Western Big Three finalize first memo on German reunification
Paris reports the Western foreign ministers along with Secretary of State and foreign ministers from Britain and France completed the first section of a joint memorandum. They will meet again at the Geneva Big Four conference to discuss proposals for German reunification within a European security system. Meanwhile, unrelated notes mention a city hall meeting over a police controversy and a Quadruple birthday party tradition near Ottawa with four boys and their families.
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Paris
Geneva
European Security Sysbaw
Stith
Willow
KE Shdby J
U. S
Earle Myers
Anj
John Foster Dulles
Britarmy
Harold Mac
France
Myers
Antoine Pinay
Kipling
Los Angeles
California
Boys Survive 15 Hour Ordeal
In Chicago two 9-year-olds endured 15 hours locked inside a steel drum of a large laundry machine. Robert Houk and James E. Hardcastle Jr. climbed inside with Billy Stephens, who later admitted closing the door. Rescuers found the boys sleeping calmly in the giant tub as authorities investigated.
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Chicago
Robert Houk
James E. Hardcastle Jr
Billy Stephens
Robert
James
Billy
Miss Ing
Grassland Field Day Planned at Ottawa Experiment Farm
Farmers are invited to the first annual Field Day at the Kansas State College grassland experimental field southeast of Ottawa Friday afternoon. A 2 hour program starts at 1 30 p m and showcases grass varieties with alfalfa and fertilizer variants. Pasture yields will be measured by weight gains of calves, with 7B head weighed Thursday and results released Friday. Nine pasture treatments are tested, each replicated four times, with E Braum and County Agent Dony Brown to discuss details on WIBW TV at 12 30 p m Wednesday.
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Kansas State College Grassland
Ottawa
Ad. E. Braum
Dony Brown
Wibw-Tvv
Iron Out Details Of Labor Merger
The AFL Executive Council opened a week long meeting to finalize plans for a merger with the CIO and discussed the role of savings bonds as an investment option.
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New York
AFL Executive Council
The
CIO
Geneva talks loom over German reunification and disarmament
The Geneva conference faces key issues of German reunification and European security. Western ministers, including U S Defense Secretary Charles Wilson en route to Geneva, converge on talks while side disputes surface. Israel’s Moshe Sharett raises arms sales by the Soviet bloc to Egypt amid other emerging problems. The Saar plebiscite setback and Ngo Dinh Diem’s South Viet Nam victory threaten a major shift away from the Indochina unification plan.
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Randum
Germany
U. S
Charles’ Wilson
Geneva
Moshe Sharett
Israel
Egypt
Saar
Ngo Dinh Diem
South
Viet Nam
Bao Dai
Indochina
Two More Victims Of Plane Crash
In North Hollywood California two more deaths raised the toll from the plane crash into an apartment house to eight. Anna Presineano 41 of Lyndhurst New Jersey and Laura Marchica 38 died from burns. They were sisters of Mike Preston 31 who is in critical condition as is Marchica’s daughter Patricia 9. Patricia and Preston are the sole survivors of a family of eight celebrating the baptism of 7 week old Sheryll Preston at the Preston apartment.
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North Hollywood
Calif. Uy
Joel Thorhe
Anna Presineano
Sheryll Preston
Preston
Hiatt to Open Law Practice in Topeka
Eugene W. Hiatt former state purchasing director announces he is opening a law office in Topeka after the State Civil Service Board upheld his dismissal but required reemployment only if a comparable position exists. He was informed there is no comparable civil service job, his name to be placed on the eligible list for purchasing director if possible.
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Topeka
Eugene W. Hiatt
Hiatt
Fred Hall
State Civil Service Board
Walter “F. “Kuiken
School Welfare Fund Assists Distressed Students
The School Welfare Fund, funded from the Community Chest drive quota, allocates 200 dollars to aid emergencies for school children. Shoes and clothing are purchased for distressed cases after investigation by Mrs. George Spears and Mrs. Paulina Duyk. The fund sits in the high school activity fund and began 19 years ago.
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George Spears
Paulina Duyk
Freedom Of Speech Discussion Series By Local League
The League of Women Voters hosts a three part series on freedom of speech and press. Meetings occur Tuesday at 9 30 am at Mrs J R Cheney 623 Elm with Mrs Robert A Anderson leading, Wednesday at 8 pm at Prof William Myers 936 S Cedar with Prof Myers leading, and Thursday at 9 30 am at Mr and Mrs James Chandler 405 Locust with Mrs Chandler leading. Public invited. Mud Creek Community Club Penny Supper set for Wednesday Oct 26 at 7 pm at Mud Creek school. 1278 Hickory ad for Skull Whitacre General Auto Rebait appears with contact number 935 389 cedi te.
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League’ of Women, Voters
J. R. Cheney
Elm
Robert A. Anderson
Willam Myers
S. Cedar
Myers
Mud Creek
Busy Schedule For President Eisenhower After Heart Attack
Denver report says President Eisenhower begins his busiest work schedule since his heart attack with a flurry of callers and support for Dulles before the Geneva conference. Doctors say recovery remains uncertain for two to three months. White calls it good news. The bulletin notes a night of rest and a weight drop to 172.5 pounds.
