Johnson Pushes Four Bills To Beautify Highways
President Johnson asks Congress to fund landscaping and ban billboards and junkyards on major roads. Four bills would require billboard bans within 1000 feet of interstates and primary roads, force screening or removal of junkyards, and allocate hundreds of millions for roadside beautification and landscaping. Reactions split along party lines with constitutional concerns and federal aid conditions noted.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Secretary of Commerce
Capletol Hill
George McGovern
S.D
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Final Settlement at Chippewa and Muncie Reservation
On November 8 1900 the Chippewa and Muncie Indians gathered to receive land patents and full citizenship as $43000 held in trust was dispersed among tribe members. Some non Indians appear in the photo including Rev Joseph Romig center with long beard. Historic site remnants show a pump flag pole and foundation remains of the old Chippewa and Muncie school opened August 19 1862 at 15th Street and Greenwood Road southwest of Ottawa serving as meeting place and later moved and consolidated with Greenwood School.
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Muncie
Chippewa
Joseph Romig
Signs Of Early Indians Still Remain In Area
The Chippewa Reservation near Chippewa Hills is described as the childhood home for Ottawa and Pomona residents. The article details Chippewa and Muncie superstitions on death and weather, cites a Whiskey Creek origin linked to 19th century Prohibition trivia, and notes a Chippewa Cemetery with flat tombstones dating 1860s to 1880s near 15th Street and Greenwood Road.
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Chippewa Reservation
Ottawa
Pomona
Harry Bittenbender
W.C. Plake
S, Main
Muncie
Pereson
Chippewa Hills
Kansas
Pete Johannes
5Th Street
Chippewa Cemetery
15Th Street
Greenwood Road
Tribute To Porter Was Above Average
Cynthia Lowry reports NBC TV tribute to Cole Porter on The Ed Sullivan Hour. The one hour program showcased Porter's songs from I Love Paris to Dont Fence Me In with a strong cast including Donald O Connor Dolores Gray Nancy Dussault and opera sopranos Jean Fenn and George London. ABC plans a Washington tour with First Lady Mrs Lyndon B Johnson fall broadcast from the capital and urban beautification views. Secretary of State Dean Rusk will appear on NBC Meet the Press.
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New York
Cole Porter
Donald O’ Connor
NBC
Paris
O'Connor
Dolores Gray
Nancy Dussault
Jean Fenn
George London
Metropolitan Opera
ABC
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
4 H Now Offering Forestry Classes By Julie Crowley
4 H in Franklin County adds a forestry program with three levels beginners for youth, intermediate over two years, and advanced over three years. Members will learn tree identification plant pressing mounting leaves and parts of trees.
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Julie Crowley
Franklin County
Williamsburg Honors Roll Call and Scholarship Awards
Williamsburg High School lists A honor roll with 3.5 plus for sixth six weeks including Collins Ransom Greenfield Stinson Stinson Reekie Figgins Sowers Goodwill and Ransom B honor roll with 3.0 plus names McClure Smith Hart Davis Hoyt Kesner Miller Seaton Collins ONeill Mulcahey Hirt Kendall second semester A honor roll includes Greenfield Ransom Davis Collins Figgins ONeill Stinson Goodwill and others 4B honors for second semester name McClure Smith Hoyt Hart Bischoff Reekie Sowers Kesner Collins Miller seniors ranking highest points are Goodwill Ransom Reekie Gail Collins received scholarship and Bonnie Goodwill Lions Club award both planning to attend Emporia State College summer delivery of annuals to those who paid a deposit faculty to return except Hobbs who takes Hesston post kindergarten graduation certificates awarded to 15 with a Lake Ozark trip and Bridal Cave outing earlier week the Senior Class escorted by Hobbs and Link
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L. W. Sutherland
Williamsburg High School
Terry Collins
Bud Ransom
Glenda Greenfield
Joyce Stinson
Lois Stinson
Penny Reekie
Curt Figgins
Merlin Sowers
Bonnie Goodwill
Ed Ransom
Bob McClure
Rich Smith
Lance Hart
Connie Davis
Kathy Hoyt
Judy Kesner
Brenda Miller
Linda Seaton
Regina Collins
Judy O'Neil
Rodney Mulcahey
Gene Hirt
Connie Kendall
Judy O’neill
Kathy Bischoff
Gail Collins
Franklin County
Williamsburg Lions Club
Emporia State College
Jack Hobbs
Hesston
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LBJ
White House
California
Massachusetts
Porter
Cynthia Lowry
John Secsondari
Helen Jean Rogers
Dean Rusk
Richard Brasier
First National Bank OF Ottawa
Williamsburg
Rollin Starosta
David Link
Lake Ozark, Mo
Bridal Cave
Pepsi-Cola
Plymouth
Plymouthland
Plymouth Belvedere
Plymouth Valiant
Barracuda
FURY
Belvedere
Valiant
Chrysler Motors Corporation
Bob White Motor Co
Hickory
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