Side Swipes and Local TV News Highlight Community Moments
Humane Officer and Mrs. Edington glimpsed daughter Mrs. Charles Langdon in the audience of The $64,000 Question. The Langdons and the Selfs gained $16 000 as Donald Self answered a mythology question on TV. Ottawa University students plan a late February trip to Washington and New York for seminars, painting house numerals along the way to fund expenses. Six Ottawa Junior High dramatics club members performed Vaudeville Varieties during activity hour. Cub Pack 79 of Eugene Fields plans Halloween clothings drive for a church or welfare agency. The late Judge Peter Kaiser, not J H Getty, was Franklin county’s last Civil War veteran, dying May 9 1940.
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Ottawa University
Washington
New York
Jim Treat
Russell
Ottawa Junior High Dramatics Club
Ross Martin
Betty Trout
Joyce Bayles
Cindy Hull
James Burlingham
Rodney Leonard
Cub Pack
Eugene Fields
Ben Park
Peter Kaiser
Franklin County
J. H. Getty
Good For Wheat Fokeska Moisture Aids 1956 Kansas Crop
Four year high moisture conditions supported the 1956 Kansas wheat seeding. Weather favorable for planting, aiding early growth prospects.
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Fopeka
Kansas
Three Judge Court Sought To Hear Sinclair Pipeline Suits
U S District Judge Delmas C Hill asked for a three judge district court to hear suits by Sinclair Pipe Line and Sinclair Crude Oil against Kansas Corporation Commission A decision aims to block state interference with the sale of Paola Humboldt and Eureka Humboldt pipelines to Producers Pipe Line of Iola and to compel Sinclair Crude Oil to buy oil from wells on the lines The sale was to take effect Oct 1 and the state intervened to prevent abandonment and potential higher shipping costs for producers involved
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Topekaw
U. S. Dist
Delmas C. Hill
Sinclair Pipe Line and
Crude Oil Cos
Kansas Corporation Commission
U. S. 10Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Orie L. Phillips
Sinclair
Paola-Humboldt
Eureka-Humboldt
Sinclair Pipe Line Co
Producers Pipe Line Co
Iola
Sinclair Crude Oil Co
Judge Hill
The
Corporation Commission
Atty
Harold R. Fatzer
Sinclair Crude Oil
Big Rise Seen in 1954 Retail Business in U S
Census chief Burgess reports retailers did 170 billion dollars in 1954, up about 31 percent from 1948. Wholesale trade rises expected 20 percent in establishments and 20 to 25 percent in dollar volume. Service trades show large increases. notable industry variations include motels vs motion pictures. State and national reports due by December 31.
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Washington
Robert W. Burgess
Burgess
National Conference of Business Paper Editors
Drive shaft stolen from car in St. Louis
Miss Billie Wiencke started her car after work yesterday but the drive shaft had been stolen. She called a mechanic who confirmed the odd theft and reported the loss with amusement.
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ST. Louis
Billie Wiencke
Homecoming at Baker Tonight in Baldwin Kansas
Baker University hosts 1955 homecoming events with a banquet and crowning tonight. Queen candidates include Elizabeth Hopkins Pat Corkin Shirley Collins Diane Clark Joyce Minter and Maxine Schultz. Bethel game Saturday features former lettermen honored. Pep rally began the celebration on campus.
No Clear Plan For School Financing
Kansas delegates to the White House conference on education carry no clear cut recommendation on financing school construction. Study groups split on federal aid, with one side pushing local and state funding and another favoring cooperation across local state and national levels. A severance tax was proposed as a funding source, while indirect taxes were urged for state aid and continued support for primary and secondary schools. A plan for a comprehensive study of district organization and a state manpower commission was recommended. ly .Beauceant Rummage Sale, Sat. 1 Oct. 28 at Auditorium. 275-cat.
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Topeka
Kansas
Youngsters Seek UNICEF Donations in Ottawa Halloween
Ottawa children dressed as spooks will go door to door on Halloween collecting gifts for UNICEF. Led by the Municipal Alliance, churches issued identification tags and piggy banks. Last year 4,000 communities raised 271,844 dollars for the world's children.
