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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1960
Page
4
Ottawa announces its annual summer music program runs June 18 to July 21 under Recreation Commission sponsorship. It offers drums woodwinds brass and general band classes with first band concert June 7 in the city park. Concerts move to Tuesday evenings to avoid Thursday church programs.
Boston AP reports the government invites bids for two Fairhaven Mass parcels with Lot 41 partly submerged at high tide. Both lots are offered as is where is.
The weather forecast indicates Ottawa may see light showers tonight or tomorrow as a cold front moves in from the northwest. Light rain fell today in Central Kansas and is expected to continue as the system advances eastward. several Kansas locations reported over an inch of rain last night including Peck 1.01 inches and Caldwell 1.29 inches.
A 67-year-old Paola man, William Beets, died late Friday while changing a tire two miles south of Olathe in Johnson County. Deputies initially thought a jack slip caused injuries, with a head laceration noted. Dr. A S Reese of Gardner pronounced him dead after firefighters failed to revive him. His wife, Mary Beets, was a passenger in the car. The fallen jack lay near the body.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight with partly cloudy cooler conditions Sunday. High this afternoon near 80, low tonight 55, high Sunday 72.
Thirteen Ottawa High School seniors received nearly $4,800 in scholarships during commencement in Memorial Auditorium. Kansas City Mayor H Roe Bartle urged graduates to stand up for God, country and education, noting three advantages not available in his era.
TOPERA AP The Kansas Corporation Commission allowed an annual rise of 1.3 million dollars in Southwestern Bell telephone rates, far below the 5.8 million dollars requested. Bell official J Hardin Smith calls the decision discriminatory and plans to appeal. The average monthly rise per line will be about 11 cents. The commission spent 3,529 pages of testimony since the filing one year ago.
Navy divers worked under 430 feet of water hunting a sunken object detected by sonar. Rear Adm. Lloyd Mustin at Key West Naval Base denied hunting a submarine and said the target likely was a sunken freighter. The search focused 25 miles southeast of Key West and 10 miles southeast of the American Shoals Light.
In quake shattered southern Chile fears of epidemics rise as shortages of food and water spark unrest. Police fire warning shots to prevent raids on emergency rations in Valdivia where U. S. Navy crews and relief workers report hunger and unsafe water. Death toll near 3,000 in worst hit zones with many areas in ruins, including Valdivia and Puerto Montt.
Washington AP. Senate Foreign Relations chair Fulbright says the hearings failed to show effective coordination among top agencies over the U2 incident. He and Gore criticize mixed statements from State, White House, and CIA while Herter defends the need for spy flights and notes Khrushchev used the event to scuttle the Paris summit. Dulles will testify in secret Tuesday.
Colbern's launches a three day fried chicken offer at 115 East 5th with chicken, fries, and hot roll for three persons. Phone CH 2-9740. Event runs Saturday Sunday and Monday at the new location.
At a parting news conference in New York Andrei Gromyko, Soviet Foreign Minister, denounced the United States as an enemy of peace and said the U.S. is not trustworthy in negotiations. He indicated no further dealings with the Eisenhower administration and accused Washington of using talks as a smokescreen to avoid easing tensions.
The City Council approved a plan to place the river pollution problem before voters in November. A 20 million dollar sewer mains bond will be on the ballot, requiring a two thirds majority for passage.
U S investigators describe a growing cache of Soviet spying gadgets seized in embassies over ten years. They expect to soon fill a secret State Department room with trophies while warning diplomats to expect newer, smaller bugging gear such as a six by five by two inch TV camera. The program marks a shift from pre Cold War security and notes past discoveries include a hidden microphone behind a plaque and other sound catching devices.
Americans flood highways on the first full day of the Memorial Day weekend as 73 million cars are expected in use from Friday evening to Monday midnight. The National Safety Council projects about seven billion miles traveled and up to 375 possible traffic deaths during the period amid heavy travel.
Khrushchev accused Eisenhower of pursuing peace while path to hell is paved with good intentions. He mocked U S military as opposed to peace and claimed Americans must be taken down a peg or two. The remarks came in a Kremlin radio TV broadcast to Communist labor brigades after Paris summit failure.
A Saipan woman says she recognized photos of Amelia Earhart as the American lady pilot seen in Saipan in 1937. If true, the account could end a 23 year mystery. The Times quoted Mrs. Josephine Akiyama, then 11, describing Earhart’s final moments with an accompanying American man in flying clothes.
An AP summary lists Kansas traffic fatalities over a 24 hour period ending at 9 am, comparing the latest 1960s figures to the 1939 period. The log notes a percentage change and references Topeka as a regional data point in the statewide toll analysis.
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