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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1968
Page
5
AP report says at least 18 people died in an avalanche in the Sudeten Mountains of southwest Poland, including nine Russian tourists. Five were hospitalized: two Poles, two East Germans, and one Russian. Rescue teams continued the search near Karpacz.
Antigua and Barbuda sees order restored after two days of rioting. At least 10 wounded by gunfire, one seriously. Banks and businesses closed as Antigua Workers Union sought government recognition. A bus station and two schools burned. 90 acres of government sugarcane destroyed.
In Guatemala City the Most Rev. Mario Casariego said he was happy and content after being freed by the Guatemalan air force. He and his chauffeur were rescued by helicopter near Quetzaltenango and flown about 135 miles to the capital. Bells rang out as news spread, but no details of the kidnapping were disclosed.
A US Air Force C130 Hercules returned to Tachikawa Air Base with a badly injured Japanese fisherman, Teru Nakano, slashed by a giant fishhook. Medics parachuted to his boat southwest of Marcus Island, then another C130 airlifted him 1,000 miles southeast to Marcus to bring him home in satisfactory condition.
Protesters at Columbia University disrupted a speech by Col. Paul Akst, director of Selective Service for New York City, as a student hurled a lemon meringue pie and struck him in the face before fleeing, a university spokesman said.
Prince Philip reflects on public interest in the monarchy during the coronation era and after, noting that in 1953 a young queen and a young family drew far more attention. He predicts reverence may return as they grow older, saying they are now in a less glamorous, mixed reception phase.
Four Kansas City firefighters formed a bucket brigade to save six children from a Michigan Avenue home blaze. The youngsters aged one to six were handed to rescuers from a window despite four not breathing initially. All were treated for smoke inhalation with none seriously burned.
Local brief reports a mix of civic notices and community items filed from Ottawa with names and dates common to mid March 1968. Readable fragments reference people and places in the town, outlining routine notices and brief announcements.
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