Halloween Vandalism Runs Amuck in Clearwater Riot
CLEARWATER FL AP Halloween vandalism erupted into rioting as hundreds of Negroes threw bottles and rocks, set fires, and damaged windows and streetlights. Six hours after trouble began, order was restored but patrols remained. Police Chief Willard Booth said the crowd, described as responsible young adults and teenagers, caused damage and faced arrests mainly for drunkenness. The NAACP leader helped make a citizen’s arrest after a youth broke a shop window. The outbreak occurred in three blocks of North Greenwood Avenue.
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Clearwater
Fla
Willard Booth
Booth
Clearwater Naacp
Talmadge Rutledge
Rutledge
Greenewood Avenue
Palmetto Street
Tampa Bay
Firemen Egged In Garnett
Garnett youths egged responding units after a fire in a yard at 137 West Third Street Monday night. Fire Chief Ed McDonald estimated a couple dozen eggs hit the fire truck while police cars also faced egg bombardment, with city clerk Harley Gibson noting six to eight dozen eggs were thrown.
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Garnett
Ed McDonald
Harley Gibson
Ottawa Man Hurt In Crash At Main and Powhattan
An Ottawa man Michael A. Ott 22 was admitted to Ransom Memorial Hospital after a motorcycle car crash at 12 02 p m Monday at Main and Powhattan. Ott had a head laceration and abrasions to a leg from a Benelli motorcycle. Nancy L Ferguson 18 driving a 1960 Ford said she pulled onto Main from Powhattan after stopping at a stop sign and her car stalled. Police could not determine exactly what happened. Vehicle damage included a damaged front fork and headlight on the motorcycle and a damaged left rear fender on the car.
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Ottawa
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Main
Powhattan
Michael A. Ott
S. Locust
Ott
Main Street
Nancy L. Ferguson
Cherry
Miss Ferguson
Powehattan Street
Ferguson
Viet Cong Mortar Attack on Saigon Fails During National Day Parade
Viet Cong mortars shelled central Saigon during South Vietnam's National Day celebrations, killing 13 people and wounding 37, including five Americans. Rounds hit key sites such as Roman Catholic cathedral, a school, Kennedy Square, the central market, and Grali Hospital, but the parade proceeded. The attack marked the first major Viet Cong bombardment of Saigon, failing to disrupt the commemoration of the overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Grali Hospital
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Nam War Outlook: North Build-Up Feared
AP reports U S military sources say the Communists in Viet Nam seek a major victory and may be rebuilding forces in the north after damages in Operation Hastings. Westmoreland worries about the demilitarized zone, while Delta operations and increased Viet Cong terror hint at strategic shifts and cautious American optimism.
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Saigon
U.S
Hastings
Mekonz
South
Viet Nam
Kansas Telephone consolidates to serve 55 communities
Kansas Telephone Company of Ottawa announced mergers with Richmond Dial Telephone, W.E.G. Dial Telephone, and Caldwell Telephone Companies. The consolidations, plus the Kansas Telephone purchase of stock from Richmond, expand service to 55 communities with over 20 000 subscribers and lift investment to about 21 million dollars. Continental Telephone Corporation wholly owns Kansas Telephone.
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Kansas Telephone Company
Ottawa
Bob Brown
Richmond Telephone Co
Richmond
Princeton
Richmond Dial Telephone Co
Continental System
Vernon R. Chesbro
Kansas Telephone
W.E.G
Dial Telephone Inc
Kansas _ Telephone
Gardner
Edgerton
Overbrook
Wellsville
Osage City
Caldwell Telephone Company Inc
Caldwell
Belle Plaine
Oxford
Kansas Telesphone
Chesbro
Ottawa U Faces St Benedicts at Cook Field Tonight
Ottawa University hosts St. Benedicts College at 7 30 p m today at Cook Field in a Mo Kan conference soccer match. St Benedicts currently leads the league standings.
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Ottawa University
St. Benedict’s College
Cook Field
St. Benedict’s
Ottawa Police and Sheriff Report Quiet Halloween
Ottawa Chief Eugene Flaherty and Franklin County Sheriff reported Monday evening as quiet with only minor vandalism. Damage centered on soaped windows and uprooted traffic signs as police thanked local children for cooperation.
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Ottawa Police Department
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Eugene Flaherty
Flaherty
Ottawa
Northerly Winds Bring Clearing Cold Weather Forecast
County forecast signals northerly winds at 20 to 30 mph, clearing skies and a hard freeze tonight. Monday highs near 58 with today’s low around 35, compared with last year’s 70/32. Record highs 84 in 1937 and 19 in 1930. Hourly temps end at 8 am today, with readings from the 40s to mid 50s through the day and into evening.
President Johnson Tours Korean Front Lines and Camp Stanley
President Johnson visited South Korea by train and helicopter to meet with President Park and inspect U S and Korean forces along the 151 mile border. He awarded Silver Star medals, dined with troops, and praised efforts to stem communism while noting U S support for South Korea in Viet Nam. Mrs Johnson toured Seoul, presented a White House seedling, and the couple prepared to depart for Alaska.
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Camp Stanley
Korea
Johnson
North Korea
North
South Korea
U.S
Park
26Th
U. & Camp Stanley
U. S
Lee In-ho
Navy
Camp Mess Hall
Asia
Suwon
Seoul
White House
Ewha University
Alaska
White Christmas dream gifts go over the top in catalogs
A Dallas store pitches a 121 by 25 foot plastic ski slope gift for 100000 with no snow to shovel. Nelman Marcus along with Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward push millions of catalogs offering toys, faucets, bath tables and novelty items while other shops feature quirky gadgets and holiday must haves for shoppers.
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New York
Nelman Marcus
Dallas
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Montgomery Ward & Co
Nelman—Marcos
Spencer Girts
Hammacher Schlemeier
Five Hawthorne kindergartners recount Halloween candy haul
Three girls and two boys from Hawthorne School recall trick or treating memories with vivid disguises and candy scores. Troy Greisen describes costumes and a bull chase, while Marilyn Koch, Barbara Ann Moore, Kathleen McGrath share their hauls and mishaps. Daniel Skinner and others reflect on years of costume play.
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Hawthorne
Troy Greisen
Daniel Skinener
Sycamore
Hawthorne School
Marilyn Koch
Ann Kathleen McGrath
Barbara Ann Moore
Daniel Skinner
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Topeka
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Don Capper
Green Hornet
Marilyn
Ann
Barbara
Daniel
Troy
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