Legacy of Ottawa’s Indian Mission Cemetery Highlighted
Allen Winchester recounts a small Ottawa cemetery near the Daughters of the American Revolution pillars marking the Ottawa Indian Mission and Burying Ground. The piece notes graves of key early figures, Meeker and Jones, along with Haworth’s critique of land grants and funding tied to OU’s early history.
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Allen Winchester
Ottawa
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ottawa Indian Mission and Burying Ground
J. Meeker
Compchau
Notino
Medicine Man
J. Tecumseh Jones
Jotham Meeker
Indian Territory of
Kansas
Shawanee
Meeker
Ottawa Indian Mission
Haworth
Ottawa University
John Tecumseh
Tony) Jones
C. C. Hutchinson
Hutchinson, Kan
Kansas Territory
Tony Jones
Jones
John Brown
Mansfield Says Warren May Stay If Filibuster Rises
Senate leader Mike Mansfield warned that a successful GOP filibuster against President Johnson's Supreme Court nominees could force Chief Justice Warren to reconsider retirement. He said Congress would not delay adjournment to confirm picks, and noted 18 Republican senators signed a move to block Fortas and Thornberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Johnson
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Mansfield
Congress
Abe Fortas
Warren
Fortas
Homer Thornberry
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Robert P. Griffin
Rmich
GOP
Thornberry
Ture
Daniel B. Brewster
Dmd
Eisenhower
Brewster
Abernathy vows appeal to conventions for poverty action
From jail Rev. Ralph David Abernathy head of the SCLC says the Poor People’s Campaign will push both Republican and Democratic national conventions to adopt poverty elimination stands. He fasts on fruit juice and medicine for 20 days after a jail sentence for demonstrating on Capitol grounds and predicts Resurrection Cities will spread nationwide starting with Washington.
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Washington
Ralph David Abernathy
Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Capitol
Resurrection
SJC Delay Vote Buries Gun Bill A Little Deeper
Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7 to 5 to postpone further gun control legislation until July 9. The move dampens President Johnson’s push for nationwide firearms laws amid shifting public opinion and NRA opposition. Senators Burdick and Thourmond led the delay. Tydings and Dodd opposed. Absentees Kennedy Smathers Scott McClellan noted.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen
Joseph D. Tydings
D-Md
Johnson
Congress
National Rifle Association
Senate Committee
Tydings
House Judiciary Committee
Bate
Quentin N. Burdick
Burdick and Sons
Strom Thourmond
R-S.c
Hiram L. Fong
Hawaii
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Sam J. Ervin
Dn.c
Edward V. Long
D-Mo
James O. Eastland
Thomas Dodd
D-Conn
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Hll
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Nixon Would Clean House As President
The Associated Press reports that Richard M. Nixon pledges a major government reorganization with a blue ribbon commission led by a strong vice president. He aims to bring government closer to the people, transfer functions to state and local levels, and involve communities directly in decisions impacting their lives. Gov. John A. Volpe endorsed Nixon, while Nixon faced Rockefeller’s critique over Johnson’s Supreme Court nominations. Rockefeller suggested changes might wait until next year.
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Johnson
House
Robert F. Kennedy
Congress
Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Supreme Court
White House
Rockefeller
Sioux City
Iowa
Missing woman sought for blue station wagon services
Hank Gilroy, operator of a service station at Second and Hickory, asks for help locating a woman likely named Nassaman who drives a blue Chevrolet. Her husband, serving in the Army possibly in Vietnam, asked Hank to maintain the car. Hank cannot contact the couple and notes a rear tire needs changing. He believes the wife may bring the car in for servicing and asks anyone with information to contact him.
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Hank Gilroy
Hank
Second
Hickory
Army
Vietnam
Nassaman
Ottawa
Johnson to Sign Holiday Bill for Mon Day Weekends
Washington AP President Johnson says he will sign a bill making four national holidays fall on Mondays starting 1971, creating five three day weekends. Washington’s Birthday Memorial Day Columbus Day and Veterans Day will shift to specific Monday dates, applying to federal employees and DC. Travel industry hail the change as a major boost.
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Washington
Johnson
County Forecast: Partly cloudy with a few storms tonight
Partly cloudy with a few thunderstorms tonight and Saturday. Gradual wind shift to northwest and cooler Saturday. Low tonight around 70. High Saturday upper 80s. High Thursday 81, low today 63, high a year ago 83, low a year ago 65, records 105 high in 1936 and 49 low in 1923. Hourly temps ending at 8 a.m. today.
State Delegates Support HHH in Kansas Vote
Kansas delegates to the Democratic National convention decided to give their 38 votes to Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Gov. Robert Docking said the delegates favored Humphrey after a secret ballot compared with the other options McCarthy or delayed commitments.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hubert Humphrey
Robert Docking
Humphrey
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Tornado warnings still limited in U S towns study finds
Kansas City AP reports only about one in ten U S towns in the tornado belt have adequate warning systems officials say improvement has been slow after a May 15 midwest outbreak. In Jonesboro Arkansas a 34 death toll followed a tornado striking after a late watch.
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Kansas City
U.S
Allen Pearson
Weather Bureau
Pearson
Midwest
Arkansas
Iowa
Jonesboro
Ark
Gene Talbert
Arkansas Civil Defense
Craighead County
Talbert
Charles City
Harry L. Brenton
Brenton
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S. Mulberry
University
Kalloch
John Pratt
James Wind
Joseph Wind
Hutchinson
Tee
Ralph Abernathy
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Miami Beach
Huron
S.C
Hubert H. Humphrey
LBJ
District of Columbia
Clarence A. Arata
National Association of Travel Organizations
Phe
Steeane
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