FiveFoot Vietnamese Instrument Arrives at Ottawa Post
Ottawa's post office received the largest first class parcel, a five foot Zan Zai instrument for Walter Butler of Butler's Music Store. Sent by Sp. 4 Richard Speer from Saigon, air mail postage totaled 28.50. The instrument, of Japanese style, arrived in excellent condition and is described as drone type music by Butler.
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Ottawa
Walter Butler
Butler
Richard D. Speer
L. N. Speer
Saigon
Viet Nam
S. Main
Speer
AFL CIO backs LBJ Viet Nam policy in Florida
AFL-CIO leaders praised President Johnson's Viet Nam policy in Miami Beach and criticized Senator Kennedy's antiwar stance. Meany said Kennedy should study history as the council avoids naming him. The group remains a strong Johnson ally while contesting domestic policy and the federal minimum wage.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Johnson
Viet Nam
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S
George Meany
Kennedy
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Labor Federation
New York Democrat
United States
Aflecio
White House
Lifesaving Classes at Ottawa University Planned
An organizational meeting for a Red Cross Lifesaving swimming course at Ottawa University will be held 11 a m Saturday at Wilson Field House. The program includes Part I of a Water Safety Instructor course starting March 16 and Part II beginning March 21.
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Red Cross
Ottawa University
Wilson Field House
KU Game On TV Channel 18 Televises Saturday Game
The University of Kansas Nebraska basketball clash in Lawrence will be shown live on WIBW TV Topeka channel 18 starting at 8 p m.
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University of Kansas - Nebraska
Lawrence
Wibw-Tv
Topeka
Ottawa School Board Approves Salary and Furniture Upgrades
Ottawa's Unified School District 290 approved 30 850 for teacher salary increases and 20 034 35 for new high school furniture. Contracts were awarded to Thacher's Hoover's and School Specialities for desks chairs chairs and tables. Bachelor level pay rises from 4600 to 4750 and master level from 4900 to 5150 with a 100 annual increment, totaling 250 and 350 increases respectively.
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Don Black
Ottawa
Marvin Forker
Unified School District 290
Thacher’s of
Topeka
Thacher
Hoover’s
Kansas City
Salina
Weather County Forecast Details and Past Records
Partly cloudy and mild tonight with increasing clouds and cooler Saturday. Low tonight in the upper 20s, Saturday high near 50. Temperature records shown include Thursday high 46, today low 26, last year’s high 37 and low 1, with a 1944 record high of 75 and 1965 record low of 1. Hourly temperatures end at 8 a.m.
Administration Urges Vote of Confidence in Vietnam War Policy
Washington AP says the administration mobilizes to defend President Johnson on Vietnam and seeks a clear warning to Hanoi. Morse plans to attach an amendment to a $4.8 billion war bill, arguing the 1964 blank check should be rescinded. Humphrey briefs Congress on his Asian trip while Republicans push for strict use of funds but lose battles.
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Washington
Johnson
Hanoi
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Wayne Morse
Congress
Morse
Richard B. Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Newsemen
Oregonian
Viet Nam
Georgia Democrat
Humphrey
House Group Probes Ku Klux Klan Hearings and Fallout
The House Committee on American Activities wraps five months of hearings with 4300 pages of testimony from 190 witnesses. Rep Joe Pool calls the record a history of floggings beatings and planned killings tied to Klan actions while some witnesses defend the group. Ralph E Pryor Jr a former detective testifies he still believes the Klan has done good in limited cases. Daniel Wagner urges banning the Klan.
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Washington
House Committee On One American Activities
Joe Pool
Tex
Death Of A System By Wayne Lee Special to The Herald
TOPEKA A bulky House reapportionment bill described as a political death certificate for many legislators moved from committee to the House floor. The 14 000 word plan would create 126 districts with population variance around 22 percent, leaving 65 counties intact. Western Kansas lawmakers urge a red light vote while fear grows that the plan may be struck down on technical grounds. Debate is expected Friday as lawmakers warned the bill could force a lengthy session and prompt an adjournment with the Senate to follow.
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Wayne Lee
the Herald
Topeka
House
Kansas
Don Smith
Senate
State Supreme Court
Statehouse
Adejourn
Rural Fire District Talk Aims to Bring Coverage
Franklin County weighs rural fire protection at a special meeting Monday in the Ottawa Co-Op room. County agent Bob Bozworth outlines four methods to form a district including township city agreements and elections. He notes many areas lack coverage and cites Richmond and Richmond township as a current example.
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Franklin County
Bob Bozworth
Ottawa Co-Op
Williamsburg
Pomona
Ohio
Richmond
Franklin
Miami County
Bozworth
Ottawa City Election Sets Finance Commissioner Contest
Ottawa voters will choose a finance commissioner on April 5 with no candidate yet filed for the post held by Lyman Core. Filing closes March 12. a March 22 primary may be skipped if only two file, else a primary is held. The two top vote getters proceed to the general election. A five day prior registration period applies for those who did not vote in November 1965 or had name or address changes.
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Ottawa
Don Capeper
Lyman Core
Capper
More Trouble For Senate In Kansas Reapportionment
TOPEKA AP A three judge federal court laid out guidelines for Kansas Senate reapportionment and warned that improper conduct could lead to at large elections in 1968. The court extended the deadline to the end of current four year terms. Judge Wesley E Brown dissented from the delay. Judge George Templar wrote the opinion with Judge Delmas C Hill concurring.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Senate
Wesley E. Brown
George Templar
Delmas C. Hill
OHS Literary Tops Picked
Ottawa High School names nine winners from 53 entries in its second literary supplement to the Ottawa Record. Grand Prize went to Nila Crawford for the poem Answer. Winners include poetry Nila Crawford and Arlyss Baker. short story Roger Cummings. essays Linda Mendell and Louise Dale.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Record
Nila Craweford
Arlyss Baker
Reenetta Engles
Roger Cummings
Lynn Lysaught
Rita Campbell
Linda Mendell
Louise Dale
Shophomore
Louise Wall
Nila Crawford
Miss Crawford
Herebert C. Crawford
International Quill and Scroll
Florence Robinson
Ted Brill
Maxine Hoppe
Herb Harrah
Ann Greer
Ottawa University
OHS
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Follecall
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