Water bond election set for Rantoul on Sept 19
A special election in Rantoul will decide authorizing up to 34 000 dollars in general obligation bonds to fund a water system. If approved the funds will cover construction of a new water works building and its operation. Geraldyne M Cobb 29 of Ponca City Oklahoma, a pilot cleared to fly in space, says grasshoppers scare her despite readiness for a women in space program. She passed tests proving women can undertake space trips and plans to pursue a government training program in fall.
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Rantoul
New York
Geraldyne M. Cobb
Ponca City
Okla
Alligator Found In Topeka Basement Mystery
Mrs N A Horton reported a hissing object in her basement leading her son Murrell 17 to hunt with a bow and arrow. He killed a 13 inch alligator. A Washburn University zoology professor suggested it might have been a pet. The origin remains unknown.
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Topeka
N. A Horton
Murrell
Washburn University
Live Polio Vaccine Moves Toward General Use
The United States began steps to license live polio virus vaccine for next year, enabling oral administration. Previously the Salk vaccine, killed virus, required injections and the live vaccine was experimental or used abroad. Surgeon General Burney and advisers now say it can be safely employed domestically.
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Washington
United States
U. S. Public Health Service
U. S
Leroy E. Burney
Japs To Honor Treaty With U.S
Tokyo Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda pledged that Japan will faithfully discharge its obligations under the 10 year security treaty with the United States. He said a visit by the U.S. president would aid friendly ties and warned he will prevent social disorder like the Tokyo riots that canceled Eisenhower’s June visit. He added no immediate invitation plan amid the upcoming U.S. election. The treaty was signed and enforced by Nobusuke Kishi’s government.
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Tokyo
Hayato Ikeda
Japan
United States
Eisenhower
Ikeda
Weather County Forecast Gloomy with scattered storms
Mostly cloudy conditions persist with scattered afternoon storms through Thursday. Temperatures rise to the mid 80s this afternoon, overnight lows around 70, and highs Thursday reaching the upper 80s.
Franklin County Fair Opens Full Swing Amid Exhibits and Rodeo
The ninth annual Franklin County Fair shifts into high gear with judging underway and crowds in Ottawa enjoying sidewalk bazaars. Attendance shows 457 exhibits registered, livestock and crop displays, and 550 fans at evening wrestling. Tonight features the Franklin County Rodeo with more rodeo shows slated for tomorrow and Friday as sheep, swine, and other classes are judged.
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Franklin County
Don Brown
Ottawa Area
Ban On Aid To Cuba Move Passes Senate
The Senate voted to halt all foreign aid to any nation deemed to supply arms or economic support to Fidel Castro's Cuba. The Bridges amendment to a large foreign aid bill would withhold funds from countries selling weapons or giving military or economic aid to the Cuban regime.
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Washington
Senate
Cuba
Styles H. Bridges
R-Nh
Traffic Toll Topeka Log 24 Hours to 9 A.M.
A Topeka traffic death log covers 24 hours ending at 9 am during the 1960-39 comparable period. Data tracks fatalities reported in the Kansas city, noting patterns and potential causes for the 1939- era comparison.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sudden Rain Floods Wichita
In Wichita, heavy rainfall measured up to 9.35 inches flooded streets and low areas, prompting evacuations in the hardest hit northern and northern suburban zones. Sewers overwhelmed, cars stalled, and traffic slowed as rainfall extended across central Kansas with warnings of continued unsettled weather.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Topeka Weather Bureau
Meridian St
KLEO
Kansas Turnpike
The
Weather Bureau
Arkansas River
McPherson
iMoundridge
Inman
Windom
Conway
Galva
Canton
Roxbury
Kan‘opolis
Topeka
Aarge
Hutchinson
Goodland
3 Year Old Boy Shoots Mother in Calif Bed
In Hayward California a 3 year old boy shot and killed his mother Betty Edwards 24 in bed with a pistol meant to protect her from prowlers. Police say the child Michael 3 found a revolver under his father's pillow and fired, after the father James 28 kept the weapon there since a prowler sighting two weeks earlier.
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Hayward, Calif
Tuesday
Betty Edwards
Claude Marchand
Michael
James
Compromise On Medical Care Pushed In Congress
Congress moved swiftly to enact a compromise medical care plan for the aged. The House agreed to refer the Senate version to a conference committee with a deadline to report by midnight. Kennedy argued the vote showed a test for progressive legislation, and the path to the people in the fall elections.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
John F. Kennedy
D-Sc
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Body Recovered In Kansas River Near Topeka
The body of Leo Kerwin, 41, of Topeka, was found by fishermen Tuesday in the Kansas River near the Shawnee Jefferson County line. Jefferson Coroner H T Hampton said the man apparently drowned and ordered an inquest.
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Topeka
Leo Kerwin
Kansas River
Shawnee
Jefferson County
Jefferson
H. T. Hampton
Sailor Reunites With Long Lost Mother in Arkansas City
Navy man Emery Stewart, 19, serving at Charleston, S. C., sought his mother Charlotte Mae Wichert Strand of Cathedral City California. The Daily Traveler published the plea after birth records tied his birthplace to Arkansas City. Strand, born 1908 in Arkansas City, now awaits contact from her son and his wife Dennadean Dries of Riverside.
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Arkansas City
Charlotte Wichert Strand
Cathedral City
Calif
Arkansas City Daily Traveler
Jxmery Stewart
Associated Press
Kansas
Strand
Marie Wichert
Emporia
Stewart
Charleston
S. C
Charlotte Mae
Traveler
Riverside
Mrs. Strand
Echo Timetable Details For Thursday Observers
Washington AP1 Echo I timetable lists times for Kansas City entries from 1:02 a.m. to 10:54 p.m. with directions north south and elevation angles ranging from 23 to 82 degrees. Directions and angles indicate overhead to low sky positions for the observed times.
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Washington
Kansas City
North
South
Congo premier airlifts troops to quell Kasai tribal war
Premier Patrice Lumumba ordered Congolese troops flown from Leopoldville to Kasai as clashes between Lulua and Baluba tribes escalate. More than 600 soldiers were dispatched to Luluabourg amid reports of Belgian paratroopers and UNwooded casualties. observers warn of possible action against Katanga.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Kasai Province
Air Congo
Belgium
Sabena Line
Leopoldville
Luluabourg
Joseph Mobutu
U.N. Soldies
Lower Congo
Portuguese Angola
Lumumba
Kasai
Congo
United Nations
U. N
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Albertville
Eisenhower says Kennedy lacks veto-proof vote edge
President Eisenhower at a news conference says Senator Kennedy has a 2-to-1 Democratic majority in Congress and can push his program if Democrats unite. He defends Benson and asserts Nixon’s advisory role, while noting foreign policy should not be campaign fodder yet will influence it. He will attend the UN meeting if needed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy
Senate
United Nations
Richard M. Nixon
Benson
Ezra Taft Benson
Nixon
Religon
Billy Graham
Nixon Ant
Cuban Paper Says U S Is On Alert
Havana based Revolucion, organ of Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement, claimed the United States has alerted Caribbean forces to ready to intervene if ordered by the OAS. It said paratroopers and Air Force units are near the Caribbean, with Marines loaded on transports near Vieques, Puerto Rico, under maneuvers.
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Havana
Revolucion
U.S
Caribbean
Organization of American States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Washington
Vieques
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