Ottawa Tax Bill Revision Impacts Local Levy
Ottawa residents face a revised tax bill near 69.46 per thousand in the coming year after including the high school equalization fund statewide levy to the county total. County Clerk Bruce Spears will compute levies for all districts when the state levy is announced. In Ilkeston England a man faces embezzlement-related charges after breaking into a police station to seize evidence. In Newburyport New York a clam contained a small pearl found by a restaurateur’s wife. Boston Massachusetts moves to condemn and build a 2000 car garage on part of Boston Common with groundbreaking set for August 15.
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Ottawa
Herald
Bruce Spears
Ilkeston
England
Alan Lowe
Lowe
Diggings Along Coon Creek Reveal Early Inhabitants
Archaeologists led by Roscoe Wilmeth of the Kansas State Historical Society along Coon Creek near the Pomona flood control site uncover the roof and floor of a village dwelling dating to the 11th century with drought-driven abandonment likely by 1300. Pottery sherds emerge as clues while researchers, cautious yet hopeful, piece together a brief, uncertain village history.
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State Historical Society
Pomona
Coon Creek
Roscoe Wilmeth
Topeka
Kansas State Historical Society
Missing Youth Found Alive In Grand Canyon
A Georgia teen, John Manson Owens III, 16, of Savannah, missing six days after entering the Grand Canyon with two friends, was found alive nine miles down the Colorado River. He had survived on river water and cactus pulp, while his friends Mahany and Father Gavigan died in the trek. Owens was rescued by helicopter and hospitalized for observation.
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Grand Canyon, Ddriz
Georgia
Grand Canyon
John Manson Owens III
Savannah
Park Service
Colorado
Owens
Hans Canyon
Eugene A. Gavigan
Walter J. Mahany Jr
Mahany
Father Gavigan
Desert View
Tanner Trail
Weather County Forecast Scattered Storms Then Cooler
Scattered thunderstorms this afternoon may be locally severe with damaging winds and possible hail. Highs reach the lower to middle 90s, then cooler in storm areas. Tonight and Saturday scattered storms possible, otherwise mostly fair and warm. Lows near 70 tonight, Saturday highs in the lower to middle 90s.
Scott Resigns To Take State Job
Jay J. Scott, Franklin County superintendent of schools, resigns effective Sept. 1 to become secondary supervisor in the State Department of Public Instruction at Topeka. Appointed Sept. 1, 1956, to fill John Fleming’s term, he was elected in 1956 and 1958. L. R. Simpson moves to state office as director of field service and accreditation, vacating by Ralph Stinson. County commissioners will fill the unexpired term by merit from applicants within two weeks.
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Jay J. Scott
Franklin County
State Department of Public Instruction
Topeka
Scott
John Fleming
L. R. Simpson
Scattered Rains Fall In Area
Ottawa recorded a light shower of .14 inches with a temperature drop from 88 to 70 degrees overnight and a touch of wind. Nearby locations reported heavier rainfall including 3 inches along Logan Street on K-68 highway, 1.60 inches west on Wilson Street, and higher totals in Lawrence 1.68 and Hiawatha 1.15. Additional reports list Norton 1.13 and Horton 1.12 with Quenemo at .58.
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Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Logan Street
Severe Thunderstorm Forecast for Four State Region
The Weather Bureau warned of severe thunderstorms in southeastern Nebraska northeastern Kansas northwest Missouri and extreme southwest Iowa. Forecasts call for hail and damaging winds today from noon to 6 p.m. within 60 miles of a line from southeast of Omaha to Butler Missouri.
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Kansas City
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Omaty
Neb
Butler
Correction lists price for Arkansas Fresh Elberta peaches
A correction notes the correct price for Arkansas Fresh Elberta peaches at 2.98 per 45 pound basket for A&P Food Stores La s 3 Adv.
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Arkansas
Berta Peaches
A&p
Hawaiians Cast Record 170119 Votes In First State Election
Hawaiians turned out in their first state election Tuesday casting a record 170,119 votes, surpassing the prior mark of 154,329 set last November.
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Honolulu
Governors Urge Exchanges With Soviet Leaders Visit Suggested
Nine state governors who toured the Soviet Union urged President Eisenhower to consider reciprocal visits with Nikita Khrushchev to foster world peace. Florida Governor Leroy Collins said the President showed interest. the report noted strong Russian goodwill toward Americans and support for better people to people exchanges.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Leroy Collins
Florida
Collins
National Governors Conference
White House
Khrushchev
United States
Russia
Pat Nixon Introduced as Candy Lady in Soviet Union
In Sverdlovsk Pat Nixon visits a miner’s apartment at the Degtyarsk copper mine with a gracious, apolitical tour. She shares gum with a child, calls on locals to visit America, and earns the nickname candy lady as crowds gather while police sometimes steer children away from sweets.
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Sverdlovsk
Soviet Union
Pat Nixon
Degtyarsk
Nixon Heads Home From Soviet Trip To TV Address
Vice President Richard M. Nixon returned from a Siberian Ural tour and announced a televised address to the Russian people on Saturday night. He also plans a nationwide TV report after a three day visit to Poland, urged Russians to listen during a Moscow stop, and urged world leaders to end disputes to allow peaceful atomic research.
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Moscow
Richard M
Nixon
Poland
United States
U.S.S.R
Mir Druzhba
Soviet Union
Hyman G. Rickover
U.S
American
Japan aims to launch first earth satellite in 1963
Tokyo AP reports Japan plans to orbit its first satellite in 1963 as part of a five year program. The Japanese Astronautic Development Committee outlines satellite launches along with rocket firings for typhoon studies space health and space communications.
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Tokyo
Japan
Japanese Astronautic Development Committee
West Germany urges U S to stand firm at Geneva
West Germany pressed the United States to remain firm against any Soviet pressure during the final days of the Big Four foreign ministers conference in Geneva. Heinrich von Brentano conveyed the plea to U S Secretary of State Christian Herter, amid fears Gromyko may seek to trade Berlin garrison withdrawal for Western concessions.
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Geneva
West Germany
United States
Fabulous Oil Wildcatter Dies
PITTSBURGH AP Mike Benedum famed oil wildcatter who earned about 100 million dollars in his 90 years died at his Pittsburgh home. A colorful king of oil prospectors his career stretched back to the early days of the U S oil industry. The industry centennial will be marked August 17 in Titusville, Pennsylvania. Benedum probably discovered more oil than any other man in history, starting with nothing and building an empire across nearly twenty companies.
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Pittsburgh
Michael Late Benedum
United States
Titusville
Mike Benedum
Swift Kick Saves Man On Rail Tracks In Oakwood
Glen Thomas, 65, deaf, narrowly escaped death after wandering onto Santa Fe tracks in Oakwood. A freight train approached as Engineer W A Gaylord blew the whistle. the fireman moved to front to slow the engine, allowing Thomas to stumble away just as the iron monster neared him.
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Oakwood
Okla
Glen Thomas
Thomas
W. A. Gaylord
Gaylord
Thom
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