Four Ottawa students named to KU spring honor roll
Four Ottawa students were named to the spring semester honor roll of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas. They ranked among 422 so honored. 38 made straight A's. Named: John Edgar Beam, a junior. Charles Henning, a sophomore. Douglas Arnold Scott, a sophomore. Darwin Sharp, a sophomore.
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Ottawa
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
University of Kansas
John Edgar Beam
Charles Henning
Douglas Arnold Scott
Darwin Sharp
Intern Finds Fiancee Slain In Hollywood Apartment
Dr. Walter Deike a 36 year old former Wisconsin and Chicago track star found his 24 year old nurse fiancee slain in her Hollywood apartment. He entered through a rear window after she failed to report to work. The body lay near neatly stacked garments for a wedding trip with the nylon stocking around her throat.
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Hollywood
Calif
Walter Deike
Wisconsin
Chicago
Marjorie Hipperson
French Students Riot In Algeria
Rioters, described as gangs of French students, swept through Algiers attacking shops and mosques in retaliation for Sunday’s dance hall bombing that killed eight French and left eighty three wounded.
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Algeria
Algiers
Unclear Weather Summary for Kansas with Temperature Extremes
Partly cloudy today and tonight with scattered thundershowers east this evening. Cooler northwest this afternoon and warmer east. cooler west and central tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight 50 to 55 northwest to 70 southeast. high Wednesday 75 northwest to 80 90 elsewhere. River stage 3.79 feet this morning.
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Kansas
Vaneees
SPM
Se TB Sa. m
U S To Include Allies In Any Arms Talks
Secretary of State Dulles stressed allied input remains essential in disarmament talks and that future negotiations with Russia will not ignore Britain and France. He noted Stassen’s London talks may delay resumption in London, and outlined positions on Arctic zones, multi party agreement, and a possible monthy TV radio exchange with the Soviet Union.
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U.S
Washington
Dulles
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
Harold Stassen
Stassen
London
Britain
France
Valerian Zorin
Candian
Nikita Khrushchev
Geneva
Cool Front Brings Thundershowers and Cooler Temps
A cold front moved across Kansas bringing thundershowers to eastern areas and a drop in temperatures. Skies will be partly cloudy through Wednesday with scattered storms in the far east tonight. Lows range 50s to 70s, highs reach upper 80s in the east. Chanute and Wichita recorded 74, Goodland 59.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Chanute
Wichita
Goodland
Ottawa Heat Wave Ties Quick Past Records
Weather notes show Ottawa experiencing a very warm night with temperatures around 93 on Main Street at 10 p.m. The mercury fell by 70 degrees during the night but did not set a new daily record, recalling a similarly extreme June date from 1953 when lows reached 74 and a 105 degree day four years earlier.
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Ottawa
Mercury
Main Street
School Consolidation Defeated At Polls
MANHATTAN Kanas P A proposal to consolidate six high school districts into one or two districts was defeated yesterday by a vote of 172 to 132.
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Manhattan
Kas.p
Heavy Rains Slow Growth Of Insects In Farm Areas
Franklin County agricultural agent Don Brown reports heavy rains, while delaying field work, have reduced grasshopper and chinch bug growth due to fungal effects. Army worms may thrive in wet weather, but grain growth has outpaced damage. Overall, farmers prefer wet conditions to extreme dryness.
Good Wheat Yields Seen In Eastern Kansas
Topeka report forecasts generally good winter wheat yields in eastern Kansas and some northwestern counties if favorable ripening weather occurs. The June estimate of 101,680,000 bushels marks a boost over May but remains the smallest Kansas crop since 1935 and 29 percent below last year. Average yield set at 20 bushels per acre, up from 15.6 last year, with high prospects in the eastern half but low yields in western Kansas. flooding and lodging noted in the southeast and parts of central areas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Jailed Here On Charge Of Stealing Welfare Check
Fritz Saunders of 338 N. Cherry was arrested on a theft charge for taking $78 from Ben Henthorn, a welfare recipient and rheumatism patient. Henthorn, who walked with difficulty on June 1 after collecting his check, said Saunders and a man named Mike aided him home and Saunders concealed the money under the mattress but did not place it there. Sheriff Jay Brown detained Saunders, Judge Milo Harris set June 19 for a preliminary hearing, bond $1,000, and Saunders remained jailed after failing to post.
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Everglades
Fla
Osceola
Collier County
Jolly
Mike Osceola
Dougals
Howard
William McKinley Jr
John
Mike
Fritz Saunders
N. Cherry
Ben Henthorn
N. Cedar
Don White
Henthorn
White
Frita Saunders
Saunders
Jay Brown
Milo Harris
Harris
Registration Numbers Point to Busy KU Summer Session
Lawrence enrollment stood at 2,094 with 439 at the Medical Center in Kansas City as classes opened for the eight week KU summer session. Registrar James K. Hitt projected total enrollment near 2,850, noting about 300 typically register late and comparing to 2,641 last year.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
James K. Hitt
K.U. Medical Center
Kansas City
Hitt
Fleeing Driver Causes Fatal Springfield Crash
Gene Deeds age 35 of Springfield died when a stolen car chased by police ran a red light and struck another vehicle. His widow Bernita Deeds 36 and son Donnie 9 were hospitalized with serious injuries. Police chased Floyd Emery 48 from Walnut Grove in a stolen car. inquest to be held.
