Are Hoarders Giving Up
Allen Winchester reports a local shift as 50 cent pieces drift back into circulation though older Kennedy halves from 1967 and 1968 circulate. Bank cashiers note quarters remain preferred for change. banks distribute new halves quickly and expect ongoing circulation despite hoarding by collectors.
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Allen Winchester
Raymond Brooks
Brooks Transfer
Brooks
Walter Butler
Butler’s Music Store
Ben Franklin
Kennedy
Harold Letchworth
First National Bank
George Jarik
People’s National Bank
Police Leave Watts After 24 Hour Saturation Patrols
Los Angeles police ended a 24 hour saturation patrol in Watts after a night of scattered fires and two deaths possibly linked to gunfire. The Watts Summer Festival site near Will Rogers Park saw arrests and earlier unrest as 2,000 officers cleared the area before dawn.
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Los Angeles
Watts
Alain Locke High School
Will Rogers Park
103Rd Street
Peace and Freedom Party
Black Panther Party
Billy Tidwell
Tommy Jacquette
Thomas Reddin
Ulbricht Dubcek meet ends with economic accord
East German party chief Walter Ulbricht and Czechoslovakia liberal leaders capped six hours of talks with a communiqué signaling deepened economic cooperation, long-term plan coordination, and scientific ties. Disagreement over some issues noted. envoys to Bonn discussed open negotiations with West Germany.
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Karlovy Vary
Czechoslovakia
Walter Ulbricht
West Bohemian
East Germany
Alexander Dubcek
Ulbricht
Bratislava
Tual
Soviet Union
West Germany
Dubcek
Bonn
Tho Returns to Paris as Talks May Shift Pace
Paris AP Tho returns after six weeks in Hanoi and meets Soviet officials in Moscow. Vance meets Harriman and Nixon aide with no clear shift. Humphrey proposes stopping North Vietnam bombing if Hanoi shows restraint, signaling possible policy change amid domestic politics.
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Paris
le Duc Tho
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Tho
Moscow
Cyrus R. Vance
United States
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Vance
W. Averell Harriman
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
National Committee For
Vietnam
Humphrey
South Vietnam
Franklin County 1969 license plates arrive at court house
Velma Powers county treasurer announced the 1969 Franklin County license plates will be available the first work day in January. Plates have a black background with white lettering. Vehicle owners may reserve the same number as their current tag but reservations require complete IBM renewal cards and proof of personal property taxes. Reserved numbers are issued in order. Shipment includes 8800 car tags 3600 truck tags 300 motorcycle and 300 trailer tags. Truck renewals include a weight scale. Car tag prices range from 10 to 20 dollars.
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Bob Player
Kansas State Bank
Player
Letchworth
First National Bank
Jakik
Peoples National Bank
Peoples
Franklin County
Court House
Velma Powers
Miss Powers
IBM
Christine Nichols
County Forecast Clears Up for Warmer Night and Day
Weather forecast for the county calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and a gradual warmup. Tonight will be in the upper 60s with Wednesday reaching about 90 degrees. The pattern suggests a bright, warm midweek across the region.
Ottawa School Calendar Adopts Early Fall Start
Ottawa public schools set Aug 30 as first day for students with Aug 27 enrollments. Labor Day closes, Sept 3 first full day. Kindergarten age rises this year to five by Oct 1 1968. first grade six by Oct 1. Book rental grid aims break even. Bus service, football opener Sept 27 at Lawrence. School year begins Aug 23 for staff. holidays include Halloween break, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter vacations.
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Ottawa
Lawrence
Kansas State Teachers Association
Jaycees To Honor County Farmer
Ottawa Jaycees will honor Franklin County’s outstanding Young Farmer of the Year at a fall banquet for a farmer aged 21 to 35. Co sponsors are Ottawa Co op Skelgas and Union Gas. A farmer survey guides a judging panel assessing career progress conservation and service with state and national contests ahead in Des Moines Iowa next spring.
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Franklin County
Ottawa
Jaycees
Ottawa Co-op
Skelgas
Union Gas
Des Moines
Iowa
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Straint
Saigon
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
People’s Liberation Committees
County
Coees
Glenn Ainsworth
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