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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1960
Page
5
New York AP survey notes height trends from 1900 to present show more women reach 5 feet 7 or taller. Other items include rising teen allowances, rising male and GI heights, checks written yearly, and a Swiss gadget to time smoking. Also mentions high blood pressure in women, spring colds, and bird body temperatures.
Washington reports ongoing talks for shipments of American wheat cotton fats and oils to Poland aimed at about 100 million dollars in surplus commodities. Officials note four year total aid to Warsaw tops 296 million dollars as talks extend five weeks and optimism remains for a successful deal despite U2 fallout.
William H. Cowles, president of the Inter-American Press Assn., marks Freedom of the Press Day noting progress since 1953 with restored press freedom in Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, and Colombia while expressing disappointment over events in Cuba. He is publisher of the Spokesman-Review of Spokane.
Havana reports a Beijing led extortion tactic to coerce Cuba's 30,000 Chinese into the Communist bloc. A letter from the Overseas Chinese Returnees Association asks for property and kinship details to pressure relatives in China, enabling expanded operations in Latin America.
Sammy Davis Jr and Swedish actress Mai Britt say they plan a large family and marriage after her divorce from Eddie Gregson is final. Davis, 34, Britt, 24, acknowledge potential approval issues but defend their decision to pursue the union.
An angry doctor shot and killed former associate Dr. Annunciato La Face, 35, and fired at senior partner Dr. Francis Merlo, 51, in the St. Elizabeth's Hospital parking lot in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Police caught Dr. Anthony Ruvolo, 37, 15 minutes later at a roadblock after the ambush and pursuit.
AP reports that stay at home viewers will be billed as TV and radio coverages for the two major party conventions run into the millions. CBS Westinghouse six million dollars NBC sponsorships six hundred thousand each. ABC and others add ads as local stations sell time.
Edwin M. Wasilewski, 34, a speech teacher at Boys Technical High School, fights possible dismissal after the Milwaukee School Board considers Superintendent Harold Vincent’s recommendation to fire him. Vincent suspended Wasilewski May 9 following a complaint by two pupils about class discussions on premarital relations, prostitution, abortion, and homosexuality. Wasilewski argues the topic arose in a broad discussion and asserts no rule prohibits teaching about sex. He has taught in Milwaukee since 1936 and is supported by the Milwaukee Teachers Union, which has hired an attorney.
Four Kansas Citians flew to St. Louis to press for a census recount. They will meet with Census Bureau official Jack Travers to obtain information not available from the local office. The group includes Herbert Wiggs, Tom Gavin, Dr Frances Gaw, and Ross Roach.
Gene Hobson, serving in the U S Navy on the West Coast, visited his mother Mrs Lula Hobson. Joe Claypool and family plan to move July 1 to the Don Pass house recently vacated by Mr and Mrs Alf Brown. Miss Gertrude Jewell and Miss Nell Jewell of Wichita spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Lou Mishler. Mr and Mrs Bob Marmon of Albuquerque NM visited Mr and Mrs Ross Spencer. At the high school meeting.
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