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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1969
Page
5
Residents of Brookside Lane, part of the 1968 paving project now under concrete construction, vote to switch to asphalt. City officials discuss feasibility, bids and policy changes, noting maintenance costs favor concrete but residents push for asphalt where possible.
U S B52 bombers conducted their heaviest raids in the Vietnam war near the Cambodian border, dropping over 2 000 tons along a 30 mile stretch northwest of Saigon. Targets were Viet Cong and North Vietnamese bases in War Zone C and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Ground fighting south of the DMZ left eight Marines dead and 19 wounded, with 14 North Vietnamese bodies recovered. Two U S helicopters were shot down, raising total U S helicopter losses to 2 551.
Washington plans to shut down consolidate or cut back 36 US military installations and activities to save about 9 million annually. The move will eliminate 3028 civilian jobs and transfer 6222 military personnel to other assignments under a realignment of North American air defense expected to save 38.1 million. Three sites will be taken over by the FAA, while 13 installations in eight states gain personnel and about 14000 acres of land will be released for nondefense use.
At the 14th session of peace talks in Paris, Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge urged North Vietnam to begin practical steps to withdraw foreign forces from South Vietnam. North Vietnam argued only U S allies remain, while Viet Cong spokesman Tran Buu Kiem pressed U S withdrawal and Saigon policy change. Thuy said Vietnam seeks a peaceful settlement based on national rights. Pham Dang Lam signaled Saigon would show sympathy to those bearing arms if violence ends.
The Cornell faculty reversed its earlier decision and quashed discipline charges against three Negro students. Classes remained suspended as debates continued after a 7,000 student teach-in at Barton Hall. President Perkins called the reversal hopeful, while a professor condemned it as capitulation.
In Topeka AP reported Governor Robert Docking vetoed a $27 million school aid bill and a companion measure to shift state planning authority from the Administration Department to the Budget Director, signaling continued fiscal and governance vetoes.
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with increasing clouds Friday and a 30 percent chance of afternoon thundershowers. Lows tonight around 45 to 50 and Friday high near 70. Local climate notes include record highs and lows for this date. Docking signed a red meat inspection bill crossing state lines, vetoed the school aid bill citing missing revenue measures, urging the Legislature to return with adequate funds on April 25. Republican leaders say the budget balances cover the measure.
In Los Angeles the jury concluded Sirhan Bishara Sirhan possessed insufficient mental impairment to affect the verdict of death for the Kennedy assassination. Juror George Stitzel cited gravity of the crime and a planned murder as decisive, while another juror doubted defense psychiatry. Sentencing set for May 14 with automatic review. new trial motions anticipated amid national opposition to capital punishment.
President Nixon asked Congress for a one cent rise in most letter postage and outlined a major overhaul of the Post Office Department within 45 days. The plan would lift first class to seven cents and postcard stamps to six cents starting July 1, avoiding changes to airmail. Without the increases the coming fiscal year’s postal deficit could near $1.2 billion, Nixon said, aiming to curb inflation and improve service. The move would be the fourth rate hike since 1958.
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