Nixon weighs Connally as Agnew successor amid GOP talks
Washington officials report Congress nat ionwide talk centers on former Texas governor John Connally as a potential vice president candidate after Spiro Agnew's resignation for tax issues. Nixon seeks advice from Republicans and Democrats as lawmakers anticipate a nominee this week.
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White House Held Key To Bargain
Atty Gen Elliot Richardson said White House played a key role in arranging Spiro Agnew’s resignation and a bargained plea to tax evasion. He noted Nixon approved the arrangement, which spared confinement and ordered probation. Some prosecutors disagreed with leniency.
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Isolated In East Ottawa Today Photos of rising flood waters
The Franklin County Sheriff's Department warns residents in low-lying areas to monitor rising water after an overnight storm dumped 3.88 inches across the Ottawa area. By 9:30 a.m. the W. K. Blank residence near Peoria was evacuated. The Marais des Cygnes River stood at 31.6 feet and rising as pumping stations operated through the night. Officials expected the river downstream at Osa watomie to overflow later today. Public works expect 48 hours for two pumping stations to reduce runoff. Rain totals included Worden 3.08 inches and Pomona reservoir 2.89 inches in 24 hours ending 8 a.m. The Pomona pool rose to 982.67 feet, and releases stopped at 7:30 a.m. Overbrook rainfall reached about 3.5 to 3.8 inches.
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Israelis Move in Golan Heights and Suez Action Escalates
Israeli ground forces crossed the cease-fire line in the Golan Heights and carried out hit-and-run raids across the Suez Canal. Arab communiques claimed Israeli losses while detailing air, naval, and missile activity along the Mediterranean and canal fronts. The conflict drew in claims of ships sunk and encirclements as regional powers accused each other of resupply. Farther abroad, a conference in Ottawa was canceled, and heavy rainfall caused flooding and school disruptions in Kansas.
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Severe storms drop heavy rain and tornadoes in Kansas
A slow moving band of thunderstorms drenched central and eastern Kansas and northwest Missouri, dropping 3 to 8 plus inches of rain. Flooding and tornado damage affected Hutchinson Reno County and Wichita area mobile home parks, injuring several and forcing evacuations. A funnel near Wichita damaged multiple mobile homes while a center near Louisville saw Rock Creek flooding. Authorities reported water on roads and rising rivers, with widespread impacts across Kansas and Missouri.
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Open 12 Mile Section of 1-35 From Ottawa to Williamsburg
A 12 mile stretch of Route 1-35 from Ottawa to Williamsburg is set to open Monday, according to highways director A J Gray. He said the final 27 miles to the Osage county line should open by late November, leaving a 10 mile segment from Emporia east to the Osage line. A dedication for the 39 mile Ottawa to Lyon county line section is planned this fall, with construction on the last east Emporia miles to begin next summer.
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