Professor climbs rope for 50 dollars at Ottawa University
KTJO radio students and Prof. Jerry D. Blanche staged a 50 dollar rope descent from Tony Jones Hall during Inauguration Days. He agreed to the stunt after the station raised funds from students, then joked about the prize but ultimately did not keep the money.
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Ottawa University Radio
KTJO
Jerry D. Blanche
Tony Jones
Blanche
Prof
Tony Jones Hall
Kansas March fuel tax receipts rise to 4.45 million
Collection TOPEKA AP reports Kansas March motor vehicle fuel tax receipts totaled 4.45 million, an increase of 788,611 over the previous March. Revenue Director James T. McDonald stated the figure on Friday.
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Topeka
Kansas
James T. McDonald
Galt Life Facts: James Earl Ray Dossier Reveals Loner Dancer
The AP profile on James Earl Ray alias Eric Starve Galt details a 5'10" blue eyed white man born March 10 1928 in Alton Illinois. A convicted felon with aliases John Willard Harvey Lowmyer James McBride James Walton W C Herron and James O Connor he has a history of armed robbery auto theft and a recent license to drive a Mustang. He has lived from California to New Orleans and Memphis where King was assassinated in 1968. He served in the Army 1946 to 1948 received a hard labor sentence for drunkenness and arrest. hospital records show no mental disease or defect.
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Associated Press
James Earl Ray
Eric Starve Galt
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
California
New Orleans
Memphis Tenn
King
Alton
Hopital
Fulton
Lucille Ryan
St. Louis
Jerry
Wheeling, MI
U.S
South Vietnam Hints at 1969 Allied Pullout Start
Defense Minister Nguyen Van Vy said general mobilization would allow a gradual allied troop withdrawal by early 1969. He noted mobilization must be broader than current proposals as Thieu seeks power for mobilization and expands armed forces by up to 268000, with self defense units to take over town duties and enable front line replacement.
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Thieu
Groping For Peace Site Continues Talks Rift Deepens
Washington officials say the United States may consider any Warsaw talks offer from Hanoi after notifying North Vietnam that Warsaw is not acceptable for initial talks due to Poland's military aid. Hanoi radio demanded formal answer while urging Warsaw as a starting point. North Vietnam editors insist on Warsaw and dismiss other proposed sites as unsuitable.
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Washington
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Warsaw
Poland
North
Nhan Dan
Foreign Ministry
Dean Rusk
Rusk
China
Tornado kills 13 in Greenwood Arkansas and injures many
A tornado devastated Greenwood Arkansas killing at least 13 people and injuring more than 270. Rescue efforts continued at dawn as Marine and Air Force reservists aided evacuation and emergency care centers operated in the town.
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Greenwood
Ark
Arkansas
Fort Smith
High Winds Batter Kansas Regions Amid Storm Center
The Weather Bureau warned of winds up to 50 miles per hour in northeastern and north central Kansas as a deep eastern Nebraska storm center moves in. Damaging gusts reaching 51 mph at the Lawrence airport caused about $50,000 in damage including a destroyed hangar, overturned planes, and blown down buildings along the airport road.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Nebraska
Lawrence
Kan
Earhart Flying Service
Weather COUNTY FORECAST Clear and colder tonight then fair Sunday
County forecast calls for clear and colder conditions tonight with diminishing winds then generally fair and warm Sunday. Low tonight 35 to 40. High Sunday 70 to 75. Historical highs and lows listed for today include 67/52 and a year ago 71/57. Record highs and lows noted as 94 in 1902 and 25 in 1953. Precipitation for the past 24 hours is 0.8 inch. Continuous hourly temps and barometer reading 29.44.
Telephone Companies and Unions Seek Restart of Talks
Washington AP tele phone company and AFL CIO Communications Workers union officials express hope to restart wage negotiations as a nationwide strike nears day three. Ben S. Gilmer of AT&T says talks should resume and that service remains largely normal with some operator delays and isolated vandalism noted but repaired quickly. The Bell System subsidiaries are ready to discuss scrapping the current 18 month contract for a new three year agreement.
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Washington
AFL
CIO Communications Workers
Ben S. Gilmer
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Joseph A. Beirne
Pany
Ohio
Indiana
New Jersey
Florida
Ing
Gilmer
New York
At&t
Bell Telephone System
Light Wind Damage Minimal Across Ottawa Area
Frigid winds Friday night in Ottawa caused scattered light damage with broken tree limbs. Heavier property damage was reported in Anderson County and Burlingame. Bell manager Jack Morrisey said eight or nine north lines were down, mostly from trees, with service expected to resume by evening after repairs.
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Ottawa
Anderson County
Burlingame
Jack Morrisey
Southe Western Bell
Serevice
Senate Rips Into Budget Cuts Face Defense Budget Stance
The Senate, after trimming federal spending by 6 billion earlier, extended cuts to the defense budget. A 45 to 13 vote reduced military procurement by 660 million to 21.3 billion, leaving last year’s level or higher overall. The bill passed 54 to 3 and goes to the House. Democrats Gruening Nelson Mansfield voted against. Mansfield opposed the 183.6 million for deployment logistic ships.
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Senate
Congress
John J. Williams
R-Del
House
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
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