Ot tawa dog Mike dies from poisoning in community
Obituary note records the death of Mike a well known 12 year old cocker spaniel owned by the Ed Johnson family of Rockwood Acres Ottawa. The dog had mingled with locals and visitors from abroad during eleven years with the Johnsons who are connected to Ottawa Steel Division L A Young Spring and Wire Corp. The column also mentions teen activities in Down at Lane Franklin County and a community amateur contest street dance and ice cream social planned for Wednesday July 17 to promote Teen Town and youth recreation.
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Ottawa
Mike
Ed Johnson
Rockwood Acres
Johnsons
Johnson
Ottawa Steel Division
L. A. Young Spring and Wire Corp
Lane
Franklin County
Girard Case Ruling Sparks New Protests and Debate
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 in favor of letting Japan try Army Specialist 3.0 William Girard for the shooting of a Japanese woman, prompting protests at home and abroad. Japanese Judge Juzo Kawachi set August 26 for Girard’s manslaughter trial, promising speed and fairness while House debates Bow’s foreign-trial amendment to a $3.24 billion aid bill, risking veto and broader security consequences.
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Capriol Hill
Gordon
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Jeadership
Flag Flies Over Valley Forge Jamboree As Scouts Gather
In Valley Forge Pennsylvania the fourth National Jamboree opened with 51,000 Boy Scouts and leaders present. Four Eagle Scouts raised the American flag on a 60 foot aluminum pole as red rockets lit the sky and the band played Colors. The flag flew for the first time over the encampment amid drums and a moment of silence.
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Valley Forge
America
Boy Scouts Today
Weather forecast for Kansas statewide split by region
Widely scattered thundershowers in extreme northwest this afternoon and north central to northeast tonight and Saturday. Temperatures fall this afternoon through Saturday with continued heat. Cooler in extreme north Saturday. Lows 60s in northwest, 70s to 80s elsewhere. Highs 90s in the north, 100 to 105 in the south.
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Kansas
Soldier Expects A Fair Trial In Japan Case
U S Army specialist William Girard from Ottawa Illinois predicted a Japanese court will acquit him of causing a Japanese woman's death at a Maebashi firing range. After the Supreme Court allowed his transfer to Japan he told reporters he hopes for a fair trial as Judge Juza Kawachi set August 26 to begin and Sept 6 13 14 and Oct 4 for sessions. A separate local notice lists the St Josephs Parish Chicken Dinner in Waverly Kansas on Sunday July 4 1957 with homemade ice cream and games.
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Camp Whittington
Japan
William Girard
U.S. Army
Ottawa
Ill
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Girard
Maebashi
Juza Kawachi
St. Josephs Parish
Waverly
Kas
Senate Approves Flood Control Funds for Marais des Cygnes
Senate Appropriations Committee okays flood control funding already passed by the House, moving Marais des Cygnes projects into construction. Ottawa protection works get 500000 for start, Pomona reservoir 145000 for planning, with Army Engineers beginning core drilling and real estate purchases anticipated. Additional planning funds include Wilson, Milford, Perry, Strawn reservoirs and projects at Abilene, Salina, Topeka, and Toronto reservoirs in the Verdigris valley.
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Marais Des Cygnes
House of Representatives
Senate Appropriations Committee
Washington
Ottawa
Pomona Reservoir
Congress
Acion
Army Engineers
Army
Jevee
Main Street Bridge
Senate
House
Wilson Reservoir
Saline River
Milford
Republican River
Perry Reservoir
Delaware River
Strawn
Turtle Creek
Abilene
Salina
Topeka
Toronto
Vertligris Valley
Government Details H-Bomb Attack Debris and Reach
Washington report releases first details of a dragon bomb attack. Initial radiation could kill virtually every exposed person out to 2.5 miles from the airburst as the range may cover extensive devastated areas.
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Washington
Flaming Crash Fatal To One
A transport truck loaded with fuel oil crashed into a Missouri Pacific freight engine near Bartlett destroying two oil tank cars. The truck driver was killed and the fire raged for over three hours with the Bartlett Fire Department unable to extinguish the flames. Traffic on U S 166 west of Bartlett was halted.
