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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1959
Page
4
A Herald story notes the Walnut Street site south of the fire station changed hands. The property once housed a school, later the Keith Manufacturing Co, and then an embroidery firm. Abstracts revealed oil cloth products and a factory with several workers.
Oregon centennial wagon train spent its last Kansas night near Hollenberg and crossed into Nebraska today. President Eisenhower hosted Rubber Workers Union talks as Goodyear labor dispute neared a settlement, while Paris talks on German problems advanced with a Western position deemed very successful.
In Tallahassee Florida A&M University was the scene of a violent incident early today when four white men in a car forced a Black coed into their vehicle at gunpoint after a campus dance. The girl was later found hurt and in shock at the hospital while the four suspects were arrested.
Brig. Gen. Osmond Jay Ritland, 49, gray haired and brown eyed, becomes the Air Force’s new missile chief succeeding Gen. Schriever. Ritland has been Schriever’s aide and vice commander of the ballistic missile division, guiding Atlas, Titan, Minute Man, and Thor programs as he asserts the era of space with proven methods.
Edgar Morris and Allen Boyd, physics students at the University of Oklahoma, presented a theoretical study at the Kansas Academy of Science meeting in Lawrence. The paper titled Energy Dissipation by Beta Rays from Radioactive Fallout was discussed in the physics section under Dr. Lewis Spencer, who called it possibly the first accurate theoretical formulation of the mentioned function and noted its relevance to hazards from fast electrons in fallout material.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast this afternoon tonight and Sunday. It will not be as warm this afternoon with highs in the lower 80s. Lows tonight are expected to be in the mid to upper 60s. Sunday’s high should reach 80 to 85 degrees.
Air conditioning is off at Tulsa's second largest hospital as 1,200 engineers walk off, leaving no staff to run the complex cooling system. Tempers flare as 640 bed St. John’s Hospital grapples with 90 degree heat harming patients. Officials blame the walkout on a dispute over a contract. the union cites access to the new terms while hospital leaders insist on keeping the old agreement.
In Dodge City, Kansas, the Boot Hill Fiesta featured a gunslinging contest and a beauty pageant. Claude Gossney of Topeka won the quick draw event with a time of 0.336 seconds, earning state champion honors in the Kansas Quick Draw Association. Carol Sue Dressler, 18, of Dodge City, was crowned Fiesta queen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Dressler.
Cuban rebels who surrendered to Panamanian authorities arrived in the capital in eight guarded buses, with Videl Castro’s embassy reportedly asking for leniency for the 87 captives. Officials said the group will be questioned as Panama weighs charges while coast patrols remain alert for potential additional invasion ships. The surrender occurred under OAS fact finding observers as U.S. planes helped guard coastal approaches.
Miss Marjorie Roeckers spoke to Franklin County HDU members about Brazilian views on Americans and the impact of American films. She praised host families, noted coffee and sugar trade, and described Brazil’s road challenges and growing airline system amid cultural exchange during her six month stay.
An IFYE student toured Baldwin and enjoyed diverse foods while noting no missing meals. Fire damage to Moses home estimated at $9,000 with $8,000 in other losses. Deputies report seven years of extension work in Brazil. Buck Jones says most inmates escaped safely as a fire consumed a large amphitheater and two tourist attractions remain unidentified.
President Ernest de la Guardia vows to spare invaders while offering no hint of punishment. Cesar Vega, ex Havana nightclub owner and reputed revolutionary, led the force and denied his group were mercenaries.
Ottawa saw a heat event as air conditioners and exhaust fans were used heavily and temperatures fell no lower than 70 degrees, a new high minimum for May 1. The May 1 high tied the May 1 record at 40, matching a 1952 standard. Thundershowers are forecast for the weekend.
Sacramento reports California Democrats greet Sen. John F. Kennedy and declare the state wide open for the 1960 presidential race. Assemblyman William A. Munnell notes no party member is committed to any one candidate. Gov. Edmund Brown invites all potential candidates to visit before California’s delegation forms. Kennedy plans to speak tonight in Los Angeles after a Democratic luncheon in his honor.
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