Plan Ground-Breaking For Pomona Reservoir
A ground-breaking ceremony for the Pomona flood control reservoir is set for Friday July 10 in Lyndon. Organizer Jack Miller chaired a meeting with 18 local representatives who will form committees and invite Gov. George Docking and Col L E Laurion to speak. Contractor List & Clark of Kansas City has a bid just over 20 million dollars, with eleven bids submitted June 3. A large local committee and multiple town bands are planned to mark the event with a 7:30 pm start and a daylight window for attendance.
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Pomona
Lynon
Jack Miller
Peoples Herald
Lyndon
Upper Valley
List & Clark
Kansas City
Miller
United States
Wellsville Dairy Princess enters regional contest Saturday
Side Swipes reports 17 year old Bonnie Gould from Franklin County will travel to Leavenworth for the regional Dairy Princess contest with the county winner advancing to the state pageant. Gould notes uncertainty on regional talent requirements and the coronation is set for 8 p.m. Saturday.
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Wellsville
Franklin County
Bonnie Gould
Leavenworth
Miss Gould
Approve Request For Higher Debt Limit Approve Request For Higher Debt Limit
Washington AP reports the House Ways and Means Committee approved President Eisenhower’s request for a one year increase of the public debt limit to 295 billion dollars. No action on repealing the interest ceiling on long term bonds. plan to seek further consideration.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Eisenhower
Weather Forecast for County Mostly warm through Wednesday
General forecast calls for fair skies and warm conditions with highs in the upper 90s today and Wednesday. Lows tonight in the upper 60s accompany light winds and no significant rain expected.
Heavy Rains And Floods Hit Red China
Tokyo AP reports China faces heavy flooding as South and Central regions suffer a week of torrential rains. About 900 square miles in Guangdong flooded with millions mobilized to combat the danger while Hong Kong endures 45 deaths and 5,000 homeless from storms.
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Red China
Tokyo
China
Kwangtung
Hong Kong
Wuhan
Reds
Double Trailers Allowed On Pike
Wichita AP report states the Kansas Turnpike Authority approved a three month trial allowing double trailers or double bottoms on the 236 mile turnpike. The test imposes a 10 cent per mile toll with a top rate of 23.60 dollars.
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Wichita
Kansas
Gale Moss
Turnpike
Ot tawa School Office Relocates to Downtown Building
The Ottawa public schools business office moves to 114 West Third Street in a former Southwestern Bell building. Superintendent Henry Parker and staff including Howard Larson and Mrs Vara Scollick coordinate the move, aiming for completion by August.
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Henry Parker
Ottawa Public Schools
Howard Larson
Board of Education
Sisting
Parker
Larson
Vara Scollick
W. 3Rd
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Richard Schoog
Scollick
Norris Burke
P.K. Worley
Supt
Evelyn Franks
West 3Rd
Billy Graham Visits Moscow and Paris Report
Evangelist Billy Graham described Soviet morals as high and streets as clean during his five day Moscow visit. He noted few couples embracing in parks and expressed spiritual hunger he sensed in people. Graham, on an exploratory mission, hopes to return to preach and said he would pray for political officials. He added, we don’t like communism but we love the Russian people.
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Paris
Billy Graham
Moscow
London
Graham
Stalin
Lenin
Traffic Toll in Topeka Area Fatalities
Kansas traffic fatalities reported by the state accident records section show 219 for the comparable period in 1959 and 204 for 1958, with one earlier death added from an unreported case, covering the 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. on the date in question.
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Topeka
Kansas
Navy Patrol Plane Shot At By MIG Jet Fighters
Gunmen eluded a massive posse after a liquor store hold up in Middleboro Massachusetts as the Coyle brothers John 23 and William 21 were sought in connection with a supermarket robbery and a Philadelphia policeman slaying. Coins found in woodlands were believed dropped by the fugitives. William Sedgwick 49 kidnapped in Philadelphia June 6 was released from St Luke's Hospital after nearly 10 days in captivity.
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Navy
Middlebor
Mass
Adnah Harlow
Coyle Brothers
Philadelphia
Woodland
John
William
Cape Cod
William Sedgwick
St. Luke’s Hospital
Eight Indicted For Violence In Textile Strike
A Vance County grand jury indicted eight men on charges of plotting dynamite violence during the textile strike in Henderson North Carolina. Four union officials including Boyd Payton and four strikers were named. Each defendant posted a $15,000 bond. The strike began November 17 after the company sought to remove arbitration language. mills reopened on February 16.
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Henderson
N.C
Vance County
Boyd Payton
Charlotte
Carolinas
Textile Workers Union of America
Lawrence Gore
Payton
Charles Auslander
TWUA
Spray
John Martin
South Henderson
Harriet-Henderson Mills
Calvin Ray Pegram
Robert Edward Abbott
Warren Walker
Malcolm Jarrell
Carolina Power & Light Co
South Henderson Mill
Navy 17
Governor Long Returned to Texas Clinic
Governor Earl K Long of Louisiana was back in a Texas mental clinic as a habeas corpus case before District Judge L D Godard paused for more study. The judge postponed the ruling for one week and moved the sanity hearing. Sen Russell Long questioned the proceeding while Gov Long said he does not belong in an asylum and hinted at political ambitions.
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Seattle
Ethel Adams
Galveston
Tex
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
New Orleans
Texas
L. D. Godard
Long
Goddard
Hugh Gibson
Russell Long
D-La
Huey P. Long
Sen. Long
Gov. Long
Mrs. Long
Ochsner Hospital
Luther Frazar
National Guard
Godard
Navy patrol plane attacked by MIG fighters over Sea of Japan
A U S Navy P4M patrol plane was attacked by two silver Mig fighters with red stars 85 miles east of Wonsan North Korea during a routine training mission. One tail gunner was seriously wounded. the wounded crewman is reported out of danger and to be flown to Yokosuka Naval Hospital. The incident occurred at 12 36 p m Japanese time with the plane guided safely to Miho Air Force Base on Honshu.
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Washington
Sea of Japan
Defense Department
Wonsan
North Korea
U.S
Tokyo
U.S. Navy
Navy
Naval Hospital
Yokosuka
Pentagon
Tod Place
Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Facility
Japan
Honsshu Island
Cmdr
Donald Mayer
Miho Air Force Base
Honshu
Far East
Wheat Fire Eats Eight Acres On Johnson Farm
A blaze burned eight to ten acres of wheat on the Emil Johnson farm six miles northwest of Ottawa this afternoon. Fire Chief Harry Gilliland and Sheriff Max Gilmore assisted in extinguishing the fire with neighbor help creating a fire guard ahead of the blaze. Cause remains undetermined.
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Emil Johnson
Ottawa
Harry Gilliland
Max Gilmore
Utilities To Pay More In Public Service Taxation
Eldon M. Sloan reports an 8.1 million dollar rise in taxable value of public service companies, lifting 1959 total to a record 803,462,100 from 794,805,379. Gains in pipelines, power and telephone firms offset declines in railroads, telegraph and express firms as the department seeks to align assessments with other property.
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Topeka
Eldon M. Sloan
Sloan
Liberace Libel Case To Jury
In London AP reports British lawyer Gerald Gardiner summed for Liberace defense in a libel suit against the Daily Mirror and columnist William N. Connor. Gardiner said Connor’s 1956 column implied no homosexuality, arguing the term described sex appeal and varied audience appeal.
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London
Liberace
Gerald Gardiner
The
Daily Mirror
William N. Connor
Connor
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