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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1961
Page
4
President Kennedy rejects calls from some economic advisers to boost stimulus measures. He prefers keeping the budget deficit near 2.1 billion dollars for the new year, while housing education highway and social programs are seen as the path to revival.
The airlift from Cuba to Miami is set to begin Friday under Swiss Embassy oversight. About 500 of an estimated 1,200 U.S. citizens in Cuba have applied to depart, including AP correspondent Robert Berrellez who was jailed during anti Castro activity and released last week. Three other reporters were initially blocked for lack of passports. their cases may be reconsidered for the Friday flight.
Alfred Byrd 20, an airman at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, was acquitted of manslaughter after a fast draw shooting Feb 10 that killed 24 year old William Christie who shared his apartment. Judge James J. Noone found the prosecution failed to prove felonious intent or culpable negligence.
Walter Kuhn of Wichita was reelected president of Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Assn at its 24th annual meeting in Wichita. Elected area vice presidents include J. A. Mull Jr. Wichita H. A. Palmer Medicine Lodge John O. Farmer Russell W. W. McKnab Winfield J. E. Morris El Dorado and Herbert A. Harris Great Bend. John Knightly and Jack Spines Jr. Wichita were named secretary and treasurer. Kioga elected 23 new directors including 14 Wichita members with out of town directors Ross Beach Jr. Hays John Q. Farmer Russell John Graves El Dorado D. G. Hansen Logan Yarl Lavan Ness City W. W. McKnab Winfield George B. McClellan Liberal Carl Weiner III Chanute and Ed Morris El Dorado.
An Austrian official said an informal summit between President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev is planned for Vienna in early June. Preparations have already begun for the high level meeting.
In New York, AP reports seven Army officers and 1,150 civilian workers extract junk from the harbor annually, yielding a haul large enough to form a block-wide pile and rise fifteen times the height of the Empire State Building. Recent catches included a car.
President Kennedy's Ottawa trip signals a push to enlist Canada in the Organization of American States and to secure financial and moral support for U S efforts in Latin America. Ottawa eyes the visit as more than ritual goodwill as Kennedy appeals for Canada to boost aid and join in hemispheric efforts against Communist influence.
The text notes that joint Latin America visits influence U S policy and that Canada hopes OAS membership could benefit both nations, with growing Canadian interest in joining.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, visiting Johns Hopkins University as a new trustee, said cancer research is the most important medical field today. He spoke during a meeting with trustees and the visiting committee to review the school of medicine’s activities.
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