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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1958
Page
4
Louisville Free Public Library declares a temporary truce on fines. By yesterday the tally includes a book checked out before the present building opened fifty years ago, almost 1300 overdue books, and a branch report that patrons claimed to have returned items were actually returned this week.
Miss Edna L. Agnew at Ottawa University since 1953 says the dean of women does more than just say no. She oversees student activities, supervises 11 clubs, guides the Student Council, counsels students, and supports an open permissive campus environment emphasizing student government and personal growth.
More than 1,000 Missouri and Kansas bankers heard upbeat talks on business conditions at a Kansas City conference. Speakers forecast higher farm income, strong values in second hand homes, and continued mortgage liquidity. Observers predicted inflation concerns ahead rather than recession, with per capita farm income climbing in 1958.
Cloudy this afternoon in Kansas with intermittent rain. Sunday may bring occasional rain or snow and cooler conditions. Lows in the 30s tonight, highs Sunday 30s to 40s. Lamb Insured Payment Plan.
A private plane carrying producer Mike Todd and others crashed 35 miles southwest of Grants New Mexico. Searchers found no sign of life. the craft left Burbank California at 10 41 last night bound for Tulsa Oklahoma and New York via Tulsa for a testimonial dinner. Todd and crew included a pilot and a co pilot and screenwriter Art Cohn according to Todd's secretary.
Harry S. Truman returns to the stage as conductor and master of ceremonies for a Kansas City Philharmonic concert aiming to rescue the orchestra from debt. Jack Benny will join as violin soloist while Truman declines a piano duet, and the event is sold out with tickets from 2.50 to 50 dollars.
The Soviet army newspaper Red Star urged placing the moon under international control to prevent use by capitalist forces for aggression. Broadcast in English via Moscow Radio, the piece warned that advances in space travel would bring the moon and nearby asteroids within mankind’s reach, claiming the moon dominates the Earth.
President Eisenhower departed Washington for Augusta Georgia to enjoy a warm weekend and golf at the Augusta National Golf Club. His flight by Columbine III left at 8 45 a m EST with planned two hour travel, despite a chilly 30s temperature. This marks his eighteenth trip to the club since 1952 and his last visit was a year ago in January.
In Panmunjom, Communist officials again refused to discuss the return of a South Korean airliner hijacked Feb 16. They directed the U N Command to North Korea for info, while Seoul refuses to talk to the Red regime. The two sides traded armistice violation charges as a DC3 case stalemate continues. Due to illness, Ottawa Auction sale is canceled tonight.
The eastern seaboard from Virginia to Maine struggles to resume normal as the storm subsides. Power crews restore services to hardest hit areas including eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey while flood warnings rise with thaw. At least 45 deaths attributed to exposure and accidents. Governors declare emergencies. Snow depths reach 40 inches in some Pennsylvania towns.
The New York based coast icebreaker Westwind completed its first Antarctic assignment, returning yesterday after leaving on Thanksgiving Day to participate in Operation Deep Freeze 01 with a crew of 200.
Washington Democrats accuse Agriculture Secretary Benson and the department of destroying 2,500 copies of a farm population report. Assistant Secretary Don Paarlberg says the pamphlets were preliminary working papers with no updated statistics. the revised report shows farm population falling from 22 to 20 million. Senator Proxmire labels it book burning and seeks public access, citing concern over policy shielding.
Democrats say the Senate passed a dairy and farm price supports bill to pressure President Eisenhower ahead of elections. The measure sets price supports near 1057 levels for a year, with a veto possible by April 1 after Benson ordered cuts to dairy supports. An accompanying roadblock incident involved a jewelry salesman Edward s caught after a hit and run, with injuries to Mrs. John Springer. Edwards was captured and later jailed. charges include hit and run driving and assault. The party aims to use the farm price issue to gain seats in Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan.
Federal officials announced that marketing quotas for the 1959 wheat crop will be imposed pending a two thirds growers vote in a June 20 referendum. The national acreage allotment is 55 million acres, the minimum allowed by law, marking the sixth straight year of restrictions on wheat. The department says supply remains ample despite soil bank withdrawals and retirement program cuts, with enough wheat to meet market needs for about 25 months.
ALAMOGORDO New Mexico A rocket powered sled attained a top speed of 2704 mph yesterday, claimed by the Air Force Missile Development Center as a world record.
The U S Embassy said it offered American facilities to protect lives and property in Central Sumatra but the Jakarta government did not accept. No harm to Americans was reported. The issue followed a claim that eight helicopters might be sent to cover Caltex installations recaptured March 12 by Jakarta paratroopers.
Brussels officials say hotels are booked for the World’s Fair from April through June. Logex officials note accommodation is tight and advise travelers to plan ahead and bring trailers if possible.
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