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Unicef
Ottawa
United Nations
Soviet Disarmament Debate Bypassed at UN Assembly
United Nations Assembly Committee, voting 49 to 5, moved to study atomic radiation hazards and to set up an international atomic energy agency after a 53 to 0 vote on the agency draft. Soviet deputy foreign minister Kuznetsov pressed for a quick disarmament debate, opposed by Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. and others who argued time is not ripe. Britain backed Colombia’s Urrutia on expanding study of atomic dangers amid ongoing Geneva talks.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N. Assembly
Russia
V. V. Kuznetsov
Geneva
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. S
Kuznetsov
Eisenhower
Wedge
International Atomic Energy Agency
Soviet Union
Disarmament Commission
Britain
Sir Pierson Dixon
Israel raids Egypt in retaliation over Beero tyim attack
Israeli forces stormed a frontier post inside Egyptian territory near Kuntila and captured 20 Egyptians with seven wounded, as Egypt reported four Egyptians and four Israelis killed. Israel said the raid retaliated for Tuesday’s Beeroyatim assault and claimed Egyptian units remained in the El Auja-Nizana zone. Diplomatic protests and Geneva talks on arms and security followed, with U S and British ministers discussing Palestine problems amid rising Middle East tension.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Cairo
Kuntila
Egypt
U.N. Mixed Armistice Commission
Middle East
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Geneva
Palestine
United States
Czechoslovakia
Beeroyatim
el Auja-Ni
Beerotayim
el Auja Demilitarized Zone
U.N
el Auja-Nizana
Sinai
el Sabha
Dan
Galilee
Moshe Sharett
Drive Nearing Half way Mark in Community Chest Drive
Workers report the campaign is halfway complete with $9,242.25 raised toward a $20,800 goal. The remaining $14,557.75 will require intensified effort as many volunteers have not reported or completed territory coverage. Participating organizations include Red Cross, United Defense Fund, Teens Inc, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, School Welfare, CROP, Humane Society, Ottawa Boys Club, Salvation Army, Civic Activities, Franklin County Fair, Fireworks, National Guard Enlisted Men's Fund, Flood Control. Donations can be made via the Chamber of Commerce at phone 168.
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Red Cross
United Defense Fund
Teens, Inc
Boy Scouts
Humane Society
Ottawa
National Guard
Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa Junior Class to Present Father Was A Housewife
Ottawa High School junior class will stage Father Was A Housewife on November 15 and 16 in the school auditorium. Cast includes Patsy Cupp Meredith Williams Linda Schwarz Gary Hornbuckle Carol Day Larry Forsythe Rex Johnson Bruce Moses Jeannean Harvey Sandy Hagerty Mae Ann Wollam Marilyn Irwin Joy Adkinson Gary Blakesley and Judy Whirley.
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Ottawa High School
Patsy Cupp
Meredith Williams
Linda Schwarz
Gary Hornbuckle
Carol Day
Larry Forsythe
Rex Johnson
Bruce Moses
Jeannean Harvey
Sandy Hagerty
Mae Ann Wollam
Marilyn Irwin
Joy Adkinson
Gary Blakesley
Judy Whirley
Solve Key To Smog Problem
Philadelphia scientists at the Franklin Institute report a first step toward ending air pollution and smog. They identify atmospheric elements affected by sun light using a cylinder of atmospheric elements to study products formed in sunlight. State of progress declared by William E. Scott with savings bond appeal.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
William E. Scott
Big 4 Clash Over European Security Topeka Special
A 21 year old ex convict connected to the murder of Mrs. Merle Boydston has been arrested in Shreveport Louisiana. Francis Dale Burns the chief suspect was stopped by a city officer as he left a cafe and he did not resist. He reportedly admitted being in the Boydston apartment the night of the strangling and said he was drunk and cannot remember. Two Topeka detectives will travel to Shreveport to bring Burns back. No charges filed yet.
