Side Swipes and Seafaring Teens End in Return
Two Florida teens in a 14 foot boat near Tampa Bay were found by the Coast Guard and returned home after setting out to “see what the world looks like.” The boys planned a month’s provisions but their adventure ended at sea. In California, Newport Beach youths sailing a 4 foot ketch were sighted off the Mexican coast by Navy pilots. a Coast Guard cutter was dispatched to intercept.
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Jimmy Harmon
Walter P. Fuller
Tampa Bay
California
Larry Rettz
Mike Massei
Nick Brisseau
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Navy
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Wetmore football player dies from highway crash
Richard Trundle, 17, Wetmore High School football player, died Tuesday from injuries after a highway accident four miles south of Wetmore. A car carrying four youths slowed unsafely. Trundle was unbelted when it left the road. Two other youths were severely injured.
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Wetmore
Kan
Richard Trundle
Trundle
Weather Forecast Freeze Warning for County Area
Cold air dominates with a hard freeze by early Thursday. Winds diminish this evening as temperatures fall. High this afternoon about 40 to 45 degrees, tonight's low in the mid 20s, with Thursday a bit warmer and near 50.
Soviets threaten boycott of arms debate at UN
The Soviet Union warned it may boycott the U N disarmament debate if the United States and allies press Western arms reduction plans. Valerian Zorin accused the West of procrastination and using talks to mask espionage, while Khrushchev urged a three man secretariat board. The 99 nation Political Committee kept disarmament as a top priority with optimism for no break in deadlock.
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United Nations, N.Y
Soviet Union
U.N
United States
Valerian A. Zorin
General Assembly
Zorin
West
Khrushchev
U.N. Secretariat
United Nations
NWN
Secretariat
Security Council
Italy
Britain
Workers Set For Drive For Funds
A kickoff breakfast for the business district United Fund drive in Ottawa was held at the North American Hotel. The goal is to finish the drive by February 22, with emphasis on the Pair Share payroll deduction plan for donors. Residents in various sections will pick up packets at designated homes this week.
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United Fund
Glen Underwood
Underwood
Ottawa
Frank’ ‘Holden
W. 4Th
Ottawa High School Homecoming Friday Night Queen Ceremony
Ottawa High School holds its 1960 homecoming festivities at Cook Field with queen and two attendants chosen by the Cyclone football squad. A mixer in the junior high gym follows the football game featuring a Love Is A Many Splendored Thing theme and music by The Swing Kings and students from Ottawa and Leavenworth High Schools.
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Ottawa High School
Ottawa-Leavenworth
Cook Field
Nora E. Evans
Swing Kings
Leavenworth High School
West Coast ports agree on full mechanization plan
San Francisco reports the ILWU and PMA reached a six year pact to mechanize West Coast ports. Employers will fund a 1 million dollar annual worker benefit pool while the union accepts work rule changes. The deal preserves layoff protection, a minimum weekly earnings guarantee, early retirement, and enhanced death and disability benefits, with wage talks reopenable each year.
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San Francisco
APS
Arry Bridges Longshore Union
Pacific Maritime Association
West Coast
Longsharemens and Warehouse- Imens
Ilwu-Pma
Ottawa Telephone Directory Shows Shifts in Listings
A look at Ottawa's new telephone directory reveals shifts among surnames and categories. Joneses rise from 29 to 31, Johnsons hold at 42, and Smiths drop from 51 to 49, while Brown leads the colors with 27 and Rice dominates the food category with seven. Trades show Miller at 18, animals list Finch with seven, and religious titles feature Angell and Church, Saint John with minor counts. Royal names top five with Kais er and King at five each.
