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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1961
Page
7
Batesville photographer Coy Claxton retaliates against a grocery promo by offering six free baby pictures to customers who buy his photos, in response to a free baby photo deal tied to a potato chip brand.
Blountstown city clerk Joe Plummer reports two council seats open in Wards 1 and 2 with a $25 qualifying fee and a $1 annual salary for a two year term. The 4 p.m. deadline today passes without any candidates filing, leaving questions about future appointments. In Milton, Navy Lt and Mrs. Marty Shuman welcome twins a boy and a girl born Monday, adding to a family of three prior sets.
Iran's Mehdi Vakil leads an eight nation push to urge urgent UN action and direct appeal to Moscow to cancel a 50 megaton hydrogen test. The plan seeks to suspend general debate on nuclear testing and tackle the appeal immediately, backed by Canada Sweden Denmark Japan Iceland Iran Pakistan and Norway over radioactive fallout fears.
Frost or freezing temperatures are forecast for most of Kansas tonight with readings rising into the 60s by Thursday. Skies should stay clear or nearly so through Thursday, with recent cloudiness and no rainfall reported. Daytime highs reach 57 at Olathe to 75 at Pittsburg. lows tonight range from the 20s in the northwest to the low 30s in the southeast.
AP report tracks Kansas traffic fatalities over a 24 hour period ending 9 am Wednesday and compares October totals to the prior year with figures for 1961 and 1960, noting 427 deaths in 1961 and 403 in the comparable 1960 period.
Fair tonight and Thursday with cooler conditions. Frost or freezing temperatures expected tonight with lows around 25 to 32 degrees and Thursday's highs near 50s in the county forecast.
In Russell Kansas AP report on two teenage AWOL soldiers George York 18 and James Latham 19 facing a death penalty trial for the Oakley Kansas murder of Otto Ziegler on June 9. Jury selection extends as 60 jurors considered with 12 chosen first day and potential jurors questioned on opinions and capital punishment. The pair fled from Ft Hood burglary spree across five states ending at Utah roadblock.
The Herald shifts to a monthly in advance billing for city carriers effective November 1. Carriers will collect a month ahead and issue an estimated bill at the start of each month, to be paid by the first. If a carrier changes, reimbursement and new carrier contact follow.
Junction City voters approved a $500,000 bond issue for school expansion with a turnout of 1,298 to 852. The funds, plus $280,000 already available, will add classrooms at the senior high and grade schools and for equipment.
Otto W. Nitch aged 41 died after a sewer ditch caved in burying him up to his neck in Lawrence area. Clarence E. Wilson, 70, was buried to his waist but rescued with non critical injuries as workers responded quickly.
The Kansas Conference launches a campaign to raise 700000 for Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City. Bishop Eugene Slater spoke at Ottawa First Methodist Church with Dr. Ewart Watts presiding. Don Holler outlined growth from 53 students in 1959 to 142 today. The Ottawa District drive begins February 1 1962 as the church faces a minister shortage noted since 1952.
In Berlin U S Army troops were on general alert for six hours as tanks lined the wall and armed patrols entered East Berlin to press the right of American civilians to move across. Buses and a civilian car faced East German and checkpoint refusals amid tense escorts and later gestures of restricted passage.
In a nuclear conflict strategic air command and ICBM bases across the United States would be prime targets and nearby areas could suffer fallout. Officials argue military targets would be struck first, with SAC bases and ICBMs spreading out from central control points across many states including Nebraska Montana North Dakota South Dakota Missouri Colorado Idaho Arizona Kansas Arkansas Wyoming Oklahoma Texas Washington and California. Fallout risk estimates place Schilling AFB Salina Kansas to Kansas City at 50 percent and Forbes AFB Topeka Kansas to Kansas City at 60 percent.
Residents in the non high territory around Ottawa heard a discussion of Senate School Unification Bill 400 at Garfield School. Speakers included Emory Morgan, Franklin County subcommittee member, and Ottawa representatives Robert A. Anderson and Robert B. Wellington. More than 75 attended. Similar meetings are planned Saturday night at Wycoff School and Monday night at Sand Creek, with a Wednesday meeting at Baxter School.
TOPEKA AP Senator Frank Carlson urged continued testing of nuclear bombs at a meeting sponsored by the Topeka League of Women Voters observing United Nations Day. He tied defense to national protection and reiterated opposition to admitting Red China to the UN.
A reader notice column references multiple topics from today’s paper including student spelling growth, teacher tenure protections, national railroad debt, foreign aid impact, and a geopolitical note on Congo. It lists page indicators and a prescription notice for Raney.
Washington reports atmospheric radiation experts expect the initial fallout cloud from the Soviet arctic test to reach the Aleutians late Thursday and Alaska or western Canada late Friday. The cloud carries a small debris fraction while most material remains high in the stratosphere until next spring.
The power cable that failed Monday evening at the city electric plant caused a brief blackout in Ottawa and Pomona. Don Hamilton, water and light superintendent, says the cable is temporarily repaired and in use. He will discuss with city commissioners replacing it with a permanent installation, noting the temporary fix may not be suitable long term. Repairs involved removing a section of the cable and substituting new material.
Gov John Anderson sparks a quarrel with Mrs Marie Vickers after bringing four ponies to Cedar Crest for children to ride. Vickers claims Kansas has the most expensive pony ring, citing Cedar Crest upgrades costing 288691 dollars and a 5951 dollar split rail fence. Anderson says opponents should not deprive children of posing ponies and notes 200 acres of blue grass idle on the estate awaiting renovation. Cedar Crest, bequeathed for an executive mansion, is being prepared for occupancy next year.
In Beulah Kansas a new interdenominational church formed after Ray H Browns campaign promise to establish a Bible school. An old school building with bell was moved to serve as the Beulah Community Church which opened in 1941 drawing Baptists Methodists Presbyterians former Christians Catholics and others. The church practices sprinkling or immersion baptism and quarterly communion with no formal creed.
Katanga President Moise Tshombe formally accepts ratification of the Katanga U N cease-fire and agrees to hand over about 190 Irish and Scandinavian prisoners this afternoon. The U N Command will also return at Elisabethville control of the post office and radio station and receive 210 Katangan prisoners.
Ottawa United Chest needs under 4000 to reach 22097. Assistant drive chairman Howard Doyen reports today’s donations total 18419.62. Some workers have not turned in their collections while others missed by workers have brought in funds. Additional donations may be turned in at Peoples National Bank.
Texas congressman Rep. Olin E Teague said in a speech that the United States would have a man in orbit by December and three men to the moon by 1969 The tentative date for Earth orbit is December 5 Teague is on the Space Committee, while NASA officials declined to comment
A Russian boast highlights Tany's Tool as a notable achievement while critics note the cloud its creation casts lacks a silver lining and carries a negative implication for its promise.
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