Rain Dampens Ottawa Opening Day In Wet Start
Heavy showers drenched Ottawa on opening day as drains swelled and Park Creek overflowed. A sinkhole opened 100 feet west of Willow on 15th over a sewer line laid years ago. Hawthorne School faced rain disrupted arrival while buses and cars battled flooded streets and puddles. Officials noted no confirmed tornado despite a Centropolis sighting.
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Ottawa
Park Creek
Willow
Hawthorne School
Hickory Street
Park
Kansas City Weather Bureau
Centropolis
Viet Students Threaten Leaders in Saigon Crisis
Viet Nam AP report notes Saigon student leaders threaten further mass demonstrations if the ruling triumvirate names acceptable men to the promised National Assembly. Leaders condemn rioting, call for government protection of lives, and signal limited support before evaluating next steps.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
National Assembly
Ton That Tue
Leadership Council of
le Dinh Dieu Cam
Dieu
Enrollment gains for Ottawa schools on first day
Ottawa enrollment rises by 17 students from last year to 2,420 as of the first day of school. Kindergarten leads with 241 students, up from 193, while junior high and senior high classes show modest increases and totals reach 1,361 and 562 respectively. Forker expects slight final adjustments before official Sept. 15 counts.
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Ottawa
Marvin Forker
Forker
OU Ticket Drive Opens Thursday
Ottawa University sponsors a ticket coupon drive with a dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Student Union to sell $6 coupon books worth $10 in admissions. The books are transferable and can be exchanged for reserved seats at OU home football games. Coupons may be used for any home football or basketball game and can be spread over the season. Co chairs Henry Gilroy and Harold Gahagan lead the effort, aiming to sell over 400 books. Ottawa home schedule includes Bethel on Sept 25, Emporia on Oct 10, McPherson on Oct 31, and Baker on Nov 13.
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Ottawa University
Henry Gilroy
Harold Gahagan
Chamber of Commerce
Bethel College
Ottawa
College of Emporia
McPherson College
Baker University
Partial county weather with showers and high near 90
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday forenoon. Low tonight 65 to 70, high Tuesday near 90. Records show high 108 in 1947 and low 43 in 1915. Precipitation 0.24 inch in the last 24 hours. Barometer 29.9.
Rioters Using Fire Bombs in Puerto Rican Block
Residents of a Puerto Rican block angry over a fatal shooting hurled gasoline bombs rocks and bottles Sunday night. They targeted Negroes policemen and firemen battling a tenement blaze with no injuries reported from the bombs or the building blaze though debris and roof and window rage were noted.
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New York
Calm returns to riot-torn North Philadelphia
Air of calm settles as 1,500 police guard a four-square-mile riot zone under a 24 hour curfew. Mayor Tate keeps the street-clearing order in force for another week. Police report 38 looters arrested since midnight and 225 stores looted. 247 injured, including 66 officers. one shooting. damages estimated in the millions.
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Philadelphia
Cecil Moore
The
NAACP
Moore
Tate
Robert Green
Tshombe claims Albertville retaken in eastern Congo
Premier Moise Tshombe announced the government had retaken Albertville, while rebels were reported marching toward Bukavu. He said 28 Europeans were freed and details on remaining captives were unclear, with combat near the airport and mercenary involvement noted.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Moise Tshombe
Albertville
Congo
Bukavu
Tshombe
Radio
Leopoldville
Elisabethville
Albertsville
Katanga
Auto Union Boss Stydies Revolt In Detroit Talks
United Auto Workers President Walter P. Reuther faces lingering doubts as talks with Chrysler, GM, and Ford continue. Protests flared at GM workers council but were calmed as union leaders promised future pressure. Chrysler’s offer remains unchanged since August 17, with no sign of a broader strike. Bargaining resumes at Ford today and GM Tuesday, while Chrysler’s stance could determine industry-wide strike risk.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Chrysler
UAW
Reuther
GM Workers Council
Leonard Woodcock
General Motors
Ternstedt
Woodcock
Ford
Barry Goldwater Opens Prescott Campaign in Lucky Town
Barry Goldwater formally launches his presidential bid in Prescott Arizona the town long dubbed his lucky place. The piece highlights Prescott’s history from its territorial capital days through Whisky Row the Goldwater family store and Morris Goldwater a longtime Democratic party organizer and mayoral figure.
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Prescott, Ariz
Barry Goldwater
Prescott
Elevy
Arizona
White House
Morris
House
Senate
Territorial
Morris Goldwater
Order of Macsons
West
San Francisco
Abraham Lincoln
Apache Country
Tucson
Big Mike Goldwater
Barry
Centennial Commission
New City Hall
William Hickling Prescott
Harvard
Old Southwest
Barry Goldwater Ends Weeklong California Vacation
Republican nominee Barry Goldwater wraps up a floating respite off Southern California and plans to return to Newport Beach aboard the Sundance. He traveled the coast since last Tuesday with his wife, saying this would be his last break before the November 3 election. He held a business session and discussed strategy with campaign director Denison Kitchel.
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Newport
Calif
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Goldwater
Newport Beach
California
Arizona
Denison Kitchel
Day Care Center Considers Fees and Capacity
Center fees may be based on family ability and average child care costs with a maximum later set. Four applications were distributed Aug 24 by Franklin County Health Service and local employers. The center plans to start with 12 children and expand to 48 as volunteers and staff grow, with one staffer holding a child development degree.
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Bill Osburn
Franklin County Health Service
Court House
2Nd and Cedar
Bruce Co., Inc
Parmelee Products Inc
Made O'Day Corp
Worf
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