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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1959
Page
4
AP Business News reports President Eisenhower urged Congress to raise the 3 percent ceiling on savings bond interest and long-term Treasuries. Treasury warns higher rates may fuel inflation while reflecting demand for long-term funding and refunds due in the coming year.
TOPEKA Kansas AP two families relieved as rabies tests on a chipmunk that bit two children nine days ago came back negative. The animal belonged to the Thurbers in Topeka and died after becoming ill while traveling with Geron Kelley in California.
Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. AP reports test pilot Scott Crossfield will pilot X15 No 2 in its first power flight. If successful, the test aims to prove a speed near 4000 mph and a climb to over 100 miles above Earth. The mission, lasting about 45 minutes, follows powerless glide flight by X15 No 1 on June 8. North American Aviation builds the craft for NASA. Crossfield has flown all prior tests.
Wichita University will drop home economics starting in fall 1960. President Harry F. Corbin said the subject is too expensive and too few students enroll. Students seeking instruction will be referred to Friends University across town.
Agricultural field workers from nine states began a two day training session in Kansas City to prepare for a nationwide farm census this fall. Ray Hurley and Robert Voight of Washington outlined recruiting crew leaders and form preparation. The census starts in October in the north central states and reaches Kansas and Missouri by November 11 with about 30,000 enumerators. The bureau estimates 4,600,000 farms, down about 183,000 since the 5 year ago census.
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