Ottawa Man Akers Dies After Heart Attack in Osawatomie Visit
Leo Andrew Akers 56 of 927 Cypress Ottawa was pronounced dead on arrival at Miami County Hospital Paola after a heart attack on a farm near Osawatomie. He had retired from the U.S. Army as a captain and worked at Didde Office Supply. He moved to Ottawa in 1954. Funeral plans are incomplete per Towner Chapel. He was born January 9 1911 in Morse Iowa and married Doris E Sapp November 11 1935 in Morse. He belonged to Sacred Heart Catholic Church Memorial Post 5901 American Legion and Knights of Columbus Ottawa. Surviving: wife three sons Leo Eugene and Dana two daughters and many relatives.
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Leo Andrew Akers
Cypress
Miami County
Paola
Osawatomie
Didde Office Supply
Ottawa
U.S. Army
Towner Chapel
Akers
Morse
South Carolin
Eugene B. Akers
Uls.n
Long Beach
Calif
Dana R. Akers
William Myers
1641 S
Main
C. B. Camp
Japan
Charles Akers
Delbert Akers
Paul Akers
Waterloo
Iowa
George Akers
Patrick Akers
Iowa City
Robert Akers
Sacramento
Joseph Akers
Short Hill
Lester Akers
Creston
Thomas Akers
Downer Grove
Ill
Harold Babbitt
James Mangin
Mao's Force In Control In Red China
Tokyo dispatch reports from Peking say Mao Tze tung forces gained upper hand in Wuhan as paratroopers landed in central China. Paras captured a Yangtze bridge and key facilities. more Mao ships head toward Wuhan to shell the three city area as 500000 demonstrators back Mao.
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Mao
Red China
Tokyo
Mao Tse-tung
Wuhan
Central China
Peking
Sankei Shimbun
Yangtze River
Sankei
Yangtze
Liu Shao-chi
Quenema Girl Bit, Transferred to KU Medical Center
A Quenema girl, age not specified, was bitten by a dog on the face and brought to Ransom Memorial Hospital shortly after 5 PM. Dr. R A Gollier reported severe lacerations on the right side of the face. She received first aid and was moved to the University of Kansas Medical Center for treatment. The dog is under observation for rabies.
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Quenema
University of Kansas Medical Center
R. A. Gollier
Ransom Memorial Hospital
KU Medical Center
Curfew and liquor ban calm Detroit after riot
Peace returned to Detroit as curfew and liquor ban remained in effect after the worst US riot. Heavily armed police and National Guard patrolled the streets while Governor Romney said the city was secure. The 12th Street District saw tense calm and guards reported isolated shots, with 40 dead and 347 hospitalized as fires reached 1,364.
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Detroit
George Romney
12Th Street
National Guard
12Th and
Grand Boulevard
Forrestal Disaster Kills at Least 26 in Fire Aboard Carrier
Aboard the Forrestal, 26 crewmen were confirmed dead with 29 jets destroyed as a catastrophic blaze erupted on the flight deck during North Vietnam combat operations. Dozens more injured or unaccounted for as fires spread through hangar and flight deck amid 35 mph gusts. Ships Rupertus and Tucker pumped water to combat the flames while Admiral Lanham praised crew heroism. The carrier headed toward an undisclosed port as recovery and investigation began.
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Saleman
Forrestal
U.S
Saigon
Oriskany
Bon Homme Richard
America
Yankee Station
Gulf of Tonkin
Dong Hoi
North Vietnam
Rupertus
Tucker
Tonkin Gulf
Vietnam
Navy
Independence
Norfolk
Associated Press
Steve Stibbens
Forerestal
Harvey P. Lanham
Carrier Division I
Navy Yard
7Th Fleet
Vinh
Wilhite Court Session Continued To August 18
The preliminary hearing for Kenneth Wilhite 18 of 808 Cypress charged with third degree manslaughter was continued to 9 30 a m August 18 by County Judge Don White. The case stems from the fatal July 19 stabbing of Wes Gillaspie 18 of Council Grove at Forest Park. Wilhite appeared in Franklin County Court Friday in district court, bond set at 10000, and was accompanied by Jim Richards son as he was led away in handcuffs.
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Mary
Farley
Recorder’s Criminal Court
Vincent Brennan
William Cahalan
Cyrus Vance
Johnson
Kenneth Wilhite
Cypress
Franklin County
Don White
Wilhite
Wes Dean Gillaspie
Council Grove
Forest Park
Judge White
Jim Richards
Rat Damage In US Near 1 Billion, Says Congress
A House committee estimates the U S rat population at about 90 million, causing roughly 10 dollars per rat annually in property damage. A federal health official adds that the psychological toll on slum dwellers is equally costly and rats spread disease, with New York City reporting up to 600 rat bites yearly.
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Washington
America
House Banking and Currency Committee
U.S
Allan W. Donaldson
U.S. Bureau of Disease Prevention and Environmental Control
Donaldson
New York City
Weather Record For Friday With High Of 86
Friday’s high reaches 86 while the low today sits at 67. Year ago the high was also 86 with a 71 low. Record highs and lows for the date are 106 in 1934 and a 55 in 1925. Hourly readings end at 8 am with temperatures from 67 to 85 and barometer at 29.05.
Marines Extend Probe Into Southern DMZ in Vietnam
In Dong Ha Vietnam the 9th Marines with tanks and air support completed a short probe into the southern DMZ zone. The operation began near Con Thien and advanced to high ground near the Ben Hai River with smoke screens and artillery cover. Commanders said the aim was to show the southern half of the zone is under U S control and available for any action.
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Dong HA
Vietnam
U.S
Con Thien
Ben Hai River
9Th Marines
George Jerne
Kaneohe
Hawaii
3Rd Marine Division
Louis Metzger
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Red Chinese Army
KUMC
Tecumseh
Don Hamilton
Water and Light Department
Palmer Gray Jr
Gray
Hubert Locke
Locke
John Conyers
D-Mich
Conyers
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Birmingham
Edwin Farley
Wayne County
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