Charges US Fired Dummies At A Russian Fishing Vessel
A controversial brief notes an incident on a Russian fishing vessel where dummies were fired upon by a U S crew. The item appears in today’s Herald with editorial context on page four.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1963
Page
7
A controversial brief notes an incident on a Russian fishing vessel where dummies were fired upon by a U S crew. The item appears in today’s Herald with editorial context on page four.
Moscow charged that three U S warships fired four dummy shells at the Soviet refrigerator trawler SATR 9000 7, 70 miles east of Norfolk, endangering the crew. Tass called it a gross violation of international law and freedom of navigation. The note was delivered in Washington with no immediate comment.
Owners of business properties in Ottawa show strong interest in a plan to improve exterior appearances along the west side of the 200 block South Main Street. The City Improvement Committee met with 15 owners to discuss a pilot block approach using blended colors while preserving established architectural styles.
An independent group in Wellsville held a caucus nominating John Neis for mayor and Frank Kerr Edward Barnett Evan Phillips Wilbur Johnston and Phillip Jacoby for council. No police judge candidate nominated. A separate caucus by the Wellsville Citizens ticket nominated Bernhard Fleming for mayor and Clarence Coffman Lee Chamberlain Harold Bouse Jim Simmons and Dick Moherman for council. Election set for April 2.
Eight year old Judy Carlisle vanished from home in Galena on Tuesday evening prompting a town wide search by about 60 volunteers including police and highway patrol. She was found asleep in her grandmother Myrtle Parsley’s doghouse after about four hours, explaining she went to visit grandma and crawled into the doghouse when no one was home.
Johnson County commissioners received a protest letter over a 5.20 tax on a horse. A mother said her daughter never owned the animal but the ex boyfriend did. She noted he might have registered it in her name, then attempted sale after their breakup. The court abated the tax as uncollectible.
An earthquake left sixty four houses destroyed and more than one hundred structures badly damaged in villages across Denizli Province in southwest Turkey. Authorities and press reports said the damage was confirmed on Tuesday night.
Advertisement for boys footwear at Paines Bootery featuring shoes priced at 5.99 with a 12 percent discount offer and related promotional terms.
Washington reports the United States has opened a Navy led inquiry into Moscow charge that American warships fired on a Soviet fishing vessel off Norfolk Virginia last Friday. State Department notes the probe seeks to confirm what occurred as Moscow cites shells described as dummies.
The county forecast calls for clear and colder tonight with fair and warmer conditions Thursday. Lows tonight in the 20s and highs Thursday in the 40s to 50s. The Kansas forecast is mostly cloudy and colder tonight with Thursday clearer to partly cloudy and warmer in the west and north. Overnight lows in the 20s with Thursday highs generally in the 40s. The five day outlook shows seasonal normals near Thursday through Monday with high 50s to mid 50s and lows in the upper 20s to low 30s, with scattered showers totaling .10 to .20 inches mainly toward week end.
Abe Severns has carried Richmond area mail for 43 years, starting 13 years in Princeton. Route consolidations reduced boxes from 216 to 140, with 30 retired-farmers still living on farms. He covers 80 miles by noon, using many cars, and recalls buggy days. He enjoys hunting, fishing, and social bridge nights, plans to work until 70, and has three daughters in Oklahoma City, Manhattan, and Caney, plus six grandchildren.
Ottawa University students Jim Pearce and George Fulton will travel to Europe in late June as part of the People-To-People program. Pearce, 21, will visit the British Isles while Fulton, 22, goes to Scandinavian countries, returning in late August. They will make personal contacts, learn about other nations, and explain American life. Both depart from Washington for orientation, then New York for flights, with similar exchanges sending Europeans to the U.S. No government funding or control. employment is arranged in advance.
Bishop G Bromley Oxnam 171 died in White Plains New York a liberal Methodist leader and early World Council of Churches president He championed Christian social involvement and opposed McCarthy era tactics defending civil rights labor and minority issues in a high profile 10 hour House Committee on Un American Activities hearing that ended with a finding of no Communist ties.
A fisher man quips that luck favored him as the day ended, noting “Yes, they missed us today.” The remark reflects a lighthearted moment amid fishing chatter and songs.
Police chief E W Flaherty urged motorists to use east and southbound streets to ease noon congestion at the 5th Hickory intersection. He noted many school children cross there daily and recommended Fourth and Cedar Streets to reduce traffic hazards.
Augusta Kansas AP Bertha B Shore editor and part owner of the Augusta Gazette died in her sleep likely from a cerebral hemorrhage at age 65. She was known statewide for Gazette columns including Half and Half by Ima Washout. Survived by brothers Chester and Schiller Shore.
President Kennedy warned that the economy faces downturn and disaster if Congress rejects tax cuts and tightens the budget and debt limits. He urged broader policy debate, saying cuts alone won t ensure growth and stressed avoiding an unrealist debt ceiling and budget cuts. He cited 1957 60 policy mistakes by rivals and warned Americans pay the price with a weak economy.
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