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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1962
Page
6
CHICAGO AP A threatened strike by 200000 railroad workers aims to block new work rules set to take effect August 17. Unions seek a court injunction against featherbedding and job cuts, arguing the changes endanger safety. Management cites 500 million annual waste. 13000 diesel firemen would be cut, while 27000 others keep posts.
Russell G. Savage named general foreman of Parmelee plastics plant in Ottawa. He replaces Harvey Martin who resigns Aug 7 to return to college for a master's degree. Savage, 40, from Bonner Springs Kansas, has 15 years at Fruehaff Trailer Co and was plant manager at Hazleton Pennsylvania. He is married with two children Scott and Sherry and plans to relocate to Ottawa after housing is found.
Port records recount the Carl Fritzen voyage with a string of accidents and deaths among crew after departure from San Pedro. A new German master and chief engineer joined in Astoria, later loading 11,000 tons of grain in Seattle. The ship sailed past Portland to Seattle with authorities offering no explanation. The new officers claimed no concern and avoided talk of a jinx.
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Saturday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. High yesterday 18, low today 57. Record highs and lows listed for date. Hourly temps show variable readings from early evening through night.
Final day to register to vote in the August 7 primary. Poll books close at 9 p.m. in the city clerk’s office. City hall reports no rush to register. After closing, a few days will be needed to verify eligibility. Eligible registrants include those who did not vote in November 1960, those with address or name changes, new residents, and those turning 21 who will vote for the first time.
President Kennedy met with top disarmament advisers to decide how far to scale back U S demands on inspections for a nuclear test ban with the Soviet Union. Cabinet members split on whether to drop internationally staffed control posts while favoring on site inspections and distant installations to detect sneak detonations.
In Albany Georgia Negro strategists prepare nonviolent protest plans after mass meetings for noon and 6 pm following a night of lessons. Dr W G Anderson says King and Abernathy will attend and urges defiance while Gov Vandiver contemplates state intervention. Klan leaders vow to aid order if needed.
Ottawa recreation director Orlis Cox says more than 600 Ottawa youngsters will take part in the annual swimming demonstration at Forest Park Pool. The band opens at 7 15 p m followed by the show at 7 35 p m.
Mayor Asa D. Kelley Jr. said he spoke by phone with U.S. Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy who voiced concern and hoped for a peaceful resolution without National Guard involvement. Kelley quoted Kennedy as saying King and his companions must exit for the city commission to hear the Negroes' complaints.
Typhoon Louise slammed central Japan causing two deaths injuring 13 and flooding over 1800 homes. Floodwaters disrupted roads and utilities as authorities mobilized rescue teams and warned residents to stay indoors.
TOPEKA Kansas lawmakers face a high court ruling on reapportionment as Judge Marion Beatty said the current Senate and part of the House districts are unconstitutional and must be updated. The attorney general asked the Kansas Supreme Court to stay the ruling, likely delaying action past the August primaries and November election.
Hutchinson Kansas AP Senator James B Pearson leads Edward Arn by a narrow margin in a straw vote from three newspapers. Final county tallies show Pearson 853 Arn 834 and 484 undecided with other races including Carlson and Poizner. Governor and congressional results also listed with undecided counts.
Prince Souvanna Phouma of Laos plans to ask President Kennedy for continued economic support but not more military aid. He will discuss the South Vietnam war and five American prisoners with pro Communist forces in northern Laos, and will meet with top officials at the White House.
In Amarillo Texas AP report on a court of inquiry testimony alleging Billie Sol Estes hid a fortune in a pauper’s grave. Harold E Orr of Superior Manufacturing claimed about 344 million dollars tied to Estes’ enterprises vanished, suggesting a Pecos mortuary used for storing loot in a poor old man’s grave as a personal assumption.
Carswell Air Force Base announced bomber runs from Little Rock to Kansas City and to Dodge City, Kansas, then to Hastings, Nebraska. The Dodge City to Hastings flight is set for 3:39 to 4:11 p.m. and the Little Rock to Kansas City leg for 5:40 to 6:02 p.m.
The brief discusses tensions between political stance and enforcement of nuclear test ban policies. It notes calls for stringent policing approaches linked to national security and diplomatic restraint, reflecting debates in policy circles.
Edwards Air Force Base California AP. Neil Armstrong piloted an X-15 rocket plane to 100000 feet and performed a manual reentry with electronic controls crippled to test if a pilot can control a ship during reentry without automation. He said the flight produced a busy few minutes and proved manual control is possible in an emergency.
In Copenhagen a U.S. Air Force Flying Boxcar landed on three engines at Kastrup Airport while fire trucks stood by. Col James Ferris said a generator failed over Riga and an engine was shut down for safety. Ambassador Thompson his wife and three daughters were aboard with luggage, en route to the United States on the Kungsholm.
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