Ottawa High School Examinations Shift For Tournament Trip
Ottawa High School players and cheerleaders took exams early in preparation for the Tournament of Champions in Dodge City on Jan 2 21. Examinations were adjusted with afternoon and morning sessions for those headed to the tournament. regular exams resume Thursday with class finals Friday. An AP report notes a separate Knoxville Tenn postmark story about a letter sent from Limerick Ireland arriving in time via jet to Mrs Bigelow.
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Dodge City
Knoxville
Ike Says Preservation Of Peace Greatest Eight Years Achievement
President Eisenhower declared the preservation of peace the greatest achievement of his eight years in office in his last news conference. He noted the era saw hydrogen bombs, nuclear arsenals, a Korean War, and Red China threats, while stressing future challenges with Kennedy and Communist powers.
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John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Casida Elected Assistant VP of Anchor Savings
Lee Casida, manager of the Anchor Savings and Loan Association office here, was elected assistant vice president yesterday afternoon at the annual Kansas City meeting. The association operates offices in Kansas City Kansas, Lawrence, Overland Park, Mission and Ottawa. Casida has led the local office since March 1959, with Dean Nossinger re-elected vice president and Harry T. West re-elected president.
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Anchor Savings and Loan Association
Kansas City
Kas
Lawrence
Overland Park
Mission
Ottawa
Casida
Dean Nossinger
Harry T. West
Weather county forecast of clouds and cold snap ahead
Increasing cloudiness and not so warm this afternoon. Mostly cloudy and much colder tonight and Thursday with some snow likely tonight and early Thursday. Strong northwesterly winds 20 to 30 mph this evening diminishing Thursday. Highs this afternoon near 50, lows tonight 15 to 20, highs Thursday around 32.
Democrats Approve Rules Committee Expansion
In a brief caucus Speaker Sam Rayburn won approval to raise Rules Committee seats to 15 from 12, with 10 Democrats and Republicans, aiming to curb a coalition’s grip. No roll call occurred and a committee meeting to formalize the change was planned for next week.
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Rules Committee
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Texas
Rules
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Virginia
Pill Price Disparities Highlight Kansas Budget Message
In his budget message Gov. John Anderson notes wide pill price variance across counties for the welfare program. He cites a 100 tablet cost of 1.40 dollars in one county versus 32 dollars in another under a different system.
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John Anderson
Kansas
Anderson
Governor proposes $30.8 million for state schools funding
Governor John Anderson recommended general fund appropriations of 30.8 million for Board of Regents schools, a 7 percent increase to 2025-26, with 5 percent faculty raises and 116 new positions costing 675 thousand annually. Enrollments are projected at 29,000 next fall, up 1,500. Budget totals 52.5 million for the regents institutions, with most funds from student fees and non-tax sources.
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No Negligence Found in Frisco Hotel Fire
A coroner's jury ruled no criminal negligence in the January 6 Thomas Hotel fire in San Francisco that killed 20 people. Ray Gorman, 61, whose room sparked the blaze, testified he had been drinking but said he was sober now.
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Weather Turns Colder With Snow Flurries Likely
The weather bureau forecasts a temporary drop from current balmy conditions to seasonal normals with possible light snow flurries tonight. A warming trend is expected to resume on Friday.
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Kennedy Opens Puerto Rico Talks for Latin America Ties
President elect John F Kennedy met Governor Luis Munoz Marin in New York and announced plans to use Puerto Rico as a goodwill clearinghouse. The talks aim to expand Puerto Rico facilities for meetings and workshops with Latin American partners to address mutual problems and joint achievements. Kennedy, arriving from Washington, faced a busy preinaugural day including wardrobe fittings and social events.
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Munoz
Sam Harris
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Governor proposes $356 million Kansas budget with new programs
TOPERA AP report on Governor John Anderson's 1962 budget recommendation to the Kansas Legislature totaling 356,038,782 dollars. It includes 5 million for new or expanded programs such as state employees retirement and education aid, financed within current revenues though warnings of future fiscal stress.
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Kansas
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Turtle Creek Reservoir
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Embezzlement Hits Sheldon Iowa Bank for 2 Million
Burnice Geiger a 58 year old director and assistant cashier confessed to stealing about 2.13 million from Sheldon National Bank causing FDIC closure for liquidation. Bank president W P Iverson expressed shock as deposits insured up to 10 thousand and assets were reported near 2 million.
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U.S. District Attorney’s Office
Sioux City
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March Of Dimes Name Polly Spangler Mother Of Year
Polly Spangler 31 a polio crippled California housewife who uses a motorized wheelchair was named 1961 national March of Dimes Mother of the Year. Stricken in 1954 with bulbar and spinal poliomyelitis she recovered from an iron lung and disability and now runs her home cares for husband Jerrold and children Caryn 10 and Mike 9.
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Polly Spangler
California
National March of Dimes
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Divers Reach Sunken Tower Near New York
Skindivers descended 160 feet into the sunken Texas Tower radar station in the North Atlantic but found only debris and no sign of life. The Navy abandoned hope for survivors as heavy seas and a 45 degree angle left the wreck resting on the ocean floor. Twenty-eight people aboard the station, including 14 Air Force men and 14 civilian workers, are dead or missing. rescue efforts shift to salvage.
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Allen M. Shinn
Wasp
Struck By Car Kills Dodge City Woman at Intersection
AP reports Mrs. Perry Haskell, 71, was struck and killed by a car at a west Dodge City intersection Tuesday night. Driver Bob Blodgett said he saw Mrs. Haskell in time to try to avoid the collision.
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Perry Haskell
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