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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1961
Page
6
Ottawa Jaycees will place a float in the Centennial parade at Yopeka tomorrow at 10 a.m. Miss Luanne Raymond will ride the float, named Miss Ottawa after recently winning the title. The float represents Ottawa among many entries in the event.
In Caen France a pedestrian Eugene Bourcier aged 42 was fined 200 francs and given a three month suspended sentence after being found responsible for the death of cyclist M Leloup who was struck and knocked to the pavement. The court ruled Bourcier was walking in the middle of the road at the time.
Scattered showers and locally heavy thunderstorms are expected this afternoon tonight and Saturday with rainfall totaling 1 to 4 inches and minor flooding on small streams. Tonight will be not so cool with highs in the 60s for this afternoon and Saturday and overnight lows in the 60s.
The Ottawa area may receive heavy rain this evening and tonight as a weather bureau forecast calls for widespread thunderstorms over east and north central Kansas. Expected rainfall ranges from 1 to 4 inches according to officials.
In Katanga province, U.N. and Indian troops guard a 200 mile frontier between Kabalo and Albertville to curb tribal tensions and prevent civil war. Katanga leader Moise Tshombe, jailed, had led a prior operation against Baluba villages. since U.N. deployment clashes have lessened, a spokesman said.
In Bannanone Laos the right wing royal government demands cease fire details be settled before coalition talks, returning to its prior stance as fighting escalates. Pathet Lao and neutralists note incidents are unavoidable while all three factions agreed to form a provisional coalition as their first priority. The fourth session in the rebel village 75 miles north of Vientiane ended with plans to meet again Monday.
President Kennedy planned to issue an order creating an emergency board to resolve the dispute between yardmasters and rail carriers. The move would halt any strike for up to 60 days under the Railway Labor Act, with talks focusing on holidays and vacations rather than wages.
In Liberal Kansas a souped-up 1940 Ford traveling about 130 mph locked brakes and tumbled end over end on a blacktop road Thursday night. Driver Paul Malone, 20, was critically injured and thrown 50 feet into a wheat field. Malone was reportedly taken to the hospital by his drag race opponent.
President Kennedy slated to meet Soviet Premier Khrushchev in Vienna on June 3 and 4 as Cold War diplomacy resumes. The summit aims to ease tensions and discuss global crises amid renewed nuclear fears and alliance dynamics.
In Geneva the 14 nation conference, under Canadian leadership, urged the Laos cease-fire commission to obtain planes helicopters trucks and communications gear. Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko agreed to aid, as U S Secretary of State Rusk and others welcomed progress toward strengthening the truce amid fighting claims. India Canada and Poland will assist with pilots and equipment. AWestern Big Three plan also targets driving North Vietnamese from the kingdom and shifting momentum from Pathet Lao advances.
Senator Al Gore sharply urged a complete replacement of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after hearing Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer testify on the Cuban invasion failure. Gore, a member of the Foreign Relations subcommittee, said all current members should be replaced by new, wiser and abler leaders.
TOPEKA AP The Kansas Board of Regents approved pay boosts of two to three thousand dollars a year for presidents of five state colleges as part of a 47.5 million dollar fiscal year budget. Chancellor Wescoe and KU medical center chief McCain will rise to 24000, up from 22000, with other presidents receiving 15000 to 18000 raises.
A US Air Force C47 transport plane crashed in flames after takeoff in Wiesbaden Germany. The pilot and copilot were killed and the names will be released after next of kin are notified.
Ottawa Board of Education Office invites bids for a 28 inch drill press. Inquiries should be directed to the board office. Advertisement notice.
President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev will meet in Vienna on June 3 and 4 for a general exchange of views on major world issues. The purpose is personal contact and a broad discussion, not an agreement on major international problems. The trip includes a London stopover to meet Prime Minister Macmillan. Kennedy aims to press for progress on a nuclear test ban and to reaffirm U.S. commitments to stop the spread of communism, despite Cuba and Laos tensions.
Britain welcomes Washington announcement of a Khrushchev Kennedy meeting. Foreign Office statement says the planned talks could help clear the air and improve the atmosphere for international negotiation, as stated by minister J B Godber in the House of Commons.
A truck carrying 260 fat lambs bound for Dubuque Iowa overturned three miles north of Garnett in the early hours. The crash killed 100 lambs and damaged the tractor and semi trailer. Driver Pearl Emerett Andis Jr. of Oklahoma City escaped with a skinned elbow and said he woke as the rig left the road. The remaining lambs were sheltered in Garnett.
Kenneth E. Andrews mayor of Ottawa Kansas recognizes the Veterans of Foreign Wars campaign reorganized and endorsed by the President and Veterans Administration. He urges citizens to contribute to the Buds by Poppy drive and wear the symbol to honor veterans and assist disabled or needy veterans and widows and orphans. Signed K E Andrews Mayor and City Clerk Donald Capper.
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