Pomona State Park funding eyed for Ottawa area
Senate panel proposes 50000 to start Pomona Reservoir park near Ottawa with future plans for restrooms ramps and picnics. Also 100000 requested for Prairie National Park near Tuttle Creek in Pottawatomie County despite opposition. Governor sought 250000. land to be provided by federal government for park operated by Kansas Park Authority.
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Ways and Means
Pomona Reservoir
Ottawa
William Bowers
Prairie National Park
Tuttle Creek
Pottawatomie
Kansas
Grasslands Park
Kansas Park Authority
Park Authority
Kansas City
Dog owner awarded damages after truck hits dog
A London man was awarded 33 pounds 15 shillings, about 96.50 dollars, after his truck collided with a dog. Hyman Gomberg testified the 200 pound St Bernard dashed from a store and into the path of his vehicle on a Monday.
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Hyman Gomberg
St. Bernard
County Forecast Predicts Warmer Wednesday
Partly cloudy and moderating temperatures tonight with considerable cloudiness on Wednesday. Low around 5 to 15 degrees tonight and a high in the 30s on Wednesday.
Voting Bill To Senate Topeka AP
The Kansas House approved a constitutional amendment to drop the presidential voting residency from six months to 45 days while keeping the same for state and local offices. The 93 to 10 vote sends the measure to the Senate with two-thirds support needed in both chambers to place it on November’s general election ballot. Folger’s Coffee 59c lb with no limit sale advertised.
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House
Kansas
Senate
Ottawan Robert A. Anderson Named to Welfare Board
Ottawan attorney Robert A. Anderson was appointed to the State Board of Social Welfare to fill a vacancy on the three member panel created after Dee Erickson's resignation. The board oversees state welfare institutions and first meeting is in Topeka on Thursday. Anderson has served four terms in the Kansas House, chaired the ways and means committee, and worked on budget matters as Gov. Anderson's aide. Other members are John C. Woelk, Russell, and Mrs. Helen Nickell, Smith Center.
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Robert A. Anderson
State Board of Social Welfare
Topeka
John Anderson
Anderson
Dee Erickson
John C. Woelk
Russell
Helen Nickell
Smith Center
Franklin County
House
Board of
Social Welfare
Social Welfare Board
Wrangle Over Cuba Splits OAS Delegates
At Punta del Este Uruguay Inter-American ministers split into three blocs over how to handle Castro. Argentina warned the OAS may disintegrate without a compromise while Brazil pressed for more private talks and postponement of speeches. The United States sought a condemned stance against Castro but faced a fluid, uncertain path toward majority support.
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Uruguay
Inter-American Foreign Ministers Conference
Wider Castro
Argentina
Organization of American States
Brazil
Castro
Cuba
Plan New Command Plan New Command
Washington AP Defense plans add several sea going command posts to its alternate headquarters system for use if the Pentagon is wiped out. Existing alternates include the underground Little Pentagon on the Maryland Pennsylvania line and the Northampton Navy cruiser commands ship. McNamara seeks funds to convert two mothballed light carriers and plans one new command ship each year for several years.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
Maryland-Pennsylvania
Northampton
Robert S. McNamara
Evangelical Service Denied in Barranquilla Stadium
Billy Graham was denied permission to hold a crusade in Barranquilla's city stadium. Mayor Ricardo Gonzalez said the advance group violated the constitution by proselytizing, adding that only the Roman Catholic Church may propagandize in Colombia.
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Colombia
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Ricardo Gonzalez
Graham
Gonzalez
Colomia
On Guard In Venezuela After Bombs And Protests
Venezuelan President Betancourt ordered army deployment in Caracas to curb violence after a blast near the American Embassy wall and a second bomb near the Interior Ministry. He suspended Tribuna Popular and two other leftist papers for 30 days. Leftist student strikes closed universities in Caracas and Maracaibo as protests over Cuba and the Inter American Conference intensified.
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Romulo Betancourt
Betancourt
Tribuna Popular
Allan Stewart
Stewart
Ministry of Interior
Maracaibo
Inter-American Conference
Tun
OAS
Cuba
GOP Senators Reject Anderson Fund Plan in Kansas
In Topeka GOP senators voting 32 to 8 rejected combining Kansas sales tax and general revenue funds as Gov. Anderson urged. Instead they approved a $2 million transfer from the sales tax fund to general revenue to fund next year’s appropriations, signaling possible future action to merge the funds. Anderson said the issue remains for the legislature and noted House decisions are pending.
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Topeka
Senate
Kansas
John Anderson
Paul Wunsch
R-Kingman
Wunsch
Anderson
Kefauver says drug industry spends huge sums to bias doctors
Washington AP Kefauver D Tenn said the drug industry spends about 750 million dollars yearly to persuade doctors to write prescriptions in brand names. He noted pharmacists must fill prescriptions as written, a system he says causes consumers to take a beating while urging AFL CIO support for tighter licensing and pre market clearance. He also reported Rep Powell wants unions to back a labor bill to cut the workweek from 40 to 35 hours.
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Washington
Kefauver
Afl-Cio
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
House Labor Committee
Powell
Roads in Kansas Rated Normal or Near Normal
The highway patrol announced all Kansas highways are normal or near normal. Western two thirds are normal. isolated slick spots remain in the eastern third.
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Topeka
Highway Patrol
Kansas
Weather outlook cools in Kansas turns warmer soon
The Weather Bureau forecast moderating temperatures for Kansas after sub zero readings. Western Kansas should reach the 30s while eastern parts stay in the 20s. Lows may range from 5 to 15 degrees, with a warming trend continuing through Wednesday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
See Threat In Grain Program See Threat In Grain Program
Washington AP The grain trade warns that the Agriculture Department feed grain program risks the health of the country elevator system The Grain and Feed Dealers National Association faults sales of surplus corn and sorghum to fund acreage reductions It cites about 800 million bushels of corn to be sold this year with 80 percent moved from country elevators The rest comes from government storage prompting hardship for many elevators The group also protests regulations that bypass country elevators by selling directly to processors
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Charles S. Murphy
Grain and Feed Dealers National Association
Folsom Announces Bid for Third Term as Governor
Montgomery Alabama AP James E Folsom 53 confirms bid for a third term as governor after two previous administrations 1947 1951 and 1955 1959 observers predicted the move and support now gathers for the incumbent to extend his tenure in state leadership
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Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Eisenhower Urges Military to Speak Out Against Communism
Former President Eisenhower urged top military and civilian leaders to voice opposition to international communism within proper policy and civilian oversight. He said officers should speak publicly but without overstepping civilian supervision and noted past dictators rose from civil life. Senate hearings opened as McNamara withheld names of Defense Department staff who blue penciled speeches, saying he takes full responsibility.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Senate
Pentagon
Muzalles
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Robert S. McNamara
Defense Department
McNamara
116 Year Old Man Undergoes Abdominal Operation
In Regio Calabria AP reports Antonio Barbaro of Pietrapennata in southern Italy underwent a Monday abdominal operation. He claims to be 126 but records list his birth in 1845. He says he fought in 1864 with Garibaldi volunteers who unified Italy.
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Reggio Calabria
Italy
Antonio Barbaro
Pietrapennata
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Tally's Toot Grab Your Golf Clubs and Pomona Lake
A playful invitation to meet at Pomona Lake with golf clubs and swimming trunks in hand, suggesting a lighthearted social outing with outdoor activities and recreation.
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