Vancouver voters weigh Goldwater and Johnson impressions
Ottawa residents share mixed views on Barry Goldwater and Lyndon Johnson. Respondents from local homes, universities, and businesses voice doubts about Johnson’s foreign policy, praise for Goldwater as a radical yet appealing reformer, and uncertainty about who to vote for.
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Don Black
Otetawa
Goldwater
Johnson
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Lyndon Johnson
Charlie Hamby
Ottawa University
West Dormitory
South Viet Nam
Hamby
Ohio
Sherm Nichols
S. Oak
Ottawa
GOP Ticket Leaders Slammed By Church
More than 700 Episcopalians including 10 bishops condemned GOP nominee Barry Goldwater and running mate William Miller for exploiting racism among white citizens. The protest, issued by William Stringfellow, circulated to 1,100 bishops and laity, with 726 signatures. it accompanied the church's general convention in St Louis as Martin Luther King urged nonviolence at the gathering.
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U.S. Supreme Court
William A. Stringfellow
New York City
Harlem
Stringfellow
James A. Pike
San Francisco
Donald Hallock
Milwauckee
Frederick Putnam
Oklahoma
J. Stuart Wetmore
Chandler Sterling
Montana
Charles Persell
Albany
N. Y
Lane Barton
Oregon
Theodore McCrea
Dallas
Kilmer Myers
Michigan
Paul Moore
Washington
D. C
Martin Luther King
King
House of Delegates
Protestant Episcopal Church
Pomona Invests Bond Proceeds To Cut Debt Costs
Pomona High School principal Charles Hill says $345,000 of building bonds voted last August have been parked in government short term notes. The move reduces future tax needs, with about $8,000 earned thus far, highlighting legal and fiscal safeguards explained by state official Marle Hayden.
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Zeke Wigglesworth
Charles Hill
Pomona
Hill
Pomona High
Kansas Supreme Court
Board of Education
Fate Of Road Signs By ROSIE LISTER
Franklin County faces a rash of road sign thefts and damage as signs are bent shot at and stolen. Commissioners report 700 spent on replacements with 10 to 15 signs lost in weeks urging enforcement to prevent injuries and losses.
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Rosie Lister
Franklin County
Don Averill
John Schulz
County forecast fair and mild into midweek
Generally fair weather continues through Wednesday with cool tonight and a bit warmer Wednesday. Highs 70 to 75, tonight’s lows near 40. Also notes today’s 43 low, yesterday 87 high, record highs 94 in 1899 and record low 26 in 1917. Includes hourly temps to 8 a.m. and barometer 30.17. Crites Appliance ad with phone CH 2-3700.
Richard C. Byrd Improves After Illness in Kansas City
Richard C. Byrd of Ottawa, an attorney and former Kansas Corporation Commission chairman, is reported improving at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City after a Saturday admission for illness. Tests are ongoing with preliminary indications of a minor heart attack. Byrd has long been active in Republican politics and now serves as administrative assistant to a special study commission of the 33 state Interstate Oil Compact Commission.
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Richard C. Byrd
Ottawa
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kansas City
Byrd
Kansas Corporation Commission
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Blood Donor School Held in Franklin County Ottawa
The first Red Cross blood donation program for Franklin County runs Oct. 28 at the Ottawa Youth Center. A Douglas County mobile unit will visit Franklin County every two months to supply about 100 pints of blood to Ransom Memorial and other area hospitals at no patient charge. Nurses from Ransom Memorial and Ottawa volunteers trained Oct. 12. The unit will also visit Baldwin on Oct. 22 at the Masonic Hall from 4 15 to 6 30 p.m.
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Red Cross
Franklin County
Ottawa
Franklin County Red Cross
Douglas County
Red Cross Blood Center
Ransom Memorial
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Judy Grupp
Carol Blaas
Mobile Blood Uniil
Baldwin
Masonic Hall
Ottawa United Chest drive reaches two thousand twenty eight dollars
The first day of Ottawa’s Chest drive shows a total of 2028.28 with 1200 from yesterday’s advanced gift drive and 828 from the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. plant. Bob Roberts praises the telephone company’s effort, noting a 300 percent increase from last year and anticipating total gifts surpassing 1000.
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Bob Pence
United Chest Drive
Court House
Pence
Bob Roberts
United Chest Board
Donna Birckhead
Delores Sheffield
Ed Haley
Cornelia Gilliland
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Ottawa
Roberts
United Chest Campaign
Civil Defense Program Here Lacks Interest
Franklin County civil defense group shows little member interest with 16 members, only a few attending a recent meeting. Jean Phares notes public unawareness of the department’s role in disasters and explores engaging local women's groups. Four shelters now stocked across Ottawa at university dormitory, social welfare building, Scott store, and Masonic Hall.
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Franklin County Civil Defense Organization
Jean Phares
Civil Defense Department
Mis. Phares
Second and Main
Scott Store
S. Main
Masonic Hall
China Pipe Draws Burrichter From Ottawa To Berlin
Leon Burrichter of Ottawa Kansas travels to Berlin Germany for the 150th anniversary of Kaiser Alexander's Imperial Guard. A family heirloom china pipe links his lineage to 19th century soldiers. He plans a two week Rhine trip, meeting Burrichter relatives and visiting the Black Forest while recording memories on camera.
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Lois Smith
Ottawa
Kansas
Berlin
Germany
Leon E. Burrichter
Burrichter
A. Burrichter
Imperial Guard
Kaiser Grenadier Regiment, 2Nd Co
Kaiser Alexander
New Orleans
John Burrichter
Kansas City, Kan
Princeton
Leon Burrichter
Rhine
Bonn
Black Forest
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J. Everett Stark
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Carter
Larry Williams
E-United
GOP
Marle Hayden
Adel Throckmorton
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Topeka
Earl Richardson
Averill
Cecil Vining
R.C. Byrd
China Pipe
Florida
Ottawan
Thomas Burrichter
Chicago
Burrichters
America
Platte County
St. Matthews Evangelical and Reformed Church
Parkville
St. Peter’s Church
Anna Clara Stengel
Missouri
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