Side Swipes and Bank Moves Highlight Ottawa News
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce reminds stores will close Labor Day and the following day hours shift to 5:30 p.m. Five Ottawa Junior Chamber members and a KC Power and Light employee donate blood for Dick Stewart. Safe deposit boxes move to a new vault in the remodeled First National Ottawa building. interior work continues. In St Joseph a mother stories about jail visit joke with grandma. grandfather is deputy sheriff and jail cook.
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Ottawa
Peg Carr
Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City
University of Kansas Medical Center
Dick Stewart
Tremont
Stewart
Bobi Bath
Sonny Harford
Gene Maiily
George Dunkin
Don Reed
Ray Lichtenberger
Kansas City Power and Light Co
State Bank of Ottawa
First National Bank
First National
Consolidated Bank
State Bank
Joseph
Alvin Wright
Mike
Him
Jim
Bank Robbery Story Sparks Fraud Charge in Missouri
In Kansas City Missouri FBI says Ira Maddux 34 will face a embezzlement charge of 24200 tied to an claimed Victory State Bank robbery. Maddux allegedly admitted taking money after a lie detector test and recounts a masked vault access with two suspected thieves.
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Kansas City
Kasas
FBI
Victory State Bank
Percy Wyly II
Ira Maddux
Independence
Maddux
Isle of Sark Purser Loses Passenger In Jersey Departure
A Jersey steamer sailed to Southampton with 17 year old Jennifer Groves still aboard after saying farewell to a cousin. She leapt overboard after noticing the lapse and swam to the pier, later recalling she had breakfast issues.
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St, Helier
Jersey
Channel Islands
Isle of Sark
Jennifer Groves
Southampton
Jennifer
Rain Lashes Kansas With Scattered Showers
The Ottawa area saw light rain with only .05 inch by 7 am as a broad band from the Upper Blue River Valley to Emporia produced heavier rain, up to 1.10 inches at Marysville. Topeka and Lawrence logged .14 and .09 inches. Temperatures stayed warm with a low near 72 and a high around 92 yesterday.
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Ottawa
Blue River Valley
Emporia
Kansas
State Weather Bureau
Topeka
Marysville
Lawrence
Weather forecast for county with scattered storms
Considerable cloudiness this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures: high this afternoon around 805. low tonight 65 to 70. high Wednesday 80 to 90.
AFL-CIO Charges Hoffa As Ethical Panel Acts
The Ethical Practices Committee filed charges against Teamsters Vice President James R. Hoffa. The alert cites evidence and testimony from the McClellan committee hearings. Hoffa, a potential union president candidate, claimed memory gaps under questioning by the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee. The panel cites alleged misuse of union funds including a $50 loan to a race rack and a $89,500 borrowings from employers and subordinates.
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Wall Ue Aeey Cio Ethical Practices Committee
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
McClellan
Hoffa
Midwest Teamsters
Senate
Sen
D-Ark
Senate Committee
Seek To End Power Strike
In Jefferson City Missouri negotiators from Kansas City Power and Light meet with Lt Gov Edward V Long to resolve a wage dispute after a strike and picketing began yesterday Supervisory employees kept service while talks continued The company offered a percent increase while unions sought percent and wanted retroactivity a key sticking point with mediation board chairman Daniel C Rogers reporting no deal yet
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Jefferson City
Edward V. Long
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Long
Qgv
James T. Blair
Kansas City
King-Thompson
Daniel C. Rogers
State Mediation Board
Russia Rejects Nuclear Test Ban And World Inspection
Russia rejects a two year nuclear test ban and a global sky and ground inspection system in a deadlocked five month U N disarmament push. Valerian Zorin says Western terms block progress as Moscow touts an intercontinental missile capability.
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London
Russia
Eprise
Valerian Zorin
U.N. Disarmament Commis
Moscow
Beech Aircraft To Shut Down Herington Plant For Retooling
Beech Aircraft Corp will suspend operations at its Herington Kansas plant for about four months to retool for a new gas tank type. About 200 workers will be laid off upon completion of a 1,700 gas tank contract with Kansas City Power & Light. Stephens, office manager, says six months supervisors are at Paola. A picket walked behind the Ottawa firm office, which remains closed as the company serves rural patrons in the area.
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Herington, Kas
Beech Aircraft Corp
Herington
Kansas City Power & Light
Gaidjoff
Stephens
Bert Jones
Paola
Ottawa
One Held In Car Death In Independence Case
A 33 year old Denver man is held for questioning in the car death of student nurse Clarence N Everett of Denver. He was arrested by Denver police at 2 am today. no charges filed. The case is connected to an incident in Kansas City Kansas involving the nurse.
