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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1961

Page

7

Two Champs Leading In State Meet

In Wichita AP report two former champions lead the Kansas Amateur Golf Tournament. Dave Dennis of Independence and Johnny Stevens of Wichita each won second round matches to move toward a quarterfinal showdown. Stevens beat Bob Dare 5 and 4. Dennis beat John Begert 5 and 4 as others, including Sam Sadler Virgil Parker, advance.

Wichita Dave Dennis Independence Johnny Stevens Kansas Stevens Bob Dare Dennis John Begert Topeka Jim Chew Lyons Dean Smith Begert Sam Sadler Salina Zack Wilson Sadler Chew Dave Ritchie Jim Bullard Arkansas City Nick Onofrio Rod Horn Lawrence Jack Koenig Monte Kaser Jim Colbert Manhattan Chew Dennis Smith Bullard Horn Dick Honeyman Richard Russ Parker Mike Clancy Art Hodges Howard Logan Kaser Lee Neeley Chuck Fish Hutchinson

Slight Increase In Store Sales In KC District

Department store sales in the Kansas City Federal Reserve District rose 2 percent last week from the same week a year earlier, with Omaha up 21 percent, Joplin and Lincoln each 14 percent higher, Topeka 5 percent, Denver 3 percent, and Wichita down 6 percent.

Kansas City Kansas City Federal Reserve District Omaha Joplin Lincoln Topeka Denver Wichita

Kansas City Ranges Show Small City Tax Change

Downtown Kansas City reports a 4 percent decrease while Greater Kansas City sees a 1 percent rise, outlining uneven local tax shifts between areas.

Kansas City

Queen Fabiola Expecting Report From Vatican

Pope John XXIII told Belgian newsmen that Queen Fabiola is expecting a baby during the royal state visit to the Vatican. The Pope granted a special audience to reporters accompanying Queen Fabiola and King Baudouin as they met in a state audience on Thursday.

Vatican City John XXIII Fabiola Baudouin Vatican

Divorce mill uncovered in St. Louis

In St Louis a joint statement by Circuit Atty Daniel Reardon Jr and Prosecuting Atty Norman Anderson says a divorce mill with Buffalo roots enabled 25 Buffalo couples to obtain divorces in St Louis through false testimony. Two judges flagged irregularities and 550 to 1125 dollar fees were paid per case. The lawyers involved were unnamed and no charges filed yet.

ST. Louis Buffalo N.Y Daniel Reardon Jr New York State Reardon

General Edwin Walker May Retire After Army Probe

President Kennedy has completed review of the Army inquiry into Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker and his troops in Germany. Indications point to a reprimand in the report, with Walker possibly seeking retirement. Walker, age 51, has 30 years in service and faces a potential retirement if he wishes.

Washington Kennedy Edwin A. Walker Germany John Birch Society Walker Overseas Weekly Europe 24Th Harry S. Truman Dean Acheson Eleanor Roosevelt Army

Allies shrug off protest over Berlin meetings

Berlin notes from Moscow protest West German Bundestag committees meeting in West Berlin. Soviet charges call it provocation. Allies dismiss as propaganda. Bonn says Adenauer to visit Berlin. East Germany calls it Bonn provocation. Allied stance keeps West Berlin tied to West Germany for support.

Berlin Soviet Union Big West Germany West Berlin West Khrushchev Kennedy Vienna Moscow Tass Moscow Radio North Atlantic Treaty Organization Foreign Ministry Bundestag Bonn Konrad Adenauer ADN Federal German Republic Federal Republic

Fidel Castro says Cuba open to Americans and students

Fidel Castro told the Union of International Students closing session that Cuba is open to Americans and that Cubans may go to the United States including to study at American universities to test if they can be brainwashed. He dismissed reports on tractors-for-prisoners and defended the revolution as socialist, not Communist.

Havana Fidel Castro Cuba United States the Union of International Students

Five Freedom Riders Jailed in Jackson Mississippi

Five more Freedom Riders arrived by train and were arrested for breach of peace after refusing to leave the white waiting room at Illinois Central station. The arrests bring the total jailed to 98 riders facing segregation protests at Washington terminals. The City Court sentenced 21 on Thursday to two months in jail and $200 fines. among the convicted were Mark Lane of New York City and Percy Sutton, NAACP leader, both released on bond or paying fines.

Jackson, Miss Illinois Central Station Mark Lane New York City Percy Sutton National Association For the Advancement of Colored People

Resume Talks In Gas Co Strike

Negotiators agreed to resume talks on a new contract for Gas Service Co. operating and maintenance personnel on strike since Wednesday. No service disruption has occurred as supervisory staff assume duties. Wages are the central dispute. the expired contract paid $2.28 to $2.93 per hour.

Kansas City Gas Service Co Gas Workers Metal Trades Union Local 781

Ford Plant Fire Loss Estimated at $10,000

Kansas City report: a fire at the Ford assembly plant in Claycomo destroyed tires and foam rubber stored in a southeast warehouse corner. Plant manager Clark F. Riddle estimated damage at $10,000 and said production will not be affected. Foam rubber used in automobile seats was involved.

Kansas City Ford Assembly Claycomo Clark F. Riddle

Khrushchev Attacks Nasser Over Communist Policy

Al Ahram reported Khrushchev harshly attacked Nasser for suppressing communism in the United Arab Republic and warned of Nasser's downfall if he does not embrace communism. He spoke on May 3 to a U A R National Assembly delegation in Moscow urging better life under communism.

Cairo al Ahram Khrushchev Nasser United Arab Republic U.A.R. National Assembly Moscow

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