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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1968
Page
7
Police charged James Gerard McCardle, 26, with the murder of Audrey Kidd a 44 year old mother of three. Kidd's body was unearthed by a mechanical digger at a building site Wednesday night and the slaying is believed to have occurred around December 22. A team of detectives had pursued the case.
Margaret Ann Cocio 22, in San Diego, stole a marked police car and fled at speeds up to 120 mph during a highway patrol chase. She forced cars off the road, used siren and red light, and was stopped after a long pursuit. Cocio faces auto theft, hit-and-run driving, and resisting arrest charges.
Jolly Good South England report says 250 mortar and smoke bombs found on an 80 acre Lincolnshire farm over two days. The land, once a World War I mortar range, is believed to hold hundreds more. Farmer William Hardy, 33, says the ground is saturated with two and three inch mortars and smoke bombs. Sgt. Malcolm Banks notes the field clearance failed and the area now requires careful removal before farming resumes.
Salt Lake County Assessor Earl M. Baker denounced Thursday an $800 budget cut by county commissioners that eliminates armored car service. He warned that thousands of dollars in property tax collections must be carried to banks in satchels or suitcases.
Spaceflight favors bacteria including salmonella and typhoid among the microbes aboard Biosatellite 2. Plants show orientation trouble in zero gravity. pepper leaves curl and wheat roots misgrow before partial recovery. Radiation harms flour beetles, but some bacteria thrive without gravity. An amoeba also fares well in space.
An inmate at Luzerne County Prison used a wire to open car doors and release six locked autos that blocked a railroad freight line in Wilkes-Barre. Police freed the brakes and moved the vehicles off the right of way.
Gov Lurleen Wallace underwent her third cancer operation in two years at St. Margaret's Hospital in Montgomery. Surgeons removed a malignant tumor and a bowel section while examining liver and lymphatic systems which were normal. Doctors expressed cautious optimism about the outcome and noted prior radiation therapy should continue to help.
Clarence W Cranford reflects on the shepherd motif in scripture to describe God as a guiding shepherd. He contrasts Jesus leadership with exploitative rulers, urges priestly care for all nations, and asserts the church as one flock united beyond race and origin under God the Great Shepherd.
A dense, fragmented TV schedule lists programs across day parts with titles like The Answer, Underdog, Lassie, Gun shows, news, weather, and movies. It reads as a chaotic historical playlist with numerous time slots and parenthetical notes, typical of a broadcast log.
Kansas House State Affairs Committee killed three pending bills on Thursday, including two Democratic measures backing Docking recommendations and a proposed ethics committee. A GOP proposal to strengthen the disclosure bill and curb conflicts also died. Governor Docking, a Democrat, pushed for updated ethics rules and disclosure requirements. The Senate meanwhile advanced eight bills, sent them to the House, with preliminary approval to 23 more, including motor vehicle code updates, minor tax changes, and measures on education facilities for mentally retarded students and adding Woodbine Reservoir to the state water plan.
R I Seattle reports that Bobo the Woodland Park Zoo gorilla aged 16 died in his sleep after an autopsy found blood clots caused his death. The beloved primate known for his people-loving nature and incompatibility with his mate passed away Wednesday night.
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