Veteran Tax Assessor Gets Early Start On Annual Job
The veteran tax assessor for Franklin County, Rathjen of north Ottawa, began the annual property and personal property enumeration at 8 a.m. in district no.1, envisioning about 20 visits a day and plans to reach 800 residences before May 1. He covers two books for state and county records and has worked in Ottawa since 1928.
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O. L. Rathijen
Franklin County
North
Otdare
Ottawa University
Andrew B. Martin
Rathjen
North Ottawa
Kansas
State Board of Agriculture
Topeka
Ottawa
Water use curbs in Kansas House proposed by Irrigation Committee
Kansas House Irrigation Committee proposed a ban on underground water use beyond natural replacement and a limit on water level depletion. The bill would allow state prorating when needs exceed supply. Separate measure would let school districts create textbook rental programs with district authority and limited funding. other bills address inheritance tax, joint tenancy, and transferring surplus from the motor carriers fund to the general fund.
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Topeka
Irrigation
House Education Committee
Senate
House
Water right appeal filed over Wichita vested rights
Robert V. Simcha state water resources engineer appeals to Kansas Supreme Court to decide if district courts can review Simcha orders granting Wichita a vested water right in the equasheds of McPherson and Harvey Sedgwick counties. Darrell Stafford, 49, of Salina, died from injuries in a highway accident near Mound Ridge as landowners challenge Simcha finding Wichita holds 40 feet of water annually.
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Topeka
Wichita
McPherson
Harvey
Sedgwick
Kansas Supreme Court
Robert V. Sicha
Simcha
High Court
Kas
McPherson County
Autor
Smrha
Mound Wichita
Ridge
Little Progress On School Bill in House Debate
In Topeka the House moved only slightly toward approving state financial aid for high schools during morning session. Debate paused for a noon recess as the first floor amendment to the 6,275,000 dollar annual measure was read for offer.
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Topeka
House
Phog’s Fieldhouse Dedication Big Night At K U
Tonight marks opening of Allen Fieldhouse at Kansas University with a gala dedication. Gov. Hall and state officials attend the pageant The Story of Basketball and a 70 member band lead to the ceremonial turnover of the new 214 million athletic plant with 17000 seats. Notable alumni and 200 cast members participate as sportswriters and photographers cover the event.
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Phog
Fieldhouse
Allen
Lawrence
K. U
Herald Office
Owly
Minnesota University
Fred Hall
University
Kansas State
E. H. Owens
Kansas City
Bas ‘Ketball
Allen ‘Crafton
Harold Harvey
Gene Courtney
Centron Corporation
James Naismith
University of Kansas
Russell L. Wiley
K. L. Elbel
R. Edwin Browne
University Radio and Television
Naismith
Fred Six
K. U. Law
Franklin D. Murphy
Guv. Hall
The
State University
Oscar Stauffer
Topeka
Two Held For Brass Theft in Osawatomie
Two men charged with stealing 92 brass cushions from Missouri Pacific railroad cars in Osawatomie Kansas. Suspects Harry Paxton Kansas City and Charles Paxton Sedalia Missouri were held to face District Judge Harry Fisher. brass valued at about $600.
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Osawatomie, Kas
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Harry[Paxton
Kansas City
Charles Paxton
Sedalia
Streight
Paola
Harry Fisher
Pay Increase Approved for Congress Members
Congress approved a 50 percent pay raise to $22,500 annually for members, sending the bill to President Eisenhower after Senate passage. The pay hike takes effect March 1, with the House voting 223 to 113. This marks the second major domestic action this session, following educational benefits for veterans.
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Washington
Congress
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Rep. Gross
Iowa
Volcano Erupts in Hawaii Amid State of Emergency
A spectacular eruption near Pahoa Hawaii sparked a civil defense state of emergency as 100 acres of cane fields and timber burned. About 400 residents fled while lava advanced toward the ocean and a nearby rift threatened Pahoa with renewed activity. Police reported 120000 sightseers along access roads despite evacuations.
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Pahoa
Hawaii
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Pahoa High School
Robert Spence
Cross Disaster
Java
Pahoa In
Puna
Kapoho
Opihikao
Puulena Crater
Testifies For Income Tax Cut Testifies For Income Tax Cut
Economist Leon Keyserling, a Truman administration adviser, told the Senate Finance Committee that personal income taxes should be cut to stimulate consumer buying power. He criticized claims that the $20 per person tax cut would be inflationary and defended it against such assertions.
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Washington T
Leon Keysersing
Senate Finance Committee
Keyserling
House
Revamping For Liquor Tax Bill In Senate Review
A House approved bill to raise liquor taxes 10 percent to fund state treatment units for alcoholics was extensively revamped by a Senate committee. The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee recommended passage after deleting the tax increase and treatment center provisions.
