Speedway worries bring race track talk to Hickory Street
Ottawa residents on North Hickory requested a traffic survey after reports that speeding along Hickory Street endangers children crossing to Lincoln School. A four way stop at Hickory and Red Jacket was urged, with police accountability cited. City plans to study water demand as summer heat spikes strain two 400000 gallon tanks. City water plant capacity and friction losses were discussed, with possible replacement of a high service pump considered. Police warned against bicycling on sidewalks, and bicycles left in hazardous spots to be removed. Engineering services with Burns and McDonnell on water and electric rates were approved, study date moved to November 15, cost not to exceed 10000 dollars.
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Hickory Street
City Commission
James Corcoran
Hickory
Lincoln School
Corcoran
Red Jacket
John Richeson
Burns
McDonnell
Ottawa
LBJ Victory In Big Housing Bill
Washington AP President Johnson hailed House passage of a three year 5.4 billion housing and urban development bill saying it could raise low and middle income housing construction tenfold and fund subsidies to help about 500000 families buy homes The bill aims to initiate 6 million subsidized housing units and seeks swift House Senate agreement while critics warn of long term fiscal liability and contested program cuts as 56 amendments were debated and one major cut passed reducing authorizations by 100 million
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Senate
House
Charles R. Jonas
R-N.c
County Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy and Storms
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with scattered thunderstorms spreading into the area late tonight and continuing into Friday. Low tonight near 70. High Friday around 90.
Tough Guys in Washington Nearing August Adjournment
Congressional leaders have almost given up hope for a plan to adjourn on August 3, signaling Johnson may call Congress back after the political convention to resume business.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Reagan Denies Active Campaign Announcement
The Associated Press reports California Governor Ronald Reagan will announce a presidential bid July 21 on national TV, but Reagan's press office denies the plan. Reagan aide Lyn Nofziger says the air time was reserved to show a speech film, not to unveil a candidacy. Nixon shifts focus to urban and industrial states as Rockefeller questions southern support.
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Associated Press
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Boston Herald Traveler
James Mahoney
Nofziger
Indianapolis
Herald Traveler
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
South
John F. Kennedy
New York
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Texas
Record Crop Prospects For 68 Nations In July Report
United States Department of Agriculture reports record yields for corn and wheat this year, with sugar beets, sugar cane, and rice also at record harvests. Soybeans show record acreage but no production estimate. Corn output forecast at 4,452,125,000 bushels. wheat at 1,587,646,000 bushels. yields near or at all-time highs. Crop prospects generally good to excellent, except Gulf states, Central Great Plains, and Pacific Northwest. Total planted acreage at 310 million acres, the largest since 1960. Includes state by state figures for corn and winter wheat.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Gulf States
Central Great Plains
Pacific Northwest
Missouri
Kansas
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church to end services next month
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church southeast of Williamsburg and west of Princeton, member of West Franklin Baptist Parish since 1967, will discontinue services on a six month trial beginning August 1. Rev. Gary Robertson resigns, leaving the parish to call a new pastor. services move to Greenwood Church.
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Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
Mt. Olivet
Williamsburg
Princeton
West Franklin
Robertson
Greenwood Church
Cleo Nitcher
Frank Davis
G. R. Hume
Clearwater
Kan
Sac Valley
Sac Creek
Brownsville Baptist Church
Monroe County
Ohio
Greenwood
Ottawa
Ruhamah
Rock Creek
Davis
Cooper
Stephens
A. A. Davis
Mt. Olivet Church
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Main Street
Harry Murphy
Don Hamilton
Water and Light Department
Hamilton
Eugene Flaherty
Commission
Vern Wadkins
Olive
Wadkins
Franklin County
LBJ
Orcosseeee
Cecrenee
Ceesevees
Lyn Nofziger
Richard M. Nixon
Lois Smith
Mrs. Nitcher
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