Fire truck arrives late in Ottawa with 750 gpm pump
Christmas morning at Ottawa fire house welcomes a 52,000 pound, 75 foot aerial fire truck on a special IH chassis. The massive unit faced delays and detours from Wisconsin to Missouri before arriving for testing by officials and a cattle-haul operator who spotted it en route. The old truck to be salvaged for possible ownership by the Franklin County Historical Society.
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Don Black
Charles Williamson
Kansas
Kansas City
Wich
Ita
Harry Gilliland
Ottawa
Russ Moore
Arkansas City
Moore
International Harvester
Clintonville
Wis
Archie Flecher
Haworth Construction Co
Haworth
Lawrence
Baldwin Junction
Us-59
Gilliland
Franklin
County Historical Society
Pye
Foreboding Skies Hover Over New Space Countdown
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP cloudy skies brightened as the final countdown for Gemini 7 began with Frank Borman and James Lovell Jr. The Titan 2 rocket was set to ignite at 2 30 p m EST to launch the 14 day mission and rendezvous with Gemini 6 nine days later. Weather was reported cloudy but acceptable for launch amid possible showers.
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New Space
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Space Agency
Air Force
Boreman
Navy
Lovell
Borman
Terrorists Attack Billet In Saigon
A small Viet Cong group attacked an enlisted men's billet in Saigon before dawn, killing 11 and injuring scores. The Metropole Hotel bombing killed two Americans, a New Zealand trooper, and eight Vietnamese, with 72 Americans and over 100 Vietnamese wounded. Officials and the U.S. ambassador called the attack brutal as Viet Cong raids extended from the South China Sea to central northern outposts.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Metropole
U.S
Henry Cae Bot Lodge
Viet Cong
South China Sea
Weather snapshot and historic extremes for Friday
Friday high 59, low 25, with past highs of 68 in 1946 and lows of 5 in 1908. Hourly temps listed to 8 am today and later periods show a fluctuating day. barometer 30.15. The Inn Rest formerly Colebern’s offers noon buffet at 97 cents and Christmas party facilities and catering CH 2. 9833. Adv.
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the Inn Rest
Cole Bern'’S
Strategy Planning for Ottawa High in NKS doubleheader
H K Stevens Ottawa High School basketball coach is seen planning strategy during the OHS Emporia game in Emporia. Ottawa lost 54 to 42. Tonight the Cyclones face Chanute at Wilson Field House, Ottawa University, in a doubleheader beginning at 7 30 p m with the OU Pittsburg State game to follow. The OHS B team meets Chanute B at 5 30 p m. Tickets available at the door.
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H. K. Stevens
Ottawa
Ohs-Emporia
Emporia
Stevens
Cyclones
Chanute
Wilson Field
Ottawa University
OHS
Pittsburg State
Kansas
Ottawa High School
Tax Cut Law Offers Late Christmas Gift
Washington AP reports a post Christmas tax cut totaling 1.6 billion dollars with an ultimate annual reduction of about 4.7 billion. The second phase, beginning Jan 1, trims phone service taxes from 10 to 3 percent and cut car and auto parts levies as well as admissions taxes. Additional cuts include repeals on private communications, documentary stamps, club dues, and other excise taxes, all taking effect January 1 with some phased reductions through 1969. The package targets households and businesses, promising savings across multiple tax categories valued at hundreds of millions yearly.
Miscarriage Claim Arises In Pope Death Penalty Case
Duane E. Pope, 22, faces execution for the Big Springs bank robbery and killings after a Nebraska U.S. District Court jury found him guilty and sentenced him to die. Defense counsel, led by Robert B. Crosby, called the verdict a miscarriage of justice and pledged Supreme Court appeals to overturn the penalty. Pope admitted the robbery and shootings, with sentencing set for March 3 and appeals expected to delay the date.
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Lincoln
Neb
Duane E. Pope
Midwest
Robert B. Crosby
Nebraska
Pope
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
Theodore L. Richling
Omaha
Roxbury
Kan
Earl J. Pope
van Pelt
Crosby
State Penitentiary
Farmer’s State Bank
McPheron
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Oshkosh
St. Louis
Missouri
Marvin Strobel
Richmond
Bates City
Strobel
Flecher
Ottawa Fire Department
Washington
Congress
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