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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1966
Page
6
AP reports President Johnson uses two bugged limousines to hear crowd reactions during motorcades. A bubbletop car with outside microphones transmits noise to the interior, guiding speeches and handshakes. When multiple routes are needed, the listening car cannot follow everywhere.
A House Education and Labor Committee clash looms as Rep. Powell fights a bid led by Rep. Gibbons to shift control to six subcommittee chairs. Powell calls the move racist while Gibbons says the goal is to reform procedures and protect programs. The fight could become a protracted, bruising battle.
Gemini 11 astronauts Cmdr. Charles Conrad Jr and Lt. Cmdr. Richard Gordon Jr landed at Cape Kennedy after a two hour flight from the carrier Guam. They thanked launch crews for a perfect liftoff and spoke of the rendezvous and the mission as they began three days of medical exams and debriefings.
In Denver Nixon downplayed the AP survey showing 36 of 48 GOP state chairmen and national committeemen expect him to win the 1968 nomination. He called the Democratic dispute a civil war among friends of Johnson, Humphrey, and Kennedy, while Romney gained some support and Reagan was noted as a contender.
AP reports U S scientists chase night combat edge in Viet Nam with Batman helicopters and black spots. Night sensing cameras in gunships and planes aim to reveal Viet Cong movements under star and moonlight. Firefly beams create optical glare, while passive devices like starlight scopes enhance ground troops visibility.
Ottawa University began its 102nd annual session on Thursday with all classes on schedule. Dean W. D. Bem said only a few adjustments were needed. The total enrollment reached 1,022, up from 949 a year ago, with 403 new students this fall and a few late enrollments expected to raise the total.
Phoenix area housewives abandon the two week bread boycott saying it did not save money as flour costs remain high. Marlene Kresse and Housewives Organized for Better Living with 2000 members urge buying from small bakeries while Housewives' Voice for Lower Prices vows to continue the effort. Bread sales show mixed results with four loaves for $1 in some markets.
London AP reports Sam Shenton, honorary secretary, insists astronauts Conrad and Gordon did not prove the Earth is round. He argues horizon remains level with the observer, and Atlantic splashdown confirms a flat Earth bound by crust rather than a globe orbiting the sun.
Ottawa High School opens at Cook Field hosting Pittsburg as season tickets go on sale tonight for three dollars. Gate access at east, south and west opens. Children sixth grade and under pay twenty five cents per game, reduced from fifty cents.
Weather remains cloudy and cool across the county with occasional light rain or drizzle through Saturday. Saturday’s high near 70 degrees. Tonight’s low mid 50s. Thursday high 69, today’s low 46. Previous year highs and lows noted at 89 and 60. Record high 100 in 1931, record low 40 in 1934. Barometer 30.05.
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