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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1960
Page
5
Bob Pence owner of Pence IGA Food Center in Kansas City wins a Danish ham company contest. The grand prize is a 13 day trip for two to Rome opening Aug 25 with a Rome tour and Olympic attendance, returning Sept 5.
Ottawa's large gas diesel generator, a key part of the city’s electrical plant, will be out of operation for about five weeks after an explosion. Superintendent Don Hamilton said damage includes a likely warped shaft and bed plate, with a new shaft and bed plate to be shipped from San Francisco in a week or 50. The city will jack up the engine, replace parts under warranty and may buy extra power if needed.
A 2 year old man was captured after wounding a city detective while trying to escape arrest. James Cornelius DeLuca was sought for questioning about a robbery and stabbing of a tar pit operator on Wednesday. Police said DeLuca admitted to a strong-arm robbery July 25 of a California businessman Elmer IR. Jorgenson in downtown Kansas City.
A suspect described as trigger-happy is sought after attempting to flee down a hotel fire escape in Osage, Douglas, and nearby counties. The man tried to grab a Kansas officer revolver. a shot fired, injuring the fugitive with a concrete fragment. Officers Floyd Jefferson and others captured him.
Residents of La Porte Texas faced a gas scare after a chemical plant leak. Authorities said 30 to 40 people were overcome as the plant shut down and a state of emergency was declared. FBI-like details note FAG gas used in World War I caused nausea and fatigue but was not fatal. City and county emergency teams rushed in aid and ambulances.
The forecast expects generally fair weather this afternoon tonight and Saturday with a slow warming trend. Highs this afternoon around 85 to 90 degrees with lows near 60 to 65 tonight and Saturday highs near 90.
The cool spell ends as a warming trend moves across the state. Western Kansans may see scattered showers this afternoon and evening, while eastern areas will experience lows in the low 60s tonight and highs in the lower to mid 90s tomorrow.
Hollywood AP reports comedian Mort Sahl had his working wardrobe stolen by a burglar who crept into his Hollywood apartment while he slept. Losses total about 500 dollars in cash two watches worth 450 and seven sweaters. Police suspect a suspect linked to animal cruelty cases since 1957 and an attempted ambush of a farmer near Overbrook. Director Logan Sanford of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation notes possible sex deviate state involvement.
HOLLYWOOD AP Former film star Mae Murray is reported resting comfortably today in a suburban hospital. Doctors said she suffered either a cerebral hemorrhage or thrombosis. She was hospitalized Wednesday after being found in a coma in the bathroom of her Hollywood apartment. Her condition was described as 'serious but not critical.'
The United States launched Echo 1 a 100‑foot balloon satellite from Cape Canaveral at 4 39 am, announcing success as it reached orbit. President Eisenhower spoke via recorded message later broadcast from Washington and echoed to Holm del New Jersey, praising peaceful space research.
Maj. Robert M. White piloted the X15 to 131000 feet, breaking the previous unofficial height mark. The flight, in the Dart rocket plane dropped from a B-52 mother ship at 45000 feet, lasted several minutes, ending with a 200 mph landing on Rogers Dry Lake. Kincheloe’s 1956 record and other figures are noted as unofficial.
In Topeka, Cletus Roll aged 17 and Robert Schults aged 16 were sentenced to the state reformatory in Hutchinson for the fatal beating of 74 year old Walter F. Landwehr, a liquor store clerk. The Court of Topeka reduced first degree murder charges to second degree. plea entered to that lesser charge.
In a landmark recovery, the Discoverer XII capsule was plucked from the Pacific by helicopter near Hawaii signaling a space first for the United States. The mission tests reentry, capsule handling, and data collection for future spy satellite and manned space programs.
An Iola area man, 21 year old Alan Crowl, died when a car and a truck collided on U S 169 about eight miles south of Iola. The truck driver Eugene Stice from Parsons was hospitalized with a broken leg and lacerations. Crowl was returning from Chanute and was reportedly carrying a new billfold and a planned payment plan.
STANLEY JOHNSON reports that James Schultz of Washington and a second American, Robert Christner, were expelled from the Soviet Union during a U S YMCA sponsored tour. The Kiev incident involved accusations of anti-Soviet agitation and spurious intent, with the Embassy stating no information on Schultz’s case.
A wildcat seamen's strike in Southampton forces the Cunard Queen Mary to cancel its New York sailing. The 81,000 ton liner was already delayed 24 hours as emergency airlift plans for 1,845 passengers were organized at Cunard's expense. One thousand twenty passengers already aboard, 826 more to be picked up at Cherbourg. strike disrupts 14 British ports and 35 ships.
Dean FE. E. Leasure of Kansas State University veterinary school to be installed Wednesday as president of the association at the annual Denver convention August 18 to 24. He will address the opening session and preside over the House of Delegates with other K State veterinary staff members appearing on the program.
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