minor hardships. Danny Oswald age 8 survived 30 hours in Idaho's Targhee National Forest after wandering from a berry-picking party. He was found unharmed by two local men. he described seeing bear tracks snakes and a rabbit while keeping optimistic.
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Ottawa Boy Scouts
Ottawa
Philmont Boy Scout Ranch
New Mexico
C. D. Hood
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Danny Oswald
Danny
Targhee National Forest
Liberace Sues Thompson Over Slur in For Amusement Only
Liberace sues British comic Jimmy Thompson over a skit in the revue For Amusement Only. London manager Al Hunt said a writ had been issued against Thompson script writer Peter Myers and Linnet and Dunfee theatrical firm for slander and libel.
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al Hunt
Liberace
London
Thompson
Peter Myers
Linnet and Dunfee
Phone Rate Cut on Long Distance
Washington AP reports AT&T will cut interstate long distance rates by 47 million dollars annually starting mid next month. A three minute daytime call Washington to San Francisco drops from 2.50 to 2.25, with each extra minute at 60 cents, down from 65. FCC had ordered a 50 million dollar cut last week.
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Washington
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Federal Communications Commission
San Francisco
FCC
At&t
Weather County Forecast
Widely scattered thunderstorms develop mainly in the afternoon or evening while elsewhere remains fair through Sunday. Thunderstorms most likely in the northwest area this afternoon. Hot and humid with low tonight around 65 and high Sunday near 95 to 100 degrees.
Lane Man Irrigates Boosts Corn Yields
Franklin County farmer Jake Hieber irrigates 200 acres near Lane using a gravity system with a 6000-foot main line, 30-foot sections, and three pumps. He reports corn yields near 100 bushels per acre with fertilizer and closed planting, aided by Soil Conservation Service level work. Hieber plans to test hybrid varieties and expand irrigation potential in the area.
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Jake Hieber
Lane
Don
Lois Smith
Franklin County
Don Brown
Hieber
The
Soil Conservation Service
K.U. School of Engineering
John
Edison Electric
Akron
Ohio
Latverne Ellis
Ottawa fire dept reports quiet July with one call
The Ottawa fire department had a quiet July with a single incident in Brockport and Locust. R. C. Small's car caught fire, causing damage listed at £150 on July 15, while no other blazes occurred that month.
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Ottawa
Brockport
Locust
R. C. Small
Escape from State Prison. three inmates flee wall
In Howard Rhode Island two felons and a violent mental patient climbed the wall at State Prison, forced a guard to drive them to Providence, then escaped in a waiting car. Gennaro D Amico 38 serving 20 years for trying to kill a policeman Edward J Andrews 28 life for rape killing an 88 year old teacher Robert Hashberger 19 transferred to hospital for violence tendencies. They captured guard Roger Remillard 23 at screwdriver point after seizing the car and escaping from the prison yard.
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Howard, R.I
State Prison
Providence
Gennaro D'Amico
Edward J. Andrews
Robert Hashberger
Roger Remillard
Paul D. Sherman
Rhode Island Correctional Services
D'Amico
Andrews
Little Rock Board Sends Six Negroes To School
In Little Rock Arkansas the school board assigns six Black students to white high schools as they reopen in September under a pupil placement plan. Fifty five Negroes registered for fall at three white high schools. three go to Central High and three to Hall High. Officials say the plan meets federal desegregation mandates and limits disruption while critics say action lacks good faith and plan for appeals exists through the board.
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Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
Hall High
L. C. Bates
Arkansas
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
iSchool Board
Everett Tucker Jr
Tucker
US considers Khrushchev invitation amid Berlin talks
Western diplomats report the United States weighed inviting Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to visit the United States as the Big Four ministers conference stalled over Berlin. A potential pre summit meeting was discussed while Nixon toured Moscow and Khrushchev eyed travel by jet.
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Geneva
United States
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Khrushchev
Richard M. Nixon
Russia
Moscow
Warsaw
U.S
Christian Herter
White House
Herter
Andrei Gromyko
Khrushchev Eyes Jet Trip to America After Moscow Airliner Tour
Soviet Premier Khrushchev inspected two jet airliners at Moscow Airport including a Boeing 707 used by Vice President Nixon. He said he would like to fly to the United States in this or another jet when the time is ripe. Khrushchev noted the TU114 could make a nonstop Moscow to New York run while praising American designers, pilots, and officials.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Nixon
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
New York
America
Eisenhower
Thompson
Queen Names New Canadian General Governor General
Queen Elizabeth II announced Maj. Gen. George Philips Vanier of Montreal will become governor general of Canada this fall. He will succeed Vincent Massey who retires after nearly 70 years in the post. The announcement capped the Queen's 45 day Canadian visit with cabinet talks a state dinner and navy colors presentation.
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Halifax
N.S
George Philips Vanier
Montreal
Canada
Vincent Massey
Rainfall Totals and Severe Weather Across Kansas
Ottawa observer John P. Kelsey reports a half inch total rainfall with a 19 degree drop between 3 50 and 4 10 pm yesterday. Eastern Kansas saw showers widespread with Waverly 0 95 inches and Garnett 0 00 inches. Two tornado clouds reported southeast Kansas near Pittsburg and near Olathe. Topeka lost electricity in spots and a KC area tree limbs blew down. Friday highs included Russell and Hill City at 1100, Chanute Salina Topeka Wichita and Emporia at 95.
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Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Kelsey
Kansas
Waverly
Garnett
Pittsburg
Olathe
Topeka
Kansas City
Russell
Hill City
Chanute
Salina
Wichita
Emporia
Barn Burns Down on Joe McAuliffe Farm Near Ottawa
Lightning struck a wooden barn on the Joe McAuliffe farm six miles south and a mile east of Ottawa, near Princeton, yesterday evening. Neighbors alerted McAuliffe around 5 p m and by then the barn was ablaze beyond saving. About 40 by 66 feet, the structure contained 1000 bales of hay, 2600 bushels of grain, a year-old combine and grain loader. the loss was not fully covered by insurance and the barn remained smoldering the following morning.
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Joe McAuliffe
Princeton
McAuliffe
Ottawa
Hutchinson Man Gifts OU Annuity Properties
C O Mammel of Hutchinson announced an annuity gift of three dental properties to Ottawa University. A former student and trustee, Mammel previously funded the Mammel Art Center in 1955. The deeds cover sites on 3rd Street between Plum and Ford, the southwest corner of 10th and Poplar, and 1st Street between Ford and Pershing.
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C. O. Mammel
Hutchinson
Ottawa University
Mammel
University
Mammel Art Center
3Rd
Plum
Ford
10Th and
Poplar
1St Street
Pershing
Nixon Hints Khrushchev Visit as Talks Seek Peace
Vice President Nixon in a farewell speech from Moscow warned Khrushchev of an era of fear and tension if the USSR tries to spread communism. He urged direct broadcasts, wider cultural exchanges, and easing jamming of Voice of America while defending U.S. military bases. Nixon suggested inviting Khrushchev to the United States and called for expanding people-to-people contact.
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Moscow
Nixon
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
United States
Voice of America
Radio Moscow
Alexander Akalovsky
Nixon address unseen by Soviet viewers may limit impact
Moscow AP notes about 10 million Russians watched television daily in 1958 with no nationwide Soviet network. The reach of Richard Nixon's speech tonight depends on how many TV stations broadcast it. The source cites over 2 million TV sets in the USSR early that year, with more than 100,000 in Moscow.
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Nixon
Moscow
Soviet Union
Herbert Klein
Richard M. Nixon
United States
U.S.S.R
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