Newsmen To View Missouri Dams In Aerial Tour
A group of eight lower Missouri river reporters will tour the five large Missouri river reservoirs next Monday and Tuesday. Lamar Phillips of the Herald will join Brig. Gen. Galloway and other Army engineers, flying from Kansas City to Ft. Peck, then Garrison dam and downstream to Oahe, Ft. Randall and Gavins Point. The trip, aimed at inspecting dam operations, will end in Omaha and Kansas City.
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Missouri River
Lamar Phillips
The
Herald
G. E. Galloway
Omaha
Missouri River Division
Kansas City
Ft. Peckham
Montana
Ft. Peck
Garrison Dam
Bismarck
N. C
Oahe
Ft. Randall
Gavins Point
Galloway
Kenneth Middleton
BE. C. Adams
M. O. Smith
Missouri
Rocky Mountains
Marais Des Cygnes
Side Swipes In The Deys News
POLK Nebraska four year old Donnette Ost berg resisted Sunday school singing at the Methodist church preferring rock and roll, saying she would rather sing the Waltz. In Hutchinson Kansas Patrolman Kay Rupert followed two cars closely together and issued careless driving tickets to Barbara Maxine Newman and Charles Dale Pike for holding hands while driving.
Submit Plans For Gas Refund In Kansas
TOPEKA plans for refunding more than two million dollars in natural gas charges by Gas Service Co. were to be submitted to the Kansas Corporation Commission. The refund stems from a federal order directing rate reductions by Cities Service Gas Co. in Kansas. Gas Service will pass the refund to about 50 000 Kansas customers, with an estimated cost of 125 000 dollars and a request to approve a four percent offset for expenses.
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Topeka
Gas Service Co
Kansas Corporation Commission
Cities Service Gas Co
Kansas
Gas Service
Gas
Cities Service
KCC
Quits Job For Lack Of Work In Sparta New Jersey
Sparta official Harold C. Schaefer resigns as municipal supply and property supervisor after claiming the post was created in error or to reimburse Republican work. He returns his June paycheck and a partial payment covering March through May. Earl Warren vacation news and a church event follow in brief notices.
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Sparta
N. J
Harold C. Schaefer
Lake Mohawk
Schaefer
Sparta Township Republican Club
Ottawa Excursion Trip Sales Grow For July Baseball Game
Excursion sales rise for Ottawa Day game in Kansas City on July 25 between the Athletics and the Boston Red Sox. Deadline for reservations is Wednesday. Tickets include round trip train fare, bus to the park, and game entry for 4 40. Purchasers receive receipts to trade for tickets after the deadline.
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Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce
Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Ball Park
Leg Broken In Rodeo Accident At Ottawa Saddle Club
Chris Christianson of Kansas City suffered a leg fracture during the bare-back bronc riding at the Jack Bennett Rodeo Grounds in Ottawa on East Wilson. Performers and spectators raised $100 to help cover his medical expenses as three rodeo performances drew good crowds.
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de Loss
Chris’’ Christianson
Kansas City
Jack Bennett Rodeo Grounds
East Wilson
Christianson
Ottawa Saddle Club
House OKs four billion dollar foreign aid ceiling
Washington The House approved a compromise foreign aid measure setting a four billion dollar ceiling for the current year. The vote was by voice and followed swift passage of the authorization bill. A separate appropriation bill would provide 3.6 billion under the ceiling, far below Eisenhower’s request. The House sought additional funds after Gettysburg remarks. Rep Taber called the cuts too deep but offered no plan to restore funds.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
House Appropriations Committee
Rep. Taber
Appropriations Committee
Park Board Reorganizes Amid Dispute In Kansas
TOPEKA The Kansas Park Authority held its first meeting since January and planned a reorganization this afternoon. A new chairman was to be elected to replace J Ed Thompson whose term expired July 1 amid a dispute with other members. The authority considered opening an office in Topeka and hiring a director and eyed three federal reservoirs as potential state park sites Kanapolis Dam near Salina Cedar Bluffs west of Hays and Fall River east of Wichita. It also planned to invite the Oklahoma Park director to visit Kansas sites and discuss help from the Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation. Created in 1955 to develop a revenue bond financed park system the authority had $35 000 appropriated and spent nearly $8 000 in the year ended June 30. An audit was requested. Gov. Fred Hall pressed Thompson to resign. Thompson refused leaving the board stalemated until today.
