ORC Requests Increased Budget At Board Meeting
Ottawa USD 290 school board on Monday night approved a one half mill levy increase for the Ottawa Recreation Commission budget for 1968 69. ORC director Ortis Cox outlined expenditures totaling about eleven thousand dollars more than the current budget and noted the levy would be a continuing one.
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Rosie Lister
Ottawa Unified School District
USD
Ottawa Recreation Commission
ORC
Ortis Cox
Commission
Cox
Marvin P. Forker
Forker
Southwest Ottawa
Faith Lutheran Church
Garfield School
Roxie Gilbert
Kansas University
Elizabeth Colqueist
Russians To Release Plane Over Kurile Incident
The White House said the Soviet government will release a DC-8 airliner chartered by Seaboard World with 229 Americans aboard after Washington expressed regret for the craft entering Soviet air space near the Kurile Islands. Press secretary Christian said the matter should be resolved once the plane leaves Soviet territory.
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Washington
White House
U.S
Kurile Islands
George Christian
Llewellyn Thompson
Moscow
Seaboard World Airlines
Christian
United States
Kuriles
Johnson
County Forecast: Fair Tonight Through Wednesday
Fair tonight and Wednesday with warmer conditions on Wednesday. Low tonight in the mid 50s, high Wednesday in the mid 80s. Monday high 85, today’s low 60, year ago today 94 and 69. Record high 105 in 1933, record low 50 in 1959. Precipitation for the last 24 hours: 0.01 inch. Hourly temperatures end at 8 a.m. today.
Businesses Will Close On The 4th
Most businesses close Thursday for the Fourth of July. Ottawa post office lobby and city offices shut. mailboxes usable with no city or rural delivery except special mail. Forest Park pool open but no lessons. county offices closure status not available. Federal offices including ASCS FmHA SCS and FCIC closed all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Ottawa
Forest Park
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Farmers Home Administration
Soil Conservation Service
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
City Park Concert Follows Independence Day Theme
The third summer concert at the city park starts at 8 PM with patriotic tunes for July 4. Highlights include Star Spangled Spectacular Overture International and You re A Grand Old Flag along with matches like Queen City Liberty Bell Sabre And Spurs and Washington Post and a Broadway piece Music Man.
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City Park
Overture International
Queen City
Liberty Bell
Sabre and Spurs
Washington Post
Two Fail To Heed Radar Detector Warning
State Trooper Jerry Keith stopped a motorist on Interstate 71 south of Cincinnati after radar clocked the car well over the limit. The driver, shaking his head, indicated a new $30 radar detector on the control panel.
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Carrollton
Jerry Keither
Interstate 71
Cincinnati
Keith
Extradition granted for James Earl Ray in King murder case
In London, Chief Magistrate Frank Milton orders extradition of James Earl Ray, accused of killing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ray plans an appeal with legal aid. High Court and possibly House of Lords routes remain. He was moved to Wandsworth Prison after the ruling.
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London
James Earl Ray
United States
Martin Luther King Jr
Frank Milton
Ray
Scotland Yard
Wandsworth
Milton
King
Britain
Ramon George Sneyd
Janes Earl Ray
High Court
House of Lords
Lords
Nixon Nears Three Quarters of 1960 Nomination Votes
Nixon holds about 478 of 667 convention delegates counted by AP, with Texas uncommitted pending an exact tally. Rockefeller trails with 192 delegates among a pool of 317 pledged or favorite sons. The AP tally reflects delegates publicly committed or polled at selection time.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
John G. Tower
Texas
Associated Press
Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Power firms plan 100 million plant near La Cygne Kansas
KC Power & Light and KG&E announce an 840000 kilowatt coal plant with a 3100 acre Sugar Creek reservoir to supply cooling water. Construction to start next summer with operation aimed for early 1973. About 75 plant jobs and 150 mining jobs expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
la Cygne
Kan
Kansas City Power & Light Co
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Kansas Water Resources Board
Sugar Creek
Elk City
Kanapolis
KCPL
Kansas City Power and Light Co
LaCygne
Proverbial Creek Trailblazers Lose Canoe With Twist
Two Girl Scout leaders from Camp Kirawood reported the theft of their 17 foot Grumman canoe after a trip on 110 mile Creek and the Marais des Cygnes River toward Ottawa. The canoe belonged to the Santa Fe Trail Council. A reward was offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Kirawood
Ginger Mauldin
Kansas City
Mary Tudor
Shawnee Mission
Marais Des Cygnes
Santa Fe Trail Council
Ginger
Health Service Rebukes Tobacco Industry Over Smoking Risks
U S Public Health Service cites recent findings that heavy cigarette smoking can shorten life by over eight years. FTC also urges laws banning all cigarette advertising on television and radio. Both agencies submitted reports to Congress on Monday. Three of five FTC members call for prohibition. if not, limits on hours, extent, and program types for ads. No immediate industry reaction.
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Washington
U.S. Public Health Service
PHS
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
FTC
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Kansas State Teachers College
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Olin G. Wollen
Cliff Reynolds
Howard Larson
John Wilson
Wilson
Howard Doman
Unified School District 290
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Reynolds
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Japan
Lam Aenae
Vine
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Amo
P.M
Mission Lines
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Kg&e
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Wichita
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Gordon Evans
Missouri
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Miami-Linn County
Health Service
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