Ottawa High School election and events headline
A hot political race sweeps Ottawa Senior High School with Friday as election day for class officers. Petitions require about 25 signatures and voting closes during Activity Period. A school dance and watermelon party follow at 7 30 in the evening. Ottawa University season tickets go on sale Monday at 8 in Wassmer store. Tickets cost 8 for five home games with 2 for a single game. Tickets are transferable. Shadow the horse, Bat Masterson's mount in the TV series, is missing. Police search for the hooplums after thieves steal more than 15 000 plastic hoops from Wham-O Mfg. Co. in Newark.
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Ottawa Senior High
Ottawa University
Wassmer
Dick Peters
Wint Winter
Hollywood
Shadow
Bat Masterson
Masterson
Ralph McCutcheon
Newark
N.J
Wham- O Mfg. Co
Plead Innocent On Liquor Charge
An Ottawa man and woman William and Mrs. Albright pleaded innocent in District Court to selling liquor contrary to Kansas law. Judge Floyd Coffman set trial for Sept 29. Their arrest occurred earlier in summer. they reside at 118 S Mulberry. The court opened last week with about 25 cases slated to be heard through Oct 8 and a jury term starting Sept 22 at 9 a.m.
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Ottawa
Kansay
Floyd Coffman
William Albright
S. Mulberry
Codfish War Action Steps Up
REYKJAVIK Iceland AP The codfish war flared in Iceland s no fishing zone as coast guard accused British trawlers of ramming gunboats to avoid arrest Iceland expands unilateral 12 mile territorial limit while Gudmundur Gudmundsson Rejects new talks and plans to appeal to the UN General Assembly Sept 16 he heads to New York Britain continues fishing inside the limit.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Coast Guard
Britain
Gudmundur Gudmundsson
Gudmundsson
U. N. General Assembly
New York
Weather forecast for county shows cooling trend ahead
Partly cloudy and cooler this afternoon and tonight with thunderstorms likely north central today. Thursday will be partly cloudy and mild with a high near 80. Overnight low 55 to 60. Yesterday's high 88, low 68. River stage this morning around 131 feet.
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North Central
Seeenee
M. Ceaneee
M. Coon
Soseeves
M. Vesnenes
Toy River
Democrats Post Gains In TenState Primary Voting
Democrats posted strong gains in ten state primaries with record turnout, led by Wisconsin Minnesota and Utah. The surge followed Maine victories and saw Democrats top the GOP vote in Wisconsin for the first time this century. MeCarthy emerged as Democratic challenger to Thye in Minnesota.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Utah
Maine
Congress
Milwaukee
Frank E. Moss
Arthur V. ‘Watkins
Senate
Edward Thye
Thye
Eugene Me‘Carthy
Florida
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Arizona
Colorado
Washington
Sen
Spessard
Holland
Claude Pepper
U.S. Senate
Ernest McFarland
Stephen Langmade
McFarland
Barry Goldwater
Hima
Goldwater
Arthur Watkings
William Proxmire
Wis
Watkins
J. Bracken Lee
Georgia
Rhode Island
Study Penalties For Intangible Tax Law
TOPEKA AP A proposal to study penalty provisions of Kansas intangible tax laws was received by the Legislative Council. One section taxes intangible property at personal property tax rates if not listed. Sponsors urged recommendations on penalties and a potential three year statute of limitations on collecting intangibles. Sen Don Hults proposed a separate study on limiting the number of Kansas Supreme Court justices from any single geographic area.
