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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1966
Page
5
London reports Harold Wilson may reshuffle ministers but is unlikely to dramatically change the lineup. Observers expect room for younger MPs while avoiding strict socialist extremes as Parliament convenes April 21 and Budget talks begin in May amid economic reform aims.
Washington AP report says U S District Judge Alexander Holtzoff set a 2 pm hearing on a contempt motion against the Railroad Firemen's Union for continuing strike actions on eight major railroads across 38 states. The railroads seek fines of 500000 dollars per day plus 10000 dollars daily against union leader H E Gilbert until work resumes.
The large rail strike idled thousands and slowed shipments, with at least 200,000 workers out or laid off. Auto plants faced widespread cuts as GM and Ford reduced output, while Chrysler closed a stamping plant in Twinsburg Ohio. The stoppage disrupted 43,000 miles of tracks and hit the economy hard. Palm Sunday vespers by Ottawa area sixth graders are planned for 3 p.m. Sunday at Eugene Field School auditorium.
The Marines launched a February program inviting retired sergeants with up to 28 years service back for at least two years, targeting 60 key specialties including intelligence, logistics, communications and aviation. About 71 applications have been received. The Army plans a parallel drive for retired noncommissioned officers in critical skills, with a 53 age limit and early lists of about 20 jobs such as electronics, tank repair, radio operation and radar.
A grass fire Friday afternoon blackened about 50 acres of pasture near the junction of I-35 and US-50 southwest of Ottawa. Winds up to 50 mph fanned flames which spread north and east. Off-duty Ottawa firefighter Paul Foster aided volunteers and the Franklin County sheriff's office before a road closure and backfire controlled the blaze. Cause undetermined, per Sheriff Jim Richardson. The rest of the text discusses Army retirement incentives and reentry policies, not related to the fire.
Considerable cloudiness and warmer tonight with southerly winds 25 to 40 mph this afternoon. Sunday partly cloudy and cooler with strong northwest winds. Chance of brief showers tonight. Low near 40, high Sunday in the 60s. Record highs/lows and hourly temps shown, barometer 29.84 inches.
Kansas City AP report says 14 year old Ruth Shifrin disappeared Tuesday night while returning home from a friend's. Coroner Dr Charles B Wheeler says she was beaten, choked and raped. body found nude about 150 feet from Round Prairie Road near east Jackson County, 25 miles from downtown. Police hunt slayer.
Mrs. Dorothy M. Pierson 54 of 404 Maple died at 2 15 am after a short illness at Ransom Memorial Hospital Funeral services by Rev Leopold H Hoppe will be at 11 am Monday in Highland Cemetery with Lamb Funeral Home in charge Surviving are her husband a daughter one granddaughter one sister James Nelson Jr and four nieces and two nephews
Nobel laureate Mikhail Sholokhov used the 23rd Communist Congress in Moscow to attack anti party writers Andrei Sinyavsky and Yuli Daniel. He called foreign and domestic defenders of the imprisoned authors guilty of wishy washiness and said he is ashamed of them. Sholokhov, a Central Committee member, emphasized patriotism and the sacred Russian language while denouncing the dissidents. The Tass release in New York carried his full speech.
Washington AP reports seven Protestant denominations with about 25 million members outlined a long range plan toward unity. Bishop Robert F. Gibson Jr. said full unification could take up to 50 years and emphasized the outline remains subject to revision. A Dallas meeting is set for May 25 to discuss steps toward a possible union.
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