Ottawa University Homecoming Week End Planned With Parade And King
Ottawa University students gear up for homecoming with a downtown parade at 2 30 Saturday and a coronation Friday night in the Commons. The big event is the Saturday night football game against Kansas Wesleyan on Cookfield. Alumni will attend an informal Commons party after the game. Student Manager John Butler leads the arrangements with Myra Scott James Springfield John D Aboy Shirley Benson Harriet Shelton and Ed Waters as key workers.
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O. U
Kansas Wesleyan University
Cookfield
Garfield School
John Butler
Myra Scott
James Springfield
John D’aboy
Shirley Benson
Harriet Shelton
Ed Waters
Ottawa High School to crown football queen at homecoming
Three OHS Cyclones girls vote to select a football queen and two attendants for the homecoming game slated Friday October 21 at Cook Field Ottawa University. Opponent is Atchison High School Redmen. Ballot results pending. City engineer George Ledom works on a new zoning map using removable colored plastic overlays to mark zones.
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OHS Cyclones
Cyclones
Atchison High School
Redmen
Cook Field
Ottawa University
George Ledom
City Engineering Department
Ottawa
Ledom
Agreement to Market Turnpike Bonds in Oklahoma Link
NEW YORK The First Boston Corp. agreed to market a 63 million dollar bond issue for constructing an Oklahoma Turnpike link with the Kansas Turnpike. Gov. Raymond Gary announced the plan, part of a multi project toll road program totaling over 200 million dollars. Work on the Northern Turnpike from Oklahoma City to connect with Kansas is slated to start next spring. The move hinges on tax exempt municipal market conditions and Turner Turnpike revenues exceeding estimates.
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First
Boston Corp
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Gary
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Contract Goes To St. Joseph Firm
The Bushman Construction Co. of St. Joseph Missouri won a 959,182 contract for canals and drains on the Kirwin unit of the Missouri River Basin project. It covers 13.4 miles of main canal and 10 miles of laterals with irrigation water from Kirwin Dam. The bid exceeded the $859,664 engineer estimate by about 99,518.
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Bushman Construction Co
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Kirwin
Kas
Reclamation Bureau
W. A. Dexheimer
Solomon River
Bushman
Bureau
Air Force to Launch Acrobee Rocket at Holloman Center
Air Force scientists will fire an Acrobee rocket from the Cambridge Air Force Research Center near Holloman Air Development Center about 20 minutes after sunset. The mission aims to probe dawn and dusk atmospheric conditions though officials will not disclose details.
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Alamogordo
N.M
Air Force
Cambridge Air Force Research Center
Holloman Air Development Center
Sales Notice From Herald Office Bundled Savings Bonds
The Herald office announces a sale package on U S Savings Bonds. Customers are urged to buy in bundles, highlighting bundled savings and promotional terms for readers.
Prods Fight Sinclair Co Over Oil Purchases
Independent producers from seven counties rally at Greenwood County courthouse to force Sinclair Oil Co. to resume normal crude purchases. Governor Hall and Attorney General Fatzer pledge legal action if Sinclair ignores orders from the Kansas Corporation Commission. ECC sets November 8 hearing on jurisdiction over pipelines and public interest, as producers form Eastern Kansas Oil Producers Assn with H E Ozenberger and George Swift among leaders. Former Governor Alf Landon attends and urges firm action.
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Fred Hall
Harold Fatzer
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Fatzer
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Sinclair Companies
Kansas Corporation) Commission
Sinclair Crude Oil Co
Sinclair Pipeline Co
Eureka
Humboldt
Paola
Pipe Line Co
Iola
Eureka-Himboldt
Sinclair and Producers
Corporation Commission
ECC
Independence
Sinclair
Eastern Kansas Oil Producers Assn
H. E. Ozenberger
George Swift
Gasp
Alf M. Landon
Grange Meet at Newton Announces 84th Annual Session
The 84th annual Kansas State Grange session will be held in Newton from October 24 to 27. Governor Fred Hall is slated to speak at the opening night dinner. Skull-Whitacre General Auto Repair listed at 127 S. Hickory with phone 355.
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Kansas State Grange
Fred Hall
Skull-Whitacre General Auto Repair
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In Command Of Peace Plan Shift In Denver Era
President Eisenhower resumes command of the peace initiative as medical bulletins note progress in recovery. A fresh bedside update reports eight hours of sleep and a satisfactory advance without complications. Dulles leads a 25 minute session yielding a new disarmament letter to Bulganin and a warning that U.S. military power won’t be reduced without Russia’s guarantee. Milton Eisenhower invited to visit for first time since the Sept. 24 heart attack.
