Fire and Rescue Report Records Several Local Blazes
Fire department monthly tally shows four building fires and one auto fire causing about 750 dollars in damage this month. Incidents include a stovepipe blaze at 211 S Willow, a vent pipe fire at 407 S Cherry, a grease fire at 215 W 8th, a welding start at 209 E 2nd, and a wastepaper fire at 34 Rockwood Drive with no damage. Additional events include eight grass fires a weed patch burn, a cob pile fire, a bird rescued from a tree and a dog from the river. In Salina, 11 year old Russell Kilgariff near Culver was shot by a butane heater. a .22 shell discharged from a jacket pocket struck his leg, skin barely broken, tetanus shot given, X-ray done. Fathers and trains theme noted in Chester Logans' lost airplane tale near Homewood.
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S. Willow
S. Cherry
Pete Kinnison
Rockwood Drive
Salina
Russell Kilgariff
Culver
Harold Kilgariff
Russell
Elite 75 patrolmen join Lower East Side crime detachment
New York City deploys 75 patrolmen all over 6 feet tall under 30 and trained in jiu jitsu to the Lower East Side tonight. The unit, formed as an experimental squad, targets a recent surge in muggings and robberies as the city tries to curb crime.
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New York
Christmas Mail Rush Started
Christmas mailing has begun per Postmaster T. J. Cummings with a sharp rise expected. Distant parcels should be mailed by Dec 10 for Christmas delivery. local cards by Dec 16. Post office hours extend from Dec 10. all-day Dec 12 and 19. Three National Guard trucks loaned and 10 extra workers hired among 35 staff.
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T. J. Cummings
Cummings
National Guard
Carlie L. Whitson
James R. Nider
David A. Lee
Billy L. Parsons
O. U
Robert L
Weather County Forecast Cooler This Afternoon
Partly cloudy and cooler this afternoon with a fair night and Wednesday. Temperatures: highs 47 to 52 this afternoon, 55 to 60 Wednesday. tonight’s lows in the 20s. Yesterday’s high 58, record high 68 in 1950, sunrise 7:22, sunset 4:59.
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DSA
M. Coors
Eseae
Geeeaes
Aseey
Avira
M. Eiseee Dd
Aevewe
Gas rate hike expands across Kansas City area
The Gas Service Co raises natural gas rates for domestic and small industrial users in about 250 communities in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska. The average domestic user will pay about $1 more monthly. FPC has not ruled on Cities Service petition. refunds may be due if ruling adverse. Total yearly increase now $3,257,450, joint with June rise $8.3 million. Gas Service serves Kansas City Joplin Carthage St Joseph and Topeka Wichita Ottawa Hutchinson Newton Pittsburg Arkansas City Bartlesville Miami Pawhuska.
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Kansas City
The
Gas Service Co
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Cities Service Co
Federal Power Commission
Cities Service
FPC
Joplin
Carthage
St. Joseph
Topeka
Wichita
Ottawa
Hutchinson
Newton
Pittsburg
Arkansas City
Fort Scott
Bartlesville
Miami
Pawhuska
What It Means To You H. D. McGrath In Ottawa Gas Rate Rise
H D McGrath Ottawa Gas Service Co manager says average Ottawa household will pay about 9 extra dollars per year with the new gas rate. The first 1 000 cubic feet remains 1 1/4 dollars per unit while overage jumps to 54 2 cents per thousand. No information yet on changes to the first 1 000 cubic feet rate.
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H. D. McGrath
Ottawa
The
Gas Service Co
McGrath
Traffic Toll in Topeka 1959 Fatalities Report
The Topeka AP summary records Kansas road deaths from the state accident records for the 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. The toll for 1959 is 524 compared with 525 in the corresponding period of 1958.
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Topeka
Kansas
McElroy resigns as defense secretary. Gates to succeed
Washington AP Neil H McElroy resigns as secretary of defense effective immediately after a National Security Council meeting. President Eisenhower names Thomas S Gates Jr deputy secretary to succeed him and directs a formal Senate nomination in January. Gates, 53, previously secretary of the Navy and now deputy secretary, is a Philadelphia investment banker. Lamb Insured Payment Plan. adv.
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Washington
Neil H. McElroy
Defense
Eisenhower
Thomas&. Gates Jr
White House
McElroy
National Security Council
Procter & Gamble
Cincinnati
Ohio
Neil
Gates
Senate
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Philadelphia
Air Force halts B70 bomber program to prototype stage
The Air Force nearly cancels the B70 heavy bomber program, trimming it to a small-scale development effort to produce a prototype. About 85 million dollars in the 1961 budget would be saved. first test flight expected around 1963. Major contracts shifted to North American Aviation. subcontracts with IBM, Westinghouse, and Motorola canceled.
