Elephant joins donkeys on barn Democrat Acres headlined by McMillen
At Democrat Acres in Wellsville RFD 2 Walt McMillen's barn features two donkeys and the line McMillen's Democrat Acres. After Nixon won the presidency an elephant cutout appeared on the barn prompting joking exchanges with neighbors. McMillen plans to retaliate with a burro stunt and won't remove the decoration. He jokes about the elephant's size and funds for a larger cutout.
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Rosie Lister
Democrat Acres
Walt McMillen
Wellsville Rfd 2
LeLoup
McMillen
Richard Nixon
Thanksgiving Yields To Pre Christmas Rush In Ottawa
Downtown merchants report Christmas sales already surpassing Thanksgiving. Irwin's Gifts and China features a Christmas display as shoppers begin buying cards decorations and candle holders. J C Penney and F W Woolworth highlight early trim dates and holiday windows. Post Office notes early mail, while electric demand rises with lights as five week Christmas season grows.
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Irwin’s Gifts and China
Ray Moline
J. C. Penney
Ottawa
Don Hamilton
Saigon weighs sending delegation to Paris talks
Saigon appears slow to decide on sending a delegation to the Paris peace talks with a 50-50 chance it would be led by Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky. Premier Tran Van Huong signaled a possible shift toward attendance while reiterating nonrecognition of the NLF and warning talks would target Hanoi. He described a three-part winter-spring plan for new offensives, including forced recruitment, women’s mobilization, and compulsory loans from villages to sustain the war.
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Saigon
Paris
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tran van Huong
Vung Tau
Huong
Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
North Vietnam
NLF
Hanoi
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
County Forecast Weathers Quiet With Mild Wednesday
Variable clouds and not so cold tonight with lows around mid 20s. Wednesday should be partly cloudy and a bit warmer with highs near 50. Also reported are historical high and low records for today, trace precipitation, and hourly temps ending at 8 a.m. Barometer reads 30.17.
Stereo sale at Crites trims price to save
A local advertisement announces a stereo sale at Crites offering potential savings up to 150 dollars. The brief notice targets bargain shoppers seeking discounts on audio equipment.
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Crites
Ottawa Little Symphony to Perform Free Pops Concert
The Ottawa Little Symphony directed by William Kloster will give a free 8 p.m. concert at Memorial Auditorium featuring works from Tschaikowsky Gershwin Bizet Bernstein Albeniz and Strauss. The 56 member group includes 31 locals and 25 from the Kansas City Philharmonic. A Thursday 2 p.m. Children's Concert will involve sixth graders from Ottawa schools and three from nearby counties with conductor introductions and instrument histories. Jaycee Jones will sponsor a post concert reception.
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William Kloster
Ottawa Little Symphony
Lynn Lyman
Sam Lyman
Rockwood Drive
Barbara Peters
Dick Peters
College
Barbara
Lynn
Garfield School
Tschaikowsky
Gershwin
Symphony
Ottawa
Memorial Auditorium
Lou Anna Bell
Terry Turner
Eugene Field School
Debra Pennington
Mickey Allen
Lincoln School
Janie Lister
John Lloyd
Hawthorne
Kathy Wassmer
Sacred Heart
Mike Fisher
Williamsburg
Laura Layton
Wellsville
Alan Gentry
Pomona
Ottawa University
Bonnie Mills
Bill Burkhardt
John Presley
Thomas Young
Andrea West
Mike Cristensen
Nancy Bossche
Carol Bosche
Jerry Harvey
David Losh
Drucilla Macy
Sharon Smith
Paul Sloat
Philip Scheldt
Jaycee Jones
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Lewis Irwin
Penney’s
Moline
F. W. Woolworth
Dewey Cook
Hayward
Ernie Watkins
Watkins
Kansas
Hamilton
Ottawa High
Jana Hinderliter
Linda Bristow
Jane Robertson
Johnnie Johnson
Nancy Gaynor
Orls Cox Field
West 2Nd Street
The
Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
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