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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1967
Page
7
London AP reports Labour MP Christopher Mayhew wrote to the Times describing a 12 year old LSD type drug experiment from his book Men Seeking God. He says the trip yielded visions of heaven and unity with depersonalization and time distortion.
Former vice president Richard Nixon continued his California stay by visiting his ailing mother Hannah Nixon in Whittier. He met with Governor Ronald Reagan last weekend near San Francisco and announced he would not seek Reagan's political backing in California.
John Lennon’s 9800 dollar 19th century gypsy trailer for his son arrives at his Weybridge home. Neighbors protest as eight feet of garden fence is ripped down to deliver the yellow trailer with rainbow flowers and two white horses. Kathleen Bolton calls it hideous and vows to report the incident to the Residents’ Association.
Federal panel urges granting tenants more power to curb crime in slums. The 40 page report calls for tenant rights to suspend rent when landlords neglect maintenance, sue landlords for damages, and perform repairs to deduct costs from rent.
A Boston to Thorndike mail delay spans 52 years as a Boy Scout card sent March 12, 1915 reaches Scoutmaster Lewis Hogan’s sister in 1967. Both sender Edgar Farwell and recipient Hogan had died before arrival. Portland postmarks add mystery with no explanation from officials.
Heavy rainfall drenched Buckner Missouri near Kansas City with nearly seven inches in about 90 minutes. Topeka Kansas saw up to 2.5 inches in 90 minutes as hail and gusty winds accompanied a severe thunderstorm. Temperatures plunged from the 90s to the 70s.
Washington AP reports Adam Clayton Powell intends to hold a news conference Wednesday at his Bimini Island retreat in the Bahamas to discuss his case. Powell, ousted from the House last March and later reelected for Harlem, awaits a court ruling on a suit to reinstate him and faces ongoing controversy.
Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz leaped into the Cacapon River to rescue 12 year old Debbie Dolan of Winchester who was struggling in deep water. He helped keep her afloat until sisters could bring a float, then assisted ashore.
The average American had 31 dollars more to spend in the second quarter but inflation reduced that gain. Real buying power fell since 1959 value equaled only 14 dollars of 1958 buying power, while after tax average income per person rose to 2717 dollars for April through June.
In Wichita a hospital break in prompted police to break glass on instrument cases. A pathologist, unable to find keys, grabbed a hammer and smashed the fronts of all cases while declaring he pays $800 000 in salaries and cannot find the keys.
Boone County prosecutor Frank Conley challenged Look magazine's Columbia report arguing grand jury and federal agents found no widespread drug use. The piece claims 25 percent of about 21,000 students at the University of Missouri, Stephens College, and Christian College smoked marijuana and 200 to 400 used LSD, with drugs brought from Kansas City every two weeks.
The Chisholm Trail rolling museum car will visit nine Kansas cities in August and September, including Topeka during Mid-America Fair week and Hutchinson for the Kansas State Fair. Stops also include Hillsboro Abilene Wellington Wichita Newton Florence and Emporia, with Oklahoma and Texas fairs closing the tour.
John W. Jones 68 of Hiawatha Kansas formerly of Ottawa died Monday at Hiawatha Hospital after a week as patient following a heart attack. Services set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Meek Mortuary with Rev Norman Phillips officiating burial in Netawaka Cemetery. Born March 28 1899 in Morrill Kansas he farmed near Fairview before Ottawa days then ran J W Jones truck line in Otetawa, sold in 1946 to move to Hiawatha. Survived by wife Mary E Jones and three sons Howard Jones Wichita Ivan Jones Las Vegas Nev and Edwin Jones Hiawatha plus brothers and five sisters.
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce announced postponement of the Alpha parking lot and mall opening in the 200 block of South Main due to delay in shipment of electrical transformers and paving materials. Four transformers arrive Wednesday, three more in August. Allis-Chalmers cited strike and production line problems. Opening for the Walnut lot tentatively set for Aug 11 12. events planned but paving delayed by rain. total cost $160 000 shared by property owners and city funds.
Admissions list includes Hollis Walker Burlington Dwight Haworth Mulberry Mrs Vernon Bear Leo Casten Quenemo Melvin Sellers Hickory Bruce Reynolds John Morgan Richmond Monday Dismissals include Ronald Weatherbie Osawatomie Mrs Francis Wiederholt and daughter Craton Cade Williamsburg Alfred Altic Pomona Births report Jerald and Jerald Harrell 833 N Sycamore a son weight 7 lbs Yo oz Mr and Mrs Earl Leon Ward 716 N Mulberry a daughter weight 5 lbs 10 ozs Mr and Mrs Anthony Tesar 719 Ash a son weight 6 lbs Tp ozs Monday
The Army and Air Force construction authorization bill approved by the House Armed Services Committee would fund several Kansas sites. At Fort Leavenworth administrative facilities receive 392000 dollars, Fort Riley training and housing facilities 22122000 dollars, Topeka Air Force Base operational facilities 970000 dollars, McConnell Air Force Base operational and supply facilities 2395000 dollars, and Fort Leonard Wood Missouri projects totaling 2575000 dollars. Congress would still need separate appropriations to fund these projects.
At 11:20 a.m. Monday a two car collision three miles west of Ottawa on West Docking Terrace left no serious injuries. Kenneth L. Hare gelt 20 Baldwin RFD drove a 1961 Ford pickup. Hazel E. Shoemaker 51 Pomona RFD 2 and Blanche L. Burroughs 52 Lane in a 1964 Chevrolet were involved. Burroughs complained of stomach pain but had no visible injuries. Damages were estimated at 100 to the pickup and 200 to the Chevrolet.
Cheryl Trob er, 20, of Eudora, faces two counts forgery and two counts passing forged instruments. Preliminary hearing set for Aug 9 at 10:30 a.m. Bond $1,000 pending. Allegations include forging a $5 check June 21 drawn on First National Bank Lawrence and passed at a car repair shop, and a $10 check June 25 drawn on the same bank and passed at a local food store.
Joe R. Bowen aged 20 of 605 N Muleberry received treatment at Ransom Memorial Hospital for abrasions to his left elbow and right knee after a motor cycle accident in the 600 block of North Main at 1 19 a m Bowen rode a 1966 Triumph and authorities said his cycle began to skid along the curb before overturning over a distance of 126 feet six inches There was no apparent damage to the bike.
Gov. Lester Maddox announced the appointment of 15 African Americans to Georgia draft boards. The state faces a federal lawsuit seeking more minority representation, and civil rights groups have long criticized the small Negro presence on the boards.
A rear-end collision in the 200 block of North Main at about 4:40 p.m. Monday caused no injuries. Shirley E. Ball, 38, of 1113 N. Mulberry, drove a 1965 Mustang that was stopped in northbound traffic. Herbert P. Bishop, 71, Ottawa RFD 3, drove a 1957 Pontiac behind the Mustang and struck its right rear fender, causing $100 in Mustang damage. bishop’s car damage to the left front fender was not estimated.
Funeral services for Jack M Miller and his infant son Derek John Miller were held July 24 at the Lamb Chapel with Rev James W McCrossen officiating. Pallbearers included Dr W D Bemmels Dr Roy W Browning Roy C Dunn Thomas E Watson William T Shipp and James M Roth. Mrs Bruce Spears played The Lord's Prayer as a special organ selection. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery. Bennett Creamery employees attended in a group.
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