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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1961
Page
4
Walter M. Harvey, 52, appearing in Municipal Court on vagrancy charges, spoke from a cardboard and tree-branch hideout. Judge Donald T. Barbeau freed him and commended his self representation as better than some lawyers.
M P Niven of Carolina Manufacturing Co says a government check received Friday will more than cover 2303 dollars worth of Army handkerchiefs. The misprint check totaled 999,976.95 dollars and was returned to the Government Disbursing Office in Atlanta.
A Minneapolis family relocating found the van company packed items including a banana on the sink a bucket of garbage and a dead cat in the moving truck causing surprise and disbelief as they settled into their new home.
The item notes a public wish that Fidel's Marxist-Leninist career end soon, reflecting a political stance about a controversial figure.
Whiting Indiana AP report details Liberty Savings & Loan tied to the Chilla family. Joseph J. Chilla Sr. died 1958. sons Joseph Jr and Benedict A. led the institution accused of embezzling at least $1 million through a secret ledger since 1939. FBI and state examiners uncovered the 21 year crime during routine audit. Depositors crowded the city to recover funds, reassured by FSLIC protection.
Mostly cloudy conditions prevail through Sunday with fog tonight and Sunday. Little temperature change with lows in the 30s and highs in the 50s.
Grand larceny charges filed against James R. Caffee and Archie M. Lamb of Springfield, Missouri, for burglary in Overland Park, Kansas, with recovered furniture found at Caffee’s Springfield home. Earlier fraud charges involve Branch Tiny Wainwright, Ernest O. Anderson, Doyle Mace, and John F. Schneider.
Havana AP Fidel Castro publicly affirmed he will remain a Marxist Leninist until his death. He urged study of Marx Engels theories and praised Lenin, signaling Cuba’s turn toward a one party socialist state and collective leadership. He downplayed noncommunist views and reiterated the planned single party of Cuba’s socialist revolution.
Lt. Edward M. Methot ejected moments before his F100 Super Sabre exploded in the Niagara River Gorge near Niagara Falls. The jet, returning from a routine flight from the local air base, narrowly missed 15 workers on a bridge frame as it crashed. Methot parachuted to safety and survived. Wingman Romulo Cochi spotted the fire and alerted him.
Atlas and Polaris, key US strategic missiles, reported major test successes. The Polaris A2 departed a land pad and flew over 1,000 miles, feeding data on warhead components, with operational start aimed for early 1962. Atlas flew 5,000 miles to a target, while ejecting 32 capsules of reactive elements that lit the atmosphere in blue, yellow and violet flares, aiding study of radioactive dispersal.
CHANUTE AP The services of Charles J. Fedell 4th district highway supervisor at Pittsburg were terminated Nov 30 This was confirmed by G A Sutton Chanute division highway engineer He said he followed instructions from the Topeka office Fedell sought comment but got none From Topeka Addison Meschke state highway director said no information Gov John Anderson said he did not know about Fedell The public relations department could not locate anyone who knew about the case
In Wichita Mrs Elsie Botts stopped near railroad tracks as the red light flashed her station wagon was struck by a descending guard rail. Her five Boeing Co employees tried to push the car free but the Santa Fe train struck it, carrying it a quarter mile down the tracks. No one was hurt and the train continued about 45 minutes later.
Dominican armed forces chief Gen. Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria said Fidel Castro's regime trains an invasion force for an attack on the Dominican Republic less than 200 miles from Cuba. He claimed 1,800 to 2,000 Central Americans train at three camps in Cuba’s Sierra Maestra. He tied the strikes in Santo Domingo to a wider plan while promising readiness and mobility. Calm returned after a government curfew as clashes weakened. ten women and a youth were injured by blast devices.
President Kennedy and Defense Secretary McNamara plan to ask Congress for funds to start tooling for Nike Zeus missile production following recent test successes. The move marks a Pentagon push to deploy limited production, amid Soviet anti missile efforts, with early tooling for radar components and long lead items.
In Berlin the East German press accuses American station RIAS of spreading supposed scientific claims to bathe in salt and apply salt to the head for atomic protection. Listeners allegedly panic and stock salt, causing a temporary depletion in shops.
EL DORADO AP reports a $1.2 million bond issue to finance a new rural high school near Twanda in western Butler County was approved 620 to 598. The school will serve portions of Butler and Sedgwick counties with an expected enrollment of about 500 students.
Ambassador Adlai Stevenson said he discussed with President Kennedy a possible bid for the Illinois Senate seat held by Everett Dirksen. He plans a final decision before year’s end and noted Mayor Daley asked him to run while acknowledging a casual talk with the President about the proposal.
Marlene Dietrich sues McCall Corp for 2 million dollars over an article titled The Dietrich Legend in the March 1960 issue of McCall's magazine. Spokesman confirmed the action, details not disclosed.
East Germany’s Walter Ulbricht dismissed President Kennedy’s idea of an international administration for the 110 mile autobahn between Berlin and the West. He told a East Berlin party meeting that the highway, owned by East Germany, is not a colonial zone and rejected Western troop-led control plans.
A 72 year old woman, Goldie Faye Beck, was fatally struck while walking along U S 160 on the east edge of Oxford. The driver, Everette J. Butterfield of Milan, Kansas, said oncoming headlights prevented him from seeing the woman.
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