Nixon To Talk Busing Tonight
President Nixon will address the nation at 10 pm EST to outline his recommendations on school busing. He plans a about 10 minute speech from the White House, followed by a formal message to Congress Friday, with a market view on legislative strategy and court orders. Roy Wilkins criticized the plan, saying Nixon is steering toward a less protective approach to equal protection.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Congress
Ziegler
Camp David
MD. Ziegler
Florida
George Wallace
Roy Wilkins
House
Wilkins
City Commission Weighs Airport Crop and Hay Bids
Ottawa city commissioners at City Hall heard bids on airport crop and hay land. Bids include Fred McFarland 700 for 40 acres, Edwin Horstick 684 total for 40 acres, Jim Poe 785 for hay or 1074 for 40 acres farmland, Dale Pearson 620 for hay, Sam Caylor 781 for hay. A zoning change request for hospital offices was denied February 2. A special meeting Friday will address City Planning Commission zoning recommendations. Alfonso Mages complained of littering on South Main.
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Ottawa
City Hall
Fred McFarland
Ottawa Rfd
Edwin Horstick
Richmond
Jim Poe
Rantoul Rfd
Dale Pearson
Princeton
Sam Caylor
Rantoul
Horton
Kerr
General Industrial
West Wilson
Lincoln
Eleventh
Brookside
Rockwood Acres
City Planning Commission
Alfonso A. Mages
Cherry
South Main
Nixon to Visit Moscow for Summit Talks May 22
President Nixon will depart May 22 for Moscow to hold summit talks with Soviet leaders. The White House says the meetings will cover all major issues to improve bilateral relations and world peace. Ziegler estimates a one week stay with exact days still being discussed.
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Washington
Nixon
Moscow
White House
China
Ronald L. Ziegler
Agnew Defends Wallace Against Unfounded Criticism
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew rejected charges against Alabama Governor George Wallace as unfounded while noting Wallace ran a non radical Florida primary campaign. Wallace won 42 percent in Florida with Humphrey second at 18 percent, Jackson 13 percent, Muskie 9 percent. Muskie challenged Wallace in coming Illinois and Wisconsin races.
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Jerry Brown
Associated Press
Spiro T. Agnew
Alabama
George Wallace
Florida
Agnew
Drake University
Des Moines
Agan
Gov. Wallace
Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Sen
Henry Jackson
Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Wisconsin
Willow Street hearing weighs costs and road plans
At a Willow Street public hearing 75 residents heard city engineer estimates for rebuilding Willow between Seventh and Fifteenth with drainage, storm sewers, curbs, gutters, and paving. Costs exceed 260 thousand dollars with portions assessed to benefit districts and the city at large. bids and final costs pending.
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Edward L. McGrath
Willow Street
Willow
Seventh
Fifteenth
City Hall
George A. Ledom
Sedom
Enemy Viets Step Up War On Respective Fronts
Saigon reports intensified Communist attacks across South Vietnam coastal lowlands and ongoing offensive in eastern Cambodia. Between dawn Wednesday and dawn today, 41 enemy assaults were logged, the peak in a 24 hour span since February 7. Quang Ngai Province suffered the heaviest losses with 31 South Vietnamese killed and 44 wounded across four attacks, while six enemy fighters were killed.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Quang Ngai
da Nang
Pacific dock pay board stalls big wage raise
The Pacific coast longshoremen's pay increase faced an 8 to 5 vote disapproval of a 20.9 percent first year rise and a plan to cut to 14.9 percent. Chairman Boldt was authorized to approve a reduced settlement while ILWU president Bridges warned of a strike potentially widening to East and Gulf ports.
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Washington
Pacific
East
Gulf Coast
George H. Boldt
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Bridges
International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
Two Osawatomie Men Die In Crash
Two Osawatomie men died in a Wednesday night crash east of Lane. Dennis R. Smith and Danny L. Tinsley, both 24, were killed at the scene from skull and internal injuries. Smith drove a 1970 Chevrolet with a high performance engine. Tinsley was a passenger. Neither wore seat belts. The eastbound car sideswiped a westbound 1971 Chevrolet pickup driven by Carl K. Hartter, who was uninjured. Sylvia S. Fields, 25, a passenger, also uninjured. The crash occurred on East Stubbs Terrace, left of center, then veered into a ditch and an embankment before stopping on the intersecting road. Vehicle damage included a demolished car and about $800 damage to the pickup.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Pomona
Dennis R. Smith
Danny L. Tinsley
Osawatomie Rfd
The
Highway Patrol
Smith
Tinsley
East Stubbs Terrace
Carl K. Hartter
Osawatomie
Sylvia S. Fields
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Stephen V. Ralph
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Ledom
Leatherberry
Robert W. Mills
Ninth
Charles E
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Ralph
J. Darrell Mullen
Mills
Mullen
Alden Cearfoss
Cearfoss
Claude Pressnell
Falr
Sam. Wpim. Vp.m
Santa Fe Freight
Binh Dinh
San Francisco
ILWU
Boldt
Tay Ninh
U.S
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Demilitarized Zone
Lane
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