New Camp Open Soon in Ottawa by Kiwanis Club
Ottawa Kiwanis Club prepares Lake Pomona site for first summer camp session starting June 26. Allen L. Unruh leads efforts with three one week day camps for about 35 children per session. Camp, open to fourth through seventh graders, costs 15 with options for financial aid. Activities include canoeing swimming archery tetherball ping pong and possibly rifle range, all supervised with lifeguards and jackets issued daily. Bus pickups at Peace IGA South Main Junior High Lincoln School start 7:50 8:00 and 8:10 a.m. with return after 5 p.m. daily.
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Ottawa Kiwanis Club
Lake Pomona
Pomona
Ottawa
Mears Park
Allen L. Unruh
Unruh
Peace Iga
South Main
Lincoln School
Kleindienst Meek In Long Awaited Victory
Washington AP Rich ard G. Kleindienst becomes attorney general after a four month confirmation fight the Senate approving him 64 to 19. Liberals questioned ties to business and involvement in ITT antitrust settlements amid campaign considerations.
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Kleindienst
Meek
Washington
Richard G. Kleindienst
Senate
Phoenix
Ariz
John N. Mitchell
New Drivers Graduating From Ottawa Sessions
Ron Womble reports the first and largest driver education session will end Friday with 60 to 70 students ready for their first license, possibly rising to 200 by the last session to July 28. Three cars, two Plymouths from Bob White Motors and a Buick from Minnick Motors, shuttle 3-4 students per car for one hour daily. The 86 students are split into three in-car sections taught by H K Stevens and instructors Marie Girard and Joseph S Walter. Students must complete 30 hours of classroom work and six hours of driving to obtain a Kansas license. The second session begins June 19 and the last on July 10. Stevens notes no year-round classes due to capacity. most students are 14 to 15 years old, with some already licensed aiming to reduce insurance.
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Ron Womble
Stevens
Ottawa High School
Playhouse
Rogers
Lake Pomona
Driver
Shawnee County
Emporia
Kansas City
United States
Cynthia Appley
Akron
Iowa
University of Kansas
Martha Doty
Baldwin
Baker University
Melissa Hanger
Topeka
Macalester College
St. Paul
Muskie refuses McGovern endorsement and stays in race
Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine said he will not back George McGovern for the Democratic nomination and will remain a candidate. He urged broad party unity beyond a single leader and noted McGovern likely has 1,200 to 1,300 delegate votes while needing 1,509 to win. He planned further talks with Humphrey as McGovern seeks support from party chiefs.
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Washington
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
George McGovern
McGovern
South Dakota
Sen. McGovern
United Party
National Press Club
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
New York Daily News
Federal Job Aid To ECKAN In Ottawa Summer Youth Jobs
ECKAN has been awarded extra U S Department of Labor funds to create more summer jobs for disadvantaged youths in Ottawa. Through the Neighborhood Youth Corps the agency aims to reach 20 positions, with nine week placements paying 1.60 dollars an hour. Applications are available at the Kansas State Employment Security Office or the Neighborhood Youth Corps Office, and eligibility covers students in grades nine through twelve or 14 year olds under income guidelines.
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Larry Christ
East Central Kansas Community Action Agency
ECKAN
U. S. Department of Labor
Ottawa
Richard Jackson
ECEAN
Jackson
Franklin
Miami
Douglas
Osage
Coffey
Lyons
Anderson
Johnson
Department of Labor
Kansas State Employment Security Office
Second and
Cedar
Weather County Forecast Predicts Mild Tonight and Warm Weekend
Fall and mild tonight with lows in the upper 40s to lower 70s and south to southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Saturday will be sunny to partly sunny and hot with highs in the lower 90s and a near zero to 20 percent precipitation chance. High Thursday 95 and record high 100 in 1963, with current low 47 and record low 47 in 1915. Hourly temps end at 6 a.m. today with a brief sequence shown.
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Jam
Major Enemy Military Area Raked By Bombs
American fighter bombers hit the Hanoi Haiphong complex with their fiercest strikes in over two months. Barracks depots and maintenance sites west of Hanoi, a fuel depot near Haiphong, and Cai Bi airfield were attacked, with two railroad bridges destroyed near the Chinese border. B52s backed the assault against the southern panhandle while U S reconnaissance jets reported no North Vietnamese losses. Hanoi claimed U S planes downed, and an incident near An Loc caused 10 South Vietnamese deaths with 19 wounded.
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Hanoi- Haiphong
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Cai Bi
Hanoi-Haiphong
Panhandle
North
Navy
RAS
Tonkin Gulf
U.S. Air Force
An Loc
Five Men Fined in Franklin County Cockfight Case
Five men were fined Thursday in Franklin County District Court for gambling at a cockfight on April 8. Arrests were by Attorney General Vern Miller and Kansas Bureau of Investigation Organized Crime officers at a barn owned by William R. Thompson in Pomona. Johnson, Brants, Titus, and Garcia pleaded guilty. Osborn of Omaha pleaded no contest. Each received a $100 fine plus costs.
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Franklin County District Court
Vern Miller
Organized Crime Section
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
William R. Thompson
Pomona Rfd 2
Howard A. Johnson
Overland Park
Vassar Playhouse Opens Summer Season With Guys and Dolls
The Lakeside Players at the barn theater near Highways 268 and 368 begin a third season on June 14 with Guys and Dolls running through July 2. Bruce Rogers directs four shows including Arms and the Man Harvey and The Two Orphans. Cast and crew work long days, with season tickets at special rates and contact info for Veda Rogers.
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Linda Ostmeyer
Vassar Playhouse
Barn
Bruce Rogers
Playhouse
Rogers
Richard Driver
Lakeside
Sarah Brown
Winfield
Leonard Richardson
Ann
Beth
Arms and
The
Harvey
Veda Rogers
Lakeside Players
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South Vietnam
Radio Hanoi
Vinh Linh
Roger Cummings
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Sidney Bauman
Wichita
Wichita State University
Bruce Jones
Manhattan
Bruce Ottman
Washburn University
David Polson
Baker
David Rockhold
Polson
Carolyn Harrison
Anne Richardson
Cummings
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