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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1959

Page

5

Newspapers Halted in Missouri as Union Strikes Continue

Missouri's two largest cities Kansas City and St. Louis face newspaper suspensions as the International Typographical Union walkouts halt the Star Co publications and the St. Louis papers. Gov Blair weighs a special session to probe the strikes amid accusations of Communist influence. Union demands center on shorter hours while handling of base material is disputed in St. Louis. The Kansan also struck. contracts expired last Sept. 30.

Kansas City Missouri Kansas Citians St. Louisans International Typographical Union Kansas City Star Co St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis Globe - Democrat Evening Post-Democrat American Newspaper Guild the Star Jefferson City James T. Blair Michael Kinney St. Louis Forrest Mullikin Typographical Union Kansan Kan The Star

Air conditioning units installed at Franklin County Courthouse

Courthouse workers install twelve air conditioning units for offices after bids. Weidmann Tire & Battery Service won eight 1 ton units at 181.97 each, one 144 ton at 226.97, and three 2 ton units at 256.97 each. Today is tax payment deadline for 1958 personal and property taxes with penalties after today. Cats die in Huitzuco. anti malaria campaign blamed. Rats multiply and threaten crops and homes as kitten prices rise to 80 cents.

Franklin County Weidmann Tire & Battery Service Huitzuco Mexico

Honest Loan Board Looted At Pan American College

In Edinburg Texas a campus bulletin board at Pan American College displayed dollar bills for small loans with repayment implied. Four nonstudents stole $27 in bills, then were returned to their parents by juvenile officers. Police did not disclose total recovered.

Edinburg Tex Pan American College

First Lady Brown Seated After Senate Gallery Mixup

In Sacramento Mrs. Edmund G. Brown, wife of the governor, faced a gallery seating hiccup when told there were no seats for her. An assistant sergeant at arms guided her to a seat, and she noted it was her first visit since inauguration.

Sacramento Calif Senate California Edmund G. Brown

Weather County Forecast Mostly fair and warm

The forecast calls for continued warmth with mainly fair skies this afternoon tonight and Sunday. Highs near 90 the next two days with overnight lows in the 60s.

Tailgunner Seeks Another Chance At Soviet Plane

Aviation electrician Donald Corder of Jacksonville Illinois says he wants another chance at the Communist MIG that crippled the P4M Mercator off North Korea. Wounded by 40 to 50 shrapnel wounds and a broken knee, he watched the fighter pass and fired as his turret was hit. He described tracking the lead plane despite the attack and said pilots on such missions never expect to be attacked.

Yokosuka Japan Aviation Electrician 2.C Donald Corder Corder Jacksonville Farmer City North Korea MI6

Touring Queen Growing Weary on Canada Tour

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip press on through Canada’s wilderness leg of a six week trip. The Queen, totaling nearly 12 hours daily, endures heat and crowds at Gan der’s terminal and Bowater paper mill while visiting logging and paper making operations. She shows fatigue in the morning, then regains some spirit in the afternoon during the royal itinerary.

Corner Brook Mld Elizabeth II Canada Prince Philip Labrador Gander Bowater Elizabeth

Lido de Paris troupe hinted to depart Las Vegas

Las Vegas AP report sketches the arrival of the first troupe from the Lido de Paris, who spent nearly a year in town. A new group arrives next Tuesday amid lighthearted, cheeky travel tips about taxis and hospital costs.

Las Vegas Nev

Ground-Breaking Plans for Pomona Reservoir Ceremony

Thirty residents from nine towns in the upper Marais des Cygne valley met in Lyndon to advance plans for the Pomona flood control reservoir groundbreaking set for July 10. Officials named committees for markers, music, finance, publicity and more, with Col. L. E. Laurion of Kansas City to decide ceremony time. Ground breaking may use a bull-dozer with mayors riding to turn the first earth, near the dam’s southwest end. List & Clark of Kansas City is contractor for the first stage, funded by about 242 million dollars in federal funds. The project aims to control runoff from 322 square miles in the 110-Creek watershed, with completion projected in 1963 at a total cost of 14 million dollars. Ottawa representatives included George Lister, Russell Crites, E. E. Haley and Lamar Phillips.

Marais Des Cygne Lyndon Pomona L. E. Laurion Kansas City Army List & Clark Ottawa George Lister Russell Crites E. E. Haley Lamar Phillips

Wild Chase Ends With An Arrest

A high speed pursuit near Perry Oklahoma ended with Billy J Hudson of Harrison Arkansas jailed and passenger Richard Corley of Pawnee injured by bullet fragments. The car with Arkansas plates failed to check out to either man and Corley was hospitalized while Hudson remained in jail.

Perry Okla Oklahoma Arkansas Highway Patrol Charles Reese Billy J. Hudson Harrison Ark Richard Corley Pawnee Corley Reese Hudson

Boy and Girl Die in School Bus Crash Near St Joseph

A 16 year old boy from Denver named Roger Roy Saunders and a 16 year old girl, Nancy Ann Davidson, died when a new school bus in a Chicago to Denver convoy crashed into a bridge railing on U S 36 near St Joseph Missouri and caught fire. Parents of both victims stood nearby as the bus burned. the Missouri Highway Patrol reports the Saunders were in the bus just behind the crash vehicle.

