Second Parking Lot Proposal Given To City Commissioners
Ottawa faces a second downtown parking plan as petitions were presented by Robert Clogston of First National Bank for land on Walnut Street east block to be sold to the city for a parking lot. Montgomery Ward and Company and the Nelson Hotel occupy the site and would be razed. Ward says it has no plans to move.
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Don Black
Ottawa
Walnut Street
City Commission
Robert Clogston
First National Bank
Montgomery Ward and Company
Nelson Hotel
Montgomery Wards
Wards
Frank Thomas
Montgomery Ward
Nelson Realty
J. E. Nelson
Sidsell Washburn
Mary Sessen
Clogston
Charles Williamson
Harry Smith
Dick Walker
George Kramer
Sevin Malott
Merchants
Jeanette Stephenson
Wayne Lewis
John Fisher
Gilbert Robe
Robe
Benefit District
Jim Kahler
Walnut
Don Capper
Washburn
Johnson Says War Tide Has Turned In Viet Nam
President Johnson declared the tide of battle in Viet Nam has turned, outlining a limited objective and insisting no mindless escalation will occur. The national address from New York drew protests and a small fire alarm incident as antiwar demonstrators questioned the war policy.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
New York
United States
Washington
Dom Award
Freedom House
Peace In
Secret Service
James Peck
War Resisters League
Peck
New York Central
Waldorf,Astoria
Reapportionment Plan Bills House Seats in Kansas
A 47 page bill to reapportion Kansas House seats is before the legislature. Debates set for Friday may finish the special session before next week. The plan splits Franklin and Osage counties and assigns districts with populations around 17,500, reshaping representation among Wyandotte Sedgwick Shawnee and Johnson counties.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Franklin County
Osage County
Clinton
Marion Townships
Douglas County
Appanoose
Pomona
Greenwood
Homewood
Williamsburg
Ohio
Richmond
Frankelin County
Wyandotte
Sedgwick
Shawnee and
Johnson
State Supreme Court
House
Kansas Senate to vote on two Constitution amendments
The Kansas Senate will hold roll call votes today on two proposed constitutional amendments. Both measures have sparked considerable controversy, one dealing with education and the other proposing conformity between state and federal income tax procedures.
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Topeka
Senate
Kansas
Kansas Fights Federal Beautification Drive Hurting Billboards
TOPEKA Kansas officials oppose the federal highway beautification program. Governor Avery Jack Lacy and Rep Lawrence Slocombe attack the plan as harmful to billboards and junk yards. A March 8 public hearing in Topeka will set outdoor advertising standards.
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Herald
Jack Lacy
State Economic Development Department
William Avery
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
Kansas
Slocombe
State Administration Department
Highway Department
Avery
Lacy
Emporia
Memorial
Topeka
Jess Taylor
Tribune
House Apportionment Committee
Statehouse
Safety Program For County FAS Aimed At Safer Federal Aid Roads
Franklin County launches a four year federal aid safety plan for FAS roads. Engineer Bob Lister says funds are split equally between the Bureau of Public Roads and the county. One quarter of annual federal construction money will target eliminating hazards on about 240 miles of FAS routes begun around 1945. Upgrades focus on narrow bridges and culverts, sharp horizontal and vertical curves, and improved signing across 36 months funded by the county.
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Beegun
Franklin County
Bob Lister
Bureau of Public Roads
Lister
Board of Comemissioners
Bureau
American Association of State Highway Officials
Highway Departments
United States
Miami County
State Highway Department
Monkeys studied to learn about human social life
Seattle AP report says University of Washington scientists will observe monkeys via a one way glass to study friendships social status and ostracism. They hope to shed light on human successes and failures in social relationships.
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Seattle
University of Washington
Weather County Forecast Warmer Through Friday
Weather forecast notes a warming trend through Friday with low temperatures tonight in the lower 20s. High Friday expected in the 50s, with Wednesday’s high at 38 and today’s low at 13. Year ago figures were 17 high and 0 low, with a record high 83 in 1930 and record low 0 in 1965. Hourly readings end at 8 a.m with varied values through the day and barometer at 30.30.
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China
Peiping
Lady Bird
Lawrence Slocombe
R-Peabody
Ness
Wayne Lee
Garfield
Rosie Lister
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