Top 1957 News Stories Highlight Sputniks Lead
An editorial ranks the year 1957’s top stories with Sputniks as No 1, Little Rock traces second, and a Kremlin upheaval third. Also noted are Teamsters probes, Middle East crisis, Hurricane Audrey, Ike’s illness, Asian flu, a GI killing in Japan, and civil rights bill passage.
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Little Rock
Kremlin
Molotov
Outer Mongolia
Khurschev No
Red
Russia
Teamsters’ Union
Dave Beck
Afl&cio
Middle East
Audrey
Louisiana
Ike
William Girard
Queen Elizabeth
Billy Graham
Benny Hooper
Long Island
Opposed to Army Engineers Big Dams Draw Local Fire
Rolla Clymer editor of the El Dorado Times criticizes Butte County officials for rejecting large flood control dams while endorsing watershed projects. He argues big dams protect against floods and store water in drought, noting past El Dorado droughts and recalling his past promotion of a controversial club.
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Army Engineers
Rolla Clymer
E Dorado Times
Clymer
Board of
Butter County Commissioners
el Dorado
New Year’s Eve Reflections On Celebrations And Sleep
A writer muses on New Year’s Eve norms and hangovers, urging personal restraint and sleep over mass celebration. The piece notes memory of 1957 expenses, the inevitability of aging, and a personal resolve to sleep by 10:20 p.m. despite societal pressure to party.
Hinduism through a visitor's gaze in Bangalore temple
The article offers a vivid, humorous tour through an Indian Hindu temple in Bangalore. It contrasts Hindu worship with Greek myth, notes Shiva as a premier god with many forms, and describes temple architecture, rituals, and the lived-in temple scene. The piece ends with a priest inviting offerings on a silver tray.
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Holy of Holies
Auld Lang Syne Report From Sage of Tally Creek
John Sullivan reports a hard Christmas as 4 inches of snow and 2 inches of rain left roads nearly impassable for visiting friends. Kids enjoyed the holiday. a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Harvey Kiefer at 9th and Olive. Howard Hayes received apples from his Rosebery, Oregon mother. May Taylor of Richmond was signed to teach Sac Creek District 61.
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John Sullivan
Tally Creek
Harvey Kiefer
Olive
Howard Hayes
Rosebery, Ore
May Taylor
Richmond
Sac Creek District
Prayer for Today to Seek Higher Foundations
A brief prayer reflecting on Colossians 3 2 urging believers to set minds on heavenly things. It asks for strength in Christ to rise above earthly aims and to resist spiritual danger through prayer and reliance on Jesus.
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Christ
Television Programs on Channel Four and NBC Lineup
Radio TV schedule listing NBC and Channel 4 programs with times such as 8:55 7:00 5-News 7:00 4-Today 5-Morning Show 43 11-News and various shows including Price Is Right Rose Parade and Treasures Hunt with anchors Arlene Francis and Garry Moore to air along with ABC picks Margie Bandstand Early Show Mickey Mouse and Gordon Elliott offerings across multiple channels.
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Farm News
Arlene Francis
Gerry Moore
Playhouse
Garry Moore
Godfrey
Williamsburg Area News Christmas Gatherings and Dinners
Local families from Williamsburg and surrounding towns shared Christmas dinners and visits. Notable mentions include Mrs. Vivian Smith and Maxine Starosta hosting at the Masonic Hall, and numerous extended family gatherings across Garnett Ottawa Topeka and nearby communities.
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Louis Coppoc
Belpre
George Turrell
Bob Mize
Topeka
Matonrs Club
Masonic Hall
Vivian Smith
Maxine Starosta
Grace Pattie
Ethel Robbins
Bert Chambers
D. N. Jefferson
D. A. Timberlake
Clarence Anderson
Garnett
Bob Jefferson
Terry Anderson
K.U
Vernon Gier
Kanny
Joyce
Merriam
Fred Gier
Aliceville
Ernest Becker
Becker
W. R. Binns
Bob
Joe
A. L. Moore
Barnsdale
Okla
Harry L. Moore
Bartlesville
Bob Mace
Tim
Stillwater, Okla
Tells Grads Not To Act Like Sheep
Dr George W Crane urges Hillsdale College graduates to think critically, avoid mob hysteria, and present balanced evidence for debate. He cites atom bomb rainfall, fluoridation fears, and the need for advance scouts to prevent herd mentality in the 20th century.
