Four Special Questions For Voters At General Election
Ottawa voters will face four questions on November 6 1956 two county measures on a Franklin County home for the aged and a two mill tax levy to fund it plus state and city questions. County asks selling the county farm and funding a new home for the aged and the city asks to adopt a trash and garbage collection ordinance with a sanitation department. Local welfare officials and a named committee respond to inquiries as officials discuss site and facilities for the proposed home and the Community Chest drive nears its goal.
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Ottawa
Franklin Countians
Welfare Office
Welfare Advisory Committee
H. E. DeTar
Lucky Hostetler
Wellsville
Bill Robinson
Lane
Lee Perkins
Richmond
Nicholas
Kansas
City of
Dust Storm Winds Hit Western Kansas and Surrounding Areas
A strong Colorado storm sent gusty winds 30 to 60 mph from the Rockies to the Missouri Valley. Dust storms hindered travel in western Kansas while the system was forecast to move through western Kansas into eastern Nebraska with rain and snow expected in western Nebraska and the Dakotas. Dodge City recorded 35 mph winds and blowing dust at Goodland and Russell, while Ottawa had little dust by noon.
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Colorado
Rockies
Missouri Valley
Oklahoma Panhandle
Dakotas
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Dodge City
Goodland and
Russell
Ottawa
Jaycees To Meet For Orientation In Ottawa Armory
The Ottawa Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts Jaycee groups from Olathe Johnson County Paola and Osage City for an orientation program at the National Guard armory. State leaders Leo Puseh and Ken Upton will attend with about 75 expected.
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Ottawa
Weather forecast for Ames with strong winds and dust
Partly cloudy and warm with strong to gale south easterly winds this afternoon. Considerable blowing dust west and central with 40 to 50 mph winds at Ames. Winds shift and widespread showers, turning cooler tonight with a chance of mixed rain and snow in the extreme northwest. Thursday clears and becomes much cooler with diminishing winds. Lows 34 to 40 in extreme northwest to 60 in extreme southeast. Highs Thursday near the 60s.
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Ames
Women Republicans Plan Saturday Convention Meeting
The Franklin County Women’s Republican club hosts a second district convention in a North American hotel Saturday with over 150 women expected. Registration begins at 11 a.m., luncheon at noon, business session at 1:30 p.m. Notable attendees include Mrs. Errett Scrivner, Mrs. C. Y. Sensple, Mrs. Frank Belindwh Bam, and Warren Shaw.
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Franklin County
Republican Club
Tow
Warren Shaw
Errett Scrivner
C. Y. Sensple
Frank Belind
Bam
Kansas Wom
Sam
Lahoma Dennis
Mey
League of Women
Vetera
Tomor
Official Opening Of Turnpike Tomorrow
TOPEKA nearly all essential facilities will be ready for tomorrow's official opening of the Kansas Turnpike. Service areas at Wellington El Dorado Matfield Green and Emporia will be ready for all operations including food and motor services. Gasoline and motor services alone will be available at Topeka and Lawrence. The curtain rises at 10 am on the 236 mile toll road from Kansas City to Oklahoma City with plans for the best accident record cited by general manager Gale Moss.
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Topeka
Kansas Turnpike
Wellington
el, Dorado
Matfield Green
Emporia
Lawrence
Gale Moss
Turnpike
Kansas City
Kas
el Dorado
Wielus Wellington
Oklahoma
Hine
Poland to press for equal relations with Russia after Khrushchev backing down
Premier Cyrankiewicz told Parliament that Poland will base future relations with the Soviet Union on full equality. Reports say Khrushchev backed off in his campaign to dominate Poland, triggering anti-Soviet demonstrations in three cities. Rokossovsky’s status remains unclear as Warsaw seeks independent socialism under Gomulka. Soviet troop concentrations were dispersed and a naval squadron off the Baltic coast withdrawn.
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Warsaw
Josef Cyrankiewicz
Poland
Soviet Union
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Gomulka
Cyrankiewicz
Moscow
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Communist Party
Rokossovsky
Stalin
Khrushchevy
Po’lish
Khrushchev
Wladyslaw Gonulka
Russia
Siberia
Baltic
Adlai Hits At the Business Ties
Vienna reports hundreds killed as anti Russian revolution sweeps Budapest while Moroccan riots spill into Meknes with French and Moroccan troops clashing. in New York Adlai Stevenson accuses Eisenhower of letting giants control economy, urging small business protection and criticizing Dulles and Nixon.
