Engine From Big Plane Falls Near Princeton
A No. 6 engine from a RB-47 stratojet bomber based at Topeka crashed into a Franklin County farmyard near Ottawa after the aircraft diverted to Forbes Air Force Base. The engine struck a maple tree, exploded, and debris drew crowds as Air Force crews recovered parts and investigated the mishap.
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Topeka
Forbes Air Force
Trout
Ottawa
Bedlam
Princeton
Trout Farm
Ruben Trout
Side Swipes In city street reports and siren tests
Residents report dead animals on streets including a possum on 500 block East Lith. Police Chief Flaherty noted siren tests loud at 13 locations, with three people hearing issues. Twins Richard and Robert Galloway gain distinctive casts. Patrolman Wedemeyer cites a man making a U turn to fetch two women in rain. unnamed driver fined.
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Ottawa
Polce Department
East Lith
Eugene Flaherty
City Commission
S. Hickory
N. Locust
Ast and Cedar
Charlotte
N. C
Richard
Robert Galloway
Robert
Columbus, Ohio
Charles J. Wedemeyer
Wedemeyer
Compromise Tax Bill Reaches House After Senate Vote
The Senate approved a compromise tax extension bill eliminating the 3 percent freight excise tax. The agreement was reached earlier in a Senate House conference, sending the measure to the House for action.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate House
Weather County Forecast Looks Warm with Increasing Highs
General forecast calls for fair weather this afternoon tonight and Friday with local warming. Highs today 70 to 75 fading to 50s overnight and Friday highs 80 to 85. Yesterday’s high 67 at 2 15 PM and 3 30 PM. low today 47. River stage 67 feet.
City Hall to distribute condemnations for flood control land
Property owners affected by city flood control right of way will receive payment at city hall after appraisal figures are approved by the city commissioners. A special condemnation fund will cover approved appraisals, with appeals available in District Court for those contesting values. Appraisers have completed the first group and are assessing the second.
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Commission
Sharp Rise In River Here
Water from recent rains in the upper Marais des Cygnes valley pushed the river level up at Ottawa's Main Street gauge reaching 15.2 feet by 1 p.m. about 8 feet below flood stage. at Quenemo the noon reading was 22.6 feet, over 5 feet below flood stage with rise rate slow, suggesting flood stage at 28 feet unlikely without more rain. A morning record low temperature of 47 degrees was noted in Ottawa, lower than the 1927 record of 53.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Quenemoa
Quenemo
4-H Youths To State Camp Franklin County Report
Franklin County 4-H youths and others from ten counties will attend the Rock Springs Ranch camp at Junction City June 2 to July 2 held at the State 4-H center. Franklin participants include Donna Bones and 14 others. boys attendees total 14. Franklin leaders include Floyd Coffman and Mary Dean Holle. The camp offers horseback riding swimming and crafts at the 4-H center purchased in 1946.
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Franklin County
Rock Springs
Junction City
Franklin
Donna Bones
Susan Saling
Pam Kasper
Pam Mavity
Brenda Brenner
Cheryl Scott
Eunice Bromert
Deanna Lofgreen
Patty Smith
Audrey Watts
Teresa Watts
Joyce Cooper
Nancy North
Gayle Garrett
Wayne Kissinger
Steven Murray
Bruce Coffman
Hurst Coffman
Jon Lofgreen
Allen Campbell
Ricky Wood
Jackie Hayden
Larry Milliken
Stanley Hird
Floyd Coffman
Leslie Sallee
Mary Dean Holle
Kathy Kirton
Rock Springs Ranch
Kansas 4-H Clubs
Haworth Wins Four Street Paving Contracts in Ottawa
Street work contracts for four paving projects in Ottawa were awarded to Dwight Haworth Haworth Construction Co. The bid of 49810.30 was the low bid with Ottawa firms Harry Henery Construction Co. and Alderman Construction Co. bidding 51152.90 and 51018.20 respectively. The projects include Hickory south of 15th Maple from 13th to 15th and Cedar from Wilson to Grant. Haworth estimates completion within 90 days of the work order issued. The city also approved a 1959 contract with the Ottawa Boys Band and a library budget of 20905. The flood control appraisers report was filed and a public Labor Day barbecue at Forest Park was approved. A revised airport lease with three changes was approved pending airport officials.
