Erie Man Killed In Fort Scott Collision
Lonnie R. Ott 24 of Erie died in a two car crash at US 54 and K7 four miles west of Fort Scott. James L. Hackney 27 of Fort Scott had minor injuries. Ott employed at Olson's Food Market in Erie. Funeral services set for Erie Federated Church Tuesday.
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Erie
Lonnie R. Ott
Fort Scott
Ott
Olson
Highway Patrol
James L. Hackney
Hackney
Lonnie Ray Ott
Buffalo
Edward Ott
Ray Westerman
Lake Stevens
Wash
Joe Reissig
Paul Coover
Wayne Erikson
Lavenburg
Harold
Cimarron
Erie Federated Church
Joye Doane
Bethel Cemetery
Pierce Funeral Home
Espionage Defense Begins for Perkins at Tyndall Air Base
M. Sgt. Walter Perkins, accused of giving defense secrets to the Russians, is presented as an alcoholic with long Air Force service. Defense contends alcoholism affected judgment and that he sought to trade POWs, while pleading innocent by reason of temporary insanity.
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Tyndall Air Force Base
Fla
Walter Perkins
Maxwell Weisman
Division of Alcoholism Control
Maryland
Perkins
Air Force
Weisman
Henry Rothblatt
Rothblatt
Tyndall
Shriver Takes Crma Course as McGovern Hones Veep Pick
Sen George McGovern accelerates prep for running mate with Sargent Shriver. Shriver vows to campaign vigorously, focus on foreign policy and welfare, and says he sees no past that could embarrass the ticket. He plans to tour major cities by Thursday and meets the DNC amid Eagleton baggage.
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Washington
George McGovern
Sargent Shriver
McGovern
Shriver
Bremer father calls verdict crucifixion in Wallace shooting
William Bremer rejected the Maryland verdict against his son Arthur H. Bremer after a judge jailed him for 63 years for the May 1972 shooting of Alabama Governor George C. Wallace. He accused prosecutors of railroad justice and urged mental health treatment rather than prison. He said he plans an appeal and seeks donations for the effort.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wiliam Bremer
Arthur H. Bremer
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Maryland
Bremer
Angela Davis
South Side
Upper Marlboro
Wallace
Arthur Marshall
Witness Stands Briefly as Defense Mentioned Son
The witness appeared briefly for the defense at the trial and was not questioned about his son, a former Milwaukee busboy, who was referenced in court.
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Milwaukee
City to start flat bed truck pickups this Wednesday
A new heavy item pick up service by flat bed trucks begins this month as part of the revised trash system. Pickups occur on Wednesdays across four city sections from Aug 9 through Aug 30 with rates rising from 1.50 to 2.00, mandatory for all utility users.
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Bob Bunting
Main Street
Steuben Street
Main
Steuben
Jail Turmoil After Two Arrests At Dine-A-Mite
Police arrested Herbert L. Reed for public intoxication and related offenses after a disturbance at the Dine-A-Mite. Reed damaged his cell, spitting at an officer and causing property destruction and a fire-related incident. Doris Hawes arrived protesting and was charged with intoxication and disorderly conduct. both incidents caused minor injuries to officers during restraint.
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S. Santa Fe
Herbert L. Reed
S. Malcolm
Reed
Doris Hawes
18Th St
Re-Appointed J. J. Volmer Named to Wheat Commission
J. J. Volmer, a farmer from near Parsons, was reappointed by Gov. Robert Docking to the Kansas Wheat Commission for two years. Docking also reappointed Carl A. Dumler of Russell and Edwin H. Petrowsky of Tak to the seven member bipartisan panel with headquarters in Hutchinson. Volmer has served 10 years across five terms, receiving twenty dollars a day plus expenses when meetings convene.
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Erie
J. J. Volmer
Neosho County
Parsons
Robert Docking
Kansas Wheat Commission
Commission
Hutchinson
Docking
Carl A. Dumler
Russell
Edwin H. Petrowsky
Taka
Volmer
Intercepted Letter Highlights Cha and Shriver Ticket
An intercepted note mentions Cha and Shriver with Shriver possibly the sole person to be the number seven on a two man ticket. The terse fragment hints at political maneuvering and unique ballot positioning implications.
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Shriver
Shriver Selected as Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate
Sargent Shriver, long linked with the Kennedy family and Civil Rights work, is picked by George McGovern to replace Eagleton on the Democratic ticket. The veteran Democrat has led Peace Corps, Headed the War on Poverty and served as ambassador to France, with prior bids for higher office contemplated.
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Shriver
U.S
France
Peace Corps
Office of Economic Opportunity
McGovern
Thomas F. Eagleton
Washington
Sargent Shriver
Kennedy
Eunice Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Economic Opportunity
Johnson
Nixon
Maryland
Weather outlook: light winds and mild temperatures
The area forecast says light and variable winds tonight with a fair, mild night and overnight low mid to upper 60s. Tuesday will be partly sunny with highs in the 80s and precipitation chances near zero tonight and about 10 percent on Tuesday.
Air quality improves but water pollution worsens report says
The 1970 environmental report notes nationwide air quality improved from 1969 to 1970 while water pollution rose in major watersheds. It estimates antipollution spending at 287.1 billion over a decade and projects environment costs rising to 33.3 billion annually by 1980.
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Washington
Council On Environmental Quality
Thief Steals During Vigil At Hospital In Shelbyville
A Shelbyville woman reports a thief took her last 225 dollars and her dying husband’s watch while she slept during an all night vigil at a hospital. Mary Warren expressed disbelief about the theft and urged compassion for those in need.
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Nashville, Tenn
Shelbyville
Mary Warren
IRA Regroups After Belfast Barricade Battle Losses
Two British soldiers and a youth were killed early today as violence in Northern Ireland rose, bringing the three-year toll toward five hundred. The Irish Republican Army regrouped after British Army sweeps of barricaded strongholds in Belfast and Londonderry last week.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Londonderry
Sky Diving Death Shocks Wichita Family
Christine Curtis a 20 year old woman died after a parachute malfunction on her first sport jump near Wichita. She jumped from a light aircraft about 1 30 p m over a plowed field. Witnesses said the main parachute failed to open fully and the reserve chute could not save her. Her mother and three sisters witnessed the tragedy.
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Wichita
Christine Curtis
Miss Curtis
Schmitz says Wallace endorsement unlikely at Louisville convention
Rep. John G. Schmitz predicts Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace will not endorse any candidate this year. Schmitz’s running mate, Thomas Jefferson Anderson, a Tennessee weekly editor, was nominated at the convention, and both men belong to the John Birch Society.
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Louisville
American Party
Alabama
George C. Wallace
John G. Schmitz
California
Wallace
Schmitz
Thomas Jefferson Anderson
Anderson
Tennessee
John Birch Society
Senate Debates Ban on Saturday Night Special Handguns
The Senate opens debate on a bill to halt sales of small handguns nicknamed Saturday night specials. Chief sponsor Sen. Birch Bayh of Indiana says the measure would remove from the market the weapons criminals most frequently use.
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Washington
Senate
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Floods, Cholera Toll Rise in Philippines
Waters from the worst Philippine flood recede as officials warn cholera risk grows without sanitation. Five more deaths raise the disease toll to 108 since July 1, with central Luzon and Manila area fatalities at least 435 from drowning landslide or disease.
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Manila
Philippine
Luzon
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Vincent Morales
Fred Foster
Lisa
America
Democratic National Committee
Eagleton
Miami Beach
Cha
Congress
Saigon
Cambodia
Saigon-Phnom Penh
North Vietnam
Haiphong
U.S. Command
IRA
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