Toaster Mouse Stirs Ottawa Household Then Highway Hearing
A Ottawa housewife faced a scare when a toaster produced a live, singed mouse at breakfast, recalled as a morning mishap. Tomorrow at 1 p.m. a courthouse hearing will discuss the re routing of US 50 away from Ottawa and Wellsville, a plan to run northeast toward Kansas City, bypassing Wellsville.
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Ottawa
Wellsville
Baldwin Junction
Olathe
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Weather forecast shows strong winds and cooler temperatures
The forecast calls for strong southwest winds and blowing dust this afternoon, with 40 to 50 mph gusts in the extreme east. Partly cloudy conditions give way to colder weather tonight into Thursday, with lows 25 to 30 northwest and 50 southeast, highs around 50 to 55 Thursday. Yesterday's high was 75 at 3:25 p.m. and low 50. River stage this morning measured 0.5 feet.
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Vie
Wea
S.W
Co-Op Elevator Project Rises on North Main
Ottawabased Ot tawa Co-Operative builds a 150000 bushel elevator beside its 100000 bushel capacity. Six large concrete tanks rise 116 feet using 60 electric motors and water-driven lifting, with two 10 hour shifts to finish before the wheat season. Spectators watch as the formwork climbs, creating a sidewalk superintendents dream in Ottawa.
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North Main
Ottawa Co-Operative
Ottawa
Chalmers & Barton
Hutchinson
Kas
Lyle Grier
36 Airline Planes Grounded In Widespread Bomb Scare
A hoax bomb threat caused five major airlines to search 36 planes across 10 cities in the East, Midwest and South. About 1,000 passengers faced delays up to an hour as Trans World Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta responded to calls. No bombs were found.
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New York
Midwest
Trans World Airlines
Manhattan
Idlewild
LaGuardia
Newark
N.J
TWA
American Airlines
Philadelphia
Boston
Delta Airlines
Houston
Tex
Charlotte
N.C
Union Paid Big Retainer To Attorney
Washington testimony disclosed the Oregon union council paid a $5,000 retainer to Portland District Attorney William M. Langley. Reginald Mikesell testified the fee was paid to K. C. Tanner last August with no known service. Langley, linked to alleged Teamsters plots, faces indictment for malfeasance and failure to prosecute. Records from 1954 to 1956 were destroyed to make space, while earlier records remain intact.
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Washington
Sters
Oregon Union Council
William M. Langley
Portland
Reginald
Reg) Mikesell
Oregon Council No. 37
Senate
K. C. Tanner
Tanner
Langley
Oregon
Mikesell
Multnomah County
Ore
Teamsters
Warm Weather To End Tonight
Ottawa enjoyed brighter weather after two dusty days as a cool front moves in. The weather bureau says unseasonably warm conditions will end tonight with a cool air mass spreading across the state. Dust lowered visibility to a quarter mile at Russell, with lighter haze elsewhere. Snow is forecast for the northwest and rain for the southeast. Ottawa hit 75 yesterday and 50 this morning, the season’s warmest mark.
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Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Russell
Salina Judge Alonso R. Buzick Dies at 67
Salina Kansas judge Alonso R. Buzick, aged 67, died last night in a hospital after a heart attack. He served as a judge of the 30th Judicial District of Kansas. The death was reported by local authorities today.
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Salina
Alonson R. Buzick
30Th Judicial District of
Kansas
Ben-Gurion warns Egypt over Gaza crisis in Knesset
Israel's prime minister warned that his government reserves freedom of action if Egypt resumes control of Gaza. He said Gaza never belonged to Egypt and could be used only for attacks against Israel. UN officials and Egypt moved toward a civil administration plan while UN troops police the area.
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Jerusalem
David Ben-Gurion
Gaza Strip
Ben-Gurion
Egypt
Mediterranean
Israel
Knesset
Cairo
U.N
Gaza
Ralph Bunche
Nasser
Bunche
Abba Eban
Washington
Florida
U.S
Welfare Workers To Meet In Ottawa
The Southeast Kansas Association of Welfare and Social Workers will hold an all day Ottawa meeting with representatives from 20 counties. The program includes officer elections and talks on Kansas conference highlights in Wichita April 7 10. Robert B Cherry of Pittsburg chairs. Morning at Masonic Temple. Luncheon and afternoon at Country Club. Miss Luella Parrott heads the Franklin County Social Welfare Board.
