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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1957
Page
8
In Anderson County two drivers Micahel Rockers 71 of Greeley and Mabel Baugher 52 of Garnett came within inches after Rockers backed into Baugher on Louth Main. Both license AN 2495 and AN 2493. damage listed as minor.
A Langley Air Force Base refueling plane caught fire over Hereford Texas and six crewmen parachuted before it crashed 10 miles northeast of Bovina. Crewmen suffered only minor scrapes. The aircraft was on a routine training flight from Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis New Mexico when the crew bailed out.
United States officials are shocked by a new Soviet diplomatic offensive using disarmament as a weapon. They see it as a cynical, ruthless drive aimed beyond five power talks, with Hungary and the Middle East as context. Eisenhower denounced Russia and defended U S efforts to curb atomic danger and seek lasting peace.
The 14th and most elaborate AEC summer test is postponed due to unfavorable winds. Weather conditions indicate an unacceptable fallout pattern over Galiente, Nevada, east of the site. The shot, scheduled for today, is tentatively moved to 5 a.m. tomorrow from a 700 foot tower, 200 feet taller than prior devices.
Partly cloudy and warm this afternoon with a high in the 80s. Numerous showers and thunderstorms tonight into Thursday morning, then partly cloudy and warmer Thursday afternoon with a high around 85. Tonight’s low 65 to 70. Yesterday’s high 96, low 75. Record high 104, record low 46 and 1916 date noted. Hourly temps listed with times and reader references.
TOPEKA The state will try to renegotiate a power contract with a private utility to secure lower rates rather than pursuing a state power plant. A three member committee was appointed to negotiate with Kansas Power and Light to match rates paid by REAs for similar power usage. The move follows a proposal to study building a state plant for state owned buildings, with an estimated $3,000,000 cost not including operating expenses. Governor Docking urged renegotiation before further plant details are studied.
Max Bolton resigned as captain of the Ottawa Police after a shift last night to take a job out of town. Mayor Kenneth Andrews said Bolton handed a resignation letter and a successor will be named soon. Dean Driscoll, formerly undersheriff of Franklin County, will fill the vacancy after finishing his notice at Minnick Motors and begins as radio dispatcher at 4 p.m.
U S trouble shooter arrives in Beirut from Turkey for talks with pro Western Arab leaders about leftist Syria.
Moscow rejected the Western two year nuclear test suspension as unacceptable and accused the United States Britain and France of seeking a new war. Soviet delegate Valerian Zorin told the U N disarmament subcommittee the talks are deadlocked and warned of further moves. Canada is the fifth member in the group and Zorin called the Western posture evasive and deceptive.
Washington lawmakers expect a quick compromise on an FBI files bill to curb defense access. Celler says a final version will mirror Senate provisions. House and Senate proposals differ on open records and disarmament issues amid postwar Cold War anxieties.
Officers were chosen for the Franklin County Guidance Center, a new county mental health clinic. Judge Mito Harris serves as president, Rev. Lowell Hiatt as vice president, Mrs. Harold Phares as secretary, and Dr. D. G. Laury as treasurer. Other board member is Mrs. A. O. Sigler. A fulltime social worker and part-time psychiatrist and psychologist will be hired, possibly on loan from the State Hospital at Osawatomie. Monthly meetings begin after Jan 1 with a location to be announced. About $10,000 will be raised by a one-quarter mill tax levy under a new state law, with funds available by February. Proceeds to support clinic operation.
Rainfall across north central and northeast Kansas provided relief for dry conditions with totals up to 3.96 inches in Lincoln Minneapolis area and 1.47 at Emporia. Ottawa recorded 0.28 inches with heavier rains south of the city. Temperatures dipped after the rain and negotiations continue between Kansas City Power and Light Co and roughly 2,000 striking workers as mediation efforts resume.
BUENA VISTA Colo A fresh riot at the Colorado State Reform School followed a prior night disturbance that left one inmate dead and four wounded. About half of the 387 inmates shouted broke furniture and fought officers after being returned to cells for breakfast. Firearms were used as guards restored order. Evaristo Gomez was killed and three other inmates were shot in the chaos. Two guards were knocked unconscious.
Two bills to raise federal pay for about 1 million workers move to President Eisenhower. GOP leaders expect vetoes as Congress heads out of town. One measure boosts pay by 346 yearly for 514,000 workers costing 317 million. The other raises salaries by 11 percent for civil service and related staff costing 532 million annually.
Final preparations are underway at Thee County Fair grounds for the 92nd Franklin County Fair opening Thursday. The three day event features 4 H fat steer judging, Ozark Jubilee show, horse pulling contest, and broadcasts from WIBW TV with Miss Janet Scott promoting dairy products and state fair ambitions.
The Ottawa Junior Chamber of Commerce will run a weekly trap shoot in Forest Park starting Sept. 1. JayCees take over the park range next Sunday with practice sessions planned for the first two shots. The event remains open to the public and may include prizes for top shooters.
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