Ottawa cadet Kaiser eyed at West Point backfield
Side Swipes notes George Kaiser, a rugged halfback from Ottawa Kansas, as a sophomore expected to break into the backfield at the U S Military Academy West Point. Also mentions Franklin County tomato yields, a mystery bite hospitalized patient, and a Rockwood Acres dog cat chase incident.
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True Magazine
Ottawa
US. Military Academy
West Point
George Kaiser
Kas
Freddy Kaiser
Fred Kaiser
British Air Raids Hit Oman Rebel Strongholds
British Royal Air Force bombers attacked rebel positions near Firq in Oman with over 100 fragmentation bombs. Ground forces supported by Sultan of Muscat and Oman allies faced unexpectedly strong resistance. a ground party member was reported killed as authorities prepared a broader air assault.
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Manama
Bahrain
Royal Air Force
Oman
Imam
Firq
Muscat
Laurence Sinclair
J. A. R. Robertson
Persian Gulf
Sultan Said bin Taimur
Firg
Army Prepares Atomic Maneuvers at Desert Rock
Army forces at CAMP DESERT ROCK Nev ready for Atomic Energy Commission summer test series with troop maneuvers linked to an Aug 19 atomic detonation. Defenders Repel a coastal assault and move to strike east of the Sierra via helicopter, exploiting a breach near Hoover Dam in a hypothetical war scenario.
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Camp Desert Rock
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
California
Hoover Dam
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Taylor In Paris Inspecting European Army Installations
U S Army Chief of Staff General Maxwell D Taylor arrived in Paris from London today for an inspection visit to army installations in Europe He will confer with senior U S Army officers U S Ambassador Amory Houghton and officers at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
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Paris
U. S. Army
Maxwell D. Taylor
London
Europe
U. S
Amory Houghton
Supreme
Headquarters
Allied Powers Europe
Hoover at 83 sees war and inflation clouds
Former President Herbert Hoover, 83, declined to prophecy on war or inflation at a San Francisco news conference. He said the West looks stronger but warned about nuclear weapons and the inflation surge, calling it very dangerous. He noted peace as the world’s overriding need and discussed health and routine.
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San Francisco
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
West
Russia
Sae Tani Reserve
Mark Hopkins Hotel
Weather County Forecast Partly cloudy through Sunday
Partly cloudy this afternoon through Sunday with not much heat change tonight and Sunday. Highs today and Sunday mid 90s, lows tonight down to about 70.
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Weather County
Abel Spy Case Raises Question
Justice Department spokesman called it purely hypothetical to speculate on dropping spying charges against Russian Col. Rudolph Abel. Abel, 55, indicted in Brooklyn on charges of spying for the Soviet Union, was arraigned and held without bond after being flown from Texas. The case follows a Supreme Court ruling granting defense access to FBI files.
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Washington
Justice Department
Rudolph Ivanovich Abel
Abel
FBI
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
N. Y
Texas
Federal District Court
Asst
U. S. Atty
William F. Tompkins
Coffee Crop Damaged by Rains in El Salvador
Heavy rains and strong winds caused extensive damage to El Salvador's coffee crop in the capital area. A strong quake was also felt in San Salvador. No casualties were reported.
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San Salvador
EL Salvador
State To Take Highway Bridge Bids On Aug. 29
Bids will be opened on Aug 29 for the overpass bridge at the junction of US 50 and US 59 south of Ottawa. The Franklin County relocation includes bridges and grading, with US50 US59 bridge work bids to be filed at the Kansas Highway Commission office in Topeka. The new road will feature several bridges including twin structures over the Santa Fe railroad and the Marais des Cygnes river.
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Ottawa
Frankin County
Kansas Highway Commission
Topeka
Franklin County
Santa Fe Railroad
Marais Des Cygnes
Cameron
Audrey
Bertha
Red Cross Refuge
Cen
Threat From Storm Bertha Fizzles Out
Tropical storm Bertha ended its brief threat along the Gulf Coast then moved inland toward eastern Texas. The Weather Bureau reported winds 30 to 40 mph with the center near Beaumont at 4 a.m. and said the system would reach north central Texas by night. No major flooding was forecast though heavy showers were possible near the storm center. Small craft were advised to stay in port as winds and seas subsided along Louisiana and Texas coasts.
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Bob Hooton
New
Bertha
Texas
Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Gulfs of Mexico
Audrey
Tides Reach Five Feet Off Louisiana Coast
Five foot tides, about four feet above normal, battered the Louisiana coast while heavy seas subsided along the Texas shore as maritime conditions eased today.