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Eisenhower
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Socret
Nikolai Bulganin
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Russia
Milton Eisenhower
Penn State University
New Jet Bomber Passes All Tests
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE Fla officials say the B52 eight engine bomber passed all tests thus far. The swept wing bomber wowed 6000 people at the base yesterday during a demonstration of the Air Force best planes. It will be delivered to Strategic Air Command on full production by Boeing Airplane Co.
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Leavenworth public official Thomas J. Brown Sr. dies
Thomas J. Brown Sr. a Leavenworth County public official for 38 years died at 84. He served as sheriff for 16 years and also as county assessor and deputy county clerk. Retired two years ago, he was a Weston, Missouri native. Survived by his widow and two sons Felix of Kansas City and Thomas Jr., Leavenworth city attorney.
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Thomas J. Brown
Leavenworth County
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Felix
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Legion Turns To UNESCO Question At Miami Convention
American Legionnaires finished a rain soaked parade in Miami and began addressing the UNESCO issue. A joint meeting of the Americanism and Foreign Relations Committees reportedly rejected a report praising the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
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Former Husband And Wife Meet At Home Of Soa
CHANUTE The paths of Andrew C. Shockey and Mrs. Ida Speiser, once married, parted 27 years ago after a Florida separation and a hurricane. They met again at a Chanute home of a son last Friday. Shockey, now a cook in Wickenburg Arizona, plans to return there after the visit, while Speiser, living in Parsons Kansas, remains hopeful about future contact. Their marriage began in 1917 in Garnett Kansas.
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Harriman denies 1956 presidential bid plans
New York Governor Averell Harriman rejected claims that he would announce a Democratic presidential candidacy in 1956. He dismissed a New York Journal-American report about a dinner announcement, saying there is no basis for it and that he is not an active candidate.
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Averell Harriman
New York Journal, American
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Bandits Rob Rolling Hills Country Club in Wichita
Two knife wielding bandits broke a window to enter Rolling Hills Country Club early today and escaped with about $1,000 from a safe. Watchman George Norwood, 39, was seized at 12 10 a m and bound with coat hangers and towels in a basement locker room before freeing himself after about an hour.
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Rolling Hills Country Club
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Sailor Gaughan Accuses Robbers In Queens
New York sailor Richard Gaughan on leave was robbed of a watch and $4 in Queens. He chased the suspects to a fire box, was detained by firemen and police, and jailed along with the robbers on assault and robbery charges while he faces a malicious mischief charge.
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Air Force Eyes Jet Seaplane Bomber for Study
Washington reports Air Force interest in the Navy's jet sea plane bomber has reached the stage of studying an initial purchase of four or five flying boats. A recommendation to the Air Force Council was noted, with the council consisting of senior civilian and military officials evaluating aircraft needs and budgets.
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Air Force
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Americans Free To Leave From Beijing Curtain Says Peiping
Peiping radio quoted People's Daily saying 47 Americans behind the Bamboo Curtain are free to leave if they apply for departure, while 19 other Americans accused of crimes are under review. The 47 have not yet applied for exit permits.
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China
Peiping Radio
People’s Daily
Ottawa Junior High PTA Vote Keeps Group Active
Ottawa Junior-Senior High School's PTA will continue for a trial period after about 200 attendees backed the move by roughly a 3 to 1 vote. Interest will determine fate as regular attendance had dwindled and letters urged parent support or disbanding.
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P.T. A
Vote To Remain Out In St Louis Transit Strike
Striking AFL bus and streetcar operators in St. Louis loudly opposed calls from union leaders to end the day-old walkout. The vote was by voice, with only four members indicating willingness to return to work, four booed as leaders urged compliance with a state seizure order issued hours after the strike began. Gov. Phil M. Donnelly had seized the utility eight hours into the action.
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Phil M. Donnelly
Perfect Circle Workers Return to Piston Ring Plant
NEW CASTLE Ind August 8 Strikers returned to the Perfect Circle Corp foundry under National Guardsmen protection to resume piston ring production. Guardsmen checked cars entering the lot as 84 workers started yesterday and about 260 workers were employed before the July 25 strike. About 100 people including supervisors were inside a week ago when 5,000 strike supporters gathered outside. shots were fired leaving eight wounded.
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Perfect Circle Corp
Chesley Juda
Iran Joins Baghdad Pact to Link Western Defense Chain
Tehran officially aligned with the Baghdad Pact, adding Iran to the Turkey Iraq Pakistan Britain security bloc. Moscow warned that Tehran's adherence could jeopardize Soviet relations with Iran and noted the pact's role in a broader anti Communist defense network.
