Ottawan Collects Indian Lore
Ottawan Lelan Davis collects Indian artifacts from Marion Franklin and Miami County sites. He details types such as arrowheads made of flint and metal, a thumb scraper, stunners, paint rock, drills, and pottery shards, with origins dating up to about 2,000 years. He searches after floods or rains, noting harder finds as artifacts become scarcer.
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Joan Istas
America
Lelan Davis
N. Mulberry
Davis
Marion County
Minnesota
Franklin County
Miami County
Truman Undergoes Direct Examination at Hospital
Former President Harry Truman, 88, underwent a direct examination of the colon at Research Medical Center. Spokesmen gave few details and said results were not available. He had entered the hospital last Sunday for treatment of a lower gastrointestinal problem and spent a quiet day Thursday, napping, then watching TV before bed.
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Kansas City
Harry Truman
Research Medical Center
Wallace Graham
Truman
GI Hijacks Plane Then Surrenders in PSA Incident
FBI identified the hijacker as Francis Goodell, 21, AWOL from Manassas Virginia. He seized a Pacific Southwest Airlines jet at Oakland and demanded 450000 dollars for groups in the Middle East crisis, parachuted at Oakland, and surrendered to a held public safety officer after 2 1/2 hours. The entire ransom was recovered.
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Oakland
Calif
Pacific Southwest Airlines
California
Oakland International Airport
FBI
Francis Goodell
Manassas
Robert Gebhardt
Goodell
Ft. Riley
Kan
PSA
San Francisco International
Liberia
Oakland Air Pirate
California Highway Patrol
Lloyd T. Turner
Gebhardt
Turner
San Diego
Pentagon to dispatch 2500 troops for Democratic Convention
The Pentagon will send about 2500 soldiers and Marines to Florida this weekend to stand by during the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach. Arrivals begin Saturday at Homestead Air Force Base, 30 miles south of the site, with orders to intervene only if police and Florida Guardsmen cannot cap disturbances. The action includes a 2000 member 82nd Airborne Division brigade from Ft. Bragg and 500 Marines from Camp Lejeune, plus Secret Service support and some Army helicopter and transport assets already deployed locally.
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Washington
Pentagon
Florida
Jerry W. Friedheim
Homestead Air Force Base
Miami Beach
Friedheim
Homestead
Justice Department
Army
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Camp Lejevene
Secret Service
Supreme Court weighs McGovern delegate dispute in DNC race
The Supreme Court weighs whether to convene a special session over Democratic delegates stripped by the Credentials Committee. The case centers on 151 California and 59 Illinois delegates, with McGovern seeking restored votes and Chicago Mayor Daley aligned against the ruling. The party argues the DC Circuit decision risks federal overreach into national party processes.
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Burger
McGovern
California
Supreme Court
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Illinois
Daley
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Credentials Committee
Viets Claim Quang Tri City Advance Disputed
Saigon command said paratroops backed by tanks seized two thirds of Quang Tri City as U S forces reported strong resistance. Independent field sources and AP described recon teams and smaller units near the Citadel with heavy fighting and air strikes by 7th Fleet jets.
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Saigon
Saigon Command
Quang Tri
U.S
Associated Press
Dennis Neeld
de Viet
Viet
U.S. Navy
7Th Fleet
Holger Jensen
June Food Prices and Jobless Rate Dip
June wholesale food prices rose due to livestock and meat costs while unemployment fell to 5.5 percent, the lowest in over four years. Job growth slowed relative to the labor force, with 1.4 million more Americans employed, totaling 62.6 million. Livestock up 4.7 percent, poultry 6.9 percent, meats 3.6 percent. industrial materials up 0.3 percent. Wholesale index at 118.8 versus 1967 base. year-over-year up 8.9 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Meany Seeks to Block McGovern at Democratic Convention
Washington AP George Meany AFL CIO president travels to the Democratic National Convention aiming to derail Senator George McGovern’s bid for the nomination. Meany and strategist Al Barkan seek union support to sway delegates on ballots one and two, fearing unity damage if McGovern wins. Some union leaders urge restraint, yet most defer to Meany, while COPE and the federation’s 13.6 million members could determine the contest against Nixon in November.
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Washington
Aflcio
George Meany
George McGovern
McGovern
Nixon
Meany
al Barkan
Barkan
Jerry Wurf
Afl-Cio American Federation of State
Edward Carlough
Sheet Metal Workers
COPE
Hubert H. Humphrey
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Ottawan
Hiacker
Federal Aviation Administration
Air Line Pilots Association
Secretary of Transportation
ALPA
McGovern Waits
Sen
Warren E. Burger
Ta &P
Municipal Swimming Pool
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!