Miss Ottawa pageant set with eight entrants and prize
The Miss Ottawa contest sponsored by the Ottawa Lions Club will be at Memorial Auditorium at 9. The winner earns a $100 scholarship and a trip to Pratt on June 11 to vie for Miss Kansas. Eight contestants named: Lynne Brenning, Marlis Kueser, Michaelle Miller, Luanne Raymond, Deanna Dunham, Judith Jamison, Lana Booth, Deanna Wittman.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Lions Club
Memorial Auditorium
Pratt
Kansas
Lynne Elizabeth Brenning
Marlis Jean Kueser
Michaelle Miller
Luanne Marie Raymond
Deanna Lea Dunham
Judith Ray Jamison
Lana Kay Booth
Deanna Jane Wittman
Corps officials inspect flood projects on river works
Two Corps of Engineers officials arrived to review progress on Ottawa flood protection works and to assess flood effects in the Kansas Missouri basin. They met project engineer Charles Perry and noted weather delays yet noted concrete work near the Santa Fe bridge reaching visible levels from Main Street.
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ARMY
Ottawa
Fred Pearson
Omaha
Neb
L. G. Fell
Kansas City
Corps
U. S. Army Engineers
Charles Perry
The
Corps of
Marns Des Cygnes-Osage
Kansas
Missouri
William R. Shuler
Missouri River Division
L. G. Feil
Andrew Rollins
Ottawa Project
Perry
Santa Fe Bridge
Main Street
OHS Chorus Presents Spring Sing At City Park
Ottawa High School mixed chorus performs Spring Sing on May 15 at 7 30 p m in the park band box across from the high school. Director John Jones says the program will be light with informal selections including Holiday spirituals and a surprise novelty number. A 12 member group performs three folk songs.
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Ottawa
John Jones
Jones
Increases in Flood Control Costs Across Kansas Missouri
Washington AP reports rising flood control project costs in Kansas and Missouri as the Army Corps of Engineers asks Senate panel for fiscal 1962 funds. Topeka flood protection at 2.4 million, Wilson reservoir up 2.4 million to 21.2 million, Perry reservoir up 9.3 million, Tur tle Creek completion delayed six months with land cost declines trimming 1.5 million. Brig Gen William R. Shuler notes revised estimates and project changes raise outlays.
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Washington
Kansas
Missouri
Army Corps of Engineers
Senate Public Works Appropriations
Topeka
William R. Shuler
Missouri River Division
Wilson
Perry
Jefferson County
Turtle Creek
Schuler
Weather county forecast shows warm, partly cloudy days
County forecast indicates partly cloudy and warm conditions through Saturday with windy conditions this afternoon. Highs this afternoon around 80, tonight lows near 55 to 60, and Saturday highs near 80.
Women May Be Better Space Drivers Than Men
In Baltimore, Maryland, Martin Co. tests for NASA show women quicker at space rendezvous controls on simulators. E. E. Clark notes women often align with the other vehicle on first or second try, while men manage as well but with less immediate fluency.
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Outer Space
Baltimore
Martin Co
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Middle River
E. E. Clark
Martin
Clark
Mothers Day Gift Trends by Age Groups and Items
A newspaper survey shows different age groups buy distinct Mother’s Day gifts. Younger children favor plastic flowers at 10 cents, teens buy slips and nylon hose or kitchenware, while dads and husbands purchase dresses, blouses, skirts, candy, and real flowers.
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Dacron
Two Soldiers Killed In Ft Riley Training Mishap
At Ft Riley Kansas two soldiers died when a self propelled assault gun overturned during a training exercise on a fort range. Pvt Peter J Paulsen 21 of Roseau Minnesota and Glynn H Wynn 19 of Albany Georgia were aboard.
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FT. Riley
Kan
Peter J. Paulsen
Roseau
Minn
Race Driver Killed at Indianapolis 500
Tony Bettenhausen, 44, Tinley Park Illinois, Indianapolis 500 winner and veteran racer, died in a crash on the speedway. His car vaulted onto the main-stretch retaining wall and was upside down near the pit area. He had just posted the fastest practice lap, 149 mph, and hoped to set a qualifying record. Bettenhausen died during his 29th crash after guards reached the scene.
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Indianapolis
Tony Bettenhausen
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Tinley Park
Til
Bettenhausen
Speedway
Brazil's Neutral stance shocks U.S. Cuba policy
Brazil's President Quadros signaled opposition to U.S. plans for Latin American intervention in Cuba and urged hands off Cuba while seeking aid for Brazil's impoverished northeast. The stance challenges Washington as Congress and church leaders push Brazil to oppose Castro. The move risks weakening potential regional cooperation against Cuba.
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Janio Quadros J
Washington
Latin America
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Brazil
Quadros
U.S
Afonmight
Hejeal
China
Soviet Union
Congress
Castro
Ike Hosts Five Hour Gettysburg Conference With Cabinet
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower greeted 29 former Cabinet members and advisers at Gettysburg College for a five hour lunch and briefing. The meeting underscored Eisenhower's active political interests in retirement as he led his group from the mid Victorian portico of his Gettysburg office.
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Gettysburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Eisenhower
Hisenhower
Gettysburg College
Eisenhower Declares Bipartisan GOP Voice On Farm Plans
President Eisenhower addressed rain-soaked reporters at Ottawa publicizing his administration’s stance on the Freeman farm program. He stated the GOP would be “completely bipartisan” in handling the issue while warning against divisive voices. The article notes Royse named principal of Ot-tawa Junior High, with biographical details and prior posts.
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Eisenhower
Kennedy
Dean Rouse
Prince
Col-Pal
el Dorado Springs
Otthem
Henry Parker
Rouse
Ottawa
Royse
Parker
Lowell Gish
Parsons High School
Parsons
Baker University
Baldwin
Pittsburg State Teachers College
GOP
Congress
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Disagreement Delays Formal Laos Conference Opening
Britain and the Soviet Union failed to agree on Laos representation at the 14 nation talks and postponed the conference opening. The United States refused to participate until Laos delegation is settled. Rusk, Home, and Gouvde-Murville discussed latest developments as Gromyko prepared to join.
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Geneva
Britain
Soviet Union
United States
Truce Commission
Leos
Vientiane
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouwme
U.S
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
MauriceGouve de Murville
Rusk
Gromyko
Cochairman
Blood Drives and Graduation Plans at Ottawa University
Ottawa University schedules commencement on May 26 with graduation exercises in the auditorium. Dr. Andrew B. Martin will address the class, while diplomas are presented by Mrs. Fred Kaiser. The event features a Hire Now campaign and invites local employers to support job creation and wage growth to sustain the community’s economy.
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National Guard Armory
Howard Deputy
Board of Education
Kansas State Employment Service
Ottawa
Kansas
Kenneth Andrewe Mawor
City of Oz
Andrew B. Martin
Ottawa University
Towa
Kansas State
Fred Kaiser
Norris Burke
Ing
Mayj
Ing Power
Houghton
Mich
Michigan Tech
City of
Traffic Toll Topeka May 18 1961 Kansas AP log
Traffic log for Topeka shows 2 percent hours to 9 am Friday May 18 1961. Data compares 1960 period. Raney Drug prescription notes CH2 309.
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Raney
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