Lengthy Interacoastal Drive Reaches Ottawa Progress
A giant 10 mile long concrete serpent of paving nears Ottawa as rains slow work on the new interstate. Crews will extend 17 miles in eight weeks, with grading about 85 percent complete and 19 percent of total manpower deployed. Bridges near completion and finishing touches begin as Ottawa to Kansas City travels are slashed to mere minutes.
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Ottawa
Tauy Creek
Beuerlein
Franklin County
Buchanan Ottawa
Bros
List & Clark
Kansas City
Tally
Freeta
Russell Ralph
Topeka
Franklin
Santa Fe
Wolf Creek
Ottawa-to-Kansas City
Clarence Foose
Engi
Spike
John B. Beuerlein
Peka
Kansas
Koss
Koss Gention Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Buerlein
Paola
Olathe
Lengthy corn stalks and fishing youths headline Ottawa notes
An Ottawa resident reports a corn stalk towering 12 feet 3 inches grown on his land northwest of town. A Rapid City bound 9 year old from Ottawa fared in an amusing fishing incident with his grandfather when he and a friend wandered into a South Dakota hatchery rearing pond and were escorted back by an attendant. No charges followed.
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Pomace Johnson
Herald Office
Ottawa
Rapid City
S. D
Jimmy Ogg
James Ogg
S. Willow
Harry Seevers
Jimmy
South Dakota
Weather cancels Ottawa games as rain halts play
Umpire rainout at Ottawa with several baseball games postponed including Pee Wee and Midget Division of Rotary Recreation League and the Ottawa Legion-Osage City Legion game. County forecast calls for scattered showers and cooler, cloudy conditions with highs near 80, nights in the mid 60s.
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Ottawa
Orlis Cox
Rotary Recreation League
Ottawa Legion - Osage City Legion
Paola And Olathe Firms Low On City River Jobs
Paola and Olathe firms submit bids for multiple city river and sewage projects in Kansas. Contractors include Midland Constructors of Kansas City Missouri, K. Johnson Power Constructors of Topeka, and Water Main Project firms with varied start and completion timelines. Several bids tie contracts to sewer and water main work, with mutual consent required, and several firms offer deadlines ranging from 10 to 150 calendar days.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Wea
Paola
Olathe
M-R Company
Wichita
Callendar
Parker-Dutton, Norton
A. P. Young Co
Kansas City
Kas
Paola and
Midland Constructors, Inc
K. Johnson Power Constructors
Topeka
Wea Constructors
A. P. Young
M-R Co
Purtzer
Dutton, Norton
Schweiger Construction Co
Aesas City
Purtzer-Dutton
Norton
S. Construction Co., Inc
Don
Capper
Gether
Jayhawk Electric Construction
Leonsent Basia
Britain backs U S move in Lebanon and Jordan
British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd flies to Washington to coordinate with the United States on Middle East actions. Lloyd says London backs U S intervention in Lebanon, warns of a broader campaign by anti government forces. Jordan awaits King Hussein's request for help as British forces deploy from Britain to East Africa for possible action.
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London
Selwyn Lloyd
Washington
Jordan
Hussein
House of Commons
Toloyd
State Dulles
U. S
Home Islands
Kenya
East Africa
Middle East
Delinquent Tax Notices Sent Out
County Treasurer Roselyn Whitley announced delinquent notices have been issued for 1957 personal property taxes. Unpaid accounts will be turned to the sheriff for collection on August 15, with payments accepted at the treasurer's office until that date. Some taxpayers overlooked the second half and the change eliminates December discounts.
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Roselyn Whitley
Power Out After Tree Limb Interrupts Ottawa Circuit
A bend tree limb caused a power interruption on Ottawa's No 1 primary circuit this morning. The outage left an east Main Street area from 3rd north to the river and the west side from 1st to 2nd without lights for about an hour. Linemen traced the fault to a limb between North Cedar Oak and Blackhawk Wilson.
