Free Parking Set For Wednesday Bazaar Week
Downtown shoppers will enjoy two hours free parking from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday as bags cover meters for the annual sidewalk bazaar. The Play-a-Day Midway U.S.A. theme is sponsored by the Kansas Department of Economic Development to attract tourists and encourage extra travel to Ottawa and the Franklin County Fair and Rodeo.
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U.S.A
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Peg Carr
Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa
Franklin County
Miss Carr
Pomona Lake
One Step Closer to United Rail Megaline
An examiner urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve merging four railways and a 10 year lease to form the Great Northern Pacific & Burlington Lines Inc. If allowed the system would span nearly 25 000 miles with assets over 2 6 billion and annual income above 775 million making it the largest US railroad by route and third by revenue. The plan includes open routes gateways and trade protections and safeguards for affected workers while opponents called it a monopoly victory.
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Pacific Coast Railroad
Spokane, Portland
Seattle
Great Northern Pacific & Burlington Lines, Inc
Murphy
United States
Auto Makers Switch Model 65 Cars in Production Push
DETROIT AP U S auto plants expect to produce 100000 cars this week as momentum builds on the 1965 model run. General Motors and Chrysler report early gains while Ford and American Motors enter their fourth week of new model output amid UAW contract talks due to expire August 31. The union has yet to announce potential strike action, prompting all three automakers to maximize production of the new models.
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Detroit
U. S
General Motors
Chrysler Corp
Ford
American Motors
United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler
UAW
Insurance Up TOPERA Rates Rise For Homes And Property
State Insurance Commissioner Frank Sullivan announced a Monday rate increase for extended coverage on family dwellings and related property. He cited severe wind and hail storms and broad insurance coverages as the causes, with the higher rates effective immediately.
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Topera
Frank Sullivan
Sullivan
Insurance Costs Up After Storms
Insurance rates in Kansas are set to rise due to two years of severe weather. Extended coverage policies may see up to a 14 percent increase, with dwellings rising six cents per $100 and contents unaffected. Ottawa agents cite wind hail and storm damage as causes, while some say the exact amount remains uncertain and policymakers have yet to confirm official figures.
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Kansas
Porter Spears Insurance Agency
Ottawa
Neil Bullock Insurance
Ottaewa
Randolph Bundy
Bundy Insurance Agency
Bob Robbins
Farm Bureau Insurance
County Forecast Weather: Fair Tonight to Wednesday
Fair tonight and Wednesday with cooler tonight and warmer Wednesday. Increasing southerly winds. Low tonight in the upper 50s, high Wednesday in the lower 80s. High today 90, low today 60. Record highs 107 in 1901 and 1936, record low 46 in 1958. Precipitation 0.03 inch in 24 hours. Hourly temps show 75 to 90 range, barometer 30.04.
Johnson to seek unity at 1964 Democratic Convention
At Atlantic City the 1964 Democratic Convention faced Southern friction over Alabama and Mississippi seating as Johnson weighs a running mate choice. Reports say he hesitates on Humphrey while McCarthy gains support. Kennedy moves into New York Senate race amid hopes to keep the party united behind Johnson.
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N.J
Johnson
LBJ
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dixie
Alabama
Mississsippi
Sanders
Sen
Humphrey
McCarthy
South
Shakeup In Viet Nam as Khanh resigns presidency
Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh relinquished the title of president and his dictatorial powers amid pressure from students and Buddhists while remaining head of the U S backed government. He may again become premier or seek re election under a revamped regime as the military council contemplates dissolution and a civilian military junta. Big Minh, ousted last year, is discussed as a caretaker chief of state.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
U.S
Revolutionary Military Council
Associated Press
Khanh
Military Council
Ton Thah Tue
Duong van Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Minh
Big Minh
Kennedy Declares NY Senate Bid with Johnson Campaign
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy declared his candidacy for the U S Senate in New York and said President Johnson would campaign for him. He spoke at Gracie Mansion with Mayor Wagner present, pledging to devote his efforts to New York while challenging Republican Kenneth Keating, with Clare Boothe Luce seeking the Conservative nomination.
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New York
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Johnson
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Virginia
Massachusetts
Robert F. Wagner
Gracie Mansion
Wagner
Atlantic City
State of
Kenneth B. Keating
Clare Boothe Luce
Conservative Party
Meat Prices Rise as NFC Withholds Cattle
The National Farmers Organization keeps cattle off markets in 23 states, boosting retail meat prices in some cities. Receipts drop, midwest plants lay off workers, and officials warn retail hikes now would be unjustified while prices reach highs.
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Corning
Iowa
National Farmers Organization
Midwest Packing
NFC
Oren Lee Staley
Goldwater Criticizes Dems on NATO and Appeasement
Sen. Barry Goldwater told Veterans of Foreign Wars delegates in Cleveland that Democrats mislead on appeasement and disarmament. He urged NATO support, proposed giving allies access to the Washington Moscow hot line, and warned Johnson administration policy hurts alliance unity. He favored conventional nuclear weapons to bolster NATO and pledged alliance inclusion if elected.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Barry Goldwater
U.S
Europe
Washington
Goldwater
New York City
Arizona
Johnson
NATO
Soviet Union
Moscow
Mass sung in English for first time in St Louis
In St Louis 11 000 attend a historic Mass spoken in English marking the first English liturgy in Latin rite worship. Rev Frederick R McManus led the service with Latin prayers at the altar and a dais setting. The Mass featured Luther hymn and a Rivers mass piece by Rev Clarence J Rivers. Cardinal Ritter among commission members named to rewrite the Mass next year.
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St, Louis, Mo
Frederick R. McManus
Washington, D.C
Father McManus
Martin Luther
Clarence J. Rivers
Cincinnati
Ohio
Father Rivers
Joseph Cardinal Ritter
Arche
St. Louis
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