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Colo
Eisenhower
Dulles
Gabriel Hauge
Arthur F. Burns
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Burns
Council of Economic Advisers
Hauge
Will
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Tony
Lodge
United Nations
iNov
Paul Dudley White
Boston
Court Reverses Ban On Movie The Moon Is Blue
The Supreme Court reversed a Kansas Supreme Court ruling upholding a ban on the film The Moon Is Blue. United Artists and Holmby Productions appealed. the Kansas State Board of Review previously deemed the movie obscene and indecent.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Kansas
Kan‘sas Supreme Court
Kansas State Board of Review
Alty
Harold R. Faizer
High Court
Faizer
Weekend Cars Crash Injure Three in Franklin County
Three people were hurt in weekend traffic incidents in Franklin County. A 14 year old girl, Bonnie Ruth Avery of Ottawa, suffered facial lacerations after her 1951 Studebaker hit a parked 1941 Chevrolet owned by Max Gordon on 15th street road east of town. Gordon’s car was totaled and Avery was hospitalized. Norman L. Kennard, 20, of Garnett, lost control on US 59 north of Richmond, his 1954 Chevrolet ending in ditches with cuts and bruises. his car was a total loss. Thomas T. Matlock, 31, of Pomona, was charged with failing to reduce speed after his 1950 Ford failed to make a curve and turned over near Williamsburg. Matlock was not hurt and faces county court Saturday.
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Franklin County
Bonnie Ruth Avery
N.main
Miss. Avery
Jay Brown
Studebaker
Allen Rumford
Rt. 2
Ottawa
Chevrolet
Max Gordon
Rt. 1
15Th Street
Sheriff Brown
Gordon
Art Jensen
Bob Conaty
Norman L. Kennard
Jensen
Williamsburg
Thomas T. Matlock
Pomona
Matlock
Escape Injury In Car Crash
An Ottawa woman Mrs A E Knoeppel and her five sons Bobby Billy and two others escaped serious harm after a car crash five miles north of La Harpe. A heavy cross wind gravel and loss of control caused the car to overturn and strike fence posts. Billy was thrown clear and Mrs Knoeppel and Bobby crawled through a broken window. They sustained minor cuts and bruises. The car is a total loss and was towed to a local garage.
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A. E. Knoeppel
Bobby
Billy
Oak
la Harpe
Newsprint Price Hike By Abilibi Power and Paper Co
The Abitibi Power and Paper Co. announced a $5 per ton increase in newsprint prices effective November 1, covering sales in the United States and Canada. The firm stated the rise in a release from its head office in New York.
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New York
Abilibi Power & Paper Co
United States
Canada
Weather forecast details warmup after cold spell across Kansas
Kansans face a quick warmup after the coldest spell of the season forecaster P N Eland says generally fair weather through Tuesday with nightly lows in the 40s and highs in the 60s to around 70. freezing temps were reported statewide with scattered moisture and a trace of snow in Goodland and surrounding areas.
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Salina
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Concordia
Wamego
Chanute
Pittsburg
Storm Clouds Gather Over Farm Issues
Washington reports a sharp farm policy clash as Republican leaders attack Democratic candidates and a government price support plan. The Agriculture Department notes a further farm price drop amid record output, with Stevenson and Harriman avoiding immediate replies. Senate committee tours to seek farmer input flag ongoing push for flexible supports against a revived high rigid framework.
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Leonard W. Hall
fareVenson
New York
Averell Harriman
L Alse
Agriculture Department
Stevenson
Harriman
Hall
Harry S._ Ashmore
St, Paul
Minn
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Adlai Stevenson
Truman
Ellender
Dla
Holland
Dfla
Young
RND
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Demerats
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Eisenhower
Mercury Takes Rapid Nosedrive In Ottawa Cold Wave
Ottawa area felt a sharp cold wave during midday yesterday dropping temperatures 20 degrees in two hours. The day started sunny and warm with the thermometer at 73 degrees by 10 AM, reaching 74 degrees at 10:25 before the cold snap hit.
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Ottawa
First Snowfall Sweeps Colorado and Wyoming
Fair skies return as temperatures rise across Colorado and Wyoming after the first general snow storm of the fall. The region shifts from wintery conditions to milder weather, with lingering snow cover receding and sunshine returning to major cities.
Community Chest Drive Opens in Ottawa Tomorrow
The Community Chest drive begins tomorrow across Ottawa in residential and business areas after a formal launch by Ottawa ministers at churches. An advanced gift campaign has raised part of the $20,800 goal as Mrs Theron Clerk chairs the residential district meeting with captains and about 125 workers at the Youth Center this evening at 7 30. The Chest is a joint effort to raise funds for 15 local agencies relying on public contributions.
Senators Indignant Over Plane Incident
Senators McClellan of Arkansas and Stennis of Mississippi protested after arriving from Paris on a regular Military Air Transport Service flight. They denied requesting special transportation and demanded the Pentagon explain reports that special planes were used at a cost of 20000 dollars. They indicated they expect Defense Department officials to clarify the allegations about their schedules.
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Europe
Pentagon
Sensy McClellan
Arkansas
Stennis F
Mississippi
Constellation
Paris
Defense Department
Quake Rocks San Francisco and East Bay Areas
The region endured a second strong quake in seven weeks lasting about two minutes. Tremors caused window and line outages, structural damage, and objects like statues dislodging in chapels. Seismograph readings from Caltech placed the tremor around 5.5, signaling potential local damage.
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San Francisco
East Bay Area
Crisis Over Saar Vote Shocks France and Germany
French Premier Edgar Faure and German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer moved to curb a Saar plebiscite crisis after the 98.72 percent turnout rejected the European status plan. Bonn seeks a joint solution to preserve cooperation and European unity amid German demands for the coal and steel region.
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Saar
Edgar Faure
Konrad Adenauer
Reich
Bonn
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