County Clerk Explains Precinct Changes
County Clerk Bruce Spears explains city and rural precinct changes under new state laws. Ottawa will have one ward with nine precincts, past six wards and 11 precincts, to equalize voting precincts and county commissioner districts. Rural registrations must be at the clerk or on voting days. polls close 10 days before elections. Maps of lines will appear in the Herald.
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Bruce Spears
City Commission
Spears
Ottawa
Kansas
Herald
Kansas Highway Patrol
William Albott
RHP
Third and
Main
Loc Ninh Falls as Viet Cong Open Fourth Front
North Vietnamese forces captured Loc Ninh district town 75 miles north of Saigon, opening a fourth front in the Mekong Delta offensive. U.S. warplanes conducted over 600 strikes across Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, with several aircraft shot down. Casualties were heavy on both sides. Fire Base Hung Tam abandoned. An Loc threatened but held. Thieu, Bunker, and Abrams reviewed the situation as northern attacks waned to a low level.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
U.S
North
South Vietnam
Laos
Loc Ninh
Viet Cong
le Trung Hien
Hung Tam
An Loc
Binh Long
Mekong
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Ellsworth Bunker
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Dmz
Dong Ha
McConnell Fighter Wing Sends Unit to Southeast Asia
A squadron of 18 F105 aircraft from the 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing at McConnell AFB Kansas is dispatched to the Pacific as U S officials consider deploying more planes to counter the North Vietnamese attack. Air units in several states are alerted while Defense Secretary Laird holds a news conference amid ongoing war actions and talks of further air and naval support for South Vietnam.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
U.S
23Rd Tactical Fighter Wing
McConnell Afb
Kan
Pacific
Melvin R. Laird
North Vietnam
Pentagon
Vietnam
Nixon
Saigon
Administration
Postmen May Refuse Delivery In Sleet And Heat
Kansas report on National Association of Letter Carriers demands shaping local talks. Items include not delivering during sleet or at extreme heat or when a dog is present. Wages not in scope, dates set for May 1 impasse and potential June national talks.
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Leroy Towns
Kansas
Harris Enterprises
Topeka
National Association of Letter Carriers
Washington, D. C
American Postal Worker's Union
J. Stanly Lewis
the Union
Lewis
Terror Mars Conciliation In Northern Ireland
In Belfast three people died as bombs and gunfire erupted amid British moves toward easing tensions. A soldier was shot in Ballymurphy, while two men in Bawnmore Grove perished in a car explosion. The administrator ordered 73 Catholic internees released and announced the end of Maidstone as a floating prison, with Whitelaw hoping for a broader deescalation and regular release updates.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
London
Ballymurphy
Bawnmore Grove
Britain
Maidstone
Local rules on burning grass and trash in Ottawa
Ottawa Fire Department reminds residents of city ordinance requiring burning trash in a covered barrel. Leaves grass and trash may burn on private property or alleys but must be watched and out by sundown. In March the department answered about 40 grass and trash fire calls. will watch garden or vacant lots but not trash fires.
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Ottawa Fire Department
Custom-Home-Made Camper Ottawan's Satisfying Project
Charles R. Waymire of 1204 S Main built a travel camper from a wrecked trailer. Powered by an Oldsmobile Toronado engine it is about 90 percent complete with home comforts and safety features. The 35 by 8 foot craft includes kitchen, bath, sleeping for four, air conditioning, and its own gas supply. He plans a one week finish on vacation.
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Dan Mullen
Charles R. Waymire
S. Main
Waymire
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Reds
McConnell Fighter Wing
United States
Overseas Writers Club
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer Jr
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnams
Moorer
State Civil Service
Florida
Union
Terror Mars Conciliation
Wiliam Whitelaw
Laws Reviewed
Ottawan
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