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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1964
Page
7
Extreme heat pushed temperatures past 100 for six hours on Wednesday, boosting air conditioner and fan sales to meet spiking demand. Dealers logged heavy installations while the city power plant hit a high of 10 100 kilowatts, surpassing last year’s 9 600 kilowatt peak as water use also rose amid the scorcher.
President Charles de Gaulle outlined a plan for a four power parley involving the United States Red China the Soviet Union and France to settle Vietnam and outline a future Indochina status. He urged a joint peace guarantee and a broad reconstruction program for Cambodia Laos and former French Indochina. The leader stressed U S dominance in the West is waning and New Europe can live by its own values.
Velma Howard pleaded in county court to three counts of illegal sale of alcohol from her home at 104 S Locust. Bond set at $1000 per count. trial scheduled for Aug 30 at 2 p m. Police found multiple bottles and assorted liquor during early morning searches. An injunction to padlock the residence began Feb 25 1963, with a $1000 bond condition for two years. The order was renewed and remains unsettled as costs linger.
City commissioners urged the city attorney to again contact Thomas Augustus of Kansas City to repair or demolish the unsafe house at 817 S Locust after the March 12 declaration. The roof is torn off and the owner failed to obtain a building permit. Also approved 6th Street no parking on south side and restricted morning no parking on north side. An ordinance to raise salaries for seven appointive city officials was passed. A Green River ordinance on door to door selling will be debated next meeting.
The county forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and hot humid conditions through Friday. Widely scattered thundershowers tonight. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph tonight. Friday highs around 100. Tonight’s low in the mid 70s.
FBI agents arrested three Mississippi men on civil rights charges for conspiring to prevent a Black person from entering a movie. Attorney General Kennedy and FBI Director Hoover announced the arrests as the first under the new Civil Rights Act since its passage earlier this month.
Arthur Murray quits the dance studio business he started in the 1930s as two franchises buy control of Arthur Murray Inc. for about 1 million dollars. The new owners plan TV ventures, while Mrs. Murray remains as advisor and Murray himself notes the Lambeth Walk era. The sale finalizes after decades of growth to hundreds of studios nationwide.
Navy biologists outline long range ideas for temporary superhuman strength through chemical enhancement and instant acclimatization to desert heat. They discuss skin farms grown from cells for replacement tissues and research into brain and molecular mechanisms guiding muscle control and drug delivery.
A Santa Fe shipment of new potatoes heading east from California caught fire near Quenemo and was brought to Ottawa for water. G M Watkins track supervisor said the carload was a total loss and noted it was only his second such fire in 43 years of railroading. Fire chief Harry Gilliland cited a vent fan bearing failure as the cause.
Young swimmers from Ottawa Recreation Commission will perform Friday night at Forest Park. The Ottawa City Band directed by Loren Matthews will play 7:15 to 7:30 p.m. and continue throughout the show. Exhibits progress from kindergarten to ninth grade with dives strokes and water rescue demonstrations by junior life saving group.
Senate colleagues from both parties gave Sen. Barry Goldwater a loud reception on his return to the chamber after winning the Republican presidential nomination. Democratic and Republican leaders lauded him while Javits stood by his seat. Goldwater thanked peers, noted his withdrawal from reelection, and pledged to work harder to stay active in politics.
Washington reports that Argentina tied the stance of American Republics on Cuba to Venezuela sanctions. Argentine Foreign Minister Zavala said existing measures against Castro’s regime are not effective and questioned sacrificing broader positions for a solution. Venezuela seeks diplomatic cutoffs and an economic boycott, while Haiti backs any sanction resolution against Cuba.
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