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Southeast Kansas Association of Welfare and Social Workers
Ottawa
Kansas
Wichita
Robert B. Cherry
Pittsburg
Masonic Temple
Country Club
Luella Parrott
Franklin County Social Welfare Board
Ground Observer Post to be Headed in Ottawa
County attorney Don White yesterday accepted appointment as Post Supervisor of the new Ground Observer Corps Sector organized in Ottawa. Sgt Walter Huff announced John Weidmann the county Civil Defense director made the appointment. A post was organized in Lane and the Paola post expanded. Huff plans to address Ottawa high school students and hopes White will form the nucleus from his Air Scout group. Openings are available for volunteers from age 14 up with shifts 8 or 10 hours as the unit builds.
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Don White
Ground Observer Corps
Ottawa
Walter Huff
Emporia
John Weidmann
Franklin County
Civil Defense
Huff
Lane
Paola
White
Ottawa Post
Weidmann
Ant
Flood work emphasis meeting linked with 4-H festival
About 400 Franklin county 4-H members and many others gather Saturday March 16 at Ottawa High School for a day of demonstrations talks model meetings and games. The event, led by Dick Jameson, includes 49 demonstrations 10 promotional talks five model meetings and 14 folk games with ribbons for winners and a regional finals at Baker University March 30. An Emporia flood control meeting on March 19 urged continued federal and local cooperation for flood protection irrigation and reservoirs across multiple valleys.
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Dick Jameson
4-H
Ottawa High School
Jameson
Baker University
Linn
Anderson
Miami
Franklin
Johnson, Douglas
Wyandotte
Ottawa
Roger Heck
Miami County
Bruce McLaury
Irl Parker
Linn County
Alma Giles
Helen Barnes
Lyle McVay
Osawatomie
Deana McClure
Princeton Jolly Workers
Franklin County
Emporia
Emporia Municipal Auditorium
Russell Crites
Marais Des Cygnes Valley
Marais Des ‘Cygnes
Neosho- Cottonwood
Marmaton
Verdigris
Walnut
Federal Bureau of the Budget
Kansas
Congress
Ottawa Channel
Pomona
Neosho-Cottonwood Valley
Council Grove
Strawn
Verdigris Valley
Toronto
Elk City
Kaw Valley
Turtle Creek
Topeka
Abilene
Salina
Missouri - Arkansas Association
City
Hickory Street
Quenemo
Melvern
River Association
Crites
Kansas House votes to end medical osteopath dispute
The Kansas House approved two bills to settle the osteopathic versus medical dispute with broad support. A basic sciences bill passed 88-16, and a medical practices act cleared 96-9, sending both to the Senate amid chiropractic opposition. A highway bond issue also advanced, guaranteeing four million dollars for a Kansas City trafficway project.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Senate
State Highway Commission
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Kansas City
Kan
Turnpike Authority
Johnson County
Kansas River
House
Eldred Browne
Robert Buchere
R-Howlark
House ,Health and Hygiene Committee
Quakes in Aleutians Recorded on Fordham Seismograph
Three earthquakes in the Aleutian Islands area were recorded last night on Fordham University seismograph. They were less severe than earlier quakes reported there. The event area, timing, and precise magnitudes were not specified in the readable text.
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New York
Aleutian Islands
Fordham University
Committee Delays On Severance Tax in Topeka
In Topeka a Senate Tax Committee delayed action on a severance tax on oil and gas as Gov. George Docking urges a House vote on his sales tax residue plan. Docking argues retaining residue benefits counties and local governments, promotes economy, and costs the average taxpayer less than a sales tax increase.
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George Docking
House
Docking
Senate
Dockin
Eisenhower Plans Bermuda Cruise as Budget Fight Looms
President Eisenhower said he will be as helpful as possible but Congress must decide how the administration's 71.8 billion dollar budget can be cut. He abandoned tentative Florida plans and will sail to Bermuda by Navy cruiser, opening talks with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan on March 21.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Florida
Bermuda
Harold Macmillan
Norfolk
House
Burg Nominates Same Officers
Burg voters pick incumbents for key posts in a Monday caucus at Williamsburg. Mayoral hopeful J. A. Van Valkenburg, police judge candidate F. W. Davis lead the slate. Council nominees Howard Beard W R Binns C B Goodwill L W Suthend Mey 8 Thornton named.
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J. A. van Valkenburg
F. W. Davis
Williamsburg
Howard Beard
W. R. Binns
C. B. Goodwill
L. W. Suthend
Mey
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Co-op
Herald
Lamar Phillips
Lamb Ambulance
Union
Main
Aleutians
U. S
Burg
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