Flu Outbreak Hits Ottawa City Schools Hard
Influenza caused widespread absences in Ottawa schools with nearly 400 students out and 46 teachers missing. Ottawa Junior High reported 115 to 120 students at home, while Lincoln, Eugene Field, Garfield and Hawthorne schools all logged rising absence numbers. Health officials urged bed rest and careful monitoring as mumps and flu combined to disrupt classes.
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Ottawa
J. R. Henning
Franklin County
Garfield School
Don Hoglund
Ralph Loyd
Hawthorne
Leon
Sacred Heart School
Dominican Rule After Rioting Change Dominican Rule After Rioting
In Santo Domingo a civilian military junta seized power under martial law after deadly rioting that toppled President Balaguer and dissolved his seven‑man council. Gen. Pedro Rodrigues Echavarria led talks inaugurating the new regime, while opposition calls for his resignation intensified amid shattered storefronts and a tense early morning calm. The junta promised elections and rapid democracy, but a time frame for transfer of power remained unclear. The armed forces pledged support to the new government.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Pedro Rodrigues Echavarria
Armed Forces
Rafael Trujillo
Balaguer
State Council
Backward Step, Officials Say US Condemns Dominican Junta
Washington denounces the new Dominican Republic government as a step backward and weighs possible withdrawal of recognition. State Department sources report a predominantly military junta has seized power, undermining the plan for a seven man Council of State led by Rafael Bonnelly to assume the presidency.
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United States
Dominican
U.S
Dominican Republic
Joaquin) Balaguer
Sevenman Council of State
Senor
Rafael) Bonnelly
Milking a Rhinoceros for Science Sparks Rare Hope
Bristol AP report notes Stan Evans, 30, keeper at a city zoo, milking two ton Stephanie the rhino to study milk as substitute food for orphans of poached rhinos in Africa. If successful, the effort could aid black rhino conservation.
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Bristol
England
Stan Evans
Evans
City
Stephanie
Africa
Weather COUNTY FORECAST A cold cloudy spell continues
Considerable cloudiness and continued cold through Thursday with some snow tonight and Thursday. Highs Thursday 10 to 15 degrees, tonight's lows 0 to 5 below. Yesterday's high 24, low today 6 below. Record highs and lows for the date noted, with hourly temperatures listed through the day.
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Bopoom
Air passenger rule and politics fill the page
Air passenger rule and other government regulation topics appear in editorials. A change in study habits promises better grades in education, while Nixon’s prospects brighten as Knight exits the California race. Various health notes discuss eczema in Territants with expert guidance.
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Nason
Prairie National Grass lands Park hearings begin in Topeka
About 100 people packed a Senate Ways and Means hearing in Topeka as debate opened on the Prairie National Grass Lands Park in Pottawatomie County. Gov. John Anderson backed a 250000 dollar appropriation as a good faith effort to start the 57000 acre park with federal aid expected for the remainder. Supporters said the park would preserve vegetation and wildlife and boost tourism, while opponents, mainly ranchers and farmers, warned of upheaval and losses. Sen. August W. Lauterbach urged order as the session included tense exchanges.
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Topeka
Senate
Prairie National Grasslands Park
Pottawatomie Coun
John Anderson
August W. Lauterbach
Colby
Owain Basil
Wamego
Basil
Lauterbach
Four Die in Algiers Clash as Algeria Conflict Escalates
AP reports continued violence in Algiers with four killed today as clashes widen between nationalist rebels and European underworld factions. Nearly 30 were killed Tuesday from grenade, bullet and knife as French officials weigh a state of siege to stop fighting between Muslim independence fighters and Europeans seeking Algeria’s French status.
