Nudist Convention to Hit Sycamore Hollow Nearby Lawrence
The Midwest Sun bathing Association announces its 1957 convention set for July 19 to 21 in Sycamore Hollow near Lawrence. Ottawa residents note the event will draw a crowd around the fence as spectators attend. Ottawa U. alumnus Jerry Haney, now Seaman High coach, posts a picket in his locker: Caution plug in brain before starting mouth.
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K.U
Lawrence
Sycamore Hollow
Midwest Sunbathing Association
Jerry Haney
Ottawa U
Seaman High School
Topeka
Torrential Rains Hit Some Areas Near Raymond and more
Severe rains drenched Kansas, washing out a quarter mile rail and causing stream rises across Rice and surrounding counties. Two tornadoes were reported, with three families evacuated near Lyons, and a police fatality after a station wagon collision with Ottawa officer Clyde Johnson.
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Raymond
Rice County
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Ottawa Receives Light Shower
A shower measuring .10 of an inch fell here last night. Local weather observer John P. Kelsey said the May total is .39 of an inch. The Marais des Cygnes river, revived by earlier rains, remains above city dams.
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John P. Kelsey
Marais Des Cygnes
Weather roundup Kansas cooler with cloudy skies today
Cloudy and cooler this afternoon in Kansas with partly cloudy conditions tonight. Saturday brings partly cloudy and warmer weather, except extreme southeast. Low tonight in upper 30s northwest to 40s southeast. high Saturday generally in the 60s. River stage this morning at 0.85 of a foot.
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Kansas
Wevenes
Ottawa woman and son die in head-on collision
An Ottawa couple, Mrs. Leon Friend and their 5-year-old son Bill, died in a head-on crash near Yates Center while attempting to pass another vehicle en route to Eureka for a mission assignment with the Berean Mission of St. Louis. Mrs. Loretta Cuillo of New York City also died. several others were injured.
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New Mexico
Yates Center
Leon Friend
Bill
Loretta Cuillo
New York City
North Cedar
Canada
Eureka
Mission Field
Berean Mission
St. Louis
Friend
Santa Fe
H-U Tower
Bennett Creamery
R. D. Clayton
Force Colombia President Out
A flood tide of opposition toppled Gustavo Rojas Pinilla in Colombia as soldiers with tanks cleared Capitol Plaza, killing at least 30 and driving the death toll to about 130 amid a week of rioting. A military junta took command to call new elections.
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Colombia
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Rojas
Capitol Plaza
Capital
iStreets
Plaza Bolivar
Capitol Building
Gabriel Paris
Ideogracias Fonseca
Ruben Piedrahita
Rafael Navas Pardo
Luis A. Ordonez
City seeks bids for new police car in Ottawa Kansas
Notice to bidders from the City of Ottawa Kansas states the governing body will accept bids on a new police special car at 9:00 a.m. May 14 1957 at City Hall. Specifications available from the City Clerk Donald R Capper.
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Fred T. Birch
Ottawa
South Main Street
Bob Conaty
Birch
Main Street
S. Main
Kas
Donald R. Capper
C. L. Rich
Santa Fe
Kansas City Athletics
Quincy Seymour
Forest fires rage near Plymouth Massachusetts amid parched Northeast
Three new fires flare near historic Plymouth as winds rise and last-day blazes spread from Pennsylvania to New England. Hundreds flee homes while volunteer firemen under 18 assist after dozens skipped school to help fight the flames. A Myles Standish State Forest blaze has consumed thousands of acres and dozens of structures.
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Mass
Pennsylvania
New England
Quebec
Ontario
New Jersey
Myles Standish State Forest
Montague
Massachusetts
Millions Cut From Agriculture Funds Bill
The House Appropriations Committee criticized the Agriculture Department's farm policies and cut 272,566,860 from the department's fiscal year requests starting July 1. It recommended 3,692,889,757 in appropriations and urged a new program to ease farmers' economic plight.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Department
Eisenhower pushes public support for trimmed foreign aid program
President Eisenhower urged radio and TV appeals to back a reduced foreign aid plan, proposing a 520 million dollar cut and a new 3.88 billion dollar program. White House press secretary Hagerty outlined talks on government costs and why mutual aid is essential, as Congress debates further reductions and farm program cuts.
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Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White House
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Senate panel blocks additional post office funding
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to retain the House total of 3 192 000 000 for the Post Office Department for fiscal 1956, rejecting a subcommittee proposal to add 32 million and resisting Postmaster General Summerfield's demand for more funds. The panel approved the same overall appropriation of 3 884 927 000, including Treasury and Tax Court amounts.
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House
Summerfield
Senate
Treasury
Tax Court
Sunflower Men In Ottawa Today
Sunflower ordnance plant officials Maj. Richard R. Jones and J. E. Greer spoke at the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce meeting. Jones invited a plant tour while Greer noted 126 workers locally as part of a 2,900 payroll and about $600,000 injected into the area.
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Sunflower Ordnance Plant
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Richard R. Jones
Ordnance Works
J. E. Greer
Hercules Powder Co. Inc
Maj. Jones
Greer
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Hercules Powder Co
Dean Nossinger
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Jones
Wanda Baird Named Franklin County Welfare Director
Mrs. Wanda Baird of Parsons will assume duties as Franklin County welfare director next Monday. She succeeds Mrs. Ethel Green who resigned eight months ago for a Tuberculosis hospital job in Chanute. Miss Luella Parrot has been acting director. Homer Reeves, board chairman, said Baird has been supervisor of case workers in Labette county welfare.
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Wanda Baird
Parsons
Franklin County
Baird
Ethel Green
Chanute
Luella Parrot
Homer Reeves
Labette County
Traffic Toll Topeka Records 1957 Fatalities Rise
State accident records show 24 hour toll at five. Cumulative for 1957 reaches 184 fatalities while the same period in 1956 stood at 210, reflecting a drop in year to date deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Flowering Plants for Mother's Day at Willis Garden Center
Flowering plants in pots and baskets available for Mother's Day at Willis Garden Center located at South and Cherry. Catalog code 131-c-21.
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Willis Garden Center
Sth & Cherry
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