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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1959
Page
6
Walter Baker, superintendent of city utilities, said the city used 90,000 kilowatt hours in a 24 hour period, 9,000 more than the previous high. The 15 minute peak demand from Southwest Kansas Power facilities reached 5,700 kilowatts, topping last year’s 5,300.
Harvesting moves northward across western Kansas as combines pass through Haskell County and southern Finney with yields ranging from five to twenty bushels per acre. Local officials note light demand for custom cutters, while weather and heat shrink fields and test middling to low 50s in quality. Nearby, the Lee Richardson Zoo reports new deer births and a growing animal list as farm labor and mosquitos are targeted by night fogging. A separate dispatch from Washington cites further MIG activity near Korea and McElroy calling the attack on a U S patrol plane an incident of aggression by Soviet built jets.
TOPEKA AP officials will gain new powers to crack down on adults who contribute to juvenile delinquency. A statute enacted by the 1959 legislature becomes effective June 20 making a parent or any person responsible for a juvenile offense guilty of a misdemeanor.
Gettysburg, Pa. President Eisenhower flew by helicopter from the White House to a location near Gettysburg for a weekend stay. He arrived at 11 26 a m EDT after a 48 minute trip and planned to return to Washington Sunday evening.
Governor Earl K. Long of Louisiana was hauled to a mental hospital by sheriff's deputies amid shouting and curses. Doctors diagnosed paranoid schizophrenia though Long resisted treatment, with authorities ordering a 30 day stay at Southeast Louisiana State Hospital in Mandeville. The episode follows a history of hospitalizations and political uncertainty over who will assume duties if he remains incapacitated.
Washington AP reports polio paralytic cases continue to outpace 1958 levels. The Public Health Service notes 55 cases last week versus 25 in 1958, with 36 in the week ended June 6.
Vice President Nixon said the Republican Party will be outraged by the Senate’s 49-46 defeat of President Eisenhower’s nomination of Lewis Strauss as secretary of commerce. He criticized Lyndon Johnson and noted Johnson may have won a battle but could lose the war.
The Lee Richardson Zoo unveils Calico as the winning name from 380 submissions in the Rotary Club contest Nama the Zebra. Winners are Mrs W C Esther of Topeka and Mrs Alice Tuttle of Kalvesta, sharing a $25 prize. The male zebra was born in April.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev told a Kremlin rally that a summit meeting becomes essential if Western powers block progress in Berlin. He warned West Berlin occupation could end only if terms with East Germany are reached, and said a peace treaty with a united German state might follow if Western mediation fails.
President Eisenhower declared the Senate rejection of Lewis S. Strauss as secretary of commerce a sad episode and said the American people lose. He read a brief statement in the White House after the roll call showed 47 Democrats and two Republicans voting against confirmation. Strauss praised as a loyal public servant, while opponents cited concerns over privacy and public power. Strauss, former AEC head, was the first cabinet nominee rejected since 1925, with no clear next step announced.
Deputies stopped the governor’s car at the parish line and escorted him to the courthouse. The governor, growing angry, refused to leave his vehicle as Dr. Williams and another physician interviewed him in the front seat, where he smoked and joked. They secured an order from Dist. Judge Fred Leblanc committing him to the hospital, inflaming tensions.
James M. McNally on appeal writes that Slovenliness is not a religious tenet and Scripture commends cleanliness. Appellate Division overturns Anthony Aliphantis fine for washing clothes on a Sunday at an automatic self service laundry, a violation of the Sabbath anti work law.
A collage of quotes from local residents about ideal gifts for Father’s Day. Respondents include clerics, shop workers, a farmer, and city employees. Entries mention gifts such as shirts, golf balls, a record player, new shoes, and golf accessories.
In Little Rock Arkansas authorities move toward reopening four high schools for the 1958-58 year after a federal three judge panel struck down a state law used to keep the schools closed. The plan will run under the integration framework previously approved by the courts with the Little Rock School Board saying it must follow the prior order if the closing law is invalid.
A 6 foot seal being transported to entertain children at a party on Route 46 escaped after a lock malfunction. The animal reportedly bolted free while en route, triggering a search for the marine mammal in Pompano Plains.
Tonight expect widely scattered thundershowers with cooler, fair skies and tight northerly winds in the 60s. Saturday looks fair and mild with light variable winds and afternoon temperatures in the mid 80s to lower 90s. Sunrise 6:22 sunset 9:09. Max Min Precip, Chanute. 85 at Dodge City.
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