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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1961
Page
6
In Oakland a woman and a girl in matching mother daughter Halloween masks entered Richard O Kelly's liquor store. The girl asked for candy and was sent to the car as the woman drew a pistol and demanded money, receiving $30 before fleeing the scene.
Kerry Anderson, 11, daughter of Gov. John Anderson, kept a campaign promise by hosting an old fashioned Halloween party at the executive mansion. The event, held Tuesday night, welcomed 75 sixth grade classmates of Kerry and her twin brother David after the Andersons moved in January.
In Brockport New York 197 men at the State University College Brockport attempted a room filling record. The space measured 15 by 10 by 8 feet and three participants backed out before reaching the target of 200.
Memphis State students were warned by an AP report on Tuesday with a posted rule labeled the eleventh commandment: Thou shalt not share a chair in the Student Center with a member of the opposite sex.
Increasing cloudiness and warmth tonight give way to Thursday scattered thunderstorms then a sharp cool down later Thursday. Lows near 60, Thursday highs 65 to 70.
About 650 gas service, construction and maintenance workers and meter readers in District 50 of the United Mine Workers Union join a three state strike against Gas Services. Supervisors in Ottawa district take over operations but no service restrictions are expected. Old contract expired last night. negotiations continued to 5 a.m. today. Other affected cities include Kansas City Mission Pittsburg Wichita Bartlesville and Lee's Summit.
Kansas faces a new round of showers tonight and Thursday as a backtracking front from Sunday converges with a cold front moving southward from the Canadian border. Brisk southerly winds push temperatures into the 60s with clearing skies already in western and central Kansas.
Main Street bridge approaches were narrowed by barricades to begin emergency flood gate installation under List & Clark Kansas City contractors with Army Engineers. Traffic will be maintained except for one 24 hour period. afterward a 24 hour closure for gate testing shifts traffic to Interstate 35 east of Ottawa.
A 75 foot Blue Scout rocket exploded shortly after liftoff at Cape Canaveral during a test to orbit a satellite for the U S man in space tracking program. The range safety officer destroyed the vehicle after it deviated from its path. The failure will not delay a chimpanzee orbital test later this month as part of Project Mercury. Chris Kraft noted the data was desirable but not mandatory and no repeat launch is planned. The aim was to test rapid relay of tracking data from 18 stations to the Mercury control center for safety in manned flights.
Firemen were summoned to Garfield School to extinguish a flaming bale of hay at about 8:30 p.m. No damage occurred. Police Chief Eugene Flaherty said six auxiliary and four off duty officers were added to the night shift and there were no reports of destructive acts. Sheriff Max Gilmore noted little county activity besides window soaping and farm machinery movement and said there were no destructive pranks.
House Speaker Sam Rayburn, 79, returned to Bonham Texas from Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas after exploratory surgery confirmed cancer. He was moved to a clinic run by his physician Dr. Joe Risser. early visitor Robert Bartley Jr. quoted Rayburn as saying this is the damndest thing that ever got hold of me. Doctors report essentially no change in his condition since October 2 admission.
A quick notice announces new stock at Preston Bargain Store with low price tag of 1.69 for items in a fresh truck shipment. Store urges shoppers to visit for bargains and daily deals.
A Brazilian airliner from Lisbon to Recife crashed into a hillside near Recife airport, bursting into flames. An airline spokesman said 48 of 85 aboard died, 35 of 76 passengers and two of nine crew survived, with no U.S. citizens aboard. The purser and a stewardess were among the survivors. Witnesses heard two explosions before impact.
Rep. Robert F. Ellsworth a Republican from Lawrence Kansas starts two weeks of active Navy duty in the Pentagon with the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations He is a World War II and Korean War veteran and serves as a reserve lieutenant assigned to a local Navy reserve unit
Ten year old Joyce Calibrese in Jacksonville goes door to door on Halloween not for candy but to ask neighbors to pray for world peace. Her mother says Joyce initiated the idea.
Daily opening hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. including Sundays. Public notice for Reno's Cafeteria located at 17th and Main. Ady.
Five Franklin County 4-H club members will receive the Who's Who Key Awards at the 18th annual county 4-H Achievement Day program in the auditorium Saturday at 8. Winners, three girls and two boys, were selected for their all around 4-H records, require 16 years old, three years in club work, and two years of junior leadership training. Awards are presented by Kansas State University Extension Service Cities Service Oil Co and Kansas 4-H Foundation with Bill Abbott presenting keys on gold necklace for girls and tie clasp for boys. State awards go to James Dunn and Sandra Herring. bronze pins awarded to 90 first year members. other honors from several agents. The gold achievement pin will not be awarded this year. Dr. Lewis Speer speaks on An Adventure in Achievement, with John Sheldon delivering the greeting and Sandra Herring giving the 4-H Council response. Harold Crawford will emcee.
At the United Nations General Assembly nations press the United States to halt new nuclear tests and back a voluntary moratorium led by nonaligned powers. The U.S. warns it may resume atmospheric testing to counter Soviet detonations. Japan urges Washington to drop test plans as delegates, including Katsuo Okazaki, call for higher statesmanship and controls.
The Soviet Union detonated two more nuclear devices at an arctic test site. The AEC said the first blast measured several megatons and the second was likely under one megaton, bringing announced tests to 27 and 28 since September 1.
A Kansas traffic death log reports 34 deaths in October and 1 in November through 9 am Wednesday. The 1961 total reaches 432, compared with 416 in the same 1960 period.
Ottawa High defeats Melvern to finish the season undefeated in a close contest. The win caps a strong campaign as the team secures top form heading into postseason play.
New York reports say the United States aims to resume nuclear tests with a neutron death ray bomb as the prime goal. Unidentified officials and papers describe a device that kills via unseen neutrons penetrating concrete, potentially wiping out city populations without destroying structures. No White House response was available. Former AEC member Thomas E Murray had warned such a weapon was possible and designs existed in U S laboratories before moratorium.
Weather Bureau estimates the radioactive cloud from the Soviet explosion will travel over Kamchatka tonight, cross Alaska and Canada, then likely miss the United States. Public Health Service reports varying airborne radioactivity with the highest single reading at 709 microuries in Little Rock, Arkansas.
More than 200 women including parents with strollers demonstrated against nuclear bomb testing. They picketed the Soviet U.N. delegation building on 68th Street and Park and marched before the Atomic Energy Commission offices at 376 Hudson Street. Sponsored by the Women's Direct Action Project the protests form part of a nationwide women's strike for peace.
WICHITA AP The utilities superintendent of Wellington L E Stark Tuesday was elected president of the Kansas Association of Municipal Utilities Other new officers include RJ Hayes Chanute city manager first vice president Floyd Rinkenbaugh Coffeyville second vice president and Edgar P Scho Walter Kansas City Kan secretary treasurer Directors for three year terms Harley Lucas Hays Eugene Vogt St John and Eldon Steinhaus Kingman Director for two year term James Wilson Iola
Georgia and Mississippi police swiftly arrested members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee after they challenged ICC ordered bus terminal segregation. In Atlanta three SNCC members faced trespassing charges for seeking service at a Trailways adjacent restaurant. In Jackson Mississippi four others were detained at a bus terminal. Georgia officials urged the U.S. District Court to overturn the ICC order claiming intrastate commerce regulation and ICC powers exceed congressional grant.
The piece notes how the kids’ goodies found at Tony's Too proved handy during a late show last night. It highlights the popular snacks and the lively response from the crowd, emphasizing a casual, upbeat local vibe.
Sunday promotion details sighted at Reno's Cafeteria located at 17th and Main. The ad highlights meal deals and a family friendly price point to attract diners.
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