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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1957
Page
4
TOPEKA The teacher shortage in Kansas is slightly larger than last year but most vacancies should be filled by school openings. The State Department of Education estimates 200 to 300 teaching vacancies with demand heavier in specialized fields such as music, home economics, science, mathematics and agriculture.
The New York State Athletic Commission acts as arbiter in a dispute among Sugar Ray Robinson Carmen Basilio and theater TV buyers. Robinson threats to pull out if Theater Network Television terms remain unchanged and prefers Teleprompter for higher income. Also: Giambra Calhoun clash in San Francisco Cow Palace with winner to face Giardello. Dupas vs Busso in Miami Beach. Gomes vs Martinez in Boston with Gomes riding 12 fight unbeaten streak.
Nationalist Defense Ministry reports Communist forces fired 37 shells at Quemoy last night from Amoy. No damage or casualties were caused.
The 35th Division Association plans its annual reunion in Kansas City Kansas from September 13 to 15 with a memorial service address by former President Harry S. Truman, who served with the division in World War I. About 2,000 veterans from both world wars plus Kansas and Missouri Guardsmen are expected. services are September 14 at the Town House Hotel.
Coffeyville area case ends in a fatal shotgun wound to 15 year old Rex Rees. Jerry Levy, 18, faces manslaughter charges after the planned prank involved a staged call and a shotgun blast. Levy pleaded innocent and posted a 1500 dollar bond with a preliminary hearing set for September 11.
Detroit’s three major dailies resumed normal deadlines after a labor dispute that halted publication last week. The Detroit News Times and Free Press published Sunday editions, with Hoffa helping broker the settlement after mailers refused 15 hour shifts and picket lines formed at the News.
A 19 year old student nurse Miss Marthal Jane Masters was killed last night when struck by a car as she left Faith Baptist Church. Police say the vehicle did not stop, knocking her across a street and beneath a parked car.
Delegates at the Kansas American Legion convention refused to deplore Gov. George Docking's appointment of a VFW man to the Kansas Veterans Commission, approving Mark Kraus of Wichita as a member. The convention elected Ted Kyle of Erie as state commander and Thomas Lowe of Emporia as vice commander. Next year’s gathering is set for Wichita August 15 to 17.
Push Grain Harvest MOSCO Pravda calls on farmers in Siberia to speed up the grain harvest as only 8 to 16 percent of crops were in by August 20 in some areas. The Communist party newspaper blames late ripening and poor use of machinery.
A government white paper from the agriculture and forestry ministry credits modern farming methods and allied postwar land reform for a 100 percent rise in farm production. It notes that women farmers now account for about two percent of the workforce and that output has effectively doubled since the prewar era.
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