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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1960
Page
9
Jean Tinguely’s sculpture Homage to New York at MoMA rose 27 feet from wheels, bathtubs, piano, and more as it self destructed with motors and bells. About 500 spectators watched as parts toppled, a balloon inflated, and flames briefly spread before extinguishment at the artist’s request.
Carole Tregoff, 23, released on $25,000 bail in the Finch murder case after 162 days in custody. Dr R Bernard Finch, 42, remains jailed without bail as his trial is set for May 23 following a deadlocked previous jury.
In Carthage Missouri an 11 month old girl Leesa VanGilder nearly choked on a plastic Easter egg. Her mother Mrs Marvin Van Gilder rushed her to a hospital where a doctor removed the egg just in time. The doctor said three or four more minutes and she would have suffocated.
Virginia Arness told newsmen she plans to divorce Jim Arness star of Gunsmoke. The couple has been separated for some time and Virginia says he shows no interest in the marriage. Their three children are with Mrs Arness in Pacific Palisades while Arness stays in an apartment in Hollywood.
TOPEKA AP Sweeping changes in Kansas government will be studied by the Kansas Legislative Council. Proposals to revise constitutional provisions governing executive and legislative branches were introduced today.
4-H clubs report varied programs from April meetings to national week displays. Members like Cheryl Mock Alfonso Mages and Norma Houston led talks on songs music and project topics while demonstrations ranged from wiring a three way switch to home lighting.
AP reports New York economist Murray Shields told about 1,000 banking executives in Kansas City that the 1960s will bring unprecedented economic growth. He predicted a US workforce of 78 million and average yearly income of 8750 by decade's end, with inflation around 1 to 2 percent. The forecast was delivered at the annual correspondent bank conference sponsored by Commerce Trust Co.
Philadelphia AP report says 17 year old Theresa Hayes, blind, will receive the city’s first Medal of Honor for staying at a telephone switchboard to warn others during a fire at the Overbrook School for the Blind. More than 300 pupils evacuated safely. one firefighter lost his life. The award was created in 1954 but no prior recipient.
Lt Cmdr Miguel Pons, Cuba's top military emissary in Washington, resigns amid blistering charges against Fidel Castro. He accuses Castro of dictatorship and declares Castroismo a cover for International Communism, naming Ernesto Guevara as the real power. Finance minister Rufo Lopez Fresquet also resigns, signaling policy shifts away from Castro's line.
Grace Tinker, 83, of Pierce City, Missouri, has spent nearly seven decades painting china and creating art. Her work, signed G. Tinker, is scattered worldwide and cherished by descendants and former residents alike.
Rosemary Crist led a Local Health Resources lesson at Mrs. Jerome Minnick’s home with co hostess Mrs. Earl Schmanke. Officers were elected, refreshments served to guests and 16 members attended. Various units met for health talks, extensions lessons and 4-H promotions, with plans for cancer dressings and a spring tea.
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