This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1972
Page
4
Terry Ostmeyer notes Ottawa High’s red and white thin clad team won their third straight 8-A Relays crown despite cold, windy weather. The 26th annual meet saw a dry day, top performances, and a tight 4A competition where Manhattan edged Em to claim the big school title.
Ottawa High School dominated the 3-A meet, scoring 67 to Bonner Springs 39 and Hayden 33. Arlie Watts led with wins in the 220 and 440 and anchored the mile relay. Mike Ratliff, Larry Waymire, and David Thompson fueled a burst of points in sprints and relays as Ottawa claimed multiple records and two relays plus the 880 and mile.
AP reports owners rejected players offer to start the season while pension talks resume. Players plan unfair labor practice charges as arbitration proposals clash with owners. MLB season remains stalled after four days with no baseball played.
Jim Ryun, aiming to regain world dominance in the 880, wins a special 680 run at the 45th Texas Relays with 1:48.1 as he plans rest before Kansas Relays. He discusses Olympic hopes, allergy shots, and pressure while Tom Von Ruden looms, and Kansas State dominates the distance medley relay.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.