Driving Snow Hits State and Slick Highways
A winter storm dumped four inches of snow on Ottawa and surrounding areas, raising the season total to 21.4 inches and January alone to 17 inches. The snow glazed highways, hindering travel, while temperatures dipped to near record lows. The system also brought 14 inches of snow to St Louis in 11 hours, setting a 36-year record and stranding hundreds.
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Ottawa
Kansas
St. Louis
Weather Bureau
River E Thia
Franklin County League finals set at Wilson Field House
Tonight at Wilson Field House the Franklin County League finals feature Rantoul against Richmond in the A team consolation at 7. Appanoose and Richmond meet in B at 8 15 for the reserve title, followed by the A championship Appanoose versus Williamsburg at 9 30.
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Wilson Field House
Rantoul
Richmond
Appanoose
Williamsburg
Ponder Murder Role Of Caril and Starkweather
Lincoln Neb May 10 1958 Charles Starkweather 19 and Caril Fugate 14 divided into separate institutions as authorities assess each role in a spree that left 11 dead. Starkweather has admitted all killings but says Caril was willing companion on the murder tour. both charged with first degree murder. Starkweather was moved to state prison after a 524 mile trip from Douglas Wyoming. Caril was sent to Lincoln State Mental Hospital where youths cannot be jailed in county facilities.
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Lincoln
Neb
Charles Starkweather
Caril Fugate
Lancaster County
Merle Karnopp
Starkweather
Caril
Nebraska
Wyoming
Douglas
Wyo
Lincoln State Mental Hospital
Weather Forecast for County Clears This Weekend
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies this afternoon tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Tonight will be in the low 20s and Sunday’s high around the 30s. Lamb Insurance offers a payment plan.
Egypt and Syria form unified Arab state leaders sign merger
Cairo announces creation of a single state uniting Egypt and Syria with one flag, cabinet, Parliament, and army. Nasser to be president. Cairo as capital. About 28 million Arabs in one nation. aims to attract Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and others. regional tensions and Western scrutiny noted.
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Cairo
Egypt
w—Igypt
Syria
Nasser
Shukri Kuwaily
Israel
Jordan
Middle East
Iraq
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Sudan
Libya
Tunisia
Morocco
Algeria
al Noggerheads
Saud
Morocca
Duties Of Firemen Are More Than Just Answering Alarms
Ottawa Fire Chief Harry W Gilliland discusses a year round department role including 120 to 130 calls and 70 to 90 fires plus 60 miscellaneous calls such as rescuing animals. He notes 12 firefighters, two pumpers and a quad, ages of equipment, and ongoing training with radio upgrades and ladder work. He recalls dangerous past fires at Catholic Church and Cayot Store and highlights continuous training and safety measures.
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Ottawa
Harry W. Gilliland
Gilliland
Cayot Store
Studeo Tah
Elks Club
Robert Gilliland
Kanserious
U. S. Satellite In Orbit Ready Second Launch
The Jupiter C launcher sent Explorer into orbit seven minutes after ignition from Cape Canaveral. The launch tests bolster arguments to allow the Army to develop and use intermediate range ballistic missiles, currently limited to Navy and Air Force programs.
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U. S
Army
Defense Department
Air Force
Navy
Eisenhower
Army's Jupiter Puts 30.8-Pound Moon Aloft
The United States sends its first man made satellite into orbit aboard the Jupiter-C, blasting from Cape Canaveral at 10 48 p.m. SST. President Eisenhower hails the success as Maj Gen Medaris explains a 2 to 10 year stay in orbit and plans to launch another satellite soon. The explorer satellite circles about every 114 minutes at altitudes between 165 and 1230 miles with speed near 18400 mph, visible only with magnification despite a bright appearance.
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United States
U.S
Ressia
Wixenhower
Augusta
Florida
Secrat
John B. Medaris
Army
Medaris
Wernher von Braun
Free World Reacts as U S Launches Satellite
Scientists and stargazers worldwide greet the Free World satellite launch from Cape Canaveral. Russians respond with poker faced calm. Europeans regret missing views of the orbit as Tass reports the event with terse dispatches. The Explorer travels 35 degrees latitude each side of the equator, covering Asia, Australia, Africa, Latin America, and the Americas.
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London
Free World
U.S
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Asia
Australia
Africa
Latin America
United States
Tass
Trooper Injured Directing Snowstorm Traffic
Marion Cox of Iola a state highway trooper was injured during yesterday's snowstorm while directing traffic north of Humboldt on U S 169 A passing car skidded struck his vehicle breaking a door Cox was thrown down and bruised The rear skidding auto driver Leslie D Burkhart of Iola escaped injury Undersheriff Ray Emmons provided details
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Tolaw
Marion Cox
Iola
Cox
Humboldt
U.S. 169
Ray Emmons
Leslie D. Burkhart
Burkhart
Chances Dim For New Kansas Severance Tax Despite Efforts
Efforts to introduce a new severance tax on oil and gas face slim odds after Republican leaders signal doubt. Rep. Fred Meek plans to seek a bill replacing the 1957 unconstitutional one percent tax, which had yielded over four million dollars annually. Rep. Marion Mathews and Rep. William Mitchell caution uncertainty, while Gov. Docking weighs potential action as the Legislature adjourns for the weekend.
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Topeka
Fred Meek
R-Idana
House Assessment and Taxation Committer
Kansas Supreme Court
Marion Mathews
Winfield
House
Meek
William Mitchell
R'Hutchinson
Army
James
Navy
Carlson To Support Higher Postal Rates
Senator Carlson of Kansas announced support for the administration plan to raise rates on nonlocal letters to five cents. He urged that one cent of the increase be earmarked for five years to modernize Post Office Department buildings and equipment, noting prior lukewarm stance on higher rates.
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Washington Am
Carlson
R.kan
Senate
Post Office
Satellite At A Glance From The Associated Press
A pencil like tube eight feet long and six inches wide carries instruments to measure cosmic rays meteorites and temperatures. It will broadcast data to Earth via two radio transmitters. Roundtrip time is 106 to 113 minutes and speed ranges from 16000 to 19400 mph. Estimated life spans from 2 to 10 years. Launched at 10 48 p m Friday January 31 by Army developed efforts.
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von Braun
Earth
Medaris
Explorer
Outer Space
Sputnik
Daris
Registrar Weight Stirs Space Talk at Steel Case Site
The report notes a registrar named at Emiments inside a steel case, connected to a space venture. It mentions weights, including 30.8 pounds total and 12.67 pounds for the final rocket stage, with 1813 pounds attributed to a satellite. Orbit estimates place Earth distance around 185 to 230 miles from Jupiter Crocket.
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Emporia W—Dixon Smith
Instra
Theyporia State College
Ion
Harry J
Jupiter Crocket
Dairy Queen
Waters
Traffic Toll Topeka Kansas Fatalities Rise
Traffic toll in Topeka Kansas is listed by the State Records Section showing 9 fatalities in the last 24 hours. To date in 1958 there have been 31 deaths, compared with 38 in the same period of 1957.
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Topeka
Kansas
Army Vanguard rocket success ends earlier doubt
Army officials had long claimed the Vanguard program could beat the Soviet Sputniks if allowed a shot. Medaris predicted a high probability of success for the Army’s first launch, with the satellite designed to measure cosmic radiation and relay data to Earth via high and low power transmitters.
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Navy
Vanguard
U.S
Army
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T. J. Cummings Jr
John C. Elder
Elder
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Gov
George Docking
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Associated Press
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