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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1960
Page
5
Congress reconvenes in an election year with major focus on political issues. Plans for investigations into foreign affairs defense space and other fields loom as civil rights and education bills approach. President Eisenhower to deliver State of the Union and party leaders set July 4 adjournment before conventions.
L. V. Barnes reports a black bear cub named Booboo blowing a car horn at a cocktail lounge around 2:30 am New Year’s Eve. He sought other witnesses via the Milwaukee Journal classified column, insisting many saw the bear. authorities say he wants corroboration from others. In London, Princess Margaret’s Sealyham Johnny was banished after biting a palace footman during breakfast in bed. The bite left a minor gash above the eye, a palace spokesman said.
Reports from Polish emigre circles claim General Frey Bielecki, air force chief of Communist Poland, fled to Yugoslavia in his MIG jet. A Yugoslav Foreign Ministry spokesman in Belgrade denied the reports. No comment was issued from Warsaw.
General forecast calls for fair weather this afternoon and tonight with increasing cloudiness and warmth. Highs today reach 35 to 40 degrees, lows fall into the 20s, and Thursday highs should be 40 to 45 degrees.
In Kansas, two youths Carl R. Chase 18 and Roy J. King 20 were chased on foot for 16 hours over rough timberland. After a dawn gunfight at a roadblock they were cornered near a farm and finally captured in a gully less than a mile from Chase's home. Authorities said they fled a stolen car and are wanted on charges of disarming officers and unlawful flight.
Franklin County Sheriff Max Gilmore and Police Chief Eugene Flaherty with a Montgomery Ward representative arrived in Parsons after serial numbers on a weapon matched a gun taken from the Ward store on December 23. Stolen items included two shotguns a 30 06 rifle five gun cases a suede jacket portable radio transistor radio and a stereo phonograph with an extra speaker valued at over 400 dollars. The store break in appeared to have occurred after closing with a broken rear door hasp. Chase had prior shoplifting and break in arrests in 1957 and 1959 and was paroled to return to school.
In Miami Florida an error filled courtroom scene features Frank Brown Jr agreeing to a drunkness charge after Assistant State Attorney John Boyer quizzes him in Seminole phrases. Judge Ben C Willard suspends the sentence as Brown protests his understanding.
A National Airlines night coach on a New York to Miami run crashed in swampy woods near Bolivia North Carolina killing 34 aboard. Among the dead was retired Vice Admiral Edward Orrick McDonnell. Debris spanned about 20 acres as rescuers worked amid rainy weather and inflating life preservers.
Franklin County Health Office opens in the courthouse with Dr. Joe Henning as health officer. Staff include nurse Mrs. R. Osborn and clerk-typist Mrs. Sue Morris. The program, under Kansas State Board of Health supervision, aims to keep health records and curb contagious diseases, promote sanitation, and educate civic groups about the new countywide effort.
TOPEKA AP Skies were clear in Kansas and warmer temperatures were forecast through Thursday after two days of sub freezing temperatures. Highs up to 45 were expected in parts of the state while lows dipped into the 20s tonight. The weather bureau warned a western storm could reach Kansas by the weekend with lows around 11 in Topeka and Garden City. Tuesday's highs ranged from 35 in Garden City to 19 in Olathe with Pittsburg and Salina recording 18 and Wichita 18.
President Eisenhower urged Americans not to become hysterical over Soviet space feats and urged reliance on the faith that man is a creature of God and dignity. He spoke at National Presbyterian Church services and later viewed plans for a new church amid remarks on spiritual values and the Sputnik era.
Washington AP report says United Steelworkers Union and 11 Big Steel companies signed a 30 month pact ending an eight month contract dispute. Union predicts quick signing with 80 plus smaller firms. Leaders praise ending struggle and pledge cooperation to boost steel output amid unresolved details on supplemental unemployment benefits.
Fire destroyed a long wooden sheep barn and an adjacent metal building at Emporia's west edge along the Santa Fe tracks. About 100 sheep were believed lost. A second barn caught fire but was controlled. Firemen watered an elevator to save it. The barns, recently bought by Anderson Cattle Co, housed two long barns and several outbuildings. Smoke rose over the city as livestock were moved to a nearby feed lot. Cause undetermined.
Washington AP reports the comptroller of the currency today issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks at the close of business Thursday December 31. The request seeks comprehensive financial data to assess bank health and stability nationwide.
Topeka AP Fred Rausch Jr assistant attorney general said Tuesday he is considering running for state auditor. The post is held by George Robb Republican who is hospitalized with a heart ailment. Rausch said his decision depends on what his boss does. He is a Topeka native, Washburn Law graduate, and a member of the Topeka Board of Education.
Washington AP Sen Strom Thurmond’s wife Jean Crouch Thurmond died today at 38 after brain tumor surgeries. She underwent removal of a brain tumor last September and a second operation Tuesday at NIH Bethesda clinical center. The Thurmonds married November 7, 1947 when he was governor of South Carolina.
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