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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1961
Page
4
London AP reports De Havilland introduced the Trident a three engine tail mounted jet that can land itself. The plane targets short to medium range service carrying up to 100 passengers with a cost of about one cent per seat per mile. Electronic guidance handles runway alignment and descent with the pilot merely applying brakes after touchdown.
Venice officials vow to clamp speed limits on motorboats and curb licenses after gondoliers hang outboard motors on traditional gondolas to protest modernization. The dramatic display underscores a clash over preserving the city’s historic boats against growing motor traffic.
In Gillan Cove England a 50 strong whale invasion was repelled by holidaymakers and villagers using oars and paddles. The 30 foot plus whales sought refuge from sharks and threatened to litter beaches with carcasses, prompting swift action. Mrs Arthur White laments the sight but supports driving the animals back to sea.
A case testing Kansas Sunday closing law will be heard in district court in Emporia on August 10. Safeway is charged with operating last Sunday. County Attorney Richard Mankin and defense attorney Robert Nelson agreed to stipulate the facts, avoiding further evidence. Judge Jay Sullivan will be asked to rule on the law’s validity.
A chemical plant fire and explosions in Inman South Carolina sent 50 to 75 residents to hospitals for examinations due to nausea dizziness and abdominal pains. Six were hospitalized in Spartanburg as cleanup began. authorities evacuated areas and warned residents to wash clothing and discard uncleanable food. The smog contained fumes from methyl parathion and DDT and drifted away by Friday.
Cassville Missouri Floyd Flora 58 was cleared Friday of a first degree murder charge in the shotgun death of his son in law Carl Lee Swearingen 29. A preliminary hearing found the shooting July 23 was in self defense and Flora was released. Swearingen and his wife Wilma had marital troubles.
Washington AP Stuart G Tipton of the Air Transport Association disclosed armed guards are riding some flights in the United States. The aviation subcommittee discussed making hijacking a federal crime punishable by life. Sen Monroney and Engle favored arming crews as a deterrent. The FAA authorized trained crew to bear arms after a hijacking. The Kennedy administration backs the bill. The panel preregisters a Monday closed session to act on the bill and related offenses aboard aircraft.
In Punta del Este the Latin American economic conference opens with U S and 20 OAS members aiming to counter Cuban opposition. Major goals include 2.5 percent annual per capita growth over 10 years, higher agricultural productivity, price stability, and wealth distribution improvements with Brazil and the United States leading efforts.
Sen John J Sparkman of Alabama will address a dinner meeting of the Indoor Comfort Bureau of Greater Kansas City The group receives a license to operate a trade training program from the National Warm Air Heating and Air Conditioning Association Jess W Moore of Wichita vice president of Coleman Co represents the national body The bureau formed seven months ago is Missouri: first in state and 14th nationwide to organize Its aim is to ensure members perform quality heating and cooling installations
Bunker Hill base says B58 Hustler bombers may generate sonic booms next week during training routes between Abilene Kansas and Austin Texas and between Little Rock and St. Louis. Flights run Aug 8 to Aug 11 with time windows noted for each leg over a 20 mile wide corridor.
Dubuque Iowa AP Mary Kathryn Madigan 29 a baby sitter admitted that three children in her care Gail Nemmers 3 Karen Nemmers 22 months and Michael Fitzpatrick 4 months died in her arms Autopsy showed natural causes for two but police say she described suffocation gestures as she held them close to her neck The county attorney planned homicide charges.
Federal agents and Crawford County officers raided the Jacquinet farm near Pittsburg destroying a 100 gallon still and 350 gallons of mash. Joseph Jacquinet was not home but his wife was served with the search warrant. The operation had been under watch for about a year and involved three federal agents from Joplin and Kansas City. It marked the county’s first liquor raid in almost two years.
President Kennedy and Ambassador Adlai Stevenson begin a lengthy point by point review of U.S. strategy for the upcoming United Nations General Assembly. Stevenson will stay as Kennedy's guest at the Cape Cod summer White House while Harlan Cleveland joins from Washington for weekend talks.
A subset of Senate Republicans endorsed President Kennedy’s five year, 8.8 billion dollar foreign aid loan plan funded by the Treasury. Sen. Cooper and Sen. Fulbright urged swift passage of the foreign aid bill, while Byrd probes annual congressional approval. Saltonstall supported long-term borrowing but proposed a veto mechanism for loans of 10 million dollars or more with Keating.
CAMP PERRY Ohio AP Fort Riley Kansas Sergeant George R Snavely and three teammates won the .45 caliber team event at the National Pistol Matches. They scored 1164 of 2000 points, breaking the previous record by 12 points.
Lightning fires and flash floods swept southern California forcing evacuations near El Cajon and in San Diego and San Bernardino counties. Seven fires started in Angeles National Forest near Los Angeles while waters submerged highways near El Cajon. No casualties reported. Thunderstorms tracked across the nation with heavy rain in the Mid Atlantic and Southeast and lighter precipitation in the Plains and Southwest.
East German Communist chief Walter Ulbricht has been in Moscow for several days, with the East German Embassy confirming his visit though not its purpose. Western diplomats say he sought Soviet approval to close the border between East and West Berlin to stem refugee flows, and he was believed to help draft a Soviet note to the United States Britain France and West Germany.
A local dance event on Saturday August 5 features the Blue Moon venue hosting the Rebel Rousers Rock n Roll Band for an evening of live music and dancing.
Western foreign ministers from the United States Britain France and West Germany begin a three day Berlin crisis conference in Paris. They vow to remain firm against Soviet pressure while keeping doors open to negotiate a peaceful settlement amid rising East German anti communist unrest and fears of a East German revolt.
About 2,600 delegates from 250,000 members in the United States and Canada will attend a five day convention of the United Association of Plumbers and Pipe Fitters in Kansas City starting Monday. The program includes talks by leaders of national employers groups and former President Harry S. Truman among others.
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