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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1956
Page
11
The first annual outboard motorboat races on Lake Bluestem at El Dorado on July 4 will feature at least 60 boats from four states. Former world record holders John Marsh of Wichita and his wife compete, with Blue stem Boat Club sponsoring the event.
TOPEKA The Kansas Chamber of Commerce Promotion Council urged a statewide centennial study for 1961 and proposed a celebration fund of 500000 dollars. Chairman Henry Jameson of Abilene said the state has only begun to tap its tourist business potential.
Congressional sponsors of a giant 33 billion highway bill predicted motorists may ride on new four-lane interstates by summer 1938. The measure just cleared Congress and was sent to President Eisenhower, who is expected to sign promptly.
About 22 percent of U S spending units including families and singles had incomes between 5000 and 7500 dollars in 1955 according to the data.
Rice County's population as of March 1 this year was 15 069, down 58 from 1955. Rural residents fell 80 to 4 889 while urban total rose 22 to 10 180. Lyons, the county seat, gained 51 residents to 4 744.
A historical snatch notes an 84 bed hospital aboard the US aircraft carrier Saratoga. It observes poultry egg production falling when temperatures exceed 95 degrees. It cites 150 000 Americans in atomic energy plants with 99 7 percent insured. It records that tumbleweeds arrived in 1875 with Russian flax seed and reports 237 000 US cancer deaths in 1954.
Summer term enrollments show increases at most Kansas colleges and universities. Of 16 schools, 12 report higher totals, with gains at Emporia State, Pittsburg State, Fort Hays, KU, Kansas State College, Wichita, Friends, and others, while several note record or near-record figures and upcoming workshops may lift totals further.
Atlantic City report says Nixon appeared among GOP members as forgotten man of 20 governors and White House officials urging Eisenhower to run again. A formal statement to Eisenhower from the Governors Conference omitted Nixon's name, described as an oversight by Fordable.
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