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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1958
Page
5
The city commission plans two ordinances on second reading, including vacating parts of Ottawa Steel addition for plant expansion and a routine $152,000 bond ordinance. Also to be considered is a petition by property owners to pave Cherry Street between 7th and 9th.
The annual Franklin County music festival gathers 175 instrumentalists and a 250-voice mixed choir in a Friday program at the gym. Six county schools rehearse Friday afternoon. each unit performs two numbers along with both glee clubs. Edgar D. Kerr of Ottawa University coordinates the combined effort.
Partly cloudy with little temperature change through Thursday. Highs in the mid forties to mid fifties, overnight lows in the mid twenties to mid thirties. Historical figures include yesterday’s high near 4, and record extremes for this date, with river level at 4.30 feet this morning.
The Army launched another Explorer satellite from Cape Canaveral at 12 38 p m. witnesses saw the Jupiter C rocket rise through mild weather as ground stations worldwide prepared to receive signals from the satellite in what officials called a successful orbit. Scientists noted eight zirconium oxide stripes on the nose for thermal control and the spin on the Redstone stage to correct flight path. The launch follows Explorer and Navy Van Guard missions, with early reports due from stations in California Nigeria and Singapore.
Secretary of Labor Mitchell urged Congress to tighten Taft-Hartley picketing and boycott provisions and to enact anticorruption curbs. He testified as a Senate Labor subcommittee opened hearings on new labor legislation. Chairman Kennedy said the hearings focus on anticorruption ideas from the Rackets Committee, not full labor relations. Mitchell noted Eisenhower proposals aim to strengthen, not weaken, the federal labor framework.
In Detroit GM and the United Auto Workers began behind closed doors negotiations that could set patterns for other industries. Walter Reuther warned the talks resemble the old table while Louis Seaton urged restraint as negotiations proceed toward the May 29 contract expiry. Reuther planned to attend talks at Ford and Chrysler, while the 1958 backdrop includes unemployment and 900,000 unsold new cars.
Ottawan Elks award scholarships to John J. Clinton Jr. and Clarlene M. Galt of Chanute. Eldon Schnoke reports the committee chose two handicapped seniors from about 90 candidates after a recent meeting in Salina. Clinton, a Baker University sophomore, is son of Rev. and Mrs. John D. Clinton. Galt is Chanute High School senior, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Galt.
Charles R. Starkweather, 19, pleaded innocent to two counts of first degree murder in Lincoln Nebraska. His court appointed attorney entered the plea and a possible insanity defense was noted. Starkweather had admitted involvement in 11 slayings linked to a three day string of killings in the Lincoln area.
In northern New Mexico about 60 people at a remote sawmill camp were marooned by boggy roads after heavy rains. A horse rider reached Regina eight miles from the camp to alert officials. Lt. Col. Daniel Boone delivered 240 pounds of emergency food by parachute and may request a doctor if a small plane can reach the camp.
Group Captain Peter Townsend flew to London and visited Princess Margaret at Clarence House for tea in her private drawing room. Royal sources say the meeting, arranged before his return from a world tour, follows her 1955 decision not to marry Townsend and may lead to further meetings during his stay.
Ottawa business leaders will join a new Ten At Ten Club starting Tuesday inviting 91 men each morning for 20 minutes of discussion at the Chamber of Commerce office. Meetings run for three months with rotating chairmen and no membership requirement.
Lamb Funeral Home in Ottawa at 3253 Hickory will be extensively remodeled. John Lamb announced the project with Louis G. Ames as contractor and Ottawa Williamson Leedsack as architects. Remodeling includes front rebuilding, removal of porches, colonial redesign, new tiled foyer, expanded chapel and office. Work will take about six weeks with access from north or south entrances.
President Eisenhower said the United States will invite the United Nations to send a group of qualified scientific observers to witness a Pacific hydrogen bomb test this summer. He noted the 1958 tests could start next month as a large danger area near Eniwetok becomes active. The president also discussed recession prospects and tax-cut timing, promising no haste to cut taxes.
Des Moines safety commissioner Russe Brown defends women’s right to speak up when husbands drive foolishly confronting a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that a wife should remain silent at the wheel. Brown, a self described expert on back seat driving, argues a wife has the right to live and a voice in the car. He notes the court calls the husband king, while counsel suggests a wife’s advice is reasonable. The debate centers on who may guide a driving judgment and when.
President Eisenhower praised a forthcoming space documentary prepared for his scientific advisory committee calling it highly interesting and urged wide publication. He warned for careful prep for any summit with the Russians and described the Soviet message as asking for a high level conference while stressing a conciliatory U.S. stance.
Gov. George Docking gave little comment on President Eisenhower's plan for a 60 percent rise in unemployment benefits. He said he had not studied it and noted the upcoming Kansas Legislature special session should consider extending benefit duration beyond 20 weeks. Eisenhower suggested the farm bill to freeze price supports at 1957 levels, which remains under study.
TOPEKA BUSBOOM AND RAUH of Salina appears to have the apparent low bid of 27809 dollars for the construction of a National Guard Armory at Mankato.
Hollywood prepares for the Oscars Telecast with Elizabeth Taylor among top Best Actress contenders for Raintree County while tragedy shadows the night from producer Mike Todd’s airplane crash. Key nominees include Deborah Kerr Joanne Woodward Lana Turner Anna Magnani Alec Guinness Marlon Brando Anthony Quinn and strong Best Picture contenders Bridge on the River Kwai Sayonara Peyton Place Witness for the Prosecution and 12 Angry Men.
Docking says no check into Kansas unemployment trust yet as lawmakers consider a federal proposal to extend insured unemployment benefits to 30 weeks. The fund stood at over 82 million dollars on March 19 funded by employer payroll taxes. John Morrison notes legal questions on state participation without legislative action. Exhaused benefits totaled 2355 Kansans in January and February, up from 1968 a year earlier, amid the plan’s debate.
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