Airline Strike Shuts Five Major U.S. Carriers
An AFL CIO Machinists union strike disabled five major U.S. airlines Eastern Northwest National Trans World and United with over 35 000 IAM members walking off at 6 am local time Picket lines formed at New York Washington and other ports causing widespread disruption Flights to final destinations continued where possible President Johnson ordered the Civil Aeronautics Board to minimize public disruption and directed rapid mail movement while Defense Department readiness was reviewed The strike could leave 68 cities without trunk air service and affects about 61 percent of domestic air travel by revenue passenger miles
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Washington
Aflsecio International Association of Machinists
Aire Lines
Eastern
Northwest
National
Trans World
United
New York
Airelines
United States
Texas
Johnson
Civil Aeronautics Board
White House
Kansas Supreme Court
Cole
Eugene C. Riling
Lawrence
Weather County Forecast Through Saturday
Fair conditions persist through the weekend with highs in the mid 90s. Thursday's high is 87 and today's low is 70. Last year on this date reached 89 high and 65 low. Record high 108 in 1901 and record low 48 in 1908. Precipitation in the 24 hours ending 8 am was trace. Hourly temperatures available through 8 am today.
Gandhi calls for immediate Geneva conference on Viet Nam
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi urged an immediate Geneva conference to end foreign bombing in North Viet Nam and to seek a truce and neutral independence for Viet Nam Laos and Cambodia. She proposed withdrawal of foreign forces and a 1954 style Geneva peace effort.
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London
U. S
Indira Gandhi
Viet Nam
United Arab Republic
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United States
North Viet Nam
Central Heights fights injunction in district court
District Court in Franklin County heard 45 Unified School District 288 patrons challenge the bond issue to fund a new Central Heights school. Judge Floyd Coffman took the petition for injunction and the district’s summary judgment under advisement, with a ruling expected in a couple of weeks.
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Central Heights
Comeplex
Floyd Coffman
Unified School District 288
Franklin County
Petition Filed In Nelson Case In Ottawa Estate Action
Jules V. Doty as executor filed a district court petition to invalidate a February 1966 deed to eight lots worth about 71000 to his client’s adopted daughter Lucille Martin alleging lack of Nelsons true signature and mental incompetence. If void, the eight parcels valued over 150000 revert to the Nelson estate. Nelson died April 7. Property includes addresses 636 S. Main 211-13 Walnut 122 S. Main and 107-9 S. Main.
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Jules V. Doty
J. E. Nelson
Ottawa
Nelson
Lucille Martin
Topeka
Doty
Mary Nelson Sessen
Sidsell Nelson Washeburn
S. Main
Walnut
Strike Grounds Flights Across Missouri and Kansas
The International Association of Machinists began a strike against five major airlines, cancelling all TWA and United flight operations in Missouri and Kansas at 6 a.m. TWA says over 4,000 mechanics are involved in Kansas City, with at least 1,500 other workers affected. TWA and United normally run about 46 flights into Kansas City and serve some 2,000 passengers daily.
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Kansas City
TWA
United Airlines
Missouri
Kansas
Inernational Association of Machinists
United
Kanesas City
St. Louis
Rodgers Up Two As Nicklaus Slumps In Open Round
Phil Rodgers the ex Marine from La Jolla California shot a five under par 30 on the round to grab a two stroke lead over Jack Nicklaus in the third round of the British Open at Muirfield. Nicklaus faltered on the back nine bogeying 14 15 and 16 while Rodgers and Sanders Palmer and Thomas chased.
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Muirfield
Scotland
Phil Rodgers
la Jolla
Calif
Jack Nicklaus
Rodgers
Nicklaus
Doug Sanders
Ojai
Arnold Palmer
Latrobe
Dave Thomas
Sanders
Palmer
Thomas
England
Peter Buetler
Butler
Big Jack
US Faces Pressure Over Prisoner Treatment In Viet Nam
Washington weighs the fate of 34 U.S. airmen held by Hanoi and 233 missing as Hanoi defies Geneva rules. Officials push low key diplomacy, Harriman leads Red Cross outreach, while access remains blocked and public protests risk escalation.
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Washington
Hanoi
U.S
State Department
North
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Noi
South Viet Nam
W. Averell Harriman
Red Cross
United States
South
Saigon
Pearson Campaign Swing Highlights Inflation Concerns
Senator James Pearson on a Kansas campaign stop warns inflation erodes real wages and ties it to federal policy. He defends ongoing bills, notes job openings vs. unemployment, and cites Viet Nam and payments as factors shaping the economy. He faces primary challenger Rep. Robert Ellsworth.
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James Pearson
Pearson
Ottawa
Iola
Kansas
Washington
Senate
Robert Ellsworth
Lawrence
Ent
Viet Nam
Tunnel to nowhere under Rayburn building draws curious talk
In the Rayburn House Office Building basement a 95 foot tunnel extends from a freight elevator to a concrete dead end. It connects toward Longworth but serves no current purpose, with officials noting it was built for a possible mail conveyor and likely for storage, while a broken whiskey bottle is the only object found.
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Washington
Rayburn House
Rayburn
Longworth House
Post Office Department
Longworth Post Office
Rayburn Building
James H. Banks
Capitol
Banks
House
H.H. Morris
OU Heads Door Taken By Thief
The sliding door of a garage at 946 S. Cedar, owned by Dr. Andrew B. Martin, president of Ottawa University, was stolen last night and recovered hours later. Police labeled it vandalism, noting ripped screws and evidence of foot traffic. The door was recovered a block away behind a Cedar Street home.
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Andrew B. Martin
Ottawa University
Martin
S. Cedar
Cedar Street
Larry Winn Speaks Here in Ottawa Club Meeting
Johnson County contractor Larry Winn spoke to Ottawa businessmen and Republican leaders last night at the Ottawa Country Club as he seeks the congressional nomination. Thomas Gleason, Ottawa attorney, was named chairman of Winns Franklin County organization.
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Larry Winn
Johnson County
Ottawa Country Club
Ottawa
Winn
Thomas Gleason
Franklin County
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K.C
States
Jack
Harriman
International Red Cross Committee
Red Cross Committee
Col. Robinson Risner
James Stockdale
Gerald Coffee
Everett Alvarez
Cmdr
Robert Shumaker
David Laury
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