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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1978
Page
6
National Canal treaty differences remain unresolved as readers react to coverage of fishing fever sparked by HNS reports on Page 4 and related notes on Page 8.
Washington AP Carter proposes a new Department of Education and faces opposition from supporters of school lunch and Head Start programs. Senators McGovern and allied groups warn shifting nutrition or Head Start could jeopardize the plan. The administration sighted 164 education programs to be consolidated with a $17.5 billion budget and 2,325 staff. Carter also would include overseas and Indian Affairs schools in the new department.
Wall Street closed the week with the busiest trading day ever as heavy buying followed the market's strongest rally in over a year. The NYSE logged 62.28 million shares, the Dow rose 19.92 to 795.13, and reaction abroad showed the dollar strengthening against yen and francs while the pound fell.
Ottawa University hosted a Clark Terry Quintet appearance as part of a day of classes and panel discussions. Terry led performances mixing standards and originals with OU jazz ensembles and featured two OU students in the finale. The event, co sponsored by the Kansas Arts Commission and the Mid American Arts Alliance, highlighted Terry's jazz education focus and prior associations with Basie Ellington Peterson and Carson.
AP reports scattered showers and thunderstorms grip Kansas with cool highs from the upper 40s in the northwest to the 60s elsewhere. Tonight and Sunday bring cloudy skies, more showers especially in central and eastern areas, with lows from the upper 30s to mid 50s and Sundays in the 60s to around 70.
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