USAF Loss in North Vietnam Reveals Rare Air Casualty
Saigon AP reports a Marine F4 Phantom was lost while escorting an unarmed RF4 over North Vietnam near the DMZ last Tuesday. Two crewmen are missing and the loss is attributed to unknown causes. Fighting swelled near Da Nang with 138 NVA and 12 Americans killed as Marines and infantry fought on two fronts. Resor visited Hiep Duc as troops pressed engagements. one Marine company faced heavy fire leaving 11 Marines dead and 41 wounded. U.S. forces also reported 74 enemy killed in another two-hour clash. one American killed and 49 wounded in a separate action. A battalion commander and staff discussed the brief mutiny by a company that later returned to duty with no formal investigation.
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U.S
da Nang
Older Citizens Drive Safer Than Believed, Study Finds
Washington reports a Denver judge and University of Denver scholar say senior drivers over 65 are not the highway hazards widely claimed. In a study of 30 states and DC, seniors average 7.6 percent of drivers but only 4.8 percent of accidents, with fewer injuries than expected.
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Washington
Denver
Sherman G. Finesilver
Searcher
University of Denver College of Law
International Congress of Gerontology
Finesilver
District of Columbia
United States
Ottawa Native Fatally Hurt In War
Timothy Allen Mohler, 20, of Lawrence, son of Rev. and Mrs. Loren Mohler, was killed in action with Company C, 196th Infantry Brigade, about 30 miles south of Da Nang, Vietnam, Aug. 19. He was born in Ottawa on Nov. 27, 1948 and graduated from Lawrence High School in 1967. He entered the U.S. Army Jan. 9, 1969 and served in Vietnam from June 6 until his death. He is survived by his wife Linda Kay Mohler, his parents, a brother Titus, a sister and several relatives. Memorials may be given to the North Lawrence Baptist Church memorial fund. Funeral arrangements are pending with Rumsey Funeral Home, Lawrence.
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Linda Kay Mohler
Lawrence
John Scott
Pomona
Timothy Allen Mohler
Loren Mohler
Mohler
Company C
196Th Infantry Brigade
da Nang
Vietnam
Ottawa
Lawrence High School
Scott
North Lawrence Baptist Church
U.S. Army
Titus Mahler
Charles Smith
Edna Smith
County Forecast Mixed skies and warm spells through Wednesday
Partly cloudy through Wednesday with a little warmer daytime temperature and local fog early Wednesday. Low tonight in the 60s with highs in the 80s. Light east to southeast winds. Record highs and lows for the date noted from 1936 and 1910. Hourly temps listed ending around 8 am today.
Red Cross Raises Storm Aid Goal in Franklin County
Franklin County Red Cross lifts its aid goal from 428 to 1071 to support families affected by Hurricane Camille. National headquarters announced the update to county chairman Maurice Ponton, noting 69,000 homes damaged and the initial 6 million goal now 15 million. Ponton reported 235 received so far. Contributions can be mailed to Red Cross Box 48 Ottawa.
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Franklin County
Red Cross
Maurice Ponton
Ponton
Ottawa
Fogle Opens Circular Stone Office At Quarry Site
F. D. Fogle founder of Fogle Quarry announces the move to a new circular stone building 24 feet in diameter, built from 1 600 native limestone rocks and walnut interior planks. The eight-section structure features full-length windows, cork-lined counters, tiling, air conditioning, and added office space.
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Dan Fogle
Fogle
F. D. Fogle Sr
F. D. Fogle
Fogle Quarry
Americans pay 67.5 billion in state local taxes in 1968
A Commerce Clearing House study shows per capita state local tax burdens range from 200 in Arkansas to 503 in New York, with Indiana the only state whose burden fell slightly. The national average is 338, up 29 from 1967, and New York tops at 603 while no state falls below 200.
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Chicago
Commerce Clearing House
Arkansas
New York
Indiana
California
Colorado
Delaware
Kansas
Mississippi
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
New Jersey
Montana
Alaska
Arizona
Rhode Island
Ilinois
South Dakota
Nebraska
North Dakota
Idaho
Utah
Cannabit Sativa: Kansas Faces Marijuana Harvest Surge
AP report from Topeka details a summer rise in marijuana harvests across Kansas. 69 young people from 13 states, many in their late teens or early 20s, were arrested since July 1 for harvesting or possessing marijuana. Some counties charge possession as a felony with up to seven years, others a misdemeanor up to one year. Kansas fields cover over 50,000 acres in 105 counties, with the state’s marijuana described as low quality. The Legislative Council noted Kansas weed tests at .19 to .22 percent THC, about two percent below typical levels. Purdy of the KBI cites repeat seasonal harvests and widespread perception of Kansas as a marijuana source.
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Topeka
Kansas
Mervyn Purdy
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
California
Colorado
Purdy
Former City Clerk Opens Mobile Home Sales Lot in Ottawa
Don Capper, Ottawa's former city clerk of 14 years, has opened Country Mobile Homes Sales in a bright yellow brick building on US-59. The 1 1 acre lot offers a large display area with two highway access drives. He plans 50 to 66 foot long homes, some 12 foot wide, including double units, with delivery in two weeks for custom orders. An open house will be announced after display homes are positioned.
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Ottawa
Don Capper
Country Mobile Homes Sales
Capper
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Hiep Duc
Landing Zone Center
Robert B. Bacon
Falls Church
Maj
Richard Waite
Reynoldsville
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Waite
Sgt. Okey Blankenship
Panther
W. Va
U.S. Command
Ottawa High School
OHS
Weight and Office
KBI
Legislative Council
Ottawan
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