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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1967
Page
7
Smog that covered the Eastern Seaboard from New York to Georgia eased today as showers were forecast to sweep away remaining pockets. The New York City Air Pollution Control Center said conditions did not reach danger levels despite widespread difficulty breathing and outdoor discomfort.
The federal government funds a chewing study with Case Institute of Technology Cleveland Ohio receiving a $71,798 grant from the Division of Dental Health. The project aims to explore chewing behavior and its health implications as part of a broader dental research initiative.
Conway Arkansas Titus Red Kilgore a long time shoeshiner discovered a roll of thirty five twenty dollar bills in the toe of a cowboy boot. He retrieved the boots from a woman who left them at a barber shop a week earlier and reported the find.
Marine Corps League honored comedian Bob Hope with the Iron Mike award at its annual convention in Kansas City. Lt Gen Lewis W Walt presented the award, praising Hope’s troop entertainment abroad as Martha Raye receives a separate honor for her Vietnam visit.
Lewiston Police Sgt. Jack Fannan received a 15 day unpaid suspension for not wearing longer hair. Police Chief William Silver said the haircut gave him a Gestapo appearance. Fannan, claiming his style remained since 84 years on the force, had his appeal denied.
The Central Jurisdictional Conference of the Methodist Church urged an end to the Vietnam War and divert war funds to fight poverty. Adopted by the Negro conference before its merger with the white church, the resolution proposed negotiating with the Viet Cong and criticized the armed forces for hidden racial bias.
Senate critics say they will not seek to rescind the Gulf of Tonkin resolution as President Johnson claims authority to widen U.S. action in Vietnam. Johnson cited the 1964 measure, which Congress could terminate by joint resolution, while Fulbright Javits and others doubted public support or feasibility for such a move in wartime.
In New York AP report on the start of debate in Congress over a proposed 10 percent income tax surcharge for corporations and individuals. Johnson aides Fowler Schultze and Ackley argued to offset a $29 billion federal deficit and curb inflation without triggering a recession.
Prince Charles 19, heir to the throne, passed A level exams in history and French. Bulletin to British outlets says he will enter Trinity College Cambridge next month. Snapfull tag flagged major royal news.
Sweden extends its right-hand driving publicity push to include prisoners. The nation spends 120 million on campaign with 7 million for outreach. Eight million brochures will reach households and hospitals, prisons to spread the Sept. 3 change.
Allen Bower 19 of Toronto Kansas was killed when his car and a transport truck collided on K57 two miles west of Colony. He was alone in the car. The truck driver Sam Jones of Kansas City was not injured.
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