Viet Nam battle at Hue line. tanks knocked out
North Vietnamese armor and infantry pierced the northern Hue defense near My Chanh but main thrust halted by U.S. jets. Reports say 16 North Vietnamese armored vehicles and at least nine tanks were destroyed on both sides of the My Chanh River. U.S. jets also knocked out three 130mm guns west of My Chanh. At Camp Evans ammunition exploded after shelling. Two U.S. planes were shot down but pilots rescued. Six Americans killed since Monday as Highway 13 drive to An Loc stalls.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Hue
U.S
My Chanh
Camp Evans
Quang Tri Province
North Vietnam
Air Force
Hanoi
An Loc
Franklin County Fair Extends Dates Aug 22 to 27
The Franklin County fair extends to August 27 to include a young bird meet and an antique show. About 200 to 300 pigeons are expected. The fair may host a watermelon feed for 4-H buyers and sellers. No industrial exhibit will be held despite chamber outreach to Ottawa merchants.
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Franklin County
Fair Board
Bill Ransom
Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa
Area Weather County Forecast Turned Warmer and Cloudy
Partly cloudy and warmer with a chance of showers and thundershowers tonight and Friday. Low tonight in the upper 70s to low 80s. Precipitation probabilities 10 percent this morning, 20 percent today. High Wednesday 72, low today 52. High 94 and low 62 were 4 and 5 years ago respectively. Record high 100 in 1933, record low 41 in 1902. Trace precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 a.m. Hourly temperatures ending at 8 a.m. today.
IRA Provisional Wing Truces Bid Sparks Belfast Tensions
The Provisional IRA announces a conditional cease-fire starting midnight Monday to push talks with Britain and unite Northern Ireland with the Irish republic. British administrator William Whitelaw signals cautious response as clashes flare in Belfast and Catholics and Protestants clash with police and troops.
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Dublin
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
London
Britain
IRA
Provisionals
William Whitelaw
House of Commons
Provisional Ira
Belfast
Israel Denies Shelling as Lebanese Reports Persist
The Associated Press reports Israel denies shelling two border villages after attacking Hasbaya and Mt Hermon camps. Lebanese accounts claim 23 dead and hospital numbers vary, while Beirut sources push higher casualty totals. Israel says it captured prisoners including a Syrian brigadier general and four colonels.
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Associated Press
Israel
Lebanon
Hasbaya
Mt. Hermon
Beirut
Solid Waste Plan Adopted After Public Hearing in Franklin County
The Franklin County Solid Waste Management Committee adopted a county wide plan to run a private contractor led system centered at the Ottawa Sanitary Landfill. A County Sanitation Supervisor would collect charges and oversee operations with mandatory participation for residents and businesses, while towns may pursue separate local plans with state approval by Nov 1.
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Joan Istas
Franklin County Solid Waste Management Committee
Franklin County
Ross McKinney
University of Kansas
Jim Allen
Ottawa
George Atchison
Commission
Atchison
McKinney
City approves Main Street parking shift and three lot rules
Ottawa City Commission redesigned Main Street parking to a 30 degree angle, cutting spaces by 138 but widening lanes to create four full lanes and allow right turns on red after stopping. Lots A B C become two hour zones, with west half of Lot B at eight hours. signs pending.
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Ron Womble
City Commission
Ottawa
Marais Des Cygne River
Fifth
Main
Robert Mills
Walnut
Franklin Savings Building
Bob White Motors
A. C. Kirkwood
Mills
County Commission
Planning Board
The
Recreation Commission
Grant
Hickory
Oak
Sycamore
Wilson
Supreme Court limits school district fragmentation to curb segregation
The court 5 to 4 bars carving districts to perpetuate racial separation, giving federal judges broader power over district lines in a rural Virginia case. Justice Stewart signals support for actions breaking down segregation elsewhere, while dissenters say eliminating racial imbalances is not the mission. The decision splits Emporia from Greensville County but unites Scotland Neck with Halifax County.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Virginia
Potter Stewart
Stewart
Emporia
Greensville
Nixon Administration
Warren Burger
Scotland Neck
Halifax County
N.C
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Richard Foltz
Princeton
Philip Fredricks
Williamsburg
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Foltz
Champlin
Us-59
John Brown
Fredricks
Vaumesiears
IRA Provisional
Republican Movement
Main and
Solid Waste Committee
Robert C. Harder
Kansas
Kansas Association of Community Action Directors
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