Tourney Draws Crowd of 3 400 in Ottawa Holiday Meet
Southwest Missouri Teachers College Springfield captured the title defeating Ottawa 53 to 51 in a dramatic final. Bob McGhee Ottawa earned tournament MVP honors as Ottawa University finished second and eight small college teams from Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma competed over three days. McGhee led scoring with 81 points breaking last year's mark while Don Sumner Don Masters Jerry Lester and Gordon Masters paced Oklahoma Baptist with four players over 30 points.
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Don Sumner
Oklahoma Baptist
Bud Lathrop
William Jewell
Bob McGhee
Ottawa
Bob Knight
Harold Harrison
Springfield
Bill Dickey
Emporia
Don Klein
Rockhurst
Les Hemmer
Cape Girardeau
Charles Taylor
Jack Israel
Southwest Missouri Teachers College
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Joe Brehmer
Pittsburg
Ann Dwelle
Emporia State
Don Masters
Jerry Lester
Gordon Masters
Sumner
Lester
WJ Seeereae
Don’ Klein
Don Bumner
Bob Castaneda
OBU
Dick Thompson
Ken &Chlup
Wean
Parker Stotler
Fred Harder
First spaceflight candidate faces social pressures test
In Los Angeles Donald W. Conover of the human factors program says the first astronaut must withstand publicity, ego, and media scrutiny before being cleared. He notes candidates will endure sociological pressures as the first in space. The piece also lists New Year closures and a city meeting schedule in Ottawa.
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Los Angeles
Outer Space
Donald W. Conover
Weather County Forecast Clouds and colder conditions
Forecasters predict cloudy and colder conditions this afternoon with possible freezing rain or drizzle tonight. Tuesday remains cloudy and colder with occasional freezing drizzle or snow ending in forenoon. Highs in the 30s today, lows in the 20s, Tuesday highs in the 20s. Previous day temperatures and river stage noted, with historical highs and lows for this date.
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Ceesen
Saveees
Meuse al Tam
Gee Esa
Ottawa New Year Baby to Win Prizes by Herald Merchants
Ottawa’s first baby of 1958 will win a list of prizes from local merchants. The child must be born in Ottawa within city limits, with parents from Ottawa’s trade territory. Prizes include a 1958 Pontiac ride home, diapers, shoes, theater tickets, gowns, high chair, alarm clock, baby ring, blankets, gift certificates, baby foods, and more from 20 plus sponsors.
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Younster
Ottawa
Herald
Eisenhower backs billion education plan for 4 years
President Eisenhower approved a four year, one billion dollar education program aimed at expanding college access with 10,000 federal scholarships annually and 50 50 state matching grants. Folson outlined funding for science and math, plus increased support for the National Science Foundation to boost research and teaching.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Folsom
Russia
Iit
Ottawa Merchants Split Over Saturday and Wednesday Hours
Ottawa merchants debated whether to stay open on Wednesday or Saturday nights. A 26 to 9 vote upheld Wednesday hours, but several stores planned to stay open Saturdays. Chamber chairman John Wassmer urged unity and a future meeting to seek a compromise.
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Ottawa
Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
John Wassmer
Chamber Retail Committee
North American
Wassmer
Botth
J.L. Hysom
Penney's
Mildred McKee
Dave Mudrick
Litwin’s
Russell Crites
Lloyd Stafford
Harry Worthington
Montgomery Ward
Cox
Cliff Reynolds
Western Auto
Dulles to Attend Baghdad Pact Talks in Turkey
Secretary of State Dulles will head the U.S. observer delegation to a Baghdad Pact foreign ministers meeting in Ankara from January 27 to 30. The pact includes Iraq Turkey Pakistan Britain and Iran, and the United States participates as an observer though not a member.
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Washington
Dulles
Turkey
United States
Iraq
Pakistan
Britain
Iran
State Department
U.S
Pact
Ankara
Traffic Toll In Topeka Area State Accident Records Report
State Accident Records reports 4 traffic fatalities in the last 48 hours in Topeka area. To date in 1957 total reaches 569, while the same period in 1956 shows 681 fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather bulletin forecasts freezing rain and snow zone
A special weather bulletin warns of freezing rain and glaze from northeast Kansas eastward through northwest and northern Missouri to extreme southern Iowa, with fog and hazardous driving conditions tonight into Tuesday. Snow north of the zone into southern Minnesota, rain south through Missouri. Local reports include transit strike tensions and political cabinet changes in Israel.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Iowa Senator Calls Destructionists Cause of Confusion
Washington Senator Hickenlooper said a chorus of destructionists creates unnecessary confusion about the U S missile and satellite program. He defended U S progress and dismissed reports of weakness, aligned with White House assurances that the country is not lagging behind Russia in rocketry.
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Washington
Sen. Hickenlooper
R-Iowa
Hickenlooper
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
United States
Russia
White House
James C. Hagerty
H. Rowan Gaither Jr
U.S
Gaither
Hagerty
Post Sputnik Budget Could Reach Record High
Washington The Eisenhower administration's first post Sputnik budget may total 73 to 74 billion dollars, a peace time record. Defense items likely total about 40 billion, up over a billion from current spending. Congress may trim civilian programs while preserving overall levels. The 1959 budget is to be sent to Congress early next month.
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Washington
Eisen Shower Administration
Congress
Eisenhower
McElroy
Salina real estate dealer faces embezzlement charges
Clark H. Jones of Salina is charged with three counts of embezzlement in City Court. He allegedly took 5631.66 from deposits, left Salina in October, then returned. Jones is son of Nathan Jones, a noted promoter of real estate and utilities across Salina, Hutchinson and other Kansas cities.
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Clark’ H. Jones
Jones
Ray Haggart
Saline County
Haggart
Mexico
Southwest
Nathan Jones
Hutchinson
Kansag
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