Electrical Storms Hit Ottawa With Heavy Rain and Damage
Two electrical storms dumped 1.34 inches of rain on Ottawa, damaging transformers and fuses in the alley behind Memorial Auditorium and near White Motor Co. Lightning struck a transformer, caused power-line outages in a one-block area, and led to repairs by city linemen. A nearby home suffered major damage from a lightning strike, with sheriff’s deputies and local crews responding. Rain totals varied across northeast Kansas with gusts up to 70 mph in Topeka and scattered debris in Hiawatha.
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Ottawa
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Memorial Auditorium
3Rd Hickory
White Motor Co
South Hickory
Main
Hickory
1St
2Nd Streets
Cedar Street
Don Hamilton
Water and Light Department
2Nd Locust
Joe Lawson
Joe Ferns
Hiawatha
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Kansas Power and Light Company
Bill Adams
S. Hickory
Weather Update for the County
Mostly fair tonight and Thursday with warm humid conditions. Low tonight in the lower 70s and high Thursday in the 90s.
Rights Leaders Seek Addition to Civil Rights Bill
Civil rights leaders urge the House Judiciary Committee to add a fair employment practices bill to the administration’s civil rights package. Chairman Emanuel Celler promises to work with them, but votes will be hard to secure. In the Senate, progress is elusive as Attorney General Kennedy revisits Ervin’s constitutional questions. Keating proposes night hearings to speed things up, while Celler aims to conclude hearings this week excluding MLK Jr.’s testimony.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
DNY
Robert F. Kennedy
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Ervin
Kenneth B. Keating
Rn.y
House
Celler
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Parking Report Tonight in Ottawa Hearing Downtown Study
Ottawa city commissioners will hear at 7 p m a survey report on downtown parking problems. The study, contracted with Servis Van Doren Hazards of Topeka, is to be discussed by Mayor Charles Williamson and commissioners J R Cheney and James Grogan, who urge a large audience for the presentation.
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Ottawa
Servis, van Doren & Hazard
Topeka
Charles Williamson
J. R. Cheney
James Grogan
Williamson
Tany's Toot If the Chinese are mad at the Russians, why are they shooting at us?
A provocative column questions shifting blame as tensions between China and Russia spill into conflict perceptions. It argues about international alignments, wartime optics, and local readers' fears, urging critical view of who bears responsibility in global confrontations.
McNamara Visits West Germany in West Germany Trip
US Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara arrived in Bonn for a three day visit to West Germany. He was met by senior officials as he began talks on alliance and defense issues with West German leaders. The visit aims to reinforce NATO ties and discuss security challenges in Europe.
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Bonn
Germany
Robert S. McNamara
West Germany
Pentagon Sees Korea Attacks As Isolated Incidents
Washington reports indicate U S military leaders view recent shootings near the demilitarized zone as isolated so far. U N spokesman notes some infiltrators died by their own action when surrounded.
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Washington
U.S
Korea
Pentagon
Red Chinese threaten renewed aggression amid Sino-Soviet rift
The article outlines rising Chinese hostility driven by Khrushchev’s peaceful coexistence policy. It cites potential renewed warfare in Korea and Indochina, North Korean support for Beijing, and Beijing’s challenge to Soviet leadership as tensions flare across Asia. It notes Nehru’s alert stance and warns of a possible clash forcing Khrushchev to choose sides.
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North Korea
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Korea
Soviet Union
Red China
State Department
Richard JT. Phillips
Khrushchev
Asia
South Korea
Southeast Asia
Peking
Indochina
Viet Nam
Laos
Nehru
India
Moscow
Pyongyan
National Liberation Movement
Senator charges cover up on red influence in civil rights
Mississippi state senator John C. McLaurin told the Senate Commerce Committee that Attorney General Kennedy hid evidence of Communist influence in civil rights groups. He urged as a solution a mass relocation of Black residents to balance state populations. McLaurin echoed earlier accusations by Governors Barnett and Wallace and accused Kennedy of whitewashing the Negro readership.
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Washington
Mississippi
Robert Kennedy
John C. McLaurin
Senate Commerce Committee
Kennedy
McLaurin
Ross Barnett
George Wallace
Alabama
Barnett
Martin Luther King
Highlander Folk School
Tennessee
Atty
Gen. Kennedy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
House Committee On Unamerican
Senate Subcommittee On Internal Security
Fair Preparations Underway for Three County Fairs
Activities are well under way for Lane Richmond and Franklin County fairs. Lane Fair runs August 5 to 7, Richmond August 8 to 10, and Franklin County Fair August 20 to 23 at Ottawa fairgrounds. Four day event for Franklin County with 4H exhibits, judging, ribbons, and displays including foods vegetables grain and livestock.
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Franklin County
Lane
Richmond
Ottawa
Extension Council
Death Bullets Target Demilitarized Zone Clash
AP reports North Korean soldiers used submachine guns matching bullets from earlier ambushes that killed two U S cavalrymen and wounded another near the Korean DMZ. U N command says ballistic tests link the weapons to North Korean troops, as firefights continue with no U S casualties reported.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
U.N. Command
George Creel
Creel
Zowa
North
South Korea
Charles Pershing Brown
Brown
1St Cavalry Division
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Horton
Valley Falls
Effingham
Easton
Hamlin
Senate
Tany
McNamara
Phillips
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United States
South Ko
Rea
38Th Parallel
1St Cavalry
Raney
Franklin County Agricultural Extension Office
Bud Schaub
Kenneth Keelin
Herald Pholo
Goep
Don Brown
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