Residency Ordinance Passed by Holland City Council
Holland adopts a residency ordinance effective Friday requiring all city officers hired after July 1 1977 to become bona fide Holland residents within 90 days and to remain residents while in office. Existing employees living outside Holland may stay but must move to Holland within 90 days if they relocate. Exemptions require city manager approval. Noncompliance risks discontinuance of employment.
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Holland
Holland City
Hatch Act revision argued in letters page
The editor replies to a Hatch Act reform proposal allowing government workers greater political participation while preserving bans on sensitive agency activities. The letter cites safeguards against civil service abuses, rejects union power grabs, and contrasts poll results with an American University survey.
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National Right To Work Committee
Lorraine Dallman
Holland Postal Workers Union
American Postal Workers Union
West 20Th Street
Holland
Michigan
Delayed Green Light Suggested for Downtown Pedestrians
A reader named Jerri West from Holland Michigan requests a delayed green light during walk signals to ease conflicts with turning drivers. The note cites frequent crossers and driver frustration at the moment the light changes to green.
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Jerri West
Marracoba
Almanac highlights for June 29, 1977
Today marks the 180th day of 1977 with Mercury Venus Mars and Jupiter visible in the morning sky and Saturn in the evening. Notables born today include William Mayo born 1861. events recalled include 1946 Palestine arrests 1970 Vietnam troop withdrawal 1972 capital punishment ruling 1974 Nixon Brezhnev Moscow arms talks and a Byron quote on creed.
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United Press International
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
William Mayo
Rochester, Minn
Israel
Palestine
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S. Supreme Court
Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
Moscow
Yalta
Best ways to invest $1000 over fifteen years
Sam Shulsky outlines options including savings certificates, U S Savings bonds, corporate bonds, preferred shares, and common shares with fixed versus variable returns. He notes dividends reinvestment, Loew's theatre warrants, tax treatment of losses, and how to submit questions to his column in The Holland Sentinel.
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U.S
Loew
Loew's
Mr. Shulsky
Sam Shulsky
The
Holland Sentinel
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Learn to Do Without Friends First says quote on self
A terse aphorism urges self reliance and patience before seeking companionship. The saying highlights personal discipline, independence, and resilience as foundations for future friendships.
Callaway Corrected in Harpers Kindness by Hougan
In Harpers James Hougan defends Bo Callaway, detailing his fall after a 1975 resignation and 1976 smear campaign. The piece notes Callaway’s Georgia governorship theft, Army secretary tenure, Ford campaign role, and public smearing, ending with fragile news value for non-persons.
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Harpers Magazine
Jim Hougan
Washington
Howard
Bo” Callaway
Hougan
Potomac
Callaway
Georgia
Army
Gerald Ford
Ford Organization
Washington Press Corps
Bo Callaway
Vindication of Callaway and Washington’s Lynch Mob
A Harpers magazine piece by Hougan argues Secretary of the Army Callaway faced baseless charges over ski resort favors. It portrays a Democratic subcommittee led by Floyd Haskell as a partisan mob, with witnesses denying wrongdoing and Ben Bradlee deeming it no story. The article credits Hougan and Harpers for reviving Callaway’s reputation.
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Harpers Magazine
McGovern
Hoagan
Portia
Callaway
Army
Department of Agriculture
Crested Butte
Cole
Hougan
Washington
Floyd Haskell
Colorado
Haskell
Environment and Land Resources
Bo Callaway
Henry
Jackson
Frank Church
Idaho
Church
Washington Post
Ben Bradlee
Bradlee
Harpers
Sentinel Files From Ottawa County Ten Years Ago
The Ottawa County Medical Assistants Society held its annual meeting electing Mrs Walter Jones Sr president Miss Joyce Blauwkamp president elect Mrs Robert Dykman Spring Lake corresponding secretary Norma Wetherbee Holland recording secretary Treasurer Mrs K Pall and advisor Dr Bernard Meeuwsen. The former Canadian lakes cruise ship Keewatin moved to a new berth at Mount Baldhead Park Saugatuck and towed there by Rolland Peterson who plans to turn the 336 foot vessel into a maritime museum.
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Ottawa County Medical Assistants Society
Walter Jones
Joyce Blauwkamp
Robert Dykman
Spring Lake
Norma Wetherbee
Holland
K. Pall
Bernard Meeuwsen
Canadian Lakes
Keewatin
Mount Baldhead Park
Saugatuck
Rolland Peterson
Peterson
Your Council Write Your Council at City Hall Holland
Care of City Hall Holland Michigan lists officials Louis Hallacy Mayor Elmer Wissink at large Al Kleis Jr at large James Vande Poel first ward Beatrice Westrate second ward Donald D Oosterbaan third ward Russell B De Vette fourth ward Kenneth Beelen fifth ward Hazen L Van Kampen sixth ward. The note ends with a religious line about being all children in the kindergarten of God.
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Holland
Mich
Louis Hallacys
Elmer Wissink
AL Kleis Jr
James Vande Poel
Beatrice Westrate
Donald D. Oosterbaan
Russell B. DE Vette
Kenneth Beelen
Hazen L. van Kampen
Secrets of Oil Sabotage Revealed to Senate Panel
Senate Judiciary Committee secret testimony describes terrorists attempting to seize an offshore oil platform for a ransom and staging attacks on a Pennsylvania refinery and California valves. Dr. Maynard Stephens warns of dire fuel-supply disruption risks and calls for tighter security across pipelines and facilities.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
California
Senate Judiciary Committee
Maynard Stephens
Committee
Stephens
United States
Alaska
Arctic
Federal no fault plan eyed as states test reforms
The piece reviews no fault auto insurance across states, noting mixed results and rising criticism of diluted laws. It highlights a DOT finding from Michigan as a model, cites Senate hearings led by Warren Magnuson and John Moss, and outlines proposed federal standards delivering rapid benefits and lower premiums while ensuring protections and universal access. President Carter’s stance is awaited.
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Massachusetts
Department of Transportation
DOT
Michigan
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
Magnuson
John Mors
D Calif
Carter
Daily Prayer Reflection Invokes Philippians 2 5 11
A short devotional prayer centers on Christ’s lordship Philippians 2 5 11 and confession of Jesus as Savior. Believers seek strength wisdom to live worthy lives and offer joyful praise to God the Father. Amen.
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Jesus Christ
God
Lord
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Investor’s Guide
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AMA
Amer Med. On
Sentinel Files
Carl M. Tidd Jr
New York City
Sweden
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Saginaw
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Holland Vew
Muskegon
Immanuel Church
C.M. Beerthuis
Evergreen Park
Friends
Calvary Reformed Church
East Eighth St
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Poviss
New Groningen School
Merry-Go
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
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