Encyclopaedia Britannica center fielding odd questions
Chicago based Britannica Instant Research Center answers up to 1000 inquiries daily from owners who bought sets. In 300000 questions last year, Halley’s Comet and small business were the top topics. Dinosaurs outranked whales and sharks in zoology as subscribers seek practical how-to knowledge.
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Church Plans Revival At Ottawa Free Methodist Church
The Ottawa Free Methodist Church hosts Rev. John Harrell of Topeka First Free Methodist for revival April 6 through 13. Harrell, a former Iowa ministry leader, has worked in corrections and chaplaincy with the Topeka Police Department. Services April 6 and 13 start at 10 50 a.m. and 6 p.m with weeknights at 7 30 p.m. The public is invited.
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Summer Sky Mason Birthday Honored by Mason Family
Summer Sky Mason celebrates her third birthday. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley E. Mason with grandparents in Mason and Wheeler families. Great-grandparents Henry Mason and Anna V. Facklam live in Lawrence, while Ruby Yohe is her great-great-grandmother in Lawrence.
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Dear Ann Landers Letters on Child Safety and Smoker Critique
A Midwest reader warns of grandfather's inappropriate touching of a young girl and seeks guidance on stopping him. Ann Landers advises firm private confrontation, supervised contact, and explaining good versus bad touching to Alice. A MPLS reader praises Ann’s anti smoking stance and calls for continued public health emphasis. Felix in Ariz notes a Mencken quote about marriages and happiness.
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Christian Women's Club of Ottawa Meets Thursday
Reservations due by Monday for the April meeting at 12:30 p m Thursday April 10 in the Ottawa University Mowbray Student Union Lyle Turner of Turner's Greenhouse will offer gardening tips Mr and Mrs Loren Matthews will present music Kris Driskill from Belton Missouri will speak all will cover spring planting topics Call 242-7743 or 242-4552 for reservations Friendship Bible Coffee details also available at 242-5671 or 242-4258
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Ottawan Plankowner Aboard Navy Cruiser Vincennes
Dennis Marion of Ottawa rural area serves as a plankowner aboard the guided missile cruiser Vincennes homeported in San Diego. The 21 year old yeoman and 1982 Ottawa High School graduate describes his legal clerk duties and navy life while the ship, the first AEGIS equipped in the Pacific Fleet, preps for its western Pacific deployment with targets, radar and missile systems.
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