Small Towns Smashed In Storm's Wake
The Associated Press reports tornadoes across Arkansas Iowa Illinois Indiana and Missouri killed 73 injured over 1000 and caused millions in damage. Gov Rockefeller requested federal disaster aid as towns like Jonesboro Charles City and Maynard faced devastation with homes and businesses demolished and residents planning to rebuild.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Iowa
Clinois
Indiana
Missouri
Winthrop Rockefeller
Johnson
Jonesboro
Tuckervan
Mountain Home
Charles City
Oelwein
Mayneard
Hughes
Maynard
National Guard
Red Cross
Freeburg
Ill
Leon Dickerson
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Salvation Army
Dorothy Clark
Clark
James Clappier
Clappier
North Vietnam sticks to bombing halt demand in Paris talks
Paris AP reports a North Vietnamese spokesman says no compromise on U S demand to halt all bombing without conditions. Ambassador Xuan Thuy will press for an unconditional end to attacks as U S negotiators seek restraint and a buffer zone. U S officials say halt would require top-level decision and a broader situational review. Phan Hien frames appeal to U S public opinion as leverage. Diplomatic sources foresee a possible compromise despite stalemate as both sides posture in third full meeting.
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Paris
United States
Xuan Thuy
Nguyen van Sao
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
North Vieteam
North
South Vietnam
Johnson
North Vietnam
Sao
Southeast Asia
William J. Jorden
Vietenam
Hanoi
newSemen
Phan Hien
United States of America
Sion
Vietnam
Fis
Hanoi Radio
County Forecast Shows Cooler Tonight with Mild Weekend
Weather forecast for the county calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and continued cool tonight, then partly cloudy with a bit warmer conditions on Saturday. Tonight’s low expected in the 40s, Sunday’s high near 70s. Also listed are yesterday and past highs and lows, hourly temperatures through 8 a.m., and barometric pressure around 29.91 inches.
Residents fault Raby's Ambulance over crash response
Franklin County under contract with Raby's Ambulance Service Ot tawa faced criticism after two Marine pilots were injured near Pomona Lake in Osage County. Raby said his firm is contractually bound to Franklin County and noted another ambulance covers the Osage County area, explaining the delayed response.
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Raby
Ottawa
James Raby
Franklin County
Pomona Lake
Osage County
Pipeline oil runs rise in Kansas to 263k bpd average
Wichita AP reports Kansas crude oil pipeline runs up 900 barrels daily from the prior week estimate, the State Conservation Division says. The current average hit 263,202 barrels per day, below the 275,000 allowance. April’s monthly average was 267,613 barrels daily, up 6,087 from March.
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Wichita
Kansas
State Conservation Division
Old Depot Museum Opens Summer Session in Franklin County
Rosie Lister recalls one room schools and candy counters as the Old Depot Museum welcomes a 1968 summer session from 2 30 to 5 pm Sundays. New rooms on the second floor include a Victorian parlor unfinished at opening and a general display room with Americana items. The Centennial Cabin opens May 26 with displays on weapons millinery and patriotic pieces. Souvenirs include lye soap postcards and note paper plus a bulletin board with clippings. Life memberships and new memberships are welcomed.
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Long Johns
Franklin County Historical Society
Old Depot Museum
Irven Horst
Ottawa
Harriet Seymour
Rantoul
Nick Hudelson
Pomona
Rosie Lister
Dad
Franklin County
Harvey Girls
Ottawa Boy Scouts
City Park
Richmond
Bob Gault
Miner Says He Will Go Back From Gauley No. 8 Rescue
Six men were rescued after 233 hours trapped in the Gauley Coal and Coke Co No 8 mine near Buckeye West Virginia. John Moore Jr and Larry Lynch spoke of returning to mining if needed while others weighed whether to go back. Memorial services planned for four men who died in the incident highlighting the mine’s low coal seams and rugged conditions.
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W. Va
John Moore Jr
Buckeye
Moore
Gauley Coal and Coke Co
Mane
Larry Lynch
Richwood
Joe E. Fitzwater
Ruspert
Jennings H. Lilly
Mt. Nebo
Edward If, Scarbro
Eugene H. Martin
Clintonville
No. 8
West Virginia
Miss Kansas Pageant Set For Pratt July 18 20
The 1968 Miss Kansas Pageant in Pratt will feature Barbara Rockwell of Ottawa and Kandee Kae Klein, Miss Kansas, as principals in production. Miss Pratt 1968 will be the official hostess, with events starting July 17 including the parade and a Distinguished Service Awards Banquet for contestants and chaperones.
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Pratt
Ottawa
Barbara Rockwell
Denver
Kandee Kae Klein
Trouble in France stirs nationwide unrest and strikes
In Paris a broad wave of student and worker unrest hits the national radio and TV network as producers and news staff strike. The CGT plans a national committee meeting to steer the movement while Pompidou appeals for calm. The franc falls toward the dollar as 10,000 more police join 60,000 already in Paris, with police kept from university districts.
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Paris
France
Radio
General Confederation of Labor
Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
Clerics Back Ottawa Police Alliance Letter Support
The Ottawa Ministerial Alliance sent a statement of support to Police Chief Eugene Flaherty affirming continued cooperation with the department. Clerics said their church representatives' interests in moral issues align with enforcing law and order and offered to be considered allies in the community’s public safety efforts.
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Ottawa
Eugene Flaherty
CBMC Formed For Ottawa
A Christian Business Men's Committee CBMC of Ottawa has been formed by a committee of Christian laymen. Ottawa's CBMC officers are Dick Underwood chairman Dr C H Strehlow vice chairman and Harry Smith secretary treasurer Ottawa is the seventh CBMC committee formed in Kansas. No membership is required. All business and professional men are invited to attend the weekly Prayer Breakfast held each Wednesday from 630 to 730 am at the House of Douglas. Once a month a luncheon will be scheduled featuring certain key business men from the surrounding area. A May 21 luncheon at noon will feature Dick Chaplin executive of Magic Woods Inc a wholesale hardwoods firm in Kansas City. He is also the chairman of the Greater Kansas City Christian Business Men's Committee.
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CBMC
Ottawa
Otttawa
Dick Underwood
C. H. Strehlow
Harry Smith
Kansas
House of Douglas
Dick Chaplin
Magic Woods Inc
Kansas City
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