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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1958
Page
5
President Eisenhower rejects tax cuts now, signaling belief that the recession is ending. Some predict auto excise tax cuts and rate relief to aid railroads, while inflation fears grow as wage hikes approach. Government spending keeps rising, widening the deficit and debt, with no relief in sight for taxpayers.
News from the Richmond area details visits and social events. Families and friends traveled from Kansas City, Topeka, Kansas and Texas to visit relatives, attend dinners, and join club meetings. Notable items include anniversaries, a baptismal or anniversary social, a finger injury, an upcoming Cunningham Spencer reunion, and a birth of a son Kenneth Ray.
The Kansas Board of Regents approved a 3.1 million dollar rise in state school budgets for fiscal 1959, totaling 8.4 million for board institutions. Financing comes from general fund appropriations, general fees plus interest, and restricted funds. Faculty pay hikes are merit based with 5 to 6 percent increases. enrollments and teaching positions are up about 7 percent. Regents secretary Hubert Brighton notes Kansas pay lags behind others in the Midwest.
Charleston report notes the Army has built a bulldozer with lead shielding to operate in radioactive zones. The device aims to protect operators while clearing or handling contaminated terrain and materials.
A converted pinball machine at the Salvation Army headquarters lights up and flashes a map of hometowns for youth delegates. Capt. Rudolph Lanier transformed the device from a game of chance to a welcome display that flashes a welcoming sign for conference attendees.
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