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Topeka Kas
Merle Boydston
Shreveport
Francis Dale Burns
Burns
Boydston
Kansas Industrial Reformatory
Topeka
Weather Forecast and Temperatures Report
Forecast shows fair to partly cloudy conditions with scattered light showers in the extreme northeast today. Tonight, fair west, clear east, winds diminish and temperatures dip, with colder readings in the east and south central and a bit warmer in the extreme northwest. Saturday partly cloudy and warmer in the east and south. low tonight in the 30s, high Saturday in the 60s. Yesterday’s high 78 at 2:45 to 3:40 pm. today’s low 51 at 7 am. Hourly readings list 24 hours ending 8 am with varied values around 60s and 70s. record highs and lows for the date noted as 1927 and 1925 respectively. River at 0.49 foot.
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W. Light
Rival Proposals Clash in Geneva Big Four Talks
Western powers and the Soviet Union traded rival plans on German reunification and European security at Geneva. The United States Britain and France offered a nine point treaty linking German unification to NATO membership while Molotov proposed a 15 point European security plan that would delay unification and dismantle NATO. The Western position aims for unified Germany under NATO with East and West Germany united. Molotov signaled Russia would present its own Berlin and European security proposals, but no immediate accord appeared possible. The draft Western treaty names the United States Britain France Russia Poland and Czechoslovakia as signatories with eventual German inclusion.
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United States
Britain
France
V. M. Molotov
Germany
East
West Germany
Molotov
NATO
China
Europe
United Kingdom
United States of America
Geneva
Russia
State Dulles
MacMillan
Pinay
Berlin
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Clearing Skies Are Predicted for Ottawans
Ottawans faced a chilly day with light morning showers and a last night shower totaling .01 inch. A brief cold front moved in, with clearing forecast tonight and slightly warmer temperatures tomorrow. Lows in the 30s, highs in the 60s, and gusts up to 81 mph caused dust at Garden City. Sue's Beauty Shop closures linked to a national hairdressers convention in Kansas City.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas
Garden City
Bank Penalty Paid Over Greenlease Kidnapping Ransom
Washington reports the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City paid a $57,000 penalty to the Treasury for releasing $570,000 in out-of-district bank notes to satisfy ransom demands in the 1953 Greenlease kidnapping. The act violated the old provision banning cross-district currency and was the first time a bank paid such a fine. Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Brown Heady were later executed.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
Robert C. Greenlease
Federal Reserve Banks
Greenlease
Kansas City
Kansas City Reserve Bank
Reserve Bank
Reserve Banking
Treasury
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Skull Whitacre General Auto Repair
Skull Whitacre General Auto Repair firm at 127 S Hickory lists phone 355 and code 289 c 261 as contact identifiers.
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Skull-Whitacre General Auto Repair
S. Hickory
Kansans, New Yorkers named to Eisenhower Library Commission
Gov. Hall selects three Kansans and two New Yorkers to form a special commission to develop a library at Abilene for President Eisenhower papers. Named are Hutchinson publisher Jack Harris, KU Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy, Abilene architect Charles Brainard, and two New York appointees.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Special Commission
Abilene
Eisenhower
Jack Harris
Hutchinson
Franklin D. Murphy
University of Kansas
Charles Brainard
Eiisenhower
Boy dies in house fire while seeking new pajamas
In McMinnville Oregon a boy named Bobby Nisly, 342, perished in a one story frame farmhouse fire after breaking from his father Van Nisly while the two were escaping. The child ran back toward the flames to retrieve his new pajamas, authorities said.
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Mcminnville
Ore
Bobby Nisly
van Nisly
Faure Wins Confidence Vote in National Assembly
Paris Premier Edgar Faure secured a confidence vote in the French National Assembly by 271 to 259, clearing the way for a rapid debate on moving up national growth plans to December.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
National Assembly
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Gilliland
Sinclair Pipeline
Lamb Ambulance
Baker
Herald Office
Homer Henning
Ottawa Building and Loan Association
F. R. Nuzman
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Tuesnoon
Peggy Buison
Bonnie McBride
Hotel Continental
K. C. Mo
Kansas City Bank
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Faure
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