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Topeka
Legislative Council
Don Hults
Lawrence
Kansas Supreme Court
Border Patrol intercepts rebel expedition to Cuba
In Fort Lauderdale, border patrol and federal agents halted the motor vessel Harpoon as it sought to flee, arresting 31 to 34 uniformed men and injuring one. The group, under surveillance for days, aimed for Cuba to join rebels fighting President Batista. Boat owner Capt. Bill Wright, about 60, escaped.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Customs
FBI
Cuba
Charles E. Wyatt
Miami
Harpoon
Port Everglades
Wyatt
Fulgencio Batista
Bill Wright
Fall Fatal To Williamsburg Man
Hiram Allen, 79, Williamsburg farmer, died instantly yesterday when a falling ladder fractured his skull while he and Rev. Earl R. Fuller painted the roof. Born near Williamsburg May 10, 1879, he lived in the area all his life. Surviving are his widow and two sisters. Funeral at Towner's Chapel Friday at 10 a.m. with burial in Mt. Hood Cemetery and Masonic lodge posts.
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Hiram Allen
Williamsburg
Earl R. Fuller
Hiram
Minerva Murray Allen
Jennie McTaggart
Orla Scott
Yates Center
Masonic
Eastern Star
N. E. Niles
Hartland
Wis
Edith Stewart
Kansas City
Kas
Towner’s Chapel
Weather Delays Nationalist Supply Ships at Quemoy
Bad weather in the Formosa Strait halted routine U S escort convoys delivering ammunition and other supplies to Quemoy for a second day, while Communist bombardment of the offshore island continued. In Taipei, anger rose at Sen John Sherman Cooper's proposal to urge Nationalists to withdraw during upcoming U S China talks. An unnamed cabinet official insisted the Nationalists would not abandon Quemoy or Matsu and would hold on and fight.
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Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy
Formosa Strait
U. S
Sen
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
United States
Matsu Islands
U.S
Red China
Quemoy and
Matsu
Hoffa Acts to Clean Up Union Scandals
Teamsters Union President James R. Hoffa, under orders from a court-appointed monitor board, suspended Samuel Feldman, business agent of Local 929, and announced a formal probe of another official. Hearings begin Thursday in Philadelphia into corruption charges involving Ray Cohen, secretary treasurer of Local 107 and a national union trustee.
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Washington
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Philadelphia
Samuel Feldman
Teamsters Local 929
Feldman
Senate
Hoffa
Ray Cohen
Speeding Curbed On Turnpike
Wichita AP report shows Kansas Turnpike officials curb speeding as August issues shift toward sleepy drivers. Moss cites nine sleep related accidents, plus eight from faulty braking or skidding and four tire failures. Turnpike patrol logged 153 arrests, 5 warnings, 25 accidents investigated, 1,078 cases aiding motorists, and 72 sleeping drivers checked.
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Wichita
Kansas Turnpike
Gale Moss
Turnpike
Tollway
Moss
Lloyd Vincent
Kansas Highway Patrol
Young Boy Builds Thriving Amusement Park in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills AP report details nine year old Arthur Robbins and four partners opening a back lawn midway with 3 cent games and 8 cent pool, a scare ride, and miniature golf. Under mother Rose Robbins supervision, the venture shows a $3.10 net profit for three weeks despite lemonade trade woes.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Arthur
Robbins
Rose Robbins
Golden Gate Bridge
Disneyland
Rainfall totals and high winds across Kansas towns
Light rain fell in Ottawa with .13 inch as a quiet shower. Last night heavy rain hit several Kansas towns with Randolph in the Blue River valley at 3.87 inches. Other totals include Omega 2.20, Ripley 2.04, Hillsboro 2.05, Frankfurt 1.70, Centralia 1.72, Horton 1.01 and 1.24, Rossville 1.67, Wamego 1.20, Manhattan 1.24, Council Grove 1.28, Abilene 1.21, McPherson 1.25, El Dorado 1.45, Wichita 1.87, Hutchinson 1.18. Liberal winds reached 55 to 60 mph.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Randolph
Blue River Valley
Omega
Ripley
Hillsboro
Frankfurt
Centralia
Horton
Rossville
Wamego
Manhattan
Council
Women jeer at Negro students at Pride Avenue school
In Madisonville Kentucky a crowd of about 300 watches as four Black students return to Pride Avenue Elementary. Deputies and state police escort three students inside while bystanders recall U S marshals were present only as observers. An arrest occurs amid the disturbance.
