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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1955
Page
3
Washington officials consider changing draft regulations to enlist younger men into uniform while aging draftee averages rise to about 23. The proposed lenient approach targets older draft-age men and aligns with the administration’s new military reserve program, circulated among agencies for review.
A draft official said the aim is to assign younger draftees into the ready reserve, preferring men under 26 rather than the older 25-year-olds. Local boards are reportedly eyeing more leniency for older registrants while awaiting regulation changes.
Ottawa Business and Professional Women's Club heard Mrs. J R O Cheney discuss garbage and trash disposal at Memorial auditorium. She outlined three handling options and reviewed city hauling, legal contracts, and the sanitary landfill method preferred for Ottawa. Her report emphasized storage, collection, disposal, and cost.
American military chiefs report a solid lead over Russia in the atomic arms race and long range missiles, likely to hold until 1960. A major project aims to prolong U S superiority through mobilizing scientific resources, with a top secret report by MIT President Killian under study by President Eisenhower and advisers. The looming risk is a potential Soviet breakthrough after 1960 that could upset the balance of power.
Governor Gav. Hall told about 200 Kansas master farmers and homemakers that Kansas has a man who would be among the best secretaries of agriculture this country has ever had. He named Clifford R. Hope, a Kansas congressman, for the post.
A speaker attacked the present Republican farm policy criticizing drought as Kansas top issue and citing a drastic drop in farm income from 17 billion in 1947 to 12 billion annually while national income rose from 198 billion to over 300 billion.
Paris reports General Pierre Boyer de Vatour du Moulin returns to Morocco with orders from Premier Faure to establish a Regency Council and begin reforms aimed at halting bloodshed in the Moroccan protectorate. Demonstrations flare in Rabat Meknes Oujda as European residents guard the Sultan’s palace and oppose his departure.
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