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Louisiana
Texas
Warns Against Cutting Aid In House Subcommittee Clash
Washington Dulles warns drastic cuts in U S arms aid would trigger bigger military spending and more manpower at home Yet Appropriations Subcommittee members hearing his closed session June 18 favor heavy reductions in Eisenhower’s 3 865 billion aid request The testimony appears in a public subcommittee transcript Conferees have agreed on an authorization bill setting a ceiling more than 500 million below the Eisenhower request for the fiscal year Rep Passman says the cash vote should be cut to three billion or less The panel plans action in the next few days
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Washington
Dulles
U.S
House Appropriations
Eienhower
House Senate
Rep
Passman
D-La
Appropriations
Graham Points To Great Sin
Billy Graham told 14,000 at Madison Square Garden that adultery is the nation’s great sin and that the danger lies not only in acts but in looks thoughts and obscene reading listening and repeating. He tied his sermon to Manasseh and warned that intent will be judged by God.
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New York
Billy Graham
Graham
Madison Square Garden
Manasseh
Israel
Evangelist
Democrats Open Tax Cut Push With House Hearings
Democrats press forward on income tax relief after closed door talks. House Speaker Rayburn and Ways and Means members plan hearings on general tax revision when Congress returns in January. Senate proposal seeks across the board cuts by raising individual exemptions from 600 to 800 dollars, a move critics say could cost about five billion annually.
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Washington
Minneapolis
Rayburn
D-text
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Senate
Sen
Yarborough
D-Tex
Treasury
Sorghum May Be Top Crop In Kansas This Year
TOPEKA—Sorghum could replace corn or wheat as Kansas’s top crop for the year, reaching a forecasted 110,902,000 bushels, nearly doubling the prior record. Wheat is declining to 21,512,000 bushels and corn is forecast at 41,880,000.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ottawa flood control works bids set for October
Senate House conference committee approved flood control funds for Marais des Cygnes and other projects. Ottawa plans October bids for the first construction on flood protection east of Main Street bridge, including widening channels and levee work, with right of entry by May 1 and condemnation of land through town. Project spans three fiscal years starting July 1, awaiting appraisal alignment and land acquisitions.
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Senate House Conference Committee On Public Works
Marais Des Cygnes
Shawn Reservoir
Neosho-Cottonwood Valley
Washington
Army Engineers
Kansas City
Ottawa
Main Street
Leach
Oklahoma Plans Anthrax Embargo On Kansas Counties
Oklahoma plans an embargo on six Kansas counties Montgomery Labette Crawford Wilson Cherokee and Neosho to block livestock shipments amid an anthrax outbreak. Kansas confirms cattle deaths in Labette County while Oklahoma reports 14 animal fatalities in quarantined areas Mayes Ottawa and Craig as federal aid discussions with Washington proceed.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Oklahoma City
Hutton
Labette County
Parsons
Montgomery
Labette
Crawford
Wilson
Cherokee
Neosho
Gav
Raymond Gary
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Mayes
Ottawa
Craig
Crusade draws 44 172 decisions for Christ at Graham meeting
At Graham's call, 336 persons joined the event to decide for Christ. The crusade total reaches 44 172 decisions. Attendance since May totals 1 460.00.
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Graham
Christ
Senate approves 170 million boost for disabled veterans
The Senate advanced a bill increasing annual benefits by about 170 million dollars for roughly two million disabled veterans and dependents. If enacted, disability rates rise within 30 to 60 days from 181 dollars to 225 dollars monthly, with proportional increases across all disability levels and related insured payment plan.
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Washington
Senate
House
Civil rights fight and Korea risks spark Senate clash
Senate sparring over civil rights bill pits Lyndon Johnson against backroom politics as Meade Alcorn and House Republicans push to strengthen the measure. Meanwhile in Korea the Army vice chief warns renewed Communist aggression will be met by U N forces. Eisenhower opposes a jury trial amendment, urging the bill pass with safeguards.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Senate Today
Senate
Indiantown Gap
Korea
United States
United Nations Command
Johnson
Meade Alcorn
Alcorn
House
Martin ‘Mass
Keating
R-Ny
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Senate Air East Command
Eisenhower
Dwight D
New Carrier Ranger Commissioned in Norfolk
The U S Navy commissioned the U S S Ranger the 60 000 ton Forrestal class carrier to operate with the Pacific Fleet after shakedown and training with the Atlantic Fleet. Admiral Radford praised the Ranger as a floating self contained airbase ready for immediate application and capable of projecting power overseas.
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Norfolk
Navy
U.S.S
Ranger
Norfolk Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Arthur W. Radford
U.S
Protective Milk Promises Immunity From Dairy Source
Dr. W. E. Peterson of the University of Minnesota spoke at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station about protective milk. He described milk from cows udders injected with disease bacteria, claiming it could carry defensive antibodies to treat rheumatoid arthritis allergies and may aid cancer rheumatic fever the common cold and other ailments. He warned the work is early progress.
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Wooster
Ohio
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
W. E. Peterson
University of Minnesota
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