Kennedy signs 394 million aid bill for areas low in spirits
President Kennedy signed a 394 million measure to aid areas hard hit by unemployment and appointed William L. Batt Jr. of Pennsylvania as administrator of the Area Redevelopment Program. More than a dozen lawmakers from Pennsylvania and other states witnessed the ceremony at the White House.
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Fire and fair highlights in April and Kansas fair results
Ottawa fire department reported a single blaze on April 15 in Sid Mor tis motor car with over 1000 dollars in damage caused by a cigarette. Three other runs included an oil leak inspection a grass fire and a gas leak from a transport truck. Quenemo High School achieved an eight for eight in the Western Kansas Industrial Arts Fair at Hays entries included Knight Sims Bryan Boren Ragan Middleton Meiers Casten and others. Batt to head new Commerce Department agency to pilot a federal loan and grant program aiding distressed industrial areas with retraining and development funding.
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Jim Casten
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Secretary of Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Misdeeds Of Few Can Hurt Business System
Washington AP Arthur H Motley, president of the U S Chamber of Commerce, warned that misdeeds by a few businessmen can blemish the free enterprise system. He said the chamber should not enforce antitrust laws, but emphasized the need to punish price fixing and maintain competition. Enforcement lies with the Justice Department and courts.
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Weather county forecast clouds and cool spell
Cloudy with occasional light rain and a cooler afternoon. Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with a colder night. Temperatures today around 50, tonight in the mid 30s, and Tuesday near 60.
Seven Die On Kansas Roads Over Weekend
A fatal head on crash near St Paul claimed four teenagers Marilyn and Cathleen McClung Ruth Carroll and Carala Carroll all from Walnut Kan. Two others injured include Ivan L Harding Jr and James Archer and his wife Chaffie with two young daughters remaining uninjured. A separate Wichita crash killed Nathan P King and Robert Hull Jr and injured John Shope family. An Abilene youth Francis Lloyd Harrington died in a two car collision near Abilene on K 15. Seven total traffic fatalities reported in Missouri weekend death toll.
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Cathleen McClung
Ruth A. Carroll
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Walnut
Kan
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Archer Auto
Wichita
Nathan P. King
McConnell Air Force Base
Robert Hull, Jr
King
Abilene
Francis Lloyd Harrington
Missouri
Parade Draws Huge Crowds on Chautauqua Day in Ottawa
Ottawa hosts the Chautauqua Days parade and county tour with large crowds. About 200 people in four caravans toured historical spots from the city park, with Richmond schools joining and many Ottawa Junior High students taking part. The parade featured the Wentworth Military Academy band, Gov. John Anderson in a replica car, and an unscheduled float from Wellsville. Officials counted crowd sizes up to 30,000 for Saturday’s parade, though estimates ranged 15,000 to 20,000. Police and civil defense workers directed traffic amid a few glitches including a power failure and a skittish horse team. The Indian Reflections at Cookfield drew a huge audience, with street events and a planned Street Square Dance set for Tuesday on Main Street if weather cooperates.
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May Brings Rain Snow And Tornado Warnings Across Kansas
May opens cloudy and cool across Kansas with rain in some areas and snow or sleet near Russell and Ottawa. Tornado funnel seen near Maps City, heavy hail at Winfield and Pittsburg, rainfall totals include Havana 3.51 and Chanute 2.68 inches. In Oklahoma Spring storms destroy hangars at North Tulsa airport and injure no one, Pat Harwood’s home torn apart but inhabitants escape.
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Oklahoma
Ann Landers Speaks on Family Problems at Church
Lois Smith reports Ann Landers spoke at the Methodist Church Sunday evening on family issues affecting teens and marriages. The well known columnist explained how she writes her Ottawa Herald column to help readers. Nearly 1 009 people attended the sermon and talk.
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Ottawa Herald
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Storms Hit Multiple Oklahoma Communities With Hail and Rain
Reports from across the state describe hail the size of golf balls with scattered chunks larger, striking Oklahoma City and towns including Ponca City Watonga Cheyenne Fairfax and El Reno. El Reno logged about an inch of rain in a 15 minute storm as northeastern areas felt wintry air and temperatures fell below freezing in the Dakotas.
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Former KC Police Chief Brannon Arraigned On Charges
Bernard C. Brannon former Kansas City police chief was arraigned on perjury and willful misconduct in office charges. Indicted last Friday by a Jackson County grand jury he appeared before Circuit Judge Richard C. Jensen. His brother John G. Brannon pleaded innocent for him. bonds set at 2500 dollars for perjury and 1000 for misconduct. The charges allege failure to forward major crime reports to the police records center, cited by the Police Board as reason for his April 18 dismissal.
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Jackson County
Richard C. Jensen
John G. Brannon
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Kansas City Police Board
Clyde Reed Named To Position On The Kansas Board Of Regents
Clyde M Reed Parsons newspaper publisher was appointed to the Kansas Board of Regents by Gov. Andersen. The move came with four other major appointments including Blythe Gagel Boling and Brown to state bodies. Reed’s term runs through Dec. 31 1964 and fills a vacancy after Senate rejection of Frank Groves.
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Kansas Board of Regents
Topeka
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Kansas Board of Regents Today
John Anderson
Gover
Lawrence J. Blythe
White City
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Lenexa
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Columbus
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Arkansas City
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Inee
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In A Big Hurry Jesse Maddox Cited Twice on I 35
Jesse L Maddox 26 of 1008 N Poplar was cited by state troopers on I 35 using radar about 2 pm Friday for 78 mph in a 71 mph zone. Around six hours later he was cited again for 100 mph at night on the same highway. He posted a $50 bond.
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N. Poplar
Interstate 35
Maddox
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