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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1958
Page
6
The U S flag will fly at half staff today tomorrow and Friday at all postal installations to honor two unidentified Americans killed in World War II and the Korean Conflict following a presidential proclamation dated May 17 A P reports in Pittsburgh and Baltimore.
Central High School awarded a diploma to a Negro for the first time in an orderly ceremony protected by 220 city police and federalized National Guardsmen. After the floodlit stadium ceremony, Ernest Green expressed happiness and spoke of plans to New York and to study at Michigan State. Detectives escorted him to a taxi after the event.
At the governors conference in Florida, Gov George Docking and his wife received numerous gifts including an orange tree lease with 400 square feet of soil, periodically delivered oranges, luggage sets, and rattlesnake meat. Each state also offered a home state product, with Kansas gifting a thermos bucket from a chemical firm.
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with cooler conditions this afternoon. Thursday will be warmer with highs in the upper 80s. Tonight’s lows near the upper 50s.
The House Appropriations Committee moved to speed up missile and antisubmarine warfare programs, recommending 38.31 billion dollars in defense funds for the next fiscal year. They approved 113.6 million more than the Defense Department asked, rejected plans to cut National Guard, Army Reserves and Marine Corps strength, and funded nine new nuclear submarines instead of five. The panel also set 2.733 billion for research and development including 510 million for space research, with action pending in the House next week.
TOPEKA AP Mid April unemployment in Kansas was estimated at 43 200, down from 51 400 in March and 27 600 a year earlier. The rate was about 5 3 percent of the civilian labor force while the national rate stood at 7 5 percent. Nonfarm employment rose 7 300 from mid March to mid April as weather boosted construction and retail payrolls. Manufacturing employment fell 2 200 with total state manufacturing at 116 600.
WESTPHALIA Kan AP members of the Old German Baptist Church backed a compromise with labor unions. The plan allows union shop work and dues to fund a charity, while church rules prohibit union membership. Leaders at the 3000 strong annual conference noted some AFL CIO locals had agreed to the concept.
AP reports bids will be opened June 18 for a two story T shaped Kedzie Hall addition at Kansas State College journal ism building. The 134 by 85 foot structure will house a press photographic studio and related facilities.
Vernon M. Barrow of Topeka, a former state parole agent and long time member of the old Board of Penal Institutions, died after a long illness in a local hospital. He was 62 and served nearly 12 years as a parole agent.
The Unknowns of America's wars arrived in Washington with honors. Nameless World War II and Korea fallen were laid in state in the Capitol rotunda, Nixon and dignitaries attending as wreaths were placed. Arlington burial plans follow with Eisenhower participation.
In pouring rain two Presbyterians processions joined hands at a Pittsburgh street corner creating the United Presbyterian Church of the U S A the fourth largest Protestant body. The merger unites the United Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Church in the U S A with more than three million members and 9 462 churches.
Federal, state and county authorities crushed an elaborate still near Fulton Missouri and arrested 66 year old Marie L Richter a widow. Treasury agents said she operated the still in a Dixie community chicken house for about a year. The setup included a 75 gallon copper still three 50 gallon barrels of fermented corn mash two 12 gallon kegs of moonshine whiskey a 100 gallon water cooler and 50 feet of copper tubing.
Memorial Day Friday May 30 brings general closings in Ottawa with some offices staying closed Saturday. Legion and National Guard members plan memorial services at Mt Calvary Hope and Highland Cemeteries with firing squads and flag placements, and city offices banks post office and others announce weekend closures and a Forest Park pool opening.
French swimwear designer Fernand Lafitte blasted Hollywood icon looks, saying most movie stars have terrible figures and urging American women to embrace natural beauty. He warned against trying to imitate Jayne Mansfield Marilyn Monroe or Mamie Van Doren, arguing Europeans prefer a subtler style. Lafitte, a bachelor, noted American girls chase star images through hair bleaching or body shaping, then advised restraint and personal taste while on a trip home from designing a new swimsuit line.
Paris reports Gen Charles de Gaulle sped to the capital after a call from President Rene Coty to form a new government as 30000 protesters filled streets against his return. The National Assembly showed opposition after Pflimlin’s resignation amid political upheaval and a government ban on mass meetings.
GREAT BEND AP The harvest control office of the Kansas State Employment Service will open Monday to supervise routing of men and machines for the wheat harvest. An official from Topeka will arrive to organize staff as farm labor demand grows amid a current shortage.
Baker University will confer four honorary degrees at its centennial commencement on June 2 in Baldwin Kansas. Recipients include Dr Frank Howard Driggs of Chicago an industrialist Dr J Edward Hedges of Indiana University school of business Dr Nelson P Horn Baker president 1936 56 and Rev Douglas P Coole a Methodist missionary in the Far East since 1926.
Clyde Reed Jr. in Hugoton calls for a severance tax on oil and gas at the world’s largest gas field. He says debate has moved from whether to tax to what kind of tax, arguing Kansas voters are ready for a decision. He speaks during a campaign event as he seeks the Republican nomination for governor.
AP report states Fred Hall officially filed for the Republican nomination for governor. An aide submitted his entry in the secretary of state's office as Hall campaigned in southwestern Kansas and could not return to Topeka to file in person.
North American Coffee Shop plans special Memorial Day hours opening until 2 30 p m Adv. for customers seeking early summer treats and beverages.
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 21 to 2 to extend corporate income and excise taxes at current rates for one year. The panel rejected a proposal for auto makers tax relief and 19 to 2 defeated an amendment to cut the new car excise tax from 10 to 7 percent on July 1.
Cape Canaveral AP The Navy’s 20 inch satellite launched by Vanguard rocket failed to reach orbit after a high arc flight into the Atlantic. Engines fired correctly but the sphere did not attain a horizontal trajectory and fell back into the atmosphere. The mission marked the fourth failure in five Vanguard attempts.
Ottawa city officials will place on first reading an ordinance addressing the flood control bond issue for which bids were received last week. The meeting will also review the traffic speed situation on South Main Street after requests from local businessmen and a state highway department plan to reassess traffic control needs.
Bond's Royal Cleaners will close this Friday and Saturday for ady. Short notice indicates a temporary shutdown, with customers urged to adjust plans accordingly.
President Eisenhower, at a Washington news conference, said the recession has largely spent itself but no general tax cuts are warranted to avoid deficit spending. He stressed no firm upturn forecast, defended careful study of tax policy, and supported only relief for small business. He also commented on France and Lebanon, wage controls, Alaska and Hawaii statehood, defense spending, and federal pay raises.
Washington reports the House passed the Alaska statehood bill for a second time, aiming to make Alaska the 49th state. The measure faced prior committee refusals and close recommit votes, with earlier attempts failing 199 to 174 and 201 to 172. The outcome now moves to the Senate amid uncertainty.
Advertises cut peonies mixed flower boxes and potted roses. Memorial Day flowers from Willis Garden near Sth & Cherry. Includes miscellaneous garden items and flowers and indicates advertising copy.
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