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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1957
Page
1
News briefs report Behkes Bunty as president of Dewa Erwan Chad succeeding Joel Nordeen with Doe Capper and Lewel Gish as officers and a slate of directors. Officers start January 1 with upcoming Christmas event at Brown School led by Mae Marshall.
Dewey Funk 33 of Ottawa died last night at 11 40 in Menorth Hospital Kansas City from a stroke. A tool maker for Olana Berner Co he worked there since 16. Survived by widow Anna A Oman two daughters two sisters five grandchildren. Funeral Monday 2 p.m. McVey Denger Mortuary burial Evergreen Mound Cemetery.
Funeral services for James Gibbons who died December 9 were held at Towner's Funeral Chapel on December 11 with Rev. Ralph Hunt officiating. Pallbearers included Jim Hasty Joe Burgoon Maryin White Francis Gibbons Eugene Burgoon and George Holzapfel. Albert J. Williams sang hymns with Mrs. Lawrence Ott. Burial followed in Garnett Cemetery.
Topeka reports that bids will be opened January 14 for a new University of Kansas school of business building estimated at 1.25 million dollars. The four story structure will house general and special classrooms a reading room a lounge and offices for faculty and staff.
Secretary of State Dulles arrives in Paris to align NATO ministers for the summit while easing French anger over American policy in North Africa. Paris imposes heavy security as protests from Communists and right wingers threaten to derail a unified NATO front. Eisenhower may press European leaders for a plan to place intermediate range missiles in Western Europe, with France and West Germany weighing responses.
ATLANTIC CITY. The AFL-CIO pledged to redouble its efforts to purge crime racketeering and corruption from the labor movement. It argued excessive focus on Senate corruption probes required decisive action against all malpractices, including within the Teamsters Union. The move follows expulsions of several unions seen as corrupted.
J L Johnson, 86, father of E W Johnson editor and publisher of the Chanute Tribune, died at his home today from a heart ailment. Johnson had retired after running a grocery store for more than sixty years.
Hobart, Oklahoma—About 109 residents from southwestern counties formed the Southwest Oklahoma Survival Assn to oppose Army plans to expand Ft Sill north and west for guided missile test ranges. They estimate 31,000 people would be displaced by the expansion, which would cover roughly 321,000 acres across Caddo Comanche and Kiowa counties. The group backs defense but urges testing missiles on government land already held.
A B52 bomber crashed during takeoff at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, killing eight crew members including Col. Clarence A. Neely. Sgt. Gene L. Graye, the sole survivor from Augusta Kansas, told reporters he fears still shaken after minor injuries.
Congress will receive an outline of President Eisenhower s 1953 legislative program on January 9, two days after the new session convenes. There is no word on whether he will deliver the State of the Union in person. He has delivered it annually except 1956 while recovering from a heart attack. He is currently recovering from a slight stroke.
Fragmentary inmate and staff changes listed with several unreadable names and addresses. Admittances include George Mane and Ezra McKinsey while dismissals note Mrs Bobby Soper and others. dates and locations are partially legible at 18 S Cedar and 32 S Mol bert among scattered entries.
Frank Asper, Salt Lake City organist, appears to dedicate Ottawa University electric organ in a concert before a large audience. He performed works by Handel, Bach, Haydn, Franck and others, earning warm and lengthy applause as President Andrew B. Martin spoke at the dedication.
The Soviet military press says the armed forces are on constant alert amid a high intensity propaganda drive against NATO. Moscow radio broadcasts anti NATO notes to every UN member while warning of a growing threat from American circles. Foreign observers say the push aims to foster neutralism in the Western camp and heighten fear of a new war in Eastern Europe.
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