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Bartlett
East
Missouri Pacific
R. R. Tullis
Bartlet
U. S. 166
Night Ends For Ottawa Fans In Yankees A's Thriller
About 610 Ottawa fans watched the Athletics and New York Yankees in Kansas City. Mickey Mantle hit a decisive 11th inning home run to lift the Yankees 3-2. The A's battled into extra innings and carried the world champions late before falling. Ottawa buses arrived after 1 a.m. and the last fans reached home after 2 a.m.
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Ottawa
Athletics
New York Yankees
Kansas City
A's
Mickey Mantle
Mantle
A’s
Ottawans
Southern Senators May Allow Civil Rights Vote
Southern Democratic senators tentatively agreed to vote on taking up the civil rights bill mid next week. Len Russell of Georgia said details would be worked out with Republican Leader Knowland and Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson, who hoped for a vote late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
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Washington
Len Russell
D-Ga
Knowland
R-Calif
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Johnson
Senate
Russell
Sen. Knowland
White House
Eisenhower
Capitol Hill
Named To OU Chemistry Post
Dr Curtis E Borchers of Bartlesville Oklahoma will head the Ottawa University chemistry department beginning in September Announcement was made by President Andrew B Martin Borchers has been a research chemist in Phillips Petroleum Companys process development laboratories for two years He is married with three children Borchers PhD from University of Oregon 1950 MBA The details show staffing changes at Arkansas State College and the broader state safety and traffic measures while Elizabeth Claiborne joins as associate professor in the chemistry department at OU
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Curtis E. Borchers
Bartlesville
Okla
Ottawa University
Andrew B. Martin
Borchers
Phillips Petroleum Company
Martin
Elizabeth Claiborne
Arkansas State College
Jones
Bere
Chemistry Department
University of Oregon
Phillips
Washington State College
Oregon State College
Iowa State College
Portland State College
Iowa State
Oregon University
Miss Claiborne
Oklahoma City University
Taok
Wittenberg College
Springfield
Ohio
O. Wi
John °Evis
Washburn University
Topeka
Schedule Second Highway Letting
The State Highway Commission will open bids for two contract settings on US 50 in Franklin County. The Ottawa setting on July 16 covers from the theater road southwest of Ottawa to about a mile east of the city. the Independence setting on July 25 covers from northeast of Independence to the Franklin Miami County line near Wellsville. Bids include trading work and several bridges overpasses and interchanges.
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Highway Commission
Franklin County
Ottawa
Independence
Theater Road
Franklin - Miami County
Wellsville
Traffic Toll Topeka In 1957 Fatalities
State Accident Records Section lists Kansas traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours and year totals. To date in 1957 show 256. for the same period in 1956 the figure was 324.
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Topeka
Kansas
Swimming Pool Back In Use
Ottawans gain relief as the swimming pool reopens after cleanup from river mud and debris. The Marais des Cygnes flood forced closures until river levels dropped enough to drain, clean, and resume the recreation program with lessons the next morning.
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Marais Des Cygnes
C. A. Novak
Three inmates escape Wellington jail after overpowering guard
George O Woetzig 35 held for jailbreak at Caldwell Clinton Ottawa. Persson 32 charged with theft. Ernest C Fleming 20 charged with burglary and robbery. Prisoners used T shirts as a lasso to grab the jailer and fled. City officials plan to send two plant employees to operate a new diesel engine. Also listed are unrelated local notices and prices at Waymire's Food Mart for frozen cherries.
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George O. Woetzig
Caldwell
Clinton
Ottawa
Persson
Ernest C. Fleming
Enterprise
Machinery Co
San Francisco
C. L. E. Haff
River Dips After Crest Across Kansas
The Marais des Cygnes river fell slowly from 24.5 feet after a crest Wednesday night to about 13 feet by noon today, while Osawatomie reported 29.4 feet this morning, 1.4 feet above flood stage. Ottawa noon temperature neared 70, with a cool front expected to bring relief from heat and increased cloudiness.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Osawatomie
Weather Bureau
Kansas
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Garfield School
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