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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1961
Page
7
Franklin County's 1961 valuation totals $41,669,430, up $6,527 from 1960. County clerk Bruce Spears said real property accounts for $22,039,400, corporation property $10,892,100, and personal property $8,737,930, with some districts up and others down but overall stability in assessed value.
The Weather Bureau introduces odds with forecasts to indicate chances of rain using probability factors. The system assumes constant location exposure and aims to curb claims of forecast errors. In Deerfield Massachusetts a false alarm drew a crowd when a cow brushed a pole with the alarm button, no fire occurred.
ST. LOUIS AP reports a city judge ruled a trained watch dog was a victim of his training and environment and could not be destroyed for biting a mailman. The postman was bitten on the right leg and charged the owner with harboring a vicious dog though the city ordinance allowed destruction.
Four major rocksalt producers Morton Salt International Salt Diamond Crystal Salt and Carey Salt were indicted by a federal grand jury on one count each for conspiring to fix prices. The firms allegedly bid identically on state and municipal contracts, handling about 75 percent of U.S. rock salt sales totaling some $25 million in 1960.
In Washington AP reports that House leaders see little chance to vote on President Kennedy's education aid package this session. A split among Democrats on the Rules Committee over aid to parochial schools threatens both the $2.5 billion public school bill and a $1.8 billion extension of the National Defense Education Act.
The long running battle against school bills intensifies as religious controversy adds pressure on conservatives. In the Rules Committee Kennedy’s program struggles after Sam Rayburn’s narrow earlier victory. Rep. Howard W. Smith appears to control the panel with Republican votes and Democrat William Colmer aiding defeats. In Olivet Kansas, 29 year old Keneth Weimer died when his car collided with a freight train at a crossing in Osage County.
Partly cloudy hot and humid through Thursday with widely scattered mainly evening and early morning thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s, lows tonight 70 to 75.
Rayburn's bloc grows to eight on the committee but two Catholic members Delaney of New York and O'Neil Jr. of Massachusetts join Smith in blocking the school bill. They push to add aid for parochial schools to the defense education measure, with long term loans for nonreligious uses. The bill heads to the Rules Committee, likely ending its prospects unless the committee approves the defense education extension with church school aid. Delaney warns he will not vote to send the public school bill to the floor without that approval.
A light shower in OttawaDOT measured .17 inch gave way to sun as Topeka predicted more moisture within 36 hours. Harvest progress varied with heavy regional showers slowing wheat gathering in Franklin County while southern and southwestern Kansas pushed ahead with harvest and expected peak by weekend.
Kansas traffic log reports 24 hours to 9 a.m. Wednesday for June 1946 with reference numbers 1961259 and 1960 period 240. Advertisement notes CRITES for air conditioners priced at $50 and up, new and used.
Lawrence police could not contact patrol cars after thieves stole the police radio station equipment from atop a water tower. The steel case was broken and the electronic Bear removed. Temporary gear is in use and replacement costs are about $500.
President Kennedy ordered an inquiry into secret Soviet nuclear tests and their detectability while signaling a possible resumption of U S tests. He reaffirmed support for a controlled and verifiable test ban and urged Khrushchev to end intransigence for permanent disarmament. The Geneva talks remain stalled over policing and broader disarmament linkage.
AP reports John Kirchner remains fired as Turnpike Manager after the authority abolished the post and folded duties into the chief engineer role. He says a decision on fighting to keep the job will come sometime after his wheat land visit over the Fourth of July weekend and he asserts his contract remains valid.
Three year old Bobbie Thornbrugh of 709 S Cedar was found wandering near a grocery store on East 7th. County attorney Don White questioned the boy as welfare director Wanda Baird helped locate his home. The child led them to an apartment building where his father appeared and reported the boy had been missing after work.
Betty L Roggenkamp posted $100 bond after arrest in Couny Court on charges of torturing abusing and maltreating four children under 18. Four youngsters aged two years to six months were found locked in a sunlit car in the 100 block on East 2nd while the mother was at an employment agency. Children were taken to hospital and released to parents. Roggenkamp pled innocent and a July 3 trial was set.
AP report notes Kansas Democrats will lose their last statewide elective office this Saturday when Lillie Washabaugh steps down as state printer. Jean Neibarger, Republican, will succeed her after defeating Washabaugh in the 1960 election.
Elisabethville AP. Katanga President Moise Tshombe told the National Assembly Katanga would stay independent from Congo at all costs. The speech marked a reversal from promises to Leopoldville to join the central government for tax revenues from the mines.
GM vice president Louis Seaton cautions that excessive labor cost increases threaten inflation. UAW leader Walter Reuther opens negotiations as the three automakers face a flexible, job security oriented union agenda. Current contracts expire Aug 31. Kennedy backs a 40 hour work week to spur growth.
President Kennedy stated that Soviet actions cannot erode Allied rights in West Berlin, labeling the Berlin crisis as Soviet manufactured and emphasizing firm Western unity. He warned Khrushchev against unilateral moves and rejected Soviet threats while praising peacetime competition with the USSR. The press conference also covered intelligence reform, maritime issues, and the stalled tractor for refugees deal with Cuba.
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