Ottawa attorney Pete Pierson dies of heart attack
John B. Pierson longtime Ottawa attorney and former Franklin County attorney died at his home at 3 a.m. Services set for Grace Episcopal Church at 11 a.m. Saturday with burial at Highland Cemetery. He was 56, born January 28, 1911 in Clay Center. Survived by wife Rosetta, a daughter in Kansas City, two sisters, two brothers, and a granddaughter. He contributed to the Ottawa Little Symphony and served in local civic roles.
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Dorothy Marie Nelson
Topeka
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American College of Trial Lawyers
Ottawa Little Symphony Association
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Ottawa Lions Club
Charster Monarch
Ottawa Industrial Development Commission
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa Lodge 18
Lawrence
David A. Bingham
Kansas City
Eldon Covert
Charles Adams
Mission
Lawrence Pierson
Wichita
Orlie Pierson
Salina
Ottawa Model Rocket Club to Demonstrate Rockets
A group of young space enthusiasts calling themselves the Ottawa Model Rocket Club will launch a rocket Friday evening for Pack 3081 at Lincoln School. Cubmaster Jim Allen will host the 6:30 p.m. event at Mears Park, with Miles Floyd newly elected president and members including Ronald Jacob, Larry Jacob, Randy Roseberry, Richard Curry, Roger Allen, and David Dick. The group has progressed from kits to buying materials, building one to several stage rockets, with parachute, gliding, and tumble types. A parachute recovery rocket once tangled in tree branches but was recovered along with parts. The boys plan to continue demonstrations.
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Lois Smith
Ottawa Model Rocket Club
Lincoln School
Jim Allen
Mears Park
Miles Floyd
Ronald
Larry Jacob
Randy Roseberry
Richard Curry
Roger Allen
David Dick
Space Engineers
Has Anybody Seen Any Mice Rockets Now
A group of youths plans a short live space test using mice to study after effects of flight. They discuss engines, solid propellant rockets, a 27 inch model, and a 30 inch dreamed rocket. Two mice will ride in padded plastic containers attached to a parachute with a control mouse left behind.
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Pers Mit
Weather report tracks first Kansas freeze and 70s forecast
Northeast Kansas recorded the season's first freeze with 30 degrees at Leavenworth and Topeka while Manhattan and Hill City logged 32. Temperatures were predicted to rise to the 70s today as clear skies and southerly winds persist, with tonight's lows ranging from the mid 30s northwest to the 50s southeast.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Leavenworth
Manhattan
Hill City
Central Heights faces second vote on district dissolution
The Franklin County election, set for next month, asks Central Heights voters to dissolve the district. The May 25 ballot failed 698 to 495, and petitions by 265 residents prompted a fresh review. County attorney Myron Steere reversed earlier advice, citing new issues and a need to gauge majority sentiment. The outcome could trigger major legal and property questions over the district infrastructure and bonds.
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Central Heights
Kansas
Bruce Spears
Franklin Counety
Spears
Myron S. Steere
Franklin County
Steere
Water system repair to close Second Street area
Ottawa water users faced outages Friday as the leaky hydrant at Second and Elm is repaired and the water line modernized. Don Hamilton says service will be off after 8 am for about two hours, possibly longer if complications arise, affecting homes north of Second and those on Second from Walnut to the power plant.
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Rosie Sister
Ottawa
Don Hamilton
Water and Light Department
Second and
Elm
Fifteenth
Second Street
Hamilton
Wale Nut
Fans react as A's move to Oakland shocks Kansas City
Kansas City residents react to the A's move, bitterness toward owner Charley Finley, and talk of two new franchises by 1969 with one for Kansas City and one for Seattle. Citizens express mixed feelings, relief for momentum, and hope for better community relations with a future team.
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A’s
Oakland
Tiddiewinks
Chicago
Seattle
Charles Finney
John Walker
Pye
Kansas City Area
Joe Tate
Finley
Montez Gentry
Joachim Lux
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Arrest Order Out For King In Alabama Contempt Case
Contempt charges against Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and eight ministers move toward enforcement as circuit Judge William Barber receives directives from state and federal courts. They are accused of participating in parades and demonstrations in defiance of a court order issued April 23, 1963 after King criticized the court at a news conference.
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Birmingham
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
William Barber
Alabama
U.S
King
House Forces Cut of 7 Billion In LBJ Budget
AP report from Washington notes President Johnson’s budget chief testifying that the House’s emergency funding bill would limit current year spending to last year’s levels, trimming about 7.1 billion dollars from the current fiscal plan. The vote split 238 to 164 for the spending-imitation measure amid ongoing Vietnam and pay-raise considerations.
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Washington
Johnson
Charles L. Schultze
Senate Appropriations Committee
George Christian
White House
Christian
Schultze
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