Retirement Ends 43-Year Career With Gas Service
Ollie R. Norman longtime Ottawa Gas Service chief clerk will retire end of February after 43 years with the company. He began as bookkeeper in 1920 and held posts in Parsons Bartlesville and Joplin before returning to Ottawa. Norman active in civic groups, married since 1920, with two daughters and three grandsons. He plans to run a hearing aid business with his wife after retirement. About 35 staff honored him with a farewell and wristwatch.
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China Says Open to Talks With Soviets
TOKYO AP China says it is ready for private ideological talks with the Soviet Union but conditions the talks with a sharp rebuke of Khrushchev. It urges Moscow to repudiate ties with Yugoslavia stop attacking Albania and drop opposition to Mao’s programs. The editorial marks continued strain in Sino Soviet ties.
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Kennedy plan to divert surplus land to new uses tested
The Kennedy administration announces a limited 41 county test program in 13 states to divert surplus crop land into forest, grass, water storage, wildlife and recreational facilities. Congress funds $16 million for year one. Farmers may apply by March 22 for 5 to 10 year participation with land adjustment payments, cost-sharing aid, technical help and forestry incentives in some states. Participating counties include Crawford, Jackson and Jefferson in Kansas and Pike and Lincoln in Missouri.
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Wellsville farewell for coach and wife highlights school ties
Wellsville honors Alton Williams and his wife with a covered dish farewell in the Wellsville High School home economics room. Williams, the high school guidance counselor and basketball coach, and his wife plan to move to Talquah Oklahoma on March 3. The event drew grade and high school faculty and spouses. Guest speaker Marilyn Miller urged the importance of school libraries at Kiwanis Ladies Night. Kiwanis pancake supper for fundraising set for March 1 at Kerr's Cafe. Girl Scout cookie orders distributed as troops begin selling.
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Will Block Cuba Says Defense Chief
Washington reports Secretary of State Dean Rusk vowed Cuba will be blocked from exporting arms abroad and that Soviet forces on the island cannot be accepted. He said arms use outside Cuba would be intercepted and stopped, urging that Cuba not become a hemisphere infection. Senate leader Mansfield said the stance shows determination to cope with the situation amid Republican skepticism about retroactive action and Soviet weapon presence in Cuba and elsewhere.
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Union bar representation rejected at Mickey Mantle Inn
In Joplin Missouri an employee at the Mickey Mantle Holiday Inn Motel defeated a petition by the Hotel and Restaurant Employes Union by 57 to 38. The National Labor Relations Board conducted the election.
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