This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1968
Page
7
Ottawa’s city commission halted a proposed 67 unit apartment complex by Dallas Turner at 633% S Cedar after concerns arose. The panel offered alternatives to address the issue and keep the project moving forward.
A Labor Department official reported 4,276 Kansas workers were underpaid 791,915 in the year ending June 30 due to wage hour violations. Overtime underpaid 487,064. minimum wage shortfalls 293,350. equal pay violations 8,579 affected 28 workers. 144 minors employed in child labor violation.
Overland police Sgt. Ralph Crump halted ninth grader Joe Fischer at Jacobs Park as he prepared to taxi a homemade nine foot fuselage with 16 foot foil wings. About 100 spectators watched while Becky Lou christened the craft with a bottle before Crump declared the public nuisance and halted the planned takeoff.
Washington AP brief reports former President Dwight D Eisenhower is off the critical list and making progress at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Doctors say progress allows reducing medical bulletins to once daily unless changes occur. They note another comfortable night, decreased cardiac irritability, improving appetite, and gradual liberalization of his restricted diet.
At Chicago convention Hubert Humphrey weighs Edmund Muskie or Sargent Shriver as running mate delaying announcement to this afternoon He denounces police tactics and rowdy convention floor actions and seeks unity against Nixon in November. President Johnson calls Humphrey an excellent candidate and hopes for Democratic unity amid security tensions.
Cloudy cool and showery through Friday with a low tonight near 60 and high Friday 70 to 75. Daily highs include 76 today and 70s for Friday. record highs 103 in 1954 and record lows 46 in 1916. 24 hour precipitation about .05 inch. Barometer 30.15.
Weary demonstrators camped near the Conrad Hilton Hotel across from Grant Park as National Guardsmen replaced tired units. About 3,000 protesters crowded Michigan Avenue in a Wednesday night clash that left hundreds injured and 267 youths arrested. Supplies included baloney sandwiches and watermelon while a 2 p.m. rally was planned across from the Hilton.
The FBI opened a probe into police and guard actions amid reports of violent interference with reporters covering the Democratic National Convention. Attorney General Ramsey Clark ordered the inquiry, and Rep. John Moss urged immediate evaluation of Chicago police and Illinois National Guard conduct.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.