Drouth Broken In Spots Across Ottawa Area
Substantial rains fell near Ottawa, with 1.70 inches northeast and 1.60 inches six miles north. Other readings included 1.30 near Dyer Cabin Camp, 0.44 west of Detwiler farm, 0.21 north of Richter, and 0.74 at Overbrook. Forecasters expect more showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight.
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Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Charles Detwiler
Dyer Cabin
Douglas County
Walter Schwarz
Worden
Detwiler Farm
Richter
Overbrook
Weather Bureau
Traffic Toll Topeka Summary Update 1963 May
Topeka figures show a traffic death tally for a 24 hour period ending 9 am Saturday. The May totals stood at 3 deaths, with May 1963 comparing to 5 in 1962 for the comparable period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ottawa youths held after Sunflower Village gang plans collapse
Fifteen Ottawa youths were detained in Olathe after Johnson County authorities cancelled a planned gang fight at Sunflower Village. Police stopped three cars with weapons including a machete and chain clubs. seven defendants, ages 16 and older, face unlawful assembly to commit assault charges, while eight younger teens remain in juvenile detention.
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Ottawa
Olathe
Sunflower Village
Johnson County
John Coffman
N. Sycamore
Gary Hall
Hamblin
Thomas Franks
N. Mulberry
Sheldon Mundy
Ottawa Rfd
David Nicewander
N. Cherry
George McIntosh
N. Locust
Paul McKray
W. 6Th
Wea
Problem With The Three U's
Herald series by Paul C. Tullier examines America's youth crisis. One million youths are described as adrift on city streets, dropouts, unschooled and unemployed. First article appears on page 8 with three more to follow on subsequent Saturdays.
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America
Herald
Paul C. Tullier
Colt Beats The Other Animals Wins $5 Tip Prize
Robert Gault's tiny Shetland colt, weighing 12 pounds, pictured in The Herald, wins the $5 weekly tip prize. The Herald pays $5 for the best news tip and reports on major accidents or unusual happenings.
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Colt
Robert Gault
Herald
Richmond
Ruby Brown
Dale Montgomery
Ottawa
Floyd Jacob
N. Cherry
Walter Stoebener
Baldwin
Albert Barnhart
J. O. Taylor
Harvey Staadt
Pomona
J. R. Cheney
Elm
Dorothy Beesley
The
Father, Son In Fatal Crash
Kansas City police reported a fatal crash involving Lester Champ Sr. 47 and his son Lester Champ Jr. 22 when their cars sideswiped. The collision occurred in the city and left the father dead.
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Kansas City
Lester Champ Sr
Lester Champ Jr
Freedom Marchers Arrested in Alabama Crossing
Ten marchers five white men and five Negroes were arrested by Alabama Highway Patrol after crossing into Alabama from Georgia. The group, walking in the wake of a slain Baltimore integrationist, was pelted with eggs at a Georgia lunch stop and faced clubs at the state line. Newsmen accompanying them were barred from crossing.
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Fort Payne
Ala
Baltimore
State Line
Alabama
Freedom
Tally's Toot Offers Hemisphere Headlines
The notice compares regional nicknames with Haiti Birmingham and Kansas Sunflower Village to illustrate local flavor and identity across areas. It frames a cultural snapshot tying places to symbolic labels in a concise, period-tinged style.
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Hemisphere
Haiti
U. S
Birmingham
Kansas
Sunflower Village
Weather forecast for county with storms and cool Sunday
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cooler Sunday with highs near 70. Low tonight in the 60s.
Old Piano Moves Into Franklin County Museum
An upstairs piano weighing 1500 pounds was crane-lifted from the Betz farm near Lane into the Franklin County Historical Society museum's second floor. The Chickering, about 75 years old and a gift from Mrs. Frank Betz, may be used in a planned Victorian room.
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Ottawa
Franklin County Historical Society
Ben Park
Frank Betz
Franklin County
Betz
John Brown
Lane
Max Thompson
Reliable Transfer Co
Charles Burns
Dwight Haworth
Howard Ledom
Santa Fe
Herald
Double D-Day in Riotous Dixie in Birmingham
In Birmingham Alabama MLK vows Double D-Day after massive protests met by police dogs and high pressure water hoses. More than 250 Negroes arrested with 152 teenagers in juvenile detention and 100 adults in jail as 700 more were arrested the day prior. Kennedy warns that injuring a child would be unacceptable as demonstrations continue.
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Birmingham
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
South
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Wallace calls for probe into teachers leading student protests
Wallace urged an investigation into reports that Negro school teachers led pupils in mass demonstrations. If true that teachers pulled children from classrooms, he said, they may be contributing to juvenile delinquency by violating the law.
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Montgomery
George
Wallace
Actress Sues And Is Sued In Beverly Hills Divorce
Los Angeles AP Jacques Bergerac filed for divorce from actress Dorothy Malone a day after she sued him for divorce Both 33 Bergerac says Malone moved out of their Beverly Hills home with their children Mimi 2 and Diane 14 months They seek custody and accuse each other of cruelty They married four years ago.
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Los Angeles
Jacques Bergerac
Dorothy Malone
Bergerac
Miss Malone
Beverly Hills
Mimi
Diane
Haitian Brink Of New Trouble
SANTO DOMINGO Haiti teetered on the brink of a new explosion as President Francois Duvalier declared martial law and set an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew amid fears of reprisals ahead of a May 15 revolt. Reports from Haiti spoke of a reign of terror with killings and purges, while unconfirmed rumors circulated about an underground strike and a bomb at a water facility.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Francois Duvalier
Duvalier
U.S
Washington
Port Au Prince
Haith
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Dianne Williamson
Helen Harrell
Sylvia Provencal
Memorial Auditorium
Leo Beller
U’s
Myrtle
Wonder Jungle Circus
Jean Platt
Fairgrounds
Aransas Pass
Tex
Tally
San Aee
Seeesy
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A.m. Fe
P.m. Ee Oo
A.m. Weer
P.m. Teens
A.m. Oereeg
P.m. Treree
A.m. Shane P.m
A.m. Sheen
Boston
Robert F. Kennedy
Raney
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