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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1969
Page
6
In the past week the U S Command reports 23 helicopters and 10 fixed wing planes lost in Vietnam. Total U S losses stand at 2 585 helicopters and 2 681 planes. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese casualties rise to 38 000 since the spring offensive began February 23.
Arab saboteurs from Jordan clash with Israeli forces near El Hamma on the Yarmuk River as artillery fire spills over the Suez Canal. Two Israeli soldiers die and others are wounded. casualties also reported on the Arab side. Fire exchanges persist north toward the Lebanese border, with Cairo reporting ongoing cross canal fighting and Egyptian claims of Israeli fortifications damaged. Nasser vows continued shelling until Israeli bases are destroyed.
TOPEKA AP Logan H. Sanford will retire as director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation effective August 31. Sanford, 62, has led the agency since 1957 and served since 1948, earning admiration from law enforcement officers and prosecutors across Kansas and the nation.
Police Chief Eugene Flaherty urges residents to guard against break ins as vacation season starts. Homeowners may register for a nightly patrol, suspend mail and news delivery, notify a neighbor, leave a key, and keep lights on to deter intruders.
Lexington AP House Republican Leader Gerald R Ford warned that tax money for higher education could be cut if university leaders fail to curb student violence. He urged firmer administration action and suggested cutting federal aid to rioting campuses, while endorsing Safeguard missile defense. Governors at the Kentucky meeting backed local responsibility to control disorders.
Variable cloudiness and mild through Saturday. Low tonight upper 50s. High Saturday in the 70s. Record highs and lows for this date noted from 1968 and 1909. Hourly temperatures listed from 9am to 9pm with a barometric reading of 29.92 inches.
Washington AP Clifford M. Clifford longtime Defense chief under Johnson says he left office convinced America’s Vietnam effort was hopeless. He told Senate Foreign Relations members Fulbright called April 22 of his shift in view, criticizing Johnson policies while saying Nixon did not pull out hard enough.
Walter Light smashed bottles and a garbage can in the Denver Symphony concert as 1,300 high school students directed sections of the orchestra by majority vote. The avant-garde event drew a to-the-edge crowd with ages from 17 and younger, while musicians ranged up to 75.
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