Campaign clash in race for Democratic nomination
Strategists for Humphrey push a broader appeal to voters especially the young while McCarthy resumes attacks on Humphrey’s status quo image. Rockefeller tours Watts arguing against unilateralism. Wallace urges jail over crime and criticizes the Supreme Court. Polls show Humphrey leading Nixon and Rockefeller. delegates split across parties with Kennedy memorial votes cited.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Humphrey
McCarthy
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Watts
Los Angeles
Vietnam
Rockefeller
Wallace
Supreme Court of the United States
Nixon
Richard Nixon
California
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Associated Press
Illinois
Johnson
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Edward M. Kennedy
DeMass
Peace Talks Dragging On in Paris Vietnam War Update
Paris talks between North Vietnam and the United States continue in a diplomatic holding pattern as both sides trade tentative positions. Ambassador Xuan Thuy and U.S. envoy W Averell Harriman led an eighth session amid rising shelling along the DMZ and heavy combat across South Vietnam. Aimed at trimming propaganda and releasing only general summaries, the process shows cautious progress with plans to meet again next Wednesday.
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Paris
North Vieteam
United States
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Hareriman
Thuy
Nixon Declines Rockefeller Debate Challenge
Nixon refuses Rockefeller call for a nationally televised presidential debate, saying such a debate would only help the Democrats by promoting division among Republicans. Rockefeller had urged a face off during a Los Angeles campaign stop and would accept if a network provided time.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Neleson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Bahamas
Rockefaller
Los Angeles
Johnson pressed to act on crime bill split over gun provisions
Washington AP report says Republican leaders urge President Johnson to sign or veto the omnibus crime control bill without delay. Rep. Gerald Ford and Sen. Everett Dickensen press Johnson as gun provisions draw fire while long gun mail order bans and juvenile/nonresident sales loom. Ford warns a week is lost as FBI data show 70,000 crimes monthly.
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Washington
Johnson
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Everett M. Dickesen
Illinois
Senate Republiccan
Ford
House
GOP
Robert F. Kennedy
Congress
FBI
Powers Seeks Third Term as Franklin County Treasurer
Velma F. Powers announced her bid for re election on the Republican ticket for a third consecutive term as Franklin County Treasurer. Kansas law currently bars consecutive terms beyond two, but an amendment to allow more may be voted in the August primary. Powers previously served as deputy treasurer for four years and a 14 year credit manager at Montgomery Ward. She is an Ottawa native and Ottawa High School graduate and belongs to local Republican women groups.
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Franklin County
Kansas
Miss Powers
Montgomery Ward
Ottawa
Ottawa High School
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Franklin County Republican Women’s Organization
Persistent Bidder Gets City Airport Mowing Job
Carl Stone of Princeton again bid $1 per acre to mow about 100 acres at Municipal Airport, the lone bid after no other responses. City commission approved accepting the bid. Sertoma Club officials attended to discuss dedicating the Little League diamond on West Second Street, to be turned over to the city at 5:30 p.m. Monday. Estimated $2,100 has funded land fill, backstops, fencing, a scoreboard and two drinking fountains. Police Chief Flaherty reported light crime and traffic, noting several unclaimed bicycles at the station. Junior Diamond reported the fire station’s concrete work nearly complete, trucks cleaned and ready. Vern Wadkins announced the Forest Park entrance gate closed, with access from the north. June 26 set for bid on lateral sewer 152 project. City Power and Light completed a loop enabling two-way electrical feed to Ottawa University and Seventeenth Street businesses. Two resolutions approved to improve Brookside Lane and to begin related work.
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Rosie Lister
Municipal
City Commission
Carl Stone
Princeton
Sertoma Club
Harold Shomber
West Second Street
Eugene Flaherty
Junior Diamond
Harry Gilliland
Rawson Memorial Hospital
Diamond
Vern Wadkins
Forest Park
Tenth
Eleventh Streets
Eleventh Street
City Power and Light Department
Weather COUNTY FORECAST With showers and warm evening
Increasing cloudiness and warm tonight with scattered showers or thundershowers developing late tonight and continuing into Friday forenoon. Partly cloudy and cooler Friday. Low tonight upper 60s, high Friday around 80. Hourly readings and records included. Barometer 30.02.
Extradition moves ahead in Ray case to U S return
London action authorizes extradition proceedings against James Earl Ray for the King assassination. Home Secretary signs order to begin Bow Street hearings within a week with possible appeals to the High Court and House of Lords. Police pursue leads on Ray's London movements and possible contacts.
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London
U.S
James Earl Ray
United States
Home
James Calelaghan
Bow Street
Martin Luether King Jr
Frank Milton
Milton
Ray
High Court
House of Lords
Britain
Supreme Court
Michael Dresden
Scotland Yard
Manuel Reis
The
Star
Farlier
Rooming Houze
France Expels Troublemakers After Rote Disturbances
Paris authorities report 43 foreigners expelled in 24 hours, bringing total to 73 since crisis began last month. Cabinet banned street demonstrations and dissolved seven extremist groups, including Marxist Leninist and Trotskyist factions. No Americans affected. other actions target four additional organizations. Police faced protests in several provinces despite a quiet Paris night.
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Paris
France
Ma ‘Siste Leninist Communist Party
Internationalist Communist Party
Federation of Revolutionary Youth
Internationalist Communist Organization
Scraper Jockeys Construction Work On K-68 Bypass
Allen Winchester reports Ottawa's Hope Cemetery site near West Second Street as earth movers clear the approach to the Marais des Cygnes River bridge. Large 21 cubic yard scrapers, costing 90000 each, operate at 35 to 45 mph, 55 hours daily, under supervision by Herschal Gragg and foreman George Miller. Work continues for two weeks with safety noted though no seat belts on machines.
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Allen Winchester
Ottawa
Hope Cemetery
West Second Street
Missouri Pacific
Second Street
Marais Des Cygnes
Herschal Gragg
Quenemo
Gragg
George Miller
Waverly
Miller
Art Schmalbeck
South Bridge
Neil Saueressig
Burlington
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Minn
Stuart
Rocky
LBJ
Velma F. Powers
Velma Powers
Ottawa University
Seventeenth Street
Don Hamilton
Brookside Lane
Foreign Office
Jane Nassau
Toronto
King
Toronto Star
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