Side Swipes and a Tax Payment at Ottawa
A large Franklin County taxpayer Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. handed a check for 29006.21 to county treasurer Mrs. Roselyn Whirley representing the first half of 1959 taxes totaling 58012.42. Also found today in the Ottawa Parking lot next to the Ottawa Production Credit building on Hickory was a full lower plate of false teeth. The finder turned them in to a Herald ad solicitor and hopes the owner comes forward before Christmas.
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Franklin County
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Roselyn Whirley
J. T. Morrisey
Ottawa
Ottawa Production Credit
Hickory
Herald Ad
State surplus not figured yet says Kansas official
Robert Anderson says no figures yet on the expected state surplus and cautions the surplus is only a prediction for July 1 1960. Officials anticipate 15 to 20 million, depending on tax revenue and 1960 budget appropriations. The group spoke during a western Kansas institutional tour.
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Great Bend
Robert Anderson
Ottawa
House
Ways and Means Committee
Anderson
Kansas
Heavy Fog In Ottawa Area
Eastern Kansas reports fogbound conditions with mild sunny days and cool nights forecast later in the week. Elsewhere Vaughn New Mexico faced drifting snow as 25 babies rode out the storm in city halls and motels. Snow drifts reached twelve feet in some New Mexico areas while Texas iced over before easing.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Vaughn
N. M
State Highway Department
Air Force
New Mexico
Texas
Weather forecast for county shows partial clearing and low 30s tonight
Partial clearing this afternoon gives way to fog tonight and early Thursday. Daytime highs near 50 today, in the mid 50s Thursday, with tonight’s low in the upper 30s. Yesterday’s high 54, low 37. Record high 65 in 1939, record low 10 below zero in 1932.
Poison Plot Reported at Radio Free Europe Cafeteria
Radio Free Europe in Munich announced that agents of a foreign Communist power tried to poison 1200 employees by placing deadly nightshade in saltshakers. Erik Hazelhoff, RFE European director, said a covert informer linked to a diplomat exposed the plan and cooperated with U S authorities as the investigation proceeds.
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Munich
Germany
Radio Free Europe
Erik Hazelhoff
Mount Kisco
N.Y
U. S. Army
Hazelhoff
Reds
Heing
Europe
McLain Motors Sold to Reiter Family
McLain Motors Inc. at 530 N Main is sold to a father and son, Otto Reiter of Kansas City and his son Robert, moving to Ottawa to run the agency now named Reiter Motor Co. The Reiters will keep Buick Cadillac Pontiac Vauxhall and GMC lines, hold an open house in January, and continue current staff. Robert Reiter is a former University of Missouri basketball standout. Otto plans to relocate his family here as soon as housing is found.
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Kenneth McLain
Otto Reiter
St. Louis
Robert
Kansas City
The
Reiter Motor Co
Ottawa
Terry
Vicki
Robert Reiter
United Co
Robert Hayden
Reiter
University of Missouri
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Cadillac
Pontiac
GMC
British Fleet Salutes Ike Aboard Des Moines Near Paris
The British Mediterranean fleet saluted President Eisenhower as he sails toward Paris for the Western summit. Adm Sir Alexander Bingley on the Tiger hailed Ike from 600 yards, exchanging gun salutes with the U.S. Des Moines. Eisenhower continues his sea voyage on a goodwill tour, with talks in Tunisia and a train to Paris for the summit opening Saturday.
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Eisenhower
Adm
Alexander Bingley
Tiger
U.S
Des Moines
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Valletta
Malta
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Habib Bourguiba
Tunia
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Toulon
France
Athens
6Th Fleet
George W. Anderson Jr
White House
James C. Hagerty
Essex
Anderson
Pope May Increase College of Cardinals
Pope John XXIII indicated he may enlarge the College of Cardinals beyond 79 after suspending a 400 year old limit of 70. Speaking at a general audience he said we have reached 79 and in the future we will go ahead.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
College of Cardinals
Space Talk Prank Triggers New York Phone Caller Scare
A New Yorker heard voice messages claiming space flotilla control and five waves near Sheridan Square. Police traced it to bored telephone installers during routine testing. The company ordered testers to use neutral phrases such as one two three four testing, or four three two one testing.
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New York
New Yorker
Washington
Sheridan Square
Cardinal limit discussed by church leader
A church official notes that since the 70 cardinal limit was set by Pope Sixtus IV in 1586 the church has grown greatly and may elect more if needed as Catholics now number about half a million.
