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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1960
Page
6
A Ottawa Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsored talk on the city manager form of government, featuring Prof. James Drurry of the University of Kansas, was postponed to a late June date after a scheduling conflict with a governor candidate appearance by John Anderson.
The House Appropriations Committee approved flood control and river funds for the coming fiscal year, with $3.5 million for Pomona reservoir construction and $940 thousand for Ottawa works. Other funded projects include Turtle Creek reservoir $16.5 million, John Redmond reservoir $3.8 million, Manhattan and Topeka flood control works, and Perry reservoir $175 thousand. Ottawa and Pomona funding levels were not increased as asked. Melvern planning funds were not approved.
Soviets and Red China stage massive demonstrations showing propagandists whipping anti Americanism to a frenzied pitch. They attack President Eisenhower with a steady stream of invective.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko arrives in New York to press the United Nations for a binding prohibition on American spy flights after Eisenhower's presidency. The Security Council plans to hear charges rooted in the U2 incident and a Big Four ministerial debate looms with Lloyd Couve de Murville and Herter possible attendees.
Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms this afternoon slow clearing tonight. Saturday fair and cooler tonight. Warmer Saturday with highs this afternoon 60 to 65 and tonight's lows 45 to 50. Saturday highs near 70.
In Tokyo angry students opposed to the first parliamentary approval of Japan's security pact with the United States clashed with police on the grounds of Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi's official residence today. The confrontation followed the ruling party's push to secure backing for the alliance.
Berlin reports Soviet Premier Khrushchev pledges to preserve the Germany status quo until a six to eight month summit. He warns of hidden struggles among U S circles and fears serious developments, while urging restraint and a peaceful path to a treaty with the two German states.
A group of 56 Ottawa High School juniors who took the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test this spring are ranked in the 79th percentile. Mrs. Bonnie Hughson, guidance counselor, notes each percentile reflects 100 groups with Ottawa ranks in English 72 mathematics 74 social studies 76 natural science 82.5 and word usage 85.5. The overall scholastic ability is placed at 79. About half a million juniors nationwide took the test. Ottawa High has 139 members in the junior class.
A band of beginners from Garfield Hawthorne Lincoln and Eugene Field elementary schools will perform at Field School on May 24. Instructors say the fifth and sixth graders have one year of experience and will play pieces including Round and Round We Go and Pass on Parade March. The program starts at 7 30 p m.
Ottawans sought basements as severe weather warnings from the Topeka bureau prompted alerts at 9 04 p m. Officers and civil defense volunteers watched for damage while wind gusts hit up to 70 mph. No major damage occurred in Ottawa though trees fell and a funnel cloud was reported near Louisburg. Local residents opened basements for shelter and stayed alert until an all clear around 11 p m.
Ottawa University announced today that exactly 100 candidates will receive degrees this year. Commencement will be at Wilson Field House on Sunday, June 5 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Loren E. Noren, Ottawa graduate and Hong Kong missionary, will speak en route to America on furlough. Dr. Andrew B. Martin will give the baccalaureate address at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church. The list includes residents of Ottawa and numerous other Kansas towns and several states and nations.
Topeka couple Harry and Mrs Harry Miller narrowly escaped a tornado that tore through farms north of Topeka and into Meriden. They hid in a ditch as the funnel roared past, later finding a demolished barn and a road littered with debris. WIBW’s Charlie Ross observed the funnel moving into the Kansas River valley near Rossville, describing a half mile wide dust cloud before it skimmed the town with minor damage.
A powerful tornado sweeping across Northeast Kansas last night killed Mildred Hundley, 50, of Meriden, and injured 28 others. The storm damaged hundreds of buildings from Wamego to Meriden and Leavenworth, with fires, smashed churches, and a destroyed radio tower.
The Air Force fired an Atlas missile on a 9000 mile intercontinental flight from Cape Canaveral into the Indian Ocean surpassing prior long-range marks. The test, aimed at a point 9000 miles from Cape Canaveral, achieved all objectives with a 1000 pound instrumentation load and a nose cone drop in the expected area southeast of Cape Town.
President Eisenhower returns from the summit empty handed but to a rousing welcome at Andrews Air Force Base. TV networks cover the arrival as the nation eyes new efforts to resolve international issues after the Paris meeting collapse.
The city requires every dog to be licensed each calendar year by May 1. Unlicensed animals may be impounded by the Humane Officer. Licenses available from the City Clerk's Office. Eugene W. Flaherty, Police Chief. Lamb Insured Payment Plan.
A revival tent meeting opens at the Ottawa Fairgrounds starting Tuesday May 24 at 7 46 p m Evangelist C D Luman of Oklahoma City will conduct special singing powerful preaching and prayer for the sick All churches welcome
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