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Smiths
Johnsons
Ottawa
Angell
St. John
Abbott
Pope
Chappell
Bishop
Christian
Kaijser
King
Zook
First General Freeze Predicted For Kansas Tonight
The weather bureau warns a hard freeze will strike northern counties with frost elsewhere across the state. Rain in Ottawa totaled .51 inch yesterday and last night.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Ottawa
Success In Four Polaris Firings
Washington AP reports the submarine Patrick Henry test fired four Polaris missiles from a position about 50 miles off Florida. All missiles reached the full programmed range and landed in the planned impact area during an Oct 45-18 window. Earlier launches had failed. this set of four shows mixed program results and range variances.
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Washington
Patrick Henry
Florida
Navy
Cuba faces seizure of remaining U.S. properties
Havana reports consider confiscation of all remaining American holdings in Cuba as U.S. economic measures loom. Washington embargo on exports to Cuba could be announced today and may press Cuba to abandon Guantanamo base. Castro warns U.S. actions risk diplomatic break. U.N. notes Cuban Prime Minister signaling legal action to force U.S. return of Guantanamo.
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U. S
Fidel Castro
Washington
United States
Guantanamo
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States
U.S
United Nations
Robert Bereltez
Associated Press
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Bat
U.N
Commodity Credit Corp
Assembly
Orandum
Oriente
General Assembly
Frank Theis Will Speak Here Friday at Ottawa University
Democratic candidate Frank Theis will address Ottawa University students Friday at 11:00 a.m. in the campus chapel, with about 100 seats for the public. He will then attend a luncheon at the North American Hotel at noon with Newell George and others, as poll figures cited Kennedy and Nixon preferences.
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United States
Ottawa University
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Ed Quick
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Theis
Newell George
Congress
John F
Democratic
Kennedy
Ottawa
Richard M
Nixon
Union
Nixon and Kennedy Press Cuba Policy at Legion Event
In Miami Beach Nixon and Kennedy spoke half an hour apart at the American Legion convention. They pledged strength against Communist aims and outlined approaches to Cuba. Nixon urged strong economic measures to counter Castro and Kennedy warned of erosion of American power and the need to build military strength to prevent war.
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Fla
Iami Beach
Richard M. Nixon
John F
Kennedy
United States
American Legion
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Cuba
Nixon
Legionaires
Fidel Castro
John F. Kennedy
Miami
US tightens Cuba trade ban amid Castro tensions
The United States bars most exports to Cuba except medical supplies and food, and forbids transfer of US ships. Officials frame the move as economic pressure to counter Cuban discrimination against American interests, while Cuba threatens retaliation and new claims at the UN.
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United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Maritime Administration
State Department
Castro
U.S
Russia Backing Castro at U N as Cuba accuses U S of aggression
At the United Nations the Soviet Union lined up behind Cuba in charging the United States with aggression against Castro’s regime. Khrushchev and Zorin urged swift consideration of Cuba’s accusations of a looming grand invasion while Nixon campaigned in Florida and Raul Roa pressed the matter before the assembly president.
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Soviet Union
Cuba
United States
Nixon
Khrushchev
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Eyes of a child thwart kidnap plot in California
Betty Utterback 21 used a sign from her 21 month old daughter Cynthia to signal danger after a blind date kidnapper forced her to withdraw money at a Burbank bank. FBI agents arrested James E Reinhardt 24 as he exited the bank with Utterback. Cynthia was found in a motel room hungry and crying awaiting custody.
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Burbank
Calif
Heryva
FBI
Betty Utterback
Cynthia
Reinhardt
Ventura
Union Sees Kennedy Leading, Says Members Support Ticket
The Communications Workers Union announced its members show Kennedy ahead in the election race. The union described a scientifically weighted poll among members indicating the Democratic ticket leads the field.
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Washington
Communications Workers Union
Expect Booming Travel Business in Kansas Centennial
TOPEKA AP. A booming tourist and travel business in Kansas during the state's centennial observance in 1961 is foreseen by the director of the Kansas Centennial Commission. The forecast cites strong traveler interest, anticipated increase in regional visits, and expected boosts to local economies as communities prepare centennial celebrations and related events.
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Topeka
Kansas
The
Kansas Centennial Commission
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