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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1956
Page
4
Johnson county enforces new speed zones from 35 to 65 mph on all highways to curb deaths. In one week about 50 motorists received speeding tickets as deputies shift from warnings to court citations. Night limit 55 mph, day 65 mph on major highways, in effect to slow rising traffic tolls.
Civil Aeronautics Board examiner F Merritt Ruhlen recessed the hearing on Central and Frontier airline applications until Monday. He planned to inspect facilities in Guymon Oklahoma and Liberal Kansas as witnesses from Denver Pueblo Colorado Springs Lamar Liberal Guymon Berger Amarillo Oklahoma City Enid Tulsa testfied. Wichita testimonies set for Monday.
Ottawans may vote in the April 3 city election with 4,850 eligible voters after registration books closed at 10 p m observers expect high turnout. Ballots include mayoral race between Kenneth Andrews and James Alexander and a bond issue up to 770000 for flood control and channel work in the Marais des Cygnes area.
Sen Estes Kefauver accelerates campaign in California after offering peace to pro-Stevenson forces he beat in Minnesota. Adlai Stevenson regroups in Chicago for potential do-or-die tests with Kefauver in Florida on May 29 and California on June 5. Johnson weighs a possible Texas favorite son bid as delegate contests loom in Alaska and DC.
New York reports Tito, president of Yugoslavia, emerges as a key beneficiary of Khrushchev’s denunciation of Stalin. Diplomatic sources say Tito helped persuade Soviet leaders to condemn Stalin and plans a victorious Moscow visit later this year. The article traces Tito’s and Yugoslavia’s thaw with the Kremlin after Stalin’s death and notes Tito’s stance against Molotov and the shift toward a break with Stalinism.
The Sixth District Republican convention backed anti Hall delegates and condemned Hall for his interference. The panel favored Darby for national committeeman and favored re election alongside Mrs. Semple as national committeewoman. State convention will decide at large delegates and four other posts. Woodson, a Negro, among the four elected by the state convention.
A three year old Wichita girl, Janie Jenkins, fell from a moving sedan on US50S near Waverly as a door opened while four children played in back. She suffered abrasions but was not seriously hurt and was discharged from Ransom Memorial hospital.
Secretary of State Dulles urged in a radio address that the administration will fight for the foreign aid program as essential to preserve the free world. He described Asia’s outlook as hopeful despite Soviet and Chinese pressure and warned of Formosa’s fragility amid efforts to renounce force. The plan asks for 4.9 billion dollars in aid and up to 100 million annually for ten years, drawing congressional criticism. The briefing notes Soviet efforts to place technicians in Asia and to lure leaders with promises of development, while Asian leaders, including Nehru, want U.S. strength as a protective umbrella.
Lyndon Kansas hosts its first hound rabbit races this Sunday with Lyndon Saddie Club sponsorship. Organizers faced a rabbit shortage as a Wichita trip yielded only two rabbits, a second trip brought 36, though many died in fights or escaped prior to the event.
Harold Miller, 30, freed after nearly four years of a life sentence for rape in Joliet, following witnesses who said the victim was mentally ill and no physical rape evidence. Judge John A. Sbarbaro granted a new trial and then dropped the charge after Illinois Supreme Court ordered case reopening. Miller, a Chicago Negro, expressed gratitude and forgiveness.
The Ottawa Ministerial association outlines a Holy Week program with joint services at Federated church Trinity Methodist First Baptist and First Methodist churches. Rev William Luce presides Monday on The Mission that Brought Him and Rev Charles Knight speaks. Music by the Junior High School glee club. Easter plans include baptisms and an Easter play.</S>
Charter Day activities at Ottawa University began with a lively Wil son Fieldhouse party drawing 125 of 200 expected visitors. John Ross of Paola and Jeanne Elwell of McPherson were named Mr. and Miss O U by student vote. The main event is tonight at Memorial auditorium a performance of The Mikado Pinafore by music and dramatics students with admission $1.
Denver NFU president James G. Patton called the Senate farm bill a major defeat for the Eisenhower administration while expressing dissatisfaction with several features. Patton, elected to a ninth term, urged continued efforts to secure true parity for farm families nationwide.
A letter urging support for a bond issue to fund flood control as cheap insurance. It cites a 1951 Ottawa flood causing 5.5 million in damage, breaks down per person costs, and argues the $770,000 bond plan costs about 3.85 dollars per year per resident. The writer predicts benefits including water supply, recreation, jobs, and local business.
Forecast calls for fair west and partly cloudy east with cooler temperatures this afternoon. Tonight will be generally fair with lows near 30 to 35. Sunday looks warmer with highs in the 50s east and 60s west. Yesterday’s high reached 71 at 3:15 pm, low 34 this morning. River stage today stands at 0.57 feet amid cloudy skies and light southwest wind.
Cooler weekend expected in Ottawa following warm, cloudy day. High reached 71 yesterday, low 34 this morning. Weather bureau predicts fair skies and cooler conditions in the eastern part of the state.
A cited figure states the pressure between the needle and the record groove is about 125000 pounds per square inch.
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