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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1957

Page

7

Mental Health Clinic Plan Faces Petition Setback

Franklin County to establish a mental health clinic in Ottawa in 1958. Petitions opposing the clinic were found insufficient with about 400 names. over 800 were needed. County Clerk Bruce Spears notified commissioners. A quarter mill levy will fund the clinic, about $10 000 yearly, and a five-member board of trustees will be appointed with terms and residency rules.

Franklin County Ottawa Bruce Spears Remon

Sharp With Air Force On Its Contracts

Rep Hebert calls for affirmative action to boost Air Force efficiency in defense contract negotiations after a GAO audit showed General Motors overstated costs on a 575 million airplane contract and profited by 17.5 million beyond price redetermination estimates. GM defends the record. Air Force declined to comment. Hebert demands accountability and urges staff review of personnel involved.

Washington Hebert T-La Air Force Armed Services General Motors Corp Herbert Joseph Campbell Congress Detroit General Motors Government Accounting Office Kansas City

Unpaid Personal Property Tax Pub Law Cited

County treasurer Elisabeth Briggs explained a new law requiring publication within 10 days after October 1 of the names and last known addresses of those with unpaid or partially unpaid personal property taxes plus the tax and penalty due. A 50 cent collection cost will be added. Payments due in full by June 20 are the targets.

Elisabeth Briggs

Venezuela contestant declares her measurements

In San Francisco Miss Sonia Dugarel 19 reveals measurements as 84 57 84 in cm or about 33 7 22.44 9 33.07 inches, noting she knows only the phrase in English. In Schenectady, thieves take a 28-foot steel boom and a bucket from an earth excavator worth about $3,000, weighing four tons.

San Francisco Venezuela Sonia Dugarel Miss Dugarel Schenectady N.Y Domenick Marotta

Manville says he and 10th wife Pat Gaston separate

In San Antonio the Express and News quotes asbestos heir Tommy Manville saying he and his 10th wife, Pat Gaston, have separated. He notes she complained she could not ask for more after receiving a swimming pool and a new bedroom.

San Antonio Tex San Antonio Express News Today Tommy Manville Pat Gaston Manville

County Forecast: Cloudy to Mild This Afternoon

Considerable cloudiness this afternoon and Wednesday with fair and cooler tonight. Highs reach 80 to 85 this afternoon, tonight’s low in the upper 60s, and Wednesday’s highs in the middle 80s.

Organization Of City 4-H Clubs To Be Discussed

Dick Jameson Franklin County 4-H agent announces city Ottawa may organize 4-H clubs with an information meeting Friday July 26 at 8 p m in Memorial Auditorium. If interest grows clubs could form this fall with urban youths joining 4-H programs in woodworking landscaping electricity entomology home improvement and leadership.

Ottawa Dick Jameson Franklin County Memorial Auditorium Jameson Loren Goyen Northeast Kansas Bill Borst Wyandotte

Few Sprinkles Here As Cool Air Returns

Ottawans enjoyed cooler weather with cloud cover and misting rain this morning. A yesterday shower measured .01 inch, reported by local observer John P. Kelsey. Ice Cream & Cake event at Tally Baptist Church set for Thursday at 7:00 p.m. 192 p-It.

John P. Kelsey Tally Baptist Church

Show Of Force In Persian Gulf By British Planes

British warplanes launched a three stage show of force against rebels in Muscat and Oman. RAF jets dropped leaflets demanding an end to the desert war supporting Sultan Said bin Taimur. If refused, strikes on rebel villages and supply lines were threatened, as Britain sought a limited air power demonstration to avert a larger crisis.

London Persian Gulf Muscat Oman Middle East RAF Little Sultanate Arabian Peninsula Sultan Said bin Taimur

Saunders Music Opens Tomorrow Afternoon

Our beauty treatment isn't complete but we'll be open for business tomorrow afternoon.

Saunders Music

Kasper Six Defendants Guilty In Clinton Case

In Knoxville a jury found Kasper and six Clinton defendants guilty on all three counts of contempt in the Clinton segregation trial. Four members of the Clinton 10 were acquitted. Deliberation lasted two hours and twenty minutes. Several defendants named, including Kasper and Brantley, but some not guilty. Attorneys signaled intent to appeal the verdict.

