Close Call With Transformer At Ottawa University
A nine year old Ottawa boy, Larry Burke, suffered electrical burns on his head and body while climbing a transformer near Cook Field at Ottawa University. He was reported in good condition after emergency crews and OU staff arrived within minutes. The City Water and Light Department found a primary control switch was left closed, causing the transformer to be hot while it normally carries about 7200 volts.
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Ottawa
Cook Field
Ottawa University
Larry Burke
Clifford Burke
S. Mulberry
Billi Boucek
Wilson Field House
Boucek
Don Hamilton
City Water and Light Department
Hamilton
Cearfoss
Ottawa Steel
Phillips
Murphy
Eugene Flaherty
Civil Defense
Joe Louis Collapses in New York Street Incident
Former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis, 55, collapsed before noon in the downtown financial district and was rushed by an unidentified driver to Beekman Downtown Hospital. Police said it appeared a heart attack. Condition not known immediately.
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New York
Joe Louis
Immediately. Louis
Financial District
Beekman-Downtown Hospital
Ottawa Industries bonds approved for Park project
Ottawa's City Commission approved issuing 250000 in industrial revenue bonds to buy land and build a facility for Ottawa Industries in the industrial park northeast of the city. City Attorney Richeson insisted the city bears no repayment risk if the business fails, with lease revenue covering bond payments. The vote was unanimous.
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Marla Babcock
Ottawa
City Commission
Ottawa Industries
Commission
George Lister
Ottawa Industrial Development
OID
Lamar Phillips
John Richeson
Richeson
Phillips
Ronald Webster
Cyrus Hughes
Ottawa Rfd 3
Beech Street
9Th
11Th Streets
City Planning Commission
Planning Commission
East 10Th Street
Sycamore
Cherry
City Hall
Cearfoss and Murphy
Peace Talks Clash Over Nixon Vietnam Policy
Paris AP reports Viet Cong and North Vietnam denounce Nixon Vietnam policy as deceitful and on a dead end path. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese negotiators assail de Americanization and troop withdrawals while U.S. Ambassador Lodge rejects demands to oust Thieu and defends further withdrawals based on training, situation, and talks progress.
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Paris
North Vietnam
Nixon
Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
Nguyen Thi Bihn
Ha van Lau
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Weather forecast for county with cooler temperatures
Diminishing cloudiness and cooler tonight with a partly cloudy and cooler Friday. Tonight low 60s, Friday high in the upper 70s to around 80. Precipitation chances 70 percent tonight and 20 percent Friday. Recor ds show high 103 and low 47 for this date. 24 hour precipitation 1.24 inches. Barometer 29.52.
Waters Receding After Rivers Flood Kansas Farmlands
The Marais des Cygnes River began receding at 9 this morning after three days of rain. It crested at 31.70 feet, up slightly in the final hours from 31.67. Flooding affected farm lowlands from Quenemo downstream, with the river three to five feet out of its banks. Weather forecasts warn of possible heavy rains in parts of north central and southwest Kansas.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Quenemo
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Administration seeks nationwide ban on literacy tests
The Nixon administration proposes a federal move to end voter literacy tests and state residency requirements for presidential elections. It also seeks powers for federal voting examiners and observers nationwide, expanding the 1965 Voting Rights Act beyond the South. Attorney General Mitchell framed voting rights as a national issue and urged quick action before a House subcommittee.
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Washington
Nixon
John N. Mitchell
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Stella Cotter
Junior Diamond
N. Elm
Powhattan
Mulberry
Vern Wadkins
Public Works Department
Republic of Vietnam
Lodge
Mrs. Binh
Mitchell
House Judiciary
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Herald
Dog
Lincoln Street
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