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Algiers
Algeria
France
Traffic Toll Topeka Traffic Death Log
Topeka Kansas AP reports a 24 hour traffic death log from 9 a.m. Wednesday tallying 1 death for January 18, 1962 compared with 28 deaths in the same period in 1961.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas House Proposes Annual 60-Day Legislature
Topeka AP The Kansas House proposes annual regular legislative sessions capped at 60 calendar days through a constitutional amendment introduced by 27 members led by Rep. Ross Zimmerman Robbyville and Tom Van Cleave. An amendment to cut elective offices to three and limit governor terms to nonre election was also introduced.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Ross Zimmerman
Robbyville
Tom van Cleave
Ckansas City
Judiciary Committee
Clyde Hill
Rates Center
Zimmerman
van Cleave
Two Gunmen Rob Church in Hollywood Heist
Two gunmen wearing business suits and porkpie hats robbed the First Presbyterian church in Hollywood during new members night. They forced the business manager Robert Bruce Young Jr. to open the safe as they looted cash boxes after entering the church office.
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Hollywood
Calif
First Presbyterian Church
Robert Bruce Young Jr
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Dinner Reservations Remain
Two days left to reserve for the annual C of C dinner at Garfield School January 23 and to return ballots for the five director posts. Maj Kenneth Hatch will speak on flood protection projects, with Col Rollins unable to attend. Industrial development and Ottawa’s future form the program. Roast beef dinner cost two dollars per person. checks to C of C office.
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OJHS
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Garfield School
C of C
Carr
Kenneth M. Hatch
Army Corps of Engineers
Kansas City
Pomona
Melvern
Lynn Burris
Kansas State Park and Resources Authority
Don Richards
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Kansas
Indonesians Bent On Invasion Halted Off West New Guinea
Dutch reports say three Indonesian torpedo boats on a landing mission were intercepted near the New Guinea coast. One boat exploded after fire from a Dutch frigate. about 50 crew survived, including some Papuans. The boats were Jaguar class, built in 1959-60 in Bremen by F R Lurssen.
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Hollandia
West New Guinea
J. E. Reeser
Reeser
Aru Islands
New Guinea
Bremen
F. R. Lurssen
Anchor Savings to Build Headquarters on Hickory Lot
Anchor Savings Association plans a new Ottawa headquarters on 421 S. Hickory a lot purchased from Mr and Mrs W H Douglas. The site lies south of two government acquired parcels for a new post office with construction possible this summer and a similar appearance to the post office building. Anchor offices currently at the North American Hotel with no firm construction timetable.
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South Hickory
Anchor Savings Association
Ottawa
Harry T. West
S. Hickory
W. H. Douglas
Hickory
4Th
Anchor
Lee Casida
Kansas City
Post Office Department
Association
New Cold Air Surge Grips Kansas Cities With Deep Freeze
TOPEKA AP New cold air from the northwest kept Kansas in a deep freeze with subzero readings in the east and teens in the west. Emporia and Lawrence logged minus four degrees while Topeka registered three below and Garden City reached 17 for the day. Highs ranged from 19 in Topeka to 40 in Garden City. Temperatures expected to dip further tonight with lows from zero to 10 below in the northeast and around 10 above in the southwest. This marks the eighth day of subzero weather in Topeka, the coldest stretch since 1947-48, as snow blankets the northeast.
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Topeka
Kansas
Emporia
Lawrence
Garden City
Tanly’s Toot crowns junior high queen competition
In a lively junior high pageant, Tanly’s Toot hosts a queen contest with multiple contenders vying for the crown. Judges weigh poise and presence as the field narrows to a single winner.
Quiz Winner Admits Lying on Rigged TV Quiz Show
New York AP Charles Van Doren, a leading contestant on the TV quiz show Twenty-One, pleaded guilty to second-degree perjury and received a suspended sentence. He admitted lying to a grand jury and that he had been given answers, after winning $129,000. The 35-year-old former Columbia University instructor is son of poet Mark Van Doren and was among 10 contestants whose cases were scheduled.
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New York
Charles van Doren
Birch Society speaker to address Ottawa University crowd
Robert D. Love of Wichita a John Birch Society member will speak at 8 on Thursday night in Ottawa University auditorium. Sponsored by OU Young Republicans Easton president, Love will share his political philosophy and take questions. He is Love Box Company manager active in Wichita civic affairs and chamber work, and longtime associate of Robert Welch.
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Robert D. Love
Wichita
John Birch Society
Kansas
Ottawa University
Love
Young Republicans
Jim Gwartney
Easton
Love Box Company
YMCA
Salvation Army
Chamber of Commerce
Kansans For
Robert Welch
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