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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1960
Page
7
Ottawa High School hosts a bean supper on October 4 in the cafeteria style serving line starting at 5 p.m. Tickets sold by Kays and Kayeites or at the door include ham and beans, cornbread, salad, pie, and drink with a charity show and rock n roll dance contest in the Senior High auditorium with a small entry fee and band.
In Lakeland Florida a city bus stalled on railroad tracks as a freight train approached. Thirty six passengers jumped clear and then pushed the bus off the tracks to safety. Driver George C Johnson described the scene as too close for comfort.
Washington AP reports the Defense Department informed Sen. Frank Carlson that Continental Can Co of Coffeyville was named again as a subcontractor in the Nike Zeus anti missile program. It received a pedestal contract for target-tracking radar as Western Electric Co in New York lands a $199,125,000 award to continue Nike Zeus research and development for 12 months.
AP reports department store sales in the 10th Federal Reserve District rose four percent from a year earlier but Kansas fell nine percent and Missouri two percent. Nationally, sales gained two percent.
Kansas traffic death log reports 24 hours to 9 am showing 1960 total 348 deaths versus 1959 period 436. Data outlines toll comparisons and regional figures.
County forecast details fall afternoon to Saturday with cool spells then warming up. Temperatures near 70 this afternoon, 45 to 50 tonight, highs upper 70s Saturday.
Gov. George Docking says his opponent Atty. Gen. John Anderson shares the view that education is not a campaign issue. He cites Anderson remarks about using university facilities and governor regents to improve education and notes increases in faculty salaries since 1937.
Nixon tours rain soaked Bangor appealing on peace and strong defense. He contrasts Lodge and Kennedy on peace costs and vows a policy of firmness without belligerency. Eisenhower’s blessing boosts fundraising as Nixon denounces Kennedy Johnson record and cites voter hostility to their programs.
President Eisenhower flew to Denver to attend funeral services for Elivera Doud, the mother of his wife. He arrived from Chicago by jet and planned a swift return to Washington due to UN tensions.
Tulsa AP report says Army Engineers received an apparent low bid of 1,418,400 for first stage construction at Council Grove Dam on the Neosho River in Kansas. Cook Construction Co of Jackson Mississippi submitted the bid for embankment and excavation work for the dam outlet. Advance estimate was 1,570,000.
The Army extended Hercules Powder Co.’s contract at Sunflower Ordnance Works in Lawrence Kansas to Sept 30 1961. The extension bill amounts to 1 482 000 dollars and was advised to Kansas senators today.
Forecast calls for upper 70s for the nationally televised game at Lawrence tomorrow between K U and Syracuse. Ottawa recorded 45 degrees this morning with many areas in the 40s, Goodland at 37. Winds shift to south Saturday bringing partial clouds and a slight warming trend across the state.
Gov George Docking says he still believes Dr Geoffrey Martin should be fired as state health officer. He has urged the state Board of Health to discharge Martin previously, but they declined. Docking notes the board could find a better head, possibly from outside the department, to improve operation and relations with division heads.
Princeton Grain Co opens offering a range of fertilizers and agricultural supplies. The ad highlights available products and invites farmers to visit for further details and pricing.
Bonn moves to cancel the East West trade agreement, erasing the pact by year end. Chancellor Adenauer aims to pressure the Communists to ease Berlin restrictions and ensure freedom of movement in and out of Berlin.
Rep J Floyd Breeding D Kansas cites Eisenhower era policy and U S diplomacy as failing Cuba policy and allowing Fidel Castro to rise. He criticizes the State Department for not backing Batista with democratic reforms and free elections, urging accountability for Castro's rise amid Cold War tensions. Breeding spoke during a Sun District campaign event.
President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan will meet at the White House this weekend to discuss the East-West crisis at the United Nations. Macmillan will fly from New York Saturday, meet Sunday, then return, accompanied by Lord Home and Frederick Hoyer Millar.
Ottawa University and Ottawa High School prepare for a 1960 Northeast Kansas League opener as the Cy clones face the Highland Park Scotties at Cook Field Ot tawa University. A lunch protest drew about 200 students from the Commons and campus cafes, though officials noted normal noon meals feed around 300 to 410.
Fidel Castro labeled Richard Nixon and John F Kennedy beardless kids in a sharp attack during a UN General Assembly break. He added that if Soviet Premier Khrushchev had spent six months in the United States he would win more votes than Kennedy.
Seventy five Ottawa High School musicians join about 40090 total participants for K U Band Day tomorrow. Seventy two high school bands will perform at halftime of the KU vs Syracuse game. The line near the end will include The Orange Bowl March America the Beautiful and the KU Alma Mater. Ottawa Band Director Loren Matthews explains the placement may provoke disagreement.
President Eisenhower tells Illinois GOP workers that the nation needs leadership from a trained team not doom-filled views. He lauds Nixon as experienced and ready for the presidency, plans to attend Elivera Doud Eisenhower’s funeral in Denver after a nationwide fund raiser broadcast to 35 sites.
At the United Nations Gomulka led a Communist counteroffensive against Western policy while neutralist leaders urged urgent steps toward easing tensions. A five-nation plea backed renewal of Eisenhower Khrushchev talks as a first move, amid Khrushchev’s court diplomacy and calls for UN reform.
The Star Light Theater Association finished the season with a profit of 17230 dollars. It marked the second straight year the outdoor theater operated in the black after five consecutive years of losses.
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