ST. Joseph, Mo Denver U. S St. Joseph Roger Roy Saunders Nancy Ann Davidson Chicago Young Saunders Harold D. Saunders Morgan W. Davidson

Church Warns Members Against Entering Liquor Trade

The First Baptist Church of Antlers Oklahoma adopts a resolution warning members they face expulsion if they enter the liquor business amid repeal of Prohibition and new state laws governing sale and land use.

Antlers Okla First Baptist Church Oklahoma

Berlin Talks Recess as Khrushchev Presses Summit

In Geneva the Big Four foreign ministers recessed talks until July 13 amid the Berlin deadlock. Western officials say Khrushchev aims for a summit to force concessions, not Berlin compromise. Herter Lloyd and Couve de Murville rejected Khrushchev's compromise as unacceptable and broke off negotiations.

Geneva Berlin Khrushchev U.S Christian A. Herter Herter Foreign Ministers Selwyn Lloyd Maurice Couve de Murville Gromyko Lloyd Couve de Murville

Mother crashes car to rescue daughter from teen abductor

Mrs. R E Carroll of Hapeville told police she rammed a small sedan into another vehicle to free her 7 year old daughter Sally from Raymond A McMahon 17 of Chicago who had grabbed her in Atlanta area. Sally survived with 17 stitches for a forehead cut while McMahon fled. Authorities chased leads across state lines but he remained at large days later.

Hapeville R. E. Carroll Sally Raymond A. McMahon Chicago Georgia I State Patrol

Elm Grove Votes To Disorganize School District

Elm Grove school, located on East 15th three miles east of Ottawa, voted 27 to 2 to disorganize. Nine pupils last year made it ineligible for state aid. Patrons approved annexation partly to Hawkins and partly to Fouts districts. It is the ninth district to cease in the county this year.

Elm Grove Jay Scott East 15Th Ottawa Scot Hawkins

Rural pastor farmer wins national award in Iowa

R B Shoemaker a 42 year old minister and farmer near Rantoul was named one of three recipients of the Rosa O Hall award at the American Baptist Convention in Des Moines Iowa He oversees New Hope Ruhamah and Bethel churches farms 80 acres and raises wheat oats corn and livestock He and his wife and six children live near Ottawa Kansas His district missionary Rev W L Dickinson praised his outstanding work while Shoemaker helps neighbors during busy seasons.

Rantoul R. B. Shoemaker Rev. Shoemaker Farmer Shoemaker Here Miami Association of Evangelism Committee Fort Scott Junior College Denver Bible College Central Baptist Seminary Kansas City New Hope Church Ottawa Ruhamah Bethel Baptist Church Don Welton Ottawa University Shoemaker New Hope Welton Bethel Rosa O. Hall W. L. Dickinson

Senate vote ousts Strauss as commerce secretary

The 49-46 Senate vote rejected Lewis L Strauss as secretary of commerce amid looming personnel cuts. About 51 of roughly 300 office staff were told their jobs could end June 30 after House action cut 440,000 from Eisenhower’s requested funds. Senate action may push more savings while Lyndon B. Johnson’s support helped seal the defeat.

Washington Senate Lewis L. Strauss Commerce Department Strauss Eisenhower

Six Black youths charged in Queens schoolyard incident

In Corona Queens six Black youths aged 14 to 17 were arrested after a 14 year old white girl was confronted three times in a schoolyard incident. Police reported the youths faced charges related to the confrontation.

New York Corona Queens

Nixon Blames Soviet Leaders for Geneva Talks Collapse

Vice President Nixon says Soviet leaders bear responsibility for the failure to reach agreement at Geneva, while leaving open the possibility of a summit. He plans a tour of the Soviet Union and predicts a Republican landslide next year due to the U.S. standard of living. Nixon spoke at the National Federation of Young Republicans meeting in Denver and at events in Colorado Springs and Boulder.

Denver Richard M. Nixon Soviet Union Geneva Nixon Colorado Springs Boulder Colo National Federation of Young Republicans U.S Democratic Advisory Council Eisenhower

Kennedy Defends Probe Control in Labor Inquiry

Washington AP Kennedy blasts Goldwater as unfair and accuses him of misrepresenting the Labor Management Committee probe. He says staff cannot begin work until Goldwater and Church submit their report next week, noting the staff was told not to investigate until the subcommittee reports. Kennedy offers to participate once the report is filed.

Washington Robert F. Kennedy Barry Goldwater R-Ariz Kennedy Sen. Goldwater

Kansas Citian Killed In Truck Near Olathe

Police say Bob Joe Fowler a 29 year old Kansas City Kansas man was killed when a car struck a parked truck on Highway 50 south of Olathe Fowler had parked the truck near an intersection and was outside it when struck by a car driven by James Ross Westhoff of Gardner Kansas The impact ran the truck over Fowler

Olathe, Kas Bob Joe Fowler Kansas City Kas Highway 50 Olathe Fowler James Ross Westhoff Gardner Fowster

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