Ottawa Christmas parade to start at 3 p m
Ottawa news describes the city Christmas parade forming on North Main Street at 3 p m with floats decorated bicycles and candy treats from Junior Chamber of Commerce and Ottawa Chamber of Commerce sponsoring group members. Santa will ride a special float and parade features include numerous floats.
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Ottawa
Main Street
Santa Claus
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Balmy Weather To Leave Tonight
Temperatures in Ottawa set a warm record with last night the warmest Dec 5-6 on record at 52 degrees. The prior high minimum for the date was 46 in 1949, while seven years ago on Dec 6, 1950, Ottawa stood at 2 below zero. Colder air moves in from the northwest as the Weather Bureau forecasts possible snow in Kansas northwest and rain in the southeast, with rain changing to snow tonight in the east.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas
Tio
Mm. Cosetee
Careene Gees
A. M. Siseae
P. Boa
Boa
MM. Coon Ee
Coveees
M. Saereee
Bunrise
Aunsat
Weather county forecast snow end Saturday morning
Weather forecast notes rain changing to snow tonight with snow ending Saturday forenoon. Expect cloudy and colder conditions through Saturday with highs 45 to 50 this afternoon and 35 to 40 Saturday. Tonight lows 30 to 35. River stage this morning at 0.75 feet. Sunrise 1:28, sunset 5:00.
Teamsters expelled by AFL-CIO convention
Atlantic City N J The AFL CIO convention voted to expel the **Teamsters** Union on corruption charges after over three hours of debate. George Meany said Hoffa sought meetings to compromise the cluster threat and reiterated that Hoffa would not resign. Four other unions face similar action next week. Distillery Workers declined to quit. President Eisenhower lauded Meany’s stand.
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N.J
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
George Meany
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Hoffa
Meany
Laundry, Bakery
Distillery
United Textile Workers
Aflcio
Building Trades
Eisenhower
Mitchell
Rate revisions boost Kansas phone charges across Kansas
The Kansas Corporation Commission approved changes designed to raise Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Kansas revenue by 212 600 annually. Reclassifying 13 dial exchanges including Lawrence Garden City Hays Hugoton Hutchinson La Crosse Leavenworth Lincoln Oakley Smith Center Stockton and Salina accounts for about 114 900 of the increase. One party business rates rise 25 cents to 1 per month. Residential charges up 25 cents except Salina and Hutchinson where there is no change.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Kansas
Kansas Corporation Commission
Lawrence
Garden City
Hays
Hugoton
Hutchinson
la Crosse
Lecompton
Leavenworth
Lincoln
Oakley
Smith Center
Stockton
Salina
KCC
An Evinrude for Christmas at Browns Hardware
A note from Browns Hardware advertising an Evinrude product for Christmas appears among shop listings. The 308 tet reference likely denotes stock or catalog code, with no further context available about price or model details.
Indonesia Orders Dutch To Quit Island
Indonesia begins expelling Dutch subjects in its West New Guinea push. Authorities seize Dutch businesses across the archipelago while Anticipated mass evacuation of about 46 000 Dutch nationals is announced. Officials say property and assets may be nationalized as relations with the Netherlands deteriorate and trade ties are severed.
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Indonesia
West New Guinea
Sudidjo
KLM
Gustaaf Manegkom
Netherlands
East Indies
Ifito - Jakarta
Fire truck prompts kids to boast at Clay Center school
A Clay Center school visit by a fire truck prompted kindergartners to claim their fathers’ roles. One boy said his father drives the truck, another added his dad rides it, while five-year-old Martha Valentine boasted her father writes it. Martha’s father is Harry Valentine, editor and publisher of the Clay Center Dispatch.
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Clay Center
Martha Valentine
Harry Valentine
The
Clay Center Dispatch
May Converse Dies At 80 In Wellsville Editor
Mrs May Fink Converse aged 80 of Wellsville died at K U Medical Center after breaking her hip and suffering a stroke. Born May 12 1877 in Frinkville Brown County she married Asa Converse in 1900 and they edited the Wellsville Globe until his death in 1942. Survivors include daughters Elizabeth Layton Carolyn Misselwitz and son Adelbert along with three brothers.
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May Fink Converse
Wellsville
K. U. Medical Center
Royal Cafe Holiday Hours Invite Nightly Open
Royal Cafe announces Saturday night hours extended through Christmas with daily opening until 8:00. Contact at 807-61 for details.
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Royal Cafe
Eight Navy Blimp Crew Rescued Off Georgia Coast
A Navy blimp sank in the Atlantic 55 miles off Georgia after an engine failure. Eight men aboard from Glynco Naval Air Station Brunswick Georgia were rescued by a destroyer with lines and boats. none were injured. The blimp went down around 9 PM after the power failure and radio signals ceased.
