Great Debate Over Education, Murphy Says
Dr. Franklin Murphy, chancellor of the University of Kansas, told the Ottawa PTA council at Garfield School that education is the nation’s battleground and that the coming debate will rank with history’s great disputes. He urged basing arguments on facts, urging more funding, and aligning curriculum with modern needs to preserve freedom.
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Franklin Murphy
University of Kansas
Ottawa
PTA Council
Garfield School
Russia
Side Swipes and Traffic Safety Milestone Story
The West Main Street block in Moscow Idaho features spotless sidewalks funded by local merchants who wash them three times weekly. A 1948 fatality spurred Moscow’s traffic safety drive, and the city has logged no fatal crashes within its limits for a decade. In Fitchburg Massachusetts a wife arrested for disturbing the peace after dropping evidence on police floors during a dispute over her husband’s drinking.
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Ottawa
Moscow
Idaho
Bertha Louise Little
Bertha Little
Fitchburg
Mass
James C. Brooks
Helmi Johnson
Sputnik IL to fall Saturday in Cambridge forecast
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory said Sputnik II, the Soviet dog carrying satellite, should make a death plunge Saturday afternoon or evening. Weighing about half a ton, it launched on November 3 and may heat and glow like a meteorite as it enters thicker atmosphere, possibly visible over a wide area. Moon watch teams Civil Air Patrol and others urged to observe. Scientists could not predict the exact time or location of the reentry but aim to refine estimates later in the week.
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Cambridge
Mass
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Sputnik IL
Smithsonian
Sputnik
Observatory
Civil Air Patrol
County Weather Forecast Cards Cloudy Skies and Rain Risk
The forecast notes mostly cloudy conditions this afternoon with occasional rain tonight and Wednesday. High near 60 this afternoon, tonight’s low around 45, and Wednesday’s high about 50. Yesterday’s high 56, low 36, river stage 2.8 feet this morning.
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Cracoes
My Wesenee
Caress
Conanes
Eisenhower Calls Khrushchev to Accept Supervised Disarmament
President Eisenhower challenged Khrushchev to move beyond a testing halt to accept dependable supervised disarmament. He outlined three paths, including atoms for peace, open skies inspections, and joint disarmament studies, and questioned the timing of the Soviet move as the U S planned more tests in the Pacific.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
United States
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
St Louis Teacher Seeks A Kansas Post Hole
St Louis teacher James Pless sought help from the Topeka Chamber of Commerce after captivating sixth graders with a tale of Kansas post holes. He claimed government digging attracted farmers and that many holes remained unused, livestock injured them, and a snaffle ring could yank holes from the ground. The chamber offered to send an empty post hole mailing tube and possibly a diagram, hoping to spark further imagination.
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Topeka
St. Louis
Kansas
James Pless
Topeka Chamber of Commerce
Ploss
Pless
Traffic Toll In Kansas Fatalities Report
Traffic toll figures from the State Accident Records Section show three deaths in the past 24 hours. For the year to date 1958, 105 fatalities are recorded, compared with 140 in the same period of 1957.
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Topeka
Kansas
Jobless Total to 16 2 Year High
Washington reports unemployment rose 25,000 in March to 5,198,000 the highest in 16 1/2 years while employment increased 323,000 to 62,311,000 as outdoor workseason boosts. Kansas shows slight improvement as of April 5 with 20,793 insured workers drawing unemployment compensation, down from 23,020 two weeks earlier.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Topeka
Kansas
John &. Morrison
Ottawa Weather Mixy With Clouds and Upcoming Storm
Ottawa reports a cloudy in between day with a cool breeze. A new storm is moving in from the west and southwest. Snow is expected in northwest Kansas tonight while rain elsewhere. Kansas highs today hover around 65 degrees and tomorrow’s high will be 10 to 15 degrees cooler.
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Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Kansas
CBS Tries To Keep TV Live Despite Strike
CBS says all its live New York shows will continue despite a 1300 technician strike. West Coast Red Skelton may be replaced by film. IBEW walkouts hit New York Hartford Chicago Boston St Louis Milwaukee. CBS cites economic wage demands, offers $185 weekly after three years vs $175 now.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Red Skelton
West Coast
R. G. Thompson
CBS
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
New York City
Hartford
Smorgasbord N Amer Coffee Shop Evening Offer
A brief notice lists Smorgasbord N and Amer Coffee Shop offering an evening menu from 5 to 8 p m with a price of 1 60 in local currency. The item appears as a compact advertisement fragment.
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Smorgasbord
Amer
Jet Tanker Breaks Near World Distance Record Flight
A USAF KC135 tanker landed at Lajes Field Azores after a 10,228 mile flight failing to reach Madrid. Officials noted an 11 hour 47 minute elapsed time with winds failing to boost the aircraft to the intended record. The Tokyo to Washington leg set a 13 hour 35 minute pace for 7,662 miles, conforming to NANSA standards. Landing near the Azores occurred about 7 a.m. as the crew weighed options for Madrid.
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Omaha
Neb
Lajes Field
Azores
Strategic Air Command
Madrid
Hawaii
Tokyo
Washington
Tokyo- Washington
National Aeronautics Assny
School Board Pushes Plans For High School
The Board of Education on Monday night accepted a special study on School Building Needs and directed Supt. Henry Parker to arrange an architect. Analyzed site, water and power availability, and soil tests to locate a central high school, with athletic fields secondary. The board aims to interview architects at the next meeting, hire five teachers, and set the next year's calendar.
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Board of Education
Henry Parker
Ben Park
Lowell Fouts
Ralph Crawford
George Lister
Robert 3. Anderson
Franklin County Fair Plans Three-Evening Rodeo 1958
Franklin County fair week will feature three rodeo evenings August 27 28 and 29 with an opening show on August 26. Martin Dickinson president of the fair board announced the purchase of Jack Bennett rodeo facilities including pens chutes lighting poles and bleachers to be moved to the Ottawa fair grounds. Equipment will be paid from rodeo revenue and a parade was also discussed at the meeting at the Franklin County Extension office.
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Franklin County
Martin Dickinson
Williamsburg
Fair Board
Franklin County Extension Office
Jack Bennett
East Wilson Street
Ottawa
General Motors And UAW Resume Talks
General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers resume contract negotiations in Detroit after a 12 day recess. Talks expected to focus on minor provisions in UAW demands from March 25, with major proposals such as the profit sharing plan not anticipated to be discussed until later this month. GM offered no comment on union demands.
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Detroit 7
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
UAW
Fighting In Cuba Heavy Strike Urged
In Oriente Province heavy fighting pitted troops against roving rebels while a civic resistance bulletin urged a nationwide general strike and arming of thousands of Cubans. Reports said rebels and government clashes occurred near Baire and Jarahuedla with unclear army casualties, as broader mobilization spread.
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Cuba
Havana
Oriente
Baire
Santiago de Cuba
Jarahuedla
Santiago
Three Killed Near Peabody in Separate Crashes
Three people died in two traffic accidents near Peabody Kansas within four miles. Erma Wegner of Lawrence, 59, was killed in a three-vehicle collision a mile east of Peabody on U S 50. Early today Thayer Richardson, 23, and Faye Stout, 20, both of Wichita, died in a head-on crash a mile west of Peabody on U S 60. Truck driver Joseph Kusch Jr. of Juncoir sustained minor injuries. State patrolman B C Powell said Richardson apparently dozed and swerved into the truck’s path.
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Peabody
Juncoir
B. C. Powell
Atate
Powell
Richardson
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