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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1963
Page
1
A fierce wind and rain last night leveled a barn and uprooted a chicken house on Herman Feuerborn’s farm, damaging his 95 acre corn crop near Richmond. He and wife Marjorie rode out the storm after church, estimating a $4,000 rebuild plus possible yield losses, with two bantam roosters and a watch dog among minor losses.
Congress enters the ninth month of its session amid a thicket of major fights. Tax cuts, foreign aid, nuclear test ban treaty, and civil rights push likely to trigger Southern filibusters in the Senate. The Senate plans to consider broadening the Manpower Training Act, funding unemployment training, and covering states' third-year costs with $161 million in federal funds.
Traffic deaths during the long Labor Day weekend rose to a record 545, surpassing last year’s 501. The toll included six fatal accidents in Michigan and a worst crash near Dayton, Texas, with 10 dead. Boating deaths reached 20 and drownings 46, totaling 609 for the period.
Liberal Democratic party members in Seoul rejected merging with Gen Chung Hee Park's Democratic Republican party for the October 15 presidential election and filed two new challenges to Park at a national convention.
A brief note suggests Governor Wallace could seek federal assistance for Alabama's aid program through foreign aid channels.
A southern Franklin and northern Anderson county storm caused major crop damage with rainfall between 1.90 and 2.50 inches. Ottawa recorded .30 inches, while Richmond area corn losses could reach 75 percent on about 100 acres, estimated at over 3400 dollars. Fifteen farms reported damage from wind and lightning, including Chester Martin four miles southwest of Richmond. Local residents named Herman Feuerborn, Chester Martin, John Greten cord, Leo Peine, Conrad Herm reck, Lee Hermreck, Harold Guy, Charles Thompson, Melvin Kuiken, Mrs. Edith McClure, Lambert Bures, George Feu erborn, Charles Edwards, Frank Cox, and Don Toss.
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows mid 60s tonight, highs in the 80s on Wednesday.
Hazleton, Pa. AP report says David Fellin and Henry Throne return home after a week in a hospital and 14 days entombment in a mine cave in. Louis Bova remains lost and state officials say hope of finding him alive is virtually abandoned.
Enrollments in the city school system show a net increase of 28 students this year, announced by Superintendent Henry Parker. Readouts by school include Eugene Field 410, Garfield 348, Hawthorne 297, Lincoln 264, junior high 602, and senior high 502 students, with last year figures noted for comparison.
In Tuskegee Alabama Gov. George Wallace, a staunch segregationist, ordered most state troopers to move toward Birmingham while 25 remained to guard the segregated 12 grade school. Troopers and mounted deputies blocked entry as the Macon County School Board said the school was open, prompting accusations of an armed invasion and a police powers order delaying fall classes.
Governor George Wallace used helmeted state troopers and sheriff's deputies to block desegregation at the Tuskegee public school, forcing teachers and students to stay out and delaying classes until next Monday. In other Southern cities desegregation proceeded peacefully in Savannah, Athens and Valdosta Georgia Baton Rouge Louisiana and Tallahassee Florida.
Walter McAdow has been named reservoir manager of the Pomona Dam project on 110 Mile Creek west of Ottawa. Col Miles Wachendorf, district engineer, notes McAdow, with 33 years in the Corps of Engineers, will work with Fred Blanks during phased construction toward operation and maintenance. The move follows six years at Schilling Air Force Base and Ft. Riley inspection duties. residential details and family are listed, with emphasis on local recreation interest and spring water impoundment.
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