Memorial Day Observances Mark Ottawa Holiday
Ottawa joins national Memorial Day pause with general business closure. Weather in Kansas mainly fair though eastern areas may see showers. National Safety Council warns up to 375 lives could be lost in 76 hours as 73 million autos drive nationwide. Local observances include American Legion and VFW services at Highland and Hope cemeteries. Fire salute planned by Kansas National Guard firing squad. The Herald will not publish Monday.
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Ottawa University Art Exhibit Show Opens In Mammel Center
The fourth annual student art exhibit at Ottawa University’s Mammel Art Center features works by regular session art department students including William Butler Kathleen Peters Robert Cole and Ross Martin. Display runs through June 5 according to Prof Ronald Hickman. In Bermuda Carl Olsson 38 of Atlanta arrived after a troubled flight from Wilmington NC seeking a compass part to continue his trip to Stockholm.
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Chamber of Commerce opens fund drive for county fair
The Chamber of Commerce board launches a drive to raise 1500 dollars for the Franklin County Fair. The Fair Board will match half the needed amount. The Fair Board has 1114 dollars from rural solicitations. Chamber directors and the retail committee plan member calls to raise about 425 dollars so far toward the goal.
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Two Killed In Crash Near Erie
In Chanute Kansas a 66 year old Erie resident Mrs Sam Sexton and her 10 year old granddaughter Connie Sexton were killed in a two car crash at a county road and U S 59 tour eight miles southeast of Erie Three others were injured David Harris 18 Erie driver of the other car treated for head and chest injuries Joyce Campbell 15 Erie passenger in Harris car suffered a broken jaw and was taken to a Kansas City hospital
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County Forecast Mostly Fair Through Saturday
Mostly fair this afternoon and tonight through Saturday noon. Scattered thundershowers Saturday afternoon. Warmer with highs in the 80s, lows in the mid 50s, Saturday highs in the mid 80s.
Turkish Armed Forces Seize Power In Bloodless Coup
In Istanbul and across Turkey the armed forces abruptly took control in a bloodless coup sparked by public unrest against Prime Minister Adnan Menderes. The National Unity Committee promised elections and a handover to winners while pledging loyalty to NATO and CENTO.
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Docking Signs Second Order of Commutation
Gov. George Docking signed a second commutation of sentence for murderer Bobby Joe Spencer changing his sentence from death by hanging to life imprisonment. The process repeated after a technical void risk, with Spencer facing a hearing and a reprieve while a Wyandotte County jury had sentenced him to death for bludgeoning Mrs. Rubie Blanton.
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Wayne Fife
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Robert Foster
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Eugene Gaither Crist
Dr Moore Hikes East Toward Salina in 56 Year Old Walker Record
Dr Barbara Moore limps from Ellsworth Kansas toward Salina part of a cross country effort to beat the Ti day hiking record from San Francisco to New York due June 10. She aims to reach Salina by early afternoon then resume the walk after a rest and meal. Accompanying her is Ray C Meyers a Wichita vegetarian carrying baggage after the driver quit.
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Agree To Terms In KC Building Strike
In Kansas City, representatives of three labor unions and the Heavy Contractors Assn. agreed on terms of contracts to be submitted to members next Tuesday night, aiming to end a strike that left about 10,000 of 20,000 construction workers idle since April 1. Details of the terms were not announced, though welfare benefits were reportedly sought by unions. The unions involved were the laborers, heavy construction laborers, and the teamsters.
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Lucille Storm Pounds Luzon City Streets Flooded
Pacific storm Lucille swept past Manila causing 35 mile per hour winds and heavy rains across Luzon. Downtown Manila reported flooding and disrupted streets.
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Manea
Summit Collapse Sparks Secret U N Probe
United Nations messages report Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge accused the Soviet Union of engineering the crisis over spy plane flights for internal political gain. He said Andrei Gromyko distorted Eisenhower’s address to keep tensions high as the Security Council debated a East West negotiation resolution. Lodge denied U S claims of espionage and sabotage, suggesting Soviet online politics sought a pretext for policy shifts.
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Landon backs Seaton for Republican VP in 1960
Alf Landon, former Kansas governor and 1936 Republican nominee, endorses Fred A. Seaton for the 1960 vice presidential nomination. He also says he favors Nixon for president and cites Seaton's broad grasp of policy and Midwest roots as party strength. Seaton, a newspaper publisher and radio owner with Kansas/Nebraska background, was secretary to London in 1936.
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New Earth Tremors Hit Southern Chile After Quakes
AP reports new tremors struck southern Chile delaying rescues in a region already ravaged by a week of quakes and tidal waves. Government sources project the death toll from the disasters could exceed 5,000.
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Remarks About Secretaries In New York Office
AP reports on office banter among secretaries and bosses. Dialogues cover loyalty, salary, pension plans, romance, and desire for advancement, with pointed remarks about Miss Tiggly and her coworker Eloise. The exchanges reveal workplace dynamics, jokes, and flirtations in a dismal swamp setting.
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Department store sales slump in Tenth District
Store sales in the Tenth Federal Reserve district fell last week versus a year earlier by 3 percent. Western Missouri saw the same decline, Kansas was down 7 percent, while the U.S. total dropped 1 percent.
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Car Strikes School Band in Maine Injuring 12
Gov John H Reed witnessed a car plow into a marching band of 71 in a Madawaska park causing 12 injuries. The driver George Pelletier, 62, said gas pedal stuck and faced drunken driving charges with bail set at 5000 dollars. Bandmaster Edward Murphy was among the injured.
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CIA Official Stabbed Beaten in Washington
A CIA administrative assistant James D. Pembroke, 42, was stabbed and beaten early today in northeast Washington after meeting a man at a cocktail lounge. Police seek a 22-year-old Black suspect. Pembroke, injured in the back and head, gave a partial account and wallet and knife were found near the scene.
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Herter Testifies As Summit Fallout Is Probed
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter warns Congress the U S must withstand Soviet pressure in Berlin after the summit collapse. Senate Foreign Relations Committee conducts nonpartisan inquiry into the U2 incident and summit failure with transcripts released to reporters. Johnson faces party tensions over Eisenhower blunder critique.
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Leavenworth Hotel Damaged By Fire
A blaze heavily damaged the Larkin Hotel in Leavenworth Kansas on Thursday night. Firefighters from Leavenworth and Fort Leavenworth fought the fire, which started on an upper rear fourth floor and took about two hours to control. Smoke and water damaged the lower floors. the ground floor housed Thunderbird Bus Lines offices a tavern and a cafe.
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Decision Soon On Phone Rate Case in Kansas
TOPEKA AP The Kansas Corporation Commission said a decision probably will be announced late today on Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.’s application for a 5.8 million dollar rate increase. The filing, made a year ago, would raise local monthly service charges and intra state long distance rates.
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