Running The Dump Is A 7 Day-A-Week Job For Him
Fred Wilson, a 59 year old city worker, spends seven days a week at the sanitary landfill west of Ottawa. He manages trash intake, mashes refuse with a diesel bulldozer, and covers it with dirt daily to keep the site sanitary. He complains about late arrivals and rule-breakers while coordinating daily hauls from city and private trucks.
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Wilson
Kansas Sun
Bill Taylor
Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
Wison
E. Forest
Fred Wilson
Sanitary-Land
Lloyd Ballhagen
We will be closed July 4 and 5
Bond's Royal Cleaners announces closure on July 4 and 5 for year civic holiday observance. Adv.
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Bond’s Royal Cleaners
Adv
Weather outlook for Kansas shows warm, windy day ahead
Generally warm and windy this afternoon in Kansas with scattered showers or thunderstorms tonight. Sunday looks clear to partly cloudy and still warm. Tonight low in the 60s. Sunday high in the 90s. Yesterday’s high 85, today’s low around 56, record highs and lows noted for the date.
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Kansas
Battle Rages 12 Hours In Tripoli Eight Killed
Beirut reports say a 12 hour battle in Tripoli between government and rebel forces left eight dead and about twenty wounded. Insurgents say it was the bloodiest night since the Lebanese crisis began fifty days ago as security forces brace for further attacks. The fighting started Friday night near security positions and continued into Saturday noon with heavy artillery in the hills.
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Tripoli
Beirut
Maan Karami
Rashid Karami
Camilo Cha‘moun
Karami
Clergyman And Wife Together, Cowboy Held
A clergyman reconciles with his wife after she confessed a brief affair with ex convict cowboy Raymond Headspeth who is charged in a federal fraud case involving a $203,000 inheritance. Mrs Barbara Fox Doubleday filed for divorce in Reno. Headspeth, captured in Miami, used funds and staged a high profile escape. The minister’s vestry declined his resignation. divorce action seeks custody of two sons.
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ST. Louis
James A. Doubleday
Kirkwood
Grace Episcopal Church
Barbara Fox Doubleday
FBI
Headspeth
Miami
Bright Sun Sparks Ottawa Area Wheat Harvest
Ottawa area farmers amid sunshine and warm weather push the wheat harvest into high gear. Most work on high ground with some on lowlands. Coop Elevator manager Lyle Grier cites 30 000 to 35 000 bushels received, expecting about 40 000 in a single day at peak. The vertical rush follows midday dryness. Storage loans drive farmers to store grain, with government paying 1 80 per bushel for storage while Coop sells at 1 56. The Coop has taken in about 50 000 bushels this year, storage space remains adequate for now.
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Ottawa
Lyle Grier
Cooperative Elevator
Coop
Grier
Milk price drops to 19 cents a half gallon
Kansas City shoppers saw lower milk prices yesterday as most chain stores reduced the cost to 19 cents per half gallon. The move highlights competitive pricing in the local grocery market and aims to attract more buyers.
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Kansas City
Alaska Vote Next Week Seeks 49th State Admission
Washington AP reports backers say the Senate will pass Alaska statehood next week by a 2-1 margin, with Henry M. Jackson floor managing the bill and Mike Mansfield leading proceedings toward early sessions and a late workday to dispose of the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Alaska
Henry M. Jackson
Dwash
House
Jackson
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
Jury Finds Warner Guilty of Second Degree Murder
CALIFORNIA Mo AP A Circuit Court jury convict ed Tex Varner of second degree murder and set his punishment at 10 years in Missouri s penitentiary The verdict came from five women and seven men after about seven hours of deliberation following more than three days of testimony Varner was on trial for the slaying of Larry Dale Irwin a 15 year old stable hand at a rival riding ranch at The Lake of the Ozarks He was previously acquitted on a charge of killing Irwin s employer Edwin Boysen The state contended they were shot to death last July 5 in a feud over fencer lines
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California
Tex Varner
Missouri
Varner
Larry Dale Irwin
Lake of the Ozarks
Irwin
Edwin Boysen
Americans Held By Rebels To Be Freed Soon
Rebels who kidnapped 12 engineers from a mining camp near Moa Cuba say the U S and Canadian captives will be treated well and released after a few days. U S Ambassador Earl E T Smith expects the men will be released soon and unharmed. Fidel Castro’s rebels, led by Raoul Castro, seized the group as Cuba battles Batista with deaths reported. Mrs John Schissler said a rebel leader told her the men were taken in reprisal for U S aid but would be well cared for and freed in a few days.
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Cuba
U. S
Earl E. T. Smith
Moa
U. S. State Department
Raoul Castro
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio ‘Batista
Sierra Maestra
Castro
United States
Batista
John Schissler
California
Demos Fight the Aid Plea
President Eisenhower faces Democratic resistance as the House Appropriation Committee cuts 872 million dollars from his 3.95 billion dollar foreign aid request for the next fiscal year. The House bill totals 3.078 billion, 357 million less than overseas spending this year and 597 million under the authorized ceiling set by recent legislation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
United States
Ship Sold For Scrap Enterprise Auctioned For Scrap
New York AP reports the aircraft carrier Enterprise, famed as the fightingest carrier in World War II, was auctioned for scrap. Lipsett Inc. of New York reportedly bid $561,133. The ship credited with downing 911 enemy planes and sinking 71 ships while damaging 192 others.
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New York
Enterprise
Lipsett, Inc
Rules Strict On Sale And Fireworks In Ottawa
Fire officials reported 27 legalized fireworks markets operating in Ottawa up from 20 last year with sales limited to June 27 through July 5. Young vendors run most stands with four shops also in business. Prices vary as sales begin slowly but rise toward Independence Day. Vendors must obtain free permit and comply with state and city rules including water or extinguishers on site and strict size limits for types such as firecrackers rockets roman candles fountains sparklers and combinations. Violations lead to closures to protect safety.
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Gene Ames
Gary Prager
Main
Boyd Albright
S. Main
Ames
Seven Roof Spraying Crew Members Jailed in Ottawa
Seven Tennessee men were arrested in Ottawa for suspected fraud tied to a roof spraying scheme. Four were charged with fraud after targeting a local woman to borrow $50 for a $147 job. The crew allegedly used aluminum powder mixed with gasoline and claimed later attempts in Pomona. Three men faced additional traffic charges and were arraigned in county court with bonds set at $1,000 each. The capture followed reports of similar activity in Ottawa and Pomona, with a preliminary hearing planned.
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Tennessee
Ottawa
Franklin County
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Don White
White
George Jones
S. Oak
Wayne Owen
KBI
Pomona
KCC
Costello
Eddie Gorman
Pete Riley
89er Special Sunday Stewed Chicken at 89a North American
The notice highlights a Sunday stewed chicken with homemade noodles menu item at 89a North American Coffee Shop. It references a 89er Special, emphasizing a dine in option and a casual cafe setting.
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