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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1958
Page
5
City commissioners plan a brief meeting tonight with a hearing on a petition seeking improvements on North Oak Street between Dun Dee and Grant Streets. Also on the agenda are other matters prior to adjournment and any unforeseen items.
State Accident Records Section lists Kansas traffic fatalities. In the past 24 hours one death. To date in 1958 tally reaches seventy. For comparison the same period in 1957 shows ninety four fatalities.
The forecast calls for cloudy and cold conditions with occasional snow starting this afternoon and ending Thursday morning. Highs near 38 both today and Thursday with lows around 30 tonight.
Voters total 5,059 with women ahead 2,715 to 2,344. New 5th and 6th wards join the election map. 5th Ward covers south of 11th Street and east of Main. 6th Ward covers south of 9th Street and west of Main. Voting sites include Federated Church at 5th and Main for 3rd Ward precinct, and Church of the Brethren at 9th and Main for 6th Ward. Largest precinct is 2nd Ward Precinct 2 with 617 registered. smallest is 1st Precinct of 2nd Ward with 266, at the courthouse.
Ottawa University professor Elmer Roth announced a Saturday deadline to submit entries for the second annual Ottawa Science Fair to be held March 28 29 and 30 on campus. By today 125 exhibits had been entered from the area, with sponsors including Ottawa Herald several banks and local businesses. Contributions surpass $500 will fund two winners travel to the National Science Fair in Flint Michigan and prizes for group winners.
A young woman leapt from the audience during the third act of Look Back in Anger and slapped star Kenneth Haigh on stage. Haigh remained seated reading a paper before Vivian Drummond and Alan Bates helped remove the intruder. The woman claimed she had an idea.
The Marais des Cygnes river fell below 12 feet at Ottawa as flooding remained out of banks near La Cygne, with more snow expected. The forecast calls for cloudy, cold weather and intermittent snow. In Oklahoma City heavy snow, four to five inches, created hazardous driving conditions and prompted officials to urge minimal travel.
Harold Stone, Lyceum Theater stage manager, offered to refund the audience after a brief delay. The audience urged the play to continue, and the performance resumed after a short interval.
Central Sumatra troops paratroopers landed in force to crush the rebel movement seeking an anti Communist government in Jakarta. Jakarta forces moved to Dumaiji to contest rebel defense while a Navy corvette warned ships off Padang to evacuate. Djambek claimed heavy casualties for the invaders as planes bombed Dumaj airfield and the battle raged.
A fire destroyed the Ray Brown Chevrlet Inc building in Overbrook last night at 8 30. The 50 by 70 foot tile structure housed six used cars two new ops and office equipment. Earl Frye head mechanic plucked an alarm. his son Claude raised the cry while his father tried to salvage cars. The electric door lift failed trapping one car inside. Fire crews from Overbrook Elk township and Forbes Air Base fought the blaze but headway was too great. Loss placed at about 40 000 dollars.
Five Air Force officers, all volumeters, entered a 17 by 7 by 6 foot chamber at Wright Air Development Center for an endurance test simulating an 18,000 mph orbit 140,000 miles above Earth. The chamber was sealed at 9 a.m. and the test runs until 9 a.m. Monday to assess crew function after confinement.
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. The Navy cancelled shortly before noon another attempt to fire its Vanguard satellite rocket. Twice the launch was within three or four minutes of being made before technical difficulties halted the attempt and details remained undisclosed.
Miss Nelle Buchanan a long serving Otawa University foreign languages professor will retire at the end of the current college year. Her career spanning 33 years makes her the longest tenured staff member known for teaching Spanish French and German. President Andrew B. Martin praised her as an excellent teacher generous with time aiding students and a loyal faculty member.
Assessors survey 10754 real estate pieces in Franklin County for tax equalization. Work completed in Richmond Princeton six townships Centropolis Homewood Richmond Ottawa Hayes and Ohio. About 90 percent done in Ottawa. Notices will go to owners if changes are made before May board of equalization. Commissioners will hear dissatisfactions then review and decide. Forms with reasons required, docketed, and property owners informed of hearing times.
Miss Ruth Lathrop heads the OU speech department and announced the spring all school production The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman to be shown March 22 at Memorial Auditorium. The cast includes Karan Wilson Ottawa Llewellyn Walker Rockford Ruth Springer Council Bluffs Jim Jones Chanute Ray Hull McPherson Judy Edwinson Atchison June Pritchard Ottawa J Ross Daeschner McPherson Carol Lindquist Chanute John England Somerville N J.
Guy C. Rexroad, director of penal institutions, appointed Tracy A. Hand to the permanent post as warden of the state penitentiary. Hand had served on provisional status pending a civil service exam, ranking third among five examinees per the State Personnel Division list.
Former FCC Commissioner Richard A. Mack testified before a House subcommittee that no one pressured him in the Miami Channel 10 dispute. He said several people contacted him, but he felt no pressure, adding that they "bothered" him while stressing his reaction to contacts was not influenced by pressure. He had resigned from the FCC ten days earlier and returned for questioning after previously testifying.
TOPEKA Gov. George Docking said a special session of the Legislature is necessary soon to review the state fiscal picture. He will consult Budget Director James Bibb and Revenue Director John Kirchner to prepare the up-to-date revenue picture and decide on a date after thorough spadework. He may present a message with or without his own revenue ideas and warned against any plan for higher sales or statewide property taxes.
Secretary of the Treasury Anderson said no antirecession tax cut decision will be made until the future course of the economy is clarified. He spoke after a conference with President Eisenhower and economic advisers, stressing consultation with congressional leaders before any tax action. Defense spending will rise to about two billion dollars over five months, a move to bolster the economy, as Don Quarles testified before Congress.
Two men who escaped Shawnee jail in January were sent to the state penitentiary. Donald Glenn Gonce, 29, of Ottawa, received five to 10 years for burglary and larceny and two years for jail breaking after pleading guilty in district court. Richard Lee, 83, of Herington, received similar sentences. They had escaped from the Mon Lodge jail on January 28. Gonce was captured two weeks later and Lee on February 13.
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