Money found on church terrace sparks two way identity test
Ottawa area notices report G H Marshall hopes to locate the rightful owner of a substantial sum found Sunday on the First Baptist Church terrace. He insists the money is easily identified in two distinct ways known only to the true owner. If unclaimed, the funds may go to the church building fund. Also noted: Mrs Opal Letchworth will not run again for Franklin County register of deeds after 18 years in office.
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G. H. Marshall
7Th and Main
Ottawa
First Baptist Church
Won't Disband Guard Units
Miami Fla The Army disclosed that plans to disband six National Guard divisions were abandoned General Maxwell D Taylor Army chief of staff announced in an address prepared for delivery to the governors conference here The plan to reduce Ground National Guard size stemmed from federal government economy measures
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Miami
Fla
Army
Maxwell D. Taylor
Governors Conference
Weather County Forecast Partly Cloudy and Mild
Partly cloudy and mild this afternoon tonight and Thursday with widely scattered thunderstorms this afternoon or tonight. High today around 80 to 85, low tonight near 60. High Thursday expected in the mid to upper 80s.
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Wes
Ottawa plans bids on 770000 flood control bonds
Ottawa officials will receive bids this evening from bond firms for the citys 770000 flood control bonds to fund the citys share of Army Engineer flood works. Bids will also be taken on an iron truck for the water and grit department and discussions will cover state highway department participation in Main Street bridge alterations to extend its length about 89 feet without stopping river traffic.
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Ottawa
Army Engineer
Water and Grit Department
State Highway Department
Main Street
Complaints Filed Against Swift and Co
The Agriculture Department charged Swift and Co. with Packers and Stockyards Act violations. One case alleges Neuhoff Packing Co. buyers in Nashville directed sales against competition in Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. Another alleges price manipulation at the St. Louis National Stockyards and arranging salesmen to fix prices for live stock while buying hogs without open bidding.
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Washington U
Agriculture Department
Swift and Co
Big Meat Packing Company
Neuhoff Packing Co
Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
St. Louis National Stockyards
National Stockyards
Light Rain Delays I-35 Work At Wolf Creek Bridge
A mass of dark storm clouds moved into the Ottawa area bringing a brief shower of .11 inch. Heavy rain northeast of Ottawa postponed the start of concrete paving on the Interstate 35 project, scheduled for 7 a.m. Today, with delays shifting to tomorrow morning. Reports from Axtell Centralia Valley Falls showed 1.90 1.60 and .95 inches respectively.
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Ottawa
Wolf Creek Bridge
Kansas
Axtell
Centralia
Valley Falls
Baccalaureate Services Set at Ottawa High School
The 83rd annual baccalaureate will be Sunday at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium with four Ottawa ministers participating Rev Gordon Miller Rev Charles Gross Rev William Ward and Rev Jerry Tyler leading reading praying preaching and benediction Ottawa also lists 109 graduates this year Commencement is May 29 at Memorial Auditorium.
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Ottawa High School
Memorial Auditorium
Ottawa
Gordon Miller
Charles Gross
William Ward
Jerry Tyler
Starkweather Case Goes To Jury Today
Final arguments begin today before a jury of eight women and four men to decide if mass slayer Charles Starkweather faces the electric chair. Starkweather admits involvement in 11 slayings, including 10 in a week last January, and is on trial for the shooting of 17 year old Robert Jensen after firing six rifle bullets into his head.
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Lincoln, Neb
Charles Starkweather
Starkweather
Robert Jensen
Jensen
All Men Are Afraid Of Women Says Expert Who Is A Woman
Dr. Lydia Sicher, a psychologist and Adlerian, argues men fear women including wives. She links male inferiority to seeking validation through dominance and conquest. She notes Western culture pressures men to prove themselves and cites homicide cases where jealousy and fear persist despite estrangement.
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Los Angeles
Lydia Sicher
Sicher
Couse
Dr. Sicher
God
Napoleon
Vienna
Alfred Adler
Senate Edges Toward Restoring Foreign Aid Totals
Senate votes to restore 220 million of 339 million cut by the House from Eisenhower era foreign aid program. Committee to reconvene in closed session at 9 a.m. Thursday to consider remaining items. Lawmakers also back aid to India and defend that anti American demonstrations may help the foreign aid program per three senators.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Administration
United States
India
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Nixon
Von
Kansas City Barbers Keep Price At $1.50
Kansas City barbers vote to keep haircut price at 1.50 despite calls to raise to 1.75. Barbers Union Local No. 192 members cited current economic conditions as a factor in the decision. Robert H. Lake, secretary treasurer, commented on the stance.
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Kansas City
Barbers Union Local No. 192
Robert H. Lake
Traffic Toll in Topeka Area 1958 Fatalities Rise
State Accident Records Section reports 162 traffic deaths in the Topeka area in the last 24 hours for 1958, compared with 194 for the same period in 1957. The figures reflect ongoing fatality counts across the region.
