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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1969
Page
5
In Saigon the mod phenomenon takes hold among teens who swap traditional ao dai for miniskirts and bellbottoms, cruising a 10 block arcaded area. The scene blends Western trends with Vietnamese dress, boutiques, and nightlife, while elders disapprove of miniskirts and the city winds down by night.
TOPEKA AP Senate leaders report Republicans will override six of nine Docking vetoes including $27 million school aid and an omnibus highway bill. House GOP would not override two other measures, one on state planning and another allowing Wichita to spend unbudgeted funds.
The Associated Press reports most of the United States will set clocks forward to daylight saving time at 2 a.m. Sunday. Hawaii and Arizona will not change. Michigan also remains on local time by law.
Rep Wilbur D Mills says passage of a tax reform bill hinges on adjusting the oil depletion allowance of 27 percent, a target for reform advocates as the Ways and Means Committee wraps two months of hearings. The piece also surveys states shifting clocks for daylight saving time, including Indiana Michigan Kansas and Arizona, with notes on time-zone lines and exemptions.
Food retailers must be authorized by the Consumer and Marketing Service to accept USDA food coupons. Most Franklin County retailers have applied. others must file by writing to 529 Delaware, Leavenworth, Kansas, 66048. A USDA representative will assess understanding and compliance before the program begins May 5. USDA notes store sales rise about eight percent where active.
Paris AP report says President Charles de Gaulle prepared a seven minute national address to reverse public opposition to Sunday’s constitutional referendum. He will broadcast from Colombey les Deux Eglises and stay away from Paris to shield against defeat.
North Vietnamese commandos battered an allied camp two miles east of the Laotian border with mortar fire and hand grenades. Reports say three American and four South Vietnamese soldiers were killed, 12 Americans and 43 South Vietnamese wounded, three armored personnel carriers destroyed, with North Vietnamese casualties also reported.
A Senate probe into the auto insurance industry reveals numerous complaints of policy cancellations for vague or odd reasons. Cases include alleged personal habits, a gambler with gamecocks, and a wife not meeting underwriting standards, with Gerald Huey of Virginia cited as central to the hearings.
Weather outlook for the county calls for mostly cloudy and mild conditions with a chance of thundershowers or occasional rain beginning late tonight and turning cooler with more rain Saturday. Tonight low 50s, Saturday high in the 60s, precipitation chances 20 percent tonight and 60 percent Saturday.
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