Blue herons swarm Kansas as researchers map 80 colonies
Dr. Ted F. Andrews and H A Stephens report about 4,000 blue herons in Kansas to Ottawa Academy of Science. They detail 81 colonies with 1,622 nests, mostly in sycamore and cottonwood trees, and note arrival around March 15 and departure by October 15. A Franklin County colony and a western strip along US 81 anchor the distribution.
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Kansas
Ted F. Andrews
Emporia State College
Academy of Science
Ottawa
H. A. Stephens
Forestry Fish and Game Commission
Pratt
Franklin County
Andrews
Gulf States
Latin America
Speed Limit Reduces Toll Fatalities in Kansas
Kansas reports a 119 life loss reduction in the first year under a 70 mph daytime and 60 mph night speed limit enacted by the 1957 Legislature. Enforced for 12 months, fatalities fell from 663 to 544 with a death rate of 5.3 per 100 million miles, aided by highway patrol, design improvements, signs, city cooperation, and safety education.
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Topekap
Kansas
Steer Upset By Airplane In Ohio Grazing Field
In Columbus six witnesses report an aircraft swooped low and struck one of five steers grazing, tipping it onto its back before helpers righted it. State Highway Patrol and Civil Aeronautics Board begin investigation into the incident.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Civil Aeronautics Board
Baby Gorilla at St. Louis Zoo Ill with Pneumonia
A prized infant gorilla named Soucia at the St. Louis Zoo is ill with pneumonia and under an oxygen tent. Antibiotics failed to help, but oxygen therapy has improved her condition and reduced her fever. Zoo Director George P. Vierheller reports she looks a lot better.
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ST. Louis
Soucia
St. Louis Zoo
Zoo
George P. Vierheller
Weather Summary for Kansas With Showers and Mild Conditions
A Kansas weather brief notes showers and thunderstorms today and tonight with clearing to partly cloudy Sunday and continued mild conditions. Highs reach 70 to 75, lows in the 50s, and yesterday's peak reached 145 PM while today’s low from 5 AM to 7 AM was 62.
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Kansas
Dulles Heads to NATO Meeting From New Hampshire
Secretary of State Dulles travels to Copenhagen for a NATO conference to drum up support for Eisenhower’s Arctic inspection plan after a Soviet veto in the UN Security Council. He tells 800 at UNH that the Soviet rejection does not deter the United States from seeking international inspection against surprise attack.
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Durham
N.H
Dulles
Copenhagen
NATO
Eisenhower
Pease Air Force Base
Fortsmouth
United Nations Security Council
United States
Atomic Power Institute
University of New
Wollens Named Methodist Family of the Year Nominee
First Methodist Church members chose Dr Olin G Wollen family as their most representative family by ballot. They will compete with 568 districts for Methodist Family of the Year at the Third National Conference on Family Life in Chicago October 17 19, hosted by Together magazine.
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First Methodist Church
Olin G. Wollen
Wollens
Wollen
Sunshine Sunday School
Chicago
Together
W. 5Th
Ottawa
Should Men Wear Wedding Rings Across Campus
USC marriage class poll finds two thirds of male students favor wearing rings while women largely back rings as a sign of commitment. A married voter questions alight, while one single student warns rings may invite other advances. Professors note anonymity of ballots and debate over symbolism and loyalty.
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Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Tough Union Bows To Recession And Agrees To No Wage Increase
In Portland the International Woodworkers of America, representing 45,000 members in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and California, agreed after a three hour conference to extend the contract without pay raises until next spring and to meet again Sept. 16 to discuss raises if conditions allow. Local unions and companies will be polled to accept the plan, seen as largely a formality given the recession. The move leaves about one third of the union’s 127,000 members affected by the no raise agreement.
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Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Washington
California
Derby Day at Louisville as Tim Tam Seeks Derby Win
Four top age three thoroughbreds contest the 84th Ken Tucy Derby in Louisville with Tim Tam Calumet Farm and Silky Sullivan from California as pre race favorites. Tim Tam and Silky Sullivan near 2-1. Maine Chance entry around 7-2. Rain expected per forecaster O K Anderson. post time 3:30 p m Ottawa time. TV channel 5 to carry the race.
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Louisville
Calumet Farm
Tim Tam
California
Silky Sullivan
Silky
U.S
O. K. Anderson
Anderson
Ottawa
Televison Channel 5
Four Month Rain Totals Reported for Ottawa and Worden
Rainfall in Ottawa for January through April 1958 reached 9.51 inches, 1.61 inches above the 7.90-inch average. January and March were wetter than average while February and April were below, with specific monthly figures: January 2.02, February 1.15, March 3.69, April 2.65 inches. Worden’s April rain was 0.3 inches, 0.93 below the 3.44 average, and four month total 10.12 inches, 2.19 above the 7.93 average, observer Walter Schwarz reports.
