Ottawa University drive tops goal with record gifts
Ottawa University reports fund drive totals surpassing quota. Chairman Robert S. Hill announced 160 452 in gifts toward a 154 811 target with 71 985 from the Kansas Baptist convention, plus a five year 199 600 pledge from the American Baptist Convention Christian Higher Education campaign. Elmer A. Roth breaks second arm in a ladder accident while painting his house. A Missouri Pacific freight train of 140 empty boxcars passes through Ottawa en route to western Kansas.
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Ottawa University
Robert S. Hill
Kansas Baptist Convention
American Baptist Convention Christian Higher Education
O. U
Elmer A. Roth
S. Oak
Roth
Missouri Pacific
Ottawa
Wheat
Kansas
Kansas prison parole rule change after Supreme Court ruling
About 300 to 400 inmates may have to serve longer before parole after a June ruling threw out a 1957 law section. Pardon attorney Dale Spiegel said many convicts sentenced since July 1, 1957, could be resentenced with longer minimum terms. The case involved John O Connor who robbed a bank in 1959 and received a 10 to 50 year sentence. Hoffmann said the ruling eradicates much confusion.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Dale Spigel
Speigel
George Docking
High Court
Spiegel
John €. O'Connor
McCracken Bank
O'Connor
John Anderson
Robert Hoffman
Anderson
Hoffman
Weather County Forecast Partly cloudy and mild
Partly cloudy and mild through Thursday with highs in the lower 80s and a low around 60. This afternoon will be mild with continued pleasant conditions and no significant changes expected into the coming days.
Gasoline Explosion Burns Teen on Farm Near Ottawa
Rodney Fritts, 25, suffered first degree burns when a gasoline drum explosion ignited his clothing on his father's farm three miles northeast of Ottawa. He was treated at Ransom Memorial Hospital and listed in satisfactory condition.
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Rodney Fritts
Ottawa
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Local Ottawa Schools Win State Approval Amid Facility Concerns
Ottawa schools received state approval for grade schools and an A rating for the high school. State warns of inadequate junior and senior high facilities while plans for a new high school are explored. Board discussed athletics, golf program with Ottawa Country Club access, and approved a unified school insurance bid plan.
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Ment of Public Instruction
Henry Parker
Parker
Ioaches
Lyman Corlis
Ottawa Country Club
Corlis
Golfeam
Harvey Drake
Fourth of July highway death toll tops 400 in three days
Chicago area reports 440 highway deaths during a three day Fourth of July period, surpassing the prior holiday record of 407. Accidental deaths include 34 boating, 123 drownings, and 110 from other causes, giving an overall total of 707 across 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday.
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Chicago
Eisenhower Defends U S Strength on Cuba and Cuba sugar ties
President Eisenhower said the United States will act to protect its interests if Russia establishes a submarine base in Cuba, though he said such a base is not likely. He referenced the Caracas mutual defense framework and OAS machinery, while noting sudden Cuban sugar quota actions amid talks on cutting Cuban imports. The Agriculture Department halted more Cuban sugar shipments as the president weighed options as reports cited unease with Castro's regime.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Cuba
Caracas
Organization of American States
U.S
Fidel Castro
Agriculture Department
Cuba seizes American property until sugar buys rise
Havana diplomats report Fidel Castro's Cabinet approved a decree authorizing seizure of all U S property owned in Cuba. The measure ties compensation to the United States purchasing higher priced Cuban sugar, with the president or prime minister empowered to act in the national interest.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Osvaldo Corticos
U.S
Retired Ottawa retailer Grover Knight sells store stake
Grover L. Knight retires after 51 years in Ottawa's business district and sells his controlling interest in Grover Knight Men's Clothing at 225 S. Main to Lee R. Shelden. Knight served in WWI with the 89th Division and built a long local career from Woods Grocery to his own shop at 295 S. Main.
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Grover L. Knight
Ottawa
Knight
Lee R. Shelden
Shelden
Grover Knight
S. Main
William Howard Taft
United States
Liverpool
England
France
Men’s Furnishings
Crystal Theater
Plaza Theater
Bevan Dies at 62 Former British Labor Leader
Aneurin Bevan deputy leader of Britain's Labour party died at his home near London at 1 20 p m He was 62 After a major abdominal operation Bevan had been ill with an illness believed to be cancer He is survived by his wife Jennie Lee a Labour MP Bevan was known for his fiery rhetoric on foreign affairs and for shaping Labour policy as No 2 to leader Hugh Gaitskell in recent years He would have become foreign secretary if Labour had won the last election
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London
Aneurin Bevan
Britain
Labor Party
Bevan
Jennie Lee
Uncle Sam
Labor
Hugh Gaitskell
Eisenhower
Congress
Good Yield Wheat Harvested on Mrs Neal Pritchard Farm
A local report notes good yield on the farm of Mrs. Neal Pritchard three miles northeast of Ottawa with wheat averaging 43 bushels per acre.
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Neal Pritchard
Ottawa
Eisenhower Rejects Rockefeller Claim of Declining U S Strength
President Eisenhower dismissed New York Governor Rockefeller’s charge that U S military power has weakened and Khrushchev’s interference as crude. He noted budget skews, tax desires, and a large planned surplus in doubt, while confirming support for a smooth transition to his successor.
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Washington
Eisenhower
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
America
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kremlin
Rockefeller
U.S
Russia
Congress
White House
Navy blimp crash off New Jersey coast with survivors reported
A Navy blimp carrying 22 men crashed in the Atlantic off central New Jersey near Barnegat lightship. Two helicopters and the aircraft carrier Essex responded to the scene, and nearby fishing boats reportedly rescued several survivors.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Atlantic Ocean
New Jeresey
Navy
Naval Air Station
Barnegat
Essex
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Bill Gilliland
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Joe Ferns
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Jack Fentom
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Rouse
Rodney
Albert Fritts
Tommy
James Richardson
Glen Ainsworth
Drake
V. O. Schultz
David L. Currier
Eugene Field
Grand Junction
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Currier
Garfield
Rocky
Castro
By Lamar Phillips
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Woods’ Grocery
Bancroft Grocery
Armed Services
89Th Division
353Rd Infantry
Zellner - Warner Clothing Company
Haley Building
2Nd and Main
Warner-Knight Clothing Store
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Ruth
Leon Rumford
Rumford
Fin
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Nikita
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