Restoration of Old Park Gate Begins
City workers and 18 Bricklayers union members start restoring the Forest Park entrance pillars. The three Saturday project uses donated materials from local lumber companies. A time box with Ottawa today items, donated by First National Bank, will be sealed inside the center pier.
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Forest Park
Bricklayers, Masons and Plaster International Union of America
Kansas City
Kan
Ottawa Lumber Company
Hubbard Lumber Company
Nurman Lumber Company
Williamson Salvage Company
Ottawa
J. B. Mickey
First National Bank
Mickey
Box M
Vrious
Ven
Lockheed Hope Rises Amid Senate Loan Debate
Washington reports Sen. Mansfield signals potential quick vote to rescue Lockheed amid House rejection of a $2 billion loan package. A proposed $500 million program, half for Lockheed, could avert a prolonged impasse as Congress faces a recess.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
House
Lockheed
Congress
Mansfield
Record July low hits 47 as cool air moves in
A city record July low of 47 degrees was reached at 6 30 am, beating the previous 48 degree mark set on three dates. The 24 hour average to 8 am stood at 60. Meteorologist John P Kelsey attributed the chill to high pressure ridges from Northern Canada driving south southeast.
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John P. Kelsey
Canada
Labor Front Strikes Close Rail Lines Across Nation
United Transportation Union strikes halt 10 railroads with 41 percent of tracks idle and 165000 workers off the job. Nixon and Congress face limited legal options. Javits proposes authority to order returns to work. California farmers lose 2.5 million daily. 22000 coal miners idle. Ford considers closing 100 plants. Hodgson reports wide regional impact.
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Washington
United Transportation Union
Nixon
UTU
Congress
Labor Department
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
California
Ford Motor Co
Steel Talks Race Deadline
Washington AP reports labor negotiators moved toward a midnight deadline in a possible steel industry strike after weeks of talks. AFL CIO union officials press for 30 percent three year wage hikes while industry offers include cost of living protection. Nixon administration warns of inflation impact and widespread layoffs if a strike occurs.
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Washington
Nixon
Molony
Apollo 15 Moon Team Drives Moon Buggy at Hadley Base
Apollo 15 astronauts David R. Scott and James B. Irwin stepped onto the lunar surface at Hadley Base and became the first to drive a moon buggy, despite losing half its steering. They began at 11:19 a.m. EDT, reporting good handling despite the issue, as Alfred Worden orbited overhead aboard Endeavor and prepared experiments.
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Scott
Mission Control
St. George Crater
Earth
Hadley Base
Hadley
Cape Kennedy
Jim
Irwin
Sun Valley
Falcon
Moon
Alfred M. Worden
Endeavor
Student Pilot Must Answer Air Disaster
Searchers recovered the bodies of all 162 aboard an All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 in the crash near Tokyo. A 22 year old student pilot Yoshimi Ichikawa parachuted to safety after colliding with the airliner and is being held for questioning. Capt Tamotsu Kuma also faces questioning from the Japan self defense air force base at Matsuhina after witnessing the collision. Radar placed the doomed plane at 28,000 feet on a Sapporo to Tokyo route. Rescue workers, totaling about 3,600, scoured the rugged terrain through the night. only Donn Carpenter of Miami survived as an American flight engineer.
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Tokyo
All Nippon Airways
Tamotsu Kuma
Ichikawa
Japan Self-Defense Air Force Base
Matsuhina
Kuma
All Nippon
Sapporo
Japan
Saburo Kasai
Donn M. Carpenter
Miami
Fla
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Old Park Gate
James Hodgson
Hodgson
Charles Luna
White House
Joseph P. Molony
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers
J. Curtis Counts
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Basic Steel Industry
J.W. Abel
R. Heath Larry
U.S. Steel
Baltimore Colts
Chicago
Hubby
Yoshimi Ichikawa
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