Brookside Avenue paving shifted to asphalt
Ottawa city officials approved changing Brookside Lane paving from concrete to asphalt using original bid prices as an alternate, with potential cost savings. The decision aligns with petition estimates, and legal opinions determined three of five paying petitions valid as part of the 1969 paving program. Ainsworth’s bus service will end May 9 after 33 years. The city designated the Herald as official newspaper, prompting tensions with the Ottawa Times.
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Brookside Lane
Benefit District
Dwight Haworth
John Richeson
Glenn Ainsworth
Commission
Ottawa
Sheldon Tallman
Ottawa Times
Robert B. Wellington
The
Herald
Lamar Phillips
Tallman
Wellington
Grant Street
Mulberry
Sycamore
Cherry
Richeson
Five Americans Die On Dhaulagiri Climb in Nepal
Five of ten Americans on the Mt Dhaulagiri expedition are dead along with two native guides after an accident on the southeast side of the 26 810 foot peak in western Nepal. The bodies were reported to the State Department. a helicopter rescue team reportedly reached the scene two days from the nearest heliport.
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New York
Nepal
Mt. Dhaulagiri
State Department
American Alpine Club
al Read
Paul Gerhard
Laguna Beach
Calif
John Vincent Hoeman
Anchorage
Alaska
William Ross
Stanford University
California
David Seidman
Norwalk
Conn
Dhaulagiri
White Peak
Irish Party Chooses Political Rookie Chichester Clark
In Belfast, Maj James Chichester Clark a 46 year old ex soldier with little political background won the Unionist caucus race for Northern Ireland prime minister by one vote over Terence O Neill who resigned after failing to reconcile Protestant majority and Catholic minority. Chichester Clark pledges universal suffrage before new municipal councils.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
James Chichester- Clark
Unionist
Chichester- Clark
Terence O'Neill
Toll Reflects Ease In Fighting In Vietnam
AP reports U S battlefield deaths in Vietnam fell to the lowest weekly total in nearly four months while enemy toll remained high. The U S Command credited reduced American casualties to a decreased Viet Cong offensive, noting 163 Americans, 237 South Vietnamese government troops, and 3 662 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese were killed last week.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Tornado Frequency in Franklin County Questioned by Climatologist
Kansas State University climatologist Merle J. Brown analyzed Franklin County tornado history noting 13 events from 1950 to 1962 and five since 1962, averaging one per year. He argues only about one percent of the county’s surface area is affected per six-year periods and emphasizes preparedness to save lives through advance precautions.
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Kansas State University
Franklin County
Merle J. Brown
John P. Kelsey
Weather Bureau
Brown
Kansas
U.S
Franklin
Miami
Johnson
Missouri
Texas
Oklahoma
Florida
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Arkansas
Kansay
Weather Bureau Terms To Know
The Franklin County Municipal Civil Defense office provides weather definitions from Topeka Weather Bureau for watches warnings statements all clear and terms like tornado severe thunderstorm funnel aloft and damaging wind with criteria and guidance for safety actions.
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Weather Bureau
Franklin County Municipal Civil Defense Office
Topeka Weather Bureau
May Day celebrations in Europe grow tense and subdued
Europe marked May Day with pleas for restraint as Soviet bloc parades were scaled back and West European protests flared. Moscow dropped military displays while East Germany and others followed suit. Czechoslovakia fortified Prague defenses amid fears of anti Soviet sentiment, and strikes loomed in Britain. France banned Paris demonstrations amid leftist fears. Portugal tightened security after attacks on the U.S. Consulate and power lines. Spain increased police presence to deter anti Franco protests.
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London
Europe
Soviet Union
Lenin
Moscow
Red Square
East Germany
Soviet Bloc
Prague
Athens
Interior Ministry
Paris
General Confederation of Labor
French National Students Union
U.S
Oporto
Lisbon
Lisbon University
Spain
Madrid
Barcelona
Blood Flows In Mid East Amid Suez Fighting
Five Israelis were killed and one wounded in heavy fighting along the Suez Canal near Port Safaga. A 19 year old private was killed by a sniper while others died helping him. Cairo reported no Egyptian casualties. Prime Minister Meir warned of a potential long period of emergency as Israel vows peace and deterrence. An earlier Israeli commando raid and a deadly Egyptian strike continue to heighten tensions amid warnings of possible reprisals.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
Port Taufiq
Cairo
Israel
Golda Meir
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Main
West Seventeenth
Ilham
Jority
Chichester-Clark
Kelsey
John Kelsey
Mid
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