THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1950
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
'Flying Saucers' Dip Into Air Force's Backyard
Washington—(U.P.)—A "flying saucer" has been reported almost in the backyard of the air force, the service that says the mysterious discs don't exist.
Bertram A. Totten, a veteran private pilot, said he sighted an aluminum-colored disc about 40 feet in diameter and 10 feet thick Monday while he was flying over Fairfax county, Va., on the outskirts of Washington.
Totten said he was going about 150 miles an hour at the time. He estimated that the strange circular object was traveling "several hundred miles per hour faster."
"I dived toward it," he said. "But before I could get very close it zoomed up into the overcast."
Totten, a one-time airplane inspector for the air force, said he was flying a two-place Luscombe at 5,000 feet when he saw the saucer whirling along about 1,000 feet below him.
At the time, Totten was flying just few miles from the Pentagon where the air force has its headquarters.
The service, which has investigated many "similar" flying saucer" stories, has denied officially that such things exist. Nevertheless, some of the airmen who recently reported sighting the discs.
As far as he could see, the disc had no propulsion gear or controls. But he said it left a stream of vapor like those from airplane engines.
Two veteran pilots of the Chicago and Southern airlines, Capt. Jack Adams and First Officer G. W. Anderson, told how they spotted one of the dics Monday on the N.B.C. television show, "Today With Mrs. Roosevelt." They displayed a scale model of a 'strange blinking, speeding craft' on the program.
The model saucer was shaped like a Chinese coolie hat, with one large light at its pointed top. Underneath there was a circle of lights.
Heat Bill Down, Governor Gleeful
Topcella, Kan. — (U.P.) The March,
1949, heat bill for Kansas' big native
stone statehouse was $3,761.30. This
March it was $669.40.
Gov. Frank Carlson, after a meeting of the executive council which approved payment of the bill, gleefully announced the comparative figures to newsmen.
The imposed saving, he said, proved the value of a $12.835 project that insulated steam pipes and installed new thermostats within the capitol building and insulated a big lead-in pipe in a tunnel through the statehouse grounds.
The heat expense for March a year ago was high because of the biennial legislative session. But in March, 1948, when there was no legislature here, the cost was $2,688—four times the present charge.
Topographic Maps To Be Distributed
Topographic maps of two Kansas areas and an adjacent Missouri sector are now ready for distribution, Dr. John C. Frye, executive director of the State Geological survey announced recently.
The Erie quadrangle map covers an area 14 by 17 miles. It includes northeastern Neosho county, northwestern Crawford county, and portions of Allen and Bourbon counties. The detailed inch-to-the-mile map has 10-foot interval contour lines. There are also markings for streams, ponds, wooded areas, political boundaries, roads, railroads, towns, and elevations above sea level.
The other maps are of the Easton quadrangle, a 7 by 81/2 mile area in northern Leavenworth county, and the Platte City quadrangle, which includes portions of Platte county, Mo., and Leavenworth county.
The mapping is a co-operative project of the U. S. and State Geological surveys at K. U. The army corps of engineers assisted in mapping the Leavenworth and Platte quadrangles.
Fate Unites Omaha Couple
Omaha,—(U.P.)—An Omaha couple had reserved seats to a hockey game, but the husband turned his in because of a business appointment. The wife went to the gate alone.
At the last minute, the husband found he could go. He hurried to the game, bought a ticket and crowded his way into the Coliseum. He sat down in the seat beside his wife.
Vacation Travel Suggestions
Did you see our full page ad in the Kansan last Tuesday? It gives you many ideas on what to see and do this Summer. Travel needn't be expensive, so why not go places and see things.
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ranches, South America—anywhere and everywhere you might like to go. Our files are overflowing with suggestions for a Summer vacation. Write and tell us what you would enjoy and we will send you the information by return mail.
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Alumnus Is Sunday Editor Of Indianapolis Times
Phone: BA. 4171
Larry Piper, '27, has been appointed Sunday editor of the Indianapolis Times, according to word received here.
Mr. Piper, whose home was McCune, Kan., was Sunday editor of the Hutchinson News-Herald before going to the Times in 1945. He had previously worked for the Ottawa Herald and Topeka State Journal.
He had been state editor and assistant city editor on the Indian-aplois paper before taking his new position.
Sax-Appeal On New DANCE Records!
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Bell Music Co., 925 Mass.
Get A FLYING Start For Easter — Mother's Day
From KANSAS CITY to:
Braniff—Houston 4 hrs 20 min - 548.30
Continental—Salina 1 hr 24 min - 12.13
Chicago & Southern—Hot Springs 1 hr 47 min - 27.88
Mid-Continent—Shreveport 3 hrs 50 min - 35.54
TWA—Washington, D.C. 5 hrs 45 min - 68.48
(tax incl.)
Dovetail connections with all airlines to any major city, domestic or foreign. Save with—
- SCHEduled AIR COACH
- FAMILY PLAN • ROUND TRIP REDUCTION
• SCHEDULED AIR COACH
CITY TICKET OFFICE
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March Winds Can't Roar Bigger Values Than Those In Kansan Classifieds.
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Over 40 designs of Nylon, Plastic, Fiber to choose from in tailor made covers.
- convertible tops for all models
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