Side Swipes at Topeka Kans Bankers Meet Ottawans Attend
Ottawa residents attend sessions of the Kansas Bankers Association convention in Topeka. The event began yesterday and ends tomorrow evening with several Ottawans listed among attendees from Peoples National Bank and First National Bank including Mr and Mrs George Lister C Burrows J Dickerson W DeVilbiss Mark Walter Ray Lichtenberger Kay Vogler Alma Schweitzer Rob Clogston and Ralph Hanes. DeVilbiss noted for a 50 year club. Also mentions Reno strip tease and New York pigeons case in Housing Court.
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Kansas Bankers Association
Topeka
Peoples National Bank
George Lister
C. P. Burrows
J. W. Dickerson
W. B. DeVilbiss
Mark Walter
Ray Lichtenberger
Kay Vogler
Alma Sch
Ottawa Girl Wins High Citizenship Award at Ottawa High
Kathleen Marie Garnet, Ottawa High School senior, is among top winners in Ottawa University Citizenship awards. Drs Southard and Bemmels announced results. Garnet received an $800 second-highest stipend. Other awards included $800 to Robert Phillips of New London and $600 scholarships to John Coldren, Frank Victor, and Martha Yonally, with numerous $400 prizes across several states.
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Kathleen Marie Garnet
Ottawa High School
Ottawa University
Charles W. Southard
W. D. Bemmels
Kathleen
Carl D. Garnet
S. Hickory
Robert Phillips
New London
Traffic Toll Topeka Log Sparks Sparse Details
Kansas traffic death log from AP notes hours to 9 amFriday during 1959 period. Mentions pickup CH2-2031 and Raney Drug CH2-3092 with limited readable identifiers. Lions Mds appear as fragmented items in the log.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather County Forecast Fair and warmer with southerly winds
Fair and warmer with southerly winds 20 to 30 mph this afternoon. High near 80. Tonight mostly fair and warmer with lows 55 to 60. Saturday partly cloudy and warm with a chance of thundershowers in the afternoon. High Saturday 80 to 85.
Russia Cancels Visit Of Air Chief To U S
Washington AP report says Soviet Russia canceled a planned visit by Air Marshal K A Vershinin amid the U2 spy incident. The move delays a goodwill tour tied to demonstrations and aims to curb U.S.-Soviet military diplomacy. Khrushchev may still pressure limits on spy flights during the Paris summit. The U S sees the note as signaling stalled progress in East West tensions.
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Washington
Russia
United States
K. A. Vershinin
U.S
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Francis G. Powers
Pearl Harbor
Air Force
Thomas D. White
Andrews Air Force Base
Paris
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Khrushcchev
Kremlin
Mao
Germany
Savings Bond Drive Launched By Mamie Eisenhower
Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower launched a St. Louis Savings Bond drive by buying a 25 bond to go toward education. Arthur K. Atkinson of the Wabash Railroad sold it as she rode through St. Louis en route to Denver for her mother's birthday. The bond will be used for David Eisenhower, 13, her eldest grandchild.
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ST. Louis
Mamie Eisenhower
Arthur K. Atkinson
Wabash Railroad Board
Denver
Powers Sold Out in Soviet Spy Pitch for Survival
New York Daily News reports American pilot Francis G Powers was allegedly betrayed to Soviet forces after an engine flameout at 70 000 feet forced a bailout. Powers was downed May 1 over Soviet territory during a reconnaissance flight and a manhunt abroad targets the agent involved.
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NEW York
New York Daily News
Francis G. Powers
Powers
Turkey
Washington Dispatch
Jerry Greene
Washington
Middle East
Peshawar
Tyura Tam
Arisk
Ural Sea
U. S
Paris
Eisenhower
Cuban Students Rally Against U S at Havana University
In a five hour anti american rally at Havana University more than 15 000 students workers and militiamen shouted Get out at U S Ambassador Philip Bonsal. Maj Rolando Cabelas of the University Student Federation accused the United States of direct aggression citing embassy notices as routine preparedness and Maj Angel Quevedo rallied the crowd to condemn alleged US plots. The protest followed the killing of American civilian pilot Matthews Edward Duke, 45, who was shot while attempting to flee outside Havana after reportedly seeing an ambush.