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Olic Church
Sixtus IV
Lifelong Pomona Resident Elizabeth Collins Dies at 69
Elizabeth M. Collins 69 a lifelong Pomona resident died yesterday at 5 30 p m at her home born December 1 1890 in Douglas County daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Winkler married Elzie Collins in July 1910 in Ottawa member of the Methodist Church and Royal Neighbors lodge survived by widower daughter Hazel Christensen Kansas City Kansas sister Maude Stahl San Antonio Texas services Friday at 2 p m in Pomona Methodist Church with Rev Robert Starbuck officiating burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Pomona
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Elizabeth M. Collins
Pomona
Douglas County
Jacob
Elizabeth
Job) Winkler
Elzie Collins
Ottawa
Methodist Church
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Hazel Christensen
Kansas City
Kas
Maude Stahl
State Chamber Would Eliminate Income Tax
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce backs cutting or ending the state income tax and proposes removing or reducing property taxes for college and hospital building programs. It favors directing more sales tax revenue to locals to ease property taxes and maintains a 21% sales tax rate. Governor Docking favors cutting the sales tax to 2 percent.
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Topeka
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
George Docking
Johnson signals 1960 bid at Texas banquet
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson spoke at a Fort Worth banquet and hinted at a presidential run. He urged action beyond postwar conservatism and criticized smoke-filled rooms, saying Americans deserve a better path. He noted Eisenhower and Khrushchev in remarks and defended Texas identity in national politics.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
Eisenhower
Sam Rayburn
Nikita Khrushchev
Senators Probe Kansas Air Base Buddy System
Three senators will examine Forbes Air Force Base Kansas after reports of a buddy system where squad leaders monitor off duty life. Senator Hart seeks details. Senator Hennings seeks a full report amid concerns over constitutional safeguards and morale. NATO officials warn of Soviet rocket buildup while France faces criticism over defense pledges and integration debates.
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Paris
NATO
U. S
France
Thomas S. Gates Jr
North Atlantic Alliance
United States
Nathan F. Twining
Twining
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Christian A. Herter
Farm Bureau Votes Today On Allotments
The American Farm Bureau Federation votes today on removing acreage allotments and marketing quotas for wheat and linking wheat support prices to corn and market prices. Delegates expect approval, with tentative endorsement of a plan to base wheat supports on corn levels and adjust for weight nutritive value and buyer preference. The proposal sets first year wheat support not below 120 percent of corn support, signaling possible cuts in current wheat prices and aligning with upcoming federal legislation.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
United States Supreme Court
Congress
City Manager Quits in Emporia
EMPORIA AP The City Commission accepted the resignation of City Manager Robert W Cunningham on Tuesday. Cunningham held the position four years and gave no reason for leaving.
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Emporia
City Commission
Robert W. Cunningham
Cunningham
Air Force pilot sets world altitude record near 104000 feet
Los Angeles reports Air Force pilot Joe B. Jordan, from Sweeney, Texas, lifted a Lockheed F104C Starfighter to 103,395.5 feet, a height surpassing prior records. He coasted the final stretch after braking from 92,000 feet, caught only a glimpse of the blue above and Gulf of California visible 300 miles south. Jet also claims 30,000 meters time-to-climb record. federation confirmation pending. Radar screens couldn’t track him as he climbed out of range.
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Apt
Joe B. Jordan
Air ForceStar
Jordan
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Edwards Air Force Base
Los Angeles
Sweeney
Tex
Forbes General Defends System
TOPEKA Kan AP A Forbes Air Force base general defended a new buddy system saying it will not police airmen around the clock. Brig Gen Ariel W Neilsen 21st Air Division commander described it as counseling and guidance like a father for his son. Groups of three to five airmen led by a noncommissioned officer will track family history finances cars driving habits and off duty associations to counsel on weaknesses and keep airmen out of trouble.
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Washington
Kansas Air Force Base
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Forbes Air Force Base
Topeka
Kan
Strategic Air Command
Omaha
Forbes
Ariel W. Nielsen
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Thomas C. Hennings Jr
D-Mo
Senate
Constitutional Rights Committee
Air Force
Hennings
Ariel W. Neilsen
21St Air Division
Neilsen
Strategic Air Command Base
Beatty Considers Shawnee County Judge Race
Kansas Corporation Commission member Marion Beatty indicated he may seek Shawnee County district judge, delaying any announcement until May or June if he decides to run. The potential candidacy centers on the upcoming election cycle in Topeka.
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Topeka
Marion Beatty
Kansas Corporation Commission
Shawnee County
Beatty
Rocky Charms Nixon Fans at Wisconsin Breakfast
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller visited Green Bay for a morning GOP breakfast in a northern Wisconsin department store. About 196 attendees filled the dining room as Rockefeller spoke on national issues and party concerns, drawing applause from a state with strong Nixon support and mixed reactions to his candidacy.
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Wis
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Wisconsin
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Colburn Cherrey
GOP
Cherney
Nixon
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