Ottawa 4H Cloud Achievement Day set for Dec 21
The 14th annual 4H Cloud Achievement Day, sponsored by the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, will be held Saturday afternoon in Memorial Auditorium. The program starts at 1 p.m. about 400 club members and leaders are invited. Awards will be given for outstanding work. refreshments will follow. Ottawa police report several unclaimed bicycles at the station, including a 14-inch red and white bike. 95-year-old E A Lewis flew to California for Christmas and is now at Cedar House nursing home. A Jamacca Queens radio call about a bull missing petunias leads to a humorous tale of a wrong skip from Albuquerque, NM.
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Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Memorial Auditorium
Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa
Skunk Run
E. A. Lewis
Burbank
Calif
Rex Lewis
S. Sycamore
California
Lewis
Cedar House Nursing Home
3Rd
Cedar
New York
Jamacca
Queens
Jamaica
Albuquerque
N.M
Confusion Over Two Roberts Coles Sparks Jail Mixup
In San Diego two men named Robert L. Cole were involved in alimony and child support cases. A 25 year old Robert L. Cole was freed after a mistaken ID by a woman named Geraldine Cole Wilson, while the other, aged 26, faced charges of failing to support their child. The involved women named Geraldine or Mildred. one lives in Vermont and the other in Lindsay, California.
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San Diego
Calif
Robert L. Coles
Geraldine
Robert L. Cole
Geraldine Cole Wilson
Cole
Vermont
Robert Cole
Lindsay
Getaliie
Mildred
British to Seek to Delay Paying U S
Paris reports British chancellor Peter Thorneycroft will fly to discuss deferring about 176 million dollars due the United States at year end. Britain's postwar loan installment is payable soon but officials cite weak gold and dollar reserves. Under prior agreement Britain may delay repayments without U S congressional approval.
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Paris
Peter Thorneycroft
United States
Britain
U.S
Weather County Forecast Continues Fog and Light Drizzle
The forecast notes continued fog with occasional light drizzle this afternoon and tonight, diminishing and ending Wednesday. Highs around 40 to 45 today, near 40 tonight, with Wednesday highs 49 to 52. Hourly readings and a record of notable dates are listed, including a river level at 65 feet this morning and tomorrow’s sunrise at 7 36 with sunset at 6 03.
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Cronies
Shoppers Tune Christmas Spending To Cautious Mode
An Associated Press survey across 26 major cities finds shoppers practical amid mixed retailer outlooks. Yet signs of a late buying binge emerge as weather, Sputnik era events, and Thanksgiving timing shape modest gains against 1956 records.
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Associated Press
Mercham
Los Angeles
Local merchants assess Christmas trade in Ottawa
Ottawa merchants report mixed Christmas sales with many saying business is near normal or slightly behind last year. Clothiers anticipate a year end break even or better. jewelry and toys show varied demand. hardware and appliances see steady to strong out-of-town buyers while tax-related credit issues dampen collections.
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Ottawa
Wayne Lewis
Keen Co
Irvin Malott
Malott
Lawrence
Suspended Bakery Union Leaders amid Reform Split
Four leaders of a nascent bakery workers reform movement have been suspended from the old Bakery Workers Union as the AFL CIO ousted the union on corruption charges. Hearings are set for January 11. The four named suspended vice presidents are Daniel Conway of Washington John De Concini of Philadelphia Amno Miller of Chattanooga and Archie Goodman of Los Angeles. The AFL CIO granted a charter to a new reform group calling itself the American Bakery and.
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Washington
Bakery Workers Union
Aflcio
Daniel Conway
John de Concini
Philadelphia
Amno Miller
Chattanooga
Archie Goodman
Los Angeles
Afl-Cio
American Bakery and
Shopping Days to Christmas Confectionary Workers Union Growth
The International Union claims it has signed up 50,000 of the old union’s 132,000 members as part of its Christmas season push. The move shapes labor dynamics and membership figures amid ongoing organizing efforts.
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Confectionary Workers International Union
Man seeks to fit the crime against thief in cuffs theft
Richmond police officer Bernard J. Davis plans to install stolen hand cuffs on the thief who took property from his home. The incident involves a single set of cuffs and a direct act of retaliation.
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Richmond
Bernard J. Davis
Ailing Ararat Elephant Is Euthanized at Swope Park Zoo
Kansas City zoo officials put Ararat ailing five-ton elephant to death with a lethal drug after she could not rise since Saturday. Believed aged 60 to 70, she entertained visitors for 32 years and had arthritic issues. The carcass will be sent to the University of Kansas for autopsy.
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Kansas City
Swope Park Zoo
Ararat
William T. A. Cully
University of Kansas At Lawrence
Day of the year for the man of the soil John Deere Day
December 19 marks John Deere Day celebrating the farmer and the agricultural industry. The event honors the inventor and his contributions to farming equipment and rural life.
