French strike wave eases under de Gaulle action
Paris AP reports the strike wave subsiding as de Gaulle dissolves the National Assembly and reshuffles the government with Georges Pompidou as premier. Automobiles Peugeot resumes in Paris region while other big industries show no break. wage talks to resume as units return to bases and alert status ends.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
Georges Pompidou
Preemier
Riviera
Automobiles Peuegeot S.A
Mulhouse
Vesoul
LBJ Accepts Spending Cut in Tax Plan Tug of War
President Johnson agreed to a $6 billion reduction in federal spending to secure a vital tax increase. The move, announced at the LBJ Ranch Memorial Day conference, follows two years of battle over a 10 percent surcharge and aims to reassure Congress and the nation. Wilbur Mills predicts quick House passage. Gerald Ford calls it a prudent compromise. Senate already linked the tax bill with the $6 billion cut.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Lbj Ranch
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Senate
Texas
Community Development Meeting At OU June 11
Ottawa University hosts a June 11 dinner meeting to spark a community development program for Ottawa and Franklin County. Dr Andrew B Martin will chair and coordinate, with invitations sent to city and county officials, school board members, and civic leaders. dinner at 6 30 p m, reservations due by June 6.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Ottawa University
Andrew B. Martin
Martin
The
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
McCarthy Kennedy to face off on TV in debate
The two Democratic contenders Eugene McCarthy and Robert F Kennedy will debate Saturday on a national telecast from San Francisco. ABC will air Issues and Answers live at 9:30 p.m. Eastern, 8:30 p.m. Central, 7:30 p.m. Mountain, with Humphrey invited but declining to participate.
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Associated Press
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
McCarthy
Oregon
Kennedy
ABC Network
Hubert H. Humphrey
Local Man Burns In Car Primer Accident
A 40 year old Ottawa electrician in satisfactory condition at Ransom Memorial Hospital after a gasoline explosion while priming a carburetor. Kenneth Chapman Sr. and his son attempted to start the family car when the engine backfired, flames scalded Chapman on his face and both hands and left arm. He was taken to hospital by neighbor Wayne Long.
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Ottawa
Chapman
Wayne Long
S. Elm
Another Denial The Saga Of Brookside Lane
Brookside Lane residents faced again in their bid for paving as a commission denied the second petition for total depth asphalt due to missing 18 square feet in the benefit district. Earlier petitions dated to 1967 sought concrete or asphalt with a policy shift allowing multi layer asphalt. Francis Wilson led the petition drive, meeting resistance, later signatures added to correct the shortage. Other items at the meeting included weeds in town, arrival of a new concrete floor for the fire station, a pump school on June 18 hosted by Waterous Company, and a 12 p.m. curfew for minors enforced by Police Chief Eugene Flaherty with penalties for street occupancy after curfew.
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Rosie Lister
Brookside Lane
Commission
Francis Wilson
Eugene Flaherty
Navy doubts object off Virginia is submarine
Norfolk AP report says a metallic object 250 by 45 feet was found about 70 miles from Cape Henry in 180 feet of water. Admiral Schade calls the chance it is the nuclear sub Scorpion almost nil, noting its depth would have yielded signs. The name Brandywine used in a voice message may point to civilian craft. divers search continues.
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Norfolk
Navy
Virginia
Scorpion
Arnold F. Schade
Cape Henry
Schade
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Rain Looms Over Kansas with Scattered Thunderstorms
The Weather Bureau reports showers and thunderstorms across Kansas with a chance of locally severe storms in the east tonight. Rainfall totals vary by region, from about .50 inches in northwest Kansas to 1.00 to 2.5 inches in the south central area. County forecast calls for cloudy with scattered showers, ending Saturday morning, then partly cloudy with northerly winds.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
South
Talks in Paris Fail to Break Vietnam War Deadlock
U S and North Vietnamese negotiators clash over how to escalate and curb the war in Vietnam. North Vietnam’s Xuan Thuy repeats rejection of joint actions and accuses the United States of aggression. W Averell Harriman urges a different approach and Johnson’s readiness to move quickly toward de escalation. The three hour session ends with a plan to meet next Wednesday.
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Paris
U.S
Tee
Vietnam
Thuy
Johnson
Harriman
Southeast Asia
United States
Irony in Peace Talks Mirrors War Escalation
In Paris talks, U.S. and North Vietnamese negotiators press for gains as both sides prepare for larger clashes. U.S. sources warn no decisive near term victory, while Saigon recalls Lodge’s advice to push for concessions only with counterbacks, foreshadowing heavier casualties and bold victory claims to sway world opinion.
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U.S
Paris
Ottawa and Topeka Sweep Kansas Traffic Safety Honors
Gov. Robert Docking announced class winners in the Kansas Traffic Safety program. Ottawa and Newton tied for first in the 10,000 to 75,000 population class, Topeka won class A (75,000+), and other first place cities included Iola Beloit Gardner and LaCrosse. Docking will present bronze plaques June 5 in his office.
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Ottawa
Newton
Kansas
Robert Docking
Topeka
Iola
Beloit
Gardner
LaCrosse
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Michel Debre
Couve de Murville
Pierre Messmer
Edgar Faure
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Louis Joxe
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Francois Misseuffe
Alain Peyrefitte
Rene Capitant
Pompie Doll
DR. Doolittle
Children’s Department of
Carnegie Free Library
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Billy R. Runnels
S. Sycamore
Mike Myers
Rex Myers
Estabrook
LBJ
RFK
Kgo-Tv
San Francisco
Wilson
Vern Wadkins
Wadkins
Harry Gilliland
Gilliland
Waterous Company
St. Paul
Minnesota
Saigon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Hanoi
Blaine B. Phillips
Bob Roberts
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Forest Park
Lamar Phillips
Joe Yockey Jr
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