Side Swipes and Snippets From Various Cities
Short news snips include a crash in Paris where a low sports car slid under a fence but the driver, G. K. Norton of Wilmore, escaped unharmed. In Cranston police report radar shows speeders mostly locals. Ali Whitaker safely kept car keys inside, then someone stole his car in Richmond. In Oroville Pat Arellano, jailed for drunken driving, vanished after a request to call a telephone. Windthorst wrestling with a nine-man football squad as season opens and two players yet to join.
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Paris
G. K. Norton
Wilmore
Ottawa to Run Eight-Week Leadership Course
A leadership ability training course in Ottawa will run eight weeks starting Sept 15, with sessions Tuesdays 7 to 10 pm. Organized by the National Self Improvement Club led by E C House, who also speaks at local clubs. Enrollment forms available via the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce.
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Ottawa
National Self Improvement Club
E. C. House
Ottawa Kiwanis Club
Ottawa Lions Club
House
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
U S Planes To Deliver Gear To Laos Under Way
American cargo planes will soon fly arms, ammunition, tents, and jeep-like vehicles to Laos from Western Pacific stock. Based in the Philippines and possibly Japan, the missions aim to aid the kingdom against Communist rebels.
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Washington
Laos
Little Kingdom
Philippines
Japan
U.S
Pacific
Episcopal Thrift Shop Re opens Saturday Event Notice
The Episcopal thrift shop plans a re opening sale on Saturday August 29 with anticipated bargains and a community welcome. Proceeds support church mission projects and local outreach programs.
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Episcopal Thrift Shop
Weather forecast for county with warm humid weekend
Cloudy northeast early Saturday then fair this afternoon through Saturday. Continued warm and humid with highs in the mid 90s and lows around 70.
Last Rodeo Ends Franklin County Fair Night Show
Sandra Hering earned the grand champion steer trophy from the Kansas Hereford Association at the Ottawa Fair awards parade. The 4-H event, with over 50 cattle, precedes tonight’s final rodeo at the fairgrounds as exhibits close at 4 p.m. A list of 4-H dairy and livestock champions followed, with release set for 4 p.m. and a rodeo finale at 8 p.m.
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Sandra Hering
Williamsburg
Kansas Hereford Association
Ottawa
Les Sallee
4-H
Fairgrounds
Linda Harra
Eugene Wingert
Carol Stoffer
Duroc
Roger Keith
Hampshire
Leon Sobba
Poland
China
Ayrshire
Ed Sample
Ed Ransom
Nancy Ransom
Martin Dickinson
Roger Thorn
Charles Buttel
Jersey
Clair Sowers
Fair Board
Sandra Herring
Franklin County
Miss Herring
John Macdonald
Future Of A Lawrence Plant Is Now In Doubt
Washington AP The future of a Lawrence Kansas jet fuel plant is in doubt as Navy abandons the boron high energy propulsion program Callery Chemical official testified before the House Space Committee The shutdown would also threaten the Muskogee Oklahoma and Niagara Falls New York plants with closures About 100 workers have been laid off at Lawrence while 75 key personnel are being kept The plant has been used mainly for research and Callery hopes to keep it operating Dr W H Schechter a Callery vice president testified Dateline Washington with background on the committee investigation of the abrupt shutdown
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Muskogee
Okla
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Schechter
Lawrence
Callery
Lawerence
Jetmore
Kas
Sterling, Kas
University of Kansas
Currency To Be Destroyed In Polio Fear
Paterson New Jersey AP reports about 46000 dollars in bank teller Donald Sytsma’s cage were sent to the Federal Reserve Bank to be destroyed because he contracted polio after falling ill on Thursday. The 23 year old teller prompted the action.
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Paterson
N. J
Donald Sytsma
Federal Reserve Bank
Sytsma
Winter Hospital Goes To Kansas
TOPEKA AP Winter Veterans Hospital here was formally turned over to Kansas by the federal government today for use as a state mentally retarded facility. Gov. George Docking signed a deed transferring the property, which had been declared surplus. The property includes 224 acres, 191 buildings and equipment. It cost the government $5,109,368 in 1943. The property and equipment is now appraised at $744,563. The 1959 Legislature appropriated about a million dollars for remodeling and to operate the facility the first year. State officials hope the first patients can be admitted in November.
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Topeka
Kansas
George Docking
Army engineers to open land acquisition office near Pomona dam
The Corps of Engineers will open an office at the Pomona dam construction site on Monday August 31 to acquire land for the project. Col L E Laurion Kansas City district engineer announced it. C Hale West project manager for land acquisition will run the office from the former Marvin E Hart residence north of the dam. Office hours are 10 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. The office aims to ease real estate discussions for area residents. West has already met several locals.
