Flood Waters Split City Near Marais des Cygnes River
Weeklong rains swollen the Marais des Cygnes causing Main Street Bridge flood gates to close at 7 AM for the second time since construction. River stood at 34.45 feet and rising, crest expected around 36 feet this evening. Police and fire departments rerouted patrols and increased staffing. traffic detours on 15th and Main and Logan and Main. County roads closed, with flooding reported near Quenemo and Ottawa. Anticipated crests include Quenemo 35 feet and LaCygne 33 feet Saturday. Lake Pomona gates closed since Monday, Burlingame rain adding drainage to Dragoon Creek. Elevation in the lake noted at 8 AM.
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Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes River
Marais Des Cygnes
Main Street
Weather Bureau
Eugene W. Flaherty
River Bridge
15Th
Main
Logan
Quenemo
West Second Street
Hope Cemetery
LaCygne
Trading Post
Pottawatomie Creek
Garnett
Lane
Lake Pomona
Burlingame
Dragoon Creek
Topeka
Kansas
Emporia
Council Grove
Marion
Diamond
Middle Creeks
Chase County
Cottonwood
Elmdale
Cottonwood Falls
Bureau
Kansas Highway Patrol
U.S. 7
Lyndon
U.S
KU Discipline Out On Order
The Kansas Board of Regents directed KU to publish the 50 students publicly charged for violating ROTC review guidelines, with 21 private hearings whose names remain undisclosed. The Disciplinary Board suspended 36 students for fall 1969, mainly for lingering on Memorial Stadium after being asked to leave, while four cases were dismissed and three faced probation or reprimands.
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Kansas Board of Regents
University of Kansas Today
University Disciplinary Board
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Ottawa
Board of Regents
Regents
Memorial Stadium
Ronald H. Doyen
George R. Hughes
S. Elm
Rebecca Sue Sitterly
S. Main
Flooding spikes in Kansas as rains surge rivers
A week of heavy rain triggers flash flooding across eastern Kansas. The Marais des Cygnes and Cottonwood rivers swell toward flood stages as Diamond and Middle Creeks overflow in Chase County. Strong City reports 12 inch Diamond Creek bursts and U.S. 50 closures while hotels and homes brace for rising waters.
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Osage City
Bank
Strong City
Chase County
Emporia
Diamond Creek
St. Joseph
Leavenworth
Kan
Tonganoxie
Platte and
Clay Counties
Missouri
Clay
Missouri River
Park Hill High School
WHB
Liberty
Water levels rise as area prepares for more rain
Area 982.52 conservation pool sits at 974.00 with two to three more feet expected to reach about 988.40. Melvern reports 2.45 inches last night and Melvern Dam site 2.00 inches. US 75 bridge south of Lyndon flooded, halting traffic. June moisture totals reach 9.64 inches locally, with substantial monthly and yearly excesses. Worden area records 3.60 inches Thursday night and 10 inches for June. The Herald plans countywide delivery amid rerouting.
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Melvern
Lyndon
Ottawa Weather Bureau
Worden
Herald
Pentagon Seeks Desertion Rules Tougher on Intent
Defense Secretary Laird proposes changes to military law to treat a month of unauthorized absence as evidence of desertion with intent. The plan aims to tighten punishment, address Senate criticism, and improve reporting on defectors in places like Sweden.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Laird
Senate
Sweden
Canada
Subcommittee
Daniel K. Inouye
D-Hawaii
Associated Press
State Department
Ben Het Siege Tests South Vietnamese Resolve
Viet Cong claims the Ben Het Special Forces camp in the central highlands is encircled and under continuous attack by two North Vietnamese regiments totaling about 3,000 men. U S forces have dropped more than 40 tons of supplies since Thursday as 4 500 South Vietnamese troops and irregulars clash with the besieging force. The camp, manned by 700 South Vietnamese irregulars, U S Green Berets, and American artillery, sits under a sustained assault while the U S Command views the operation as a test of Saigon’s ability to counter North Vietnamese forces.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Ben Het
U.S
National Liberation Front
Weather County Forecast Fair and cooler tonight
Fair and cooler tonight with partly cloudy skies and a bit warmer Saturday. West to northwest winds 10 to 15 mph tonight. High Saturday in the low to mid 80s. Precipitation chance 20 percent Saturday. Today’s high 87, low 60. Record highs and lows for this date noted. Barometer 29.86.
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ED McGrath
Fire Departments
Murphy Hall
Ellsworth Hall
Shades of ’51
Vietnam
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