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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1960
Page
4
Eight-year-old Donnie Hughey wandered 20 hours from his grandfather's farm after following Buster the dog. A 200-man search party saved them as temperatures fell to 84 degrees. Donnie credited Buster for keeping him warm and awake through thorny blackberry brush until they were found.
Washington analysts see Khrushchev seeking a two way propaganda win from Congo troubles. They caution the United States can counter with caution and alliance building to discredit Soviet tactics before world opinion. The Kremlin claims Western aggression threatens Congo, while Belgium deploys troops and the UN moves in. Khrushchev threatens decisive actions if imperialist aggression continues. The long view sees Moscow viewing Congo as fertile ground for spreading communism amid unrest in Africa.
Kansas City AP two police officers drowned Friday during skin diving practice at Lake Lotawana a private lake near Kansas City Kieffer Burris 46 an experienced diver helped organize an underwater recovery unit and instructed Patrolman Herbert Bybee 31 in diving gear Burris body recovered within about 30 minutes Bybee surfaced an hour later Parker a retired lieutenant colonel owning the dock said he saw Burris dive in after noticing bubbles and later saw Bybee disappear with mouthpiece likely dislodged in the incident
The Weather Bureau 30 day outlook from mid July to mid August predicts below normal temperatures in the Northeast south Plains and Pacific Northwest. Above normal temperatures likely in the Rocky Mountains northern Plains and Gulf Coast with near normal elsewhere. Rainfall should exceed normal in the north Atlantic states Southeast extreme Northwest and southern Plains while the Midwest and far Southwest see below normal totals. In unlisted areas precipitation remains near normal.
Isolated thunderstorms are possible in the north portion during late afternoons and nights. Otherwise mostly fair with a slow warming trend through Sunday. Highs today reach 85 to 90, lows tonight 65 to 70, highs Sunday similar. Yesterday’s high 81, low 58. Data include hourly temps through today with forecasted readings and times.
Members of the International Association of Machinists voted 32 to 1 to end the Lockheed strike at missile installations in Van Nuys Sunnyvale Santa Cruz and Van Nuys Air Force Base. About 10 509 hourly workers affected with a four cent raise retroactive to June 13 and a three cent increase next year. Hawaii and Holloman Air Force Base workers did not walk out. Lockheed builds Polaris missiles and works on the Discov erer Samos and Midas programs.
Parsons AP report says a routing change for U S 59 between Erie and Garnett was approved by AA S HO routing committee. New path uses state highways 6 52 and 31 shortening distance by 7.7 miles versus the Chanute Humboldt Iola route. implementation date not announced.
The Republican National Convention in Chicago begins July 25 with the platform committee meeting Tuesday. New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller arrives Monday for events, returning home midweek, while Vice President Nixon and President Eisenhower are slated for opening day and the following day. Chicago officials promise orderly proceedings, 1100 police for traffic and crowds, and 40 plain clothes plus 259 uniformed officers inside the amphitheatre, plus seven policewomen. A Kennedy of Boston is overseeing decor in suites.
A 53 year old Topeka construction worker died Friday night from injuries after part of a large crane collapsed during assembly. Raymond C. Perry was helping assemble the machinery when a section telescoped, severing his right leg and mangling his right arm.
About 100 Navajo Indians, employed by Santa Fe railroad, are in the Ottawa area for six weeks to lay new steel rails and ties from Ottawa to Garnett. They live in bank cars near Burlington junction and will move south as the six week track work progresses.
Washington reports Cuba is under pressure from Western Hemisphere neighbors amid fears of Soviet influence. The 21-nation OAS planned an unusual session following Peru’s call for a foreign ministers meeting to address threats to hemispheric unity and democratic principles. Fidel Castro’s regime looms as the likely target of regional concern.
Community notice for a fried chicken and ice cream supper on Tuesday July 19 at 5 30 pm hosted at Richter Church. Admission details not listed. Proceeds support church activities.
At the Los Angeles convention, about 60,000 watched Adlai Stevenson stumble amid an Indian uprising while Kennedy secured the nomination. Johnson praised Kennedy’s maturity as sky writing planes and helicopters drew protest. A Stevenson band crash interrupted Stevenson’s remarks, marching onto the field. A stray Stevenson supporter led a parade of students in Amerian flag regalia. Final notes included a local fried chicken ad.
Kennedy accepts the Democratic nomination as a Roman Catholic and pledges independent policy decisions. He addresses a 60,000 crowd at the Los Angeles Coliseum, outlines a space age New Frontier, and names Nixon as the likely Republican opponent while stressing leadership and innovation over salesmanship.
U N and Libyan dispute frame a Congo crisis with Hammarskjold racing to deploy about 6,000 troops in two weeks and nine to ten months mission. African units and volunteers from Morocco Tunisia Ethiopia Ghana Mali Liberia Guinea join with American led UN command under Bunche in Leopoldville.
Sen. John F. Kennedy, winner of the Democratic nomination, faces tough Senate tasks opening Aug. 8. He seeks a large rise in defense funds and an emergency farm aid bill, while also pushing a substantial minimum wage increase and a medicare for the aged. Resistance exists in both parties. defense funding and farm measures await action despite prior debates.
Vice President Richard Nixon was lauded as fully prepared for the presidency at a Kansas Republican rally in Fort Scott. About 400 attendees paid 5 dollars for a county picnic, with remarks by Robert Keith Gray and remarks from GOP gubernatorial candidates McDill Boyd John Anderson Jr. and William H. Addington, plus Sen Andrew Schoeppel and congressional hopefuls Robert Ellsworth Robert Allen Peck and Edward Powers.
Three chief inspectors in the St. Joseph municipal building department quit after the City Council rejected a general pay raise. Bullock 24 years on the job. McMurry and Rockwell also resigned amid a feud between Council President Landis and Mayor Meers as budgets and tax plans clashed.
Falmouth England reports a 26 foot home built boat arriving after a 5000 mile Atlantic crossing from Port of Spain Trinidad. Harold Lamborde 26 a draftsman his wife Mary and Kelvin Wong Chong 23 a customs clerk completed the voyage in 62 days after two years of construction.
Steven A Baine 11 of Ness City died Friday after falling from a truck loaded with tree limbs at the western edge of Ness City Kansas.
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