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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1962
Page
6
Ottawa Junior and Senior High report 115 of 575 and 46 of 410 students missing as illness surges. Officials call it the worst flu rash since four years ago while exams proceed Thursday and Friday and staff report one absence and another seeking early release for substitution. Weather stays cold with a zero F reading and no significant snowfall expected.
AP reports continued cold across Kansas as Arctic air sends highs from 15 in the northwest to the 20s in the southeast and subzero to single digit lows. Monday brought milder highs 25 to 41 and melting snow in western Kansas, while the north and east remained largely snow covered. No major precipitation expected today though eastern flurries possible.
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and cold conditions. Lows tonight range from zero to five above, with Wednesday highs around 20 and continued chilly with light winds.
In Algiers and Oran the toll rose to 20 dead with three Europeans killed and others wounded in clashes linked to the National Liberation Front. French officials considered declaring a state of siege and imposing tighter controls, including curfews, bar closures, and travel restrictions, as attacks by both sides intensified.
Clyde M. Reed Jr., publisher of the Parsons newspaper, was elected Monday as chairman of the Board of Regents for a one year term. Reed, a 1958 Republican gubernatorial nominee, succeeds Whitley Austin, publisher of the Salina News.
An anonymous telephone call spread fear in Oswego Kansas as a bank was threatened with a holdup. Women living alone and others received threatening calls, prompting a flood of police inquiries. The culprit is a 14 year old boy whose parents were out of town and he faces a juvenile court hearing.
Topeka Kansas AP The Kansas Supreme Court weighs Sunday closing law in Lyon County case argue the 1855 statute vague and unenforceable ruling could be March decision. A K Snavely argues for defense that "immediate necessity" governs sales case by case. Robert H Nelson calls current law absurd. counsel urge legislative, not judicial, definition.
Brussels reports a mutual 20 percent tariff reduction on most industrial goods between the United States and the European Common Market. Agricultural tariffs were expected to wait for later talks as a communique with the terms was planned for release and a council submission not anticipated before February.
The Wichita Board of Education approved a $200 yearly raise for all public school teachers, estimating a $500,000 annual impact. Administrators will receive scaled increases totaling $48,000. Teachers had sought $300 yearly raises to stay competitive in pay scales.
In Geneva the United States and Britain abandon three power talks on a nuclear test ban and refer the issue to disarmament negotiations set to begin in Geneva next March. Charles C. Stelle and Sir Michael Wright announced the decision after the Soviet demand, rejecting an uncontrollable moratorium proposed by Russia two months earlier.
Indonesia says it lost a torpedo boat in a clash with Dutch forces off West New Guinea and accuses the Netherlands of provocation in international waters. The Dutch report sinking one Indonesian craft, possibly a second, with 50 Indonesians captured and an invasion attempt confirmed by recovered rubber landing craft.
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic deaths for the 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday in January 1962. The tally shows zero fatalities for the period, compared with 24 in the comparable 1961 period.
Premier Jan De Quay declared the Netherlands will invoke its right of self defense against any Indonesian attack and remain open to negotiating the West New Guinea issue without preconditions. He described Indonesia's torpedo boat action as unprovoked and warned force would be used if repeated. A Defense Ministry order extended West New Guinea draftee service to 24 months from 21. The message was sent to U N Secretary General Thant in response to his peace appeal.
A reader noted feature items on page four discuss government size criticism and calls for a thorough colitis investigation with Dr Molner while page five covers Kennedy disappointed by test band failure and a debt limit hike critique.
Eighteen Roman Catholic missionaries were killed by Congolese soldiers at Kongolo in north Katanga on Jan 1 according to church authorities. A missionary survivors report the massacre to Bishop Bukavu. one more missionary is missing.
TOPEKA AP The 1962 legislature should appropriate building funds to complete the college construction program for the next five years. otherwise the regents would seek funds again. Whitley Austin, Salina editor and board chair, called for orderly dormitory and classroom expansion at five major campuses to accommodate enrollment growth and future state needs.
A Kansas plan to reapportion the 40 senate seats every four years on near equal population basis was introduced with a contingency for Supreme Court action if lawmakers fail to act. The measure, by Reps Harder Gravley Griffith, requires two thirds in both houses for voter submission.
Tauy's Toot seized a gold by a head in a close finish, overcoming a sore throat to prevail. The race featured close pacing and a sharp late surge, signaling a strong performance despite the illness.
Topeka AP Atty. Gen. Ferguson urged the Greek prime minister to review the case of Roger Ranney a Chanute Kansas native convicted of killing two Greek citizens. Ferguson said reports suggest possible miscarriage of justice in Ranney’s conviction and sentence.
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