Kasper Clinton Knoxville Tenn John Kasper Tennessee Washington, D. C New Jersey Mary Nell Currier Willard H. Till Anderson (Clinton) County White Citizens Council

Pay Hike For Rubber Workers in Goodyear Deal

In Cleveland Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co and United Rubber Workers reached a settlement two hours before a midnight strike deadline. The agreement provides immediate across the board raises of 11 42 cents an hour for 24 000 Goodyear employees in 11 cities. An extra half cent adds for night shift differential. The average hourly wage will rise to about 2.542 dollars, per a union spokesman. Clifford Carter and Edward Henson were acquitted in relation to the bargaining episode.

Cleveland United Rubber Workers and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Clifford Carter Edward Henson

Senate Agrees To Limit Debate On Civil Rights

Marine officer Capt. George Henry Willers, 38, was jailed in Clark County after admitting to taking about $36,000 from the Marine Corps 1st Division disbursing office at Camp Pendleton. He had $5 in his possession and a loaded .45 when arrested, and told agents he had the combination to the safe and aimed to gamble to pay bills.

Las Vegas Nev Clark County FBI George Henry Willers Marine Corps’ 1St Division Camp Pendleton Calif Willers Walt Swindells San Diego 1St Division

Truck Driver and Two Women Murdered In New Mexico

A gasoline truck driver J D Cantrell 27 of Carlsbad and two Hobbs women Barbara Edwards Lemmons 23 and Dorothy Fern Gibson 23 were shot to death west of Hobbs New Mexico. Cantrell’s body was found at 4 10 am MST near U S 180 and a third vehicle’s signs and spent bullets indicate a violent struggle. Purses and a class ring were found at the scene. authorities believe Cantrell stopped to help, and a killer abducted the women before killing them.

Hnobbs N. M Tor Helps Hobbs J. D. Cantrell Carlsbad Barbara Edwards Lemmons Dorothy Fern Gibson U. S. 180 New Mexico Cantrell Hobls James F. Robertson Artesia Robertson

Tunisian Assembly Expected to Dethrone Ruler

The Tunisian Constituent Assembly is expected to dethrone Sidi Mohammed Al Amin and establish a republic at a special meeting on Thursday.

Tunis Tunisian Constituent Assembly Sidi Mohammed al- Amin Republic of Tunisia

Boy Hurt In Bike Mishap In West 15th Street collision

Nine year old Wurst Coffman son of District Court Judge Floyd Coffman was seriously injured when his bicycle collided with a Willis Nursery truck on West 15th street. He sustained a fractured left hip right leg injuries and multiple other injuries. He was treated at Ransom Memorial Hospital and listed in fair condition.

Wurst Coffman Floyd Coffman West 15Th Street Coffman Deanna Lofgreen Willis Nursery J. D. Leinneweber Ransom Memorial Hospital

Ambassador to Paraguay Nomination Approved

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved former Representative Walter Christian Ploeser of Missouri as ambassador to Paraguay. He resides in Manchester Missouri and is president and director of Ploeser Watts and Company and chairman of the board of Marine Underwriters Corp.

Washington Senate Foreign Relations Committee Walter Christian Ploeser R - Mo Paraguay Ploeser Manchester, Mo

Debate over civil rights bill heads for Wednesday vote

Washington Senate moves to limit debate and vote on a House passed civil rights bill. Leaders Johnson and Knowland clash over Part 3, which would allow federal court injunctions to enforce general civil rights beyond voting. If Part III is stripped, rest of bill proceeds largely as written.

Washington Senate Knowland California House Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Johnson Sen Bricker Rohio White House Eisenhower Civil Rights Commission Justice Department

Marines Hurt In Forest Fire Near Pine Lake Park

Six Marines were injured fighting a forest fire that threatened a 500 unit housing development and two factories near Lakehurst New Jersey. The blaze consumed about 1000 acres of scrub pine and hardwood and was brought under control by 11 45 a m. Three Marines from Naval Air Station were hospitalized with burns and three more treated at the base infirmary. A wind shift helped save Pine Lake Park housing site as the Navy fire truck was destroyed.

Lakehurst N. J Central Jersey Bernard C. Bartlett Naval Air Station Maj E. E. Kaufer Marine Barracks Thomas F. Kelaher John Frederickson Pine Lake Park Reid Manufactureing Co Barrett Asphalt Co Navy

Plainville Woman Is Traffic Fatality

Plainville Kansas Mrs Edna Toelkus aged 55 of Plainville died yesterday in an automobile collision at the intersection of K18 and US 18% It was the county's first traffic fatality of the year Mrs Toelkus was alone in one car The other driver Mary Lou Hoover 30 of Kingsville Missouri was slightly injured

Plainville Kas Edna Toelkus K18 U. S Rooks County

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