Penny Theft at Williamson Coal and Salvage
A break in at Williamson Coal and Salvage Co. 117 N. Poplar netted about 295 or 300 pennies after a screen was torn from an east window. This marked the second penny raid at the company in a week, with a prior weekend theft of a small number of pennies. Ottawa High cheerleaders tie for first at the Cheerleader's Clinic on the Oklahoma University campus in Norman.
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Williamson, Coal and Salvage Co
N. Poplar
Ottawa High School
Oklahoma University
Norman
Okla
Ottawa
Linda Machin
Janie Salmon
Dixie Wollam
Sandra Howard
Wanda Robertson
Forest Park diamond drained after heavy rains
H. K. Stevens and Jack Smith removed about 80 buckets of water from 190 spots on the Forest Park field. Crews worked to dry the field so Church League softball games could resume after the repairs.
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Forest Park
H. K. Stevens
Jack Smith
Dulles Plans Bonn Meeting With Adenauer
Secretary of State Dulles flew to Bonn for a five hour stop to meet West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. They were to discuss Middle East problems and a possible summit, and Adenauer was expected to raise German assets seized as enemy property in the United States during World War II. Dulles then continued to London en route to Baghdad.
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Bonn
Germany
Stete Dulles
Konrad Adenauer
London
Dulles
Baghdad
Middle East
United States
Washington
County Forecast: Partly cloudy with warm highs and storms
Partly cloudy this afternoon with temperatures in the 80s. Scattered thundershowers tonight with locally heavy rains. Sunday variable clouds with scattered showers or thunderstorms. No significant temperature change. Low tonight in the 60s.
TV Balloon Flight Sends First Stratosphere TV Signal
Cmdr Malcolm Ross and M Lee Lewis rode a 17 story plastic balloon gondola to 60 000 feet for a 30 hour flight from an iron mine in Crosby Minnesota. They carried a TV camera and insect samples to study cosmic ray effects on mutations while signaling to KSTP Minneapolis. The Navy calls the mission a stepping stone into space and notes full sea level pressure was carried at altitude.
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Crosby, Minn
America
Cmdr
Malcolm Ross
Navy
M. Lee Lewis
Minnesota
Ross
Lewis
Space
Minneapolis-St. Paul
KSTP
Norman L. Barr
Naval Medical Research Institute
Department of Agriculture
Postal savings exempt from Kansas tax ruling
Topeka AP Atty Gen John Anderson ruled that U S postal savings deposits are exempt from the Kansas intangible tax aligning with a Property Valuation Department conclusion. The department had previously considered them taxable but was convinced to reverse the stance.
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Topeka
John Anderson
U. S
Kansas
State Property Valuation Department
Argument in street ends in double tragedy in Topeka
Mr and Mrs Oliver Hunter argued in Topeka Kansas and stepped into the road where the dispute continued A hit and run driver struck them both The 25 year old mother of two died at the scene and her husband was injured Police said the car fled the area
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Topeka, Kas
Oliver Hunter
Arrested After Hitting Truck Near Ottawa
State Trooper Robert J. Conaty said 32 year old Bronson man Wilson M. Ashford pleaded not guilty in Franklin County Court to drunk driving after a 9:30 p.m. crash three miles north of Ottawa on US 59. Ashford’s car rear ended a northbound transport truck driven by Clea Henderson 33 Lexington Mo. the truck was not damaged but Henderson’s vehicle sustained major damage. Trial set for Aug. 1.
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Ottawa
Bronson
Robert J. Conaty
Wilson M. Ashford
RFD
Franklin County
Conaty
US 59
Ashford
Clea Henderson
Lexington
Henderson
Omaha
Neb
Farm Bill Passes Senate Narrowly Policy Shifts For Farmers
The Senate approved a limited farm bill aimed at easing veto risks and reducing federal controls on cotton rice corn and livestock feed grains. It would raise output limits and give Secretary Benson flexibility to lower supports. The measure narrows earlier corn and grain controls and ties supports to parity or market benchmarks.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Benson
Eisenhower
Sen
Allén J. Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
How They Voted on Farm Bill in Senate
AP reports Senate passage of the farm bill by 162 to 11. Republicans Carlson of Kansas Schoeppel of Kansas supported it. Democrat Symington of Missouri supported it.
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Washington
Kansas
Missouri
Senate
Carlson
Schoeppel
Symington
Four Hours of Tension Aboard Pan American Flight
An airliner with 45 people from New York to Lisbon landed safely at Argentia after engine trouble near Newfoundland. Captain Robert Postlewaite kept the DC7 aloft from 6,000 feet, with Coast Guard backup nearby and planes circling, finally bringing the craft to a smooth landing after hours of cautious flying.
