Employment figures hold steady across area in February
Ottawa Kansas Employment Service reports February figures nearly match last year. 197 new applications in February versus 208 in January. 106 hires from 149 openings. unemployment claims total 211, down from 396. 60 high school seniors will be tested for general Aptitudes by month end. New York calls set metro record at 29,579,538.
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Robert F. Wasson
Ottawa
Kansas Employment Service
Franklin
Miami
Anderson
Mercury Dips Below Zero Sets Ottawa Records
Ottawa residents faced historic cold as the low dropped to 1 below zero, the chilliest for March 4-5 since 1952 when it was 2 above. The southerly warmth also faltered with a high of only 14, breaking March 4’s 1917 low-maximum record of 28. Snow is forecast for Kansas, with light snow reaching Junction City as clouds lingered.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Junction City
Courtroom First Aid Pays Off
In Kings County Court Judge Hyman Barshay provided a portable oxygen bottle after a witness collapsed and died previously. On Friday another witness Pearl Harvey collapsed from a heart attack. an aide used the oxygen until a police emergency unit arrived, likely saving her life. She was hospitalized for treatment.
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New York
Kings County Court
Hyman Barshay
Pearl Harvey
Weather County Forecast Shows Cold and Cloudy Skies
Mosty cloudy with scattered light snow and continued cold. Overnight low near 5, high Sunday near 20. Yesterday high 14, low below zero. Record highs and lows noted for today historic values. Hourly temperatures listed for the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. with times from noon to night.
Two Features The Herald Debuts Monday Specials
The Herald announces two new features starting Monday. A five part series on income tax by James Marlowe of the Associated Press aims to help readers fill returns and save money. A four week sports feature You Call It by Ben Olan examines managerial decisions in baseball for fan second guessing.
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James Marlowe
Associated Press
Ben Olan
State Democrats Cheer Rivals At Hutchinson
In Hutchinson Kansas 1300 Democrats hear Kennedy and Humphrey clash with Republicans praise each other Kennedy cuts speech after late arrival from Superior Wisconsin and long ovations keep audience over four hours Delegates named to the Democratic National Convention with 42 delegates each holding half a vote in Kansas Kennedy trailing Symington Humphrey late due to plane trouble Dinner attendance around 900 at ten dollar plates Docking introduces speakers Saffels serves as permanent convention chairman
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Hutchinson
Kan
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Kansas
Humphrey
Superior
Wis
Jack
Hubert
Kennedy
Wisconsin
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
James Wright
Johnson
Charles Brown
Symington
Eisenhower
George Docking
Dale Saffels
Garden City
Two men survive Arctic week after plane forced ice floe landing
George Baumann and Lee Helen lived on meat, biscuits, and snow water after a light plane landed on an ice floe in the Chukchi Sea. Rescued in Kotzebue after a 30 mile trek aided by Eskimo dog teams, they avoided freezing despite near zero temperatures as two other hunters in separate planes were rescued earlier. Two others died in a Feb. 19 crash, bodies found but search abandoned.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Kotzebue
George Baumann
Nevada
Lee Helen
Anchorage
Chukchi Sea
Helen
Nome
Max Eastman
Hunter
Jomak
Wash
Warren Johnson
Baumann
Air Force
Ward Carroll
G. Stanley Gordon
Talk Marathon In Senate Has Civil Rights Advocates On Ropes
In Washington a party line of Southern filibusterers has stretched civil rights advocates through a marathon Senate session. Led by Sen. Richard Russell, the protracted talks use three teams in 24 hour shifts, forcing opponents to endure sleep deprivation while remaining on call for roll calls and votes during the extended filibuster.
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Senate
Washington
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Cutter General Greene Grounded in Cape Cod Seas
The Coast Guard cutter General Greene was aground on Cape Cod sands during a late winter blizzard. The 125-foot vessel, attempting to aid the tug M Moran which lost its rudder, dragged two propellers and was driven onto the beach while salvage efforts waited out the storm. Crew of 24 were taken ashore by amphibious craft.
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Sandwich
Mass
New England
Coast Guard
General Greene
Cape Cod
M. Moran
Provincetown
Greene
Court Upholds A Conviction
TOPEKA AP The Kansas Supreme Court today upheld the conviction of Bobby Joe Spencer for the murder of his landlady a Kansas City Kas widow Spencer was scheduled to hang last Aug 31 but got a stay pending a decision on the appeal
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Bobby Joe Spencer
Kansas City
Spencer
Long Refinery Strike Ends at Standard Oil Plant
Kansas City AP Eight month strike at the Sugar Creek refinery of Standard Oil ended by a vote of the strikers. Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union members approved a return to work 199 to 140 while contract negotiations continue. Over 700 workers were covered. production ran at 83 percent as some crossed picket lines.
