Flooding Drenches Central Kansas After Tornado Toll Rises
Driving rain swamped central and eastern Kansas as the Saline Smoky Hill and Solomon rivers surged. Evacuations totaled hundreds in Saline Dickinson counties including New Cambria and Solomon. Tornado damage filed earlier left five dead in north central Kansas with more than 20,000 sandbags sought to defend Solomon. The Arkansas and Republican Rivers rose, flooding farm land near Hutchinson Clay Center and Bronson. Gov Docking alerted National Guard units. two additional tornadoes touched down in Scammon and near Bronson with no injuries reported.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Salina
Saline
Smoky Hill
Solomon Rivers
Dickinson
Solomon
New Cambria
Republican
Clay Center
Robert Docking
National Guard
Agnew Sails to Palm Springs Amid Grand Jury Probe
Vice President Spiro Agnew left Washington with his family for a Palm Springs weekend at Frank Sinatra’s home as his lawyers pressed a bid to block the opened grand jury inquiry into alleged political corruption in Maryland. The Baltimore grand jury heard witnesses, while efforts continued to obtain a temporary injunction to stop further evidence.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Grand Jury
Agnew
Maryland
Palm Springs
Calif
Frank Sinatra
Federal Grand Jury
Baltimore
United States
Judah Best
Carl Albert
House of Representatives
Albert
Baltimore Sun
Internal Revenue Service
William J. Muth
Baltimore City Council
Muth
the Sun
Weather County Forecast Mostly Cloudy Through Saturday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain through Saturday. Lows tonight around 505, highs Saturday in the 50s. Northeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph. Rain chances 40 percent tonight and 30 percent Saturday. Precip for the 24 hours ending 8 am 1.68 inches. High Thursday 69, low today 65. records show 104 high in 1955 and 27 low in 1908.
Game On Tonight for Ottawa High Bishop Miege Football
Ottawa High officials announced the game with Bishop Miege will proceed as scheduled tonight barring a severe storm. After rains earlier in the week raised field concerns, weather improved and kickoff is at 7:30.
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Ottawa
Senate backs 23 percent cut in overseas U S troops
The Senate voted 48 to 36 to reduce U S land based troops abroad by 23 percent, the third such action this week. GOP members argued it would weaken bargaining with the Soviet Union, while Humphrey, sponsor, said it lets the president choose withdrawal locations.
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Senate
U.S
United States
Soviet Union
John G. Tower
Texas
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Nixon
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Flood gates may close as Marais des Cygnes rises
Weather Bureau warned Ottawa officials the Main Street flood gates could shut tonight or Saturday morning as the Marais des Cygnes river rose to 31.5 feet. Rising rainfall disrupted area roads, closed Ottawa Landfill, and prompted closures or barricades from Pomona to Centropolis, with several pumping stations keeping pace with daily storms.
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Jewel Scott
Weather Bureau
Ottawa
Main Street
Marais Des Cygnes
Aout
Robert Moore
Pomona
Quenemo
Moore
Forest Park
Merchants See Balky Trend From Shoppers
Local and area shoppers stay home due to recent rains depressing Ottawa merchants. Chamber of Commerce director Marty Owens notes weather hurts business while store staff cite small crowds but steady purchases. Retailers across sectors describe rain affecting window shopping and mood, with farm and grocery trades adapting as crops and bills loom. Soviet space flight proceeds as planned
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Don Lambert
Ottawa
Marty Owens
The
Chamber of Commerce
Betty Walker
Walker
Ready-To-Wear
Ted Brunner
Ramsay's Country Squire
Joel Nordeen
O.K. Photo Service
Jim Ryssemus
Sears
Prairie Park proposal faces doubt in Kansas panel
In Topeka the environmental protection committee chair Sen. John Simpson signals hesitation to back a 60,000 acre Prairie National Park in Kansas. Debate centers on using federal lands at Ft. Riley and nearby reservoirs, with a 5-5 vote blocking an initial push to recommend the park.
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Chuck Westbrook
Ft. Riley
Salina
Paul Shideler
National Weather Service
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
John Simpson
R-Salina
Environmental Protection
National Park Service
Ft. Riley Military Reservation
W. H. Sowers
Wichita
Sowers
Crops In Trouble Reports From Franklin County Area
Crops in Franklin County face delays and potential losses as prolonged wet weather drenches fields. Only 30 percent of wheat planted, many soybeans and sorghum remain in the field, and unharvested corn risks spoilage and lodging. Agricultural Agent Robert Bozworth warns floodwaters may backwater and mud could hinder harvest if conditions persist.
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Joan Istas
Franklin County
Robert Bozworth
Bozworth
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Chicago
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Pittsburgh
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Waymire
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