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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1958
Page
4
Authorities urge rapid doctor delivery after a snake bite. If far from help, make small cuts above the wound and apply suction while keeping the patient still and calm. Do not use whiskey or cover the wound. seek antivenom prep by calling ahead and rely on professional care.
Side Swipes notes Specialist 2-C Charles L Brewer of Wellsville is among paratroopers in a demonstration jump at Olathe Naval Air Station as Armed Forces Day activities unfold. Brewer, a 1949 Princeton HS grad, enlisted in 1949 and now serves at Fort Campbell KY.
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight and Sunday. Tonight will be mild with a low around 60. Sunday highs near 75 to 80. Records noted include highs of 62 yesterday and 60 today, with past highs and lows on this date and river stage at 1.60 feet this morning.
Gen Charles De Gaulle presses his bid for power as Pflimlin’s government blocks rightists. Envoy Marcel Diebold meets De Gaulle aides, amid arrests of suspected rightists and emergency rule. Paris public safety committees form in support with demonstrations planned at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Sen Andrew Schoeppel and Sen Frank Carlson plan a Monday talk on candidates for the federal district judgeship in Kansas left vacant by Judge Arthur Mellor's death. They may confer with GOP committeeman Harry Darby by phone and declined to name any preferred candidates.
Fresno scent complaints lead to deodorant use at Reeding Park Zoo. Nosey the elephant sprayed herself with water and dirt, tossing hay as she enjoyed the fresh scent, in a quiet display amid the odors.
Washington reports that the Explorer satellite, America's third earth satellite, is going silent as one radio fails and the other becomes erratic. Scientists estimate a mid July re-entry and disintegration, with possible radio loss caused by a meteor cloud collision damaging transmitters.
New York Congressman Adam Clayton Powell urged his district to reject interference over his renomination while denying tax evasion charges in federal court. Indicted May 8, Powell spoke at a Harlem rally marking four years since the Supreme Court ruling against school segregation.
Thirty four high school students from Ottawa, including ten ninth graders and 24 seniors, joined an all day bus trip sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce to tour Kansas City. They visited The Kansas City Star, the Nelson Gallery of Art, dined at Fred Harvey, and toured local institutions before watching the Athletics beat the Tigers.
Congressional sources say President Eisenhower will sign the House defense reorganization bill even if it passes without the changes he advocates. A source, speaking on condition of anonymity, stated he will not veto the measure if it remains as currently drafted.
Carol Davis of Wichita Kansas leaves National Jewish Hospital Denver after a pioneering deep freeze heart operation to repair a hole between her heart’s upper chambers. The 25 day admission involved 16 specialists and cooling techniques to protect the brain during surgery.
The committee rejected several Eisenhower administration requests for changes, as McElroy warned language could impair administration. The points involve congressional final decision without veto in service changes and defense secretary authority exercised through service secretaries. Republicans and Democrats alike approved the bill, sending it to the House within about two weeks.
President Camille Chamoun and Premier Sami Sohl urged unity as Lebanon’s capital Beirut calmed after a week of strikes and riots. They accused opposition leaders of backing Nasser’s United Arab Republic aims while vowing to defend independence and restore order. Traffic and commerce gradually returned to normal.
Air Force Capt Walter Wayne Irwin set a new world speed record at 1,404.19 mph and received a Distinguished Flying Cross. In a later interview he lightheartedly joked about the day, while his wife Christine teased and praised him, recalling their 1954 Arlington wedding. Irwin, born in Everett and raised in Wenatchee, served from 1942 to 1945 and again from 1951, now commands a flight in the 3rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Hamilton AFB near San Francisco.
New York report notes signs of bottoming after nine months of decline. April contracts for future construction rose sharply and housing starts outlook improved, while consumer spending remained strong and production edged up in steel and autos. Yet mine and factory output hit a low not seen since 1954 and stock prices slid before recovering.
Police were skeptical when Don Brown phoned to report a snake in his cupboard. An officer who visited described a yellow snake about four feet long of unknown species. The two men killed it with a shovel.
A fiery crash at the Kansas Turnpike Wellington toll gate in heavy fog killed two Park City men. Albert Allen 34 died at St Luke's Hospital after the auto struck a concrete abutment. Marvin Hughes 24 was the wagon driver and perished in the blaze.
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