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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1966
Page
7
Variable cloudiness and scattered thundershowers tonight and Friday. High Friday mid 70s. Low tonight upper 50s. Historical highs and lows listed: 67 today, 52 overnight, 78 high a year ago, 55 low a year ago. Record high 100 in 1939, record low 34 in 1904. Hourly readings, barometer at 30.05 inches.
Ottawa officials discussed restoring the Franklin County Fair to Forest Park amid about 1,536 petition signatures and plans for a joint meeting with the county commission and fair board. The session also covered KCPL interconnection, power plant upgrades, and swimming pool plans with Larkin and Associates.
Cape Kennedy, Fla. AP reports Gemini 11 astronauts Cmdr. Charles Conrad Jr. and Lt. Cmdr. Richard F. Gordon Jr. nearing Earth after planned automatic reentry and heat-shield dive. They aim to steer via guidance system and land 725 miles southeast of Cape Kennedy with a Guam carrier recovery force in good weather. They set new space records including fastest rendezvous and docking, multiple docking, high altitude, longest EVA, and tethered flight.
A 118 foot West German training submarine Hal with 21 aboard sank in a North Sea gale off Hamburg. One survivor, two drowned, rescued after more than 12 hours. Boatswain Silbernagle identified. crew members reported on deck when it sank. Recovery and search by British Dutch Danish aircraft and German ships continue.
In Beijing a crowd of about one million Red Guards and army members gathered in a square for a rally attended by Chairman Mao Zedong and Defense Minister Lin Biao. Hours earlier youths had been told to pause their revolutionary push, yet the event signaled high official respect for the Red Guards.
War and displacement define life in Viet Nam as 20 000 to 50 000 people monthly seek refuge in camps. AID officials Lewis Robinson and Charles Fields distribute donated clothing from Ottawa amid a community effort sparked by Kathy Robinson. The gesture boosts morale, with Ottawa’s clothing drive shipping 25 3 cubic foot boxes weighing 920 pounds to Viet Nam.
The House Appropriations Committee approved a million dollars for Melvern Reservoir construction for the fiscal year ending next June 30, signaling progress for flood control supporters. Included were $200,000 for Osawatomie protection works and planning funds for Fort Scott and Hillsdale Reservoirs, with additional Kansas project allocations across several counties.
Washington reports the Senate passed a compromise bill raising the minimum wage from 1.25 to 1.40 next February and to 1.60 in 1969. The measure broadens coverage to 8 million more workers, including non-Civil Service federal staff, some farm workers, and hotel, restaurant, and retail employees, expanding the act for about 30 million workers.
President Johnson may visit Kansas City to address the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners convention. No official Washington confirmation, union spokesman says invited, but White House sources unavailable for comment. Missouri Congress members hear reports but cannot confirm.
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