Local response to new gun law stirs debate
In Ottawa and nearby stores, hardware managers express fear of reduced gun sales as a new federal gun control bill, signed by the President on Oct 22 and set to take effect Dec 16, prompts talk of confiscation, rising prices, and changes in toy gun sales. Store officials speculate on future outlawing of handguns and impact on consumer buying.
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Washington
Ron Hollman
Gambles
Hollman
Loraine Elder
Brown Hardware
Ottawa
Ottawa gun and hunting license sales diverge this year
Kenneth Fisher reports a curious trend in Ottawa as hunting licenses rise to record levels while rifle and ammunition sales fall sharply. Store owners speculate fear of purchase is driving the decrease despite higher licensing.
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Kenneth Fisher
Ottawa
Apollo 7 Pilots Meet Trio That May Orbit Moon
Apollo 7 pilots Walter M. Schirra Jr Donn F. Eisele and Walter Cunningham held informal talks with three astronauts who could fly around the moon at Christmas. Apollo 8 crew Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders joined the sessions as NASA officials planned next steps and in orbit rendezvous details. The Apollo 7 craft arrived at Norfolk aboard the carrier Essex for inspection before heading to Downey California for review. Schirra Eisele and Cunningham, described as in excellent health after a physical, traveled from the Essex to Cape Kennedy and will stay through Saturday with the team that launched them into space.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Donn F. Eisele
Walter Cunningham
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Tex
Earth
Norfolk
Essex
Downey, Calif
North American Rockwell Corp
Lowest US casualties in over a year amid DMZ fighting
SAIGON AP The U.S. Command reported the lowest weekly American death toll in over 14 months while ground fighting persisted in the DMZ with at least 112 North Vietnamese killed. Seven U.S. aircraft were lost in two days, and POW releases were announced as negotiations for Paris peace talks continued.
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Saigon
U.S
Kansans Share $856 Per Person in Taxes for 1968
Kansans paid 1.95 billion dollars in federal, state, and local taxes for the 1968 fiscal year ending June 30, averaging 856 dollars per resident. Federal taxes totaled 1.18 billion, state 361.62 million, local 414.85 million, with local gains led by property taxes.
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Topeka
Legislative Council Research Department
County Forecast: Variable Clouds With Cool Night and Warm Friday
Weather notes variable cloudiness through Friday with cooler tonight and warmer Friday. Low tonight 30 to 35, high Friday near 60. Wednesday high 64, today’s low 40. year-ago 61/51. Records: high 88 in 1939, low 22 in 1917. Precipitation trace in 24 hours ending 8 a.m. End with 30.15 in barometer.
Ottawa Police Radar Stakes Speeding Fines Rise
Ottawa police activated radar traps after local complaints, collecting 742 in fines for 31 speeding violations in a single period. The Herald’s police reporter notes 15 from this report, with Municipal Court results to follow in today’s Daily Report on Page 10.
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Ottawa Police Department
Herald
Humprey pledges arms cuts to ease tensions with Soviet Union
Democrat Hubert Humphrey urged early talks with the Soviet Union and worldwide supervised reductions in arms and spending to end the missile race. Nixon called Humphrey talkative and inadequate for crises at home, while Wallace sought a televised debate with extended air time. Muskie likened Wallace to 1920s Ku Klux Klansmen and Agnew urged action against crime. LeMay endorsed birth control and abortion rights.
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Associated Press
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Humphrey
George C. Wallace
Los Angeles
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Grand Rapids
Mich
Edmund S. Muskie
Wallace
New England
Muskie
Wilkes- Barre
America
Arms Buildup In Mid East Crisis
In Jerusalem Arab unrest spreads across occupied Jordan as troops patrol East Jerusalem. Curfews imperil Ramallah Al Bireh Nablus and Jenin with arrests reported. Dayan met Ramallah and El Bireh mayors while saboteurs in Umm Sidra suffered casualties in a Jordan Valley clash.
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Mid-East
Jerusalem
East Jerusalem
Jordan
West Bank
Moshe Dayan
Ramallah
el Bireh
Tel Aviv
Umm Sidra
Jordan Valley
Traffic Safety Occupies City Commission Meeting
City commissioners discussed traffic safety at a weekly meeting. A survey will study blind exits on Hickory at the courthouse lot and A and P Grocery, with visible improvements.plus a $700 National Safety Council analysis funded by the State Highway Department to assess fifteen hazardous areas.
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Traffic Safety
Hickory
Herald
Courthouse Lot
A and P Grocery
Eugene Flaherty
Streets and Utilities
Harry Murphy
Second
Flaherty
National Safety Council
Ottawa
State Highway Department
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