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Topeka
Senate
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Atomic blast seen across five states today from test site
A third atomic test yielded a kiloton-range blast observed from Nevada to Utah and Arizona. Witnesses in Las Vegas and St George felt a strong shock as a mushroom cloud rose above Yucca Flat. About 40 aircraft supported the operation and reporters were allowed to fly in one plane to view the plume.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Com. Nash
Nevada
Indistates
Predawaan Springs
Caliente
Tonopah
St. George
Ariz
San Francisco
Los
AEC
Yucca’ Flat
Tactical Air Command
Three From Ottawa In K State Concert
Ottawa trio to perform with Kansas State College 75 piece symphonic band in Manhattan on March 6. Larry Northway Trexel Warren and Terry Fanning are freshmen or sophomore students from Ottawa with family ties noted. The band plans two concerts yearly with about 40 appearances annually, final concert on May 8.
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Manhattan
Larry Northway
Trexel Warren
Terry Fanning
Ottawa
Kansas State College
Northway
Estel Northway
South Locust
Warren
Victor Warren
Fanning
Phil Fanning
Kansas State
Illness Reduces Ottawa School Attendance Across Grades
Illness cut attendance at Ottawa high and junior high schools yesterday and today with 46 junior high and 17 senior high absent this morning. Yesterday 42 junior high and 30 senior high were away. Doctors classify the ailment as an intestinal infection, not flu, with cases noted in Poona and Williamsburg earlier. The superintendent says spread appears confined to high school students, while grade schools show normal absences.
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Leroy Hood
Ottawa High School
Alden Dearfoss
Timmy Wood
Archie Lewis
William Barker
Hood
Ilness
Ottawa
Poona
Williamsburg
Henry A. Parker
April Draft Seeks 115 Men for Topeka Kansas
Maj. Gen. Joe Nickell, state selective service director, said Topeka Kansas is being called to furnish 115 men for the April draft, the lowest number since June 1952.
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Topeka
Kansas
Joe Nickell
Selective Service
Family Found Shot To Death In Phoenix Home
A 39 year old veterinarian Dr George C Moffatt his wife and their four children were found shot to death in their four room home north of Phoenix Sheriff L C Boies said the husband apparently killed his wife and children then shot himself in a murder suicide case authorities reported
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Phoenix, Ariz. W
L. C. Boies
George C. Moffatt
Mild Entry For March Forecasts Pleasant Across State
The Ottawa area enjoyed a mild start to March with sunshine widespread after morning fog statewide. A weather bureau five day forecast shows temperatures 3 to 5 degrees above normal through Sunday while February moisture totals near Worden and Ottawa exceed averages. Walter Schwarz observed the Worden weather.
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Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Minnesota
Arkansas
Indiana
Ohio
New York State
Texas
Ohio Valley
Worden
Douglas’ County
Walter Schwarz Dis
Weather Forecast Clears Along Eastern Border This Afternoon
Forecast calls for clearing along the eastern border early this afternoon with generally fair conditions this afternoon and Wednesday. No major temperature changes expected. overnight lows 25 to 30, highs in the 60s southwest. Yesterday’s high 54, low 30. River level 159 feet.
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N. W
Plan Dairy Day Here April 11 Held by Franklin County
Plans are underway for Dairy Day on April 11 sponsored by the dairy committee of the Franklin County Extension Council. Don Brown, county agent, said the morning open house will run at Bennett's and local dairies. The afternoon program at Memorial Auditorium will promote milk and dairy products with attendees from the American Dairy Association and Kansas State College dairy staff. Fred Kissinger of Otawa rt. 2 is general chairman. Lamb Ambulance Phone 360. tf
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Don Brown
Franklin County Extension Council
Bennett's
Memorial Auditorium
American Dairy Association
Kansas State College Dairy Specialists
Fred Kissinger
Rt. 2
Ottawa
Crippled B47 Crashes Into Trailer Park Killing Five
A crippled B47 jet crashed while attempting to land at Lake Charles Air Force Base striking a trailer park and killing five, including three crewmen and a young couple. Debris ignited homes and trailers as flames surged across the area. one civilian was burned but not in critical condition.
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Lake Charles
Lake Charles Air Force Base
George Spotswood
Clarence Wilson
California
Mark M.veck
Downieville
Calif
Elwyn B. Mer Bee
Fort Worth
Tex
Calcasine Parish
Albert Morgan
Kate
James C. Sapp
Lake Charles Afb
Morgana’ House
Cole Olen
Morgan House
Spotswood
William Denton
Houma
Red Refuses To Testify In Senate Inquiry
Harvey Matusow, a self described former Communist, invoked the Fifth Amendment today when questioned about his 1953 Texas probe testimony regarding labor unions. He refused to answer questions from the Senate Internal Security subcommittee and asked to study his transcript before proceeding.
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Washington
Harvey Matusow
Texas
Senate
Internal Security
Matusow
Texan Industrial Commission
Sen
Daniel
D-Tex
Probe Fire To Determine Cause At Ozawkie Nursing Home
State Fire Marshal Clyde Latehem will investigate a blaze at an Ozawkie nursing home that forced 17 residents to flee. The building was destroyed but no injuries were reported among the residents. Local response and inspections followed the incident.
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Topaka
Clyde Latehem Gays
Ozawkie
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