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Washington
Air Force
North American Aviation Co
General Electric
Lockheed
Boeing
Chance Vought
North American
International Business Machines
Westinghouse Electric
Motorola
Congress
Military Trial In Cuba Ends Amid Conspiracy Case
Havana AP reports an 18 hour military tribunal closed today without verdict for two Americans and 37 Cubans accused of plotting to overthrow Fidel Castro. Prosecutors seek firing squads for Frank Austin Young and Fernando Bertot, while others face 30 year terms or acquittal. A second tribunal will hear charges against Rafael Del Pino and five Cubans, with death sentences sought for all six.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Frank Austin Young
Indianapolis
Ind
Miami
Fla
Fernando Pruno Bertot
Columbia University
New York
Peter John Lambton
Nassau
Bahamas
Castro
Rafael del Pino
del Pino
Florida
Young
Lambton
Cuba
Independent Press Service
Carl Stewart
Press Service
Stewart
Sign Treaty On Antarctic Peace Pact Bans War Bases
The United States and 11 nations including the Soviet Union Britain France Japan and others signed a treaty to ban war bases nuclear explosions and missile sites in Antarctica. The 2500 word document outlines a 14 article plan creating a peaceful neutral zone with a robust inspection system allowing mutual checks on installations ships and aircraft across five million square miles. Delegates hailed the accord as a major step to ease East West tensions after seven weeks of talks.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Antarctic
Britain
France
Japan
Chile
Argentina
New Zealand
Australia
Norway
South Africa
Belgium
South Pole
Airliner Crashes Into Mountain During Storm
Two networks say they dubbed crowd noises into Eisenhower trip coverage in New York. ABC and CBS admitted using recorded crowd sounds where natural audio was missing or mismatched. NBC reported using only authentic travel audio.
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New York
Eisenhower
Europe
American Broadcasting Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
Docking Objects To Plans For Treatment Center
Gov. George Docking accused the Department of Institutional Management of converting a custodial home for mentally retarded children into a treatment center for the mentally ill at the Kansas Neurological Institute in Topeka. Dr. George Jackson said the plan mirrors the 1959 authorization and will employ six physicians, including psychiatrists, with 200 to 300 patients by next July and 500 to 600 by July 1961.
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Topeka
George Docking
Department of Institutional Management
Kansas Neurological Institute
Docking
George Jackson
Jackson
Adenauer To Visit De Gaulle In Paris Talks
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer arrived in Paris for a two day meeting with President Charles de Gaulle. Officials say they share views on major Western Allied issues though some minor disputes remain. They may discuss the Western summit in Paris on December 19 West Berlin status German reunification disarmament and European unity.
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Paris
Konrad Adenauer
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Adenauer
West Berlin
Khrushchev Blames Hungary Revolt on Stalinist Mistakes
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev stated in Budapest that the 1956 Hungarian revolt followed serious errors by former Stalinist leaders, cited Rakosi, and warned imperialist hopes on communism had failed. He spoke on Moscow radio to the Hungarian Communist party congress and discussed summit plans with De Gaulle, stressing pursuit of durable peace.
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London
Nikita Khrushchev
Hungary
Khrushchev
Hungarian Communist Party
Budapest
Moscow Radio
Ottawa Cyclones Open 1959 Basketball Season at Home
Ottawa High School faces Seaman High of Topeka in the season opener coached by H. K. Stevens. The B team plays at 6:30 p.m. and the varsity game follows at 8 p.m. in Ottawa tonight.
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Luanne Raymond
Ottawa University
Salt Lake City
Utah
The
Herald
OU Braves
Wilson Field House
Jack Fenton
Ottawa High Cyclones
H. K. Stevens
Topeka
Seaman High
November moisture near normal in Ottawa area weather report
John P. Kelsey reports 1959’s total rainfall at 34.63 inches through November, just 0.02 inch above normal for 11 months. December’s 1.24 inch norm could bring the year to 35.85 inches, exactly normal, a first if reached. Temperature averaged 39.6, with 20 days below freezing and 4 days at 70 or higher. Topeka notes it was Kansas’ coldest November, signaling impacts on fuel and livestock feed.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Topeka
Richard Garrett
Weather Bureau
Twenty-Four Aboard Die As Plane Crashes In Snowstorm
An Allegheny Airlines twin engine plane en route from Philadelphia to Cleveland crashed into Eagle Mountain near Montoursville Pennsylvania in a heavy snowstorm. Twenty four aboard were killed with one survivor. The crash occurred during an attempted instrument landing in near zero visibility. Initial reports described a charred wreckage with the tail section intact and a survivor strapped in a tree. Airline officials noted the flight originated with 19 aboard Philadelphia, six alighted in Harrisburg and nine boarded there.
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Montoursville
Allegheny Airlines
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Ohio
Eagle Mountain
Tom Schadt
Williamsport - Montoursville
Pennsylvania
Air Force
Washington
Airlines
Williamsport
Olmstead Air Force Base
Harrisburg
Muncy
An Airlines
David L. Miller
Gale Keeps Tugs From Grounded Ship in Gibraltar Bay
In London AP report a fierce gale blocked two tugs from reaching the 17,000 ton British liner Braemar Castle grounding danger in Gibraltar Bay with 650 passengers aboard. Early signals indicated the ship faced immediate peril as the weather hampered rescue efforts.
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London
Gibraltar Bay
Braemar Castle
Essay Contest Winners Named
Franklin County rural high school students won awards in a Citizenship essay contest by Franklin County Farm Bureau on "The Facts About Liberty and My Stake In It." Top prizes of 7, 5, and 3 dollars went to Joe Gingerich Michigan Valley Nancy Blake man RFD 1 and Bill Ranshaw Quenemo.
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Franklin County
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Liberty
Joe Gingerich
Michigan Valley
Nancy Blakeman
RFD 1
Bill Ranshaw
Quenemo
Kloyce Hamilton
Gary Hull
Princeton
Gary Walburn
Twyla Sands
Ethel Spaulding
Nancy Kirkland
John Winters
Earl Gilliland
Pomona
C. E. Keith
Birdie Macy
World Bank to Lend Egypt 56 Percent Million for Suez Canal
Cairo papers report the World Bank will lend Egypt 56 million dollars to enlarge the Suez Canal. The agreement marks a major infrastructure finance for the strategic waterway.
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Cairo
World Bank
Egypt
Suez Canal
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CBS News
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John P. Kelsey
Schadt
Myron McGrath
Suez
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