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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1960
Page
6
Army Engineers in Kansas City announced bids for the Ottawa flood protection project will be opened at 2 p m April 19 at Ottawa city hall. Advertising for bids will begin March 15, giving contractors more than a month to prepare.
Several tons of feed have been distributed to birds and small game in Franklin and Anderson Counties over the past days. Ottawa participants report widespread drive-by feeding, with local stores collecting funds for feed and authorities praising the nationwide effort to sustain wildlife through snow cover and upcoming conditions.
Ottawa voters face noon Saturday March 12 filing deadline for city commissioner of finance and revenue. Only James Alexander and Charles Queen have filed. If more file, a primary will occur March 22. otherwise no primary. April 5 election includes a water and light fund set aside for industrial promotion up to $50 000 cap. expected annual set aside around 7500 from a 750000 current year receipts.
Cloudy this afternoon with fog and freezing drizzle tonight. Snow likely Thursday afternoon or evening. Highs in the mid 30s this afternoon, around 25 tonight, and then the highs Thursday in the lower 30s.
State senator Garner E. Shriver of Sedgwick County announces candidacy for the Republican nomination in Kansas 4th District after Rep. Ed Rees retires. Shriver cites experience with citizens and support for Eisenhower Nixon era policies to continue regional progress and budget balance. Mrs. Shriver, Martha Jane Currier, is from Topeka. they have three children.
The weather bureau predicts another snow round in Kansas with a thawing trend from tomorrow through Monday. Ottawa reported 1.4 inches of new snow, lifting February totals to 41.6 inches, while statewide February snowfalls are among the heaviest in decades. A winter blizzard hit parts of Iowa and Missouri as schools closed and bitter cold spread across the Northeast.
Senators paused the civil rights fight to mourn Sen. Richard L. Neuberger of Oregon and plan a 9:30 a.m. Thursday recess. The Dixie bloc won an early round by extending all-night sessions, while liberals push a cloture vote for tighter debate limits on a voting rights bill. Johnson says the petition is premature and unlikely to pass.
Kansas traffic death log shows counts from 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday covering 1960 to 1963, comparing with 1959 figures. Mentions 2 Lamb Insured Payment Plan as an advertisement reference.
In Manchester a Kennedy lead rose to 42,909 Democratic votes while Nixon hit 65,077 in the New Hampshire primary. The results, first from 299 of 300 precincts, mark new highs for both candidates and shift Kennedy toward the center as Nixon’s bid faces renewed scrutiny.
London AP report says Princess Margaret will wed at Westminster Abbey on May 6 with the archbishop of Canterbury officiating. Prince Philip will give the bride away. Antony Armstrong-Jones expected to receive a peerage, likely as a marquess. The 11:30 morning ceremony will be broadcast by BBC, with potential ITV coverage.
A MIGI7 jet strafed Merdeka Palace and Bogor Palace, wounding 19, while a second attack hit a fishing village near Jakarta wounding 15. The pilot, a disgruntled Indonesian air force officer, fled across targets including Tulintjint, amid political turmoil and parliamentary dissolution.
Hope grows as rescue crews approach the eight miles from Logan Island Creek Holden 22 mine where 18 miners have been trapped for more than a day after a fire. A safety director among those trapped, William Donaldson, and others crawled 2240 feet through a narrow tunnel to safety corridors. Fire control and weather complicate the effort as officials say the trapped men may have barricaded themselves within 500 feet of the scene while rescuers battle smoke and flames.
Kansas fire losses rose in 1959 despite a national decline, reporting property loss around 6.64 million dollars versus 1958. Fires claimed 61 lives in Kansas that year as officials plan the third annual governor's fire prevention conference on March 28 in Wichita to boost safety amid industrial growth.
Classified notice offers a free diamond ring and directs readers to page 79 for details. Follow up to confirm eligibility, required proof, and collection instructions as listed in the ad.
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