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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1960
Page
6
Hyannis Port police ban automobile travel in front of Senator John F. Kennedy's summer home to curb traffic as 3000 cars daily carry tourists hoping to glimpse the Democratic presidential nominee.
In Union County Florida voters approved legal liquor sales in a new referendum. The measure passed 645 to 507 reversing a six week old dry spell and ending a court battle over local option results from two years earlier.
Leopoldville Congo story notes Belgian government favors turning the newly independent republic over to United Nations trusteeship to avert chaos. Belgian sources say only UN administration can avert disaster, with Belgium viewing the Congolese government as virtually nonfunctional and technicians unavailable to aid economic collapse.
A few thundershowers spread across the area this afternoon and evening with otherwise mostly fair weather. Hot conditions continue with highs in the mid 90s this afternoon, lows near 70 tonight, and highs near 100 Thursday as the heat persists through midweek.
A lightning sparked fire at a Great Bend Feeding Co. feed elevator on the Walter Otter farm northwest of Great Bend caused 12 000 to 15 000 dollars in damage. Fire Chief Clarence Myers said irrigation water saved about 25 000 dollars worth of maize feed and machinery in the feed lot. The Great Bend area endured a severe thunderstorm with winds to 65 mph and an inch of rain in 20 minutes.
In a 9-2 Security Council vote the United States defeat Soviet charges over the July downing of an RB47 by a Soviet jet. The veto blocked an investigation and an Italian Red Cross contact proposal for surviving crew members held as spies. Chief U.S. delegate Lodge called the move a failure of Soviet charges. He said the plane was mapping currents and did not approach Soviet territory within 30 miles.
Kansas was described as a bright spot in construction by congressional appropriations for civil and military projects. Col. Reese Miller said about 136 million dollars will be placed under contract in fiscal year 1961, with 110 million in Kansas including missile and flood control work. He noted Kansas is comparatively free of manpower disturbances and cited major military base work at McConnell, Forbes, and Schilling. Major civil projects include Pomme de Terre Dam, Turtle Creek Dam and Reservoir, Pomona Dam, and potential funds for Wilson and Milford Dams, with continued local protection work.
Washington AP report lists the general locations for 18 underground Titan intercontinental ballistic missile launching sites to be built in the area around McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita Kas. The plan signals a major cold war defense expansion with strategic deterrence in the region.
Kansas faced scattered thunderstorms Tuesday with the heat staying hot in central and western areas. Highs reached above 100 in many zones, with Hill City at 105 and other cities in the mid 90s to 100s. Overnight lows varied from 57 to 74 as rainfall totals ranged from under one inch to nearly two inches in several counties.
A Chicago report compares Democratic and Republican civil rights planks for the party convention. Democrats back use of existing law and speedier desegregation. Republicans stress literacy tests in voting and policing, federal actions to end discrimination, and limits on planned school integration timelines.
Two men seized bank president Bill Fowler his wife Wadean and son Joe at Citizens State Bank Weir taken to vault locked inside vault for hours while about $11500 was stolen. Fowler alerted authorities from a phone in the vault as suspect drove them around town then fled.
Officers found a station wagon abandoned on a country road three miles northwest of a southeast Kansas town. Sheriff Lawson said a third man aided the robbers' escape. One man had been in a Providence bank to inquire about renting a home, while Rhode Island officials noted a fourth man mentioned in the case.
President Eisenhower addressed the Republican convention amid strong party support as Nixon neared the nomination. Amid dissident voices, Nixon planned a vice presidential pick, with Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. as a likely partner, while Morton or a few others remained possible alternatives. The crowd roared as Eisenhower urged a broad middle road and praised steady leadership.
Kansas traffic death log covers 24 hours to 9 A M. during 1960, comparing with 1959 period. May deaths not previously reported, tallying toll across Topeka region and state roads.
President Eisenhower told a Thank You day session of the GOP National Convention that the nation enjoys unprecedented prosperity and the strongest military system in the world. He defended his record on national defense and economic growth, and challenged the Soviets to allow free elections under UN sponsorship to choose between communism and freedom. He cited rising employment and wages, a 25 percent rise in gross national product over seven and a half years, and a budget surplus amid inflation pressures. He contrasted his eight-year tenure with the prior Democratic administration and warned against pessimists and spenders.
The Pacific Northwest faces more than 59 new fires sparked by a Tuesday lightning storm. Oregon and Washington and Idaho report large fires including the 20,000 acre Anthony Lakes blaze in Wallowa-Whitman, 12,000 acre Helly Canyon, and 7,000 acre brush fire north of Dubois. Arson suspect Bill Logan, 28, jailed in Boise for a 25,000 acre Marsing area fire. Firefighters race to contain numerous outbreaks amid ongoing wildfires across the region.
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