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J. Donald Phillips
Hillsdale College
Michigan
Crane
Chicago
Hillary Party Near South Pole Trek Near Pole
Sir Edmund Hillary's four man tractor team pushed to within about 150 miles of the South Pole during their Antarctic overland trek. A radio message from Hillary to Scott Base reported 4444 miles covered in the night, traveling at 11,000 feet with temperatures at 23 below zero. Hillary continues retracing the 200- mile route.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Sir Edmund Hillary
South Pole
Hillary
Scott Base
McMurdo Sound
Skeletons Found on School Building Site in Leavenworth
About a dozen adult human skeletons were uncovered by workmen leveling land for a new junior school building in Leavenworth. Authorities cannot locate burial records. Maj. Burtyk Jr. notes the area was used by Russell, Majors & Waddell, a freight firm from 1859, possibly with a cemetery. The firm once employed 6,000 men. The skeletons will be buried in a mass grave at the National Cemetery.
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Leavenworth
Charles W. Burtyk Jr
Russell, Majors & Waddell
Western Army
National Cemetery
The Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates Displayed
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication with Sunday omission and onlay dates. Subscription rates shown for trade area by mail include one month five dollars, three months eighty two dollars, six months three dollars seventy five, one year seven dollars. Outside trade area rates: one month one dollar, three months one dollar, six months five fifty, one year ten dollars.
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Peat
Ottawa
Kan
Econd
Aonert B. Wellington Pe
Guy Snedaker
Sore Se
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van Nuys
Calif
U. N
Hungary
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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JPH
Bangalore
India
Siva
NBC
CBS
Channel
ABC
Film 500
Hickok
Mickey Mouse
Gordon Elliott
Lancelot
Sheena
Dr. Ichabod
Wef
Cisco Kid
Bob Cummings
Red Skelton
State Troopers
Studio
Guy Mitchell
Jane Wyman
Don Ameche
Foreign Legion
Sherr K Holmes
Badge
Daily Word
Sky Ki
Susie
Luzy Rite
Big Frecord
Father
Hignwy
Fairbanks
Ozzie Ha
Bift Baker
Williamsburg Area News
Mrs
Frank Wiscombe
W. K. Burroughs
Earl Burroughs
Tonganoxie
Harold Burroughs
Kentucky
Howard Burroughs
Don Burrough
Harley Gibson
Clyde Burroughs
Charles Wilper
Rose Marie
Rex Allen
Harris
Harry Johnson
Ross Gregg
Larry
Eldon Hoyt
Marvin Perkins
Bradley Topeka
Grover Harris
C. E. Chambers
Erwin Chambers
Patricia
Linda Jo
M. R. Wren
William Rigsby
Olpe
John Fritts
Edsell
Pomona
L. A. Green
Miles Stout
Lyndon
Kenneth Davis
Tom Staffell
Wamego
Boyd Higgins
Hutchinson
Glenn Crowley
Waverly
Harry D. Brown
Mrs. Brown
Highway 50
Bill Crabb
Homewood
John Pinney
George W. Crane
DR. Crane
Grand Rapids
Deaf Smith County
Texas
Br. Crane
The
Hopking Syndicate
Melott, Ind
Robert F. Scott
Ralph Meeker
Tr Mre
Luana Patten Renee Mule In
Twesky
Twelimit
Stan
Ody
Morwin Fun
Down To-Earth Solid Entertainment
Ottawa Herald
J. Dean Nofsinger
4 Big
Iarzan
Tokes
Gordon Scott TM
Tarzan Robert Beatty
Yolande Donlan Estta
VGA
Pelbase
Aa Techwiicolor
Rod Steiger
Sarita Montiel
Brian Keith Fralth Meeker
Jay C. Flappen
Charles Brown
Olive Carey
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