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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1968
Page
2
HAL BOYLE reports on a mock unofficial poll where four of five men claim women are more discourteous. Quoted comments portray women as vain, loud, and demanding, contrasting with a bygone era of gallantry. A stenographer's brief interlude ends the scene at the water cooler.
Bruce Johnson and Shari Quam return from Wagada, a remote Laotian island, after 40 days living with little food and facing rats bats and ants. They built a palm leaf lean-to, filmed 2800 feet of footage and plan a book. They won’t repeat the experiment.
West Germany's antiwar group claims influence among 250000 U S troops. The German Socialist Students' Federation says desertions to Sweden and France reflect their campaign's success. It reports 3000 members and receives dues funding.
The state director of property valuation said the department will reappraise all state assessed property in Sherman County despite questions over the board order. The Board of Tax Appeals ordered the reappraisal after a Sherman County landowner filed a complaint, also calling for a county real estate reappraisal and a Jan. 31 hearing on appointing a reappraiser. Dwyer could not say when state property revaluation would start. State assessed property covers railroads pipelines electric utility lines and telephone companies.
Hearings on budget requests for Kansas higher education will run January 30 to February 1 before Senate and House Ways and Means committees. The schedule lists the Board of Regents at 9 a.m. January 30, then the School for the Deaf, School for the Blind, University of Kansas, KU Medical Center, Wichita State University, Kansas State University, and the three state colleges including Emporia, Fort Hays, and Pittsburg.
AP reports Clifford, a long time confidant of Truman Kennedy and Johnson, strolled from his Connecticut Ave office toward the White House after Nixon announced his nomination for secretary of defense. The 61 year old Kansas born lawyer has advised multiple presidents, including on defense and diplomacy, and most recently undertook a mission to Vietnam. He rose from Naval Reserve lieutenant to captain and helped draft the 1947 National Security Act.
Arthur Reardon of Manhattan was fined 3545 dollars for failing to answer 141 traffic summonses. He paid 1000 in Traffic Court and was released on 500 bail with the balance due by April 10, in the largest fine from a six week enforcement campaign against summons dodgers.
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