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Vienna
Austria
Rabat
Morocco
France
Budapest
Trols
Meknes
Youth Cries At Sale Of Calf Amid Hungarian Unrest
Readable fragments describe Budapest broadcasts of a crackdown on rebels after a failed ultimatum, with reports of tanks in the streets and casualties outside the Parliament. A Kansas City sale notes an Angus calf selling for $7.30 a pound and a grand champion steer weighing 975 pounds, with buyers including Ruthers Food Corp. of Kansas City.
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Jovrrie Saeeare
Budapest
Dennis Freed
Paullina
Iowa
Sol
Kansas City
Kenneth Hitel
Green Castle
Flood Control Group to Explain Organization Meeting
A Missouri Arkansas Basins flood control group will send a representative to an open meeting at the North American Hotel tomorrow evening. Lew Paramore of Topeka will discuss the Mc-Ark Association and its links to the Marais des Cygnes Valley Flood Control. The Mc-Ark coalition covers over 20 river valley districts in Missouri and Arkansas basins, including the Marais des Cygnes Valley. Officials assist flood prevention, water conservation, and development programs, with involvement in Washington hearings. Invitations go to up-river towns Quenemo Melyera Pomona and others as well as Paola Osawatomie downstream communities.
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Missouri-Arkansas Basins, Flood Control and Water Conservation Association
North American
Lew Paramore
Topeka
Mc-Ark Association
Marais Des Cygnes Valley
Mc-Ark
Washington
I; Quenemo
Melyera
Pomona
Paola
Osawatomie
Hall Won't Sign Water Release From Fall River Reservoir
Topeka Governor Fred Hall said he cannot sign a proposed Oklahoma resolution urging the Corps of Engineers to release 900 acre feet of water from Kansas Fall River Reservoir. He told Gov. Raymond Gary the request is not final and will be considered as a continuing matter, citing drought concerns and serious regional water supply risks for about 40,000 people in five Kansas communities. The Kansas Water Resources Board recommended the release under specified conditions, but Hall emphasized the need for improved rainfall before acting.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Fall River
Kansas
Nowata
Okla
Hall
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma
Gary
Corps of Engineers
Kansas Water Resources Board
Larceny Charge Is Dismissed In New York Case
A 26 year old man from Emerson New York was freed of grand larceny charges after aircraft owners refused to sign a complaint. He landed the borrowed plane on a busy street by a tavern near 9th Street and St Nicholas Avenue. Magistrate Francis X. OBrien postponed further action as bail remains at 1000 pending municipal court hearing on October 30 for city regulation violations.
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New York
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Emerson
St. Nicholas Ave
Francis X. O'Brien
Fitzpatrick
Manhattan
Teterboro
N.J
Russia faces loss of satellite empire under Khrushchev crisis
AP analyst William L. Ryan argues Khrushchev's relaxed controls threaten the Soviet order. Poland and Hungary show restless anti Russian sentiment, risking a purge or regime change. A scapegoat may be Khrushchev as Malenkov and Molotov potential rivals emerge. The piece frames foreign policy error and domestic stagnation as looming perils.
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Khrushchev
Poland
Hungary
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Georgi M. Malenkov
V. M. Malotov
United States
Gary
Ussr
Stalin
Iran
Thich
HNC
Asia
East
Imunists
Lamb Ambulance
Phong
Plan Party For Vote Registration Plan Party For Vote Registration
The Ottawa League of Women Voters will sponsor a Registration Party Thursday evening to maximize voter registrations. Last chance to register is Friday at 10 p.m. Books close until after the November 6 election. Coffee will be served at the Youth Center near city hall, with six cars available to transport registrants. call 1691 or 1267-W for rides.
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Ottawa League of Women Voters
League
City Hall
League of Women Voters
Williamsburg Bond Issue Forum Details for School District 51
An open discussion of two bond issues for Williamsburg schools will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday in the school auditorium. District 51 voters may approve bonds for Williamsburg grade school and Rural High School District 6. State and local officials will discuss needs, construction, financing, and taxation.
