City Park Name Sparks Ottawa Controversy
Mayor Lamar Phillips faces opposition over naming West Fifteenth Street Park after Isaac Kalloch. Letters from residents criticize his ethics and favor honoring other local figures such as Jotham Meeker and OU presidents. Phillips urges caution and contemplates a fair, agreeable choice.
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Rosie Lister
Lamar Phillips
Ottawa
Isaac Kalloch
West Fifteenth Street
Phillips
Kalloch
Ottawa University
Baptist Church
The
Santa Fe
Mildred Taylor
N. Oak
Miss Taylor
Jotham Meeker
P. P. Elder
A. P. Elder
M. L. Ward
William Elliott
Silas EB. Price
A. F. Senter
Ralph Gowans
Ottawa High School
Carrie Burns
OHS
James E. Wallen
John Reynolds Joins 290 Candidate List
John I Reynolds co owner of the Raney Reynolds Drug Store filed as a candidate for Ottawa Unified School Board 290. Reynolds 48 of 326 S Maple is the second to file for one of three open seats. four incumbents will not seek re election. He and his wife Betty moved to Ottawa in 1960 with four children Roger Sue Becky Bruce. Reynolds filed by petition with 50 plus signatures.
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Ottawa
Unified School Board
Reynolds
S. Maple
Olin G. Wollen
Don Waymire
Robert B. Anderson
H. P. Peffly
Pratt
Betty
Roger
Sue
Becky
Bruce
Bombers Hit Laos Supply Routes North of 17th Parallel
AP reports that U S B52 bombers targeted Communist supply routes through Laos from 15 to 3 percent of daily missions, with some strikes reported north of the 17th parallel. U S military sources note increased activity after North Vietnam bombing ceased on November 1. A separate Ottawa Kansas primary election notice sets March 4, 1969, with filing deadline February 11, 1969, for city offices.
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Saigon
Laos
U.S
Ottawa
Kansas
North Vietnam
Foreign Ministry
Quang Binh
Demilitarized Zone
17Th Parallel
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Saga of Slippery Ottawa
Ottawa merchants struggle as ice freezes Main Street causing near shutdowns. Auto parts stores sell out tire chains early, snow tires rise in demand, windshield de-icer flies off shelves while high margin items lag. Snowbound shoppers stay home. some hope for a warm rebound as roads improve and schools reopen.
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Kenneth Fisher
Ottawa
Second Session Fails To Make Headway In Vietnam Talks
Paris AP report describes a second session of four-party Vietnam Peace talks ending without progress. North Vietnam’s Xuan Thuy and U S Ambassador Lodge clash over de militarized zone and prisoner exchanges. Both sides brace for likely deadlock as they plan to reconvene next Thursday.
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Paris
Vietnam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
North
South Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
United States
Saigon
Thuy
International Conference Center
Pham Dang Lam
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Luncheon Series Begins With Legislators At House Of Douglas
The seventh legislative luncheon series starts at noon Saturday at the House of Douglas, 115 E. 5th. Reservations by 5 p.m. Friday at the Chamber of Commerce Office CH 2-1000 are encouraged but not required. Sen Winton A. Winter and Rep Robert L. Pinet will discuss current matters with moderator William Bowers.
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House of Douglas
Chamber of Commerce
Winton A. Winter
Robert L. Pinet
William 8. Bowers
Israel Denies Air Attack Along Cease-Fire Line
The Associated Press reports Iraq claim seven Israeli jets attacked Iraqi troops east of the cease-fire line in Jordan. Israel denies the attack and says no air activity occurred. Baghdad radio and Jordanian broadcasts quoted the raid, one Israeli jet reportedly downed. No Iraqi casualties reported.
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Israel
Associated Press
Iraq
Jordan
Tel Aviv
Baghdad
Basra
United States
Review of Nation's Taxes Set To Begin Next Month
Washington AP report says the House Ways and Means Committee will launch a months long review of U S tax laws starting hearings February 18 on tax exempt foundations and proceed to deductions for charitable gifts. It will cover oil depletion allowances stock options trusts and other tax-reducing devices with potential reforms to follow. House Democrats press for a minimum income tax for high earners while Rep Mills warns against radical changes this year.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Democratic National Committee
New York
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Ways and Means
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
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Hutchinson
B. Smith Haworth
Mulberry
Haworth
C. C. Hutchinson
Jon Clark
Chris Fisher
John Reynolds
John I Reynolds
Raney-Reynolds
Deanna Hogelin
Arthur Hogelin
Ash
Carol Anderson
Rockwood Drive
Sarah Killough
Robert F. Killough
S. Elm
Hagele
Lam
Republic of Vietnam
Syrian
Golan Heights
Jordan River
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