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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1961
Page
7
In Jefferson City teens harass a local physician by echoing his number 5-4321 after the receptionist answers. The prank leads to talk of changing the number as culprits escalate the nuisance. Meanwhile in Hollywood Florida thieves ransack a Miramar home stealing kitchen sink and many appliances.
In Atlantic Beach Florida an absentee ballot was not counted after being eaten by Charlie Brown a dachshund owned by Mayor elect Henry Isaacs The ballot was voided by election officials on Tuesday No race was decided by a single vote and the incident did not affect outcomes
In Little Rock the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that Delena Hanna a canning factory employee is entitled to workers compensation benefits after pulling a shoulder muscle while pulling on a sweater at the plant.
Kansas City AP Maybee II, the grand champion steer of the American Royal Livestock Show, sold for $5.10 a pound, totaling $4,998 for Judy Vining, a 17-year-old 4 H Club member from Osage Iowa. Eddie Williams of Kansas City won the bid, saying he bought it for a local restaurant. The reserve champion Droopy the Fifth, shown by Earl Kinds of Eaton Colorado, sold for $2 a pound, bringing $1,844. Williams also bought that steer.
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies through Thursday with cooler nights. Daytime highs on Thursday are expected to reach 65 to 70 degrees, and tonight’s lows should fall to 35 to 42 degrees.
Police in 17 states sought Philip C. Marsh chief security officer at General Dynamics Plattsburgh Air Force Base after he disappeared Sunday. Marsh, 45, left home to buy beer. wife says he had a nervous condition and felt depressed.
The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. request to discontinue two passenger trains between Omaha Nebraska and Kansas City Missouri. Trains numbered 105 and 106 would have been dropped with 105 from Kansas City at 2 40 p.m. and 106 from Omaha at 8 a.m.
Dr. W. J. Coppoe of New York will join Ottawa University Centennial Convocation as a business leadership session leader Friday afternoon. Coppoe, OU 1935 alumnus and head of Texaco research, teams with Sheldon Coleman of Wichita. The event opens with Dr. Ronald Wells address at 1:45 in the university auditorium.
City editor notes Ottawa University's new plans hold great significance for the town. The editorial discusses potential impacts on local growth, education, and civic pride, highlighting how university initiatives may shape the community’s future.
Kansas Governor John Anderson warned that states surrendering power to Washington will reduce governors to ceremonial duties. Speaking to the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, he urged preserving free enterprise and state and local control in areas not interstate or federal jurisdiction.
Walter P. Reuther aims to wind up auto labor contract talks with no strike at Chrysler. The UAW president takes command of the final bargaining round, proposing a strategy to resolve working conditions at national and local levels to prevent a GM or Ford style shutdown.
Premier Khrushchev told the 22nd Soviet Communist party congress that the downfall of imperialism and the triumph of socialism on a world scale are inevitable by 1980. He claimed socialism translates to reality in the USSR with unemployment wiped out, workers’ real wages up 480 percent, and peasant real incomes up over 500 percent.
The White House urged the Soviet Union to rethink its plan to detonate a 50 megaton nuclear device. It argued such a test is unnecessary and serves no essential military purpose. The administration said the U S can produce bombs in the 50 to 100 megaton range with existing know how, but full scale testing is not required. A 130 word statement from press secretary Pierre Salinger attributed to the White House outlined the position.
A fast moving cold front brought an end to Kansas' above normal temperatures today with readings near normal. Morning temps ranged from 32 at Goodland to 52 at Pittsburg, highs yesterday reached 76 in Olathe and Pittsburg and 87 at Russell. Today’s highs near 70 with clear skies, Thursday similar, a 5 day outlook shows slightly cooler conditions and possible light precipitation near the weekend. The Marais des Cygnes river is back within its banks after overflowing Tuesday near La Cygne and Trading Post. Prescriptions Raney CH 2 3092. adv.
Franklin County school unification subcommittee protested Ottawa District 30 figures used in the Senate Bill 400 plan. They approved a motion not to endorse the Ottawa report and rejected a single unit plan, favoring two districts: one combining Appanoose Williamsburg Pomona, and another with Rantoul Lane Princeton Richmond.
Ottawa gains 128 new Ottawa listings and 1 in Williamsburg in 1961 directory. Total 5 435 Ottawa listings and 259 Williamsburg numbers. Smith leads with 52 listings, Johnson 43, Brown 25. Occupations and animal names appear among listings. added 4 page 1 655 community dialability.
In Denver a 14 year old, Tennyson Beard, shot a classmate after saying he hated him, wounding a 15 year old and killing a bystander 14 year old Deborah Humphrey. Beard, Negro, was arrested near Morey Junior High. In Paris, 1,500 Algerians are slated for expulsion after curfew riots that left three dead and 77 seriously injured amid mass arrests.
Former President Eisenhower told Newark reporters he would walk out of a fall-out shelter if his family could not join him during a nuclear attack. He dismissed shelter alarm fears, questioned Civil Defense adequacy, and urged Americans to shed uneasiness while campaigning for James P. Mitchell in New Jersey.
POTTSVILLE AP Lillian Reis 32 faces trial over allegedly masterminding a $478,000 burglary at coal magnate John B Rich’s safe on Aug 7, 1959, using part of the money to buy the Celebrity Room nightclub in Philadelphia. Prosecution says about $25,000 was involved. Rich testified $3,500 cash was taken. Three co-defendants were convicted last spring.
A civilian C45 twin-engine Beechcraft air taxi operated by Golden Gate Airways crashed on takeoff from Travis Air Force Base California. All seven aboard were killed after boarding at 12:45 a.m. and the crash occurred ten minutes later during departure.
Former President Eisenhower said the sale of 186 surplus jet fighters to Yugoslavia is in the best interests of the United States. He noted he had not personally briefed President Kennedy, though military aides discussed the matter, amid earlier reports of his involvement.
A brief social column thanks the Smiths Joneses Browns and Johnsons for their support and cheerful greetings at a community event. The note highlights neighborly kindness and shared goodwill among residents.
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