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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1961
Page
4
In Polydora King Ferdinand seeks Santa’s help to defeat Ipswitch, but the minister tears the plea. In Santa Land Santa dreams of a new toy as a Crumb Man from Polydora arrives with a torn letter puzzle and a plan to act, prompting an urgent decision ahead of Christmas.
The Roosevelt Junior High School gymnasium in Salina Kansas was destroyed by a fire Monday night. Officials estimated the loss at 85000 dollars. The wooden structure, 300 by 75 feet, had been moved from Camp Phillips after World War II. Band instruments uniforms and some gym equipment were saved. Firemen battled ice and zero degree temperatures to protect the nearby school cafeteria. The blaze began in the gym boiler room and the cause was not determined.
In a bid to help foreign students cold to freezing temperatures, the University of Oklahoma Dames Club announced on Monday a drive to collect clothing for 286 students from warm climates. A cold wave had coating campus with ice and snow.
AFL-CIO leaders propose boosting the federal minimum wage from 1.25 to 1.50 per hour as soon as current increases take effect, with an immediate push to extend coverage to 16 million more workers. The plan includes legislation and bargaining to shorten the 40 hour work week and raise wages for the working poor.
In Pittsburg Kansas two newsboys were knocked from their bicycles by cars. Steve Sumner age 14 was hit at 5 30 pm Monday by a driver who did not stop. His brother Scott 13 was injured on a nearby route 30 minutes later. both bikes were borrowed and undamaged. Neither boy suffered injuries.
The National Assembly urged President Chiari to sever relations with Cuba immediately after Fidel Castro admitted he is a Communist and invited Colombia and Panama to cut ties. Colombia has already acted.
Mrs. John F. Byrne pleads guilty to evading 5670 in income taxes for 1956 57 after insisting her husband share guilt. Byrnes face possible 10000 fine and five years imprisonment each. sentencing set for Jan 5. She claimed she kept all records and knew what she was doing despite the offer to drop charges. The couple discussed the matter at home with their four children present.
Martin J. Byrne of Topeka Kansas Farmers Union urged Oklahoma delegates to press their representatives for presidential power to negotiate tariff agreements with European Common Market nations. He said Kennedy can negotiate now but lacks tariff-changing authority, and such power could boost agricultural and industrial exports.
Vienna AP reports Bulgaria will stage national elections for its Communist dominated Parliament on February 25 1962 Radio Sofia announced. Only the Fatherland Front list will be presented to voters in the fourth election since the Communists seized power.
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