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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1968
Page
8
A police helicopter observing traffic over a busy freeway exchange crashed onto Sunset Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles. Pilot Ed Coulter, 43, escaped with a scratched left hand while the other occupant, Sgt. Ken Caristed, 40, suffered a minor back injury.
About 100 residents of Bloomfield Nelson County Kentucky went without water Wednesday morning while the water company searched for a break in the water main. The leak was found in front of the water superintendent's home.
Mobile Alabama firemen from Company No 14 rushed to a Tuesday night alarm and were back in 16 minutes to find a television program still on their color set but the set had been stolen during their absence.
Joseph Bacigalupo, 54, dangled four stories above a downtown Chicago street at 5 30 am after slipping from a window sill and missing a belt hook. He cried for help, dropped his bucket and keys, then five workers arrived on an aerial ladder to pull him to safety.
A 220 pound fragmentation bomb from World War II was safely dismantled by a Ft. Rucker demolition crew. The device, found upright Wednesday afternoon by painters in a downtown Mobile dwelling owned by a real estate firm, was apparently left as a souvenir by last residents.
All foreign nationals in the United States must report their addresses during January under form 153. Failure to comply may bring fines jail or deportation. Aliens under 14 may be represented by guardians. Cards are obtainable at post offices and Immigration Service offices and must be returned in person to the Post Office clerk. Deadline is January 31.
Administration sources say Johnsons Western Hemisphere travel exemption rests on sound economics. They expect to keep it if restraining measures like a head tax or days-abroad tax pass Congress. Officials note tourism dollars cycle back to the U S and warn harm to Caribbean economies if travelers stop. Canada and Mexico ties complicate a broad ban. Treasury did not confirm any proposed travel limits.
Atlantic City High School students formed a group called The Peace Corps to curb racial tension and violence. The 60 member corps, 30 white and 30 Negro youths, conduct after class discussions with seniors to ease attitudes, excluding adults at students’ request. They aim for “cool diplomacy” and have begun integrating seating at basketball games while a police presence remains on campus.
In New York AP reports the five day stock market rally faltered amid heavy trading. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials fell by 2.71 points signaling cautious investor sentiment as Wednesday proceedings concluded.
CAPE TOWN AP The second heart transplant patient Dr Philip Blaiberg is reported in entirely satisfactory condition 48 hours after receiving the heart Doctors say he is fully conscious in good spirits but has not yet eaten Groote Schuur Hospital notes he will stay in an oxygen tent and is monitored constantly with frequent checks His doctors expect a few more days before any solid food and plan early cobalt treatment to counter rejection doctors indicate lower抗 antirejection therapy than the first recipient Louis Washkansky NBC seeks to protect exclusive photos contract worth 50000 dollars with proceeds to hospital and heart research funds while a South African photographer faces legal action by NBC
The last-born of Mrs Patricia Brahams five quints died at four days old Geoffrey Roger. The other four survived and were reported in satisfactory condition earlier. Braham, a 34 year old lawyer, had four other children and had no fertility treatments. The birth, occurring Sunday, weighed 3 pounds 10 ounces to 3 pounds 14 ounces.
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