Reagan Focuses on Crime as Top Issue in 1972 Campaign
California governor Ronald Reagan says lack of law and order and crime in cities is likely the top political issue, possibly eclipsing the Vietnam War. He spoke at Peoria airport and later dedicated a library at Eureka College, urging youth to steer the nation toward freedom morality and principle while denying plans for a presidential run. He noted Nixon leads possibilities for the GOP nomination and planned further Midwest and East stops before returning to California.
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Eureka
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Peoria
Eureka College
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Johnson
U.S
Illinois
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
Illnois
Midwest
Columbia
8.C
Milwaukee
Romney eyes Brandeis study on urban disorders
Michigan Governor George Romney tours urban centers as he meets Brandeis researchers in Waltham andBoston College staff in Boston. He says he has not decided on a presidential run or timing, with Pittsburgh on Saturday before returning to Michigan.
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Boston
Michigan
George Romney
Brandeis University
Waltham
Romney
Boston College Bureau of Public Affairs
Pittsburgh
Ottawa Adult Education Fall Courses Set
The Ottawa Recreation Commission and the 290 board of education announce fall term adult education classes starting next Monday, Tuesday and Thursday for 10 weeks through the week of Dec 4. Registration at first session or pre-register via Youth Center or board of education. contact Ortis Cox for details. Course list includes bookkeeping, office machines, typing, shorthand, leathercraft, blueprint reading, oil painting, welding, woodworking, millinery, tailoring, knitting, cake decorating, contract bridge, and personal fitness with instructors and room numbers.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
Board of Education
Ottawa
Youth Center
Ortis Cox
Leroy Bailey
Moneday
Marie Girard
P. R. Jamison
T. Byron Triplett
Sharrell Howell
Ronald Spencer
Mike Newmaster
Amanda Rosenquist
Jr. High School
Mary Struceker
Harold Crawford
Ruth Sundstrom
Contract Bridge
Betty Anderson
Louise Burke
Don Kornhaus
Reading
Luella G. Parrott
New York Teachers End Walkout After Vote
New York teachers return to classrooms after AFL-CIO United Federation of Teachers approve a new 135 million contract with the Board of Education by more than five to one. Officials estimate statewide loss of 10 to 12 million in state aid, while 18 million in salaries went unpaid during the 14 day absence. The board will decide next week how to make up lost time, considering extending the year into July or adding hours on holidays and vacations.
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NEW York
Milllion
Afl-Cio United Federation of Teachers
Board of Education
Pope Paul VI Opens World Synod of Bishops
Pope Paul VI inaugurated Rome Catholicism first synod of bishops from around the world to preserve and strengthen the faith. He warned of insidious dangers inside and outside the church and urged vigilance among those who teach and guard the deposit of faith. The gathering in St Peter's marks a move toward more democratic church governance after Vatican II. Seated in St Peter's basilica, the pope, dressed in white, led the opening Mass as 14 prelates concelebrated. The 70-year-old pontiff, recently recovered from a urinary illness, appeared steady though tired during the service.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Apostolic Palace
St. Peters’s
St. Peter’s Basilica
KC Star Carrier Clobbered Again
Kansas City Star route man Charles E. Queen 54 of Ottawa suffered a second wreck as his van was struck while backing from a driveway in the 1000 block of North Mulberry. Dolores M. Morgan 32 of 834 N Mulberry backed from a driveway at 1015 N Mulberry, contributing to the two-vehicle crash. Queen previously survived a side-collision with his van flipping on East Eighth and South Princeton, with minor hand and arm lacerations reported.
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Kansas City
Mulberry
Dolores M. Morgan
Ottawa City Commission to hold zoning hearing in south district
The Ottawa City Commission will draft a resolution for a public hearing on a zoning change in the south district from Tenth to Eleventh and Willow to Ash. The plan, endorsed by Oblinger and Smith, would rezone from single family to apartment house to accommodate growth near the new high school. The hearing is expected November 7.
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Ottawa City Commission
Ottawa
Oblinger
Smith
Willow
Ash
COUNTY FORECAST Fair and warmer with light southerly winds
County forecast calls for fair skies and a warm day with light southerly winds shifting to 10 to 20 mph on Saturday. Low tonight 42 to 48, high Saturday near 80. Thursday high 62, today’s low 35. Record highs and lows for this date noted, with light frost in the 24 hour period ending 7 am. Barometer 30.01.
Richmond Man Dies In War
Mr and Mrs Frank G Gretencord of Richmond learned their son 26 year old Dean Gretencord was killed in Vietnam He was a rancher in the 1st Infantry Division and had been in Vietnam since late July Funeral arrangements will be announced by Farris Funeral Home Garnett He is survived by his parents three brothers a sister and several other relatives.
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Frank G. Gretencord
Richmond
Dean Gretencord
Vietnam
Farris
Garnett
Pfc
Gretencord
1St Infantry Division
U. S. Army
Ottawa Man In Bad Check Bind
Charles D. Mann of Ottawa, already serving two 60 day sentences for check violations, faces three more charges of no fund checks. The new charges involve three checks totaling $41.50 written to Raub Oil Co. on the First National Bank of Ottawa. Robert W. Green appointed Mann's attorney. bond set at $1,500.
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Charles D. Mann
Ottawa
Mann
Pence
North
First National Bank of Ottawa
Raub Oil Co
First National Bank
Robert W. Green
Reception for OU coach after Ottawa University game
A reception honoring OU football coach Dick Peters will be held at the OU Student Union after the Ottawa University Sterling football game at Cook Field Saturday night. The general public is invited. coffee and cake will be served.
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Ottawa University - Sterling Footeball
Cook Field
Dick Peters
OU Stuent Union
Ground War Escalates with Haiphong Air Raids
US forces intensified operations in Vietnam with fresh Haiphong air strikes by Navy aircraft targeting antiaircraft sites and bridges. Ground combat surged in northern South Vietnam, with 72 Communist troops killed and Marine units facing ongoing pressure near the DMZ. Navy patrol boats were ambushed in the Mekong Delta, marking a rare loss. B52 and tactical strikes pounded routes from Hanoi toward the DMZ, while large-scale bombing near Con Thien caused limited Marine casualties. Ground advances continued in Quang Ngai and Quang Tin provinces as weather permitting raids persisted.
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North Vietnam
U.S
1St Corps
Mekong
Saigon
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Haiphong
Hanoi
Dmz
Demilitarized Zone
Con Thien
Quang Ngai
Quang Tin
Youth Guilty In Forcery Charges Aed
Madison Stein, 19, pleaded guilty in District Court to forging signatures on a $115 U S government payroll check and cashing it at Ottawa A and P on January 3. After pleas, judge ordered probation officer to investigate and report at 9:30 a m October 12 when case reconvenes.
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Madison Stein
S. Popelar
Stein
William Wright Jr
U. S
Ottawa
A and P
Robert W. Green
Floyd Coffman
Thieu Voices Hope as Saigon Dedicates U.S. Embassy
Saigon chief of state Nguyen Van Thieu declared South Vietnam on the threshold of a new era and urged U.S. unity while dedicating the $2.6 million U.S. Embassy in Saigon. U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker praised progress and affirmed American commitment amid Buddhist political tensions led by Tri Quang. The ceremony drew 28 ambassadors and diplomats.
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Thieu
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
South Vietnam
Bunker
America
Vietnam
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