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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1967
Page
1
Ottawa residents debate what to do with a 40 year old concrete lined pool that leaks and sits fenced off beside Forest Park. Proposals range from a dirt track for a Memorial Day race to a rose garden and even a skating rink, parking lot or zoo expansion. Some favor keeping it empty awaiting a commission decision next Wednesday.
President Johnson and Soviet Premier Kosygin may discuss Vietnam, peace efforts, and the Middle East during Kosygin's United Nations visit. White House officials expect at least one high level talks unless UN atmosphere becomes too tense. U.S. diplomats see Kosygin as practical, aiming for concrete results while seeking Arab support against Israeli gains.
AP survey of 438 Congress members finds overwhelming support for Israel receiving security assurances and unimpeded access to the Gulf of Aqaba and the Suez Canal before any withdrawal from captured Arab territory. Most lawmakers favor negotiated changes and oppose prewar border withdrawals without guarantees.
Douglas County deputy sheriffs investigate the death of Loren Broers found burned to death on his Wellsville area farm. The blaze reportedly occurred in a pile of burning railroad ties on the property.
Kansas Turnpike Authority can spend 40000 for a feasibility study of a toll road from Johnson County to Leavenworth linking with Mid-Continent International airport. Finance Council unanimously authorized advancing the funds with repayment from bond sales.
Partly cloudy and warm and humid tonight with scattered thundershowers possible. Lows in the 60s, Saturday turning cooler and less humid with highs in the lower 80s. Thursday high 89, today low 68, year ago high 77, low 58. record high 101 in 1918, record low .47 in 1917. Precip for 24 hours ending 7 am: .15 inch. Hourly temps ending 8 am today.
Kenneth R. Norton, 29, of 1350 S. Poplar Ottawa, died shortly after a ten foot fall from a ladder while working as an apprentice lineman for Kansas City Power and Light at the Overland Park post office area. He leaves a wife Geraldine and two children, and the KCPL investigation will follow. Norton, born Sept 25 1937 at Waverly, had lived in Ottawa since 1957 and was active in First Methodist Church and several Masonic and Eastern Star bodies. He previously attended Pomona schools and Pomona High, with family connections spanning Kansas and Missouri.
The tax deadline for personal and real estate taxes in Franklin County is June 20. Treasurer Velma Powers urged residents to pay at her office in the county courthouse. Delinquent taxpayers face a 10 percent annual penalty on unpaid taxes.
TOPEKA AP The bride went to her wedding in a wheelchair at Stormont Vail Hospital. Manfred P. Zettl and Judy Ann Reed Zettl, newlyweds from St. Louis and Overland Missouri, were en route to Evergreen Colorado to marry on June 7 when their car slid into a rain slick ditch on the Kansas Turnpike near Topeka. Judy suffered a brain concussion and severe bruises. Manfred was only slightly injured. Zettl, a former Salzburg resident, will return to work in St. Louis Monday. Pastor Kenneth Mauldin conducted the ceremony in the hospital chapel after waiving the customary three day waiting period.
Lane Sailor Jerry Kelley a Lane native and son of Mr and Mrs H H Kelley received the Navy Commendation Medal at San Diego Naval Hospital for service with the First Marine Division in Vietnam First Corps area. He also earned the National Defense Service Medal twice the Good Conduct Medal twice the Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze stars and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. Kelley attended Osawatomie High School and joined the Navy in 1954.
After floods receded, mosquitoes rose, raising encephalitis risk. Ottawa crews will spray streets and low areas while residents, especially in late July and August, should wear repellant and cover exposed skin. Kansas State experts note most mosquitoes do not carry the disease, with Culex tarsalis posing the main threat.
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