Viets Claim A Huge Kill In Central Highlands Battle
In South Vietnam's central highlands fighting raged around Firebase No. 6 near the Laotian border. South Vietnamese claim 1,180 North Vietnamese casualties and 61 dead for government forces after a six hour clash with the 28th Regiment decimated. Air strikes and artillery supported the defense as Nguyen’s forces maintained control of the base.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
No. 6
Hanoi
le Trung Hein
Hien
Hein
Lhat
NVA
Duc Duc
Earier
da Nang
Lang Vei
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Sadat threatens renewed fighting over Suez Canal
Sadat warned in Al Ahram that fighting could resume by month end unless Israel accepts his latest peace terms. He urged all parties including the United States and United Nations to define positions now. Egypt offered partial withdrawal with troops on the east bank to supervise canal clearance and separate hostile forces.
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Associated Press
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Suez Canal
Israel
Cairo
al Ahram
Sadat
United States
United Nations
Sinai Peninsula
Nixon
Security Council
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Jarrings
Israel Galili
Golda Meir
Tel Aviv
Yigal Allon
Foreign Ministry
New York
Washington
El-Arish
East Bank
Weather: High 58 Friday with record lows and temps
The forecast lists Friday high at 58 and today’s low at 30, compares with last year’s 43 and 28, notes a record high of 82 in 1932 and record low of 12 in 1936. Hourly readings extend to 8 am with multiple values and a barometer of 30.15.
Sen Pearson visits Ottawa outlines war, SST, ecology
Kansas Senator James Pearson spoke in Ottawa noting public frustration with Indochina and a April 7 troop withdrawal speedup. He praised SST debate as showing limits of military excess while warning about environmental priorities and economy. He discussed Calley’s conviction and potential draft implications, and urged balance in ecological policy.
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Robert B. Wellington
Calley
Vietnam
Ottawa
James Pearson
Kansas
Iola
Wichita
Indochina
U. S
Washington
Pearson
Congress
America
Russia
William Calley
My Lai
Verne Alden
Wellsville
Almeda Edwards
RFD
Senators discuss funding a 941 million budget in Ottawa
Two senators from Topeka and Washington met in Ottawa on Saturday and debated financing a budget of 941 million. State Sen. Wint Winter called it a big problem while U.S. Sen. James Pearson joked that in Washington that amount is not money at all.
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Topeka
Washington
Ottawa
Wint Winter
U.S
James Pearson
Kansas House Rejects Bingo Bill Amendments
In Topeka the Kansas House rejected Senate amendments to a bill legalizing bingo for certain nonprofit groups. The Senate had added an exemption for Calcutta pools and the House sent the measure to a conference committee of three House members and two senators to craft a compromise. House members on the committee are Rep. Kenith Howard Jr., Rep. Roger Turner, and Rep. Robert Keenan. Senate not in session.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Senate
House
Kenith Howard Jr
Overland Park
Roger Turner
Wichita
Robert Keenan
Great Bend
Impressive Array of Issues on Top Tuesday for Ottawa
Ottawa voters face city commission races and four USD 290 Board of Education seats on Tuesday. Incumbents Mayor Stephen V. Ralph Commissioner Harry E. Murphy and Commissioner J. Leland Hysom seek re-election amid a city manager form of government. Four new or continuing candidates, including Fredric B. Zook and O R Norman, compete for three remaining posts. A $149000 bond issue to improve Orlis Cox Field Forest Park and Boys' Club facilities also appears, with Park Board backing. Four thousand two hundred eighty five registered voters in Ottawa will cast ballots from 7 a m to 7 p m central time.
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City Commission
USD 290 Board of Education
Stephen V. Ralph
Lamar Phillips
Ralph
Pepsi-Cola Bottlers Inc
Harry E. Murphy
Sinclair
J. Leland Hysom
Alden C. Dearfoss
Hysom
Penney Company
Fredric B. Zook
Willow
O. R. Norman
S. Cedar
William Shipp
N. Cherry
Zook
Ottawa University
Norman
Gas Service
Shipp
Safeway
Til Cook
S. Maple
Larry G. Johnson
S. Willan
USD 290
Board of Education
James L. Allen
Ottawa Rfd
John N. Wassmer
S. Hickory
Clifford Reynolds
College
James J. Chandler
Rockwood Drive
Charles A. Beeman
Orchard Drive
Evelyn Kinney
E. 12Th
Darrell Macy
Franklin D. Yates
Ottawa Rfc
Arthur T. Allen
N. Mulberry
Dyle L. Dietz
S. Main
Donald French
E. 2Nd
William M. Hedrick
Richard Jackson
King
Allen
Orlis Cox Field
Forest Park
Boys’ Club
Park Board
Westmoreland Defends Verdict On Calley Clemency Debate
Public support for Lt. William L. Calley Jr. grows as Gen. Westmoreland and the Army defend the murder conviction for My Lai. Alabama Governor Wallace meets Calley at Ft. Benning and backs Nixon clemency, while Calley remains jailed awaiting appeal.
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Associated Press
William L. Calley Jr
Army
William C. Westmoreland
My Lai
1968
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Calley
Ft. Benning
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Columbus
Wallace
Nixon
Cal
U.S
Ex-Ottawa law officer killed in Johnson County crash
Gerald A. Foote 32 once captained Ottawa Fire Department and served Ottawa Police before becoming a Johnson County sheriff’s detective. He died in a two car collision at 119th Street and 35 in Johnson County. Herbert Hogue, an Olathe patrolman and former Ottawa official, was injured with minor wounds and treated at Olathe Community Hospital.
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Gerald A. Foote
Ottawa Fire Department
Ottawa Police Department
Johnson County
Ottawa
Herbert Hogue
Foote
Hogue
Olathe Community Hospital
119Th Street
Gardner
Johnson County Sheriff's Department
Police Department
Canterbury Court Driveway Faces City Approval Delay
Canterbury Court administrator Rev Leopold Hoppe questions why the low income housing project’s horseshoe driveway, finished in November, awaits city approval. Core samples by Topeka firm Kencraft Inc. show asphalt specs meet federal requirements but city engineer George Ledom cites typical multi month review.
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Canterbury Court
Kencraft Inc
Topeka
George Ledom
City Commission
Leopold Hoppe
Hoppe
State Demo Raps State GOP In Topeka
Democratic Kansas Rep. Franklin Gaines denounced GOP plans to shift welfare funding to cover a shortfall, arguing the governor’s total welfare outlay of 153.5 million is 75 million below last year’s farm payments of 226.27 million. He noted large farm payments to Sen. Glee Smith and warned against tying welfare aid to federal minimum wage levels.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Franklin Gaines
Augusta
Gaines
Robert Docking
Kansas
Livestock Reporting Service
Glee Smith
Sen. Smith
Senate
Tom van Sickle
Fort Scott
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Sen. Pearson
Bingo Snafu
Franklin County
Westmoreland
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Houston
Tex
Gerald Foote
Canterbury
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