Pomona votes December 14 on $170000 elementary school bonds
Citizens prepare for two pre election meetings and a mass discussion at Pomona High School gym about bond issue totals, site north of the high school, and a six classroom building with a multi purpose room, kitchen, boiler, and office space. Local officials include Charles Cain, Lamar Wallace, Roy Reed, Charles Hill, and board members Floyd Flager, Albert Swallow, James Lindsey.
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Pomona
Roy Reed
Charles Cain
Floyd Flager
Albert Swallow
James Lindsey
Charles Hill
Lamar Wallace
Pomona High School
Board of Elmentary Grade ‘School District 69
Organist Frank Asper to dedicate Ottawa University electric organ
Side Swipes reports Salt Lake City Tabernacle organist Frank Asper will dedicate a new electric organ at Ottawa University on Thursday evening December 12. The gift honors M. H. Forester and was presented by Mrs. Forester of Ottawa. The 8 p.m. concert invites public. Asper is renowned for 5000 recitals at the Mormon Tabernacle and tours nationwide. President Martin praised the event.
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Frank Asper
Salt Lake City
Mormon Tabernacle
United States
Andrew B. Martin
Asper
Wellington Man Killed in U S 81 Crash Near Wellington
Wellington man A D Trotman, 53, of Wellington died late last night when his automobile collided with a truck two miles north of Wellington on U S 81. Truck driver Joe L Sullivan of Salina was treated for head lacerations and released. Trotman worked as a fireman at a Wichita aircraft plant.
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Wellington
A. D. Trotman
U. S. 81
Joe L. Sullivan
Salina
Trotman
Wichita
Weather County Forecast From Readable Fragments
Mostly cloudy through Friday with strong southwest winds 25 to 30 mph this afternoon. Warmer today, turning colder Friday with highs 65 to 70 today and 55 to 60 Friday, lows 40 to 45 tonight. Yesterday’s high 66, low 37. River stage 0.75 feet this morning. Tomorrow sunrise 7:04, sunset 6:01.
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Creene
M. BP
Santa Claus To Be Star Of Parade Here Saturday
Santa Claus will head Ottawa's annual Christmas parade this Saturday with 38 entries so far. Floats form on Main Street at 1 p.m., bands at 1:30, new cars at 2, children and pets at 2:30, and the parade begins at 3 p.m. Main Street traffic will be restricted from Logan to Wilson after 2 p.m. and detoured via Locust Street.
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Santa and the
Strong Boy
The
Herald
Santa Claus
Ottawa
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber
George Duncan
Jaycee
Main
Logan
Eugene Flaherty
Wilson
Locust Street
Tecumseh
Auxiliary Police
Flaherty
Maiilto Park
VFW
Jaycees
Memorial Auditorium
Domme May Run For Congress In First District
Speculation says Robert W. Domme of Topeka may seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in Kansas first district. Domme, Shawnee County commissioner and former state legislator, resigned as assistant to the state Democratic chairman effective Jan 1 to focus on private business. many friends urged him to run. State Chairman Frank Theis praised him as a bright young star capable of winning elections. The district is currently represented by Republican William Avery.
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Topeka
Robert W. Domme
Domme
Shawnee
Damme
Frank Theis
Kansas
William Avery
Two Soviet Officers Defect To West
BRISTOL Rhode Island Two high ranking Soviet naval officers have defected and are now in Washington according to Cmdr Harvey O Webster of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations He disclosed this in a Bristol Rotary Club talk noting American estimates of Soviet naval power including more than 500 submarines many nuclear powered or missile armed He declined to name the defectors when pressed by a Providence Journal Bulletin reporter.
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Bristol, RI
Harvey O. Webster
Chief of Naval Operations
Washington
Webster
Bristol
Gas tax boost urged by Kansas highway council
Kansas Chamber of Commerce highway council recommends a one cent increase in the state's gasoline tax. Francis Jacobs says motorists must decide between paying about seven dollars yearly or risking neglected highways. State highway engineer Walter Johnson presents figures showing needed funds for the improvement program, while C. W. Rice and Lou R. Norris voice industry and Farm Bureau opposition.
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Topeka
Highway Council
The
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Francis Jacobs
Phillipsburg
Walter Johnson
Highway J Commission
Council
C. W. Rice
el Dorado
Lou R. Norris
Manhattan
Kansas Farm Bureau
Rice
Petroleum Industries Committee
Norris
Farm Bureau
Correction on Rock & Roll prize donation amount
A correction notes that Ottawa businessmen donated a check of 70 dollars for the first place prize in the Rock & Roll contest at the Armory. The earlier report stated 10 dollars. The event is scheduled for Saturday December 21 at the Armory.