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Dwight Haworth
Haworth Construction Co
S. Mulberry
Haworth
Harry Henery Construction Co
Ottawa
Alderman Construction Co
Reliable Transfer Co
13Th
15Th
Wilsow
Wilson
Grant
Don Capper
Marais Des Cygnes
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Forest Park
Capper
House Kills Farm Bill Bread Tax Clash Split Vote
Washington AP reports the House rejected a multi billion dollar farm bill after a coalition of Republicans and Democrats from northern urban districts voted against bringing it to the floor. The omnibus measure faced opposition from critics who called it an economic monstrosity in a 214 to 171 roll call.
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Washington
House Today
Big City
House
Benson
Advisory Board Favors Marginal Zoning Plan
SAN FRANCISCO AP It cites a University of Kentucky doctor who says long term physical activity, not short bursts, protects against heart attacks. Dr Ernest Jokl notes aging components are staved off by sustained activity, backed by studies of lumberjacks, laborers, gymnasts, and mountain guides.
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San Francisco
University of Kentucky
Ernest Jokl
American Medical Assn
Jokl
Finland
Great Britain
Switzerland
Bitter fighting rages in Port of Tripoli Lebanon
Be ir ut report shows four hours of heavy clashes in Tripoli with at least six killed and about two hundred injured. Rebel leader Omar Karami says fighting began at noon and peaked around 3 pm before easing. Soldiers claimed rebels attacked army and civilian targets using armored vehicles as night skirmishes reported from Bekaa Valley amid quiet Beirut. UN Secretary General Hammarskjold to relay Lebanon emergency force request to Security Council.
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Beirut
Tripoli
Omar Karami
Associated Press
Karami
Rashid Karami
Cairo Radio
Bekaa
Lebanon
Chamoun
Hammarskjold
New York
Sami Solh
U.N
Security Council
Traffic Toll in Topeka and State Fatalities 1958 Summary
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the state accident records section show last 24 hours totals and year to date figures. In the same period in 1957, fatalities were higher at 243 compared with 215 so far in 1958.
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Topeka
Kansas
Supreme Court urged to hear Little Rock school case
Washington AP The Supreme Court was asked to hold a special session to rule on a lower court order delaying Little Rock school integration for 2½ years. Attorneys petitioned to bypass the circuit court and decide promptly before the new school term opens, citing conflict with prior school integration rulings.
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Supreme Court
Little Rock
Washington
Ark
High Tribunal
U.S. Dist
Harry J. Lemley
Circuit Court
Aylward Appointed To Kansas Park Authority Board
Gov. Docking appoints Ellsworth Democrat Paul Aylward to a four year term on the Kansas Park and Resources Authority to succeed Ray Dillon Jr. Hutchinson whose term expires June 30. Other actions include reappointments to the Water Resources Board and Board of Embalming and a Veterans Commission appointment for John Gere of Ottawa.
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Topeka
Paul Aylward
Ellsworth
Kansas Park and Resources Authority
George Docking
Ray Dillon Jr
Hutchinson
Paul Ross
Wichita
Donald Christy
Scott City
Water Resources Board
Docking
Christy
Donald Coughlin
Wellsville Democrat
Kansas Board of Embalming
W. D. Fostz
Kansas State College
Board of Health
John Gere
Ottawa Democrat
Veterans Commission
Richard Trombla
el Dorado
Hold Off On Air Control
Washington AP reports the Civil Aeronautics Administration says the military services agreed to defer plans to fully use CAA air traffic control facilities. Handling military and airline traffic would have strained the system and caused severe delays. Military planes currently account for 42 percent of IFR operations in the CAA system.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Zoning plan near Ottawa moves to county action
County commissioners, after a study by an eight mile advisory panel, will draw a resolution establishing a three mile zoning district around Ottawa. The plan aims to guide future growth tied to flood control on the Marais des Cygnes river and a new interstate route, with a zoning board to draft the ordinance. City and chamber leaders praise orderly development and regulated growth.
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Ottawa
Homer Reeves
Reeves
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Marais Des Cygnes
Kansas City
Paul Gaynor
Gaynor
Knutson Seeks Third Term In Minnesota House Race
Rep. Coya Knutson of Minnesota filed for re-election to a third term in the 9th District amid a public domestic dispute with her husband Andrew, a hotel operator in Okloe, who urged her to stay home. The 45-year-old Democrat faced calls to exit after his appeal to end her political career.
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St, Paul, Minn
Coya Knutson
D- Minn
Minnesota
Knutson
Andrew
Okloe
Minn
Washington
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Joe Haggard
S. Main
Rick Jamison
Bill Barker
City Park
Lloyd Ballhagen
Wiley Branton
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