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Corps of Army Engineers
Pomona Dam
L. E. Lau
Ron
Kansas City
C. Hale
Pete) West
Marvin E. Hart
Laurion
West
Eisenhower vetoes water projects bill in surprise move
The White House said President Eisenhower vetoed a 1.206 billion dollar water projects bill citing 67 unbudgeted projects. Separately at Edwards Air Force Base California a fuel leak forced cancellation of the X15 rocket plane’s first power flight, delaying rescheduling to next Tuesday.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Califap
The
Air Force
New Manager Named at Goodyear Service Store
Don Brown named manager of the Goodyear Service store replacing Don Burtin who moves to the Mission store. Brown, his wife and two daughters Pam 4 and Katy 1, reside at 1419 E Mulberry.
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Don Brown
Goodyear Service
Don Burtin
Brown
Pam
Katy
Mulberry
Congress Approves Last Chance Housing Bill to Eisenhower
Washington AP reports Congress passes a 1.05 billion housing bill despite Eisenhower veto warnings. House vote 283 to 105 and Senate 72 to 14 show overwhelming bi partisan support. Sponsor Albert Rains calls it the president’s last chance for action.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate
President Visits Queen At Castle In Scotland
A report on public school desegregation in the United States as the nation enters a new term. The piece notes integration efforts across the Deep South, border states, and key districts like Orchard Villa in Miami and local Virginia and Texas schools, with court dates and new openings affecting enrollment and policy. It highlights shifts since the 1954 ruling and the evolving moderation in response to integration challenges.
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Associated Press
South
U.S. Supreme Court
Orchard Villa
Miami
Florida
Little Rock
Ark
Virginia
Middle South
Deep South
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Southern Regional Council
Texas
Dollarway
Pine Bluff
St. Louis
Eisenhower Visits Balmoral in Royal Social Pause
President Eisenhower interrupted his Western Europe mission with a social call at Balmoral Castle. Queen Elizabeth II appeared at the gates to greet him as Prince Philip escorted the party, and the Queen later hosted a castle ball with Princess Margaret watching.
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Eddy Gilmore
Balmoral
Scotland
Eisenhower
Western Europe
Britain
Balmoral Castle
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Dyce
Princess Margaret
Royal Bodyguard
Royal Highland Fusiliers
Queen Victoria
London
Royal Air Force
Aberdeen
Deeside
Prince Philiip
Margaret
Philip
Elizabeth
Let There Be Peace On The Streets Prays For Outcomes
In Trinity Church New York 15 year old Theresa Gee rests in a white casket as Reverend C Kilmer Myers urges peace amid a Lower East Side gang killing. He calls society to accountability while mourners from tenements gather. The violence also claims 14 year old Julio Rosario and injures several others. A grand jury indicts two for Theresa and Rosario slayings.
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New York
Trinity Church
Wall Street
Lower East Side
C. Kilmer Myers
Hamid
Theresa Gee
Theresa
Julio Rosario
John Curr
Miguel
Gypsy) Castro
Rosario
Tentative Plans For Celebrating Highway Opening
Ottawa joins with several communities around Oct 1 to celebrate Interstate Highway 35 opening from Ottawa to Kansas City. A Chamber committee met in Olathe with town representatives to plan a caravan starting in Kansas City. Mayors will tie knots in a rope at each town to symbolize bonded highway communities.
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Ottawa
Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce
Olathe
Kansas
Herter and Lloyd Confer Today on East West Ties
London AP report says Secretary of State Christian A. Herter and Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd start a survey of East West relations. They discuss the Berlin crisis disarmament and a nuclear weapon test ban in preparation for Eisenhower's weekend talks with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
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London
Christian A. Herter
Selwyn Lloyd
Berlin
Eisenhower
Harold Macmillan
Truck Line Draws Fines for ICC Violations
Atherton Transfer & Storage Co. of Wichita and three drivers were fined 1200 dollars after pleading guilty to six of 19 counts of motor carrier safety rule violations. Others were dismissed, with two counts each for Sylvester Smith, Strother Batley Jr, and Jerry Scheidt. Leo Farrar has not been arraigned.
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Wichita
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atherton Transfer & Storage Co., Inc
U. S. District Court
Sylvester F. Smith
Strother Batley Jr
Valley Center
Jerry Scheidt
Salina
Leo Eugene Farrar
Fearful Kansas car toll could top record year
TOPEKA AP Kansas faces what safety director Claud McCamment calls possibly the second worst year for traffic deaths. 383 killed so far this year with about 3800 more projected through December 31. July and August are the deadliest months. Labor Day weekend may worsen the toll as multi fatality crashes occur.
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Topeka
Kansas
Claud McCamment
McCamment
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