Lodge Sees Fewer US Casualties in Vietnam 1967
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge told the AP that US casualties in Vietnam should decline in 1967 as military efforts progress. He noted four war fronts including conventional fighting, terrorism suppression, political constitutional development, and an economic battle while acknowledging no fixed end date. He warned terrorism will take longer to weed out.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Saigon
Lodge
Associated Press
United States
Johnson
U.S
Docking Urges Belt Tightening And Tax Cuts In Kansas
Gov. Robert Docking asked the Kansas Legislature for belt tightening and fee appraisal including a proposed income tax cut from 2 1/4 to 2 percent on the first 2000 of taxable income. He urged restoring installment payments, tying inactive state funds to a 4 percent minimum, and authorizing local units to collect interest on idle funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
Docking
Johnson Crime Plans Bring Good Response
New York AP report notes President Johnson's pledge of scale federal aid to states and cities in crime fighting draws praise nationwide. Police officials in Detroit and Chicago urge Congress to fund police services, saying cities cannot finance needed enforcement alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Johnson
Treasury
Congress
Ray Girardin
Detroit
O.W. Wilson
Chicago
Lobstermen Battle High Seas. Key West Man Charged
FBI said Key West skipper Raymond C. Vango 25 will face a first degree murder charge after an hour long exchange of gunfire at sea over rich fishing grounds. One man was killed and another wounded aboard the Trojan. Two mates, George Boome 66 and Nevin R. Fitz 22, were not charged.
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Marathon
Fla
Key West
FBI
Raymond C. Vango
Ralph Jensen
Vanga
Trojan
George Boome
Baypoint
Nevin R. Fitz
Key Weat
Reluctant prediction of heart transplants within five years
In Richmond the Medical College of Virginia surgeon Dr. Richard J. Cleveland predicts a human heart transplant could occur within five years. He and Dr. Richard R. Lower have transplanted cadaver dog hearts, with eight of ten dogs living over 48 hours without further treatment. They warn human rejection remains the core challenge and stress the need for new anti rejection drugs. The researchers emphasize experimental preservation of cadaver hearts for long term use.
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Richmond
Medical College of Virginia
Richard J. Cleveland
Cleveland
Richard R. Lower
Santa Barbara
Calif
Some Food Prices Up Some Down
Wholesale food prices have been dropping since Thanksgiving and may lower supermarket costs this month. Beef pork and eggs show declines while lamb and fresh meat prices vary. Orange crop is forecast large with lower prices for citrus and juice concentrates. carrots move from Texas. a snow storm affects the Rio Grande Valley citrus crop. Kiwanis Pancake Day set for Monday January 16 at Mem. Aud at 75 cents, proceeds to Mears Park project.
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New York
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Mexico
Mon
Kiwanis Mears Park
1966 Fire Losses Lowest Since 1963 Chief Says
Ottawa's 1966 fire losses were the city's lowest since 1963. Fire Chief Harry Gilliland presented a year-end report detailing 40 building fires causing 19280 dollars in damage, 85 miscellaneous fires with 945 dollars in damage, and 202 total calls including 71 miscellaneous. The overall loss reached 20225 dollars, excluding a March explosion with estimated loss over 27500 dollars.
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Rosie Lister
Ottawa
Harry Gilliland
Gillieland
Noel Douglas
Country Club Heights
Gilliland
International
Seagrave Snarkle
LaFrance
Library Board Approves New Policies At Ottae Carnegie Library
The Ottae Carnegie Free Library board finalized a policy set covering three areas and adopted a public relations plan focusing on young unmarrieds. Allen L. Loyd Jr. was reelected president with Rev. LedsPold Hoppe as vice president, Harold Gahagan as secretary, and Mrs. John Kelsey as treasurer. Other members include Mrs. Ben F. Park Mrs. Robert B. Wellington and Mrs. Milo Hewitt. The philosophy emphasizes making materials readily available and guiding readers to the right book at the right time. The plan calls for assessing the current collection and inviting community input before expanding within budget, then publicizing and evaluating the program at year end.
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City Library Board
Allen L. Loyd Jr
Ledspold Hoppe
Hareold Gahagan
John Kelsey
Ben F. Park
Robert B. Welllington
Milo Hewitt
Ottaewa
Carnegie Free Library
Nell Barnaby
COUNTY FORECAST WITH CLOUDINESS AND TEMP GUIDANCE
Considerable high cloudiness with little change in temperatures through Friday. Light variable winds tonight. High Friday in the 40s. Low tonight mid to upper 20s. Historical highs and lows for today are listed along with hourly readings ending at 8 a.m. today. Barometer around 29.99.
Pool Contractor To Begin Work At Forest Park
The pool project at Forest Park will start this week with water line relocation as the first task. Excavation should begin by Monday at the latest. Work continues at parking lot Bravo and Alpha on South Walnut as underground electrical work proceeds. City officials seek approval for attendance at a state Health meeting and a water works district workshop on Feb. 22 with Ottawa as host.
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Forest Park
Steve James
City Commission
James
Bravo
South Walnut
Alpha
Osawatomie
State Department of Health
Marais Des Cygnes
Opin
Enos Honn
Don Hamilton
Water and Light Department
Ottawa
Water Works District
Kansas Association of Municipal Municipalities
Kansas
American Water Works Association
Hamilton
Memorial Auditorium
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John M. Hightower
Washington (Ap
Vietnam
Lynn Eisenhower
Butler
N.J
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Lynn
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gov. Docking
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ottawa Fire Department
Willis Rodgers
George Ross
Eugene Flaherty
Library Board
Fic
Barnaby
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