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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1962
Page
4
Brief Christmas note sharing the anonymous leaflet Have You Heard About One Solitary Life. It extols Jesus Christ as a central figure whose life, crucifixion, and enduring influence surpass all armies and parliaments in shaping human history.
In Nassau Bahamas a spontaneous welcome gathers President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan. Kennedy circulates at a poolside cocktail party about ten minutes, while Macmillan attends a beach barbecue two hours later with officials and reporters. Calypso singer Count Bernadino voices praise for both leaders and their Cuba policy amid light entertainment and dancing.
In Kansas City a U S District Court jury convicted Floyd Hayes and Stanley Clevenger on nine charges and Cecil Bennett on two, while Roy Williams and Karl Rogers were acquitted. The verdicts cap a kickback scheme alleged to have padded union bills. sentences can reach up to five years per count and fines to ten thousand dollars. Hayes had prior tax evasion service at Springfield Missouri.
Hays Kansas AP John Kreitzer 43 an Ellis County farmer was killed and his four year old daughter Mary injured Tuesday in a collision between his car and a dump truck The truck driver William Clark
In Elis County a car pulled from a county road into a truck on U S 183 about seven miles north of Hays. The driver was treated for shock and the crash marked the sixth traffic death in Elis County this year. Army Sheriff Ed Hauser reported the incident.
In Vidalia Louisiana federal troops on the University of Mississippi campus led to the courthouse flag being replaced by the Confederate battle flag. Parish head L. Winston Jr. says about 75 percent support the change and notes the University of Mississippi violence after James Meredith's admission, about 200 miles away. The Herald offers a $5 tip reward for tips.
Dooley's Hospital in Ban Mouei Sai Laos survives with three young Americans guiding nurses Zola A. Watson Tim Ford and Reginald F Gordon. Without a doctor the clinic treats malaria and malnutrition while sending complex cases to Thailand. The facility lies near Pro-Communist Pathet Lao territory with field work limited to an 18 mile radius and wary guidance from local garrison leaders.
A Kansas AFL-CIO committee led by Alvin M. Phillips will seek a survey of the Kaw River valley from Kansas City to Manhattan. The study would cover recreation navigation water use job training education housing and culture and seek legislative authority. Members include Don Melton Topeka James Van Dyne Dalina Eugene Walden Muncie Robert Septic Kansas City Winnie Lipman Kansas City George Amis Topeka and Charles Scott Wichita. Jim Yount will coordinate the effort.
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