Ottawa High School Building Nears Opening
Unified School District 290 Superintendent Marvin P Forker says the Ottawa high school, begun in 1965 and funded by a 1 180 000 bond, should open this fall though the gym and some business rooms may lag. Flooring delays and carpenter shortages pushed back progress, with completion expected around Oct 1.
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Marvin P. Forker
Unified School District 290
Ottawa
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Garfield
Royse
Dean Royse
Ottawa Junior High School
Willis Nursery
Elizabeth Spencer
Ottawa High School
Spencer
Board of Education
Ottawa Herald
Striking Machinists Vote On Contract Offers Today
Washington AP reporting that 35000 machinists from Eastern National Northwest Trans World and United are voting on a new contract with wage increases and benefits. Union leaders predict approval though some locals oppose. flights may resume Saturday and normal service by next week depending on the vote.
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P. L. (Roy) Siemiller
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
Miami
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Denver
Atlanta
New York
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Joseph W. Bowman
School Chief Promotes Budget Savings in Newsletter
Central Heights Superintendent Robert A. Shaw tells patrons a new building could save about 108 thousand dollars annually. He cites reductions in teachers from 20 to 13, fewer cooks and custodians, and transportation cuts totaling 50 thousand dollars with further breakdowns across utilities, maintenance, rent, and other expenses. A budget hearing in Rantoul prompted audience questions about the figures.
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Robert A. Shaw
Central Heights
Shaw
Rantoul
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Kansas Debates Loom Between Avery and Docking
Topeka AP Gov William H Avery voiced no reservations about a TV debate with Robert Docking but said it is nearly impossible to debate an opponent who invokes the Fifth Amendment on potential issues WIBW Topeka offered one hour free air time for debates with Avery and Docking and also invited U S Senate candidates James Pearson and J Floyd Breeding all accepted except Avery
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William H. Avery
Robert Docking
WIBW
Docking
Arkansas City
U.S. Senate
James Pearson
J. Floyd Breeding
Inside Today back to school time Herald notes
The Herald marks the return to school with front page material and additional store ads and pictures on pages four through eight. Local readers get guidance on school reopening and related items highlighted across the paper.
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Pentagon eyes higher spring draft to 280000
The Pentagon expects a substantial rise in draft calls to bring up to 280,000 new personnel by next spring, with McNamara forecasting average monthly inductions of 35,000 for six to eight months. Officials note Viet Nam requirements and troop turnover drive the uptick.
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Washington
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate
Defense Appropriations
Selective Service
Army
U.S
Viet Nam
Johnson Opens Whirlwind Trip With Pollution Message
President Johnson launches a fast moving three day tour through New York and New England. He speaks in Buffalo on water pollution and its link to national abundance, plans coast guard cruise on Lake Erie, and meets Canadian PM Lester B. Pearson.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Johnson
New York
New England
Great Lakes
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Coast Guard
Lake Erie
Lunar Orbiter faces camera troubles could delay moon mission
Pasadena AP reports U S space agency officials warn a camera problem on the Lunar Orbiter may postpone efforts to identify safe Apollo landing sites. Ground equipment appears to distort television images, while early near real time frames show cratered mare Smythii and surrounding highlands.
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Pasadena
Calif
U.S. Space Agency
America
Clifford Nelson
Lunar Orbiter
Apollo
Nelson
The
Space Agency
Mare Smythii
Smith’s Sea
County Forecast: Shower Risk Tonight and Warm Weekend
Chance of a shower tonight with partly cloudy skies through Saturday. Saturday high around 90. Tonight low mid 60s. Thursday high 83, today’s low 66. Record highs and lows noted for the date. Precipitation for the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. recorded as trace. Hourly temps listed through the day with barometer at 30.06 inches.
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