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Weather forecast shows cooler spell with fair conditions
Partly cloudy with diminishing winds this afternoon and south central areas. Temperatures rise to the 70s Thursday after a cooler night with lows near 40 to 50. Yesterday's high 84, low 53. Hourly readings trace a 24 hour period ending today at 8 am with late afternoon values around 83, evening near 71, and night around 54. River at .79 foot.
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Touch Of Fall In Air Today Ottawa Weather Shifts After Light Shower
A cool front moving across Kansas touched off a light shower in Ottawa this morning totaling .23 inches. Rain began at 12:45 a.m. and ended by 1:15 a.m. Overnight lows in western Kansas dropped as much as 50 degrees from daytime highs. Ottawa recorded a high of 84 and a morning low of 53.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Fall Flower Show by Ottawa Garden Club
The Ottawa Garden Club will sponsor a fall flower show at Memorial auditorium Monday from 1 to 9 pm with free admission. Elliott Barnes is general chairman and Garfield Gardners assist. Entries accepted 9 am to 1 pm. door prizes planned. Emphasis on dahlias chrysanthemums roses asters and houseplants. Mrs. Glenn Fitch presides. event aims to become annual. Repair man noted as P W Latson.
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Memorial Auditorium
Elliott Barnes
Garfield Gardners
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Glenn Fitch
Ottawa group weighs ouster or grand jury action
A Ottawa delegation met in Topeka with Assistant Attorney General Paul Wilson to consider possible ouster proceedings or a grand jury action against Mayor Ww. Robe over alleged improprieties. Officer Joe Glenn faced possible dismissal, with a resignation deadline set for October 15 but Glenn resisting. The session reviewed several drunk driving cases and outlined the process for pursuing ouster or grand jury action, including signatures, notices, and court steps.
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Athortey Gaeral
Topeka
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Harold Fatzer
Joe Glenn
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Fatzer
Law School Dean Defends Jury Room Microphone Use
University of Chicago Law School Dean Ed ward Levi testified before the Senate Internal Security subcommittee in Washington defending hidden microphones in a Wichita jury room. He said consent of the trial judge and Chief Judge Orrie Phillips supported the setup as part of a Ford Foundation funded project to study jury behavior and comprehension of instructions. Levi argued that properly safeguarded recording could strengthen the jury system, while Sen. Eastland urged against snooping on jurors.
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Edward H. Levi
University of Chicago Law School
Wichita
Kas
Sen
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Levi
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Orrie Phillips
10Th Judicial Circuit
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Ford Foundation
Man Convicted of Third Degree Manslaughter in Prison Stabbing
Leavenworth report: Dennis White, 22, an inmate at Kansas State Prison Lans ing, found guilty by a district court jury of third degree manslaughter for fatally stabbing cellmate Floyd Scott, 34, of Fort Worth Texas, on December 30. The defendant faces an added sentence of six months to three years on top of existing 27 to 115 year totals.
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Rocky Ford
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Dennis White
Kansas State
Lansing
Floyd Scott
Ft. Worth
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Farm worker loses four fingers to corn picker incident
Clarence Carey a 60 year old civil service employee from Gardner Kansas had his right hand fingers crushed by a corn picker when a pocketknife used to remove a husk slipped. He walked a quarter mile to a Gardner hospital then was moved to the University of Kansas Medical Center in good condition. The accident occurred while Carey helped with harvest on the Robert Stockmeyer farm during vacation.
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Kas
Clarence Carey
Gardner
University of Kansas Medical Center
Carey
Civil Service
Olathe Naval Air Station
Trade unions vow to defend Labour against Bevan split
Margate England a clash between Bevan and union leaders escalates as Trades Union Congress chief Charles Geddes warns the left wing Bevanites against fracturing the Labour party The unions threaten a powerful response if the party conference continues to attack Bevan and the voting system Geddes refrains from naming Bevan but all 1500 delegates recognize the target The warning follows Bevan blaming forces behind his expulsion for the party's May election defeat to the Conservatives.
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England
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Charles Geddes
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Flexible Program For Polio Serum
Washington announces a flexible Salk antipolio vaccine plan expanding top priority to include more children and pregnant women. States may broaden the group by up to five years within birth through 14 years, under Secretary Folsom’s welfare program.
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Secretary of Welfare Folsom
White Elephant Sale at Food Avenue October 14
Community sale event notes a white elephant sale and food at Food Avenue in Grean Dell School Bree area. Event listed for October 14 at 7 30 with details abbreviated in the source.
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Grean Dell Schf
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