Jaycee Fete On 4th Ottawa Fourth of July Event
The Ottawa Jaycees sponsor a full day at Forest Park starting 10 a.m. with a softball tournament and ending with a 9:30 p.m. fireworks show. Activities include kids races, flag ceremony, band, ice cream social, square dancing, 12 amusement booths, a dunking booth, bingo, two refreshment stands, and free antique fire engine rides. The Jaycees frame it as a community service for Ottawa, Franklin County, and nearby areas to promote a safer holiday.
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Ottawa Jaycees
Forest Park
Jaycees
McGovern Faces California Challenge at Nomination Threshold
Washington AP Sen George McGovern fights a California credentials bid that could deny him the nomination by prorating California's 271 votes. The platform, written to echo McGovern stances, gains support from allies, while Wallace forces push objections on taxes economy welfare and school busing. McGovern vows to keep Lawrence F. O'Brien as party chairman if nominated.
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Washington
George McGovern
California
McGovern
Democratic Party
Miami Beach
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Platform Committee
Wallace
South
Arkansas
Lawrence F. O’brien
South Carolina
Florida
Hubert H. Humphrey
Burke Marshall
Associated Press
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Eli Segal
Cecil Poole
Illinois
U.S
Indochina
France Likely Begins Mururoa Nuclear Tests in South Pacific
Paris reports indicate the first French nuclear test at Mururoa Atoll Sunday, with a test headquarter not confirming detonations. Defense Ministry offered no comment as protests from Australia, New Zealand, Japan and others grow. The 1972 series may include three to four low power blasts, finishing by July, aimed at developing a hydrogen warhead and testing materials and disposal methods.
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Paris
Mururoa Atoll
South Pacific
Papeete
Defense Ministry
Australia
New Zealand
Japan
France
Nixon orders 10,000 troop pullout from South Vietnam
President Nixon announced a two month plan to withdraw 10,000 U.S. troops from South Vietnam reducing authorized levels to 39,000 by September 1. Draftees will only be sent if they volunteer, with remaining forces to pursue prisoners and MIAs. Offshore and regional deployments affected by Hanoi’s Easter offensive are noted.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
South Vietnam
Ronald L
Ziegler
Viets Launch All-Out Operation to Retake Quang Tri
Saigon dispatched its first major bid to recapture Quang Tri Province with over 20,000 Marines, paratroopers, and armored cavalry crossing the My Chanh River along a 10 mile front from the South China Sea to the foothills west of Highway 1. Lt General Ngo Quang Truong said the counteroffensive was going all right so far as field reports indicate heavy resistance on Highway 1 after an dawn push.
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Quang Tri Province
My Chanh
South China Sea
Ngo Quang Truong
Highway 1
U.S
Quang Tri
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Hanoi
Thieu
Vietnam
Nguyen van Chuc
Binh Dinh
Central Highlands
Hoang Dinh Tho
Quang Tin Province
Nguyen van Toan
Col. Tho
Toan
State Okays Record 506 Candidates for Aug. 1
The State Canvassing Board certified a record 506 candidates for Congress, state offices and the legislature for the Aug. 1 primary. GOP nominees include four for governor with former Gov. John Anderson Jr. among them, while Gov. Robert Docking seeks a fourth term. U.S. Senate Republican challenger Harlan Dale House faces incumbent James B. Pearson. Topeka's Joan Finney and Charles D. McAfee seek the 2nd District seat. Democratic contenders include Bill Linker, Wyoming Paris, and John S. Stevens for the 4th District. Lieutenant governor races include Republicans Dave Owen and Cal Strowig, and Democrats George Hart, Jerome E. Holtzman, and Richard J. Rome. Statewide races for attorney general and treasurer also featured nominees. The article also covers Vietnam War actions and political upheaval in Saigon.
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Topeka
Kan
State
Congress
John Anderson Jr
de Soto
Ray E. Frisbie
Manhattan
Morris Kay
Lawrence
Reynolds
Ren’ Shultz
Robert Docking
U.S
Harlan Dale House
Edson
James B. Pearson
Prairie Village
Joan Finney
Charles D. MccAfee
Bill Linker
Wyoming
B. Paris
John S. Stevens
Wichita
Dave Owen
Overland Park
Cal Strowig
Abilene
George Hart
Jerome E. Holtzman
Richard J. Rome
Hutchinson
Robert E. Hoffman
Raymond J. van Skiver
Walter H. Peery
Tom R. van Sickle
Fort Scott
GOP
US Dollar Keeps Head Above Water
The pound fell and the dollar held steady as Britain floated the pound after Friday’s decision. By midday in London the pound traded near $2.49, about 4 percent weaker since the move, with some forecasting a slide to $2.40 as speculators return to the markets. European markets reopened after the surprise devaluation.
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London
Europe
U.S
Britain
Senate approves 200 million for Agnes relief in East
The Senate voted 200 million dollars in emergency relief for Tropical Storm Agnes victims in the East, doubling Nixon's request. Funds to be managed by the Office of Emergency Preparedness, with White House urging quick House approval before Friday recess. The package covers bridges highways and other public facilities and may extend to other disasters.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Nixon
White House
Spiro T. Agnew
Virginia
Maryland
New York
Office of Emergency Preparedness
House
Small Business Administration
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Richard Schweiker
Charles Mathias
R-Md
Joseph Montoya
Dn.m
Agnes
Pennsylvania
Florida
Custodians Train At Ottawa High School Program
Ottawa High School hosts 116 new students for two and a half days studying Housekeeping II Heating and Ventilating Electrical Maintenance Landscape Planning and Maintenance and Human Relations. Program offered by Salina Area Vocational Technical School with Kansas Department of Education. Larry Small, supervisor, says Ottawa session is the last of eight nationwide this year. Students include custodians at rest homes courthouses banks and schools. Nine students are employed by USD 290.
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Ottawa High School
Salina Area
USD 290
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Viets
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Laison
Nguyen van Huyen
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