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Kansas City
Sugar Creek
Standard Oil Co
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Woman killed by water pump entanglement near Seneca
In Seneca Missouri a woman, Mrs. Leroy White, 39, was fatally strangled by a shawl caught in an electric water pump. She screamed but suffocated before a neighbor arrived to find her body in the pumphouse.
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Seneca, Mo
Leroy White
Seneca
G. W. Clark
Sees Big Change In Life Of Man
COLLEGE PARK Maryland AP report quotes Dr Delbert Oberteuffer of Ohio State University as saying athletics will replace work as man's prime activity in the automation era He tells physical educators that when industry and business reduce to pushing buttons people must revert to physical activity for survival He asserts America’s future rests with sports and PE experts
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College Park, Md
Delbert Oberteuffer
Ohio State University
America
Former Police Judge And Wife Found Dead
Roeland Park Kansas police report the bodies of former police judge Thomas Beckham 73 and his wife Kate 70 found Friday night in their den both shot in the head. A .32 caliber pistol was in Beckham s hand and two notes were found one addressed to the FBI contents undisclosed.
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Roeland Park
Kan
Thomas Beckham
Kate
FBI
Six Children Die In Evansville House Fire
In Evansville Indiana six of seven Dietsch children died Friday night when a fire and explosion swept their Northwest Side home. Brothers Michael nine Gregory eight Dennis five Timothy four Tommy three perished. baby sister Roxanne twenty months died after being pulled from the burning house and dying at Deaconess Hospital. Mother Eileen thirty four and Madonna Jo six escaped but were in critical condition. Father was at work at the Colonial Bar he operates. Cause of blaze undetermined.
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Evansville
Ind
Jack Dietsch
Michael
Gregory
Dennis
Timothy
Tommy
Roxanne
Deaconess Hospital
Eileen
Madonna Jo
Colonial Bar
Dietsch
Eisenhower nominates Jougan for Stan cy postmaster
President Eisenhower sent to the Senate the nomination of Herschel J. Jougan to be postmaster at Stancy Kansas. The move reflects routine midterm staffing, with the nomination awaiting Senate action as part of broader postal appointments.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Herschel J. Jougan
Stancy
Kas
Dixie Senators Push Civil Rights Filibuster Ahead
Washington AP Dixie senators press forward with a civil rights filibuster amid hoped for a Sabbath recess and thin quorum calls. Senator Ellender led much of the morning after Byrd spoke two hours and forty one minutes as Byrd usually limits talks. Outcome remains unclear whether civil rights advocates gain ground as Byrd predicts a two third vote to end debate unlikely to secure closure on the seven point administration bill.
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Washington
W— Dixie
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Harry F. Byrd
Senate
E. L. Bartlett
Alaska
Gordon Allot
R-Cole
D-Va
Kansas Fags Are Popular Kansas Cigarettes In Indonesia
Indonesians have popularized a cigarette named Kansas after an American state. Manufactured by a Belgian firm affiliate in Malang, it was introduced in 1948 as the first of several state named brands planned. Produced from American Virginia and Javanese tobaccos, output is limited by import issues. a 10 pack costs seven cents.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Malangsay
Kansas
Three AP Staffers Detained in Havana Harbor Explosion
Havana police detain three Associated Press staffers Richard Vaileriani of Burlington New Jersey and Cuban colleagues Alberto Lanier and Carlos Villanueva while making a final check on the French munitions ship explosion in Havana Harbor. An American tourist accompanied them.
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Havana
Associated Press
Richard Vaileriani
Burlington
N.J
Alberto Lanier
Carlos Villanueva
Havana Explosions Stir Sabotage Claims In Fight Over Cause
In Havana the semi official Revolucion accuses the United States of engineering the La Coubre munitions ship disaster while independent reports cite unloading accidents or sabotage. Casualties range from 44 to over 50 dead with hundreds injured as authorities call for mourning and investigation.
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Revolucion
United States
Fidel Castro
Cuba
U. S
Don Chapman
North Bend
Neb
Osvaldo Corticos
la Coubre
Informacion
Diario de la Marina
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