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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1968
Page
6
AP reports 19 year old Pvt Baldev Singh Purewall of Fresno California, born in India, keeps long hair tied atop his head under a steel helmet when needed. His Sikh faith forbids hair cutting or removing the turban amid basic training.
In Memphis, Reverend Angelo Nobile and students staged a lighthearted protest outside the administration building to press for reopening the college pool. Signs urged action while Father Nobile carried a placard saying the church must get involved. President Luke M Grady ended the event by offering a sprinkling can of water.
Police investigated a suspicious person on church steps in northeast Denver. The man said he intended to pray but found the church locked and knelt outside. A nervous neighbor likely contacted authorities.
Buncombe County Tax Collector R Dixon Eakridge announced his staff will accept credit cards for payment of real and personal property taxes.
James McKinley becomes the first Black member of Carthage Town Council in Tennessee, part of a six councilman election in the town with about 2,500 residents. The vote was held Thursday.
AP weather summary for Kansas shows mid 70s in the northwest and 80s in the southeast today, with upper 80s to lower 90s forecast Thursday. Cooler air advances over the state, with lingering thunderstorms in the southeast and across central and eastern areas Thursday afternoon and night. County forecast calls for fair, cooler tonight, fair and mild Saturday, highs in the upper 70s, and lows around 45 to 50.
New York AP reports scientists have identified specific brain proteins involved in learning and memory. Dr Samuel Bogoch and Dr Holgar Hyden presented findings at an international brain sciences conference in Boston and Goteborg suggesting proteins rise with learning, with potential to influence development and aging via gene approaches.
Ottawa High School’s top 27 students depart May 14 for the Egghead Tour of the Kansas City area. They will tour industrial plants and notable sites before dining at Municipal Airport, then attend a show. Chaperones include Sen. and Mrs. William F. Bowers and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fogle. Sponsored by the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and community donors.
A 47-year-old Arizona accountant received a donor heart from a 15-year-old married woman at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston. The operation lasted about three hours and was described as the world's ninth transplant. The recipient, Everett Clair Thomas of Phoenix, stabilized after an electric shock restored the heart’s rhythm. Donor identification was not released. relatives named the donor as Min. Charlie L. Martin Jr., a Houston suburb resident who had been married six months. The donor died from a gunshot wound.
Stanford University Medical Center reports Joseph Rizor entered his first postoperative day after a 41 4 hour heart transplant. The 40 year old Salinas carpenter received the heart of a 43 year old donor. Surgeon Dr Norman E Shumway led the team with others from St Luke's Baylor and Texas Medical Center affiliations. Rizor's condition is stable despite artificial respiration for lung issues and he is the eighth patient in medical history to receive a human heart transplant.
Bell Telephone strikers nationwide prepare to vote on a three year contract offering nearly 20 percent in wage gains and improved benefits. The agreement, reached after 24 hours of bargaining, would set pattern for 400,000 more workers and may raise customer phone bills.
United States and North Vietnam agreed to open preliminary peace talks in Paris next Friday or a few days after. President Johnson announced accepting Hanoi’s time and place, with talks aimed at a conditional halt to bombing and later broader discussion, after warning of many hazards ahead. Negotiations may begin on May 10 or a few days later.
The Miss Ottawa pageant begins at 8 p.m. with 13 contestants including Linda Hall and Cheryl Lawrence from Baker University, Linda Brazeal and Christine Nichols from Ottawa University and local schools. Miss America Debie Barnes Miss Kansas Kandee Klein and Miss Ottawa Vinessa Howard attend the parade at 2:30 p.m. Saturday from Park Street to Logan. The final show, with awards and crowning, also at 8 p.m. Saturday, concludes the event.
President Johnson urged Congress to act on his tax increase proposal at a nationally televised news conference. He warned against delaying the tax bill and said cuts approved by the House would reduce spending by four billion dollars and appropriations by eighteen billion, while Senate cuts of six billion could plunge the government into chaos. He criticized delaying tactics and urged lawmakers to stand up and vote. In Kansas City the Johnsons visited former President Truman to wish him a belated birthday, noting their ongoing discussions by phone and visits when needed.
Mike Zentner 17, Garnett High School student, suffered a fractured jaw dislocation and brain concussion after his motorcycle struck a steel railing at North Lake Garnett. He was treated at Anderson County Hospital then transferred to KU Medical Center in Kansas City Kansas. He was cited for failure to reduce speed.
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