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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1961
Page
5
Republicans plan a rally with former President Eisenhower to assail Kennedy domestic policy and a New Frontier spending spree. He will avoid foreign policy criticism as Vienna talks begin. Milton Eisenhower attends Tractors for Freedom. Dinner costs are being trimmed by both parties.
Rev Charles Hadley and family relocate to Wichita where he becomes assistant pastor and music director at Hyde Park UEB Church. Rev James Townsend and baby girl from Wichita expected to fill Hadley’s post in Greeley. Neonald Morrison opens barber shop on Main Street block west of town. Several locals admitted to Garnett and St Joseph hospitals. Greeley marks Kansas 100th birthday June 3 with all day barbecue muffalo meal, games, picnic, and music at Lee Giles buffalo ranch.
Kansas City Kansas resident Raymond Allen, 22, died from chest stab wounds at General Hospital after a home altercation. William Brady, 34, of Kansas City Missouri, was detained by police. Brady admitted stabbing Allen with scissors during a confrontation in Brady’s apartment. A resident, Judy Banks, 21, described Allen assaulting Florine Robinson, 22, prompting the intervention.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk heads to Capitol Hill to defend Kennedy’s bid for 4.75 billion dollars in foreign aid as Senate committee hearings begin. Senator Fulbright urges stronger admin and more personnel abroad to ensure effective use of aid, aiming for completion of hearings in two weeks. Senator Aiken says aid money should not be the sole focus and warns against overfunding without efficiency.
An open letter to visiting Europeans offers tips on American travel and etiquette. It cautions against buying the Brooklyn Bridge, notes restrictions on exports, and advises respecting locals and language. It discusses tipping, payments, and the ease of visiting churches museums and stores, highlighting cultural exchange and courtesy.
The text notes varied attitudes to spending in different places, mentioning that in some parts of America a small coin can provoke shock while others enjoy generous spending. It ends with a cheerful invitation to spend and return.
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