New OU Dormitory Opens At Ottawa University
Price Hall, a three story fireproof dormitory at Ottawa University, opened for occupancy Saturday. The 104‑bed facility houses two students per room with east and west wings, lobbies, a recreation room, a club room, and individual thermostats. The fall semester begins with registration Monday and classes start September 14. The building honors Dr. S. E. Price, designed by Radotinsky Meyn Deardorff, built by Cornelius Company, with Norris Brothers as electrical contractor. George and Mrs. Greer are house directors.
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Price
Ottawa University
S. E. Price
Ottawa U
Kansas City
Radotinsky, Meyn and Deardorff
Cornelius Company
Paola
Norris Brothers
Lawrence
George Greer
Price Hall
Hurricane Carla heads for Texas and Louisiana coasts
Hurricane Carla, packing 135 mph winds, moves toward lowland Louisiana and Texas coasts. Evacuations ordered from Freeport Texas to Grand Isle Louisiana as warnings extend along the Gulf. The eye was about 300 miles south of New Orleans with tides forecast to rise 10 to 15 feet and gale conditions possible by nightfall.
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New Orleans
Carla
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Texas
Weather Bureau
Freeport
Tex
Grand Isle
Mixed up twin footprints stymie FBI in Torrington case
In Torrington Connecticut twins John Scott Buckler and James Thomas Buckler aged 11 weeks confuse investigators as the FBI says footprints from their birth day June 21 are not legible for identification. Parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Buckler remain unsure which baby is which after a diaper change mix up.
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Torrington, Conn
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John Scott Buckler
James Thomas Buckler
Washington
FBI
Joseph Buckler
Torrington
Britain Plans Combat Unit for Swift Move to Germany
WOKING England AP Britain intends to form a new combat ready division for rapid deployment to Germany if the situation worsens Defense Minister Harold Watkinson announced in a speech prepared for a Conservative party rally.
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Woking
England
Britain
Germany
Harold Watkinson
County Forecast Shows Warm, Humid Weekend Outlook
Weather officials predict clear to partly cloudy skies through Sunday with a few evening thundershowers. Weekend highs near 90 degrees, overnight lows upper 60s to low 70s, and record highs and lows noted for the date.
No Progress In Berlin Settlement
Washington AP report says Western efforts to open a Berlin settlement with the Soviet Union have not yet succeeded. U.S. officials remain hopeful that diplomacy via the American Embassy in Moscow and UN contacts will lead to negotiations. Secretary of State Dean Rusk cautions there is no clear path from Khrushchev’s Berlin statements and warns the Soviet government against unilateral action risking disaster to Allied interests in West Berlin.
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Berlin
Soviet Union
U.S
Moscow
United Nations
Secrreary of
Dean Rusk
Khrushchev
Rusk
West Berlin
Favors Study For Underpass At W 15th Crossing
Ottawa's Chamber of Commerce backed a feasibility study for an underpass at the railway crossing on W 15th Street near proposed sites for a new senior high and grade schools. The group urged the project to keep students from crossing the tracks.
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Ottawa
Chamber of Commerce
W. 15Th Street
C of C
Belafonte welcomes baby girl in New York
Julie Belafonte wife of Harry Belafonte gave birth Friday to a baby girl at Mount Sinai Hospital New York. The couple already has a son David age four.
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New York
Julie Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
Mount Sinai Hospital
David
Plan Skin Test Program For students this fall
A meeting Monday at 10 a.m. in the basement of the First Methodist Church will plan the tuberculosis skin test program for students. Participants include representatives of Ottawa and Franklin County schools and local volunteers. Skin tests are scheduled for October 16 17 and 23 24.
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First Methodist Church
Ottawa
Franklin County
De Gaulle Escapes Assassination Attempt on Road
President De Gaulle escaped injury Friday night when a firing wall of flame and a plastic eight pound bomb failed to detonate on a country road. Officials said police arrested a suspect, security halted the car convoy, and De Gaulle quipped that it was “a little joke in bad taste” before continuing to his country home.
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Paris
de Gaulle
40000 At Topeka Fair Attend Pre View Night
An estimated 40,000 persons attended a preview of the Mid-America Fair in Topeka Friday night. The regular 50 cent admission did not apply during the preview, as the fair officially opened at 8 a.m. today.
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Topeka
Begin Education Program For Handicapped Children
A sunlit room at Garfield School hosts Ottawa's new education phase for handicapped children ages 9 to 13. Led by Mrs. Dixie Atchison, the six-student class integrates academic and practical training with state funding, teacher collaboration, and parental involvement, aiming to expand to two more age groups.
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Garfield School
Ottawa
Dixie Atchison
Mrs. Atchison
Garfield
Herald
Generous With Bad Check Loot In Chicago
A 19 year old woman held for questioning after police say she ran a week long check writing spree totaling 68800 dollars. She claims she gave most of the money away. Patricia Carey 18 deposited the checks and withdrew the funds, then handed the money to Shelby June Neumann who used blanks from Fleischmann Distilling Corp. Neumann said she signed checks as Frank M Fiore. She claims 25000 went to a young man for a sports car and musical education and 17000 to another for a car and band formation. About 24000 was deposited at other Chicago area banks.
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Chicago
Shelby June Neumann
South Side
Patricia Carey
Man Emerges After 102 Hours In Shelter Test
Hoquiam Washington AP Don White 26 employee of KXRO emerged at 4 p.m. Friday after 102 hours in a fallout shelter to study human reactions to solitary living for civil defense data. He received 113 telephone calls in one day and said the radio helped him stay in touch with the world. He also noted a dislike for rock and roll music.
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Hoquiam
Wash
Don White
White
KXRO
No Increase In Fallout In Topeka Radioactivity Report
AP reports no rise in fallout radiation in Topeka after resumed Russian atomic tests. Dr. Geoffrey Martin state health officer said he expects some increase but it will almost certainly not be high enough to be of immediate public health significance.
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Topeka
Geoffrey Martin
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