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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1955
Page
6
Topeka reports say Regents plan to remove KU from an involvement report as Dr. Leonard Axe, acting director of the Kansas Department of Education, is ordered to return to full time duties. The Kansas Board of Regents directs state schools to drop Axe from his post.
Gov. Fred Hall fired Eugene Hiatt as state purchasing director and named Axe as acting director until a successor is chosen. Regents informed Axe to drop the post. AP confirmed today this will be his final day as acting director. Details tie to a broader state book rental plan and staffing at K U and local districts.
Deputy Sheriff Jack Asher, 25, a Topeka marine veteran, used judo to subdue a drunken prisoner who attacked him in a car after an arrest. Police in Topeka have been busy, including reviving a despondent man who drank rat poison with an antidote. The man is a mute.
In Derby Kansas a two car wreck half a mile west of town last night killed 15 year old Freda Kirby and seriously injured Barbara Wheelock 17. Both girls were Derby residents. The other car carried four Boeing Airplane Co employees on way home.
State Bank Commissioner Frank Oberg reported that Kansas state banks and trust companies had assets of 1.0 billion dollars at the close of business on June 30. The figure reflects assets across all state chartered banks and trusts within the state.
Focal CD directors will also conduct classes in local communities, expanding outreach. The move aims to boost public engagement and provide practical training across neighborhoods.
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