Rural Carriers Face Dangers and Vehicle Rules on Deliveries
Rural mailmen in Ottawa County faces dog bite risks despite staying in their vehicles and adhering to rules that curb out of vehicle delivery. The piece notes dog bite incidents, nonstandard mailboxes, and the use of personal vehicles with mileage pay. It also contrasts rural and city carrier practices across four Ottawa districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hunter
Rover
Lawrence Wright
Ottawa
Kennedy Cites Good and Bad Sides of Watergate
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told the American Newspaper Editors Association closing session that Watergate marks the darkest hour for the presidency but the finest hour for press freedom. He urged a broader overhaul of the federal election code to curb illicit campaign cash and supported a watergate probe. He avoided predicting his own political future while praising the presidency and the press.
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Washington
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Massachusetts Democrat
Kennedy
Nixon
Senate
Dmass
Washington Post
Special Watergate Committee
Justice Department
OU Students Tote Sandbags In Flood Area
Ottawa University students Mark Horsman Dennis Clark Greg Gangwish Bill Jirinec and Lloyd Johnston joined Red Cross relief efforts in St Louis to fill move and pack sandbags for flood control. They traveled from Kansas and described the work as demanding yet rewarding with fellowship and concern for others fueling their service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Horsman
Ottawa University
St. Louis
Trish Bergmann
Hamilton
Mass
Mark
Red Cross
Kansas City
Dennis Clark
Sabetha
Greg Gangwish
Gibbon, Neb
Bill Jirinec
East Northport
N.Y
Lloyd Johnston
Rye
Kansas
Salvation Army
Mississippi Flood Crest Seen as Backwaters Slow
The Mississippi River is set to crest again at Hannibal Missouri today marking the 55th straight flood day in the river valley. Despite mild weather in Illinois to Mississippi, vast backwaters remain, delaying planting as millions suffer flood damage and homes are rebuilt.
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Associated Press
Hannibal
Ilinois
Mississippi
Alton
Ill
Louisiana
mid-America
Mississippi River Commission
Missouri
Illinois
Arkansas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
Wisconsin
Quincey
Dlinois
Corps of Army Engineers
Quincy
Dean fears for life at secret Watergate meeting
A secret two hour forty five minute meeting between John W. Dean III and Sen. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. yielded no grounds to implicate the President. Dean handed a safe deposit key to Judge Sirica for confidential White House documents he feared would be destroyed. Reporter notes describe further Watergate developments including Segretti bond release and Krogh affidavits.
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Washington
John W. Dean III
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Weicker
Dean
Connecticut Republican
Cate
U.S. Dist
John J. Sirica
White House
Nixon
Donald H. Segretti
Cali
White House issues broad guidelines on Watergate testimony
The White House released guidelines for past or present staffers called to testify before Watergate investigators, signaling a partial lid on talks about dealings with President Nixon. Haig was named interim staff coordinator, with tentative plans to stay through Nixon's second term. A White House official urged caution not to view the language as a strict mandate.
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Fornia
White House
Los Angeles
Orlando
Fla
Sens
Edmund
Muskie
Henry M. Jackson
E. Howard Hunt
Ziegler
Haig
Army
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Viets To Free 650 Red Civilians Across Vietnam
Saigon announces release of 650 Communist civilian prisoners starting Monday after a weeklong impasse over safety guarantees. First 200 to be freed across the Thach Han River in Quang Tri City, with rest over the next two days.
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Saigon
Saigon Command
le Trung Hien
Thach Han River
Quang Tri City
Viet Cong
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Hien
Loc Ninh
U S Consul Kidnapped in Mexico by Leftist Terrorists
In Guadalajar a three member extremist group abducted U S Consul General Terrence G Leonhardy between 6 and 8 pm after he left the consulate following an anti narcotics campaign exhibit opening shots were fired but his injuries are not yet confirmed he is 58 years old married with two children the attackers demanded 30 prisoners be freed and flown to Cuba the incident underscores rising tensions in the region
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Guadalajara
Mexico
U.S
Terrence G. Leonhardy
Cuba
Leonhardy
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Topeka
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