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Topeka
Kansas Park Authority
J. Ed Thompson
Parsons
Park Authority
Thompson
George Gagel
Lenexa
Kansas
Kanapolis Dam
Salina
Cedar Bluffs
Hays
Fall River
Wichita
Oklahoma Park System
Corps of Army Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Fred Hall
Authority
Eisenhower appeals for restoration of foreign aid
President Eisenhower urged restoring foreign aid funds after Congress voted a four billion dollar ceiling. He warned further cuts could invite dictatorship or foreign domination in recipient nations, while agreeing to a substantial restoration near 4.5 billion and noting ongoing NSC talks with Dillon Anderson.
Amateur Radio Club Organized in Chippewa
The Chippewa Amateur Radio club has been organized with meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday nights each month. Membership is open to anyone and visitors are welcome. The club house lies a mile south of Greenwood church on the Low Nitcher farm. Officers include John Kendall as president, Don Catuska as vice president, Rollin Cole as secretary treasurer, and Dave Zimmerman as chief cook.
Air Tragedy Calls For Overhaul Of Air Rules
A House Commerce subcommittee probes the TWA United crash that killed 128 people in a Las Vegas area disaster. Calls include coast to coast controlled airways ground communications stations electronic warning systems and tighter CABCAA liaison. Officials disagree on airline responsibility as investigation details stress priority levels and flight plan changes.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
Oren Harris
Civil Aeronautics Pboard
Civil Aeronautics Administration
House Commerce Subcommittee
Twa-United Air Lines
Controlled Airways
CAB
CAA
Harris
Las Vegas
Washington
TWA
United
William K. Andrews
Andrews
Los Angeles
Oscar Bakke
Bakke
James R. Durfee
John A. Garrison
Plan to resurface Willow and Fifteenth streets revived
County considers designating Willow and Fifteenth streets as part of the secondary road system to unlock 50 percent federal aid for resurfacing. County Engineer Fred Gardner notes state and federal steps, while residents previously protested the project leading to commissioners’ rejection. Financing would shift to county 60 percent, township 25 percent, and 15 percent from a benefit district.
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Willow
Fifteenth Streets
Fred Gardner
Lincoln Township
Fifteenth
Gardner
Cars Overturned In Same Vicinity Near Princeton
Two autos overturned on US 59 southeast of Princeton on Sunday. Charles W. Duesler, 43, Garnett, swerved to miss a tree and was uninjured though his car suffered about 200 dollars in damage. Edward L. Cliner, 20, Bakersfield, Mo., was arrested for failure to decrease speed to avoid an accident after his car overturned. he had minor injuries and about 300 dollars in damage. He is due in county court July 14.
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Princeton
US 59
Charles W. Duesler
Garnett
Edward L. Cliner
Bakersfield
Highway Patrol
Employment To All Time High In June Jobs Reach Record Then
The June employment level rose to a new peak with 66 percent of Americans at work, up 1,055,000 from August’s prior record. Unemployment rose to 2.9 million, or 4.2 percent, as young summer workers and graduates sought jobs, per Commerce and Labor reports.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Campers Marooned by Flash Flood at Ohio 4-H Camp
A flash flood swept Camp Ohio in northern Licking County trapping 115 campers for four hours before rescue workers reached high ground. Two hours of heavy rain dumped about 4% inches, leaving mud and debris but no injuries reported. Clean up follows.
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Newark
Ohio
Camp
Licking
Lamb Ambulance
Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions this afternoon and tonight with a chance of scattered thundershowers in the extreme west Tuesday afternoon. Cooler southeast this afternoon and warmer west on Tuesday. Lows near 60 northwest and in the 60s elsewhere, highs in the 80s to 90s. River stage today about 0.75 foot.
Cool Weather Follows Storm in Ottawa and Region
Cooler conditions moved into Ottawa after weekend rain totals around .20 inches Saturday night into Sunday. Reported wind damage near Rantoul and Baldwin included downed trees and corn loss while Ottawa recorded its coolest night since June 27 with a 61 degree low. A warming trend is expected to resume toward summer levels starting tomorrow.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Rantoul
Baldwin
Hill City
Weather Bureau
Bee Stings Fatal In Ironton Honey Bee Attack
Arthur L. Hamm aged 34 of North Kenova died in a Huntington hospital after being stung countless times by honey bees while transferring them from one hive to another. Coroner Robert S. Barrett noted the incident occurred during the hive transfer. Buy or Sell through Want Ads.
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Ironton
Ohio
Arthur L. Hamm
North Kenova
Huntington
W.va
Robert S. Barrett
Hamm
Highway redesignates US55 and US50 in Kansas
The state highway commission announces renumbering changes redefining routes across Kansas. US55 now runs from Kansas City to Baldwin Junction replacing the old US50N on that segment while US50S becomes US50 from Baldwin Junction to Garden City. Work to install new markers begins within 60 days.
