Gasoline Price War Sparks Ottawa Sticker Shock
Gasoline in Ottawa fell to 22.9 and 26.9 cents a gallon with many stations matching the new price after an unusual sign at a local outlet. Some bosses will attend a Junior Chamber dinner Jan 25 at the North American Hotel for service to the community. Two scarlet fever cases appeared in Lincoln School kindergarten prompting exposure notices. several cases led Holy Heart closure before Christmas.
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Lincoln School
Henry Parker
Sacred Heart
Seventh wife divorces seventh child groom after seven years
Patricia Carpenter testified in Los Angeles that she divorced Richard Carpenter after seven years of marriage citing his drinking and beating. The couple wed in 1952 and separated last year, with Patricia saying she believed she was his second wife. In Denver Ralph J Valdez, 16, pled guilty to petty theft for breaking a store window and stealing a $5 teddy bear, receiving 30 days in jail.
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Los Angeles
Patricia Carpenter
Richard Carpenter
Denver
Colo
Ralph J. Valdez
Kansas State Bank Re-Elects Officers
The Kansas State Bank annual meeting re elected all officers led by Robert S. Hill as president and Ed Hosler as vice president and cashier. Also named were Mmie C. Sands and Glen Hayward as assistant cashiers with a slate of directors including Hill Hosler Hayward and others.
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Robert S. Hill
Ed Hosler
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George B. Vincent
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G. M. Ross
Daly Named to Water Pollution Board by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower appointed radio and TV commentator John C. Daly to the Water Pollution Control Advisory Board in the Public Health Service. Daly, a former engineer turned broadcaster, will serve a term through June 3, 1962 and receive 50 dollars per meeting attended.
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Eisenhower
John C. Daly
Water Pollution Control Advisory Board
Public Health Service
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Weather Outlook for County Clears and Turns Colder
Slow clearing and much colder this afternoon. Fair and colder tonight with increasing cloudiness. A little warmer Saturday with highs in the mid 20s this afternoon and near 30 Saturday. Lows tonight around 10. Continuous cold in the forecast with light winds and dry conditions.
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Weather Bureau
Winter Storm Clears Kansas Traveling Into New Territory
The first 1960 winter storm moved beyond Kansas leaving moisture and light to moderate snow in eastern areas with heavy snowfall in the northwest. Ice and packed snow hazards remain on western and northern highways as forecasters expect more clouds and colder air across the state tonight.
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Maine
Michigan
Saginaw
Flint
Muskegon
Eisenhower Eyes Georgia Quail Trip This Weekend
President Eisenhower departed for a weekend quail shoot in Georgia. He flew at 10:15 a.m. in drizzle aboard an Air Force 707 jet, landing at Turner Air Force Base around 11:40 a.m. He is joined by friend George Allen and will stay at Blue Springs plantation with W. Alton Jones. The stay extends until Sunday.
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Eisenhower
Georgia
George Allen
Blue Springs
W. Alton Jones
Cities Service Co
Turner Air Force Base
Albany
White House
Anne Wheaton
Vandals Topple Tombstones at Waldheim Cemetery
Chicago police hunted vandals who knocked over about 50 tombstones and daubed swastikas on roughly 40 others in Waldheim Cemetery in Forest Park. Police said hundreds of graves were trampled as 5 to 6 foot tombstones were toppled and larger monuments sprayed with swastikas.
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Forest Park
Waldheim
Bevan Recovers Sit-Down After Abdominal Operation
London reported Aneurin Bevan junior foreign affairs spokesman has recovered enough to leave his hospital bed and sit in a chair. Bevan aged 62 underwent the operation on December 29. The operation's nature remains undisclosed.
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Aneurin Bevan
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Bevan
FTC Says TV Commercials Not What They Seem
The FTC charged four large firms with deceptive television advertising. Standard Brands Blue Bonnet Margarine Colgate-Palmolive Palmolive Rapid Shave Aluminum Co of America Wear-Ever Aluminum Pepsodent Toothpaste faced complaints for misrepresentations. Agencies Ted Bates Ketchum MaCleod Foote Cone & Belding also named. Respondents have 30 days to answer.
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Ine
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Foote, Cone & Belding
Appeals For Wayward Sister To Come Home
In New York a soldier brother of eloping heiress Gam ble Benedict appealed to his sister to return home. Douglas Benedict, 21, condemned her 35 year old companion Andre Porumbeanu, claiming he seeks only money. The GI on leave from Germany recorded the plea on tape in English and French at NBC studios.
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Andre Porumbeanu
Remington
Paris
Germany
National Broadcasting Co
Senators Clash Over UAW Inquiry Report
In Washington the Senate racket group faces a rift between Republicans and Democrats over investigations into the United Auto Workers union. Republicans plan to publish a report accusing Democratic coverup tactics, while Democrats withhold theirs until month-end. The dispute includes mentions tied to Robert F Kennedy and alleged crime patterns within high union circles.
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Indianapolis Star
Robert F. Kennedy
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Publisher Ned Huyeke Dies at 72 in Ellsworth
Ned Huyeke, 72, editor and publisher of the Ellsworth Reporter weekly, died today after a five week hospital stay following a heart attack. He guided the paper for decades and was a longtime figure in Ellsworth journalism.
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Ned ‘Huyeke
Ellsworth
Russia Calls On Western Big Three To Cut Armed Services
Soviet officials urged the United States Britain and France to follow Nikita Khrushchev by trimming military manpower. Gromyko urged action by parliaments worldwide as Moscow plans to reduce armed forces by 1.2 million and rely on rocket age weapons. Tass hailed the plan as a peace move and noted U S unprepared stance before global opinion.
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Andrei A. Gromyko
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France
Justas Paleckis
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Soviet Union
Tass
Study New Laws To Guard Against Bombs On Planes
Washington AP report notes calls for new laws to deter acts of bombing on aircraft after a Jan six Bolivia NC crash killed 34. Sen Mike Monroney cites strong evidence a passenger suicide bomb caused the disaster. FBI activity and CAB testimony accompany details of life insurance and fragments found at wreckage.
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Bolivia
N.C
Bakke
Frank
Moss Considers Governor's Race
WICHITA AP Gale Moss a leading GOP governor candidate said Darby’s withdrawal affects his thinking but he is not ready to commit to the primary. He honors Darby’s decision and Mrs Darby’s health. Moss notes a positive county GOP survey on his potential strength.
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Gale Moss
Harry Darby
Moss
Darby
Mrs. Darby
Kansas Turnpike Authority
GOP
Tremors Shake Lima Again and Arequipa Aftershock
Earthquakes rocked Arequipa and nearby areas as survivors searched for missing and treated wounded. Authorities reported 26 bodies recovered after new tremors toppled shacks and disrupted communications, with earlier counts of 61 dead in Arequipa and 30 in Chuquibamba. President Manuel Prado arrived on relief planes amid the crisis.
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Lima
Peru
Arequipa
Chuquibamba
Manuel Prado
Burglars Hit Bank And Store In Talmage Kansas
In Talmage Dickinson County a hardware store and the Talmage State Bank were burglarized last night. Robbers used heavy tools to force entry, took about 176 dollars in bank silver plus unreturned cash and checks from 15 safety deposit boxes, and jammed the inner vault door. Investigations are led by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation the FBI and the Dickinson County sheriff.
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Dickinson County
Talmage Lumber and Hardware Co
Talmage State Bank
Earl C. Herman
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dickinson County Sheriff's Office
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