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Springfield
Gene Deeds
Bernita Deeds
Donnie
Dan Stowe
Paul Zerde
Floyd Emery
Walnut Grove, Inc
Emery
Greene County
Ralph Thieme
Body Found In Harbor Identified As Cmdr Lionel Crabb
The headless, handless remains recovered in Chichester Harbor are believed to be Cmdr Lionel Crabb. He vanished 14 months earlier after diving near the Soviet cruiser Ordzhonikidze during a goodwill visit by Bulganin and Khrushchev. A U.S. Navy denial states Crabb was not employed by the United States and had no intelligence assignment.
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Chichester
England
Chichester Harbor
Lionel
Buster) Crabb
U.S. Navy
The
Daily Express
Crabb
United States
the Express
Navy
Eisenhower Returns to Desk After Stomach Upset
President Eisenhower, back at his White House desk after a stomach ailment, joked about “a few steaks” as photographers and reporters were admitted briefly. A 9 am medical bulletin said he would not have engagements today, though he seemed in excellent spirits and signaled possible continued light duties.
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Ike
Eisenhower
White House
Thomas Craven Sr
Hensmen
Ann Whitman
Howard M. Snyder
Army Reveals Hawk Guided Missile System Details
The Army unveiled the Hawk guided missile designed to track and destroy low flying aircraft. The 16 foot long missile, 14 inch diameter, will defend key cities like New York and the Washington Baltimore area and may be used by the Army and Marine Corps in the field. The system complements Nike for high altitude targets and relies on radar advances for low altitude tracking. Site selection is underway around New York and Washington, with fixed batteries needing about 40 acres and missiles stored underground.
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Washington
Army
Key City
New York City
Washington-Baltimore
Marine Corps
Nike
New York
Parables Used By Evangelist Parables Used By Evangelist
New York reports Billy Graham at Madison Square Garden weaving modern life tales into timeless lessons. He cites a 65 yard football run that misdirected, and a mother giving iodine, to show sincerity without Christ leads to wrong paths. He warns listeners that conscience alone can misguide without Christ.
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New York
Billy Graham
Jesus
Graham
Christ
Heaven
Madison Square Garden
Illinois Enacts First State Speed Limit Law
Governor William G. Stratton signs the bill setting statewide speed limits 65 mph for passenger cars 60 for buses 55 for light trucks and 50 for heavy trucks over four tons. The State Highway Division may set up to 70 mph on limited access highways including U S 66 and the toll road system under construction.
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Springfield
Lll. i
William G. Stratton
Linois
State Highway Division
U. S. 66
Soil Bank revival eyed by Senate leader Russell
Sen Russell said the Senate will revive the soils bank main phase but warned details may spark controversy. He helped steer the farm budget bill carrying 3.67 billion dollars for the Agriculture Department for the year starting July 1. The House previously voted against funding 1958 crops, while Senate actions propose restoring acreage reserve and expanding the conservation reserve with higher payment limits.
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Washington
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Senate
House
Soil Bank
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Conservation Reserve
Five die in Madison kerosene stove blast
A kerosene stove explosion in a Madison home killed five people, including Mary Cooley, 29, her brother Charles VanderWalker, 37, and Cooley’s three children aged 3, 2, and 10 months. Grandfather Charles Cooley Sr., William Cooley, 34, and Leona Handy, 39, survived as others escaped. Police say hot laundry water in a washtub atop the stove spilled, causing flames to flare and ignite the stove.
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Madison, Conn,m
Mary Cooley
Charles VanderWalker
Benson Calls For Revision Of Farm Program
CHICAGO Secretary of Agriculture Benson urged a revision of farm legislation at the 74th annual convention of the National Conferenceers Association. He said current laws are expensive and ineffective for long range problems and called for new legislation to remove fixed minimum support levels tied to supply. He proposed price support not to exceed 90 percent of parity and emphasized creating markets to absorb abundance rather than pricing farmers out.
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Chicago
Benson
the National Confectioners’ Assn
Freight Link Is Purchased by Major Railroads
The Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and the Pennsylvania Rail road win ICC approval to acquire joint control of the Toledo Peoria Western Rail road, with Santa Fe buying TP&W stock for 12.15 million dollars and transferring half to Pennsylvania. TP&W operates 239 miles from Effner near the Illinois Indiana line to Keokuk Town Lomax interchanging with 16 railroads as a Chicago bypass.
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Washington
Atchison, Topeka , Santa Fe Railway
Pennsylvania Railroad
Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad
Chicago
ICC
Santa Fe
TP &P
Pennsylvania
Tp&w
Effner
Tlinois-Indiana State Line
Keokuk
Town
Lomax
East Peoria
Ill
Employment Up The Past Month
Employment rose by 917,000 to 65,178,000 last month as outdoor work such as construction and farming recovered. Factory jobs fell for the fifth consecutive month, unemployment stood at 2,715,000 or 4 percent, and farm employment rebounded to 6,700,000 but remained 500,000 below May 1956.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
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Truax
American Rocket Society
Jimmy Bishop
S. Mulberry
Bobby Sullivan
Hillsdale
Forest Park
Sullivan
Charles Snider
Chuck Langdon
Paul Gaynor
Kansas State College
Herald
Lamar Phillips
Hawk
Illinois
Department of Agriculture
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