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Argentia
Nild
New York
Lisbon
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
U.S. Naval Air Station
Robert P. Postlewaite
Idlewild
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Postlewaite
Ike Seeks Support For His Summit Proposal
Washington AP reports the Post Office Department will enforce new postal rates starting August 1 with no grace period. Letters mailed after July 31 must carry higher postage or be billed to the recipient. unpaid letters go to the dead letter office. Domestic first class rises, postcards up, air mail letters and air mail postcards increase, and small community drop letters advance to 3 cents.
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Washington (Ap
Post Office Department
Jupiter-C rocket lifts Explorer satellite toward earth orbit
At Cape Canaveral the Jupiter-C launched Explorer IV, the heaviest U S satellite yet, designed with Geiger counters and scintillation devices to map outer space radiation. If successful, Explorer IV would orbit the northern latitudes and relay a complete radiation report from about 600 miles out.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Explorer
America
U.S
Russia
Geiger - Mueller
Death of Ben Bartlett at Richmond home
Ben Bartlett about 80 died yesterday afternoon at his home a mile north and a mile west of Richmond. His son Kenneth found his father dead, seated in a chair when returning from work yesterday evening.
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Ben Bartlett
Richmond
Kenneth
United States Launches Largest Satellite into Orbit
Washington AP reports the United States successfully placed the nation’s largest satellite into orbit, marking a major milestone in space capability. The launch underscores ongoing efforts to advance satellite technology and national prestige.
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Washington
United States
State leases Kanopolis land to create first Kansas park
Kansas Park Authority ratified a lease with the U S Corps of Engineers for 2106 acres at Kanopolis Lake south west of Salina to form the state’s first state park in a deal valued at one million dollars. State gains possession of 780 acres August 1 with the rest due in 1960 1961 and 1968. Washington is processing final federal approval and a park site meeting is set for August 9.
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Topeka
Kansas Park Authority
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Lake Kanopolis
Kansas
Kanopolis
Salina
Washinston
Jerays
Gilmore for Sheriff aims to curb juvenile delinquency
Democratic candidate Max Gilmore, 35, service station operator, enters the Aug 5 primary focusing on keeping juveniles out of trouble. He touts military service, guards at Sunflower Ordnance Plant, and a plan for an accessible office. He ran previously, losing to Jay Brown. He and wife Wanda Fisher live at 415 E 15th. he operates a station at 1648 S Main since 1956.
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Max Gilmore
France
Belgium
Bulge
Gilmore
Olin Minkley
Jay Brown
Cecil J. Gilmore
Ottawa
Armed Forces Institute
Madison
Wis
S. Main
Wenda L. Fisher
E. 15Th
Eisenhower Pushes UN Forum for Middle East Summit
President Eisenhower urged Khrushchev to limit any summit on the Middle East to the United Nations K rebuffing U S British aggression charges He and Ghanaian Prime Minister Nkrumah stressed UN as the crisis forum A possible summit around August 11 was proposed after initial UN council exchanges and alignment on acceptable conditions
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Washington
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Middle East
U. N. Security Council
Juscelino Kubitschek
United Nations
Minster
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana
U. N
Lebanon
U. S
Moscow
U.S
Lebanon Braced for New Outbreaks in Beirut Clash
In Beirut's Basra quarter a three hour battle erupted after a taxi failed to halt a rebel command. About 20 rebels fired on the auto, killing a woman, a child, and a nearby arrestee as pro government civilians returned fire. Rebel leader Saeb Salam said Parliament cannot name a Chamoun successor while Chamoun remains and U.S. troops stay in Lebanon. Chamoun's term ends September 23, amid rebel demands for immediate resignation.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Middle East
Basra
Saeb Salam
Parliament
Chamoun
One Killed In Crash South Of Topeka
A two car collision on U S 75 about eight miles south of Topeka killed Staff Sergeant W G A Parker of Forbes AFB. Wayne McGinnis of Topeka, 32, was critically injured and not expected to survive. Also injured were Mabel Jean Reiser 33 of Burlingame Kes Airman Donald J Steffes 21 and Airman Robert Meikle, both Forbes AFB.
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Topeka
Kan
Pete Son
U. S
W.G.A. ‘Parker
Tactical Hospital
Forbes Air Force Base
Wayne McGinnis
Mabel Jean Reiser
Burlingame, Kes
Donald J. Steffes
Robert Meikle
Forbes Air Base
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Eeeaves
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M. Seeenee
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Wen
Seaees
M. Vuevee
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Eenen
Uled
Ike
National Academy of Sciences
U.S. International Geophysical Gear Projects
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Army
Bulletin
Lamb
Sunflower Ordnance Plant
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James C. Hagerty
White House
U.N. Security Council
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