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Topeka
Kansas
Stassen Crushed as GOP Machine Beats Bid for Two-State Governor
Harold E. Stassen, 51, a Minnesota native, lost Pennsylvania's Republican gubernatorial primary to Arthur T. McGonigle by about two to one. McGonigle's win ends Stassen's bid to govern two states, a historic goal, while other statewide results placed David L. Lawrence and Thomas D'Alesandro in key nominations. Philadelphia returns sealed Stassen's fate early.
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Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Arthur T.mcgonigle
Thomas D'Alesandro
U.S
Maryland
D'Alesandro
J. Millard Tawes
McGonigle
Stassen
Sam Houston
Tennessee
Texas
Pennsylvania
GOP
Philadelphia
Costello Denies Knowledge of Gunman in Assault Trial
New York gambler Frank Costello testifies he did not know the assailant who wounded him a year ago. He claims his back faced the shooter, despite police and medical testimony that the bullet hit from the front. Costello denies recognizing Vincent Gigante, the man charged with attempted murder, as Gigante’s trial proceeds. U.S. appeals court rejects Costello’s bid to overturn a 1954 income tax conviction, and Costello seeks further appeals while a prison sentence looms.
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New York
Frank Costello
Costello
Vincent Gigante
Gigante
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S
Paul W. Williams
U.S. Supreme Court
Fire Threat to Chicago Meat Stash Sparks Salvage Drive
Health Department inspectors and meat wholesalers rushed to salvage seven to ten million pounds of refrigerated meat after a long West Side packing house fire. The blaze, which started Tuesday night, destroyed four firms and disabled a central cooler serving 35 packing houses. Damages ranged from 100 thousand to three million dollars. Meat in lockers across a three block area was checked and moved to new storage as inquiries continued. Two firms reported at least seventy thousand pounds spoiled by water.
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Chicago
Health Department
West Side
Food Costs Up Across Staples in April
Food costs rose 0.1 percent in April from March and were 8.7 percent higher than April 1957. Of 41 staple items checked, 23 showed higher prices in April.
Weeks Stresses aid for small business in five proposals
Secretary Weeks testified to Congress proposing five steps to ease recession. Four tax rule changes would allow losses deductions, accelerated depreciation, partnership-like treatment for small corporations, and estate tax payment deferral. The fifth plan encourages private investment companies to lend to small firms via debentures later convertible to stock, aimed at spurring investment and expansion.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Congress
House Banking Committee
Study Plans To Rocket A Man Into Space
ARPA leaders testified to Congress about man in space research. A chimpanzee may be sent into orbit in 12 to 16 months if studies succeed. Air Force plans a reconnaissance satellite to transmit television pictures and radio signals from unfriendly areas while orbiting Earth. York said Moon orbit by satellites is about 75 percent likely this year with 1 to 1½ ton payloads. Army and Air Force have limited moon-orbit attempts authorized.
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Washington V
Pentagon
Defense Department
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Congress
United States
Roy Johnson
ARPA
Herbert York
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
Air Force
York
Army
Erupt Over School Bill In Stormy House Test
Washington The House Education Committee balked at a subcommittee bill for 1.0 billion dollars in federal school construction aid. Motions to approve or return it to the subcommittee failed on 15 15 ties with Barden and Landrum breaking ranks for two GOP allies. The panel adjournment was also rejected amidst a rules dispute as the bill remains stalled awaiting further action by June 5.
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Washington
House, Education Committee
Graham A. Barden
DNC
Phil M. Landrum
D-Ga
Barden
House
French Premier moves to win back Algeria amid unrest
Premier Pflimlin ordered the military to Algiers to reclaim control from Gen. de Gaulle backers as Algeria’s insurgents vow no retreat. In Algiers the junta leader de Serigny warned de Gaulle remains the only man who can unite France. The Assembly backed emergency powers 473 to 98, while the Senate approved 233 to 62, as Salan is placed in charge to restore legality and Paris control.
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Paris i
Pierre Pfilimlin
Francs
Algiers
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
Alain de Serigny
de Gaulle
National Assembly
Pflimlin
Henri Loreillot
Lorillot
Raoul Salah
Paris
de Serigny
Council of the Republic
Ofice
Pflimtin
da Gaulle
Pilimlin
Assembly
Raoul Salan
Salan
Pflimiii
Cardinal Stritch Remains Grave After Stroke
Rome Samuel Cardinal Stritch rests second night with grave prognosis in medical bulletin noting slight fever. The 70 year old Archbishop of Chicago remains partly paralyzed with speech limited to a whisper and his arm amputated earlier. He received communion this morning as his secretary stayed at his bedside. The stroke ended plans for his 48th anniversary of priestly ordination.
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Rome
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Chicago
Msgr
James Hardiman
Hardiman
Strange double crash claims young couple at Harmony crossroads
In Bridgeton New Jersey a 19 year old shoe clerk Lester Wright died in a two car collision at Harmony crossroads while his 19 year old wife Vera, driving a borrowed car, was seriously injured. Police questioned the surviving widow and sought Walter Robinson owner of the learner's car. Both cars struck a house and pole, with Wright dying en route to Bridgeton Hospital.
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Bridgeton
Harmony
Lester Wright
Bridgeton Hospital
Vera
Mar
Walter Robinson
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