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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1961
Page
6
In Waukegan Illinois Jack Benny joked he would open a $39 bank account for every baby born Thursday. Thirteen births followed the quip bringing Benny's miserliness to light as he toured a local junior high school named for him before taping a TV show.
In Berlin a Communist police officer caught two East Berlin youths as they cut a fence to slip into the U S sector. He fired a warning shot then abandoned his submachine gun and fled with the refugees through the same hole into West Berlin, authorities said.
An Echo satellite will shift northeast from a position 60 degrees above the horizon north of Ottawa at 4 34 a m on Saturday. Also a local ad notes Carry Out Special Whole Fried Chickens for 1 00 and homemade donuts 35 cents a dozen at Colbern's Restaurant CH 2 4190.
Generally fair and warm with increasing humidity by Saturday. Highs in the 80s today and Saturday, nights in the 50s. Yesterday’s high 81, record highs 95 in 1936 and 96 in 1962. Hourly readings show warm morning with rising afternoon temps reaching the 80s by afternoon.
A football game tonight features Ottawa High Cy Clones against Rosedale at Cook Field on the Ottawa University campus with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m.
DETROIT AP Full bargaining teams from Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers Union resume national contract talks as the first extended session since 120,000 Ford workers walked out Tuesday. Progress hinges on local deal outcomes from the past 48 hours with 38 local agreements already announced, including 12 locations without new demands.
The United States and Soviet Union reportedly agree on Burma's U Thant as temporary U N secretary general with Adlai Stevenson in talks and the main questions remaining about election method and powers. Gromyko opposes a five assistant plan favoring a three undersecretary setup from the U S Soviet and a neutral nation.
Provincial guardsmen using bayonets and pistols killed 46 members of a Communist battalion in Kien Hoa Province, about 60 miles southwest of Saigon, as civil guards and militiamen fought in the Mekong Delta. Government losses were three killed. The latest in a ten day wave of Viet Cong fatalities near Saigon raises total Viet Cong deaths above 250.
Caesar Nasser indicated the United Arab Republic would not oppose Syria joining the United Nations and Arab League. He urged no political blockade of Syria, arguing such action would harm the Syrian people. Cairo press had condemned rebels as imperialists shortly before.
A State Department security agent testified that former diplomat Irvin C. Scarbeck told him he accepted about 400 from Polish agents over months of dealings. He faces trial for allegedly turning over four secret embassy documents to Reds after being blackmailed by a Polish girl.
Dallas AP reports House Speaker Sam Rayburn 79, resting comfortably at Baylor Hospital after extensive cancer tests showed the disease spread with no further surgery. He left Washington Aug 31 for Bonham to rest from back pains. Only family visitors are permitted.
Washington AP A federal grand jury in Detroit indicted George Roxburgh, business agent of Local 299, Hoffa’s home local, on six counts. The charges include two conspiracy counts to receive illegal payments from employers employing members of his local, alleging he took illicit payments from firms. Local 299 is among the largest Teamsters locals with about 15,000 members. Deputy Atty Gen Byron White announced the indictment in Detroit.
AP reports Kansas will enjoy pleasant autumn weather for the next two to three days with warm days and mild nights and no rain. State highs are expected in the 80s, with Thursday highs from 75 at Pittsburg to 88 at Hill City and Russell. overnight lows from 41 at Goodland to 55 at Concordia and Manhattan.
In Shelby North Carolina a 14 year old boy accidentally shot his 12 year old brother during a game of cowboy. Coroner Ollie Harris said the death of Bobby Ray Wilson was accidental and no inquest would be held. The weapon a .22 rifle was believed unloaded when Johnny Lee Wilson picked it up and fired.
Ottawa fund drive totals show contributions of 8216.50 with most gifts from advance phase. One fair share report filed. door to door drives in residential areas planned for next week downtown as part of the campaign. About 37 percent of the 22087 goal has been collected.
Anne Machin will be the sole girl in the junior class cast of Ottawa High School’s Mister Roberts, playing Lt. Ann Girard. Other leads include Rick Jamison as Mister Roberts and Ben Park as Doc, with a large supporting lineup and a date change to November 21 and 22 due to a community theater conflict.
London AP reports Soviet Premier Khrushchev approves erecting the Berlin barrier. East Germans closed East Berlin’s border with West Berlin on August 13 after Warsaw Pact members ordered border controls to stem the refugee flood.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko lands in Washington for talks with President Kennedy on the Berlin crisis. He refuses to say if a Khrushchev proposal is ready but stresses that the danger of war must be prevented. He arrives from New York after UN sessions and calls for a peaceful settlement of the German question.
Karachi streets depict confusion as residents react to urban changes. The piece notes street scenes, public safety concerns, and the impact on daily life with observations from local authorities and residents.
Mrs. Khrushchev told Western peace marchers in Moscow that the Soviet Union would not build air raid shelters, saying there is no defense in a nuclear war. She argued against discarding armaments and noted past war harms, while the group pressed for disarmament during tea at the House of Friendship. The meeting included U.S. and European participants and several New York visitors, including Regina Fischer.
In Vienna the Soviet delegation led by Vasily Emelyanov walked out in protest as Dr Sigvard Eklund was inaugurated director general of the IAEA. Emelyanov warned of very negative consequences and pledged to seek withdrawal from the 76 nation agency, accusing the West of railroaded election and lack of collaboration.
PIRAEUS Greece AP A witness testified that American Roger Ranney on trial for killing two Greek sailors had bought a small boat to sail to Spain. Constantine Nelas a Greek who met Ranney on a liner from the United States said Ranney invited him to visit in Greece and bought a launch named Falcone to travel to Spain where he planned to work as a commercial photographer. Ranney from Chanute Kansas went on trial Thursday.
Berlin amid tense border area as British and Western Allied representatives protest Soviet and East German police shootings in the French sector. Sir Rohan Delacombe and Col. Andrei Solovyev exchange protests while Gen. Lucius D. Clay inspects Bernauerstrasse, a street split by the wall, after two daily shooting incidents.
Franklin County high schools with driver education will receive 10169.48 from the state education department to fund courses. Checks are being mailed today from Topeka and Ottawa High and other county schools with driver education programs will share the funds.
Washington AP report unveils a simplified two page 1961 federal income tax form 1040 aimed at plain English usage. The form replaces 1040W and condenses tax computation to the first page, with new 1040 for salaries wages and limited dividends and interest. The old 1040A remains for smaller incomes, while supplements cover higher incomes and business or farm activity. Mortimer M. Caplin notes simplification limits and promises easier taxpayer interaction.
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