Elm aphids and elm juice annoy Ottawa trees
Side Swipes discusses plant aphids on elms and other trees as the cause of sticky elm juice. Harold Crawford of Willis Nursery notes cycles of severity, the relation to aphid populations and natural enemies, and the nuisance of syrupy sap plus dirt. An Ottawa context mentions elm shade trees and a California lawn sign warning a neighbor about weeds.
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Harold Crawford
Willis Nursery
Crawford
San Pedro
Calif
Kelly
Passman Says U S Aid May Draw Fire If War Comes
In debate on a foreign aid bill Rep Otto Passman warned that some aid recipients Yugoslavia Poland and Indonesia might shoot at the U S in war. He urged lawmakers to back the subcommittee’s $3.1865 billion package while critics urged larger military aid cuts and the White House pressed for more funding.
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Washington
Otto E. Passman
D-La
House
U.S
Passman
Eisenhower
Yugoslavia
Poland
Indonesia
Lkely
Senate
Huge Steel Earnings Climbs in First Half Year
U S Steel Corp reported record six month net income of 254.95 million dollars for the six months ended June 30, topping all prior periods. Earnings per share were 4.50, up from 2.29 the year before, as the industry lead company posted strong revenues.
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New York
U. S. Steel Corp
Major Strike Warned In Aluminum Industry
New York AP reports a major aluminum industry strike threat as two week old steel talks stay deadlocked. United Steelworkers president David J. McDonald expects no aluminum contract before Friday expiry, applying no work rule to both steel and aluminum. Copper plant talks also loom. Finnegan reports no breakthrough and plans separate meetings today.
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New York
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers of America
McDonald
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Finnegan
County Forecast: Patchy Clouds and Scattered Showers
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with scattered showers or thunderstorms this afternoon and evening and possibly Wednesday afternoon. No significant temperature change with highs in the upper 80s today and near 90 Wednesday. Tonight will drop to around 70.
Mary Young dies in two car crash near Kansas City
Mrs. Mary Young aged 48 of Kyle Texas died after a two car collision on U S 69 in Johnson County near Kansas City. Her husband Charles Young and Mrs. Helen Dedvick were injured in the crash.
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Kansas City
Kan
Mary Young
Kyle
Tex
U. S
Johnson County
Charles Young
Ile
Helen Dedvick
Stanley
County Fair Plans Take Shape for Aug Fair Week
Plans for Franklin County Fair and parade events unfold with rodeo evenings at the Ottawa fairgrounds. The Aug 25 28 program features a parade with the 1st Infantry Division Band and Navy Station unit, a sidewalk bazaar, and several committee meetings to finalize details. Arthur Camper, in New York AP report, had an alibi and was cleared of a cash holdup.
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Ottawa
The
Fair Association
Marais Des Cygnes
Pomona
Melyern
Forest Park
Jack Bennett
Chamber of Coms
Merce
Marley P. Gover Sr
1St Infantry Division
Ft. Riley
U. S. Naval Air Station, Olathe
Chamber of Commerce
New York
Arthur Camper
Harley P. Gover Sr
Mra
F. Stephenson
Nudvy
F. ER. Gagne
Kari Jesdin
Vote Down Proposal To Hike Gas Tax
Washington AP The House Ways and Means Committee voted down proposals to raise gasoline taxes to fund the Federal Interstate Highway System. The panel behind closed doors seeks an alternative financing plan as Eisenhower pushes for a 1 4 6 cent hike while a highway fund deficit risks nine months of work stoppages and slowdowns on the 41 000 mile network.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Eisenhower
Nixon arrives in Siberian city to warm welcome
About 20 000 Russians greeted Vice President Nixon in Novosibirsk during a goodwill visit. Nixon toured the Siberian Academy of Sciences and pressed for a Khrushchev invite to the United States. In Leningrad he inspected a new Russian atomic icebreaker with Adm. Rickover, who called the reactor setup a fine job but not a reactor-art advance.
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Novosibirsk
Soviet Union
Nixon
Vice Press
Richard M. Nixon
Siberian
Stalin Square City
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Leningrad
Khrushchev
Moscow
Somelin Leingrad
Kow
Hyman Rickover
Rickover
Red Navy
Bond issued in 1859 presented for payment in Topeka
A tattered $100 Kansas Territory bond dated July 18 1859 and once held by John Brown near Lecompton is presented to State Treasurer George Hart for payment. Attorney General John Anderson questions liability and notes the bond would be worth 1 365 282 50 if valid. Bond was never paid by territory or state.
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Peka
Kansas Territory
George Hart
John Brown
Lecompton
Kan
Harry Brown
Topeka
John Anderson
Anderson
Kansas
Robert Domme
Brown
Territory of
Light Rain Reported As Hurricane Debra Affects Kansas
Ottawa observer records a .14 inch shower at 2 45 this morning while the Weather Bureau warns unsettled conditions across Kansas for the next 36 hours due to Hurricane Debra moving north from the Gulf of Mexico. Topeka meteorologist notes unusual cloud patterns and numerous brief showers in eastern Kansas as a Pacific Northwest chill moves into the Rockies lowering temperatures to the low 40s.
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Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Kansas
Debra
Gulf of Mexico
Richard Garrett
Topeka
Middlewest
Kanesas
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
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William McKinley
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Walnut
City’ Hall
Denver
Phyllis Hickman
Hudson, N.Y
Joseph Jennings
Boston
Mass
Jennings
White House
Mary Lynn Keefer
Albert le Keefer
S. Main
Lois Smith
Merchants of
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Academy of Sciences
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Quebec
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France
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Sky
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Sam Gray
Peg Carr
Floyd Coffman
Kenneth Farnsworth
J. J. Hysom
Paul Gaynor
Wilbur Foulks
Walter Butler
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