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Williamsburg
Ssue
Willamsburg
Ralph Kamschroeder
Topeka
Victor Loebsack
Kenneth Thompson
Luce,Lineannen & Co
Kansas City
Bruce Spears
Franklin County
Wiliamsburg
Williamsburg Rural High
Accuses Democrats of Vote Trading in Kansas
Topeka voters hear Republican state chairman James Pratt accuse Democrats of pressuring workers to trade votes for Docking. Pratt says labor bosses push for Eisenhower and Carlson support in exchange for Republican votes for Docking. Ward to speak at Faith Bible Church at 62 N Poplar at 7:30.
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Topeka
George Docking
Eisenhower
Frank Carlson
R-Kas
Docking
James Pratt
Pratt
Phil Ward
Faith
Bible Church
Poplar
Williamsburg Man Heads Association
KANSAS CITY Kas. John O'Neill of Williamsburg was elected president of the Kansas Weights and Measures Assn at its three day conference. Officers named include W. M. Kinnison Ottawa vice president Karl Whightsil Wichita secretary treasurer Donald Zim Merman Alexander assistant secretary Robert J. Neale Overland Park sergeant at arms Edward Wilm Wichita and J Fred True Topeka as directors.
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Kansas City
Kas
John O'Neill
Williamsburg
Kansas Weights Sand Measures Assn
W. M. Kinnison
Ottawa
Karl Whightsil
Wichita
Donald Zim
Merman
Alexander
Secrretary
Robert J. Neale
Overland Park
Edward Wilm
J. Fred True
Topeka
Eisenhower to Deliver Six Speeches Over Three Tours
President Eisenhower announced six campaign speeches for next week across Florida Virginia Texas Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. He will return to Washington after each day to monitor developments in satellite nations. The schedule includes stops at Miami Jacksonville Richmond Love Field Dallas Oklahoma City Philadelphia and a national TV radio address from Convention Hall. A separate notice lists a Williamsburg school district meeting about a bond election and district 51 and 6.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Florida
Virginia
Texas
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Poland
Hungary
Miami
Fla
International
Jacksonville
Jmeson Airfield
Byrd Field
Richmond
Love Field
Dallas
Tex
Oklahoma City
Will Rogers Field
NBC
Convention Hall
Philadelphia
Boston
Elvis Presley Draft Questionaire Sparks Induction Talk
Elvis Presley, 21, has received a draft questionnaire and believes his induction into the armed services is near. Memphis draft board officials said they know nothing about it and suggested Presley might be quietly seeking to enlist rather than be drafted.
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Memphis
Tenn
Elvis Presley
Armed Services
Memphis Press-Scimitar
Presley
Hillsboro Man Heads Mennonites Conference Choice
The 47th annual Mennonite Brethren Conference for Arkansas Colorado Kansas Oklahoma and Texas elected Quiango Harris of Hillsboro Kansas as chairman. Waldo D. Hiebert of Hillsboro was named vice chairman and Clarence Hiebert of Enid Oklahoma secretary. Final reports on next year’s district program were presented as the four day meeting closed. Registration by the League of Women Voters offered six cars to take residents to City Hall for registration.
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Corn
Okla
Menagite Brethren Church
Arkansas
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Quiango Harris
Hillsboro
Kas
Waldo D. Hiebert
Clarence Hiebert
Enid
Hungarian Uprising Hardens as Nagy Returns Amid Fire
Rebels press Nagy’s premiership as the new government imposes an ultimatum for surrender. Communist leaders replaced Andras Hegedus with Nagy after purges, while protesters chant Russkies go home near a Stalin statue as gunfire erupts. Reports flow from Budapest radio and travelers, with direct lines to the city severed.
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Vali
Budapest
Aduicaune
MQM
Imre Nagy
Andra Hesgedu
Nagy
Hungary
Stalin
Endre Marton
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ECETE
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Ottawa University
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Ottawa Community Chest
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Adlai E. Stevenson
America
Stevenson
Dulles
Nixon
Madison Square Garden
Gien
Leguis
Catallita Paland
Firestone
Qtc
Sealy Mattresses
Douglas Bros
Lts
William L. Ryan
Plan Party
Dick Wall
K.U
Williamsburg Man Heads Association
Family Beauty Shop
Walnut
Ike
Bracht
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