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Ottawa
Worden
Douglas County
Walter Schwarz
Ottawa FFA Team Finishes Fifth in State Contest
The Ottawa High School FFA judging team placed fifth in the bronze division of the Kansas State Agricultural Judging Contest. Members Bill McNish, Bill Woods, and Dan Bonine also placed in various divisions, with Woods seventh in Animal Husbandry, McNish twelfth in crops, and the squad finishing fifth in bronze poultry.
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Ottawa High School
Bill McNish
Bill Woods
Dan Bonine
Ottawa
Bergsma
Ike Plans Ottawa Visit in July to Bolster Ties
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower will travel to Ottawa July 8 to 10 with Secretary of State Dulles. The White House describes the trip as informal, aimed at deepening U S relations with Canada, the NATO ally and major customer. Prime Minister John G Diefenbaker invited the president for policy talks and to meet key Canadian leaders.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Ottawa
U.S
Canada
NATO
White House
Dulles
John G. Diefenbaker
Ottawa Weather Shows Light Rain Throughout Morning
Light rain was the feature in Ottawa with precipitation beginning before dawn and reaching .05 of an inch by 7 a.m. The rain continued intermittently through the morning.
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Ottawa
Nell Barnaby to Conference at Aging Conference
Miss Nell Barnaby of Carnegie Free Library will join a panel at the 8th annual Aging Conference at the University of Kansas. The event, running Wednesday and Thursday, focuses on mobilizing community resources for aging. Panelists include Mrs. Robert Castle, Mrs. Alice Hanson, and Mrs. Josephine Moen with Arthur Nevins as chairman.
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Nell Barnaby
Carnegie Free Library
University of Kansas
State Department of Social Welfare
Kansas State Board of Health
Kansas State College
Miss Barnaby
Robert Castle
Oberlin
Alice Hanson
Junction City
Josephine Moen
Ottawa County
Arthur Nevins
Governor's Inter-Departmental Committee On
Debates Over Shorts Clash at Grand Prairie Council
In Grand Prairie Texas a split circle forms over banning shorts in public. Mrs Craddock leads a 35-member anti shorts group from churches arguing indecent dress harms women and men. Mrs Walker counters that laws intrude on rights and courts no action.
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Council
Fishing Derby for Ottawa Kids Sunday
Ottawa youngsters 12 years or younger can fish and win prizes at John Gaynor lake near Ottawa. Registration 1 30 to 3 p.m. Derby 3 to 3 30. Adults may coach but not touch rods. Bring tackle and bait. no minnows. One pole per child. Prizes donated by Ottawa merchants.
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Ottawa
John Gaynor Lake
Ottawa Evening Lions Club
FHA Official Calls Recession a Flop in Home Buying Surge
Jacksonville reports that FHA commissioner Norman P. Moon says the recession is a flop, citing steady home buying interest nationwide. Detroit talk at a home builders meeting notes FHA loan applications last week up 50 percent from the same week in 1957.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Federal Housing Administration
Norman P. Moon
FHA
Detroit
Mason
News Blackout On Auto Union Talks
A news blackout started as GM and the UAW held their first Saturday contract bargaining session. The blackout, reinstated after last weekend, is expected to be matched by Ford, with Chrysler likely to join when talks resume Monday.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Lock Of Hair May Be Clue To Missing Girl
A missing six year old, Kathy Hampton, prompted police to test hair samples from a suburban beauty shop and Kathy’s brush after a woman matched a photo in the shop. Volunteers searched alleys and sewers around her home with no trace. Kathy’s mother, overwhelmed, prayed for her child as investigators await laboratory results.
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Louisaa
Kathy Hampton
Laura Hammerschmidt
Kathy
James Mampton
Graham Leads Vote At Stanford University For Yell King
Evangelist Billy Graham drew 416 write in votes while student George Richard Stanford of Coronado won with 1168 votes with his campaign sign urging Billy Graham for Yell King in front of the university library.
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Stanford, Calif. i
Billy Graham
Stanford University
Yell
Yell King
George Richard Stanford
Coronado
Senate Carves Up Bill Passed By The House
In Topeka a Senate House clash over a one per cent severance tax on oil and gas halted adjournment as lawmakers struggled to wrap a 21 million dollar revenue package. The dispute centered on exemptions for high water wells and stripper wells with votes 20 to 17 killing the bill. Gov. Docking urged re enactment of the tax. others sought a painless approach for the oil industry. The session plans a May 9 adjournment, with a possible return if vetoes arise.
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Topeka
Senate House
Kansas
Senate
House
State Supreme Court
George Docking
Dorking
General Fund
Docking
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Portland
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International Woodworkers For America
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Lamb
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