Muskie says McGovern could win on first ballot
The Associated Press reports Muskie predicts McGovern might clinch the nomination on the first ballot if he wins California on June 6. Muskie cautions it may not happen yet and notes Humphrey would gain momentum with a California win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
George McGovern
Muskie
Sen
McGovern
California
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
New York
Sen. McGovern
Court lets Kansas House elections proceed in 1972 primary
A federal panel decided not to block the Kansas House elections for 1972 primaries and general elections while retaining jurisdiction over reapportionment. The three judges noted the process is not finished and avoided foretelling final rulings, as plaintiffs challenge the redistricting under one man one vote. The filing deadline for candidates is just over six weeks away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kan
Kansas House
Ted Hill
Wichita
U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas Democrats Clash Over Miami Beach Delegates
Kansas Democrats vote 30 of 35 national delegates at five district conventions in Topeka Kansas City Wichita Pratt Fort Scott as rift grows between McGovern backers and party regulars. Keynote speeches by Atty. Gen. Vern Miller and Rep. William Roy. District outcomes promise a mix of uncommitted and McGovern leaning delegates with tension over potential disunity. Governor Docking backs an uncommitted delegation, seeking unity after local unit changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Miami Beach
George McGovern
D-S.d
McGovern
Bob Brock
Bob Arnold
Hillsboro
Brock
Arnold
McGoverneople
Wichita
Mike Harder
Pratt
Vention
Fort Scott
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Tom Corcoran
Corcoran
Dreiling
Open House To View OHS Prom Decorations
Ottawa High School junior class hosts an open house Saturday afternoon for the public to view Junior-Senior Prom decorations at OHS. The event runs 4 to 5 p.m. visitors are asked to use the north entrance. The Prom occurs Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa High School
OHS
Weather County Forecast Showers and Thunderstorms Brighten
The county forecast calls for showers and a few thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, continuing tonight and ending Saturday forenoon. Cloudiness will decrease Saturday afternoon with mild conditions and northwest winds 10 to 20 mph tonight. Tonight’s low around 50s, high Saturday near 60s. Precipitation probability 80 percent tonight, 40 percent on Saturday.
Assault On An Loc Becomes Heaviest Battle Yet
North Vietnamese troops and tanks hit An Loc as 70 U S B 52 bombers dropped more than 1700 tons of explosives on the provincial capital 60 miles north of Saigon. One American adviser was killed, another wounded, and two Air Force spotter planes shot down around An Loc and Chon Thanh. The city 85 percent destroyed faced a potential fall akin to Quang Tri, with fighting continuing despite intense bombardment and a curfew tightening Saigon’s controls. U S and South Vietnamese forces reported gains and losses as the siege persisted amid broader actions near Hue Quang Tri and Hanoi. Canadian delegates noted civilian evacuations around Hanoi amid threats of renewed air attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
An Loc
U.S
Chon Thanh
Quang Tri
Nixon
Saigon-Phnom Penh
Demilitarized Zone
Associated Press
Lynn C. Newland
Quang Tri City
Hue
Birmingham
International Control Commission
David Jackson
Hanoi
Jackson
ICC
South Vietnam
United States
Hanoi- Haiphong
Military
Tar
North Viet Namese
Nhan Dan
Mine Survivor To Seek Another Calling
Kellogg Idaho AP report on Sunshine mine disaster survivors Ron Flory and Tom Wilkinson, the only two rescued among 93 miners trapped by fire. Flory will relocate for retraining under Gov Andrus, while Wilkinson may return to mining. Death toll rises to 91 with 44 bodies found in 24 hours. 108 escaped earlier. Federal and state authorities probe fire causes and safety rules as community mourns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flory
Tom Wilkinson
Sunshine
Wilkinson
Mile Deep
Kellogg
Marvin C. Chase
Sunshine Mining Co
House
Washington
Vandalism Cracks Quiet Of KU Rallies
About 150 KU students gathered before noon in front of Strong Hall to protest U.S. mining tactics in Vietnam. Chancellor Chalmers skipped a petition reading after vandalism earlier, as 27 demonstrators were arrested Thursday night. Police will pursue those involved. 2,500 signed a war petition. some planned a march to draft offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence, Kan
University of Kansas Administration
U.S
North Vietnam
E. Laurence Chalmers
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Military Science
Chalmers
University of Kansas
Indochina
Douglas County
Lawrence
William Albott
Kansas Highway Patrol
Strong Hall
Arrests climb as campus protests erupt nationwide
Protests against Nixon's Vietnam policy enter a fourth day with more than 1,000 arrests nationwide. At Princeton University 44 students were seized for blocking access to the Institute for Defense Analyses building in New Jersey. On Cornell's Ithaca campus 300 students surged early morning, shattering about 130 windows before police used tear gas to disperse them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
America
Nixon
Institute For Defense Analysis
Princeton University
New Jersey
Cornell Univeristy
Ithaca
N.Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Public Affairs Center For Television
Nebraska
West Virginia
Alabama
George Wallace
Wilbur Mills
Mills
D-Ark
Frederick
Wallace
National Guard
Ottawa Cable-Tv Inc
E. 2Nd
Cable- TV
Gene Whitacre
Fire Department
Delmas C. Hill
District Court
George Templar
Wesley Brown
State of
Secretary of ‘State
Oleta Nigh
Norbert Dreiling
Hays
OHS Prom
Jo Ann Cearfoss
OJHS
Shirley Jackson
Idaho
Poe
Ron’ Flory
Cecil Andrus
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!