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Madisonville
U.S
Pride Avenue
Kentucky
U.S. Dist
Henry Brooks
Interstate 35 relocation adds 10.2 miles near Salina
The State Highway Commission approved a 10.2 mile relocation of Interstate 35 north of Salina linking two new segments to join Interstate 70. Also authorized right of way acquisitions totaling 7.2 miles of U S 160 in Sumner County, 42.7 miles of U S 56 in Haskell County, and along K4 between Meriden and Valley Falls.
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Topeka
State Highway Commission
Salina
Schilling Air Force Base
Salina City
Sumner County
Argonia
Ottawa School Board buys driver education car at bid
In a special meeting Ottawa School Board awarded Moore Chevrolet the low bid of 1723.45 for a 1958 six cylinder four door driver education car with dual control. Other bids ranged up to 1920 for a 1959 Plymouth and 1753 for a 1958 Studebaker.
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Ottawa School Board
Moore Chevrolet
Minnick Motor Co
Plymouth
Price Motor
Ford
Robertson Motor Co
Studebaker
Moore
Howard Larson
H. K. Stevens
Larson
Wheat Seeding Under Way in Western Kansas
TOPEKA UP Wheat seeding is under way in several western Kansas counties. The State Federal Crop Reporting Service notes some farmers plant despite short surface soil moisture. Sorghum development advanced rapidly last week with 96 percent headed versus 84 percent a year ago. Grain sorghum combining was starting in a few southeastern counties.
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Topeka
Kanas
Federal Crop Reporting Service
Hollywood Love Triangle Sparks Dizzy Hollywood Chase
Hollywood report traces the Elizabeth Taylor Eddie Fisher Debbie Reynolds triangle with earlier travel misdirections and secret meetings in New York and Beverly Hills. Eddie and Debbie deny mutual love as reporters track the night club dates and rapid cab rides through Pal Joey Forman's apartment, NBC studios, and the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
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Hollywood
Elizabeth Taylor
Eddie Fisher
Debbie ‘Reynolds
Eddie
Debbie
Hollywood Ideal Com
New York
Liz
French Riviera
Los Angeles
Europe
TWA
Forman
Fishers
Holmby Hills
Fisher
Miss Taylor
Joey
NBC
Beverly Wilshire
Fisher House
Beverly Wilshire Hotel
Rumor Grows the Assistant On Way Out
Newport Rhode Island AP reports rumors that Governor Sherman Adams may resign as President Eisenhower’s chief aide are false says White House press secretary James Hagerty. No resignation submitted, Adams on a Canadian fishing trip, and no White House communications. The Maine election backdrop fuels speculation amid gifts from Bernard Goldfine case.
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Newport
R.I
White House
Sherman Adams
Bernard Goldfine
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Laconia
N. H
Gov. Adams
Hagerty
Maine
Washington
Adams
GOP
House Committee
Boston
Goldfine
House
J Adams
Laconia Citizen
Gov
President Eisenhower to deliver major TV radio address
Newport RJ AP reports President Eisenhower will speak from the White House on Thursday night for thirty minutes starting 8 p m CST on a nationwide TV and radio address about the Far East crisis. White House press secretary Hagerty did not confirm if Formosa Strait tensions influenced the plan.
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Newport
Eisenhower
Washington
Far East
White House
James C. Hagerty
Formosa Strait
Eienhower
Lions Contribute To Flood Victims In Kansas
WICHITA AP An emergency contribution of 1,600 to flood victims in Clyde Kansas was authorized by the state council of Lions International. Claude de Vorss an international director said the gift was confirmed by Jake Gaeddert of Inman the state president. A presentation date will be set after additional funds from Lions International are known. Individual clubs may add to the fund.
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Wichita
Clyde
Kas
Lions International
Claude de Vorss
de Vorss
Lions
Jake Gaeddert
Inman
Kansas Lions
el Dorado
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