Nelson Hotel to Be Razed for Downtown Parking Lot
Ottawa c entury old Nelson Hotel built in 1906 by John Nelson will be razed this summer for a Second and Walnut Streets parking lot. The building closes permanently Friday with a final open house and an April 30 auction of its contents. Sisters Sidsell Washburn and Mary Sessen, who run the historic hotel, plan brief travels before likely returning east. the North American Hotel will become Ottawa’s only remaining hotel after the Nelson’s demolition.
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Don Black
Ottawa
John Nelson
Second
Walnut Streets
North American Hotel
Marsh House
Santa Fe
Occidental
A and P
Hamblin
Wassmer’s Clothing
Shaner
Nelson
Centennial
City Hall
Farmers Hotel
Main Street
Nelson Hotel
Sidsell Washburn
Mary Sessen
Ed Nelson
Washburn
Dartmouth
Art Institute At
Chicago
DIL
Washington, D. C
Sessen
New Jersey
Ottawa University Music Conservatory
Acme Quality
Fourth
Main Streets
New Mexico
Montgomery Ward and Co
States Slow to Accept Anti-Inflation Plea
Washington reports governors are mostly declining to defer state construction spending to curb inflation. Indiana's Roger Branigin alone signals possible compliance while others like Nebraska, Kansas, Virginia, Minnesota and South Carolina reject or limit deferment. Arkansas cites Ozarka program delays as inflation weighs on projects. Road funds also feel cost pressures, delaying disbursements.
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Washington
Indiana
Roger D. Branigin
Farris Bryant
Florida
Rescently
OEP
Nebraska
Frank Morrison
Morrison
Bryant
Kansas
William H. Avery
Virginia
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Minnesota
Karl Rolevaag
Branigin
Robert E. McNair
South Carolina
Nevada
Howard Barrett
Grant Sawyer
Little Rock
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Ozarka
Missouri
Oklaoma
Arkansas Democrat
Office of Emergency Planning
Faubus
Regional Commission
Federal Highway Program
Bureau of Public Roads
Highway Trust Fund
Call For Polygamy Sparks Aging Debate In Utah
A Utah physician proposes legalized plural marriage for men over 60 to ease frustration and aid widows, sparking mixed reactions. Washington officials say the administration has no official stance as U S legal and medical bodies weigh in with uncertainty and concern.
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Washington
Utah
William Fullerton
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Fullerton
Justice Department
American Medical Association
American Association For Retired Persons
Willis Atwell
Fitch
US Bombers Strike Viet Cong Convoys In Open Field
U S Air Force fighters destroyed 42 trucks in a surprise raid on North Vietnamese convoys. Navy aircraft hit 10 junks and two cargo junks near Thanh Hoa and Vinh. Air campaigns extended to Quang Tri Province with raids on Viet Cong bases near Saigon and Da Nang, causing fatalities and equipment losses while ground actions yielded unit engagements and captures along the border regions.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Air Force
Mu Gia
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Kitty Hawk
Ticonderoga
Thanh Hoa
Vinh
Quang Tri Province
Hue
Sais
Gon
Tan Son Nhut
U. S
101St Airborne
Binh Thuan
Binh Tuy
U.S
da Nang
Johnson Jaunt Fun but Why to Mexico City
President Johnson's first foreign capital visit to Mexico City drew massive crowds and warm welcomes, boosting confidence and prompting talk of a broader Latin American tour. He endorsed a hemispheric summit with Latino leaders to promote the Alliance for Progress, signaling a likely South American trip this year.
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San Antonio, Tex
Johnson
Mexico City
Latin America
Dominican Republic
Abraham Lincoln
Alliance For Progress
South America
County Forecast Says Partly Cloudy Through Sunday
Weather outlook calls for partial cloudiness through Sunday with a low tonight near 50 and a high Sunday in the 70s. Friday's high around 66 and today’s low about 46. Temperatures from today show 9 am 56, noon 62, 6 pm 62, and barometer at 30.01.
Bottle feeding linked to early heart disease says doctor
London AP reports Dr. G R Osborne, citing post mortem studies of 1,000 individuals from newborn to 45, finds early artery hardening begins in infancy. He links fatal coronary disease in teenagers to bottle feeding, notes breast fed babies less prone, and says reaching age 15 with healthy arteries reduces future risk. The British Heart Foundation funds further work.
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London
G.R. Osborne
Osborne
Royal College of Physicians
British Heart Foundation
Oseborne
Double Fatality In Two-Vehicle Crash West Of Ottawa
Two women died seven miles west of Ottawa on US 50 at about 6 p.m. Friday. Linda H. Brown, 22, of Olathe, died in a 1963 Chevy II, while Verda Grace Riller, 53, of Independence, Mo., died in a 1964 Oldsmobile. Earl J. McFarland, 58, of Prairie Village, and his wife Mattie, 57, a passenger, were hospitalized in serious condition. Highway Patrolman Harold Bennett assisted Sheriffs officers in the investigation. Both victims wore no seat belts.
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Ottawa
Linda H. Brown
Olathe
Verda Grace Riller
Independence
Harold Bennett
Miss Brown
Earl J. McFarland
Prairie Village
McFarland
Mattie
Ransom Memorial Hospital
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Mabel Hay
Call
Laos
Cambodia
Dong Ca Thom
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