Side Swipes and Curious Crimes From the Day
In Baltimore Norman Neal German 31 was sentenced to 24 years for 24 burglaries after telling police he started as a peeping Tom but found many vacant houses. In Houston postman Dallas Henderson says a stray dog Cocoa now accompanies him on routes. Japan considers no tipping as a potential tourist lure, calling it an intangible cultural asset.
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Baltimore, Md
Norman Neal German
Maryland Penitentiary
German
Houston, Tex
Dallas Henderson
Henderson
Japan
Rane Eken
Mr. Fuji
Asahi Shimbun
Printers At Star Will Vote Sunday
Kansas City AP report says striking printers from Local 8&0 of the International Typographical Union will vote Sunday at 2 p.m. on a proposal from the Kansas City Star and Kansas City Kansan after two days of talks mediated by Federal Mediation Service. If accepted, the Times may resume Monday morning, as the Star’s morning edition and the Kansan, an afternoon daily, could return to publication.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Kansan
Local 8&0
International Typographical Union
Federal Mediation Service
The
Times
Star
Kansan
More Rain May Hit Here Today
Ottawa and eastern Kansas seen showers last night with a chance of more rain this afternoon or evening. Ottawa reported .14 inch, observer John P. Kelsey said. Clouds covered most of Kansas with southerly winds 30 to 40 mph ahead of a cold front likely to trigger showers in central and eastern counties. Temperatures not expected to drop much. Top statewide highs may reach 85 to 90 tomorrow. Other rainfall reports include Independence 1.50 inches, Chanute .85, Fradenia .77, Pittsburgh and Howard .67, Wichita .15. national outlook varied with cooling in the Rockies and humid eastern half.
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Ottawa
Kansas
John P. Kelsey
Weather Bureau
Independence
Chanute
Fradenia
Pittsburgh
Howard
Wichita
Rocky Mountain
Plains States
Weather Summary for County Forecast
Cloudy to partly cloudy this afternoon through Sunday with scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening and along the northern border Sunday. Highs this afternoon and Sunday reach 85 to 90. Lows tonight fall to the lower 70s.
Main Bridge Opens To Traffic After Lengthening
The Main Street bridge over the Marais des Cygnes river is now open to traffic in both lanes after lengthening. Wea Constructors of Pa Jol a completed an 80 foot extension to align with the Army Engineer flood control program in Ottawa. Temporary curbs and railings remain pending the next flood control phase expected this summer with completion of Ottawa flood protection works in 1961. Pomona reservoir construction, the first stage of Kansas river cooperation, starts next month about 16 miles west of Ottawa with List & Clark of Kansas City as contractor for the initial phase, targeting 1963 completion.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
McCarthy Improvement Co
Davenport
Iowa
Army Engineer
Lamar Phillips
Wea Constructors
Pajola
Completon
Pomona
Kansas
Marais Des Cygnes-Osage
List & Clark
Kansas City
Hoffa Vows to Clean Union Amid Senate Probe
James Hoffa reiterates he has power to purge racketeers from the union but will act only after the Senate investigators finish. He cites ongoing authority, while Sen. Kennedy derides the promise. The committee lists union officials with criminal records who have pleaded the Fifth. Hoffa vows to address charges after the final chapter of the inquiry.
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Washington
Senate Logan
James
Hoffa
Kennedy
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Sam Goldstein
New York
Bern's Drive-In Weekend Special Ad
Sat and Sun special at Bern's Drive In 17th and S Main feature chicken in a box for 3 persons. Also Bern's Fried Chicken with French fries and a hot roll priced at 78 cents.
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Colbern
17Th
S. Main
Wreckage Search In Storm Crashes Wrecked TWA Plane
Italian and American investigators sealed a three mile zone around a TWA airliner crash site near Milan after a violent thunderstorm. Sixty eight people died, including two Italians whose identities were later disclosed, as authorities and police tried to keep relatives away until the inquiry ends.
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Milan
Italy
U.S
USS
TWA
Caglo Cavallanti
Gabriele
Franco
Reverend Clinton Joins Round The World Evangelistic Trip
Reverend John J. Clinton of Ottawa district will join 11 other ministers on a six week mission traveling from New York to Paris Tel Aviv Singapore Manila Tokyo Honolulu and San Francisco. The group will work with native pastors in Malaya and the Philippines holding evening services.
