Political Crisis In South Viet Nam Viewed With Increasing Alarm
Washington officials fear prolonged political violence in South Vietnam could undermine the American war effort and force a reassessment of U S policy. The Johnson administration hopes Ky led Saigon regime and rebellious Buddhist and military factions can reconcile, but worries grow that differences may be irreconcilable and trigger renewed fighting.
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South Viet Nam
Washington
U. S
Johnson
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
Hue
Robert Ss. McNamara
U.S
McNamara
United States
Rusk
Soviet Leader Blasts U S in Vietnam War
In Vladivostok Brezhnev accuses the United States of extreme cruelty and cynicism in Vietnam. He says Soviet and other Communist nations provide concrete aid beyond moral support and warns of escalating aggression met with growing socialist solidarity. Kosygin ends eight day visit and joins Nasser call for bombing halt.
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Soviet Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
United States
Viet Nam
Vladivostok
Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Alexei N. Kosygin
United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Small Boy Freed After Foot Gets Caught in Sewer Pipe
Alan Burke seven of 1309 S Mulberry became tangled in an open sewer line on Brookside Lane near a new house under construction. Neighbors called the fire department and police. firefighters freed his foot in about 15 minutes after removing pipe sections and the shoe. Burke, director of the University Union at Ottawa University.
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Alan Burke
S. Mulberry
Brookside Lane
Alan
Clifford Burke
Merlin Reed
Burke
University Union
Ottawa University
Old No7 Back In Service City Pushes Parking Lots
The Ottawa Fire Department’s old No 7 fire truck, moved from the pasture, was placed back in service for Kiwanis camping needs as a bunkhouse and storage. Kiwanis volunteers pressed to use it at Mears Park, while the Franklin County Historical Society had prior interest. City talks on Eleventh Street widening and two parking lots Alpha and Bravo progress dominated agenda, with costs, bids, and weather delays noted. Fire Chief Gilliland offered fire department help to restore the truck, which recently suffered a door damage in a brake and wheel block incident.
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Don Black
Ottawa Fire Department
Kiwanis
City Commission
Fred Henning
Randolph Bundy
Jim McCrea
Lee Olmsted
Mears Park
Kiwanis Club
Charles Williamson
Franklin County Historical Society
TJ Awerence Wightman
Ben Park
Society
Park
Harry Gilliland
Gilliland
Fire Department
Charles Underwood
S. Walnut
Eleventh Street
Willow
Walnut Street
Underwood
Williamson
Jim Kahler
Steve James
Alpha
Nelson Hotel
Montgomery Ward and Co
Kahler
Nelson Realty
Wadkins
County Forecast: Partly cloudy and warmer through Friday
Partly cloudy through Friday with a warming trend. Tonight's low about 50 and Friday's high in the upper 70s. Yesterday's high 76 and low 48. a year ago today 69 and 55. Record highs 92 in 1962 and record low 41 in 1925. 24 hour precipitation ending 7 a.m. trace. Hourly temps through 8 a.m.
Ottawa University renovates historic Student Building as Commons
The 1914 three story stone campus building known as the Commons is undergoing a $75,000 interior remodel in three stages, preserving its history as The Student Building and later as the dining hall and union. The project adds dressing rooms, a weight room, and updates to support the growing women's program with two new full time instructors joining next fall. Machow and Spriggs Construction of Paola leads the work, as OU restores the building’s original assignment.
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Don Black
Ottawa University
Kansas
University
Ottawa Junior High School
Wilson Field House
Bethany
University Union
Evelyn Kinney
Machow
Baseball Player Finds Dead Mother After 19 Years
California Angels outfielder Ed Kirkpatrick learned his mother was alive after 19 years. An aunt located her in Iowa after his parents divorced when he was two. He had not known or asked about her until a California call connected them.
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California
Kirkpatrick
Spokane
Wash
Iowa
Williamson
Los Angeles
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