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Denver
Kansas City
Kan
Hulrun
Clarence N. Everett
Take On Severance Tax Reported In Kansas City News
Kansas City police and court records relate to a severance tax discussion. Martha Jane Masters, 19, faced charges after an incident connected to a speeding crash and a pickup order. Officials said the new one percent severance tax on oil and gas would impact state revenue and deposits.
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Kansas City
Kan
Topeka
Everett
Martha Jane Masters
John Kirchner
Watt McBrayer
Colorado
Masters
S. D. Flora Dies In Sleep In Topeka
S D Flora a longtime Topeka weather expert and state climatologist from 1904 to 1949 died in his sleep at age 74. He retired in 1949 and focused on writing books on tornadoes and hailstorms and was working on a third meteorology volume at death.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Flora
Compromise Civil Rights Bill Approved By House
Foreign aid opponents mobilized to block a 500.9 million dollar rise in military and economic aid abroad. Senate leaders Johnson and Knowland back a larger package while Ellender and Russell push for big cuts. Rep Passman signals the House aims to trim spending, possibly about 100 million, as adjournment pressure grows.
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Washington
House
Ellender
D-La
Russell
D-Ga
United
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Knowland
Calfornia
Rep
Passman
D-Lal
Dulles Flags Soviet Intercontinental Missile Claim
Secretary of State Dulles said Russia may have some facts behind its claim of testing an intercontinental missile and warned of a threat to the free world. He cited Soviet gains in Syria and warned of Communist equipment enhancing their offensive capabilities. Dulles also spoke on Chinese press access and avoided commenting on German elections and Adenauer’s bid for re election.
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Washington i
Dulles
Russia
United States
Free World
Syria
Red China
State Department
U. S
China
Konrad Adenauer
Ottawan Injured In West Point Mishap
West Point New York Bill Carpenter sophomore end on the Army football team sustained a gashed ankle when a jeep overturned last night. He will miss approximately five weeks. Carpenter, from Springfield Pennsylvania, was considered the best end prospect on the Army squad. Driver Dick Warner of Berwick Pennsylvania escaped injury. Other jeep passengers George Kaiser of Ottawa Kansas and Otto Everbach of New Albany Indiana suffered scratches and bruises sidelining them for about 10 days.
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West Point
N. Y
Bill Carpenter
U U. S. Military Academy
Carpenter
Springfield
Dick Warner
Berwick
George Kaiser
Ottawa
Kas
Otto Everbach
New Albany
Ind
Fall Session At Ottawa U Opens Sept 9
Ottawa University Fall Session opens Monday Sept 9 with faculty meetings Sept 4 and 5 in Mears Park. Students arrive Sept 7. registration starts at 8 am Sept 9. Remodeling includes Ward Science hall laboratory upgrade and administration office shifts. college openings rely on Baptist meetings and summer work. President Martin urges first year students to apply now.
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Ottawa University
Andrew B. Martin
W. D. Bemme
Mears Park
Charles Southard
Edna Agnew
Ward Science Hall
Robert Bundy
Presidert Martin
House Passes Compromise Civil Rights Bill
The House approved a bipartisanship civil rights bill 279 to 97 amid Southern opposition. The measure preserves jury trials in criminal contempt cases and aligns with the administration’s aims, setting up Senate consideration likely later in the week.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ers
Eisenhower
Fatality suit seeks 25000 against police driver
J E Todd as administrator for the estate of Fred T Birch filed a 25000 damage suit in District Court yesterday against Clyde Johnson of the Ottana Police Department. The complaint alleges Johnson operated a police car in a careless manner on May 10 1987 at excessive speed and without audible warning. It states the car had defective brakes and the vehicle was not under control. The fatal crash occurred when Johnson was answering a call at the A and W root Beer Stand on Tecumseh and Birch was killed crossing South Main in the 100 block shortly after midnight.
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J. E. Todd
Fred T. Birch
Clyde ©. Johnson
Ottana
Johnson
A and W Root
Tecumseh
Biren
South Main
Kansas State College Lines Up Space After East Waters Hall Fire
Last year at this time seven deaths and 104 cases were reported. Kansas State College arranged temporary space for two departments affected by Sundays fire in East Waters Hall. Extension agricultural specialists will double up at Umberger Hall to house agronomy and flour and feed milling, with offices or classrooms in hallways and some labs in the livestock pavilion. Governor Docking will review education building fund use, estimated restoration cost may reach 800000. Polio cases in Kansas rose to 42 for 1957 with two deaths. state traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours numbered 2, total 1957 figure 730. The state does not carry fire insurance on its buildings.
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Manhattan
Kas
Kansas State College
East Waters Hall
C. Peaks Wilson
School of Agriculture
Extension Agricultural
Umberger Hall
East Waters
Wilson
al Topeka
George Docking
John Brink
Topera
Kansas
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