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John J. Clinton
S. Elm
Malaya
Philippines
New York
Paris
Tel Aviv
Holy Land
Singapor
Manila
Tokyo
Honolulu
San Francisco
General Board of Evangelism
Methodist Church
Clinton
Ottawa
Stratoscope aims at sun photos from 80000 feet
Minneapolis AP reports scientists plan a stratoscope project this summer to capture sun images. Key men described four unmanned balloon flights to 80,000 feet with the first launch set for early next month.
Six-year-old boy begins rabies shots after bite
TOPEKA AP Steven Cox six starts anti rabies injections after tests at Kansas State University show a stray dog that bit him two weeks ago was rabid. Health officials note it is the first Topeka bite by a rabid animal since 1953. Steven is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cox.
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Topeka
Steven Cox
Kansas State University
Steven
Wayne Cox
Dr John Carter Dies in Garnett
Dr John N Carter a well known Ottawa physician with offices in Ottawa and Garnett died of a heart attack Friday afternoon in his Garnett office found by a patient. Born October 29 1899 in Missouri he studied at Missouri Northwestern and moved to Garnett in 1929 later to Ottawa in 1949 leaving a widow a son William E in Montgomery Alabama and a daughter Virginia Carter Rock Glenn Ellyn Illinois. Funeral services will be held at Lamb Funeral Home at 1230 p m Monday.
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John N. Carter
W. 4Th
Ottawa
Garnett
Carter
S. Walnut
Franklin
Anderson
Ralph White
Dr. Carter
Skidmore
University of Missouri
Northwestern
Chicago
William E
Air Force
Montgomery
Ala
Virginia Carter Rock
Glenn Ellyn
Lamb Funeral Home
Council To Meet Monday Morning
TOPEKA AP A meeting of the State Finance Council to consider a financial pinch at the University of Kansas Medical Center has been called for Monday morning by Gov George Docking. The center seeks authority to exceed the spending limit for the year ending Tuesday. It has obligations over 190000 dollars beyond the limit. Money to meet the crisis is available in service fees already collected by the center. The State Board of Regents appointed a committee to work with budget director James Bibb to improve budget control.
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Topeka
State Finance Council
University of Kansas Medical Center
George Docking
State Board of Regents
James Bibb
Center
Bibb
Board of Regents
Docking
McDonald Warns He May Walk Out Again
In New York AP report union president David J. McDonald says the United Steelworkers will resume talks with Industry regulars but will walk out again if gains are blocked. He urges direct talks with top steel executives after eight weeks of fruitless negotiations.
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New York
Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Merning
U.S. Steel Corp
R. Conrad Cooper
Four Die In Jet Plane Crashes Near San Antonio
Two jet planes crashed within 40 minutes on opposite sides of San Antonio. An RB66 reconnaissance bomber struck a steep rocky hill about 20 miles northwest, killing three. A T33 trainer crashed one mile north of Lavernia, killing the fourth. First Lt Roy B Owings Jr was identified as the T33 pilot.
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San Antonio
Tex
Here
Lavernia
Homestead Air Force Base
Miami
Fla
Roy B. Owings Jr
Wellsville couple build patio in woodland style
Lester and Mrs. Whitley built a 20 by 40 foot cement floored patio at the south end of Main in Wellsville with an 18 inch high brick wall and diagonal brick edging. A lily pond with 12 inch depth hosts pond lilies and goldfish, surrounded by moss and ferns brought from Seattle. Family members assisted, and unique features include a flower bed extension, a wooden carved doorknocker, a jagged edging, a tank-like charcoal container, and a yard-wide hollow log planter.
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Wellsville
Lester Whitley
Dale Wood
N. Poplar
Ottawa
Seattle
Wash
Whitley
Bill Bendixon
Hawaiians Vote on Statehood and First State Election
Hawaiians faced a final statehood plebiscite and chose candidates for the first state election. Predictions favored a strong yes vote to join the United States as the 50th state. The Hawaii Statehood Commission reported 12 to 1 approval in a recent straw poll.
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Honolulu
mid-Pacific Island
Hawaii Statehood Commission
Union
First
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Lloyd Ballhagen
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