Ottawa youths win key posts at Boys State in Kansas
In Kansas at the University of Kansas Boys State, Ottawa participants earned major appointments. J Clark Underwood was named supreme court. Jon J Indall and Bruce Prentice won Senate and House seats. others from Ottawa Pomona Bald win and Osage City joined county posts. About 1009 boys attend as sessions run through Saturday.
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American Legion
Lawrence
Ottawa
Clark Underwood
Gerald Didde
Bruce Prentice
John Bacon
Kanesas Boys
University of Kansas
Larry Wohlford
Hutchinson
Jon J. Indall
Senate
Eisenhower County
Bruce Prenetice
Pershing County
Jim D. Beesley
Pomona
Patton County
Jim Good
Michael G. Miller
Mark Biddle
Baldwin
MacArthur County
Jerry M. Young
John J. Dietrich
Osage City
Poor Crop Signals Higher 1967 Wheat Quota Policy
Washington AP reports a likely need for stronger government action to boost 1967 wheat production due to a smaller than expected 1966 harvest. The June crop report puts this year's wheat at about 1.24 billion bushels, down 7 percent from last year and 11 percent from a month ago. The decline challenges reserve targets and may prompt an allotment increase beyond Johnson’s 15 percent rise under crop controls, with a July 11 report awaited.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Johnson
United States
Alma Death Toll Reaches Forty Seven
Tropical storm Alma weakens from hurricane status as it lashes the Carolina coast with gale winds and heavy rain. Fifty mile per hour winds at the center stay offshore while gales extend two hundred miles, and shipping lanes are threatened as the season's first hurricane moves away. The Miami Weather Bureau warns of possible intensification if Alma regains hurricane strength. The death toll stands at 47.
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Wilmington
N.C
Alma
South Carolina - North Carolina
Miami Weather Bureau
Weather Report Highlights Friday's Temperatures and Ranges
Friday high 73, today’s low 62, compared with last year’s 87/65. Record highs 105 in 1953, record lows 44 in 1910. Hourly readings end at 9 pm with varied values from 60 to 72 across day and night. Barometer 29.80 inches.
Tri County Employment Level Reported High
Tri County area Franklin Anderson and Miami counties shows high employment level says Cal Ewing Ottawa employment office manager. May figures show 129 applications 149 openings 141 referrals 112 replacements versus last year 196 172 243 and 106. Agricultural placements slowed by bad weather.
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Tri-County
Coun Ty
Franklin
Anderson
Miami
Cal Ewing
Ottawa
Ewing
Massive Cleanup Underway In Tornado Damaged Lab
TOPEKA AP There is no danger to the public from bacteria in the tornado damaged Public Health laboratory. Dr Nicholas D Duffett director of state laboratory services said the area can be decontaminated and the public health is not endangered. He noted only a few containers holding cultures were broken and some virus cultures were destroyed but not the dangerous kind.
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Topeka
Nicholas D. Duffett
Duffett
State Laboratory Services
New Tactic Adopted In Negro March
The Meredith March Against Fear in Batesville, Mississippi, shifts tactics by detouring off U S 51 to pass the county courthouse with about 200 marchers and 40 highway patrolmen on guard. Police discussions with Negro leaders preceded the step, as the column plans to enter towns to escort residents to voter registration sites. James Meredith started the protest after walking from the Tennessee line toward Jackson and being wounded. supporters nationwide join in.
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Batesville
Miss
U.S. 51
Forrest Tuttle
Meredith
University of Mississippi
Tennessee Line
Jackson
Small Farmers Drive Kansas Industry Expansion
Emporia Kansas AP small farmers who stay on their land hold the key to industrial growth. Jack Lacy director of the Department of Economic Development said farmers form a latent labor pool usable for new and expanded industry. He spoke at the dedication of a Didde-Glasser plant makers of printing equipment. He noted farmers are skilled mechanics able to operate and maintain equipment.
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Emporia
Kan
Kansas
Jack Lacy
Department of Economic Development
Lacy
Didde- Glasser, Inc
Topeka Churches Collect Bedding for Tornado Victims
A plea for help was issued for the twister stricken Topeka area. Rev. Charles Knight of First Methodist and Rev. Jack Bremer of East Topeka Methodist urge sheets and blankets donations. Bremer, an Ottawa graduate, says many homes of his congregation were destroyed while clothing is available but bedding is scarce. The church foyers will be open all day Sunday to receive bedding.
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Twister
Topeka
Charles Knight
First Methoodist
Trinity Methodist Church
Ottawa
Jack Bremer
East Topeka
Mer
Ottawa High
Ottawa University
Knight
Trinity Methodist
Bremer
Central Heights Board Hones One-Package School Insurance Plan
The Central Heights school board discussed wrapping facilities, contents, boiler, and vehicle coverage into a single institutional policy after an executive session. Insurance agents outlined rates set by the state, noting underinsurance risks, and a Princeton building contents survey. The board approved a $575 posting machine and eyed state funds hearings in Topeka.
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Don Black
Central Heights
Topeka
Ray Goossen
Alliance Companies
Wayne Walters
Princeton
Goossner
Richmond
Walters
Lane
June Betz
Clark and
Routh
Wichita
That Building Not A Bargain
Detroit AP reports readers misled by a suburban Grosse Pointe classified ad offering a large ivy covered red brick colonial on a 6.6 acre estate with 105 rooms 30 baths indoor pool tennis courts and other amenities. A secretary at the listed number greeted callers with Good morning Grosse Pointe High School.
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Detroit
Grosse Pointe
Add
Grosse Pointe High School
Topeka tornado aid rush mobilizes volunteers citywide
Hundreds of volunteers joined a massive salvage and cleanup operation in Topeka after a devastating tornado. Death toll stood at 17 with damage around 100 million dollars. Mayor Wright said crews from multiple cities assisted. President Johnson designated a major disaster area, unlocking federal funds and low interest loans for individuals and businesses.
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Topeka
Charles W. Wright Jr
Lawrence
Emeroria
Weshita
Junction City
Kansas City
Johnson
Willliam H. Avery
Manhattan
Red Cross
Mennonite Disaster Service
John Yoder Jr
Garnett
Kan
Yoder
Louisiana
Wright
Area Men Aid Topeka Tornado Relief Effort
The First Howitzer Battalion 127th Artillery National Guard units aided Topeka during the tornado response. About 225 guardsmen worked Thursday morning, guarding looters and directing traffic. Seven city workers and three Ottawa trucks joined Friday with chain saws and equipment to clear uprooted trees.
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127Th Artillery
National Guard
Ottawa
Topeka
John Hume Merickhouse
City of
Services Held For Five Victims In Topeka Tornado
AP reports services for five of 17 tornado victims in Topeka. The deceased include Bertha Whitney 83 John Wells 59 John D Culver Sterling Taylor 62 and Lisle Grauer 66. Services were in Topeka except Wells in Osage City with more services planned for Monday.
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Topeka
Bertha M. Whitney
John Wells
John D. Culver
Sterling Tayelor
Lisle Grauer
Wells
Osage City
Kanione Tree May Be Saved At Statehouse Site
State officials aim to save part of the famed cottonwood tree near the Statehouse after a tornado on Wednesday split its trunk and twisted many branches. A large trunk section and several branches survived, offering hope for preservation.
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Topeka
Statehouse
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Ottawans
House of Representative
J. Clark Underwood
Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Kanesas
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Wuleters
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Ottawa Herald
Terry Mohr
Pam Laury
Dolly Smith
Sarah Killough
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