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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1961
Page
4
Postmaster T J Cummings Jr reports chain letters resurfacing in Ottawa in several forms. Money or valuables mailed with chain letters trigger federal prosecution regardless of transfer method.
In Watertown New York the Public Works Department closed Stone Street to paint new traffic lanes. The street was closed again the next day while tar and stone were reapplied and now requires another paint job for traffic lanes.
Nashville, AP Billy O Stevens, 23, longtime challenger of a 100 foot fall from the Woodland Street Bridge, jumped Friday from a moving car with two friends and dived into the Cumberland River. He later told reporters he felt fine on impact but was hospitalized in apparently good condition.
Grady County Sheriff James T. Hicks reports moonshiners mounting stills on flat-bed trucks and linking to farm home gas and water lines to speed away. In recent days two mobile stills have been seized, one carrying 200 300 gallons and its own mash ready for cooking on a two-ton truck.
William Harvey Brown asked Mae Clark Sargent to marry him and she said yes. Brown, 86, and Sargent, 83, filed a marriage license in Oakland stating they will wed soon. Sargent advised, Get married but don’t marry just anyone.
A Greyhound bus and a St. Joseph fire truck collided at a downtown intersection injuring two firefighters and three bus passengers. The bus struck the fire truck broadside, sending it into a used car lot. Driver Stanley E. Fisher of Omaha claimed he did not see or hear the emergency vehicle and was charged with failing to yield to an emergency vehicle.
The weather forecast indicates generally partly cloudy conditions from this afternoon through Sunday with gradual warmup. Daytime highs reach the 70s today and Sunday near 80, with nights in the 60s to mid 60s.
Vandenberg Air Force Base announces Discoverer No. 25, 2100-pound satellite in polar orbit every 91 minutes. It launched through fog at 4:03 p.m. PDT and could remain aloft up to four days to maximize data. Recovery plans include ejection over Alaska with parachute retrieval near Hawaii or surface ships if needed.
United States citizen Carla Albanerghetti, 21, was naturalized in a federal court on Friday. Her sister Anna Maria had become a U.S. citizen last February.
In Augusta the 100th Maine Legislature approved a $60 monthly pension for Mrs. Katie Libby, who says she is the sole living granddaughter of a Revolutionary War soldier. The 88-year-old lives alone on 120 acres, once farmed with a cow and garden, and relies on the modest pension after decades of frugal living.
CIUDAD TRUJILLO Dominican Republic AP Forty one cabinet members and high government officials urged the death penalty for ex Defense Minister Jose Rene Roman Fernandez held over the assassination of dictator Rafael L Trujillo. A statement in El Caribe said Roman deserves punishment for plotting against lives dear to our political destiny and endangering national security.
Washington AP Senator Thomas J. Dodd warns the neutron bomb could wipe out all life in a target area with minimal physical damage and no radioactive fallout. He questions Soviet development while the U.S. honors a test moratorium, noting two possible designs and urging new tests.
A federal court jury found the Northern California Pharmaceutical Association guilty of conspiring to fix prescription drug prices under the Sherman Act. Co-defendant Donald Hedgpeth, a San Francisco pharmacist and association vice president, was also convicted. Sentencing is set for June 22.
Washington AP reports the General Services Administration awarded a $62,775 contract to Busbroom and Banc of Salina Kansas to modernize the Salina post office. The action was announced Friday and highlights federal maintenance funding for municipal facilities.
U.S. spy charges and a Czech counter claim tangled around Miroslav Nacvalac at the United Nations. The 39-year-old envoy faced expulsion bids while recounting an alleged American recruitment with threats against his Czech fiancee. He described meetings offering wealth and a White House access path, while U.S. officials said the American remained loyal to his government and only shared purported secrets.
The White House says President Kennedy has dispatched a new note to Soviet Premier Khrushchev on the Geneva nuclear test ban. The note, to be published Sunday, covers only the ban talks and not West Berlin. It reportedly denies blocking charges, opposes veto power over inspection groups, rejects merging talks with a general disarmament conference, and sets intent to continue negotiations despite slow progress.
Clarence Lynn of Ottawa retires from Westinghouse Buffalo division after 42 years. A University of Kansas graduate and WWI Army engineer, he holds 25 patents and pioneered ideas like the Roller Road. His Amherst New York home features automated lighting, curtains, and a sound movie camera.
Earl Leonard Brown 32 pleaded guilty in County Court to reckless driving and failing to keep a daily record after a three vehicle wreck on US 50 west of Ottawa. He was fined 60 dollars and jailed pending payment. Debris shattered a windshield and caused extensive damage to two trucks and a car driven by Max Stewart. Sheriff’s officers aided the investigation.
The nationwide seaport paralysis spreads as federal mediators urge resumption of peace talks. About 30 port cities and nearly 1000 freighters tankers and liners are halted since last Thursday midnight. Shippers accuse unions of risking industry collapse. unions demand rights to organize foreign-flag ships.
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