New 288 Superintendent H Marvin Stephan Returns to Area
H Marvin Stephan aged 42 is named the new superintendent of Richmond Unified School District 288, effective August 1. He comes from Pleasanton as a former assistant superintendent and principal and has lineage in Nortonville Ottawa University and KU. He plans community contact and temporary school reorganizations for fall.
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H. Marvin Stephan
Richmond
Nortonville
Ottawa University
Ottawa
Stephan
Pleasanton
Eskridge
Frankfort
Scranton
Humboldt
University of Kansas
Bob Ledom
Ledom
Hazel
Duane
Brad
Lane
Rantoul
Princeton
Germany
Methodist Church
USC 288
PTA
Lions and Rotary Civic Clubs
Flood Threat Lingers as Rain Falls in Franklin County
Scattered high water continues across Franklin County as another night of rain raises flood risk. The Marais des Cygnes has fallen since Pomona Reservoir gates closed, with discharge down from 2000 to 50 cfs. Rain totals across towns rise, with Appanoose Creek near bank, Eight-Mile Creek flooding near Centropolis, and a wind tree damage report near K68. River stage in Ottawa moved from 23.79 feet at 8 am to 22.60 feet by 10:30 pm.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Pomona Reservoir
Corps of Engineers
Pomona Lake
Conservation Pool
Ottawa
Pomona
Williamsburg
Worden
Pomona Dam
Garnett
Paola
Quenemo
Anderson County
Greeley Mound
Greeley
Scipio
Richmond
Appanoose Creek
Overbrook
Franklin County
Eight-Mile Creek
Centropolis
Joe Ferns
Douglas-Franklin County
Tally Creek
Ferns
Kennedy heir joins race for Democrats nod
Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota declared his bid for the Democratic nomination saying he seeks the goals Robert Kennedy championed. He vows to end the Vietnam War and heal domestic divisions while pledging support to Humphrey or McCarthy if they secure the nomination. He distances himself from any Kennedy mantle and notes no Johnson comment.
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Washington
George McGovern
South Dakota
Robert Kennedy
McGovern
Vietnam
Hubert Humphrey
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Kennedy
Ethel
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Humphrey
McCarthy
Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Weather Report Shows Warm Friday With Rain Inches
The high Friday is 79 and the low today 69, with a year ago reading of 77 and 59. Record highs and lows for this date are 112 in 1934 and 51 in 1917. Precipitation over the past 24 hours totals .95 inch ending 8 a.m. Barometer stands at 29.95.
Rain Brings Calm After Miami Racial Violence
Rain and a citywide curfew ended days of gunfire and looting in Miami’s Liberty City Central District and Coconut Grove. National Guard and police patrolled as stores boarded up and nightlife halted. The violence, tied to the Republican National Convention nearby, left three dead and 18 wounded.
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Miami
Fla
National Guard
Liberty City
Coconut Grove
Central District
Biscayne Bay
Miami Beach
Security and Strike Topics at Chicago Democratic Convention
Officials marshal security for the Democratic National Convention set for August 26 at the International Amphitheatre. Agencies including the Secret Service FBI Chicago police Illinois National Guard and the Army join planning amid fears of mobs and riots. A half mile fence with barbed wire will surround the site manholes will be guarded and entry will require credentials at multiple checkpoints.
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Chicago
International Amphitheatre
Secret Service
FBI
Chicago Police
Illinois National Guard
Regular Army
Democratic National Committee
John B. Griswell
Savings Ad for RCA and Zenith Color TV Event
Ottawa advertisement offers savings up to 300 dollars on RCA and Zenith color televisions from Crites at 419 South Main.
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RCA
Zenith
Crites
S. Main
Ottawa
Eisenhower Improves. No Continuous Oxygen Yet
Army doctors at Walter Reed General Hospital report former President Dwight D. Eisenhower continues to improve after his major heart attack. He nears the end of a one week critical period, with stable vital signs and excellent morale.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed General Hospital
Eisenhower
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George Shader
S. Elm
Ike
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