Ottawa carnival date moved to Thursday August 1
The Ottawa Recreation Commission rescheduled the summer carnival from Wednesday night to Thursday August 1 to avoid clashing with a new late shopping night. Director Orlis Cox said past carnivals drew about 2,000 people. In New York a liquor-store robbery by appointment was reported, with clerk Herman Chernow describing a masked caller and a $107 theft.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
Merchants of Ottawa
The
Recreation Commission
Orlis Cox
New York
Herman Chernow
Denver Drugstore Robbery Suspects Seized Within Hours
Denver police quickly captured the second suspect in a drugstore robbery after tracking the pair from alley vantage points. A tree trimmer and a telephone lineman observing the getaway noted the car license and descriptions, aiding the arrest within hours.
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Denver
Missing C47 Plane With 16 Aboard Reported Lost
A U S Air Force C47 carrying 16 military personnel vanished while en route from Clark Field in the Philippines to Taipei. The search by air sea and ground found no trace and officials said there was no evidence of a crash despite earlier police reports of an explosion and flames on Mt Chiaopeng. The aircraft was part of the U S air task force in Formosa and was on a routine administrative support flight.
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Taipei
U.S. Air Force
Clark Field
Philippines
Formosa Strait
Mt. Chiaopeng
U.S. Air Task Force
Formosa
Hot Weather Forecast Promises Continued Heat
The weather bureau forecast says hot and fair conditions will persist with potential cooler air reaching the northwest by Friday. Yesterday many areas in Kansas hit 100 degrees or more, Topeka and Garden City peaking at 103, while scattered thundershowers may occur in the northwest today and tomorrow.
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Weather Bureau
The
Mercury
Kansas
Topeka
Garden City
Storm Hits Hong Kong After Typhoon Wen Dy
Wen dy typhoon sweeps north of Hong Kong causing heavy rains landslides and collapsed houses across Hong Kong and Kowloon. Two Chinese boys and a woman killed as seven inches of rain fall in ten hours.
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Hong Kong
Wendy
Kowloon
Weather outlook for Kansas with scattered storms and heat
Widely scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers in the northwest. Otherwise continued hot and warm through this afternoon tonight and Thursday. Lows 60s in the far northwest to 70s elsewhere. Highs Thursday 98 to 105 degrees.
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Kansas
Thursday Concert to Honor Ottawa Music Teacher Mrs Shelden
A tribute concert from the seventh summer band will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday in City Park to honor Mrs J L Shelden pioneer music teacher of Ottawa. The program features works by Sousa von Suppe Tschaikowsky and more with student trumpet and saxophone ensembles and vocals by local singers. A memory book will be available at the event for attendees to sign.
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Shelden
City Park
J. L. Shelden
Ottawa
Paul
Ruth Lee
Rex
Dodge City Junior College
Ruth
Ruth Shaffer
Wichita
Lee
Topeka
Shorty
Kansas City Symphony
von Suppe
Yoder
Tschaikowsky
Walter
Larry Northway
Trexel Warren
Terry Fanning
Ottawa High School
Kansas State College
Filmore
Grieg
Rachimaninoff
C. EE. Andrews
Jesus
William Weber
R. D. Clayton
George Kramer
Darrell Burkdoll
David Sutherland
Mike Latimer
Finlandia
Kathy Archer
Jolene Brink
Meredith Williams
Bill Coltrane
Bigelow
Walters
Jimmy Shelden
Warren Brunner
Gary Burke
Docking Praises Work of Col Adams in Water Basins
Gov. George Docking commends Col. E. C. Adams district engineer for the Corps of Engineers on transfers and praises his leadership in the Kansas and Missouri water basins. He credits Adams with a comprehensive water control plan and high quality dam work including reinstating Turtle Creek as a wet dam.
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Docking
Col
Adams
Topekaw
E. C. Adams
Corps of Engineers
George Docking
Kansasand
Missouri
Turtle Creek
Civil Rights Battle Opens In Senate
The Senate voted 71 to 18 to take up the civil rights bill after President Eisenhower reaffirmed support. Support from Humphrey and others surfaced while Southern opponents led by Russell prepared a strong fight to block the bill or demand changes. A filibuster remains possible, requiring 64 votes to end. The chamber also rejected sending the bill to the Judiciary Committee for study, clearing the way for action and amendments.
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Waliington
Eisenhower
White House
Senate
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Potter
R-Mich
House
Russell
D-Ga
Dixie
Morse D Ore
Judiciary Committee
Arrest Three After Fight at Acorn Lunch
Theodore Mankos 21 of Topeka and Martin Schmidt 18 of 421 8 Mulberry were charged with disturbing the peace after a restaurant fight at the Acorn Lunch. James Van Meter of Topeka was charged with interfering with an officer and being drunk in public. Manikos forfeited a $25 bond and Van Meter $25 on each count. Schmidt pleaded guilty. Judge Milo Harris fined Schmidt $25.