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Havana
U. S
Philip Bonsal
Havana University
Charg
Matthews Edward Duke
Stevenson Calls Spy Flight Blunder During Global Tensions
Adlai E. Stevenson said the U2 spy incident was a blunder timing a critical moment in world peace efforts. He urged Americans to support the Paris summit and prayed for the President’s mission. He spoke at the University of Chicago conference, also addressing Northwestern Law centennial events.
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Chicago
Adlai FE
Stevenson
Russia
University of Chicago
Northwestern University Law School
Northwestern
Ike Likes Flying By Helicopter
President Eisenhower praises helicopters as noisy but handy. He says whirlybirds save wear and tear on the disposition and help avoid traffic jams, noting Secret Service traffic halts and public annoyance when flying above jams. He spoke Thursday night to the American Helicopter Society.
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Washington
Eisenhower
American Helicopter Society
Secret Service
Truman backs Symington for Democratic nomination
Former President Harry S. Truman endorsed Sen. Stuart Symington for the Democratic presidential nomination at a Chicago news conference. He issued a nine paragraph statement praising Symington, saying he is the best qualified man and would win a tremendous electoral vote majority in November.
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Chicago
Harry S. Truman
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Truman
Symington
Fail To Put Big Balloon Into Orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP United States tried to sail a giant balloon satellite into orbit as a reflector for long range radio waves Project Echo. The 100 foot aluminum coated spheres were to circle Earth as backdrops for worldwide communications. The balloon collapsed inside a 2614 inch magnesium ball after launch aboard a Thor Delta rocket. Ground observers lost contact after the second stage burn and NASA said a slim chance of an unintended orbit could exist but the likely outcome was payload remains attached and fell to earth. NASA planned additional tests before year end and ordered 12 rockets for inflatable spheres and solar powered space vehicles.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington
NASA
Contract Awarded For Hallmark Expansion
Lawr enc e AP Hallmark Cards announced expansion of its Lawrence plant to 209,009 square feet doubling capacity to 700 employees. The two story metal and concrete addition will be built on the north side with work starting immediately and completion shortly after year’s start. Constant Construction Co. of Lawrence received the general contract. amount not announced.
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Lawrence
Hallmark Cards
Robert D. Payne
Lynn W. Bauer
Hallmark
Constant Construction Co
Job With Uncle Sam Takes Him From India To Africa
Francis Bennett, a former Ottawan, works as a farm machinery technical advisor for the International Cooperation Administration under the State Department. He spent two years in India teaching natives modern farming implements and helped monitor tiger killings on Tarai State Farm near New Delhi. Bennett and his family plan to move to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in East Africa for a new ICA program to develop vast undeveloped lands into agriculture while balancing the economy.
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Bennett
United States
I.C.A
State Department
International Cooperation Administration
India
Tarai
New Delhi
Haidwani
Himalaya Mountains
Bennetts
Sudan
Egypt
East Africa
New York
Rome
Khartoun
ISCLA
Uns
Obeid
Turgut State Barn
Besing
LCA
Bleak Outlook for West Seen After Spy Plane Incident
AP reports the May 1 American reconnaissance loss sharpens Mao Tze tung’s standing and weakens Khrushchev at home. The event intensifies the Sino Soviet split, signaling Mao may push for a harder line and doubt any West summit gains.
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Tokyo
Nikita Khrushchev
Ibloc
China
Mao Tze-tung
West
Khrushchev
Mao
Joseph Stalin
Veto on Low In Spirits Areas Bill by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower vetoed the 251 million dollar low in spirits areas bill, a Democratic proposal to provide federal loans and grants for mining towns and abandoned railroad centers. Overriding the veto appeared unlikely as neither House nor Senate showed strong support, with only one veto overridden in seven years, despite partisan forecasts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Fisher Body Plant Strike Ends in Kansas City
A 40 day strike by about 2,000 hourly workers at the Fisher Body plant in Kansas City ended at 6 am after talks between United Automobile Workers and General Motors. Ratification by Local 93 members is required. the stoppage began March 29 and led to roughly 1,000 Chevrolet assembly employees being furloughed.
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Kansas City
Fisher Body
United Automobile Workers
General Motors
UAW
Chevrolet Assembly
Eve Lions Mds Pickup CH2 2037
Eve Lions Mds pickup CH2 2037 appears as a fragment with unclear context or complete reading. The readable portion suggests a device or label reference possibly a medical or equipment tag. No clear event date or organization is present to form a fuller summary.
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Lions Mds
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