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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1961
Page
6
London AP reports Reverend Eric James of St. George's Camberwell urges humility to reduce auto crashes, condemning drivers who curse others, view pedestrians as threats, boast about women drivers, and overtake aggressively. The piece cites his parish magazine stance on safe, respectful driving.
County forecast notes variable cloudiness and warm conditions through Saturday. Scattered thunderstorms are possible late tonight and Saturday. Highs Saturday expected in the upper 80s, lows tonight around 65 to 70.
In Chicago on the South Side, three gang leaders aged 19 to 20 and known only as Little Man Frank and George addressed about 200 residents and shop owners from a darkened corridor seeking help and less idle time for youths. They urged the community to be compassionate while acknowledging past crimes and the need for a better police department to prevent further youth offenses.
Soviet premier Khrushchev told C L Sulzberger of the New York Times that Francis Gary Powers could be released before his ten year sentence ends but current international tensions prevent freeing the U2 pilot now. Powers was shot down over Sverdlovsk on May 1, 1960 and convicted as a spy, a case that helped derail the Paris summit and spurred Khrushchev to demand an apology from Eisenhower.
Carla, a major hurricane with 125 mph winds, moves toward the U S Gulf coast prompting mass evacuations from low lying areas in Louisiana Texas and nearby communities. Authorities seal vulnerable roads prepare Red Cross centers and shut in Gulf oil rigs as Betsy and Debbie loom in the Atlantic and Caribbean.
Shirley Small daughter of Mr and Mrs George Small 721 King Ottawa will be among 100 students to receive scholarships Sunday at the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Kansas meeting in Ottawa. The 1961 Ottawa High School graduate will enter Emporia State as a freshman this fall. About 200 Prince Hall Masonic Order members will attend the Elliott Hall at the First Baptist Church for the meeting and the scholarship awards to be announced Sunday afternoon.
Washington reports the Pentagon and White House ordered an inquiry into the U S Army role in staging Jack Paar TV at the Friedrichstrasse crossing between West and East Berlin. An assistant secretary of defense called the episode disgraceful and said Army involvement shows poor judgment.
AP report from Pittsburgh describes striking pickets at General Motors Fisher Body Plant in West Mifflin assaulting United Auto Workers Local 544 president John McCarrell and Detroit personnel director Charles Latham. Two other men were roughed up. no serious injuries. A warrant was issued for plant manager Fred Hughes on aggravated assault with an automobile and failure to stop after hitting John L. Jones, 37, of Connellsville RD2. Jones was listed in fair condition. Union walkout followed a Thursday incident. extension granted in Detroit but not communicated locally.
A high school introduces a new communism course as part of its social studies offerings, outlining curriculum aims and expectations for students.
A young East German sped a station wagon through Communist barriers and the Brandenburg Gate to West Berlin. Wood splinters flew as Red guards dodged the car that breached the border under heavy guard and shot to stop. Police withheld the driver’s name.
The Air Force missed its summer target to place the first rotent Titan ICBMs but expects nine Titans at Lowry Air Force Base Colorado to be in firing position within months. A second Titan launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, succeeded as planned in testing inertial guidance for a future more powerful model.
The United States Britain and France warned the Soviet Union in Moscow that any interference with air corridors between West Germany and West Berlin will be met with consequences. They rejected Moscow’s claim that Allied air rights are not unrestricted and stressed established rights.
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt age 76 exits Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after a routine three day checkup in very satisfactory condition. Dr A David Gurewitsch, her personal physician, says she will return home to Hyde Park New York following the hospital visit.
In Hempton England AP reports George Washington, owner of a concrete business, advertising for day laborers bans Banbury men. When asked why Banburies are excluded he says I can't tell a lie they’re no good. About 50 Banbury applicants rejected in six months, triggering citywide denunciation.
A Navy Neptune bomber from Patrol Squadron 931 based at Jacksonville crashed during a two week training mission over Lake George, killing five of eleven crew. Survivors Dean Coffman and William Estee were treated in Palatka, with Lt Cmdr Thomas C. Thompson among the relatively uninjured. Other injured crew were moved to Jacksonville in fair condition. The crash occurred on the aircraft's final night flight near Jacksonville, Florida.
A 66 million GI insurance dividend, for policies held mainly by Korean War veterans, awaits President Kennedy's signature after Congress passed a bill. Individual payments will top near 150 dollars, based on policy amount and holding period, with about 675,000 veterans eligible. The one time dividend liquidates policy surplus.
The Topeka AP traffic death log reports 24 hours ending 9 am Friday with 4 deaths in September, bringing the 1961 total to 351. The comparable 1960 period tallies 323 deaths.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev told a friendship meeting with Indian Prime Minister Nehru that he is ready for businesslike talks with President Kennedy on urgent world problems. He condemned Kennedy’s testing decision and urged a German peace treaty now, warning against postponement and stating the USSR could strike a blow if pushed.
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