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State Highway Commission
Ottawa
Ussoon
Baldwin Junction
Garden City
Kansas City
Larned
Great Bend
The
Highway Commission
Ellsworth
Open Verdict In Death Of Judge Hulen
An inquest returned an open verdict on Federal District Judge Rubey M. Hulen who was fatally wounded by a pistol shot in his yard. The coroner's jury could not decide if the judge killed himself deliberately or accidentally. no further investigation will be held.
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ST. Louis
Federal District
Rubey M. Hulen
Hulen
Patrick E. Taylor
Famed WWII Planes Suffer Weather and Vandal Damage
At Andrews Air Force Base the Enola Gay and the Swoose deteriorate under rain and neglect. Smithsonian officials lament the lack of a dedicated air museum building and storage options. The Enola Gay dropped the Hiroshima bomb in 1945 and is rusting with broken windows. The Swoose, built from B17 parts after Clark Field raids, saw combat and a goodwill tour before retirement. Ice cream supper at Emery Green School on July 11 at 6:30 p.m. Full-O-Pep 4-H Club events listed.
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Washington
Andrews Air Force Base
Paul Garber
National Air Museum
Smithsonian ‘Institution
Hiroshima
Japan
Clark Field
Philippines
Emery Green School
Telephone Calls A Kidnap Hoax
Westbury New York police disclosed today that a late night sequence of hoax telephone calls led Mrs Beatrice Weinberger on a fruitless search for her five week old son Peter. Two men admitted making the calls at 730 p m in Queens and a third man was held for questioning. The calls occurred as the mother kept vigil on a deserted street with 5000 dollars ransom. Police identified Gordon Rowell and Robert Giebler as the callers. The infant was snatched from his carriage last Wednesday and a 2000 dollar ransom was demanded, later raised to 5000.
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Westbury
N. Y
Beatrice Weinberger
Peter
Queens
New York City
New York
Raymond V. Martin
Gordon Thomas Rowell
Woodside
Robert Francis Giebler
Jackson Heights
Rowell
Weinberger
House Approves Death Penalty for Juvenile Heroin Trafficking
Washington the House voted unanimously to allow juries to impose the death sentence on persons who sell or give heroin to anyone under 18. The measure, part of a narcotics control package, adds harsher penalties, liberalizes search warrant rules, permits deportation of alien offenders, authorizes narcotics agents to carry firearms, and bans heroin except for scientific research.
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Washington
House
Senate
Power Employees Return To Work In Kansas City
Kansas City Power and Light Co employees resumed work as one union weighs continuing action. State seizure of the strike-hit utility followed picketing by Local 1464 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers after a storm damaged lines. No new negotiations have been scheduled.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Power & Light Co
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Kansas
Missouri
Chicken supper at St Therese Church Richmond
St Therese Church in Richmond hosts a country style chicken supper on Wednesday July 11 from 5 to 8 p m Adults pay 1 and children 50 cents Entertainment is provided. In Rusgyia children attend school five days a week.
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St. Therese Church
Richmond
Wed
Rusgyia
Site chosen for 18 million animal disease lab
Washington administrator Byron T Shaw of the Agricultural Research Service says the site for a new 18 million dollar animal disease laboratory may be announced late today or tomorrow. The Agriculture Department will select from nine cities visited by a special advisory committee including Manhattan Ames Madison East Lansing Columbia Stillwater Athens College Station and Fort Collins.
New Airways For Civilian Jets
Washington CAA chief outlined a 246 million dollar federal airway program to prepare for the jet age and prevent in air collisions. Charles Lowen said a five year plan would proceed within a year and provide complete radar coverage and radar eyes for high altitude traffic nationwide.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Congress Today
Charles J. Lowen
CAA
House
Lowen
Grand Canyon
Controlled Airways System
United States
Federal Tax Collections Up in Kansas for Fiscal Year
Kansas federal tax collections totaled $519,954,203.07 for the year ended June 30, led by income tax at $263,585,550.56 and withholding at $195,959,310.58. The period, directed by Gus Koehler, shows gains over 1955 and places second to 1953 on the state record chart.
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Wichita
Kansas
Gus Koehler
Internal Revenue
Lefts Gain In Japanese Diet
In Tokyo Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama's Conservatives expanded control of the upper house as district races yielded 46 Conservatives and 29 opposition members. Socialist gains threatened the two thirds majority needed to revise the occupation era charter, with counting continuing on nationwide seats.
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Tokyo
Ichiro Hatoyama
Hatoyama
House of
Hitoyama
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Bennett Creamery
Ottawa Co-Op
Sheldon Truck and Tractor
Ottawa Finance
the Herald
Chamber
Park Board
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White House
U.S
James C. Hagerty
Sherman Adams
Amateur Radio Club
New Airways
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