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Main Street
3Rd
1St
2Nd
Ottawa
North Cedar
Oak
Blackhawk
Wilson
Goldfine Admits 43 Phone Calls To Sherm Adams
Goldfine testified he made 43 telephone calls to presidential aide Sherman Adams over six months, saying Adams is a close friend and a person contacted for matters including tariff regulations affecting his textile firms. The calls span Nov 20, 1958 to May 11, 1958, part of ongoing House subcommittee inquiries into potential regulatory favors.
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Washington
Bernard Goldfine
Sherman Adams
Boston
House
Adams
Goldfine
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Economy Up During June in U.S. Recovery Gains
Government data show June marked continued economic recovery with higher industrial production housing starts and personal income. The Fed index rose to 130 percent of the 1947-49 average, the second straight increase after an eight month drop, while wage and salary payments grew. The Ottawa river gauge indicated a rising water level and weather disruptions led to a cancellation of a Federated Church Sunday School picnic.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Ottawa
Marais Des
Federated Church S. S
Fort Scott Flood Swamps City After Heavy Rains
Flood waters from the Marmaton river and Buck Run Creek surged into Fort Scott and Uniontown after eight to sixteen inches of rain. Water entered Bell town and low-lying business districts while major highways were closed. Marmaton rose toward flood stage as rescuers moved residents to safety.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Inness
Fort
Belltown
Buck Run Creek
Uniontown
Ike Tells Nation Drastic U.S. Action Is Necessary
U S Marines land in Beirut as United States deploys combat units to the Middle East amid fears of Soviet and Nasserist pressure. King Hussein appeals for aid while Washington and London weigh troop support for Jordan and Lebanon. Eisenhower outlines a limited intervention with potential withdrawal once Lebanon is stabilized.
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Ike
Nation
U.S
Lebanon
Cherry Point
N.C
Middle East
Eisenhower
Congress
Atlantic
Pacific
Strategic Air Command
U. S
United Nations
24th Airborne Division Ready for Middle East Lift
United States massed more than 100 transport planes in Europe to move 11 000 paratroopers of the 24th Airborne Division to the Middle East at a moment's notice. Fleet drawn from Europe and the United States stands ready for combat alert.
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Paris
United States
Europe
24Th Airborne Division
Mid-east
No Opposition For Leathernecks Now In Beirut
In Beirut Lebanon AP One more U S Marine battalion landed today expanding Marines in Lebanon to 3600. Advance units moved into Beirut meeting no resistance as rebel leaders denounced the landing. About 3200 Americans in Lebanon with 220 private citizens and 68 dependents of embassy personnel have left since the revolt began 68 days ago. More Marines arrive bringing total to 5400 as 11 ships from the Sixth Fleet waited offshore.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
Saed Salam
Soviet Union
Egypt
Nasser
U.S
Robert McClintock
James L. Holloway
Guad Shelab
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Éth
U N Secretary Slams U S Stance On Lebanon Mission
Dag Hammarskjold signaled that the UN watchdog team in Lebanon can perform independent aid work, a move seen as undermining a U S proposal for an international military force. The secretary general appeared unsettled by U S Marines landings and plans for a new security force.
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United Nations, N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
U. N
Lebanon
U.N
U.S
Middle East
Hammarskjold
Freak accident injures Kansas man near Beloit
Roland Louder of Jewell Kansas was loading a combine near Beloit when the machine unexpectedly shifted into gear. A large wheel ran over his face and chest causing severe bruises and a concussion at Beloit's Community Hospital.
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Kas
Roland Louder
Jewell
Beloit
Louder
Winnie Dies Out in Formosa and Philippines Destruction
Winnie the typhoon swept from Taiwan to the Philippines causing 11 deaths and extensive crop damage. The Federated Church service was cancelled due to weather.
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Taipei
Formosa
Philippines
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Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Taylor Ottawa Creek
Lloyd Ballhagen
B. Johnson
Johnson
Louisville
Fitchburg, Mass
iCharlton Brothers
Robert E
Francis J
Roblert
Massachusetts
Francis
A. C. Kirkwood Associates
Commission
Baghdad
Lloyd
Britain
Sherm Adams
Lamb
Mediterranean
Iraq
Cairo
Truman
Greece
Czechoslovakia
China
Korea
Indochina
Winnie
Federated Church
Plenio
Ady
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