Heavy Guard Delivers Ray to Memphis Jail
James Earl Ray, handcuffed and in protective gear, arrived at the Shelby County jail at 4:34 am after landing from a U S Air Force flight from London. Sheriff Morris said Judge W Preston Battle will hear the murder case. arraignment date unknown. Security was tight with a no publicity order and restricted access for reporters and lawyers.
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Memphis, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Shelby County
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Memphis Naval Air Station
U.S. Air Force
Boeing
London
William Morris
Millington
Criminal Court
W. Preston Battle
Battle
Morris
District 290 Sees Tax Increase and Budget Plan
Ottawa school district 290 formerly district 30 announces a $1.47 per $1,000 assessed valuation tax increase for next year. Public hearing set for Aug 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the regular school board meeting. The total levy will be $34.33 per $1,000, with expenditures projected at $1,793,587. Notable shifts include higher teacher salaries and added positions, a $10,000 lunch program provision, and plans for a new grade school funded by a building levy.
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Ottawa
Herald
Franklin County
County Forecast Clears After Mild Night
Weather forecast for the county predicts clear to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures tonight with lows in the upper 60s. Saturday brings partly cloudy conditions and warmth with highs in the lower 90s.
Melvern Groundbreaking Set for August 24
Melvern Reservoir groundbreaking planned for Saturday August 24 with a pancake breakfast 8 to 10 a.m. at Bradshaw's Country Club near Melvern Junction. Attendees include reps from Osage City Melvern Pomona Ottawa and Lyndon. governor hoped to speak. toastmaster Russell Crites. Melvern band to perform. two ministers invited. Next association meeting August 8 at Melvern City Hall to finalize details.
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Melvern Reservoir
Osage City
Melvern
Pomona
Ottawa
Lyndon
Pomona-Melvern Lake Association
Citizens State Bank
Bradshaw’s Country Club
The
Lake Association
Bill Dusin
Melvern Junction
Robert Docking
Russell Crites
Association
Melvern City Hall
Nixon Hopes To Get Good Mileage From Ike's Tag
Nixon seeks a political boost from former President Eisenhower who, while convalescing at Walter Reed, endorses Nixon for the Republican nomination. Nixon says the endorsement could sway undecided convention delegates and aid the campaign after the nomination. The New York Times reports Humphrey may seek Edward Kennedy as running mate, as influenza keeps Humphrey from campaigning.
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Nixon
Ike
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
The
New York Times
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Manhattan Emporia Gals Win Prelims in Miss Kansas Pageant
Pratt Kansas AP report notes prelim winners Vicki Johnson 20 of Emporia and Robbie Gail Brewer 20 of Manhattan and Kansas State University. Brewer won the swim suit segment and Johnson captured the talent title with a song performance. Brewer’s measurements listed 34 22 34 and height 5 feet 4 inches.
Farm Yard With A Different Breed Of Machinery
Wesley Sylvester of Ottawa RFD 3 with his wife Bertha and two children run a farming partnership and hobby collection of antiques. They store a 20-ton steam engine tractor, a Hart-Par one-piece cast iron drive wheel tractor, a 1912 to 1914 Under Mt Avery steam engine, and restored cars including a Jeffery, 1927 and 1931 Chevys, plus a 1915 three-wheel Bull tractor. They aim to open a public museum.
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Wesley Sylvester
Ottawa
RFD 3
Sylvester
Bertha
Russell
Ada Mellinger
Melford
Oak Hill
Kan
United States
Mt. Avery
McLouth
Bonnie and Clyde
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Arthur J. Hanes
Birmingham
Ala
U.S
Hanes
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Logan Street
Peoria Corner
Gary
Franklin County Fairgrounds
Southeastern
Kansas
Humphrey
Manhattan
Emporia
By Allen Winchester
McCormick Reaper
International Auto
Jeffery
Emerson Fartor
Emerson
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