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Ottawa
Armory
Hope Budget Balanced Says Senate Leaders
Influential Democrats urged military belt tightening to free funds for missiles while keeping a balanced budget. Sen Knowland and others stressed hope for balance as rates expire next June unless renewed. Budget near 71.8 to 72 billion. defense outlays may rise two billion, with cuts to nonessential spending and waste.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
White House
Congress
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Trains Crash Near London Leaves Dozens Dead
Rescue teams cleared the wreckage after a two-train collision at a southeast London junction. The death toll stood at 84 with 174 injured, 107 critically, as an 11 coach steam train rear-ended a 10 coach electric train near St John’s Station. An overhead viaduct collapsed, another electric line damaged, and a third train narrowly missed involvement. The disaster, Britain’s worst since 1953, occurred during low visibility and busy holiday travel.
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London
St. John’s Station
Britain
Harrow
Topeka Girl Dies In Gun Accident
Janice Pendleton, 13, of Topeka, was fatally wounded when a 22 rifle in her brother George's possession discharged. Sheriff reports the boy loaded the rifle about a week ago and placed it in a gun case. He removed it last night and apparently forgot it was loaded. The bullet struck her cheek. she died shortly after in a hospital. The accident occurred at the Pendleton home.
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Topeka
Janice Pendleton
George
Sheriff's Office
Pendleton
Sale Of License Tags Starts Jan. 2
TOPEKA Kansas will begin selling blue and yellow 1958 auto tags on January 2. State Motor Vehicle Department director Jack Jenkins predicted a record number of vehicles licensed in Kansas by year end. The total by the first of the month stood at 1,133,222 up from 1,105,821 last year, with an expected rise of 35,000 to 40,000 by month’s end.
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Topeka
Kansas
Jack Jenkins
State Motor Vehicle Department
Wichita Man Dies In Building Fall
A 70-year-old Wichita building custodian Sam Durley died after falling from a second story window in a downtown building. Sedgwick County Coroner Dean L. Bratt ruled the death a broken neck as the cause.
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Wichita
Sedgwick County
Dean L. Bratt
Sam Durley
Testing Of U S Satellite Spotters Halts
Ottawa city officials announced a Saturday test of disaster warning sirens to mark the Christmas parade at 3 p.m. Traffic detours will reroute North Main from 2 to 3 p.m. northbound vehicles turn at Main Tecumseh to Locust then Wilson back to Main. Southbound traffic follows a similar loop via Wilson Te cumseh.
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Ottawa
North Main
Main
Tecumseh
Locust
Wilson
Main Street
Union Cleanup Stand Affirmed
ATLANTIC CITY NJ AFLCIO President George Meany opened the federation's convention denying any willingness to water down cleanup demands on Teamsters and other unions accused of corrupt leadership. The union leaders moved to expel Teamsters Bakery Laundry Distillery and Textile Workers as five unions totaling about 1 8 million AFLCIO members faced investigations and reform pledges.
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Atlantic City
Aflcio
George Meany
Meany
Aflcio High Command
Teamsters
Afl-Cio
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
United Textile Workers Union
AFL Cio
Senal
Blast in Villa Rica Leaves Eight Dead in Stores
An explosion believed caused by a faulty gas heater wrecked four stores in Villa Rica Georgia killing at least eight people and trapping others. Up to fifty may have been inside at the time with twenty injured hospitalized. Fire departments from neighboring towns aided as fire raged for hours.
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Villa Rica
Bill Berry
Atlanta
Explains Why Your Boss Acts As He Does
Pittsburgh report on a human relations seminar where industrial psychologist Dr. J L Rosenstein says bosses with a strong inferiority complex lash out to cover inadequacies. He argues superiors often criticize others to mask their own shortcomings and insecurities.
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Pittsburgh
J. L. Rosenstein
Job Hunters Use Hotel Interview to Seek Work at ASME Meet
Fourteen unemployed engineers and scientists rented a Statler hotel room to meet potential employers during the American Society of Mechanical Engineers gathering in New York. They were laid off since Nov 15 after Curtiss-Wright turbomotor division in Princeton ceased operations, with only four recruiters present this year versus fifty last year.
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New York
Statler
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Curtiss-Wright Corp
Princeton
N. J
Bernard Koff
New tiny moon launch set for tomorrow at Cape Canaveral
Defense Department officials announced a daylight attempt to launch a small test satellite tomorrow after a series of minor problems delayed the previous try. The 11 ton, 72 foot Vanguard rocket may undergo a shortened countdown of six to seven hours with a focus on refueling the liquid oxygen system. Weather and valve leaks caused the delay, though engineers expected continued testing at Cape Canaveral amid other missiles and projects. The project aims to place a 6.4 inch, 3 1/2 pound sphere into orbit, officially named 1957 Gamma once in space, with Delta potentially following if another Sputnik precedes it.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla.a
Walsh
Cambridge
Mags
Smithsonian Astrophsical Laboratory
U. S
Champion Steer Sells At 30 Dollars Per Pound
Mrs. Sue Secondino of New Goshen Indiana sold her grand champion steer Honeymoon at 30 dollars a pound a new record at the International Livestock Exposition The 1000 pound steer brought a 30000 scale bid televised on Arthur Godfrey CBS program The 19 year old owner plans to buy a farm with the proceeds.
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Chicago
Sue Secondino
Arthur Godfrey
CBS
Secondino
New Goshen
Ind
Peter
Indiana
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