Princeton Centennial Celebration Brings Back Old Town Charm
Princeton gears up for a Centennial Saturday from 2 p.m. to midnight featuring a grand parade, turtle race, sack race, decorated vehicles, pet parade, booths, bake sale, and a street dance with a 9:30 p.m. prize drawing. Residents dress in old-fashioned attire as Mayor William Bronson and Centennial Committee members steer the event and recount Princeton’s 19th century origins and growth from a railroad siding to a self-governing city.
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William Bronson
Jake Ralston
Calvin Shaffer
C. R. Donart Jr
Eunice Lantz
Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston
Ottawa
Ohio City
Princeton
E. M. Peck
Jim Cannady
Cal Shaffer
Nora Witt
Billa McGinty
Ella Roush
Louis Foltz
Henry Atchison
Ken Froggate
L. Wilhite
Linda Mayhew
Bennett
Santa Fe and
L.L. and G
E. E. Stinebaugh
Bingaman’s Grove
Debbie Reynolds quits NBC debut over cigarette ad
Debbie Reynolds left the premiere of The Debbie Reynolds Show after objecting to a cigarette commercial during the broadcast. NBC officials said Reynolds and her team knew of the spot, but the actress insisted the ads conflicted with health and wellbeing. Reynolds planned to complete today's shooting schedule and leave 10 episodes remaining. Reactions to the premiere were mixed.
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Hollywood
Debbie Reynolds
National Broadcasting Co
Nbc-Tv
Mort Werner
NBC
Network 10
Tiny Tim to wed 17 year old in New Jersey
Tiny Tim announced plans to marry Vicki Budinger, a 17 year old New Jersey girl, after a New Jersey State Fair appearance. The couple met in Philadelphia in June when she got his autograph on his book. Tim, real name Hubert Kauhry, is in his 40s and has Lebanese and Jewish heritage.
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Trenton
N. J
Tiny Tim
New Jersey
Tim
Vicki
Hubert Kauhry
New York
US Proposal Seeks War De-Escalation Talks
Washington reports the Nixon administration is ready to negotiate an end to B52 raids in South Vietnam in exchange for North Vietnam and Viet Cong steps to de-escalate. White House officials say the pause on bombing was to signal flexibility while preserving the South Vietnamese right to self determination and encourage progress toward peace. Paris talks remain deadlocked as Hanoi’s post Ho regime faces skepticism from U.S. policymakers.
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Washington
Nixon
South Vietnam
U.S
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
White House
Hanoi
State Department
Paris
More Marines To Be Withdrawn Are Killed
Saigon reports two U S Marine regiments to be withdrawn from Vietnam by Dec 15 suffer heavy losses. In two attacks near the DMZ the 3rd and 4th Regiments of the 3rd Division lose 23 killed and 58 wounded. North Vietnamese attack at Rockpile and surrounding positions while U S air and artillery respond. Also, 12 Americans die in a helicopter collision southwest of Saigon.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Rockpile
Dmz
4Th Regiment
Nixon
U.S
U.S. Sth
County Forecast Cloudy and Cool with Showers Ending
Weather forecast notes a cloudy cool pattern in the county with southeast winds 10 to 15 mph tonight. Scattered showers ease by Friday with increasing sun and a warmer afternoon. Tonight low in the upper 50s and Friday high in the upper 70s with a 30 percent precipitation risk tonight and Friday. Hourly temps end at 8 a.m. today with Wednesday high 76 and today's low 53. records show 100 high in 1931 and 33 low in 1901.
City considers landfill fees and zoning changes
City commissioners discussed new landfill user fees based on Vern Wadkins plan. Murphy estimated typical yearly costs for residents at $3 to $5 and noted the site will not be tax supported. A zoning change request for five acres near Third and Cherry was listed for review and sufficiency checks.
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City Commission
Harry Murphy
Streets and Utilities
Vern Wadkins
Public Works
Commission
Murphy
Herald
Third and
Cherry
Cloud
Profit And Loss Standards In War On Poverty
The Nixon administration treats antipoverty progress as a business profit and loss matter. Albina Corp in Portland, a black led firm, faces pressure to show quick profits while maintaining job goals for hard core poor. OEO under Don Rumsfeld tightens oversight with management consultants to steer ventures toward self sufficiency and potential profitability.
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Washington
Geoffrey Faux
Office of Economic Opportunity
General Motors
OEO
Nixon Ad
Albina
Albina Corp
Portland
Ore
Mayfield
Webb
NAACP
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Debbie
Tiny
Greenlease
Robert C. Greenlease
Bobby Greenlease
Mission Hills
Kaw
Cadillac
Mississippi River
Oklahoma
Texas
St. Joseph
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Missouri Penitentiary
Hall
St. Louis
Dewar Kyle
Franklin County
Ottawa Junior High
Richard Skoog
Department of Defense
Corporation
Donald Rumsfeld
Rumsfeld
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