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John Deere
Subway Strike Ends in New York City
Rush hour service resumed as motormen return after an eight day walkout. Promises of state aid and fair treatment led to the end of the dispute, with the MBA backing the return to work. debates over bargaining unit control linger in the background.
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New York
Transit Authority
Independent Motormen’s Benevolent Assn
Robert F. Wagner
Averell Harriman
MacNeil Mitchell
Manhattan
MBA
Tranport Workers Union
Atlas Missile Launch Near End To Test Range
The U S Air Force launched an Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile from Cape Canaveral at 12 39 p m The test appeared successful with the rocket rising straight up and disappearing into overcast The firing was later described as a limited range test of several hundred miles with the missile landing in a pre selected impact area The Atlas is designed to deliver a hydrogen warhead to about 5000 miles away in 30 minutes The report notes earlier launches had issues and were destroyed and only a few beach spectators observed this event.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
U. S
Air Force Here
Defense Department
Washington
Fog Envelops Ottawa Area With Lightened Haze
Weather observer John P. Kelsey reports yesterday's moisture in Ottawa totaled .03 inch. Fog persists with lighter haze locally while heavier fog elsewhere in the state creates a traffic hazard, Topeka weatherman Richard Garrett notes.
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Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Richard Garrett
Topeka
Mile A Second Plane Planned By Air Force
Secretary James H. Douglas testified that the Air Force plans a mile a second airplane as a step toward a manned satellite and noted progress toward improved intercontinental missiles. He described the X15 as capable of over 100 miles altitude and about 3600 mph, with nuclear rockets and ramjets under joint study with the Atomic Energy Commission for future missile and space uses.
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Air Force
Washington
James H. Douglas
Douglas
Senate “Preparedness Subcommittee
Subcommittee
America
Atomic Energy Commission
Strikebreaker in Auburn Gives Free Haircut to Picket
John F. Giangreco, operator of a non union barber shop in Auburn, says he gave a free haircut to a young man marching with a union picket line in front of the shop. The apparently appreciative picket then left. Lamb Insured Payment Plan.
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Auburn
N.Y
John F. Giangreco
Denver Boy Heeds Rescue Rush From Well
A year-old Denver boy named David Leonard was saved after nearly three hours in an abandoned 12 inch shaft about 10 feet deep. Firemen and an off duty officer pulled him to safety while his grandfather and a neighbor helped. He was taken to Children's Hospital in shock but described as fairly good with exposure.
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Denver
David Leonard
Lyle Leonard
Children's Hospital
Indiana Republicans Split Over Governor's Faction
INDIANAPOLIS The Indiana Republican Party fractured at a state committee meeting as Sen. Homer Capehart and Rep. Charles Halleck opposed Gov. Harold Handley’s faction. Reporters were asked to leave but the public address system let the remarks leak. Halleck warned intra party bickering could cost elections. Capehart said the party is split and ineffective against Washington. Halleck quipped that the meeting would leak out.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Republican Party
State Committee
Homer E
Capehart
Charles “E. Halleck
Harold W. Handley
Halleck
Handley
Eisenhower
Washington
No Danger In Missile Tests
Ft Sill commander Maj. Gen. Thomas DeShazo says civilians need not worry about future combat missile tests between bases such as Ft. Bliss Texas and Ft. Sill Oklahoma. He notes Redstone missiles are geared for automatic self destruction if off course and can be destroyed in flight by radio. No nuclear or high explosive charges will be used. Earlier disclosures mentioned Air Force missiles launched from Alamogordo New Mexico to Utah without incident in a sparsely populated corridor.
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FT. Sill
Okla
Army
Thomas DeShazo
Ft. Sill Artillery Center
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Here
Air Force
Mintador
Air Force Missile Development Center
Alamogordo
N. M
Wendover
Utah
Absent Eisenhower Joins NATO Talks on Missile Accord
The NATO summit opened its second session as Allies reported broad agreement on exploring settlements with Russia while developing plans to arm Europe with nuclear missiles. President Eisenhower joined the late meeting briefly, health not a factor, as ministers discussed disarmament, German unification, and regional security with a path toward possible East West talks next spring.
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Paris
United States
Russia
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Dulles
NATO Europe
NATO
Europe
Bulganin
Middle East
Africa
Pravda says the faces an impossible task
Moscow Pravda and Izvestia accused the NATO summit of exposing irreconcilable contradictions in the Western camp. They framed Eisenhower as trying to calm public opinion while pressuring NATO members to accept U.S. military plans, including missiles in Europe, portraying Western Europe as an atomic graveyard. The editorials urged negotiations with the Soviet Union as the only way out.
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Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Izvestia
Eisenhower
NATO
Western
Europe
U.S
Soviet Union
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