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Norfolk
Atlantic
Georgia
Navy
Glynco Naval Air Station
Brunswick
Docking Budget Plan Sparks College Pay Row
Gov George Docking faces opposition from the Board of Regents over scrapping a proposed 5 percent faculty salary increase at state colleges. Regent McDill Boyd warns of incalculable damage as KU and K State vacancies loom while the Budget Division trims operating requests by about 2.2 million dollars.
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George Docking
Board of
Regents
McDill Boyd
Docking
University of Kansas
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Big Ten
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K-State
K. U
August Lauterbach
Rcolby
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Board of Regents
Reds Claim Capture Of American Agent
Pravda reports the capture of a former citizen named Golubey described as an American intelligence agent. A Soviet coastal patrol nabbed him on Sakhalin Island while he attempted to land from a patrol ship, and he allegedly confessed fleeing the USSR in 1951 and being trained in espionage by American agents in Mainz, the United States, and Japan.
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Pravda
Communist Party
Golubey
Sakhalin
Japan
Glaubev
Soviet Union
Mainich
United States
Churches Call For Wider Push For Disarmament
A national Christian gathering urged a stronger push for worldwide disarmament amid rockets and nuclear threats. The National Council of Churches General Assembly urged renewed efforts within the United Nations framework, plus aids to refugees, expanded world trade, and protections for civil liberties. The assembly also protested discrimination against Negro delegates and restrictions on voluntary associations.
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General Assembly
National Council of Churches
United Nations
Assembly
National Assny For Advancement of Colored People
Season Opener At Ottawa High With Chanute
Ottawa High School basketball season opens this evening in the Junior High gym. Chanute High will visit as the opponent. B game begins at 6 30 and the A game follows at 8 with local crowds expected.
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Ottawa
Chanute High
Eisenhower weighs NATO Paris trip amid stroke recovery
President Eisenhower faces a decision on attending the December NATO Council meeting in Paris as doctors evaluate his fitness after a stroke on November 25. The White House says the final call rests with physicians and Eisenhower wishes to go, while a motorcade incident revealed his controlled public return to Gettysburg en route to the farm.
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Eisenhower
NATO Council
Paris
White House
Jerry Beswick
Brandywine
Syracuse
N.Y
Beswick
Frederick
James C. Hagerty
Secret Service
James J. Rowley
Rowley
Army ‘Signal Corps
Signal Corps
Ottawa Kansas Sealed bids for power station upgrades
City of Ottawa invites sealed proposals for Contract 2 Alterations for Engine Generator Installation in three sections Architectural Structural Electrical and Mechanical. Bids due January 8 1958 at 7 30 p m CST with 5 bid bond. Plans obtained from Burns McDonnell Kansas City deposit 25 refundable. City reserves right to reject and waive formalities.
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Ottawa
Kansas
City Hall
C.S.T
City
Burns
Explosion sinks Vanguard test rocket at Cape Canaveral
The Vanguard rocket test vehicle exploded on its launch stand at Cape Canaveral with no casualties reported. Officials said loss of chamber pressure in the first stage caused the blast, ending a week of preparation and prompting plans for additional tests later.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Vanguard
Khrushchev says U.S. rocket debris fell in U S
Khrushchev told reporters at a Finnish Embassy reception that part of Sputnik I's carrier rocket fell on the United States last Sunday and U S officials refused to return it. He warned Moscow would announce the landing and ask for its return while U S Ambassador Thompson denied prior notice. Western scientists doubt the rocket is still orbiting.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
United States.” Khrushchev
U.S
U. S
Llewellyn Thompson
Khrushchev
Failure Of Baby Moon No Surprise
New York reports that Vanguard's first baby moon firing failed as expected by space scientists at the American Rocket Society meeting. Cmdr. Robert Truax warned that such tests invite failure under heavy national scrutiny, while Washington officials echoed that early-stage setbacks are common in development. Secretary McElroy said the disappointment was not surprising given it was the initial attempt.
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Vanguard
American Rocket Society
Society
Cmdr
Robert Truax
Washington
Defense McElroy
NATO
Paris
McElroy
Youths Hear Gov Docking at Model Legislature Topeka
Gov George Docking told 1957 HI Y model legislature youths not to act like grown up legislators. He warned some lawmakers visit Topeka for entertainment by lobbyists and may vote for bills against the state’s interest for friends or self. He called office holding an awesome responsibility. Billy Flynn of Washington High School Bethel was elected governor. Herbert Whitney Wichita North lieutenant governor. Brian Atchley Pittsburg secretary of state. Larry Mc Reynolds Salina chief justice.
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Topeka 7
George Docking
Docking
Topeka
Billy Flynn
Washington High School
Bethel
Herbert Whitney
Wichita North
Brian Atchley
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