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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1957
Page
2
Editorial argues Pentagon chose essential combat systems over a large transport, suggesting paratroop infantry may become obsolete. It notes emphasis on guided missiles and atomic warheads, implying push-button warfare looms.
Spring arrived officially last Wednesday and it is up to Nature to do its work. The piece notes robins, geese, ducks, greening wheat, buds and shrubs, and the impact of dry weather on growth. It discusses wind, rain shortages, and a skeptical nod to an official spring opening while affirming Nature’s pervasive activity.
A satirical column notes roadside eateries courting tourists and jokes about Byrd in Antarctica. It mocks pop-up pills and hypochondria, lampoons contempt charges, jokes about midget conventions and airfares by the pound, and comments on Van Doren and political character.
Ill with measles are Elizabeth Ward Mary Eloise Terrill Jim Bob Watkins and Jimmie Hosler. Ottawa University notes spring activities rumor of Oil Molly running to Ottawa and a senior sneak with two juniors kidnapped for a motor tour by a large seniors group. Ben Daniels visits, Bat Masterson and Bull Andrews appear in news dispatches as frontier figures.
New York column notes reveal a survey showing sanitation workers endure nearly twice as many injuries as police and more than firemen based on hours worked. It also quips on fuel mileage at 20 mph and includes varied trivia about engravers, comics readers, and historical graft in sports.
In Dallas at the Sportatorium a crowd of about 12,000 teenagers gathered for a Fats Domino rock show. Police say at least 25 people fainted as fans leaving the first performance collided with those trying to enter the final act. Jean Castillo, 17, was hospitalized after collapsing amid the crowded scene.
Lafayette laid the corner stone of the Bunker Hill monument on June 17 1825 returning to the United States to reunite with old friends. Herald Want Ads get results.
Arlene A. 19, college sophomore, recalls seeking guidance from Dr. Crane on premarital sexual pressure. She chose to end the relationship, later finding true love and planning marriage, crediting the moral counsel for her decision. The piece extols true love, warns teens against coercion, and urges prudent choices and future planning.
Chicago merchant Sol Polk, owner of a large Chicago appliance house, has purchased 105 885 in tickets for the film Around the World in 80 Days. He plans to gift 100 tickets per performance to customers for a year, signaling his favorable view of the movie.
Mail options include one month three months six months and one year with rates listed. The document cites Area 85 pricing at 3.75 for six months and 7.00 for a year, plus a $1.00 charge and smaller figures for other areas. The text remains unclear on some line items but indicates tiered subscription terms and fees.
Last minute program changes limit accuracy for Tonight listings on Tuesday March 26. Schedule shows WDAF News KCMO News and entertainment segments with Bob Sanders, Gildersleeve, Robt Lewis, KTJO FM updates, and Amos and Andy in late night blocks.
Local radio listings show a mix of music news theatre and comedy on KTJO WDAF KCMO and other stations. Notable items include Sutherland Show World Tonight Recollections Layman s Hour Amos n Andy and the Oscar Awards telecast slots.
Western Kansas faced massive Southwestern Bell outage after a weekend blizzard. Crews from the Midwest mobilized with 500 construction trucks and 1,200 men to restore service. Damage exceeded a million dollars with 129 exchanges blacked out and multiple towns including Hays Norton Larned Oakley Goodland Stockton Smith Center Phillipsburg La Crosse cut off. Dodge City remained connected via an underground link to Wichita.
Pvt. Hershel Nixon says he will not file a police complaint after Elvis Presley allegedly pulled a prop pistol on him during autograph signing in midtown Memphis. Nixon demands an apology, while Presley says the gun was a Hollywood prop used when Nixon allegedly tried to pick a fight. Police will act only if a formal complaint is filed.
Bridgeport West Virginia report states James D. Coston Jr. age 15 played a dead man with a knife in his beard during a carnival. The prop knife slid into his chest when he attempted to straighten it, piercing a board. He was taken to a hospital in satisfactory condition.
Washington reports Mundt and Smith say a genuine groundswell favors budget cuts and Knowland urges Congress and the administration to reduce taxes next year. Mundt notes farmer constituents flood his mail for cuts to Eisenhower’s 71.3 billion budget, while Knowland warns this may be last chance to roll back wartime taxes.
New and renewal subscriptions to the Ottawa Herald include Harris Will Myersick Ottawa Frank M Yage J J Turner C J Farris Overbrook Kenneth Huston Pomona Joe Button Clarence Fowler Princeton Fred Hynes Leroy Pearson Rantoul Ernest Miller Wellsville William Clevenger Otis Hutchinson
Anna Beck 72 and Camile Lambert 73 wed in Herbeuval France in a ceremony marking the village's first wedding in seven years. The couple, long separated by war and marriages, renewed a romance that began half a century ago as all 169 villagers gathered for the civil and church service.
In West Los Angeles the block parent program grows with 83 houses in the Overland Avenue Elementary School area, aiming for 150. Signs in windows invite children to seek refuge at any B P house and signal residents stand ready to call police, parents, or an ambulance in trouble.
President Syngman Rhee on his 82nd birthday drew awe with a cryptic act seen as naming a successor. A spokesman said the couple adopted Lee Ki Poong’s 20 year old son, Lee, prompting Korean and American observers to view it as a design for succession. No indication of stepping down was given.
A devotional prayer excerpt moves through themes of divine presence and guidance. It invokes Fatherhood, unfailing love, mercy, and illumination to behold God’s glory in heaven and earth, ending with a benediction in Jesus Christ.
Kansas Democrats will choose a new national committeeman on April 6 at a meeting of county chairs and vice chairs. The post opens after Lynn Brodrick resigned following his appointment as state highway director, due to Hatch Act restrictions. The winner serves until the next Democratic state convention, with the April 6 meeting paired to a two day statewide rally.
In Bermuda a rule requires waiting an extra year before buying a new car if the owner has sold their automobile within the first five years of ownership. The provision adds a one year delay to new car purchases following a sale.
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