4-H Auction Promises Stronger Averages at Franklin County Fair
Forty four head of livestock with champion ribbons drew premium prices at the Franklin County 4-H auction. Top beef honors went to Phil Dunbar of Richmond for an Angus named Junior weighing 975 pounds sold for 51 per hundredweight. Grand champion hog sold for 51 to Anchor Savings Assoc, lamb for 71 to Kansasland Packing Co, and reserve champions fetched 39 to 44. Buyers included Richmond Co-Op and multiple local firms and agencies.
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Phil Dunbar
Richmond
Junior
Angus
Franklin County
Farmers Elevator Co
Phil
Albert Dunbar
Dick Wagner
Anchor Savings Assoc
Kandee Wray
RFD 1
Pomona
Kansasland Packing Co
Elaine Sobba
Witherspoon Commission Co
Kansas City
Ottawa Farm Implement
Robert Dehn
Quenemo
Christie Krueger
RFD
Minnick Motors Inc
Allen Duffle
Ottawa Co-op
Ron Stockard
Princeton
Robertson Motor Co
Richmond Co-Op
Bingo Dog Food
Ottawa Herald
Sheldon Truck & Tractor
Bennett Creamery
John Thornburg
Ottawa Tractor & Implement
Republican Central Committee
First
National Bank
Loyd Construction Co
Wingert Oil Co
Franklin County Safe Barn
Safeway Stores
Roy Hering
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Rumford Rodeo
Beatty-England Trucking
Claude Myers
Ottawa Lumber Co
Briscoe Drug Store Inc
Kansas State Bank
Investigation on Possible Assassination Plotters
A federal grand jury opens an inquiry into an alleged plot to assassinate Vice President Humphrey and two senators and to disrupt the Democratic National Convention. Subpoenas went to South Side gang members and peace march participants. Nearly 6,000 Illinois National Guardsmen arrive to help maintain order, with more troops to follow, as Daley and Shapiro mobilize security amid anticipated protests.
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Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S
D-Ark
Foran
McClellan
Senate
South Side
Cook County
Grand Jury
Richard J. Daley
Samuel H. Shapiro
Daley
International Amphitheatre
Harness Racehorse Cooler Auction Monday at Court House
A standardbred gelding named Scotch Cooler is set for public auction at the Franklin County Court House on Monday to satisfy feeding training and care costs since July 31 1966. Owner Alphonse J Karazim is named along with others concerned. The horse, boarded by Edward E Lee of Chicago, has a $2040 bill and may attract racing or show horse enthusiasts, though local demand appears weak.
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Franklin County Court House
Clark
Lee
Rantoul
Chicago
Michigan
Kentucky
Kansas
Franklin County
Bowers
Bruce Spears
Court House
Eisenhower's condition remains critical despite hopeful signs
Army doctors at Walter Reed report some improvement in Dwight D. Eisenhower's heart status after a severe heart attack but caution his overall condition remains critical and survival remains unpredictable. The bulletin notes reduced heart irritability since the prior report, yet the physicians say the immediate critical period cannot yet be determined and removal from the critical list is not likely soon.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Maddox Might Not Get A Seat At Convention
CHICAGO AP Delegates from Georgia split between rival factions over race and party loyalty. Credentials chair Richard Hughes says Maddox faces possible loss of delegate status, with floor fights looming and implications for Humphrey and McCarthy in the Democratic contest.
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Chicago
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Credentials Committee
Maddox
Hughes
James Gray
Mexi
Czechs Hit General Strike Amid Invasion Tensions
Prague endured a one hour general strike as Soviet led invasion loomed. Police arrested hundreds while journalists and cultural figures faced detentions. Svoboda flew to Moscow after declaring negotiations fruitless and the nation saw traffic restrictions and scattered shootings as the city grapples with martial law threats.
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Prague
Ludvik Svoboda
Moscow
Free Radio
Czechoslovakia
Venek Silhan
Dubcek
Soviet Union
Kosice
Prescov
Weather County Forecast Partly cloudy and cooler tonight
Partly cloudy conditions with northwest winds and a few thunderstorms possible tonight. Saturday mainly partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Winds shift to the northwest as temperatures ease.
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Julian Bond
Georgia House
Bond
Bord
Lamzar Sizemore
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Baceton
United Nations
Emergency Security Council
UN Secretariat
Geese BO
Alta
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