US Asks VC For A Deal On Prisoners
Washington reports the United States has urged North Vietnam and the Viet Cong to permit neutral inspection of prisoners of war over about 180 Americans held by the Viet Cong and North Vietnam. The White House pressed for the return of sick and wounded prisoners under the Geneva Convention. House Republicans backed phased de escalation, proposing a 60 day halt of bombing north of the 21st Parallel if Hanoi reciprocates north of the 20th Parallel.
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Washington
United States
U.S
White House
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Hanoi
Investigation clarifies Ottawa high school fire damage
Fire at Ottawa's new high school Saturday caused major smoke damage from burning foam rubber. Two adjusters are assessing the loss while architects Horst and Terrill of Topeka prepare cleanup and repair schedules. Estimated damage ranges from 7 000 to 10 000 dollars. the blaze was spotted by Gordon Benitz who alerted officials. Cleanup already began and repairs are expected before the fall term.
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Ottawa
Horst and
Terrill
Topeka
Gordon Benitz
S. Elm
90 Hours Through East Kansas In Schooner
Don McGinnis leads a pioneer style covered wagon trip with five others and two children across eastern Kansas to the HiePoint rodeo in Anderson County. The group travels about 20 miles daily along US-169 and US-59, planning a four day journey if wheel trouble stays away.
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Kansas
Us-169
Colony
Don McGinnis
Rodney
Garnett
East Kansas
Anderson County
Bonner Springs
Olathe
Lee McGinnis
County Weather Forecast For Wednesday Mostly warm and showers
Weather forecast shows Wednesday partly cloudy and warmer with scattered showers and thundershowers tonight and Wednesday forenoon. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Lows tonight 62 to 66, highs in the middle 80s. Previous records cited include 81 today, 67 current, 102 high last year, and 115 record high in 1954. Barometer at 30.03.
New Saucer Sightings Across Europe Stir Public Curiosity
Reports from Switzerland to Britain describe fireball objects moving at satellite speed at about 1 15 a m. Paris Geneva and Dover Coast Guards note possible manmade space debris re entry. Royal Air Force in Kent and Deal coast guard confirm satellite theory while witnesses report fear of plane crashes and bright orange lights over the English Channel.
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Geneva
Strasbourg
Paris
Kenteish
England
Royal Air Force
Manston
Kent
Eric Swales
Coast Guard
Deal
Swales
North Sea
Dieppe
City Park Band Concert Opens Tonight in Ottawa
The Ottawa City Band performs at City Park tonight at 8 with a trumpet solo by Bill Ede wards of Lyndon. The program includes From Shire and Sea, Golden Glow Overture, Die Meistersinger and several marches.
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Ottawa City Band
City Park
Bill Edewards
Lyndon
Congress Breaks First Rail Strike In Years
The first nationwide rail walkout in 20 years ended as a federal back-to-work law compelled settlement talks. Pickets withdrew, key freight and passenger services resumed, and President Johnson praised the move to speed materials to Vietnam. Court actions sought to halt continued strife on Southern Railway.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
White House
W. Willard Wirtz
J. B. “Doc” Wolfe
Southern Railway
Frank W. Wilsson
U.S. District Court
Chattanooga
Tenn
Pickets Depart, Crews Return To Their Jobs
Kansas City AP dispatch reports most rail workers ended the nationwide machinists strike after federal action. Railroads prepared trains to move as crews returned. some pickets remained early. Union leaders urged swift but orderly resumption, with wage offers under negotiation amid a 1967 strike.
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Ernst Watkins
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Ottawa
Missouri Pacific
Missouri
Kansas
Kan
Chicago
Fort Madison
Iowa
Frisco
Missouri- Kansas- Texas Railway
Katy
St. Louis
St. Louis Union Station
Kenneth Jaworski
Machinists District 5
Union Pacific
Great Northern Railroad
Burlington Railroad
J.A. Nesbett
Pine Bluff
Ark
White House
Ottawa to fog for mosquitoes not by air spray
Ottawa will kill mosquitoes by ground fogging rather than aerial spraying, says city engineer Steve James. The fogging targets vegetated areas and will occur at night when numbers are high. An exterminator company expects completion in 2-3 days. Expense records and potential federal aid are being considered.
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Ottawa
Steve James
State Board of Health
James
Newark Riots Ebb as Looter Shot and Patrolman Wounded
Newark tensions ease after a Negro looter was killed in a gun duel with police and a patrolman was wounded. In Jersey City a cab firebomb victim died, raising New Jersey riot fatalities to 27. Plainfield released 12 Negro prisoners to home status amid ongoing unrest across several towns.
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Newark
Neweark
Jersey City
New Jersey
Plainfield
Elizabeth
Paterson
New Bruneswick
Raymond Gilmer
Gilmer
John Romano
Freddie Lee Jones
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Prairie Schooner Party
Joe Baugh
Clathe
Diana
Jerry Anderson
Shawnee
Spring Hill
Mrs. McGinnis
London
Switzerland
Britain
First Rail
Vietnam
Jaworski
Union Station
Looter
Negro West End
West End
Surrey
James E. Wallen
Dr. Wallen
Cass County
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