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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1968
Page
7
Geneva India again rejected the Soviet American draft of a treaty to ban nuclear arms. Ambassador Azim Husain told the nation disarmament conference the draft fails to prevent powers from expanding their weapons. He said a viable nonproliferation treaty must require nuclear disarmament by the superpowers or it will be ineffective and short lived.
Chicago AP reports Illinois Democratic leaders led by Mayor Daley weighed candidates for governor and U S Senate amid dispute over Adlai Stevenson IIIs Vietnam policy stance. Stevenson bid for governor, said he cannot commit to all administration Vietnam policies. Other potential statewide candidates include Samuel Shapiro, William Clark, and Paul Simon as party contenders ponder the slate.
Essen Germany AP Krupp urges United States Britain and France to rescind the 1953 order forcing divestiture of its steel and coal holdings. The order has never been carried out but Krupp says no valid reason remains since the last owner died last July and the company went public Jan 2. It notes no buyers have appeared for its coal and steel assets under the terms described.
Five Koreans died today and three others were missing in a fire that gutted much of Hankook Iibo, the four story Seoul newspaper building. Five people were hospitalized with burns. officials estimate the loss at about 365000 dollars. Publisher Chang Key young, a former deputy premier, said the paper will continue publication.
Thailand says Cambodia refuses to cooperate with UN border commissioner Herbert de Ribbing and accuses Phnom Penh of aggressive acts since last November. Bangkok demands that Cambodia reveal its charges to the outside world if they are true.
Brig. Gen. Robert L. Ashworth handed diplomas to officers finishing a course on simplifying duties. When he reached Chaplain Maj. Walter R. Laubscher, he asked if it meant a shortcut to heaven. The chaplain replied that it meant shorter prayers, not a shortcut.
Deborah Dene Barnes arrived in borrowed clothes to inaugurate the Central Florida Fair in Orlando. Her wardrobe seized by airline shipping firms led to the mix up.
A 23 year old law student Marta Iciar Fururia was arrested while handing out leaflets advocating Basque independence. She was convicted by the National Court of Public Order, sentenced to six months in prison and fined 142 dollars.
Wayne Lee reports that a Kansas House bill HB 2098 threatens $79.9 million in 105 counties by exempting livestock and farm machinery from personal property tax. Dwyer and Esslinger caution the measure could erode the tax base, with exemptions for oil field equipment and business inventory looming as losses approach $974 million in valuation. Senate resistance and partisan dynamics threaten repeal efforts, while lawmakers fear broader tax harm this session.
House subcommittee chairman Moss probes new Vietnam War news limits. He argues war progress reports must not be censored and seeks full explanations from the defense secretary and a complete file of Saigon Washington cables. Pentagon says casualty lists and totals won't be affected. briefing with Saigon reporters planned. Walter Johnson holds AL strikeout record.
Washington AP reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics finds about one third of nonwhite youths aged 16 to 19 in the nation's 20 largest metro areas are unemployed, with nonwhite jobless rates several times those of white teens. The study cites 32.7 percent nonwhite youth unemployment versus 11 percent for whites, warning of potential racial tension ahead of summer.
Kansas authorities say farmer Charles E. Tucker 44 aided two inmates Wallace Blair and Jack King in an escape plot from the Kansas State Prison system. Tucker was arrested after evidence showed prison property found on his Hanky-Panky farm and alleged trading of items for liquor. Blair and King were later captured in Perry, Iowa, and Des Moines respectively.
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