Loss of Twenty U S Aircraft in Laos Cambodia and Vietnam
Twenty U.S. aircraft were reported shot down or crashed in Laos Cambodia and Vietnam with at least 16 Americans killed and 7 wounded. The Laotian drive produced many losses including helicopters and a C12 transport, while South Vietnamese forces and heavy air support reported 165 enemy killed in 24 hours and significant materiel destroyed.
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Saigon
U.S
Indochina
Laos
Cambodia
A Shan
U.S. Command
Quang Tri
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Air Force 123
Phan Rang
County Group Seeks Grand Jury Probe Of Election
Franklin County Taxpayers Association files 67 petitions with district court seeking a grand jury to probe alleged voting irregularities in last year’s general election. Criteria include voter eligibility, vote tabulation, and ballot tampering tied to a $2.5 million hospital bond issue.
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Franklin County Taxpayers Association
Roy E. Swank
The
Taxpayers Association
Ransom Memorial
Wellsville
Richmond
Bruce Spears
State Secretary of State
Election Board
Sixth Ward
Prand Jury
District Court
District Court Room
Commission Room
County Court House
Local VFW Home To Celebrate 25th Anniversary
The Ottawa Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 5901 and Ladies Auxiliary celebrate their 26th anniversary with an Open House Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the VFW Hall north of Ottawa. A short program at 3 p.m. honors officers. past leaders include Robert O. Compton and Dorothy Stine. Committees led by Glen W. Hardesty and others organize the event in a building with a history of relocation and a 1966 fire repair.
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Ottawa Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ladies Auxiliary
VFW Hall
Ottawa
Robert O. Compton
Lawrence
Dorothy Stine
Bethel
Myrtle Allen
Jim
J C Penney Dies At 95 In New York
NEW YORK AP J C Penney founder of a vast retail empire died at 95 after a severe heart attack suffered Thursday night He built a chain of about 1700 stores and remained active five days a week at his desk in the Penney Building on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan
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New York
J.C. Penney
Harkness Pavillion
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Penney
Sixth Avenue
State Reps Race Monday Deadline
Kansas House leaders move to meet the first major 1971 session deadline with 32 bills introduced including a retirement system for state employees. Other proposals target tenant protections, oil well plugging bonds, strip mining tax, a Regents Board commission review, and modifications to workmen compensation laws. Veterans law and education matters loom as lawmakers push to finish bill introductions.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Kansas
Kansas Public Employee Retirement System
Reps
Roger Turner
Jerry Harper
Wichita
House Oil and Gas Committee
Kansas Corporation Commission
Fred Weaver
R-Baxter Springs
Harper
Kansas Commission
Board of Regents
Lynn Witeside
Milton A. Nitsch
Oberlin
Ottawa City Commission race grows to six candidates
Four filings on Thursday increased the slate to six for Ottawa’s city commission. Stephen V. Ralph, Harry E. Murphy, J. Leland Hysom and Larry G. Johnson joined earlier filers Fredric B. Zook and William Shipp. Ralph has been mayor since 1970, Murphy is streets commissioner, Hysom is finance commissioner, and Johnson works for Servi-Tronics Service. Filing was by fee for all except Ralph who filed by petition. deadline is noon Tuesday.
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Ottawa City Commission
Stephen V. Ralph
S. Cedar
Harry E. Murphy
J. Leland Hysom
Larry G. Johnson
S. Willow
Fredric B. Zook
Willow
William Shipp
N. Cherry
Ralph
Lamar Phillips
Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Inc
Murphy
Sinclair Oil
Hysom
Alden C. Cearfoss
Penney Corporation
Johnson
Servi-Tronics Service
Lawrence
Fee
Commission
Search Goes On For Quake Victims In California
Officials report 60 deaths from the Southern California quake and debris searches continue. Damage estimates rise to 1 billion dollars. At the Veterans Administration Hospital in Sylmar rescuers removed 39 bodies and freed a man after 58 hours. A 68 year-old chef, Frank Carbonara, survived after being buried by debris and was rushed to a hospital in good condition. About 80,000 residents evacuated from the San Fernando Valley may return as engineers drain the damaged reservoir.
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Los Angeles
California
Veterans Administration Hospital
Sylmar
Sheriff's Office
Frank Carbonara
Carbonara
San Fernando Valley
County Forecast Shows Fair, Cold Tonight then Sunshine
Weather summary reports fair and cold conditions tonight with Saturday sunny and warmer. Low tonight 16 to 22, high Saturday 40 to 45. Historical context notes last year’s highs and lows and record values for the date. Precipitation measured at 0.01 inch in the 24 hours ending 8 am. Hourly temperatures listed through the day. barometer around 30.20 inches.
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Jean Thompson
Kansas City
Planned Parenthood
Charles Carey
Waaay
George Atchison
Lee Nichols
Don Yockey
Hal E. Desjardins
Swank
VFW
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