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Theodore Mankos
Topeka
Martin Schmidt
Mulberry
James &. van Meter
Manikos
van Meter
4 H Dancers Will Compete in Brookville Contest
Members from five area 4 H clubs travel to Brookville near Salina on Friday to compete in a square dance contest with teams from nine states. The event, sponsored by a feed manufacturer, offers cash prizes from 50 to 5 and a grand prize of 300 scholarship for one of the top five. The CK ranch auction follows, with 90 high quality calves, gifts, and 10 sewing machines. The ranch is owned by J J Vanier, an executive of the sponsoring company. Participating clubs include Jayhawk Clover Leaf Silverleaf No 1 Silverleaf No 2 from Ottawa and SHAFF from Wellsville.
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Brookville
Salina
CK Ranch
J. J. Vanier
Traffic Toll Topeka Kansas 1957 Fatalities
State Accident Records Section reports traffic fatalities in Topeka Kansas over the past 24 hours and year to date. 1957 figures show 2 deaths in the last day and 259 for the year so far, compared with 334 in the same period of 1956.
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Topeka
Kansas
Fence thief strips 70 feet of barbed wire in Francis Creek
Milwaukee area report says Frank Ker scher of Francis Creek was victim of a night theft. A persistent suspect uprooted several fence posts and pried away 70 feet of barbed wire, leaving damage and missing material.
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Milwaukee
Frank Kerscher
Francis Creek
Osawatomie hospital suits bloom in civil service row
Osawatomie State Hospital superintendent Dr George Zubowicz filed charges of brutal mistreatment against Emil Brooks and Charles E Kennedy in a civil service appeal tied to their dismissals. Aides Leroy Platz and Bill McMeins face suspensions over alleged failure to intervene during the incident June 14.
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Topeka
Osawatomie State Hospital
Emil Brooks
Charles E. Kennedy
Leroy Patz
Bill McMeins
Osawatomies
George Zubowicz
Civil Service Board
Brooks and Kennedy
Platz
McMeins
Zubowicz
Brooks
Kennedy
Dulles Presses for Foreign Aid Amid Cut Threats
Secretary of State Dulles urged Congress to maintain foreign aid funding, warning that sharp cuts could raise draft calls and jeopardize any disarmament agreement. He spoke as the House readied a 3.24 billion dollar authorization, about 600 million less than Eisenhower requested, with Republicans and Democrats debating long term loan provisions and term lengths.
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Washington
Dulles
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Rep
Belden
Selden
Rayburn
Tex
Martin
R-Mass
French consider using tobacco tax funds for lung cancer study
Deputy Charles Her ru proposes the government earmark part of the revenues from a new tobacco tax to fund research on a possible link between smoking and lung cancer. The suggestion aims to establish a formal study to assess health impacts and inform policy decisions.
For Sale Gladiolus All Occasion Hollinger Ad
For sale Gladiolus of all occasions. Hollinger two miles east on seventh. 187? listed.
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Hollinger
Ten Years to Build Oneonta Water Plant Complete
In Oneonta New York public director Clarence M Taylor began a drive for a new water filtration plant ten years ago. Construction started two years ago on a 975000 dollar facility and was finished two days ago. The old system failed yesterday.
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Oneonta, N.Y
Clarence M. Taylor
TV And Cooler Restrictions On Welfare Clients
Shawnee County welfare clients may not buy televisions or air conditioners under a social welfare advisory committee ruling. Exceptions possible for extreme cases like shut ins, with existing owners allowed to keep units if another person covers operating costs. Welfare director Genn C. James called the issue one of the department’s hardest problems and said a more sensible solution could not be found.
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Topeka
Shawnee County
Social Welfare Advisory Committee
Genn C. James
Rumor of Drowning Along Marais des Cygnes River
Ottawa police denied any missing children after a rumor spread of two boys in a boat near Forest Park. Officers searched from Main Street to the dam area and upstream to the next dam but found no sign of a boat or drownings. Fire Chief Gilliland said his resuscitator remained unused and ready in his car.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Main Street
Ott Dam
Forest Park
Park
Harry Gilliland
Swarms of Flies Close a Mississippi Bridge
Swarms of flies forced the temporary closure of a bridge across the Mississippi at La Crosse Wisconsin. Attracted by bridge lights the insects swarmed the roadway creating slick conditions. Three cars and a truck were involved in a crash on the bridge. Traffic resumed after about ninety minutes once the surface was sanded.
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John Amb
Jerome Minnick
Anita Larsen
Eldon Schnoke
John Kramer
Joe Davis
Bob
Walt Moore
John
Bill Hysom
Jere Potts
Lois and
Dick Lister
George Ledom
Carlos Pence
Bob Tawney
Washington Post
Sousa
Foster
Mary Pickenpaugh
John Going
Gary Underwood
Forbes
Acorn
Schmidt
Milo Harris
Border
Lamb
Clarence Higdon
Louann Lowrance
Jayhawk
Chuck Langdon
Osawatomie
George Jackson
Jackson
Walter Kuiken
State Civil Service Board
Washingtonw
Russia
Marshal Zhukov
Wilson
Fisenhower
Cvil
Kremlin
Zhukov
Berlin
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
London
Secretary Wilson
United States
Newport
R. I
Hickory East
Sycamore
John Meharry
S. Poplar
Gilliland
Columbia, Mo
Donna Sue Nichols
Columbia
Charles William Turner, Jr
Mexico, Mo
Scott O. Wright
Donna Sue
Mexico
Turner
Donne Sue
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