Capper's Decision Divides Ottawa City Commission
City Clerk Don Capper resigns after a split among Ottawa's three member commission. Contention arose over delaying appointments, with Alden Cearfoss, Harry Murphy, and Mayor Lamar Phillips weighing between delaying until May 15 or proceeding. Capper, in office since 1955, states resignation was for family reasons and will influence the clerk's office as O. W. Smith acts temporarily. New appointments include John Richeson as city attorney and Gilford Diamond Jr. as Fire Chief, with several changes to boards and commissions.
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Don Capper
Alden Cearfoss
Harry Murphy
Lamar Phillips
John Richeson
Capper
Cearfoss
Phillips
Murphy
Ottawa
Commission
the Herald
O. W. Smith
Robert A. Anderson
Gilford Diamond Jr
Board of Examiners of Plumbers
David Beasley
Charles Carey Jr
Plumbing Code Committee
Warren White
City Planning Commission
Stella Cotter
East Wilson
Buddy Poppy
Glen Hardesty
V.F.W
Eugene Flaherty
Vern Wadkins
Move To Pave Willow Street Sparks Neighborhood Plan
At the Wednesday night commission meeting Joel Towner urged paving Willow Street with six foot concrete strips on the sides and a blacktop center with drainage upgrades. Mayor Phillips noted only reinforced concrete or full depth asphalt are approved and directed drawing up a petition for a benefit district.
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Willow
Joel Towner
Towner
Lamar Phillips
Docking Attacks Gas Tax Bill as Special-Interest Drive
Gov. Robert Docking condemned a 1969 fuel tax and freeway measure as driven by special interests not public need. He said the Highway Commission must pause its five year construction plan to rework highway planning. Legislative liaison Tom Van Cleave pointed to contractors, specifically the Kansas Contractors Association, as supporters.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Docking
Highway Commission
Weather forecast for county with cool nights and Friday warmth
Clear to partly cloudy and cool tonight and Friday. Low tonight upper 20s to lower 40s. High Friday in the 60s. Yesterday’s high 74 and low 54. Record highs 92 in 1934 and record low 33 in 1917. Precipitation 0.24 inch in the last 24 hours. Hourly readings end at 8 am show mixed values through the afternoon.
Unrest persists as City College reopens after clash
Ten young Negroes including four girls staged a hit and run attack on a campus building at City College in New York as the college reopened amid lingering tensions. About 75 uniformed and plain clothed policemen were stationed around the upper Manhattan campus to prevent a repeat of Wednesday’s bloody clash between white and Negro students.
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Associated Press
City College
New York
Upper Manhattan
Viet Cong submits new 10 point peace plan in Paris
The Viet Cong presented a 10 point peace plan at the 16th peace talks session in Paris, proposing a provisional coalition government and a general election to rule South Vietnam until a constituent assembly is elected. It called for total U.S. and allied withdrawal and the removal of foreign bases, while North Vietnam backed the proposal. The US and South Vietnam reacted cautiously as sessions continued.
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Paris
Viet Cong
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
National Liberation Front
Saigon
Vietnam
Than Buu Kiem
Front
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
NLF
Washington
Tran Buu Kiem
Hanoi
Kiem
Selves
Constituent Assembly
Smithsonian seeks funds for seiche study and rare migrations
Washington AP The Center for Short-Lived Phenomena a Smithsonian branch asks Congress for 10000 to track elusive natural whims. S Dillon Ripley describes rapid reporting of events by 836 correspondents in 86 countries including gray squirrel migrations seiches and a volcanic island birth and disappearance.
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Congress
Smithsonian Institution
S. Dillon Ripley
Smithsonian
Ripley
House Appropriations
Julia Butler Hansen
Dash
Wendell Wyatt
R-Ore
Joseph M. McDade
R-Pa
Allies To Observe Ceasefire May 30
SAIGON AP The South Vietnamese government announced a 24 hour cease fire for Buddha’s birthday observance from 6 am May 3 to 6 am May 31 Saigon time. Five terror attacks injured and killed in Saigon as Viet Cong countermeasures escalate.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Governors Oppose ABM Safeguard Sites in Montana and Dakota
Governors Forrest H. Anderson of Montana and William L. Guy of North Dakota oppose the Safeguard antiballistic missile sites. They warn the short term economic gains do not justify long term nuclear risks. The controversy centers on Malmstrom AFB in Great Falls and Grand Forks AFB, both hosting Minuteman missiles. Democratic candidate John Melcher opposes ABM in the eastern Montana race for Congress.
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Washington
Forrest H. Anderson
Montana
William L. Guy
North Dakota
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Great Falls
Mont
Grand Forks
N.C
Air Force Base
John Melcher
Forsyth
William S. Mather
Billings
James F. Battin
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Tom van Cleave
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South Main
Dien Bien Phu
Ho Chi Minh
Hue
Anderson
Tim Babcock
Arnold Olsen
D-Mont
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